So far I've seen this happen on 2 systems today. On one only X froze, the other one panicked:
ProblemType: KernelOops Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted. Date: Wed Apr 6 09:57:21 2016 Failure: oops OopsText: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008 IP: [<ffffffffc03b23ed>] radeon_fence_ref+0xd/0x50 [radeon] PGD 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: xt_nat xt_tcpudp veth xt_conntrack ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 xt_addrtype iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables nf_nat nf_conntrack bridge stp llc aufs arc4 md4 pci_stub vboxpci(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxnetflt(OE) vboxdrv(OE) rfcomm bnep bluetooth 6lowpan_iphc nls_utf8 cifs binfmt_misc fscache snd_hda_codec_via snd_hda_codec_generic radeon snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_intel snd_hda_controller snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep joydev snd_pcm snd_seq_midi ttm snd_seq_midi_event drm_kms_helper drm snd_rawmidi snd_seq i2c_algo_bit snd_seq_device kvm snd_timer snd ppdev serio_raw soundcore shpchp lp edac_core edac_mce_amd i2c_nforce2 mac_hid parport_pc asus_atk0110 k10temp parport hid_cherry hid_generic usbhid pata_acpi hid psmouse sata_nv forcedeth pata_amd CPU: 1 PID: 1543 Comm: Xorg Tainted: G OE 3.16.0-69-generic #89~14.04.1-Ubuntu Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/M4N68T-M-V2, BIOS 0501 08/03/2010 task: ffff8800b9b45bb0 ti: ffff8800b9e28000 task.ti: ffff8800b9e28000 RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffc03b23ed>] [<ffffffffc03b23ed>] radeon_fence_ref+0xd/0x50 [radeon] RSP: 0018:ffff8800b9e2bad0 EFLAGS: 00010286 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff880035cf55f8 RCX: ffff880035cf4000 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff8800b9e2bbd0 R08: ffff880035cf4d08 R09: ffff880035cf4000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff8800b9e2bde8 R12: ffff880035cf5550 R13: ffff8800b9e2bba8 R14: ffff8800b9e2bb78 R15: 0000000000000020 FS: 00007f6e2ab398c0(0000) GS:ffff8801bfc40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000008 CR3: 00000000b8192000 CR4: 00000000000007e0 Stack: ffffffffc0414ad4 ffff8800b9b45bb0 ffff8800b9b45bb0 ffff880035cf4000 ffff8800b9e2bca8 0000edc0b9e2bb90 0000000000000000 0020000000000100 000000000004a8e0 ffff8800b9e2bb78 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 Call Trace: [<ffffffffc0414ad4>] ? radeon_sa_bo_new+0x2b4/0x4f0 [radeon] [<ffffffff8118fc68>] ? insert_pfn.isra.61+0x48/0xa0 [<ffffffffc03c7f43>] radeon_ib_get+0x33/0xe0 [radeon] [<ffffffffc03ca67b>] radeon_cs_ioctl+0x14b/0x770 [radeon] [<ffffffffc02be9ec>] drm_ioctl+0x1ec/0x660 [drm] [<ffffffff8105bfbc>] ? __do_page_fault+0x20c/0x560 [<ffffffffc039604b>] radeon_drm_ioctl+0x4b/0x80 [radeon] [<ffffffff811e8d80>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x2e0/0x4c0 [<ffffffff811e8fe1>] SyS_ioctl+0x81/0xa0 [<ffffffff8177258d>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f Code: dc 48 8b 3b 89 c1 44 89 e2 48 c7 c6 70 66 4a c0 31 c0 e8 d7 75 10 c1 eb c2 0f 1f 44 00 00 66 66 66 66 90 48 89 f8 ba 01 00 00 00 <f0> 0f c1 57 08 83 c2 01 83 fa 01 7e 01 c3 80 3d 5e 8b 11 00 00 RIP [<ffffffffc03b23ed>] radeon_fence_ref+0xd/0x50 [radeon] RSP <ffff8800b9e2bad0> CR2: 0000000000000008 ---[ end trace 4dfa7ee83f5a67e2 ]---
Package: linux-image-3.16.0-69-generic 3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1 SourcePackage: linux Tags: kernel-oops Uname: Linux 3.16.0-69-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 Architecture: amd64 Dependencies: adduser 3.113+nmu3ubuntu3 apt-utils 1.0.1ubuntu2.11 base-passwd 3.5.33 busybox-initramfs 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1 coreutils 8.21-1ubuntu5.4 cpio 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 dbus 1.6.18-0ubuntu4.3 debconf 1.5.51ubuntu2 debconf-i18n 1.5.51ubuntu2 debianutils 4.4 dmsetup 2:1.02.77-6ubuntu2 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5 e2fslibs 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3 e2fsprogs 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3 findutils 4.4.2-7 gcc-4.8-base 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1 gcc-4.9-base 4.9.3-0ubuntu4 gettext-base 0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3 grub-common 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7 grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.6 grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7 grub-pc-bin 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7 