Upstream uses the patch in the stable kernel (actually used in the last one, 2.6.18.2, already): http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18.2
I hope the reason for not putting this forward is not the low urgency/importance settings -- those must surely be wrong. As already stated this is a show-stopper that prevents new installs and breaks upgraded systems. -- Kernel panic - not syncing, when installing Edgy Beta1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/63134 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs