Yesterday I upgraded Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04.1 and the bug is now gone

On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 6:51 PM Sütő Norbert <2062...@bugs.launchpad.net>
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> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash intel_iommu=igfx_off"
>
>
> It also fix on my side.
>
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> Title:
>   Random flickering with Intel i915 (Gen9 GPUs) on Linux 6.8 (Ubuntu
>   24.04)
>
> Status in Linux:
>   New
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
>   In Progress
> Status in linux-hwe-6.8 package in Ubuntu:
>   Invalid
> Status in linux source package in Jammy:
>   Invalid
> Status in linux-hwe-6.8 source package in Jammy:
>   Confirmed
> Status in linux source package in Noble:
>   Fix Committed
> Status in linux-hwe-6.8 source package in Noble:
>   Invalid
> Status in linux source package in Oracular:
>   In Progress
> Status in linux-hwe-6.8 source package in Oracular:
>   Invalid
>
> Bug description:
>   SRU Justification
>
>   [Impact]
>   The flickering predominantly occurs when the mouse cursor is in the
> bottom quarter of the screen and stops when the cursor leaves this area.
>   Extensive testing across various kernel versions revealed that the issue
> became apparent from kernel version 6.8.0 onward, correlating with the
> mentioned configuration changes, CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU_DEFAULT_ON and
> CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU_SCALABLE_MODE_DEFAULT_ON.
>   The problem persists in the latest drm tip.
>
>   [Fix]
>   As an immediate workaround, adding 'intel_iommu=igfx_off' to the kernel
> command line has been found to effectively eliminate the flickering issue.
>   This patch proposes the same behavior as 'intel_iommu=igfx_off' and
> apply the rule to all Intel SKL GPU IDs.
>
>   [Test]
>   1. Boot up to desktop with 6.8.0-x kernels
>   2. Moving cursor around the desktop
>   3. There should be no flicker while cursor is moving
>
>   [Where problems could occur]
>   For virtualized environments using hardware-assisted virtualization for
> graphics (such as VFIO or mediated pass-through), disabling IOMMU for
> graphics could either disable these features or reduce their security and
> efficiency.
>   Usually, users pass the 'intel_iommu=on' by themselves when they are
> using related features. So, the impact of this change is minimal.
>
>   ===========
>
>   After migrating Mantic 23.10 install to Linux 6.8.0, I am experiencing
> heavy flickering at random.
>   It happens after a moderate to heavy on screen activity like window
> switching, scrolling etc.
>   It never happens when playing video or when there is no interaction
> using keyboard/pointer.
>
>   It tend to happen when the mouse cursor is in the bottom quarter of the
> screen and stops immediately when the cursor leaves that screen region.
>   Around the same time the following appears in kernel log:
>   kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun
>
>   Happens on both X11 and Wayland on both KDE plasma and Mate (though
>   less).
>
>   I first encountered the issue with Linux 6.8.0-11 and it still happens
> with Ubunutu's 6.8.0-28 and Mainline 6.8.7.
>   Kernels 6.6, 6.5, 6.1 and older did not have that issue.
>
>   Hardware is: Dell XPS 9350, Vendor Intel, Driver i915, Skylake GT2 [HD
> Graphics 520]
>   Software: Ubuntu 23.10, KDE Plasma 5.27.10 / Mate 1.26
>
>   Attaching kernel log for 6.8.0-28
>
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  Random flickering with Intel i915 (Gen9 GPUs) on Linux 6.8 (Ubuntu
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