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Date:      Sun, 29 May 2016 13:03:28 -0700
From:      Matthew Macy <mmacy@nextbsd.org>
To:        =?UTF-8?Q?=22Ren=C3=A9_Ladan=22?= <rene@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "freebsd-x11" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: CFT update day 2
Message-ID:  <154fe1d36eb.dbad06fa506617.2766905574315160021@nextbsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <ffa40b36-fbbd-78ca-4be2-8d4e5f187664@freebsd.org>
References:  <154dcac7f27.f5da66a0148247.6294302194451585046@nextbsd.org> <5e9c72c8-eb73-eff6-9d20-03e5bc423ec0@freebsd.org> <ed8cb5da-a811-ebfe-2ebc-bae8f5d85b9c@mathaas.de> <f6882265-60ec-edc6-532d-e3fd80364308@freebsd.org> <154fdf6a252.ded3c290281065.8333167109007661706@nextbsd.org> <f84574f6-6e56-463a-e7a2-d38520083e4c@freebsd.org> <154fe0aa212.fc5ef2fe227320.132485229697148150@nextbsd.org> <ffa40b36-fbbd-78ca-4be2-8d4e5f187664@freebsd.org>

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 ---- On Sun, 29 May 2016 13:00:10 -0700 Ren=C3=A9 Ladan <rene@freebsd.org>=
 wrote ----=20
 > On 29-05-16 21:43, Matthew Macy wrote:=20
 > > The kernel may be at fault. But my guess is that user and kernel are=
=20
 > > really supposed to be somewhat in sync. You're running the absolute=20
 > > latest kernel bits with a 3 1/2(?) year old user. It's nice that it=20
 > > works as well as it does.=20
 > Hmm yes, I didn't even realize the userland was that old.=20
 > =20
 > But isn't there a danger that updating xf86-video-intel also means=20
 > updating other bits and pieces of Xorg?=20
 > =20

Not a danger,  a certainty. Ultimately 4.6 users will need to run an up to =
date X. Newer hardware needs newer software.

-M


 > Ren&eacute;=20
 > > ---- On Sun, 29 May 2016 12:30:23 -0700 Ren&eacute; Ladan<rene@freebsd=
.org>=20
 > > wrote ----=20
 > >=20
 > >     On 29-05-16 21:21, Matthew Macy wrote:=20
 > >     > It sounds like I just need to make the newer xf86-intel work.=20
 > >     The old=20
 > >     > one probably simply isn't able to support newer chips. Thanks=20
 > >     for the=20
 > >     > report.=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     So it is not something in the kernel module?=20
 > >=20
 > >     (back to the unpatched xf86-video-intel driver for now)=20
 > >=20
 > >     Ren&eacute;=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     > -M=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     > ---- On Sun, 29 May 2016 12:15:47 -0700 Ren&eacute;=20
 > >     Ladan<rene@freebsd.org <mailto:rene@freebsd.org>>=20
 > >     > wrote ----=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     > On 29-05-16 18:37, Matthias Haas wrote:=20
 > >     > > Am 29.05.2016 um 16:51 schrieb Ren&eacute; Ladan:=20
 > >     > >> On 23-05-16 10:12, Matthew Macy wrote:=20
 > >     > >>> The highlights for today are the following:=20
 > >     > >>>=20
 > >     > >>> Bug fixes:=20
 > >     > >>> - Will Andrews fixed attach for some laptops (such as the=20
 > >     > Carbon X1).=20
 > >     > >>> The Carbon X1 has a quirky BIOS that doesn't allow the OS to=
=20
 > >     > >>> enumerate the GPU's interrupt.=20
 > >     > >>> - Will Andrews identified a conditionally uninitialized=20
 > >     return in=20
 > >     > >>> idr_find that could lead to a panic in some cases.=20
 > >     > >>> - Fixed a panic in mtrr_del frequently seen when attach fail=
ed.=20
 > >     > >>> - Sleep/wakeups with interrupts are largely implemented=20
 > >     correctly=20
 > >     > >>> now. Previously a polling 10ms sleep was used. I'm still=20
 > >     > >>> concerned that the code really needs to be level-triggered.=
=20
 > >     > >>>=20
 > >     > >>> Cleanups:=20
 > >     > >>> - Logging is now enabled for the first 10s after attach unle=
ss=20
 > >     > >>> dev.drm.drm_debug_keep=3D1.=20
 > >     > >>> - Unimplemented warnings are off by default.=20
 > >     > >>>=20
 > >     > >> [...snip USB instructions...]=20
 > >     > >>> If using the github repo, make sure you're using the=20
 > >     drm-next-4.6=20
 > >     > >>> branch.=20
 > >     > >>>=20
 > >     > >> I tested the latest github version on my laptop (an Acer Aspi=
re=20
 > >     > >> E5-773G-78RN with an Intel HD 520 GPU, see [1]), some results=
:=20
 > >     > >>=20
 > >     > >> - xfce4 starts, no visual artifacts=20
 > >     > >> - XV is disabled but present according to xdpyinfo, i.e.=20
 > >     > mplayer renders=20
 > >     > >> movies with black borders in full screen mode=20
 > >     > >> - glxgears gets up to 30 fps full screen (so something is not=
=20
 > >     > >> accelerated)=20
 > >     > >> - HDMI output works (when X is started after initially pluggi=
ng=20
 > >     > in the=20
 > >     > >> cable), the TV image keeps getting updated if I close the lid=
=20
 > >     > >> - switching back and forth between X and the console works=20
 > >     > >> - stellarium works=20
 > >     > >>=20
 > >     > >> Maybe xf86-video-intel 2.21.15 is missing an PCI id?=20
 > >     > > It is indeed missing a few PCI ids, I created 2 patches that a=
dd=20
 > >     > those=20
 > >     > > missing ids, but that doesn't seem to be enough in my case (Ir=
is=20
 > >     > 550).=20
 > >     > > You may try them anyway and see if they change anything for yo=
u,=20
 > >     > but I=20
 > >     > > can't give any support as I'm only a web developer and all thi=
s=20
 > >     > stuff is=20
 > >     > > not really my area of expertise.=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     > With a patched xf86-video-intel the screen freezes and switching=
=20
 > >     > back to=20
 > >     > the console does not work either. SSH login still works fine.=20
 > >     > Although=20
 > >     > Xorg looks frozen, Xorg.log shows that acceleration should work=
=20
 > >     > now, as=20
 > >     > shown in the attached Xorg.log diff (with timestamps removed). A=
=20
 > >     > kernel=20
 > >     > log from around the freeze is attached too.=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     > This is with the drm-next-4.6 branch at commit=20
 > >     > 1e9ceda8a2a5b5eb45b3cd692987edc8b410817f=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     > >> [1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops/Acer_Aspire_E5_773G_78RN=
=20
 > >     >=20
 > >     > Cheers,=20
 > >     > Ren&eacute;=20
 > >     >=20
 > >=20
 > =20
 >=20




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