Comment 66 for bug 187671

In comment #59 Arn Fitzenreiter proposed a workaround using the reserve command line parameter. Does this workaround work for everyone affected by this bug or do we need to revisit applying the patch to the kernel sources.

People affected by this bug are probably wondering why the kernel team doesn't just apply the patch and fix it. The reason is that the kernel team is reluctant (not opposed) to apply any patch to a stable kernel that is not from upstream. Applying patches that don't come from upstream add greatly to the support of the kernel as other upstream patches may touch the same area as the non-upstream patch and may prevent them from applying cleanly.