backported kernel [2.6.35] 'enable_mtrr_cleanup' boot option broken

Bug #662178 reported by Alex Sytnik
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Bug Description

1) OS Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
2) faulting package name 'linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic', version '2.6.35-22.34~lucid1'
3) Hardware 'Aces AspireONE 150'.

Due to hardware specific issues to solve MTRR allocation problem 'enable_mtrr_cleanup' boot option was provided (as described here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOneDiscussion), which work fine with previous kernel 'linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic' version '2.6.32-22.36'.
With 2.6.32-22-generic kernel and 'enable_mtrr_cleanup' boot option MTRR table looks like:
reg00: base=0x000000000 ( 0MB), size= 1024MB, count=1: write-back
reg01: base=0x03f500000 ( 1013MB), size= 1MB, count=1: uncachable
reg02: base=0x03f600000 ( 1014MB), size= 2MB, count=1: uncachable
reg03: base=0x03f800000 ( 1016MB), size= 8MB, count=1: uncachable
reg04: base=0x040000000 ( 1024MB), size= 256MB, count=1: write-combining

After installation of new backported kernel (linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic) MTRR table becomes:
reg00: base=0x0fffe0000 ( 4095MB), size= 128KB, count=1: write-protect
reg01: base=0x0fffc0000 ( 4095MB), size= 128KB, count=1: uncachable
reg02: base=0x000000000 ( 0MB), size= 512MB, count=1: write-back
reg03: base=0x020000000 ( 512MB), size= 512MB, count=1: write-back
reg04: base=0x03f800000 ( 1016MB), size= 8MB, count=1: uncachable
reg05: base=0x03f600000 ( 1014MB), size= 2MB, count=1: uncachable
reg06: base=0x03f500000 ( 1013MB), size= 1MB, count=1: uncachable
reg07: base=0x000000000 ( 0MB), size= 128KB, count=1: uncachable

which exactly the same as previous kernel did without 'enable_mtrr_cleanup' boot option.

In attachment is output of 'dmesg' command.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic 2.6.35-22.34~lucid1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34~lucid1-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 17 16:26:34 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.2)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=ru_UA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: linux-lts-backport-maverick

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Alex Sytnik (the-smerch) wrote :
Alex Sytnik (the-smerch)
summary: - backported kernel [2.6.35] ignore 'enable_mtrr_cleanup' boot command
+ backported kernel [2.6.35] 'enable_mtrr_cleanup' boot command broken
summary: - backported kernel [2.6.35] 'enable_mtrr_cleanup' boot command broken
+ backported kernel [2.6.35] 'enable_mtrr_cleanup' boot option broken
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