[Dell XPS 13 9333] Xorg crashed with SIGABRT/ WARNING in intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips()

[Robert Jordens]

GPU gets stuck. Frequently after wakeup from sleep, but also during normal run.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-14.20-generic 3.16.2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-14-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Thu Sep 18 06:00:32 2014
DistUpgraded: 2014-09-12 07:00:32,485 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.3.14, 3.16.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:060a]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-08 (41 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS13 9333
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X -core :0 -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch
ProcEnviron:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-14-generic root=UUID=8a50e235-2691-4a4a-b587-3bb79f18c59c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: xorg-server
StacktraceTop:
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Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-09-12 (5 days ago)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 03/19/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 0D13CR
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd03/19/2014:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139333:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0D13CR:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: XPS13 9333
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140812-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.2.6-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.2.6-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Thu Sep 18 06:06:44 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 4933
 vendor CMN
xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1

[Robert Jordens (jordens)]

It starts with a WARNING in intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips() and then after a few very slow (tens of seconds) VT switches, in intel_display_power_put()

Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637835] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637876] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1386 at /build/buildd/linux-3.16.0/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c:3313 intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips+0x16c/0x180 [i915]()
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637878] Modules linked in: xt_recent ctr ccm pci_stub vboxpci(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxnetflt(OE) vboxdrv(OE) uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core v4l2
_common videodev btusb media hid_multitouch nvram dm_crypt arc4 ip6t_REJECT xt_hl ip6t_rt nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ipt_REJECT xt_comment xt_LOG xt_limit xt_tcpudp joydev xt_addrtype nf_conntrack_ipv4
 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_conntrack intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp ip6table_filter ip6_tables coretemp nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_broadcast nf_nat_ftp nf_nat nf_conntrack_ftp nf_conntrac
k kvm_intel hid_rmi dell_wmi iptable_filter sparse_keymap kvm ip_tables x_tables iwlmvm mac80211 crct10dif_pclmul dell_laptop dcdbas snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic crc32_pclmul snd_hda_codec_hdm
i ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel iwlwifi snd_hda_intel aes_x86_64 snd_hda_controller lrw snd_hda_codec gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper snd_soc_rt5640 cryptd snd_hwdep snd_soc_rl6231 snd_soc_core cfg80211 s
erio_raw snd_compress snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_pcm mei_me shpchp snd_seq_midi mei lpc_ich snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer snd snd_soc_sst_acpi dw_dmac soundcore i2c_hid dw_dmac_c
ore i2c_designware_platform i2c_designware_core 8250_dw spi_pxa2xx_platform rfcomm bnep bluetooth 6lowpan_iphc mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport hid_generic usbhid hid i915 i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper drm
psmouse ahci libahci wmi video sdhci_acpi sdhci
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637940] CPU: 2 PID: 1386 Comm: Xorg Tainted: G OE 3.16.0-14-generic #20-Ubuntu
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637941] Hardware name: Dell Inc. XPS13 9333/0D13CR, BIOS A04 03/19/2014
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637943] 0000000000000009 ffff880036543c18 ffffffff817793ae 0000000000000000
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637945] ffff880036543c50 ffffffff8106fced 0000000000000000 ffff88020cbfb000
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637947] ffff88020c488240 ffff88020c8bd800 ffff88020c8bd800 ffff880036543c60
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637950] Call Trace:
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637957] [<ffffffff817793ae>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637961] [<ffffffff8106fced>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637964] [<ffffffff8106fdca>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637983] [<ffffffffc0268e3c>] intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips+0x16c/0x180 [i915]
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.637987] [<ffffffff810b94d0>] ? prepare_to_wait_event+0x100/0x100
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito kernel: [ 801.638005] [<ffffffffc026b903>] intel_crtc_disable_planes+0x33/0x1c0 [i915]
Sep 18 06:20:00 tito ker...

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 present_set_tree_pixmap (window=0x0, pixmap=0x7f0abba596f0) at ../../present/present.c:378
 present_set_abort_flip (screen=0x7f0abb825390) at ../../present/present.c:398
 present_flip_destroy (screen=screen@entry=0x7f0abb825390) at ../../present/present.c:937
 present_close_screen (screen=0x7f0abb825390) at ../../present/present_screen.c:60
 CursorCloseScreen (pScreen=0x7f0abb825390) at ../../xfixes/cursor.c:187

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[faunris (faunris)]

This error was repeated on me a few times with the same situation:
I watched a movie on the site nttp: //kinogo.net in Google Chrome and Xorg freezes after about 30 minutes of viewing
My notebook: msi gs 70 2pc (core I7, nvidia gtx 860)
Ubuntu 14.10 Amd64

syslog:
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840122] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840188] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1472 at /build/buildd/linux-3.16.0/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c:3324 intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips+0x16c/0x180 [i915]()
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840191] Modules linked in: alx mdio ctr ccm bbswitch(OE) bnep rfcomm dm_crypt nls_iso8859_1 snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic mxm_wmi msi_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hda_intel snd_hda_controller intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel arc4 snd_hda_codec kvm snd_hwdep snd_pcm crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event aesni_intel snd_rawmidi ath9k aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul glue_helper ath9k_common ablk_helper cryptd ath9k_hw snd_seq joydev ath serio_raw ath3k mac80211 btusb bluetooth 6lowpan_iphc snd_seq_device snd_timer cfg80211 snd mei_me lpc_ich mei shpchp soundcore wmi mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport hid_generic usbhid hid i915 i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper psmouse ahci drm libahci video [last unloaded: mdio]
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840268] CPU: 0 PID: 1472 Comm: Xorg Tainted: P OE 3.16.0-31-generic #41-Ubuntu
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840272] Hardware name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. GS70 2PC Stealth/MS-1772, BIOS E1772IMS.10C 10/21/2014
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840274] 0000000000000009 ffff880221677c18 ffffffff82782d0b 0000000000000000
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840280] ffff880221677c50 ffffffff8206ff2d 0000000000000000 ffff880223883000
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840285] ffff88021fd98210 ffff8802238eb800 ffff8802238eb800 ffff880221677c60
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840290] Call Trace:
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840303] [<ffffffff82782d0b>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840312] [<ffffffff8206ff2d>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840318] [<ffffffff8207000a>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840350] [<ffffffffc03b813c>] intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips+0x16c/0x180 [i915]
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840360] [<ffffffff820b97b0>] ? prepare_to_wait_event+0x100/0x100
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840391] [<ffffffffc03bac03>] intel_crtc_disable_planes+0x33/0x1c0 [i915]
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840396] [<ffffffff82787e9b>] ? __ww_mutex_lock+0x1b/0xb0
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840426] [<ffffffffc03bbb47>] haswell_crtc_disable+0x57/0x2d0 [i915]
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840431] [<ffffffff82788af2>] ? mutex_lock+0x12/0x30
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840462] [<ffffffffc03bc577>] intel_crtc_update_dpms+0x67/0xa0 [i915]
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840494] [<ffffffffc03c0c09>] intel_connector_dpms+0x59/0x70 [i915]
Mar 12 05:23:54 xxx kernel: [58769.840524] [<fffff...