[Linux PPC] [X1000] [e5500] Kernel 6.17 testing and DRM issue

[Christian Zigotzky]

On 05.08.2025 15:12, Christian Zigotzky wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Here is the alpha5 of kernel 6.17 for X1000 and e5500 machines (X5000/20, X5000/40, Mirari, and QEMU VMs).
>
> I created kernels with and without the drm-next-2025-07-30 updates [1] because of the issue with the Radeon graphics framebuffer device #15. [2]
>
> Download and further information: https://github.com/chzigotzky/kernels/releases/tag/v6.17.0-alpha5
>
> Please test both kernels.
>
> Thanks,
> Christian
>
> [1] https://web.git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=260f6f4fda93c8485c8037865c941b42b9cba5d2
>
> [2] https://github.com/chzigotzky/kernels/issues/15
I tested both kernels on my X1000 today and I can definitely confirm, 
that the issue is somewhere in the commit drm-next-2025-07-30 updates [1]

The Radeon graphics framebuffer doesn't work with the kernel with the 
drm-next-2025-07-30 updates [1]. Without these updates, the framebuffer 
works.

-- Christian


[1] 
https://web.git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=260f6f4fda93c8485c8037865c941b42b9cba5d2

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