Bug#513904: Xorg runaway in NVSync(), see #336774
Sergio Gelato wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-nv
> Version: 1:2.0.3-1
>
> This seems to be a follow-up of archived bug #336774, which was closed
> due to the submitter no longer having access to a test system on which
> to reproduce the issue.
>
> Symptom: Xorg starts using nearly 100% of the CPU, becomes unresponsive.
>
> Stack backtrace, obtained by attaching gdb to the running process:
> #0 0xb7c24532 in NVSync () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nv_drv.so
> #1 0xb6b00668 in XAAComposite () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libxaa.so
> #2 0x08157597 in DamageDamageRegion ()
> #3 0x08144517 in CompositePicture ()
> #4 0x0814a853 in PanoramiXRenderReset ()
> #5 0x081476b5 in AllocatePicturePrivate ()
> #6 0x08086ccb in Dispatch ()
> #7 0x0806e6b9 in main ()
>
Any chance you try with a more recent driver? 2.0.3 is old. We have
2.1.10 in testing/unstable and 2.1.12 in experimental?
thanks,
Brice
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