linux-kernel - Re: X "Hangs" with RS690 + 2.6.26

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.0.82.0807251107400.30593@skynet.skynet.ie>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:10:07 +0100 (IST)
From:	Dave Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>
To:	Jonathan McDowell <noodles@...th.li>
cc:	dri-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: X "Hangs" with RS690 + 2.6.26


> I've started to see "hangs" with X on an ATI RS690 with a 2.6.26 kernel.
> The symptoms are that load average goes up, X stops accepting keypresses
> or mouse clicks, but the cursor still moves around the screen in
> response to the mouse being moved. I can't switch to a VT but can ssh in
> remotely to see that things are still running. I don't seem to be able
> to kill X but "shutdown -r now" cleanly reboots.
> 
> radeon driver is recent git - 1c5858484da4fb1c9bc3ac3b4d7a97863ab99730
> but I've seen it with older revisions too.
> 
> It can take a couple of days for me to hit the problem, so a git bisect
> could be a lengthy process. If anyone has any suggestions about faster
> ways to track down the issue I'd like to hear them.

git log v2.6.25..v2.6.26 drivers/char/drm

5e35eff13f7dd0f5c1d82b3b4708b2f7a5f44113
5cfb6956073a9e42d44a26790b7800980634d037
d396db321bcaec54345e7e9e87cea8482d6ae3a8
259434acccbc823ee8bc00b2d2689ccccd25e1fd
d7463eb41d88a39de2653fd41857c4ccddb8707b
45e519052e8f583a709edd442a23f59581d3fe42
2735977b12cb0f113aae24afff04747b6d0f5bf1
3722bfc607d46275369865c02fe8694486d640b5
fa0d71b967506031f7cb08ced6095d1c4f988594
9f18409ea3d778a171a9505c0a849d846f352bd0

not sure if you wanna try reverting some of those and seeing which is the 
cause maybe..

Dave.

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