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Bug 109197 - Important update for users of Linux/x86-64 >= Linux 2.6.11 and Nvidia driver version 1.0-7676 and 1.0-7174
Summary: Important update for users of Linux/x86-64 >= Linux 2.6.11 and Nvidia driver ...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: X11 External Driver Maintainers
URL: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showt...
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Reported: 2005-10-13 12:49 UTC by M. Ignacio Monge García
Modified: 2006-11-10 16:01 UTC (History)
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Description M. Ignacio Monge García 2005-10-13 12:49:17 UTC
From the Nvidia Linux Kernel Forum:

"Linux/x86-64 kernels >= Linux 2.6.11 have a bug in their implementation of the
global_flush_tlb() kernel interface that can lead to severe stability problems
in combination with the NVIDIA Linux/x86-64 graphics driver and/or other drivers
relying on the change_page_attr()/global_flush_tlb() kernel interfaces. This
problem is not expected to be fixed before Linux 2.6.14 (final) is released.

The patches below for the 1.0-7676 and 1.0-7174 NVIDIA Linux/x86-64 graphics
driver releases work around this problem. It is highly recommended that users of
affected Linux kernels and NVIDIA Linux/x86-64 graphics drivers apply these
patches."

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Jeffrey Gardner (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-12-15 04:17:12 UTC
I was having the same freezes, but fixed it with that patch from zander.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=771058#post771058
Comment 2 Brendan Shanks 2006-02-04 16:43:24 UTC
These patches have been committed:

media-video/nvidia-kernel/files/1.0.7676/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-7676-1386866.diff
and
media-video/nvidia-kernel/files/1.0.7174/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-7174-1386866.diff
Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-11-10 16:01:03 UTC
No longer relevant bug about obsolete driver versions. Closing.