Bug#848598: libgl1-mesa-dri: Multiple applications using OpenGL freeze

[Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net>]

On 19/12/16 05:18 AM, Julian wrote:
> Package: libgl1-mesa-dri
> Version: 13.0.2.-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> since one of the latest upgrades (I didn't reboot for a few weeks so I'm not
> sure which one, I assume the last) several applications using OpenGL are
> freezing and becoming totally unresponsive. This includes VLC (after a few
> seconds, depending on the video), chrome/chromium/vivaldi (all tested versions,
> after a few minutes), glxgears (immediately or after a few seconds).

Sounds like bug #846779, an xserver-xorg-core regression. Enabling

	Option "AccelMethod" "glamor"
	Option "DRI" "3"

in /etc/X11/xorg.conf should avoid it.


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