Re: REGRESSION 3.14 i915 warning & mouse cursor vanishing

From: Keith Packard
Date: Mon Apr 14 2014 - 14:43:53 EST


Steven Noonan <steven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Was using my machine normally, then my mouse cursor vanished. After switching
> to a VT and back to X11, my cursor came back. But I did notice a nasty trace in
> dmesg (below).

I don't think the trace below is related to the cursor disappearing.

I found a pair of bugs (one in the intel driver, one in the X server)
which can cause cursor disappearances. I just sent an intel driver patch
to the intel-gfx list with the subject:

[PATCH] load_cursor_argb is supposed to return a Bool, not void

I've posted the X server patch once, and will respond to some review
comments. Either is sufficient to get a cursor back, the intel driver
one means you get a working hardware cursor again, rather than using a
software cursor by mistake.

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