Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
[Request] Update of xserver-xorg-video-intel to version 2.9.0. [Rationale] 2.9.0 is almost entirely a bugfix-only release. It contains one new feature, which is the addition of support for a new chipset. No existing functionality is removed. There are no changes in ABI/API. There are no changes in dependency versions. At UDS we knew the schedule for 2.9.0 placed it at around beta, and so set our requirements to 2.8.x, with a "maybe" for 2.9.0 if it was entirely bug-fix and was especially stable. In our evaluation, it does meet the criteria we required of it. It is proving to be quite stable, and aside from the one chipset feature (which we need in order to support customers) is entirely bug fixes. In fact it includes fixes for a number of bugs we have forwarded to them over the past few months, including solving some longstanding i8xx regressions that have plagued us for several releases. [Testing] In addition to going through Intel's QA testing procedures, we have carried git snapshots of the 2.9.0 driver and the release candidates leading up to it in our xorg-edgers repository. A number of people run this repository routinely, and report bugs to launchpad so we have had good visibility into the quality of this particular release. Additionally, the specific package version we propose to incorporate is derived from Debian's xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.9.0-1), which is being tested in unstable presently. [Contingency] If this FFe is accepted, we will also place the current 2.8.x driver into the x-retro PPA at the same time, versioned in a way that enables reversion to the older driver. If by chance there are any serious regressions found in the 2.9.0 driver, we will be able to revert back to the prior 2.8.x driver with minimal effort. If this FFe is not accepted, we can cherrypick individual patches from the release (indeed, we've already been doing this), although we probably will not have time to backport all the fixes we would like to see in karmic. ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Importance: Wishlist Status: Confirmed ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #22904 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22904 ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #22947 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22947 ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #20963 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20963 ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #22893 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22893 ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #20516 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20516 ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #23184 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23184 -- FFe for updating -intel to 2.9.0 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446080 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs