diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
index d31320020b..e8c84a0eaa 100644
--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.26.8)
   LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=05dd0d4f8f110b4219ae6ec7a36c046d
 endif
-ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.27.7)
-  LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=db323884c7dc46e4cd33d0d944fa59a9
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.27.8)
+  LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=cbdc1b350ef79dd323b9aeda5cf7f1b6
 endif
 
 # disable the md5sum check for unknown kernel versions
diff --git a/target/linux/au1000/Makefile b/target/linux/au1000/Makefile
index 303fb2f1f1..d8519d776a 100644
--- a/target/linux/au1000/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/au1000/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=au1000
 BOARDNAME:=RMI/AMD AU1x00
 FEATURES:=jffs2 usb pci
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.7
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.8
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += yamonenv
diff --git a/target/linux/avr32/Makefile b/target/linux/avr32/Makefile
index 67524d95f1..ea46a321a3 100644
--- a/target/linux/avr32/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/avr32/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=avr32
 BOARD:=avr32
 BOARDNAME:=Atmel AVR32
 FEATURES:=squashfs
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.7
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.8
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
index a45a259f0d..a685833307 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=mips
 BOARD:=brcm63xx
 BOARDNAME:=Broadcom BCM63xx
 FEATURES:=squashfs jffs2 usb atm
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.7
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.8
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-2.6.27/008-usb_ehci_support.patch b/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-2.6.27/008-usb_ehci_support.patch
index 28ffe1d361..243b650b62 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-2.6.27/008-usb_ehci_support.patch
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-2.6.27/008-usb_ehci_support.patch
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Maxime Bizon <mbizon@freebox.fr>
 
 --- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
 +++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
-@@ -1040,6 +1040,11 @@ MODULE_LICENSE ("GPL");
+@@ -1039,6 +1039,11 @@ MODULE_LICENSE ("GPL");
  #define	PLATFORM_DRIVER		ixp4xx_ehci_driver
  #endif
  
diff --git a/target/linux/olpc/Makefile b/target/linux/olpc/Makefile
index d9ec52a39a..2860feb30d 100644
--- a/target/linux/olpc/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/olpc/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=olpc
 BOARDNAME:=OLPC XO-1
 FEATURES:=squashfs ext2
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.7
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.8
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-natsemi kmod-ne2k-pci
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc40x/Makefile b/target/linux/ppc40x/Makefile
index 163e5add95..44a4af86f2 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc40x/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ppc40x/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=ppc40x
 BOARDNAME:=AMCC/IBM PPC40x
 FEATURES:=squashfs
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.7
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.8
 LINUX_KARCH:=powerpc
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/003-ppc40x_simple_platform_support.patch b/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/003-ppc40x_simple_platform_support.patch
index 3f07ee5e8a..1f7fe7efd6 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/003-ppc40x_simple_platform_support.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/003-ppc40x_simple_platform_support.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
-index a9260e2..72ba3a7 100644
 --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
 @@ -14,6 +14,15 @@
@@ -45,8 +43,6 @@ index a9260e2..72ba3a7 100644
  config 405GPR
  	bool
  
-diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Makefile
-index 5533a5c..1d93273 100644
 --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Makefile
 @@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MAKALU)				+= makalu.o
@@ -54,9 +50,6 @@ index 5533a5c..1d93273 100644
  obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX_VIRTEX_GENERIC_BOARD)	+= virtex.o
  obj-$(CONFIG_EP405)				+= ep405.o
 +obj-$(CONFIG_PPC40x_SIMPLE)		+= ppc40x_simple.o
-diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..4498a86
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
 @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/004-acadia_cuboot.patch b/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/004-acadia_cuboot.patch
index 6c415ea655..1962d34add 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/004-acadia_cuboot.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/004-acadia_cuboot.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
-index 6403275..5f4a59c 100644
 --- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
-@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ src-plat := of.c cuboot-52xx.c cuboot-824x.c cuboot-83xx.c cuboot-85xx.c holly.c
+@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ src-plat := of.c cuboot-52xx.c cuboot-82
  		fixed-head.S ep88xc.c ep405.c cuboot-c2k.c \
  		cuboot-katmai.c cuboot-rainier.c redboot-8xx.c ep8248e.c \
  		cuboot-warp.c cuboot-85xx-cpm2.c cuboot-yosemite.c simpleboot.c \
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ index 6403275..5f4a59c 100644
  src-boot := $(src-wlib) $(src-plat) empty.c
  
  src-boot := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(src-boot))
-@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ image-$(CONFIG_DEFAULT_UIMAGE)		+= uImage
+@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ image-$(CONFIG_DEFAULT_UIMAGE)		+= uImag
  # Board ports in arch/powerpc/platform/40x/Kconfig
  image-$(CONFIG_EP405)			+= dtbImage.ep405
  image-$(CONFIG_WALNUT)			+= treeImage.walnut
@@ -20,9 +18,6 @@ index 6403275..5f4a59c 100644
  
