vaapi not working [libva error: dlopen of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so failed: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so: undefined symbol: amdgpu_cs_syncobj_import_sync_file]

[EricDHH]

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)"

04:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480] [1002:67df] (rev e7)
 Subsystem: Sapphire Technology Limited Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/580] (Nitro+ Radeon RX 580 4GB) [1da2:e366]

The graphics run by the amdgpu (not -pro) and is unable to address va-api acceleration.

eric@athena:~$ vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so
libva error: dlopen of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so failed: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so: undefined symbol: amdgpu_cs_syncobj_import_sync_file
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

While open GL software like the unigine heaven benchmark runs very well.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,grid,imgpng,mousepoll,move,place,regex,resize,session,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,wobbly,animation,expo,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell,workarounds]
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Fri Mar 9 12:16:28 2018
DistUpgraded: 2018-03-09 11:15:52,669 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: amdgpu, 17.50-511655, 4.13.0-36-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480] [1002:67df] (rev e7) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Sapphire Technology Limited Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/580] (Nitro+ Radeon RX 580 4GB) [1da2:e366]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-04 (63 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M.
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-10-generic root=UUID=9782f23b-461f-4cf0-b7d4-9b4e2739964c ro iommu=soft quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-03-09 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/07/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F2g
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 970A-UD3P
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF2g:bd10/07/2014:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn970A-UD3P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.90-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc4-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.0~rc4-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.10.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2
xserver.bootTime: Thu Jan 11 18:02:23 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2~16.04.1
xserver.video_driver: amdgpu

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

can't mix amdgpu and distro, I'm sure there's a vaapi driver for amdpgu too, or if this error is from it, complain to AMD