Kernel and system lockup on Asustek UX32A running 16.04 LTS with HWE kernel (or 18.04 LTS) with two monitors - internal laptop panel and external HDMI
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-signed-hwe (Ubuntu) |
Expired
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Steps to reproduce:
1a. Have Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS installed, install HWE kernel on it
1b. Have Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS instelled
2. Connect HDMI monitor to the laptop
3. Boot laptop
Expected results:
* laptop booted fast and have fast reaction on user actions
Actual results:
* laptop booted after 200 second and sometimes lockups for a while, having many DRM errors
```
$ cat /var/log/kern.log | grep drm
Apr 26 12:29:31 flash-1604 kernel: [ 484.312170] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:02 flash-1604 kernel: [ 494.552285] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:02 flash-1604 kernel: [ 504.792328] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:02 flash-1604 kernel: [ 515.032279] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:12 flash-1604 kernel: [ 525.272386] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:23 flash-1604 kernel: [ 535.512433] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:33 flash-1604 kernel: [ 546.008447] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:43 flash-1604 kernel: [ 556.248389] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.488371] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.505470] [drm:intel_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608296] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1950 at /build/
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608389] glue_helper snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi cryptd arc4 binfmt_misc iwldvm kvm_intel kvm intel_cstate snd_seq snd_seq_device mac80211 intel_rapl_perf snd_timer snd iwlwifi joydev soundcore input_leds serio_raw cfg80211 shpchp mei_me mei lpc_ich intel_rst wmi int3403_thermal mac_hid acpi_als int3400_thermal kfifo_buf acpi_thermal_rel int3402_thermal asus_wireless industrialio int340x_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608518] RIP: 0010:drm_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608741] drm_helper_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608758] drm_helper_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608804] drm_mode_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608838] ? drm_mode_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608867] drm_ioctl_
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608896] drm_ioctl+
Apr 26 12:30:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 566.608926] ? drm_mode_
Apr 26 12:31:05 flash-1604 kernel: [ 578.264162] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:31:20 flash-1604 kernel: [ 592.599725] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:31:30 flash-1604 kernel: [ 602.839348] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:31:40 flash-1604 kernel: [ 613.078998] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.249099] [drm:intel_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351006] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1950 at /build/
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351088] glue_helper snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi cryptd arc4 binfmt_misc iwldvm kvm_intel kvm intel_cstate snd_seq snd_seq_device mac80211 intel_rapl_perf snd_timer snd iwlwifi joydev soundcore input_leds serio_raw cfg80211 shpchp mei_me mei lpc_ich intel_rst wmi int3403_thermal mac_hid acpi_als int3400_thermal kfifo_buf acpi_thermal_rel int3402_thermal asus_wireless industrialio int340x_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351205] RIP: 0010:drm_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351410] drm_helper_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351424] drm_helper_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351457] drm_mode_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351486] ? drm_mode_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351512] drm_ioctl_
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351538] drm_ioctl+
Apr 26 12:31:41 flash-1604 kernel: [ 614.351564] ? drm_mode_
Apr 26 12:32:07 flash-1604 kernel: [ 639.702301] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:32:17 flash-1604 kernel: [ 649.942087] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:32:27 flash-1604 kernel: [ 660.182816] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:32:37 flash-1604 kernel: [ 670.423426] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:32:48 flash-1604 kernel: [ 680.663894] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:32:58 flash-1604 kernel: [ 690.904131] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:33:11 flash-1604 kernel: [ 703.960286] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:33:34 flash-1604 kernel: [ 726.744560] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:33:44 flash-1604 kernel: [ 736.984790] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:33:54 flash-1604 kernel: [ 747.224902] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:34:06 flash-1604 kernel: [ 759.256696] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:34:17 flash-1604 kernel: [ 769.496515] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:34:29 flash-1604 kernel: [ 782.296172] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:34:51 flash-1604 kernel: [ 803.799835] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:35:01 flash-1604 kernel: [ 814.039764] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:35:26 flash-1604 kernel: [ 839.383199] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:35:58 flash-1604 kernel: [ 870.614782] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:36:08 flash-1604 kernel: [ 880.854598] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:36:18 flash-1604 kernel: [ 891.094477] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:36:33 flash-1604 kernel: [ 905.686182] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:36:43 flash-1604 kernel: [ 915.926016] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:41:02 flash-1604 kernel: [ 1174.737809] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:41:12 flash-1604 kernel: [ 1184.977714] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:41:22 flash-1604 kernel: [ 1195.217600] [drm:drm_
Apr 26 12:41:44 flash-1604 kernel: [ 1217.233362] [drm:drm_
```
Notes:
the same laptop with the same HDMI monitor works normally with Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS using default 4.4 kernel.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Fri Apr 26 12:34:35 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-21 (1099 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20160420.1)
SourcePackage: linux-signed-hwe
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| tags: | added: kernel-daily-bug |

Laptop uses only Intel graphics.
Laptop screen is 1366x768. Monitor is 1920x1200.
Moving mouse beyond 1366x768 results in 15 second lag.
The 4.15 misses some i915 firmware files:
$ sudo update-initramfs -k all -u img-4.15. 0-48-generic i915/kbl_ guc_ver9_ 14.bin for module i915 i915/bxt_ guc_ver8_ 7.bin for module i915 img-4.4. 0-138-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
May them are reason for lockups?