Updated 2.6.23 kernel patches for the Compulab cm-x270 are now available in OpenEmbedded:

http://www.openembedded.org/filebrowser/org.openembedded.dev/packages/linux/linux-2.6.23/cm-x270

The cm-x270 support in OpenEmbedded has undergone a lot of clean-up in recent weeks.  Now is a good time to give OpenEmbedded a try if you need a full featured Linux distribution for the cm-x270.