Xorg freezes

[Chris Sorenson]

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> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 11:41:49 +0530
> From: Fabin Mundattil <mfabin at gmail.com>
> To: xorg at freedesktop.org
> Subject: Xorg freezes
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> I have Ubuntu 18 running Google Chrome. Google chrome freezes my 
> machine. I
> figured it out that the hardware acceleration is the issue. From what I
> understand, something like this shouldn't freeze Xorg. I need to 
> disable
> GLX, DRI2 and DRI3 in Xorg to fix the issue. I don't see any errors
> anywhere in logs either. Is this a bug in Xorg? Should I submit any 
> more
> information?
> 
> --
> Regards
> Fabin M
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> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 10:54:13 +0100
> From: Michel Dänzer <michel at daenzer.net>
> To: Fabin Mundattil <mfabin at gmail.com>
> Cc: xorg at freedesktop.org
> Subject: Re: Xorg freezes
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> On 2019-12-04 7:11 a.m., Fabin Mundattil wrote:
>> I have Ubuntu 18 running Google Chrome. Google chrome freezes my 
>> machine. I
>> figured it out that the hardware acceleration is the issue. From what 
>> I
>> understand, something like this shouldn't freeze Xorg. I need to 
>> disable
>> GLX, DRI2 and DRI3 in Xorg to fix the issue. I don't see any errors
>> anywhere in logs either. Is this a bug in Xorg?
> 
> More likely in the Mesa/kernel drivers you're using.
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> Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:27:42 +0100
> From: walter harms <wharms at bfs.de>
> To: xorg at lists.x.org
> Cc: mfabin at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: Xorg freezes
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> Am 04.12.2019 07:11, schrieb Fabin Mundattil:
>> I have Ubuntu 18 running Google Chrome. Google chrome freezes my 
>> machine. I
>> figured it out that the hardware acceleration is the issue. From what 
>> I
>> understand, something like this shouldn't freeze Xorg. I need to 
>> disable
>> GLX, DRI2 and DRI3 in Xorg to fix the issue. I don't see any errors
>> anywhere in logs either. Is this a bug in Xorg? Should I submit any 
>> more
>> information?
> 
> 
> Hi Fabin,
> independent of everything:
> 
> The big problem for developers is replication, if the problem is not
> reproduceable it is less likely that it can be fixed. So if you
> want to submit a problem report take the seat of the developer and
> ask yourself: could you replicate the problem with that
> information ? It helps a lot if you can reduce the number of
> libraries needed etc.
> 
> just my 2 cents,
> 
> re,
>  wh
> 

Regards Fabian,

In particular, it would help to know what graphics hardware exists on 
your system. If there are binary kernel modules for that hardware from 
its manufacturer it would likely be best if you used those, though that 
is admittedly not the "free software" way.