This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.38-1.27

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linux (2.6.38-1.27) natty; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * ubuntu: AUFS -- update aufs-update to track new locations of headers
  * ubuntu: AUFS -- update to c5021514085a5d96364e096dbd34cadb2251abfd
  * SAUCE: ensure root is ready before running usermodehelpers in it
  * correct the Vcs linkage to point to natty
  * rebase to linux tip e78bf5e6cbe837daa6ab628a5f679548742994d3
  * [Config] update configs following rebase
    e78bf5e6cbe837daa6ab628a5f679548742994d3
  * SAUCE: Yama: follow changes to generic_permission
  * ubuntu: compcache -- follow changes to bd_claim/bd_release
  * ubuntu: iscsitarget -- follow changes to open_bdev_exclusive
  * ubuntu: ndiswrapper -- fix interaction between __packed and packed
  * ubuntu: AUFS -- update to 806051bcbeec27748aae2b7957726a4e63ff308e
  * update package version to match payload version
  * rebase to e6f597a1425b5af64917be3448b29e2d5a585ac8
  * rebase to v2.6.38-rc1
  * [Config] updateconfigs following rebase to v2.6.38-rc1
  * SAUCE: x86 fix up jiffies/jiffies_64 handling
  * rebase to linus tip 2b1caf6ed7b888c95a1909d343799672731651a5
  * [Config] updateconfigs following rebase to
    2b1caf6ed7b888c95a1909d343799672731651a5
  * [Config] disable CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE to fix i386 boot crashes
  * ubuntu: AUFS -- suppress benign plink warning messages
    - LP: #621195
  * [Config] CONFIG_NR_CPUS=256 for amd64 -server flavour
  * rebase to v2.6.38-rc2
  * rebase to mainline d315777b32a4696feb86f2a0c9e9f39c94683649
  * rebase to c723fdab8aa728dc2bf0da6a0de8bb9c3f588d84
  * [Config] update configs following rebase to
    c723fdab8aa728dc2bf0da6a0de8bb9c3f588d84
  * [Config] disable CONFIG_AD7152 to fix FTBS on armel versatile
  * [Config] disable CONFIG_AD7150 to fix FTBS on armel versatile
  * [Config] disable CONFIG_RTL8192CE to fix FTBS on armel omap
  * [Config] disable CONFIG_MANTIS_CORE to fix FTBS on armel versatile

  [ Kees Cook ]

  * SAUCE: kernel: make /proc/kallsyms mode 400 to reduce ease of attacking

  [ Stefan Bader ]

  * Temporarily disable RODATA for virtual i386
    - LP: #699828

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * [Config] CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT=utf8
    - LP: #683690
  * [Config] CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n
  * update bnx2 firmware files in d-i/firmware/nic-modules

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * Revert "drm/radeon/bo: add some fallback placements for VRAM only
    objects."
  * packaging: make System.map mode 0600
  * thinkpad_acpi: Always report scancodes for hotkeys
    - LP: #702407
  * sched: tg->se->load should be initialised to tg->shares
  * Input: sysrq -- ensure sysrq_enabled and __sysrq_enabled are consistent
  * brcm80211: include linux/slab.h for kfree
  * pch_dma: add include/slab.h for kfree
  * i2c-eg20t: include linux/slab.h for kfree
  * gpio/ml_ioh_gpio: include linux/slab.h for kfree
  * tty: include linux/slab.h for kfree
  * winbond: include linux/delay.h for mdelay et al

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * mark the start of v2.6.38 versioning
  * rebase v2.6.37 to v2.6.38-rc2 + c723fdab8aa728dc2bf0da6a0de8bb9c3f588d84
    - LP: #689886
    - LP: #702125
    - LP: #608775
    - LP: #215802
    - LP: #686333
 -- Andy Whitcroft <email address hidden> Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:44:52 +0000