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          <th>Bug ID</th>
          <td><a class="bz_bug_link 
          bz_status_NEW "
   title="NEW - Failed to prepare CRTC for page flipping, disabling TearFree"
   href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94806">94806</a>
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          <th>Summary</th>
          <td>Failed to prepare CRTC for page flipping, disabling TearFree
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          <th>Product</th>
          <td>DRI
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          <th>Version</th>
          <td>XOrg git
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          <th>Hardware</th>
          <td>x86-64 (AMD64)
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          <th>OS</th>
          <td>Linux (All)
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          <th>Status</th>
          <td>NEW
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          <th>Severity</th>
          <td>normal
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          <th>Priority</th>
          <td>medium
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          <th>Component</th>
          <td>DRM/Intel
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          <th>Assignee</th>
          <td>intel-gfx-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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          <th>Reporter</th>
          <td>william@eshagh.com
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          <th>QA Contact</th>
          <td>intel-gfx-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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          <th>CC</th>
          <td>intel-gfx-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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        <pre>Created <span class=""><a href="attachment.cgi?id=122686" name="attach_122686" title="xorg log">attachment 122686</a> <a href="attachment.cgi?id=122686&action=edit" title="xorg log">[details]</a></span>
xorg log

I can't enable tearfree on skylake.

-- system architecture: x86_64
-- kernel version: 4.5.0-040500-generic
-- Linux distribution: xubuntu 16.04
-- Machine or mother board model: Supermicro X11SSZ-F
-- Display connector: 3 displays: 1 DIV, 2 via displayport MST. One displayport
using active adapter to enable use of dual link DVI monitor. Issue occurs
without MST hub as well.

xorg conf:

Section "Extensions"
        Option "XVideo" "Disable"
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
   Driver      "intel"
   Option      "AccelMethod" "sna"
   Option      "TearFree" "true"
   Option      "DRI" "true"
#   Option      "DRI" "3"
   # VideoRam 461632   # sometimes (before i updated the bios, it were useful)
EndSection

xserver-xorg-video-intel                    2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu0.1

TearFree won't take, with xorg log reporting:

(EE) intel(0): Failed to prepare CRTC for page flipping, disabling TearFree</pre>
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