F11: Blender and the i915 driver

Tue Jul 14 16:59:54 UTC 2009

Marco Guazzone wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Petrus de
> Calguarium<kwhiskerz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Marco Guazzone wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> It seems that the i915 driver of the kernel shipped with
>> F11
>>> (2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64) has some problems.
>>>
>>> When I start blender (v, 2.49a) my X will completely
>> freeze!
>>>
>>> Looking in /var/log/messages:
>>>
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: ------------[ cut here
>> ]------------
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: kernel BUG at
>>> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c:2136!
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: invalid opcode: 0000 
[#1]
>> SMP
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: last sysfs file:
>>>
>> 
/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0/charge_full
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: CPU 1
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: Modules linked in: fuse
>> ipv6
>>> cpufreq_ondemand acpi_cpufreq freq_table dm_multipath
>> kvm_intel kvm
>>> uinput arc4 ecb snd_hda_codec_idt iwl3945 firewire_ohci
>> snd_hda_intel
>>> firewire_core snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep mac80211 snd_pcm
>> yenta_socket
>>> tg3 rsrc_nonstatic i2c_i801 snd_timer snd iTCO_wdt
>> soundcore
>>> iTCO_vendor_support snd_page_alloc wmi pcspkr crc_itu_t
>> lib80211
>>> cfg80211 dell_laptop joydev dcdbas i915 drm i2c_algo_bit
>> i2c_core
>>> video output [last unloaded: microcode]
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: Pid: 2162, comm: blender
>> Not tainted
>>> 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64 #1 Latitude D830
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: RIP: 0010:
>> [<ffffffffa005f3d2>]
>>> [<ffffffffa005f3d2>]
>> i915_gem_object_get_fence_reg+0x221/0x61e [i915]
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: RSP: 
0000:ffff88006c915be8
>> EFLAGS:
>>> 00010202 Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: RAX:
>> 0000000000001524 RBX:
>>> ffff88006f88d480 RCX: 0000000000000010
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: RDX: 0000000000002a02 
RSI:
>>> 0000000000001524 RDI: ffff88006f88d240
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: RBP: ffff88006c915c28 
R08:
>>> 0000000000000004 R09: ffff88007d5ae1f0
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: R10: 0000000000000200 
R11:
>>> 0000000000000040 R12: ffff88006f88d3c0
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: R13: ffff88007d5ae000 
R14:
>>> ffff88006f88d600 R15: ffff88007d5ac000
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: FS:
>> 00007fb7540f1780(0000)
>>> GS:ffff88007f001f00(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES:
>> 0000 CR0:
>>> 0000000080050033
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: CR2: 00007fb7540fc000 
CR3:
>>> 000000006c813000 CR4: 00000000000026e0
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: DR0: 0000000000000000 
DR1:
>>> 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: DR3: 0000000000000000 
DR6:
>>> 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: Process blender (pid:
>> 2162,
>>> threadinfo ffff88006c914000, task ffff88006a920000)
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: Stack:
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: ffff88006c915c38
>> ffff88007d5ae1f0
>>> ffff88007d5ac020 ffff88006f88d600
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: ffff88007d5ac020
>> ffff88006f88d480
>>> ffff88006f9c2580 ffff88006c915ce8
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: ffff88006c915c98
>> ffffffffa00610d3
>>> ffff88006c915c68 00007fb7540fc000
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: Call Trace:
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: [<ffffffffa00610d3>]
>>> i915_gem_fault+0xc1/0x136 [i915]
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: [<ffffffff810b213f>]
>>> __do_fault+0x55/0x3d5 Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel:
>>> [<ffffffff812429bb>] ? agp_flush_chipset+0x1b/0x1d
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: [<ffffffffa005d523>] ?
>>> i915_gem_object_flush_cpu_write_domain+0x26/0x32 [i915]
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: [<ffffffff810b4475>]
>>> handle_mm_fault+0x349/0x7c5
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: [<ffffffff813ae615>]
>>> do_page_fault+0x5b5/0x9e9 Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback 
kernel:
>>> [<ffffffff813ac01a>] ? unlock_kernel+0x2f/0x32 Jul 13
>> 15:15:35 feedback
>>> kernel: [<ffffffff810e0e27>] ? vfs_ioctl+0x76/0x87 Jul 13
>> 15:15:35
>>> feedback kernel: [<ffffffff810e12bb>] ?
>> do_vfs_ioctl+0x462/0x4a3 Jul 13
>>> 15:15:35 feedback kernel: [<ffffffff813abab5>] ?
>>> trace_hardirqs_off_thunk+0x3a/0x6c Jul 13 15:15:35 
feedback
>> kernel:
>>> [<ffffffff813ac175>] page_fault+0x25/0x30 Jul 13 15:15:35
>> feedback kernel:
>>> Code: ff e8 35 e9 ff ff 85 c0 0f 84 b3 fe ff ff e9 06 04 
00
>> 00 41 83 7c 24
>>> 20 00 75 10 48 8b 55 c8 48 8b 02 f7 40 70 be ff ff ff 74 
04
>> <0f> 0b eb fe
>>> 49 8b bf 38 01 00 00 48 8b 70 38 48 85 ff 74 1a 48
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: RIP 
 [<ffffffffa005f3d2>]
>>> i915_gem_object_get_fence_reg+0x221/0x61e [i915]
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: RSP <ffff88006c915be8>
>>> Jul 13 15:15:35 feedback kernel: ---[ end trace
>> 77c31c0b3328e17f ]---
>>>
>>> I looked at the kenerloops.org site and I've found many
>> bugs related
>>> to i915 but I'm not sure that mine is included
>>>
>>>
>>> Should I submit a bug? ... and where?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> -- Marco
>>>
