GDM on Gnome with Wayland: PC freezing with nouveau drivers

[Carla Sella]

I am having issues with GDM on Gnome with Wayland.
After having logged on with GDM on Gnome with Wayland, I was surfing the net with Firefox and reading my e-mail with Thunderbird, my PC froze. I could not do anything but forcibly reboot.
After reboot, every time I log on with GDM on Gnome with Wayland I get a frozen desktop with what you can see in the attached screen shots (garbled desktop background). Cannot do anything but switch off my PC forcibly.
If I log on, after reboot, with GDM on Gnome I can use my PC again, I cannot use Gnome on Wayland anymore.

My PC is a DELL XPS-8900 (I attached a lshw.txt file with details of it).
I am using Ubuntu 17.10.

I am attaching my syslog file where you can find these lines in:

Jul 23 11:49:36 carla-XPS-8900 gnome-shell-cal[1937]: create_client_for_source: assertion 'client == NULL' failed
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.612523] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fifo: SCHED_ERROR 0a [CTXSW_TIMEOUT]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.612545] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fifo: runlist 0: scheduled for recovery
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.612573] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fifo: channel 25: killed
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.612584] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fifo: engine 0: scheduled for recovery
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.612689] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: priv: GPC0: 419df4 00000000 (1f40820e)
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.612704] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: priv: GPC1: 419df4 00000000 (1f40820e)
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.634860] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fifo: read fault at 0000000000 engine 17 [PMU] client 12 [PMU] reason 02 [PTE] on channel -1 [007fd53000 unknown]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734846] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734860] WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 74 at /build/linux-TsKqlr/linux-4.11.0/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/falcon/v1.c:177 nvkm_falcon_v1_wait_for_halt+0xb8/0xe0 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734861] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: timeout
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734861] Modules linked in: rfcomm pci_stub vboxpci(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxnetflt(OE) vboxdrv(OE) cmac bnep binfmt_misc snd_hda_codec_hdmi nls_iso8859_1 dell_wmi sparse_keymap dell_smbios intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic kvm_intel kvm uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops irqbypass videobuf2_v4l2 crct10dif_pclmul videobuf2_core crc32_pclmul snd_usb_audio videodev ghash_clmulni_intel joydev pcbc arc4 snd_usbmidi_lib dcdbas media snd_hda_intel input_leds aesni_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core aes_x86_64 snd_hwdep crypto_simd glue_helper cryptd snd_pcm iwlmvm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event btusb snd_rawmidi btrtl mac80211 intel_cstate snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer iwlwifi intel_rapl_perf hci_uart snd btbcm btqca mei_me
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734883] cfg80211 serio_raw mei soundcore intel_pch_thermal btintel bluetooth intel_lpss_acpi shpchp intel_lpss acpi_als tpm_crb kfifo_buf mac_hid acpi_pad industrialio parport_pc ppdev lp parport ip_tables x_tables autofs4 btrfs xor raid6_pq hid_generic uas usb_storage usbhid nouveau mxm_wmi i2c_algo_bit ttm drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect e1000e sysimgblt fb_sys_fops psmouse drm ptp ahci pps_core libahci wmi i2c_hid video hid pinctrl_sunrisepoint pinctrl_intel
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734900] CPU: 7 PID: 74 Comm: kworker/7:1 Tainted: G OE 4.11.0-11-generic #16-Ubuntu
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734900] Hardware name: Dell Inc. XPS 8900/0XJ8C4, BIOS 2.1.5 05/06/2016
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734917] Workqueue: events gk104_fifo_recover_work [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734917] Call Trace:
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734920] dump_stack+0x63/0x81
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734921] __warn+0xcb/0xf0
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734922] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5a/0x80
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734937] ? nv04_timer_read+0x48/0x60 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734945] nvkm_falcon_v1_wait_for_halt+0xb8/0xe0 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734953] nvkm_falcon_wait_for_halt+0xf/0x20 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734967] gm200_secboot_run_blob+0x14d/0x1d0 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734976] ? nvbios_rd16+0x22/0x50 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.734989] acr_r352_shutdown+0x38/0xd0 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735001] ? acr_r352_shutdown+0x38/0xd0 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735013] acr_r352_reset+0x39/0xe0 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735025] nvkm_secboot_reset+0x5e/0x60 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735040] gf100_gr_init_ctxctl_ext+0x4c/0x800 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735054] gf100_gr_init_ctxctl+0x1ed/0x2b0 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735069] gm200_gr_init+0x731/0x760 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735083] gf100_gr_init_+0x55/0x60 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735097] nvkm_gr_init+0x17/0x20 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735104] nvkm_engine_init+0x131/0x1e0 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735112] nvkm_subdev_init+0x95/0x200 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735126] gk104_fifo_recover_work+0xc9/0x190 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735127] process_one_work+0x1fc/0x4b0
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735128] worker_thread+0x4b/0x500
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735129] kthread+0x109/0x140
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735130] ? process_one_work+0x4b0/0x4b0
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735131] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x70/0x70
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735132] ret_from_fork+0x25/0x30
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735133] ---[ end trace 3cb555ffe55c4862 ]---
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735151] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: gr: init failed, -110
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735151] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735165] WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 74 at /build/linux-TsKqlr/linux-4.11.0/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gk104.c:204 gk104_fifo_recover_work+0x188/0x190 [nouveau]
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735166] Modules linked in: rfcomm pci_stub vboxpci(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxnetflt(OE) vboxdrv(OE) cmac bnep binfmt_misc snd_hda_codec_hdmi nls_iso8859_1 dell_wmi sparse_keymap dell_smbios intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic kvm_intel kvm uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops irqbypass videobuf2_v4l2 crct10dif_pclmul videobuf2_core crc32_pclmul snd_usb_audio videodev ghash_clmulni_intel joydev pcbc arc4 snd_usbmidi_lib dcdbas media snd_hda_intel input_leds aesni_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core aes_x86_64 snd_hwdep crypto_simd glue_helper cryptd snd_pcm iwlmvm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event btusb snd_rawmidi btrtl mac80211 intel_cstate snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer iwlwifi intel_rapl_perf hci_uart snd btbcm btqca mei_me
Jul 23 11:49:37 carla-XPS-8900 kernel: [ 43.735180] cfg80211 serio_raw mei soundcore intel_pch_thermal btintel bluetooth intel_lpss_acpi shpchp intel_lpss acpi_als tpm_crb kfifo_buf mac_hid acpi_pad industrialio parport_pc ppdev lp parport ip_tables x_tables autofs4 btrfs xor raid6_pq hid_generic uas usb_storage usbhid nouveau mxm_wmi i2c_algo_bit ttm drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect e1000e sysimgblt fb_sys_fops psmouse drm ptp ahci pps_core libahci wmi i2c_hid video hid pinctrl_sunrisepoint pinctrl_intel