Comme=
nt # 51
on bug 10995=
5
from sh=
adow.archemage@gmail.com
(In reply to Wilko Bartels from comment #49)
> (In reply to Sam from comment #47)
> > The relevant issue and bug report here (the system freezing compl=
etely or if
> > lucky just killing the X session, NOT games crashing) seems to be=
related
> > exclusively to AMDGPU, and not to mesa. Whereas I got the same is=
sues over
> > and over after trying out several versions of mesa, switching to =
older
> > versions of the kernel "fixes" it for me (the latest ve=
rsion I tried out
> > which didn't have these issues is Kernel 4.20.13, in my case from
> > https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/tiwai:/ke=
rnel:/4.20/
> > standard/x86_64/)
> >=20
> > There is also a report from another user which temporarily fixed =
it by
> > forcing the gpu to run at the maximum power setting
> > (https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D1136293):
> >=20
> > # echo manual > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_dpm_force_pe=
rformance_level
> > # echo 7 > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/pp_dpm_sclk
> >=20
> > and then to reset back to normal:
> >=20
> > # echo auto > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_dpm_force_perf=
ormance_level
>=20
> I am currently on my 4th game of dota in a row when setting performance
> level manual to 7. working so far. Everyone should test this now so we=
have
> more reliable data. As we all now the issue can be gone for several ho=
urs so
> my experience means nothing yet.=20
> Would be amazing if we can pin down the issue to the performance leve=
l of
> the cards.
Played Monster Hunter and Dota 2 for quite a long time, and I didn't experi=
ence
any system freezes with the max performance settings. Will test again tomor=
row
to see if the workaround is consistent enough.