  # Board ports in arch/powerpc/platform/44x/Kconfig
  image-$(CONFIG_EBONY)			+= treeImage.ebony cuImage.ebony
-diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-acadia.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-acadia.c
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..0634aba
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-acadia.c
 @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/005-magicboxv1.patch b/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/005-magicboxv1.patch
index 4193b196c4..159e4f8a65 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/005-magicboxv1.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/005-magicboxv1.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv1.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv1.c
---- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv1.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv1.c	2008-11-23 20:13:57.000000000 +0100
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv1.c
 @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
 +/*
 + * Old U-boot compatibility for Magicbox v1
@@ -42,9 +41,8 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv1.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-mag
 +	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 +	serial_console_init();
 +}
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv1.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv1.dts
---- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv1.dts	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv1.dts	2008-11-26 09:14:46.000000000 +0100
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv1.dts
 @@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
 +/*
 + * Device Tree Source for Magicbox v1
@@ -263,10 +261,9 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv1.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicbo
 +		linux,stdout-path = "/plb/opb/serial@ef600300";
 +	};
 +};
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
---- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile	2008-11-26 09:14:31.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile	2008-11-22 21:21:01.000000000 +0100
-@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
+--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ src-plat := of.c cuboot-52xx.c cuboot-82
  		cuboot-katmai.c cuboot-rainier.c redboot-8xx.c ep8248e.c \
  		cuboot-warp.c cuboot-85xx-cpm2.c cuboot-yosemite.c simpleboot.c \
  		virtex405-head.S virtex.c redboot-83xx.c cuboot-sam440ep.c \
@@ -275,7 +272,7 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
  src-boot := $(src-wlib) $(src-plat) empty.c
  
  src-boot := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(src-boot))
-@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
+@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ image-$(CONFIG_DEFAULT_UIMAGE)		+= uImag
  image-$(CONFIG_EP405)			+= dtbImage.ep405
  image-$(CONFIG_WALNUT)			+= treeImage.walnut
  image-$(CONFIG_ACADIA)			+= cuImage.acadia
@@ -283,10 +280,9 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
  
  # Board ports in arch/powerpc/platform/44x/Kconfig
  image-$(CONFIG_EBONY)			+= treeImage.ebony cuImage.ebony
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
---- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig	2008-11-26 09:14:31.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig	2008-11-18 14:28:06.000000000 +0100
-@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@
+--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
+@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ config KILAUEA
  	help
  	  This option enables support for the AMCC PPC405EX evaluation board.
  
@@ -303,10 +299,9 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kcon
  config MAKALU
  	bool "Makalu"
  	depends on 40x
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
---- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c	2008-11-26 09:14:31.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c	2008-11-18 14:29:59.000000000 +0100
-@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
+--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
++++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
+@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ machine_device_initcall(ppc40x_simple, p
   * board.c file for it rather than adding it to this list.
   */
  static char *board[] __initdata = {
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/006-magicboxv2.patch b/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/006-magicboxv2.patch
index 47ddd11290..686c0efdb6 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/006-magicboxv2.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ppc40x/patches/006-magicboxv2.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv2.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv2.c
---- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv2.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv2.c	2008-11-26 09:29:02.000000000 +0100
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv2.c
 @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
 +/*
 + * Old U-boot compatibility for Magicbox v2
@@ -42,9 +41,8 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-magicboxv2.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-mag
 +	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 +	serial_console_init();
 +}
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv2.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv2.dts
---- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv2.dts	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv2.dts	2008-11-26 09:28:10.000000000 +0100
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv2.dts
 @@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
 +/*
 + * Device Tree Source for Magicbox v2
@@ -296,10 +294,9 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicboxv2.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/magicbo
 +		linux,stdout-path = "/plb/opb/serial@ef600300";
 +	};
 +};
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
---- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile	2008-11-26 09:15:15.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile	2008-11-26 09:17:01.000000000 +0100
-@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
+--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ src-plat := of.c cuboot-52xx.c cuboot-82
  		cuboot-katmai.c cuboot-rainier.c redboot-8xx.c ep8248e.c \
  		cuboot-warp.c cuboot-85xx-cpm2.c cuboot-yosemite.c simpleboot.c \
  		virtex405-head.S virtex.c redboot-83xx.c cuboot-sam440ep.c \
@@ -308,7 +305,7 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
  src-boot := $(src-wlib) $(src-plat) empty.c
  
  src-boot := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(src-boot))
-@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
+@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ image-$(CONFIG_EP405)			+= dtbImage.ep40
  image-$(CONFIG_WALNUT)			+= treeImage.walnut
  image-$(CONFIG_ACADIA)			+= cuImage.acadia
  image-$(CONFIG_MAGICBOXV1)		+= cuImage.magicboxv1
@@ -316,10 +313,9 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
  
  # Board ports in arch/powerpc/platform/44x/Kconfig
  image-$(CONFIG_EBONY)			+= treeImage.ebony cuImage.ebony
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
---- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig	2008-11-26 09:15:15.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig	2008-11-26 09:16:08.000000000 +0100
-@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@
+--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig
+@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ config MAGICBOXV1
  	help
  	  This option enables support for the Magicbox v1 board.
  
@@ -336,10 +332,9 @@ diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/Kcon
  config MAKALU
  	bool "Makalu"
  	depends on 40x
-diff -Nur a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
---- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c	2008-11-26 09:15:15.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c	2008-11-26 09:15:46.000000000 +0100
-@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
+--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
++++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
+@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ machine_device_initcall(ppc40x_simple, p
   */
  static char *board[] __initdata = {
  	"amcc,acadia",
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile b/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
index 65987c5403..1e5639735e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=ppc44x
 BOARDNAME:=AMCC/IBM PPC44x
 FEATURES:=squashfs
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.7
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.8
 LINUX_KARCH:=powerpc
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/Makefile
index 37d94fd7c7..30104153f5 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=x86
 FEATURES:=squashfs jffs2 ext2 vdi vmdk
 SUBTARGETS=generic
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.7
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.27.8
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-natsemi kmod-ne2k-pci