Re: [e-users] e16 random crashes when minimizing app into iconbox

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 10:14:39AM +0100, Christian Klein wrote:
> @Pavel, let me guess, you are using a dual-screen setup?

No, not here.

> I never reported the crash here, because it seemed to me that it was indeed
> a driver issue.
> 
> After a cras, dmesg shows:
> i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Resetting rcs0 for preemption time out
> i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Xorg[977] context reset due to GPU hang
> i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] GPU HANG: ecode 9:1:85dffffb, in Xorg [977]
> 
> And xorg.log will contain the following stack trace:
...
> Have you checked if you see the same things?

Good idea, it did not occur to me to check dmesg & xorg.log,
but it all makes sense if we believe drivers trigger it.
Will check the next time.

> There is an issue reported for this ecode that might be related:
> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/intel/-/issues/4858

Long one :)

> What "fixed" it for me was:
> b) I use the workaround from the issue and run "intel_gpu_frequency -m"
> after startup.
> a) I no longer minimize (I was using that mainly to move apps from one
> virtual Area to anonther. I now do this via stick/unstick).

I see, thanks for the ideas :)

Fortunately for me, the crash happens so rarely that I can easily cope
with the current status quo, took me years even to report it...

Pavel