On 06/27/2009 08:48 AM, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report which was filed against the linux-source-2.6.30 package: #534708: linux-source-2.6.30: 8086:27df libata driver missing in Debian kernel It has been closed by Bastian Blank<waldi@debian.org>. Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Bastian Blank<waldi@debian.org> by replying to this email.
I reported this difference because it removes a driver I use. This driver does not use any firmware so I do not see any point in removing it.
If this is a "bugfix" then the ultimate bugfix is to remove the whole kernel.