grub2-common 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7 ifupdown 0.7.47.2ubuntu4.4 initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu4.3 initramfs-tools-bin 0.103ubuntu4.3 initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6.3 insserv 1.14.0-5ubuntu2 iproute2 3.12.0-2ubuntu1 isc-dhcp-client 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.4 isc-dhcp-common 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.4 klibc-utils 2.0.3-0ubuntu1 kmod 15-0ubuntu6 libacl1 2.2.52-1 libapparmor1 2.8.95~2430-0ubuntu5.3 libapt-inst1.5 1.0.1ubuntu2.11 libapt-pkg4.12 1.0.1ubuntu2.11 libasprintf0c2 0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3 libattr1 1:2.4.47-1ubuntu1 libaudit-common 1:2.3.2-2ubuntu1 libaudit1 1:2.3.2-2ubuntu1 libblkid1 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7 libbz2-1.0 1.0.6-5 libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.7 libcap2 1:2.24-0ubuntu2 libcgmanager0 0.24-0ubuntu7.5 libcomerr2 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3 libdb5.3 5.3.28-3ubuntu3 libdbus-1-3 1.6.18-0ubuntu4.3 libdebconfclient0 0.187ubuntu1 libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.77-6ubuntu2 libdrm2 2.4.64-1~ubuntu14.04.1 libexpat1 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1 libfreetype6 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5 libfuse2 2.9.2-4ubuntu4.14.04.1 libgcc1 1:4.9.3-0ubuntu4 libgpm2 1.20.4-6.1 libjson-c2 0.11-4+deb.sury.org~trusty+2 [origin: LP-PPA-ondrej-php5-5.6] libjson0 0.11-4+deb.sury.org~trusty+2 [origin: LP-PPA-ondrej-php5-5.6] libklibc 2.0.3-0ubuntu1 libkmod2 15-0ubuntu6 liblocale-gettext-perl 1.05-7build3 liblzma5 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2 libmount1 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7 libncurses5 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1 libncursesw5 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1 libnih-dbus1 1.0.3-4ubuntu25 libnih1 1.0.3-4ubuntu25 libpam-modules 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2 libpam-modules-bin 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2 libpam-runtime 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2 libpam-systemd 204-5ubuntu20.18 libpam0g 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2 libpcre3 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2 libplymouth2 0.8.8-0ubuntu17.1 libpng12-0 1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2 libprocps3 1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.2 libselinux1 2.2.2-1ubuntu0.1 libsemanage-common 2.2-1 libsemanage1 2.2-1 libsepol1 2.2-1ubuntu0.1 libslang2 2.2.4-15ubuntu1 libss2 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3 libstdc++6 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1 libsystemd-daemon0 204-5ubuntu20.18 libsystemd-login0 204-5ubuntu20.18 libtext-charwidth-perl 0.04-7build3 libtext-iconv-perl 1.7-5build2 libtext-wrapi18n-perl 0.06-7 libtinfo5 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1 libudev1 204-5ubuntu20.18 libustr-1.0-1 1.0.4-3ubuntu2 libuuid1 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7 libxtables10 1.4.21-1ubuntu1 lsb-base 4.1+Debian11ubuntu6 makedev 2.3.1-93ubuntu1 module-init-tools 15-0ubuntu6 mount 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7 mountall 2.53 multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu6.7 netbase 5.2 os-prober 1.63ubuntu1.1 passwd 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.2 perl-base 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.1 plymouth 0.8.8-0ubuntu17.1 plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.8-0ubuntu17.1 procps 1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.2 psmisc 22.20-1ubuntu2 sensible-utils 0.0.9 systemd-services 204-5ubuntu20.18 sysv-rc 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6.3 sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6.3 tar 1.27.1-1 tzdata 2016c-0ubuntu0.14.04 ucf 3.0027+nmu1 udev 204-5ubuntu20.18 upstart 1.12.1-0ubuntu4.2 util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7 uuid-runtime 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7 zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-19 (169 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt25 Title: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) _MarkForUpload: True
So far I've seen this happen on 2 systems today. On one only X froze, the other one panicked:
