[Bug #28622] radeon video lockup

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Sunday, February 13, 2011, david at lang.hm wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2011, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> 
> > This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> > of regressions introduced between 2.6.36 and 2.6.37.
> >
> > The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> > introduced between 2.6.36 and 2.6.37.  Please verify if it still should
> > be listed and let the tracking team know (either way).
> >
> >
> > Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28622
> > Subject		: radeon video lockup
> > Submitter	: Daniel Poelzleithner <bugzilla.kernel.org at poelzi.org>
> > Date		: 2011-02-08 17:48 (5 days old)
> 
> hmm, I've occasionally been expericancing what sounds like a similar 
> issue.
> 
> the screen locks, it doesn't respond to the keyboard (but caps lock still 
> works), frequently the mouse pointer still moves, but you can't click on 
> anything.
> 
> it ususally happens to me a few min after starting firefox (with 10-15 
> windows holding a couple hundred tabs), so it could also be a firefox bug 
> if it can capture the input and not release it.
> 
> I've experianced this on my T61 laptop, and my work machine (Radeon X1300 
> series)
> 
> I'm currently running ubuntu 10.10 which is 2.6.35-25, so if it is the 
> same problem, it wasn't introduced between 2.6.36 and 2.6.37.
> 
> like the OP of the bug report, this is not something that happens 
> frequently, but I don't do much that stresses the video, so starting all 
> these tabs is about as hard as I drive it.

Thanks for the info, added dri-devel to the CC list.

Rafael