Hi Bruce,

> On 25 Jul 2016, at 03:40, Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfi...@windriver.com> wrote:
> 
> On 2016-07-24 6:09 PM, Chris Tapp wrote:
>> I’m using the meta-intel “valley-island” BSP under “krogoth” and think I may 
>> have run into https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109051.
>> 
>> I’m using a J1900 (listed as affected) and the system locks up totally 
>> (running a graphics-based application) after an indeterminate period.
>> 
>> Using the scripts referenced on the related bug page for comment 437 
>> (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109051#c437) appears to resolve 
>> the issue.
>> 
>> Is anyone aware of this and/or know if it will be fixed within the Yocto 
>> kernel tree?
> 
> Not unless someone sends a patch.
> 
> If you have a platform showing the error, and have tested a fix .. why
> not just send the patch ?

Thanks Bruce,

Unfortunately, I’ve not found one yet. The scripts I mention just disable 
c-states as the problem seems to be an interaction between the i915 driver and 
power management. I can probably live with this for my application, but it 
still lives a window during boot and the script running where a lockup could 
happen - unlikely, as the bug thread implies the problem is more likely to show 
when the system has idle CPU resources.

From the thread it looks as if it may be possible to produce a patch as there 
are reportes that the problem may be fixed / does not show in later kernel 
versions (4.6?), but it also looks as if there may be more than one patch 
required (in different areas).

I’ll have a dig, see what I can find and try to produce a patch set - I’m not a 
kernel expert, so it may take some time ;-)

> 
> Bruce
> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Chris Tapp
>> opensou...@keylevel.com
>> www.keylevel.com
>> 
> 

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Chris Tapp
opensou...@keylevel.com
www.keylevel.com

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