[amdgpu] Cursor used during log in after boot still on screen after log in on desktop

[Léonard Lage]

After booting up my laptop and logging in, the cursor that is used during the log in phase just freezes on the spot it last was after pressing the enter key to log in and stays there the whole usage time. It only disappears when I restart or shut down the laptop. It doesn't impair the usage of the desktop cursor, but stays on the screen, in front of every open window.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.14.0-1058.66-oem 5.14.21
Uname: Linux 5.14.0-1058-oem x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.25
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Mar 14 13:53:12 2023
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is the distribution channel descriptor for the OEM CDs
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-sutton-focal-amd64-20220803-89+sutton-focal-amd64+X02
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device [1002:1681] (rev d1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
MachineType: LENOVO 21CKCTO1WW
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.14.0-1058-oem root=UUID=5579c05a-7872-4f21-8412-a225bea53a66 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/11/2022
dmi.bios.release: 1.32
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: R23ET62W (1.32 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 21CKCTO1WW
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: ThinkPad
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 1.25
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrR23ET62W(1.32):bd11/11/2022:br1.32:efr1.25:svnLENOVO:pn21CKCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadP16sGen1:rvnLENOVO:rn21CKCTO1WW:rvrThinkPad:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:skuLENOVO_MT_21CK_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPadP16sGen1:
dmi.product.family: ThinkPad P16s Gen 1
dmi.product.name: 21CKCTO1WW
dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_21CK_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad P16s Gen 1
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad P16s Gen 1
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.107-8ubuntu1~20.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 21.2.6-0ubuntu0.1~20.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

This is/was a common issue on AMD systems. I think the 5.14 OEM kernel here is missing this fix:

  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/1344#note_932943

But if it's still happening in later kernels then it might be related to:

  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6470

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

it's also a wontfix at this point, as it'll migrate to hwe-5.15 soon

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

and if the fix landed in 5.9.0, then surely 5.14 has it?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Yes good point. So this can't be the first issue, but it is generally a known recurring issue for amdgpu only. Most recently reported in https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6470