This bug doesn't just affect people using ports platforms. I'm using the i386 2.6.32-305-ec2 kernel in a Xen VM, and I ran in to this as well. I have a script that can be added to the initrd as a workaround, but I haven't actually tested it yet. Once I do so (hopefully tomorrow sometime) I'll post it for other people to use.
This bug doesn't just affect people using ports platforms. I'm using the i386 2.6.32-305-ec2 kernel in a Xen VM, and I ran in to this as well. I have a script that can be added to the initrd as a workaround, but I haven't actually tested it yet. Once I do so (hopefully tomorrow sometime) I'll post it for other people to use.