Re: 2.6.26-rc2 hosed X?

From: Dave Airlie
Date: Wed May 14 2008 - 03:00:25 EST


On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Norbert Preining <preining@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I usually follow the -rc series with skipping the -rc1 (waiting for the
> worst errors to be fixed).
>
> Here now a severe regression with respect to 2.6.25: X seems to be hosed
> in the sense that:
> - switching to console
> - suspend 2 ram
> - suspend 2 disk
> often leaves the computer completely unusable.
>
> I am using:
> - Debian/sid up2date, i.e. xorg server 7.3
> - intel Chipset 945GM (Acer laptop)
> - intel xorg video driver 2.2.1 and 2.3.1 (both tested)
>
> Since not even Sysrq is working I cannot get a log file or whatsoever.
>
> Is that something known, are is there some patch to revert/test?

You might try pulling in my git tree which Linus ignored last week I
think.. 'drm-patches' branch.

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6.git drm-patches

maybe the reverting patch it contains might help..

Dave.
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