Comment 6 for bug 491572

I, too, have never noticed the 'failed to parse relocation' before, yet my logs began to fill up when using 2.6.32-18. I also am using the xorg-edgers ppa on lucid.

Linux version 2.6.32-18-generic (buildd@yellow) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu4) ) #27-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 26 21:13:44 UTC 2010 (Ubuntu 2.6.32-18.27-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1)
kernel: [ 1278.936696] [drm:radeon_cs_ioctl] *ERROR* Failed to parse relocation !

When I switched to the drm-next kernel -
Linux version 2.6.34-996-generic (root@zinc) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #201003231151 SMP Tue Mar 23 11:56:30 UTC 2010

my Xorg.0.log began to fill with

space check failed in flush

X.Org X Server 1.7.6
Release Date: 2010-03-17
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-27-xen x86_64 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux M3A32-MVP 2.6.34-996-generic #201003231151 SMP Tue Mar 23 11:56:30 UTC 2010 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-996-generic root=UUID=c864dd9d-8a3d-4901-b1d1-74139212347f ro quiet splash
Build Date: 31 March 2010 04:05:39AM
xorg-server 2:1.7.6+git20100330+server-1.7-nominations.49a2b55e-0ubuntu0sarvatt (Robert Hooker <email address hidden>)
PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1002:9501:1043:022a ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3870 rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfe7f0000/65536, I/O @ 0x00009000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[drm] Loading RV670 Microcode

Any ideas on what to try next?