linux-kernel - Re: [Intel-gfx] 5.9-rc1: graphics regression moved from -next to mainline

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Date:   Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:44:12 +0200
From:   Harald Arnesen <harald@...gtun.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
        Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
        Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>,
        Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@...el.com>,
        intel-gfx <intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] 5.9-rc1: graphics regression moved from -next to
 mainline

Linus Torvalds [26.08.2020 20:04]:

> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 2:30 AM Harald Arnesen <harald@...gtun.org> wrote:
>> Somehow related to lightdm or xfce4? However, it is a regression, since
>> kernel 5.8 works.
> Yeah, apparently there's something else wrong with the relocation changes too.
> 
> That said, does that patch at
> 
>   https://lore.kernel.org/intel-gfx/20200821123746.16904-1-joro@8bytes.org/
> 
> change things at all? If there are two independent bugs, maybe
> applying that patch might at least give you an oops that gets saved in
> the logs?
> 
> (it might be worth waiting a bit after the machine locks up in case
> the machine is alive enough so sync logs after a bit.. If ssh works,
> that's obviously better yet)

No, doesn't help. And I was wrong, ssh does not work at all when the
display locks up.
-- 
Hilsen Harald