I can confirm this bug on both Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.04 on Intel Kabylake i7-7500U with Sunrise Point chipset. The 4.11 kernel you suggested fixes the problem, so it is fixed upstream. We should try and backport the fix into at least 16.04 and 17.04.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Tags added: kernel-fixed-upstream xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1687901 Title: i915 driver makes linux crash Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I recently upgraded from ubuntu 16.10 to 17.04. Today I got several crash which seems to imply the i915 driver. I had the crash while using gnome-shell, and also while using unity. As I work, the system completely crash. The problem is always in: /build/linux- 2NWldV/linux-4.10.0/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c:4813 skylake_pfit_enable+0x140/0x160 [i915] each time I get the message: [drm:skylake_pfit_enable [i915]] *ERROR* Requesting pfit without getting a scaler first I attach the relevant kern.log parts. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic 4.10.0-20.22 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: alex 5651 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: alex 5651 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Wed May 3 11:36:16 2017 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=870c2fd1-8a8f-49bb-9bf4-dbefaa08e583 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-10 (539 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) MachineType: Intel Corporation Skylake Platform ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic root=UUID=6814e3c1-8cea-4ecc-964d-535fd18782e9 ro quiet splash crashkernel=384M-:128M vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.10.0-20-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.10.0-20-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.164 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-02-25 (66 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/06/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 5.11 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: WhiteTip Mountain1 Fab2 dmi.board.vendor: Topstar dmi.board.version: RVP7 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string dmi.chassis.version: Default string dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.11:bd11/06/2015:svnIntelCorporation:pnSkylakePlatform:pvr0.1:rvnTopstar:rnWhiteTipMountain1Fab2:rvrRVP7:cvnDefaultstring:ct9:cvrDefaultstring: dmi.product.name: Skylake Platform dmi.product.version: 0.1 dmi.sys.vendor: Intel Corporation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1687901/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp