I have a similar issue on Ubuntu 15.10. While running make runtest for opencl-caffe (https://github.com/amd/OpenCL-caffe) $ uname -a Linux thesun 4.2.0-22-generic #27-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 17 22:57:08 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843143] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 2792 at /build/linux-cRemOf/linux-4.2.0/kernel/watchdog.c:311 watchdog_overflow_callback+0x79/0xa0() Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843144] Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on cpu 1 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843144] Modules linked in: rfcomm bnep fglrx(POE) uas intel_rapl usb_storage iosf_mbi x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp arc4 ath9k ath9k_common ath9k_hw hid_generic joydev ath input_leds mac80211 coretemp snd_hda_codec_realtek kvm_intel snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_generic eeepc_wmi asus_wmi sparse_keymap kvm snd_hda_intel crct10dif_pclmul snd_hda_codec cfg80211 snd_hda_core crc32_pclmul snd_hwdep snd_pcm ath3k btusb snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device btrtl btbcm btintel snd_timer snd aesni_intel bluetooth aes_x86_64 lrw amd_iommu_v2 gf128mul soundcore glue_helper ablk_helper mei_me mei lpc_ich cryptd shpchp serio_raw tpm_infineon mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport autofs4 hid_microsoft usbhid hid mxm_wmi psmouse e1000e ahci libahci ptp pps_core wmi video Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843169] CPU: 1 PID: 2792 Comm: test.testbin Tainted: P W OE 4.2.0-22-generic #27-Ubuntu Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843170] Hardware name: ASUS All Series/Z87-PRO, BIOS 2103 08/18/2014 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843171] 0000000000000000 000000000e4dc345 ffff88082ec45aa0 ffffffff817e94c9 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843172] 0000000000000000 ffff88082ec45af8 ffff88082ec45ae0 ffffffff8107b3d6 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843173] 0000000000000000 ffff88080afb8000 0000000000000000 ffff88082ec45c00 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843174] Call Trace: Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843175] [] dump_stack+0x45/0x57 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843180] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x86/0xc0 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843181] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x55/0x70 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843183] [] watchdog_overflow_callback+0x79/0xa0 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843185] [] __perf_event_overflow+0x90/0x1c0 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843186] [] perf_event_overflow+0x14/0x20 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843188] [] intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x1e1/0x460 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843190] [] perf_event_nmi_handler+0x26/0x40 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843192] [] nmi_handle+0x83/0x120 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843193] [] default_do_nmi+0x42/0x100 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843194] [] do_nmi+0xea/0x140 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843195] [] end_repeat_nmi+0x1a/0x1e Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843227] [] ? firegl_trace+0x65/0x1e0 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843248] [] ? firegl_trace+0x72/0x1e0 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843269] [] ? firegl_trace+0x72/0x1e0 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843290] [] ? firegl_trace+0x72/0x1e0 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843290] <> [] ? firegl_trace+0x72/0x1e0 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843331] [] ? firegl_trace+0x72/0x1e0 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843333] [] ? __kmalloc+0x1ad/0x250 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843349] [] ? KCL_MEM_SmallBufferAlloc+0x13/0x20 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843351] [] ? down+0x2e/0x50 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843372] [] ? firegl_cmmqs_CWDDE_32+0x199/0x480 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843393] [] ? firegl_cmmqs_CWDDE32+0x8e/0x140 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843395] [] ? capable+0x17/0x20 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843416] [] ? firegl_cmmqs_disabledriver+0x120/0x120 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843434] [] ? firegl_ioctl+0x1f4/0x260 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843436] [] ? helper_rfc4106_encrypt+0x1b6/0x2f0 [aesni_intel] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843451] [] ? ip_firegl_unlocked_ioctl+0xe/0x20 [fglrx] Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843453] [] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x295/0x480 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843454] [] ? SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843456] [] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x75 Dec 26 01:36:38 thesun kernel: [ 926.843457] ---[ end trace 5dc0feee496b4886 ]--- Dec 26 01:36:46 thesun kernel: [ 934.914340] ------------[ cut here ]------------