Comment 99 for bug 261721

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.28-7.18

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linux (2.6.28-7.18) jaunty; urgency=low

  [ Alok Kataria ]

  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: add a synthetic TSC_RELIABLE feature
    bit
    - LP: #319945
  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: add X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR feature bit
    - LP: #319945
  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: Hypervisor detection and get tsc_freq
    from hypervisor
    - LP: #319945
  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: Add a synthetic TSC_RELIABLE feature
    bit.
    - LP: #319945
  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: Skip verification by the watchdog for
    TSC clocksource.
    - LP: #319945
  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: VMware: Fix vmware_get_tsc code
    - LP: #319945
  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: vmware: look for DMI string in the
    product serial key
    - LP: #319945

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * SAUCE: toshiba_acpi -- pull in current -dev version of driver
    - LP: #269831
  * SAUCE: toshiba_acpi -- add acpi hotkey kernel thread
    - LP: #269831
  * move toshiba laptops back from tlsup to toshiba_acpi
    - LP: #269831

  [ Aneesh Kumar K.V ]

  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Fix the delalloc
    writepages to allocate blocks at the right offset.
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: avoid ext4_error when
    mounting a fs with a single bg
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Don't overwrite
    allocation_context ac_status
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Add blocks added during
    resize to bitmap
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Use
    EXT4_GROUP_INFO_NEED_INIT_BIT during resize
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: cleanup mballoc header
    files
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: don't use blocks freed but
    not yet committed in buddy cache init
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Fix race between
    read_block_bitmap() and mark_diskspace_used()
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Fix the race between
    read_inode_bitmap() and ext4_new_inode()
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Use new buffer_head flag
    to check uninit group bitmaps initialization
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: mark the blocks/inode
    bitmap beyond end of group as used
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Don't allow new groups to
    be added during block allocation
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Init the complete page
    while building buddy cache
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Fix s_dirty_blocks_counter
    if block allocation failed with nodelalloc

  [ Hannes Eder ]

  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: vmware - fix sparse warnings
    - LP: #319945

  [ Luke Yelavich ]

  * hid modules have hyphens instead of underscores in their names

  [ Mark Fasheh ]

  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) jbd2: Add BH_JBDPrivateStart

  [ Theodore Ts'o ]

  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Add support for non-native
    signed/unsigned htree hash algorithms
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: tone down
    ext4_da_writepages warnings
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) jbd2: Add barrier not supported
    test to journal_wait_on_commit_record
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Add sanity checks for the
    superblock before mounting the filesystem
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: only use i_size_high for
    regular files
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Add sanity check to
    make_indexed_dir
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) jbd2: On a __journal_expect()
    assertion failure printk "JBD2", not "EXT3-fs"
  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Initialize the new group
    descriptor when resizing the filesystem

  [ Tyler Hicks ]

  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.28) [eCryptfs] Regression in unencrypted
    filename symlinks
    - LP: #322532

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * Input: atkbd - broaden the Dell DMI signatures
    - LP: #261721
  * ti_usb_3410_5052: support alternate firmware
  * ath5k: fix mesh point operation
  * mac80211: decrement ref count to netdev after launching mesh discovery
  * inotify: clean up inotify_read and fix locking problems
  * fuse: destroy bdi on umount
  * fuse: fix missing fput on error
  * fuse: fix NULL deref in fuse_file_alloc()
  * x86, mm: fix pte_free()
  * klist.c: bit 0 in pointer can't be used as flag
  * sysfs: fix problems with binary files
  * x86: fix page attribute corruption with cpa()
  * USB: fix toggle mismatch in disable_endpoint paths
  * sound: virtuoso: enable UART on Xonar HDAV1.3
  * USB: usbmon: Implement compat_ioctl
  * USB: fix char-device disconnect handling
  * USB: storage: add unusual devs entry
  * alpha: nautilus - fix compile failure with gcc-4.3
  * alpha: fix vmalloc breakage
  * resources: skip sanity check of busy resources
  * rtl8187: Add termination packet to prevent stall
  * it821x: Add ultra_mask quirk for Vortex86SX
  * libata: pata_via: support VX855, future chips whose IDE controller use
    0x0571
  * serial_8250: support for Sealevel Systems Model 7803 COMM+8
  * drm: stash AGP include under the do-we-have-AGP ifdef
  * Fix OOPS in mmap_region() when merging adjacent VM_LOCKED file segments
  * bnx2x: Block nvram access when the device is inactive
  * ext3: Add sanity check to make_indexed_dir
  * rtl8187: Fix error in setting OFDM power settings for RTL8187L
  * epoll: drop max_user_instances and rely only on max_user_watches
  * gpiolib: fix request related issue
  * sgi-xpc: Remove NULL pointer dereference.
  * sgi-xpc: ensure flags are updated before bte_copy
  * include/linux: Add bsg.h to the Kernel exported headers
  * ALSA: hda - Fix PCM reference NID for STAC/IDT analog outputs
  * ALSA: hda - add another MacBook Pro 4, 1 subsystem ID
  * ALSA: hda - Add quirk for HP DV6700 laptop
  * crypto: authenc - Fix zero-length IV crash
  * crypto: ccm - Fix handling of null assoc data
  * x86, pat: fix reserve_memtype() for legacy 1MB range
  * x86, pat: fix PTE corruption issue while mapping RAM using /dev/mem
  * PCI hotplug: fix lock imbalance in pciehp
  * dmaengine: fix dependency chaining
  * NET: net_namespace, fix lock imbalance
  * relay: fix lock imbalance in relay_late_setup_files
  * Linux 2.6.28.3
  * ALSA: Enable SPDIF output on ALC655
  * ALSA: hda - Add ASUS V1Sn support
  * ALSA: hda - support detecting HD Audio devices with PCI class code
  * ALSA: hda: alc883 model for ASUS P5Q-EM boards
  * ALSA: hda - Add quirk for MSI 7260 mobo
  * ALSA: hda - Add quirk for Sony VAIO VGN-SR19XN
  * ALSA: oxygen: add Claro halo support
  * ALSA: hda - Add a new function to seek for a codec ID
  * ALSA: patch_sigmatel: Add missing Gateway entries and autodetection
  * ALSA: hda - More fixes on Gateway entries
  * ALSA: hda - Add MCP67 HDMI support
  * ALSA: hda - fix name for ALC1200
  * LSA: hda - Add HP Acacia detection
  * ALSA: hda - Add quirk for HP 2230s
  * ALSA: hda - Add quirk for Dell Inspiron Mini9
  * ALSA: hda - add support for Intel DX58SO board
  * ALSA: hda - Fix silent headphone output on Panasonic CF-74
  * ALSA: USB quirk for Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 name
  * ALSA: hda - add quirks for some 82801H variants to use ALC883_MITAC

  [ Yasunori Goto ]

  * SAUCE: (revert before 2.6.28.y update) ext4: Widen type of
    ext4_sb_info.s_mb_maxs[]

 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:07:13 -0700