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Ubuntu 15.10 Kernel Regression That Broke Graphics Displays In VMWare Patched

Posted by timothy on from the call-and-response dept.

prisoninmate writes: On Monday, February 22, 2016, Softpedia reported on the availability of new kernel updates for several of Canonical's supported Ubuntu Linux operating systems, including Ubuntu 15.10, for which five kernel vulnerabilities have been patched at that point in time. And from the looks of it, the respective kernel updates introduced a regression, which Canonical patched four days later, on February 26, 2016, saying that the issue was introduced along with the fixed vulnerabilities for Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) and it broke graphics displays for those running the OS in VMWare VMs.

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  1. Linus Torvalds: "WE DO NOT BREAK USERSPACE!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    As Linus Torvalds himself would say in this case, "Anonymous Coward, SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

    Seriously, read how our God and Savior has responded to similar kernel regressions in the past:

    It's a bug alright - in the kernel. How long have you been a
    maintainer? And you *still* haven't learnt the first rule of kernel
    maintenance?

    If a change results in user programs breaking, it's a bug in the
    kernel. We never EVER blame the user programs. How hard can this be to
    understand?

    WE DO NOT BREAK USERSPACE!

    Don't go fucking blaming VMware. It's a kernel bug. And as Lord Torvalds himself says, "WE DO NOT BREAK USERSPACE!"

  2. Re: It highlights the sorry state of Linux today. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One regression that wasn't fixed for four days... yep, that's clearly the least stable OS in history.