>> It is possible that it is this bug:
>>
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496614
>>
>> The workaround is to disable modesetting. I think it might 
be
>> fixed in rawhide with the recent X server. The unfortunate
>> side effect of the workaround is that you will also lose
>> plasma compositing functionality.
>>
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Sorry for the delay.
> 
> I've tried to use "nomodeset" but the problem remains even 
if this
> time only the screen and the keyboard frozen, not the 
mouse. Furhter,
> the blender window remained transparent, while without 
nomodeset it
> remains completely grey.
> 
> Anyway,  I had to reboot since there was no way to interact 
with the
> system
> 
> Here below is the trace:
> 
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: ------------[ cut here 
]------------
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: kernel BUG at
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c:2136!
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] 
SMP
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: last sysfs file:
> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: CPU 1
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: Modules linked in: fuse 
ipv6
> cpufreq_ondemand acpi_cpufreq freq_table dm_multipath 
kvm_intel kvm
> uinput arc4 ecb snd_hda_codec_idt iwl3945 snd_hda_intel 
snd_hda_codec
> mac80211 snd_hwdep snd_pcm firewire_ohci snd_timer 
yenta_socket
> firewire_core tg3 rsrc_nonstatic i2c_i801 snd soundcore 
snd_page_alloc
> iTCO_wdt lib80211 iTCO_vendor_support crc_itu_t cfg80211 
pcspkr joydev
> dell_laptop wmi dcdbas i915 drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core video 
output
> [last unloaded: microcode]
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: Pid: 9149, comm: 
blender.bin Not
> tainted 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64 #1 Latitude D830
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: RIP: 0010:
[<ffffffffa005f3d2>]
> [<ffffffffa005f3d2>] 
i915_gem_object_get_fence_reg+0x221/0x61e [i915]
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: RSP: 0000:ffff880065181be8  
EFLAGS:
> 00010202 Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: RAX: 
00000000000fc4f1 RBX:
> ffff88006e934900 RCX: 0000000000000010
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: RDX: 0000000000002a02 RSI:
> 00000000000fc4f1 RDI: ffff88006e8a7d80
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: RBP: ffff880065181c28 R08:
> 0000000000000003 R09: ffff88007d5b41e8
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: R10: 0000000000000200 R11:
> 0000000000000040 R12: ffff88006e8a7b40
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: R13: ffff88007d5b4000 R14:
> ffff88006f03d840 R15: ffff88007d5b3000
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: FS:  
00007f71d55df710(0000)
> GS:ffff88007f001f00(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 
0000 CR0:
> 0000000080050033
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: CR2: 00007f71d553b000 CR3:
> 000000006f15d000 CR4: 00000000000026e0
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1:
> 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6:
> 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: Process blender.bin (pid: 
9149,
> threadinfo ffff880065180000, task ffff88005580ae00)
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: Stack:
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: ffff880065181c38 
ffff88007d5b41e8
> ffff88007d5b3020 ffff88006f03d840
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: ffff88007d5b3020 
ffff88006e934900
> ffff88004b850370 ffff880065181ce8
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: ffff880065181c98 
ffffffffa00610d3
> ffff880065181c68 00007f71d553b000
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: Call Trace:
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: [<ffffffffa00610d3>]
> i915_gem_fault+0xc1/0x136 [i915]
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: [<ffffffff810b213f>]
> __do_fault+0x55/0x3d5 Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel:
> [<ffffffff812429bb>] ? agp_flush_chipset+0x1b/0x1d
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: [<ffffffffa005d523>] ?
> i915_gem_object_flush_cpu_write_domain+0x26/0x32 [i915]
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: [<ffffffff810b4475>]
> handle_mm_fault+0x349/0x7c5
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: [<ffffffff813ae615>]
> do_page_fault+0x5b5/0x9e9 Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel:
> [<ffffffff813ac01a>] ? unlock_kernel+0x2f/0x32 Jul 14 
11:33:06 feedback
> kernel: [<ffffffff810e0e27>] ? vfs_ioctl+0x76/0x87 Jul 14 
11:33:06
> feedback kernel: [<ffffffff810e12bb>] ? 
do_vfs_ioctl+0x462/0x4a3 Jul 14
> 11:33:06 feedback kernel: [<ffffffff813abab5>] ?
> trace_hardirqs_off_thunk+0x3a/0x6c Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback 
kernel:
> [<ffffffff813ac175>] page_fault+0x25/0x30 Jul 14 11:33:06 
feedback kernel:
> Code: ff e8 35 e9 ff ff 85 c0 0f 84 b3 fe ff ff e9 06 04 00 
00 41 83 7c 24
> 20 00 75 10 48 8b 55 c8 48 8b 02 f7 40 70 be ff ff ff 74 04 
<0f> 0b eb fe
> 49 8b bf 38 01 00 00 48 8b 70 38 48 85 ff 74 1a 48
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: RIP  [<ffffffffa005f3d2>]
> i915_gem_object_get_fence_reg+0x221/0x61e [i915]
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: RSP <ffff880065181be8>
> Jul 14 11:33:06 feedback kernel: ---[ end trace 
3231cf4d512c550e ]---
> 
> 
> Thank you very much
> 
> -- Marco
> 
My symptoms are similar (but using video, not blender), and I 
also have to shut down and reboot to resolve.

I would suggest you post the trace to the bug report stated 
above, as it will not likely do any good here at all, unless 
someone just happens to spot it.