Index: lib/accesslib.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/lib/accesslib.php,v
retrieving revision 1.421.2.86
diff -u -r1.421.2.86 accesslib.php
--- lib/accesslib.php	8 Dec 2008 07:28:04 -0000	1.421.2.86
+++ lib/accesslib.php	9 Dec 2008 10:45:37 -0000
@@ -2430,6 +2430,56 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Preloads all contexts relating to a course: course, modules, and blocks.
+ *
+ * @param int $courseid Course ID
+ */
+function preload_course_contexts($courseid) {
+    global $context_cache, $context_cache_id, $CFG;
+
+    // Users can call this multiple times without doing any harm
+    static $preloadedcourses=array();
+    if(array_key_exists($courseid,$preloadedcourses)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    $rs=get_recordset_sql("
+SELECT 
+    x.instanceid, x.id, x.contextlevel, x.path, x.depth
+FROM 
+    {$CFG->prefix}course_modules cm
+    INNER JOIN {$CFG->prefix}context x ON x.instanceid=cm.id
+WHERE
+    cm.course={$courseid}
+    AND x.contextlevel=".CONTEXT_MODULE."
+UNION ALL
+SELECT 
+    x.instanceid, x.id, x.contextlevel, x.path, x.depth
+FROM 
+    {$CFG->prefix}block_instance bi
+    INNER JOIN {$CFG->prefix}context x ON x.instanceid=bi.id
+WHERE
+    bi.pageid={$courseid}
+    AND bi.pagetype='course-view'
+    AND x.contextlevel=".CONTEXT_BLOCK."
+UNION ALL
+SELECT 
+    x.instanceid, x.id, x.contextlevel, x.path, x.depth
+FROM 
+    {$CFG->prefix}context x
+WHERE
+    x.instanceid={$courseid}
+    AND x.contextlevel=".CONTEXT_COURSE."
+");
+    while($context=rs_fetch_next_record($rs)) {
+        $context_cache[$context->contextlevel][$context->instanceid] = $context;
+        $context_cache_id[$context->id] = $context;
+    }
+    rs_close($rs);
+    $preloadedcourses[$courseid]=true;
+}
+
+/**
  * Get the context instance as an object. This function will create the
  * context instance if it does not exist yet.
  * @param integer $level The context level, for example CONTEXT_COURSE, or CONTEXT_MODULE.
Index: course/lib.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/course/lib.php,v
retrieving revision 1.538.2.61
diff -u -r1.538.2.61 lib.php
--- course/lib.php	9 Dec 2008 09:27:17 -0000	1.538.2.61
+++ course/lib.php	9 Dec 2008 10:45:36 -0000
@@ -1088,15 +1088,8 @@
 
     $modlurals = array();
 
-    $cmids    = array();
-    $contexts = null;
-    foreach ($info as $mod) {
-        $cmids[$mod->cm] = $mod->cm;
-    }
-    if ($cmids) {
-        // preload all module contexts with one query
-        $contexts = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE, $cmids);
-    }
+    // If we haven't already preloaded contexts for the course, do it now
+    preload_course_contexts($course->id);
 
     foreach ($info as $mod) {
         if (empty($mod->name)) {
@@ -1128,11 +1121,14 @@
         }
         $cm->modplural = $modlurals[$cm->modname];
 
-        if (!$cm->visible and !has_capability('moodle/course:viewhiddenactivities', $contexts[$cm->id], $userid)) {
+        $modcontext = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE,$cm->id);
+
+        if (!$cm->visible and !has_capability('moodle/course:viewhiddenactivities', 
+            $modcontext, $userid)) {
             $cm->uservisible = false;
 
         } else if (!empty($CFG->enablegroupings) and !empty($cm->groupmembersonly)
-                and !has_capability('moodle/site:accessallgroups', $contexts[$cm->id], $userid)) {
+                and !has_capability('moodle/site:accessallgroups', $modcontext, $userid)) {
             if (is_null($modinfo->groups)) {
                 $modinfo->groups = groups_get_user_groups($course->id, $userid);
             }
Index: course/view.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/course/view.php,v
retrieving revision 1.106.2.4
diff -u -r1.106.2.4 view.php
--- course/view.php	25 Apr 2008 14:09:07 -0000	1.106.2.4
+++ course/view.php	9 Dec 2008 10:45:36 -0000
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         }
     }
 
+    preload_course_contexts($course->id);
     if (!$context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id)) {
         print_error('nocontext');
     }