Using irqpoll pcie_aspm=off selinux=0 as boot parameters and setting powermizer to lowest performance setting ( to prevent the gfx card from heating at all ) , disabled openGL flipping , the crashing behaviour has changed.. The card no longer drops from the PCIexpress bus but instead it produces some more revealing messages ..
While playing starcraft 2 with wine..
Kern.log ->
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691374] INFO: task SC2.exe:2189 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691377] “echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs” disables this message.
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691379] SC2.exe D ffffffff81806080 0 2189 1 0×00020000
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691382] ffff88018088bb78 0000000000000086 0000000000000001 ffff88018088bbc8
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691386] ffff88018088bfd8 ffff88018088bfd8 ffff88018088bfd8 0000000000013780
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691389] ffff8801b4c416f0 ffff88017ff92de0 0000000000000000 7fffffffffffffff
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691392] Call Trace:
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691398] [] schedule+0x3f/0×60
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691401] [] schedule_timeout+0x2a5/0×320
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691405] [] ? poll_freewait+0xe0/0xe0
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691407] [] ? __pollwait+0xf0/0xf0
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691410] [] wait_for_common+0xdf/0×180
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691414] [] ? try_to_wake_up+0×200/0×200
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691416] [] wait_for_completion+0x1d/0×20
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691494] [] os_acquire_semaphore+0×69/0×80 [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691550] [] _nv014565rm+0×9/0xe [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691596] [] ? _nv016163rm+0xce/0x1ee [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691638] [] ? _nv001029rm+0xbc0/0xca0 [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691680] [] ? _nv001063rm+0×66/0x2afb [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691722] [] ? _nv000937rm+0×26/0×147 [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691780] [] ? _nv001095rm+0x33d/0xa9f [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691835] [] ? rm_ioctl+0×76/0xf3 [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691888] [] ? nv_kern_ioctl+0x15c/0×490 [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691892] [] ? getnstimeofday+0×57/0xe0
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691945] [] ? nv_kern_compat_ioctl+0×21/0×30 [nvidia]
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691949] [] ? compat_sys_ioctl+0xad/0×240
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691953] [] ? compat_sys_time+0×25/0×60
Jul 7 23:50:32 ammar-desktop kernel: [ 960.691956] [] ? sysenter_dispatch+0×7/0x2e
Xorg log ->
[ 822.042] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x0000c408)
[ 828.683] [mi] EQ overflowing. Additional events will be discarded until existing events are processed.
[ 828.683]
Backtrace:
[ 828.704] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0×26) [0x7f73b42b3996]
[ 828.704] 1: /usr/bin/X (mieqEnqueue+0×263) [0x7f73b4294073]
[ 828.704] 2: /usr/bin/X (0x7f73b412b000+0x62ab4) [0x7f73b418dab4]
[ 828.704] 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so (0x7f73ac544000+0x5d88) [0x7f73ac549d88]
[ 828.704] 4: /usr/bin/X (0x7f73b412b000+0x8af87) [0x7f73b41b5f87]
[ 828.704] 5: /usr/bin/X (0x7f73b412b000+0xb0eca) [0x7f73b41dbeca]
[ 828.704] 6: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x7f73b3451000+0xfcb0) [0x7f73b3460cb0]
[ 828.704] 7: (vdso) (0x7fff0bbcc000+0×707) [0x7fff0bbcc707]
[ 828.704] 8: (vdso) (0x7fff0bbcc000+0x7e5) [0x7fff0bbcc7e5]
[ 828.704] 9: (vdso) (__vdso_gettimeofday+0x2b) [0x7fff0bbcca1b]
[ 828.704] 10: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f73ad02c000+0x883a5) [0x7f73ad0b43a5]
[ 828.704] 11: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f73ad02c000+0xff713) [0x7f73ad12b713]
[ 828.704] 12: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f73ad02c000+0x4cf326) [0x7f73ad4fb326]
[ 828.704] 13: /usr/bin/X (0x7f73b412b000+0x11988c) [0x7f73b424488c]
[ 828.704] 14: /usr/bin/X (0x7f73b412b000+0x4a953) [0x7f73b4175953]
[ 828.704] 15: /usr/bin/X (0x7f73b412b000+0x4e8b1) [0x7f73b41798b1]
[ 828.705] 16: /usr/bin/X (0x7f73b412b000+0x3d6da) [0x7f73b41686da]
[ 828.705] 17: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f73b22e676d]
[ 828.705] 18: /usr/bin/X (0x7f73b412b000+0x3d9d1) [0x7f73b41689d1]
[ 828.705] [mi] These backtraces from mieqEnqueue may point to a culprit higher up the stack.
[ 828.705] [mi] mieq is *NOT* the cause. It is a victim.
[ 829.042] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x0000c408)
[ 829.042] [mi] Increasing EQ size to 512 to prevent dropped events.
[ 829.042] [mi] EQ processing has resumed after 43 dropped events.
[ 829.042] [mi] This may be caused my a misbehaving driver monopolizing the server’s resources.
[ 832.044] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x0000e348)
[ 839.044] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x0000e348)
[ 842.047] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x000002a8)
[ 849.047] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x000002a8)
[ 852.048] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x000062d8)
[ 859.048] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x000062d8)
[ 862.049] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0×00008218)
[ 869.049] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0×00008218)
[ 872.050] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x0000a158)
[ 879.050] (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0×8000, 0x0000a4c8, 0x0000a158)
I changed my xorg.conf Section “Device” to
Section “Device”
Identifier “Device0″
Option “Coolbits” “1″
Option “RegistryDwords” “PowerMizerEnable=0×1; PerfLevelSrc=0×2222; PowerMizerLevel=0×3; PowerMizerDefault=0×3; PowerMizerDefaultAC=0×3″
Driver “nvidia”
VendorName “NVIDIA Corporation”
EndSection
to set the graphics card powermizer setting to always use the lowest setting as a test but since it heats up a lot less , it is more quiet and the onboard electronics will probably last longer I am thinking of keeping it configured that way..!
NVidia forums remain under “maintenance”
nvnews.net has disabled new registrations..