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[Bug 1424013] Re: Compiz high CPU and UI freeze on NVIDIA after fix for #269904 in trusty-updates

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From: "Stephen M. Webb" <stephen.webb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 16:21:51 -0000
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** Description changed:

+ [ Impact ]
+ 
  Immediately after the fix for #269904 landed in trusty-updates via
  compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1, my 14.04 machine with an
  NVIDIA card and using the nvidia-304 driver became unusable -- symtoms
  include compiz process high CPU (100%), UI freeze right after logging in
  (machine still up, reachable via SSH from the network), and a flood of
- these messages on the system log:
+ these messages on the system log.
  
- Feb 19 15:44:40 caracas kernel: [61380.415504] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 15:44:40 caracas kernel: [61380.509022] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 15:44:40 caracas kernel: [61380.596324] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 15:45:00 caracas kernel: [61400.576153] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 13, 001e 3141590c 00000019 00000104 00009e09 00000002
- Feb 19 15:45:00 caracas kernel: [61400.579199] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000020 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 15:45:00 caracas kernel: [61400.581156] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000020 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 15:45:03 caracas kernel: [61404.121869] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000002 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 15:45:03 caracas kernel: [61404.125282] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000020 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 15:45:06 caracas kernel: [61407.122121] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000020 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 15:45:08 caracas kernel: [61408.576039] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 8, Channel 00000020
- Feb 19 15:45:09 caracas kernel: [61410.172039] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 15:45:17 caracas kernel: [61417.576038] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 8, Channel 00000000
- Feb 19 15:45:17 caracas kernel: [61417.852055] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 13, 0000 e0016100 0000008a 00000104 000097ef 00000002
- Feb 19 15:45:17 caracas kernel: [61417.854077] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000020 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 15:45:32 caracas kernel: [61432.605045] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context
- Feb 19 15:45:34 caracas kernel: [61434.605060] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context
- Feb 19 15:45:34 caracas kernel: [61434.605085] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 3, C 00000000 SC 00000003 M 00000104 Data 00000000
- Feb 19 15:45:34 caracas kernel: [61434.612631] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 16:09:51 caracas kernel: [62891.790512] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 16:09:51 caracas kernel: [62891.888564] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 16:09:51 caracas kernel: [62892.020478] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 16:10:08 caracas kernel: [62909.312143] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 13, 001e 3141590c 00000019 00000104 00009e09 00000002
- Feb 19 16:10:08 caracas kernel: [62909.315192] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000020 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 16:10:08 caracas kernel: [62909.317144] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000020 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.110191] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 13, 0000 e0016100 0000008a 00000104 000097ef 00000002
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.112162] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000020 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.134421] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000002 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.149813] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000002 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.184901] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.230574] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.261815] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.296811] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 1, Channel 00000002 Method 00000060 Data beef0233
- Feb 19 16:10:10 caracas kernel: [62911.303612] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:00:0d): 9, Channel 00000002 Instance 00000000 Intr 00100000
+ [ Test Case ]
  
- I do not experience any problems if I downgrade to the previous compiz
- version that was available in trusty-updates
- (1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1).
+ Requires a GeForce 6150SE or similar integrated GPU from nVidia.
+ Problem manifests immediately on login.
+ 
+ [ Regression Potential ]
+ 
+ The fix involves a specific hardware blacklist.  Anticipated regressions
+ include fixed support for the specific hard in future nVidia driver
+ releases and potentially additional unidentified hardware affected by
+ this bug needing to be added to the blacklist.
+ 
+ Note that there is a manual workaround to the problem consisting of
+ disabling the X11 Sync feature through CCSM.
+ 
+ [ Other Info ]
+ 
+ This fix was cherry-picked from the Ubuntu "Vivid Vervet" development
+ release where it has been in regular use for some weeks.

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Title:
  Compiz high CPU and UI freeze on NVIDIA after fix for #269904 in
  trusty-updates

Status in Compiz:
  Fix Committed
Status in Compiz 0.9.11 series:
  In Progress
Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]

  Immediately after the fix for #269904 landed in trusty-updates via
  compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1, my 14.04 machine with an
  NVIDIA card and using the nvidia-304 driver became unusable -- symtoms
  include compiz process high CPU (100%), UI freeze right after logging
  in (machine still up, reachable via SSH from the network), and a flood
  of these messages on the system log.

  [ Test Case ]

  Requires a GeForce 6150SE or similar integrated GPU from nVidia.
  Problem manifests immediately on login.

  [ Regression Potential ]

  The fix involves a specific hardware blacklist.  Anticipated
  regressions include fixed support for the specific hard in future
  nVidia driver releases and potentially additional unidentified
  hardware affected by this bug needing to be added to the blacklist.

  Note that there is a manual workaround to the problem consisting of
  disabling the X11 Sync feature through CCSM.

  [ Other Info ]

  This fix was cherry-picked from the Ubuntu "Vivid Vervet" development
  release where it has been in regular use for some weeks.

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References

[Bug 1424013] [NEW] Compiz high CPU and UI freeze on NVIDIA after fix for #269904 in trusty-updates
From: Eloy Paris, 2015-02-20