That's a kernel change which is included in v4.10. Closing as fixed, on 16.04 the hwe-16.04 kernel will be updated to it before 16.04.3, and before that happens you can use the -edge kernel which is on v4.10 already.
** Package changed: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1586539 Title: Major screen flickering in Chromium and Google Chrome To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1586539/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp