Re: drm causes kernel panic

On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 10:02 -0700, Steve Kargl wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 10:00:27PM -0400, Robert Noland wrote:
> > 
> > Ok, please try the attached patch.  I talked it over with another drm
> > developer and it should be safe to drop all the locks while calling
> > drm_pci_alloc().  I think I have fixed this for all drivers / paths that
> > call it.  It will log an error now if it is called with either of the
> > two locks that I found being held.  I have tested this on my intel 965gm
> > so far and all is well.  I also had to touch mach64 and radeon, so I
> > need someone to validate those.  (This is a different path from the
> > panic you received previously)
> > 
> 
> Your patch fixes the problem.  With a new kernel and Xorg's dri
> module loaded, I now see in /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> 
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] SAREA 2200+1208: 3408
> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
> drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:03:06.0
> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
> drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 9
> drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:03:06.0
> (II) [drm] DRM interface version 1.2
> (II) [drm] DRM open master succeeded.
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] Using the DRM lock SAREA also for drawables.
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0xfd000000
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel
> (II) MACH64(0): X context handle = 0x1
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] installed DRM signal handler
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] Will request asynchronous DMA mode
> (==) MACH64(0): [drm] Using 2 MB for DMA buffers
> (II) MACH64(0): [pci] ring handle = 0x64a34000
> (II) MACH64(0): [pci] Ring mapped at 0x2006d4000
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] register handle = 0xfeaff000
> (II) MACH64(0): [dri] Visual configs initialized
> (II) MACH64(0): [dri] Block 0 base at 0xfeaff400
> (WW) MACH64(0): Not enough memory for local textures, disabling DRI
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] removed 1 reserved context for kernel
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] unmapping 8192 bytes of SAREA 0xfffffffe40962000 at 0x2006d2000
> (II) MACH64(0): [drm] Closed DRM master.

I'm guessing that this is a pci based card like mine?  So, I assume this
is the same case as before the updates?

robert.

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