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

[Harald Arnesen]

Linus Torvalds [26.08.2020 20:04]:

> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 2:30 AM Harald Arnesen <harald@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> 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.
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Hilsen Harald