Comment 146 for bug 999910

@Timo: I'm sorry for the clueless question, but can you please explain why this is marked "Fix Released" for Precise? Precise is an LTS version, and it was my understanding that as long as Precise is supported, fixes to proper bugs should to be backported to the "vanilla" (3.2) kernel line. Can you confirm it is now Canonical's official policy that users experiencing kernel bugs should be smart/motivated enough to figure out the problem is fixed in a newer kernel that can be installed through an optional "backports" package? In other words, does Canonical now officially recommend the installation of "backport" packages in order to keep an LTS version functional?

Also, it seems that Debian did backport the fix to 3.2 a couple of months ago. Can we expect this to tricle down to Ubuntu, and if yes, approximately when?
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=689268#489

Finally note that HD 4000 is *very* common hardware (it's probably well on its way to become the most widely used video chip), and the problem is pretty serious, yet I found the solution (installing a "backport" kernel) relatively hard to find. I wonder what this "new policy" will do for Ubuntu's reputation among the less knowledgeable users who didn't figure out the kernel upgrade...