From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970
From: bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org
Subject: [Bug 70689] New: Periodic system freezes on Linux 3.11-rc4 and later
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:17:56 +0000
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Priority
medium
Bug ID
70689
Assignee
dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Summary
Periodic system freezes on Linux 3.11-rc4 and later
Severity
normal
Classification
Unclassified
OS
All
Reporter
krejzi@email.com
Hardware
Other
Status
NEW
Version
unspecified
Component
DRM/Radeon
Product
DRI
Ever since Linux 3.11-rc4 (still present in 3.12-rc6), when both Radeon and
Intel GPUs are enabled on a hybrid graphics laptop, system freezes (well, the
picture freezes) every minute or two, then unfreezes and so on, making system
unusable.
When I disable radeon graphics card via vgaswitcheroo, freezes stop.
I have, however, discovered that when radeon driver gets loaded before i915
one, freezes happen. If i915 manages to get loaded before radeon, freezes don't
happen. When both are built into kernel, radeon driver gets always loaded
before i915.
This behaviour wasn't present in 3.11-rc3 kernel. Discrete card is Radeon HD
6450M and integrated one is Intel HD 3000.