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[Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(In reply to comment #107)
> (In reply to comment #106)
> > (In reply to comment #104)
> > > I'm not sure my problem is related to this bug.
> > 
> > Most likely it isn't - gpu hang is similar to an application crashing.
> > Please file a new bug report and don't forget to attach the error state
> > file. That's the first thing we need to triage the bug.
> > 
> > And of course list the versions of all the userspace driver parts (mesa,
> > ddx, ...) since like a normal application crash most often it's not a kernel
> > bug, but a bug in the render commands submitted by userspace to the gpu.
> 
> Why userspace drivers can breaking render and calling error in kernel part
> of driver? May be can add "filter" sent commands and ignore (or other
> reaction, but not execute their) their?

The GPU is a full Turing complete computational engine (in fact, lots of
them coupled in parallel and in series), see http://xkcd.com/1266/

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Title:
  [snb] GPU lockup  IPEHR: 0x0b160001 IPEHR: 0x0b140001, workaround
  i915.semaphores=0

Status in X.org xf86-video-intel:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “sandybridge-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  X locks up periodically for a 2 to ten seconds at a time and this
  crash log gets generated. It's significantly more than several times a
  day but not quite continuous.

  Temporarily disabiling semaphores seems to eliminate the problem.
  E.g.:

  $ sudo -s
  # echo 0 > /sys/modules/i915/parameters/semaphores

  [Workaround]
  1.  Edit your /etc/default/grub file.
  2.  Change this line:

      GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

  to

      GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i915.semaphores=0"

  3.  Then run

      sudo update-grub

  4.  And reboot

  If you indeed have this bug, that should stop the lockups from happening.
  If it doesn't, then file a new bug report.

  Side Effects:  Rendering throughput is dropped by 10% with SNA, or as
  much as 3x with UXA. OpenGL performance is likely to be reduced by
  about 30%. More CPU time is spent waiting for the GPU with rc6
  disabled, so increased power consumption.

  [Original Report]

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.3-0ubuntu1
  Uname: Linux 3.6.0-rc3-git-20120826.1015 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Chipset: sandybridge-m-gt2
  Date: Sun Aug 26 16:06:32 2012
  DistroCodename: quantal
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DuplicateSignature: [sandybridge-m-gt2] GPU lockup  IPEHR: 0x0b160001 IPEHR: 0x0b140001 Ubuntu 12.10
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py
  GpuHangFrequency: Continuously
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120724.2)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.2mu
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L502X
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py
  ProcEnviron:

  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.6.0-rc3-git-20120826.1015 root=UUID=135c8090-427c-460a-909d-eff262cd44b6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   xserver-xorg             1:7.7+1ubuntu3
   libdrm2                  2.4.38-0ubuntu2
   xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.3-0ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
  Title: [sandybridge-m-gt2] GPU lockup  IPEHR: 0x0b160001 IPEHR: 0x0b140001
  UdevDb: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'udevadm'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups:

  dmi.bios.date: 05/29/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A11
  dmi.board.name: 0NJT03
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd05/29/2012:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL502X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0NJT03:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L502X
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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