driver crash

[Fabio Marconi]

Hallo
It works well till greeter and the firsts minute of the session, then became instable and then crash, mouse mouving but graphic garbled.
tty works

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-6.17-generic 3.10.3
Uname: Linux 3.10.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Mon Aug 5 00:49:20 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100] [10de:0242] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:0242]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: UbuntuKylin 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130803)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c050 Logitech, Inc. RX 250 Optical Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.10.0-6-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntukylin--vg-root ro locale=zh_CN quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/15/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.70
dmi.board.asset.tag: 00000000
dmi.board.name: K8NF4G-SATA2
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.70:bd03/15/2006:svn:pnK8NF4G-SATA2:pvr1.00:rvn:rnK8NF4G-SATA2:rvr1.00:
dmi.product.name: K8NF4G-SATA2
dmi.product.version: 1.00
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.4-0ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.4-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.9-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu1.1
xserver.bootTime: Mon Aug 5 00:46:05 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 8
 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.14.2-0ubuntu3
xserver.video_driver: nouveau

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

From CurrentDmesg:

[ 335.756476] nouveau E[ PFIFO][0000:00:05.0] DMA_PUSHER - ch 3 [compiz[1883]] get 0xbeef0200 put 0x0025a1ac state 0xc0028188 (err: MEM_FAULT) push 0x00001000
[ 335.756661] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.756675] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011c0000
[ 335.756882] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.756891] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011c4000
[ 335.756927] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.756935] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011c8000
[ 335.756969] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.756977] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011cc000
[ 335.757011] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.757019] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011d0000
[ 335.757047] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.757055] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011d4000
[ 335.757087] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.757096] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011d8000
[ 335.757132] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.757141] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011dc000
[ 335.757174] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ERROR nsource: DATA_ERROR nstatus: BAD_ARGUMENT
[ 335.757183] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:05.0] ch 3 [0x00056000 compiz[1883]] subc 2 class 0x0039 mthd 0x0314 data 0x011e0000
[ 338.732022] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 339.869376] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 339.869657] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 339.964504] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 340.868171] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 340.928338] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 340.934763] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 340.934914] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 340.945048] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 340.945118] [TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction
[ 340.945126] nouveau E[compiz[1883]] fail ttm_validate
[ 340.945129] nouveau E[compiz[1883]] validate vram_list
[ 340.945141] nouveau E[compiz[1883]] validate: -12
[ 341.062242] nouveau E[ PFIFO][0000:00:05.0] DMA_PUSHER - ch 1 [Xorg[1012]] get 0x...

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1208207

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[peter swain (swine)]

seen after today's apt-get upgrade on a previously-working 13.10 installation on HP xw8400 Workstation.
I hadn't logged in for weeks, so not sure if the transition from xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu3 to 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1 was the critical event.

Notable dmesg events are attached. including
[ 684.095667] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 684.095729] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1949 at /build/buildd/linux-3.11.0/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c:151 nou
veau_bo_del_ttm+0x77/0x80 [nouveau]()
[ 684.095822] CPU: 0 PID: 1949 Comm: Xorg Tainted: GF I 3.11.0-3-generic #8-Ubuntu
[ 684.095824] Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP xw8400 Workstation/0A08h, BIOS 786D5 v02.26 09/21/2007
[ 684.095826] 0000000000000009 ffff880114fadc00 ffffffff816f0d91 0000000000000000
[ 684.095830] ffff880114fadc38 ffffffff81061ced ffff880113509c00 ffff880114aed800
[ 684.095833] ffff880114423170 ffff880113509c00 ffffffffa0236540 ffff880114fadc48
[ 684.095837] Call Trace:
[ 684.095845] [<ffffffff816f0d91>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56
[ 684.095850] [<ffffffff81061ced>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0
[ 684.095855] [<ffffffff81061dca>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
[ 684.095881] [<ffffffffa01ce7b7>] nouveau_bo_del_ttm+0x77/0x80 [nouveau]
[ 684.095893] [<ffffffffa00fc6e9>] ttm_bo_release_list+0x89/0xc0 [ttm]
[ 684.095902] [<ffffffffa00fd95c>] ttm_bo_release+0x1bc/0x2e0 [ttm]
[ 684.095911] [<ffffffffa00fdaa9>] ttm_bo_unref+0x29/0x30 [ttm]
[ 684.095937] [<ffffffffa01d204b>] nouveau_gem_object_del+0x4b/0x70 [nouveau]
[ 684.095957] [<ffffffffa000594a>] drm_gem_object_free+0x2a/0x30 [drm]
[ 684.095971] [<ffffffffa0005eee>] drm_gem_object_release_handle+0xae/0xd0 [drm]
[ 684.095977] [<ffffffff8135a304>] idr_for_each+0xa4/0xf0
[ 684.095991] [<ffffffffa0005e40>] ? drm_gem_handle_delete+0x170/0x170 [drm]
[ 684.095995] [<ffffffff816f4312>] ? mutex_lock+0x12/0x2f
[ 684.096009] [<ffffffffa00066e0>] drm_gem_release+0x20/0x30 [drm]
[ 684.096045] [<ffffffffa0004d11>] drm_release+0x5a1/0x620 [drm]
[ 684.096058] [<ffffffff811a7981>] __fput+0xe1/0x230
[ 684.096069] [<ffffffff811a7b1e>] ____fput+0xe/0x10
[ 684.096080] [<ffffffff81081384>] task_work_run+0xc4/0xe0
[ 684.096085] [<ffffffff81064157>] do_exit+0x2b7/0xa40
[ 684.096089] [<ffffffff81097f59>] ? vtime_account_user+0x69/0x80
[ 684.096093] [<ffffffff8106495f>] do_group_exit+0x3f/0xa0
[ 684.096096] [<ffffffff810649d4>] SyS_exit_group+0x14/0x20
[ 684.096101] [<ffffffff81700e2f>] tracesys+0xe1/0xe6
[ 684.096104] ---[ end trace c5f683f3e85eee1a ]---

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hallo Peter Swain
Your seems much more a kernel issue that a xorg one.
Please file the bug under linux running:

ubuntu-bug linux

regards

[peter swain (swine)]

still occurs under old kernel 3.8.0-23-generic, but perhaps it's an undiagnosed kernel bug there, showing up with tighter assertions in later drm/nouveau code.
There's some drm/nouveau changes in upstream kernel I'll explore, then I'll re-post under kernel when I have fresh logs

[peter swain (swine)]

The originally reported "[TTM] Failed to expire sync object before buffer eviction"
smell like a kernel issue too, and probably one that's fixed in upstream kernel.
They don't show up when I boot into today's kernel.org's 3.11.0-rc7 (commit a8787645e14ce),
and are probably fixed by recent drm/noveau changes since 3.11.0-rc6

My original issue seems to have gone away when I realised that box was using lightdm, not gdm,
and lightdm is no longer supported. If I see problems when reverting to ubuntu standard kernel,
while keeping gdb, I'll re-raise against kernel.

So this is just Fabio's issue -- apologies for conflating the two when "failed to expire sync" seen