BZ #198121, #197145: Re-add dropped linux-2.6-drm-cripple-r300.patch to v2.6.17

[bloch at verdurin.com]

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006, Adam Jackson wrote:

> Chuck Anderson wrote:
> >On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 06:16:07PM -0400, Adam Jackson wrote:
> >>Chuck Anderson wrote:
> >>>I'm running FC5 right now with this patch re-added, and it solves BZ 
> >>>#197145 "Kernel 2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 freezes System completely".  I 
> >>>looked at the rawhide kernel-2.6.17-1.2445.fc6 and noticed that the 
> >>>patch is missing there too, so I'd like to bring this to the attention 
> >>>of the developers so that the issue is fixed in devel/FC6 as well.
> >>>
> >>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=198121
> >>>
> >>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197145
> 
> That should at least give us some idea of what's going wrong before the 
> system hangs.  Of course, if it's not actually wedging the machine but 
> just hanging X, then this all gets much easier.
> 

I'm seeing something similar and the hang does seem to be restricted to
X.  If I'm patient, I can get to a virtual console.  I'll see if I can
get some useful debug logs.