Comment 46 for bug 541511

(In reply to comment #43)
> Created an attachment (id=34497) [details]
> dmesg with gtt flush v6 patch
>
> Intermediate results for v6: No reported failures after 3.5M flushes, the
> number of maximum retries seems to have gone back slightly since v5 (now at 7,
> down from 9)
>
> Meanwhile, I upgraded Xorg from 1.6.5 to 1.7.4 and noticed that the GPU hangs
> almost instantly once X is started up. Could attach relevant error state files,
> but it's probably not directly related to this bug, since no messages
> concerning failed flushes turn up in dmesg. Gone back to 1.6.5, and the problem
> disappeared (with the clip solid fills patch, that is).
>
Wait, are you using Xorg 1.6.5 with KMS and the most recent intel driver? Is that possible?

I have always had the X hangup issue with 1.7.x series of Xorg. Right now I am using Xorg 1.7.5.902 and it crashes only when playing videos or using intensive graphics applications (wine).

> > As already stated, I am not using "clip solid fills" patch, if that might be relevant, but I doubt.
> Maybe you should. It was already merged in git, too.
>
Problem is that by freedesktop git stack doesn't work, so I don't know how to get a patched xf86-video-intel