ProblemType: KernelOops 3ed>] radeon_ fence_ref+ 0xd/0x50 [radeon] codec_generic radeon snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_intel snd_hda_controller snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep joydev snd_pcm snd_seq_midi ttm snd_seq_midi_event drm_kms_helper drm snd_rawmidi snd_seq i2c_algo_bit snd_seq_device kvm snd_timer snd ppdev serio_raw soundcore shpchp lp edac_core edac_mce_amd i2c_nforce2 mac_hid parport_pc asus_atk0110 k10temp parport hid_cherry hid_generic usbhid pata_acpi hid psmouse sata_nv forcedeth pata_amd ffffffffc03b23e d>] [<ffffffffc03b2 3ed>] radeon_ fence_ref+ 0xd/0x50 [radeon] e2bad0 EFLAGS: 00010286 0(0000) GS:ffff8801bfc4 0000(0000) knlGS:000000000 0000000 14ad4>] ? radeon_ sa_bo_new+ 0x2b4/0x4f0 [radeon] 8fc68>] ? insert_ pfn.isra. 61+0x48/ 0xa0 c7f43>] radeon_ ib_get+ 0x33/0xe0 [radeon] ca67b>] radeon_ cs_ioctl+ 0x14b/0x770 [radeon] be9ec>] drm_ioctl+ 0x1ec/0x660 [drm] 5bfbc>] ? __do_page_ fault+0x20c/ 0x560 9604b>] radeon_ drm_ioctl+ 0x4b/0x80 [radeon] e8d80>] do_vfs_ ioctl+0x2e0/ 0x4c0 e8fe1>] SyS_ioctl+0x81/0xa0 7258d>] system_ call_fastpath+ 0x1a/0x1f 3ed>] radeon_ fence_ref+ 0xd/0x50 [radeon]
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
Date: Wed Apr 6 09:57:21 2016
Failure: oops
OopsText:
BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008
IP: [<ffffffffc03b2
PGD 0
Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP
Modules linked in: xt_nat xt_tcpudp veth xt_conntrack ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 xt_addrtype iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables nf_nat nf_conntrack bridge stp llc aufs arc4 md4 pci_stub vboxpci(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxnetflt(OE) vboxdrv(OE) rfcomm bnep bluetooth 6lowpan_iphc nls_utf8 cifs binfmt_misc fscache snd_hda_codec_via snd_hda_
CPU: 1 PID: 1543 Comm: Xorg Tainted: G OE 3.16.0-69-generic #89~14.04.1-Ubuntu
Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/M4N68T-M-V2, BIOS 0501 08/03/2010
task: ffff8800b9b45bb0 ti: ffff8800b9e28000 task.ti: ffff8800b9e28000
RIP: 0010:[<
RSP: 0018:ffff8800b9
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff880035cf55f8 RCX: ffff880035cf4000
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffff8800b9e2bbd0 R08: ffff880035cf4d08 R09: ffff880035cf4000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff8800b9e2bde8 R12: ffff880035cf5550
R13: ffff8800b9e2bba8 R14: ffff8800b9e2bb78 R15: 0000000000000020
FS: 00007f6e2ab398c
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000008 CR3: 00000000b8192000 CR4: 00000000000007e0
Stack:
ffffffffc0414ad4 ffff8800b9b45bb0 ffff8800b9b45bb0 ffff880035cf4000
ffff8800b9e2bca8 0000edc0b9e2bb90 0000000000000000 0020000000000100
000000000004a8e0 ffff8800b9e2bb78 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
Call Trace:
[<ffffffffc04
[<ffffffff811
[<ffffffffc03
[<ffffffffc03
[<ffffffffc02
[<ffffffff810
[<ffffffffc03
[<ffffffff811
[<ffffffff811
[<ffffffff817
Code: dc 48 8b 3b 89 c1 44 89 e2 48 c7 c6 70 66 4a c0 31 c0 e8 d7 75 10 c1 eb c2 0f 1f 44 00 00 66 66 66 66 90 48 89 f8 ba 01 00 00 00 <f0> 0f c1 57 08 83 c2 01 83 fa 01 7e 01 c3 80 3d 5e 8b 11 00 00
RIP [<ffffffffc03b2
RSP <ffff8800b9e2bad0>
CR2: 0000000000000008
---[ end trace 4dfa7ee83f5a67e2 ]---
Package: linux-image- 3.16.0- 69-generic 3.16.0- 69.89~14. 04.1 1ubuntu1. 2 14.04.1 9ubuntu1. 7 d-lists 0.6 9ubuntu1. 7 9ubuntu1. 7 9ubuntu1. 7 tools-bin 0.103ubuntu4.3 2430-0ubuntu5. 3 5.1ubuntu20. 7 1~ubuntu14. 04.1 14.04.1 deb.sury. org~trusty+ 2 [origin: LP-PPA- ondrej- php5-5. 6] deb.sury. org~trusty+ 2 [origin: LP-PPA- ondrej- php5-5. 6] gettext- perl 1.05-7build3 20120614- 2ubuntu2 5.1ubuntu20. 7 1ubuntu1 1ubuntu1 1ubuntu2. 14.04.2 14.04.1 charwidth- perl 0.04-7build3 wrapi18n- perl 0.06-7 1ubuntu1 5.1ubuntu20. 7 5.1ubuntu20. 7 1-1ubuntu9. 2 theme-ubuntu- text 0.8.8-0ubuntu17.1 14.04 5.1ubuntu20. 7 5.1ubuntu20. 7 dfsg-1ubuntu1 ture: amd64 ature: Ubuntu 3.16.0- 69.89~14. 04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt25
SourcePackage: linux
Tags: kernel-oops
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-69-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
Dependencies:
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apt-utils 1.0.1ubuntu2.11
base-passwd 3.5.33
busybox-initramfs 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1
coreutils 8.21-1ubuntu5.4
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DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-19 (169 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
PackageArchitec
ProcVersionSign
Title: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
_MarkForUpload: True