The original report was on a desktop with an ATI Radeon video adapter running Lucid. I gave up on that system.
Now, on a Precise amd64 installation on my primary laptop that has an Nvidia GEForce Go 7600 and the nvidia drivers I've hit the same issue several times today (23 April 2012) after early-morning package upgrades. It seems to be provoked mostly when I switch VTs. Didn't have the problem until today's upgrades. kern.log helpfully reports: grep NVRM /var/log/kern.log | sed 's/^.*kernel: \(.*\)$/\1/' [ 28.442074] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:37:00 PDT 2012 [ 215.646010] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 00180000 00000020 [ 217.645954] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 219.645963] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 234.364853] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef4a01 0000004a 00000404 07800018 00000010 [ 236.364786] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 238.408077] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001808 00000000 00000020 [ 240.408030] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 242.515854] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 00180000 00000020 [ 246.552706] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001808 00000000 00000020 [ 248.552658] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 250.597166] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 00180000 00000020 [ 254.641104] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001808 00000000 00000020 [ 256.641050] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 258.729179] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 00180000 00000020 [ 264.764097] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 273.985109] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 278.040099] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 282.089573] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 286.152939] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 290.213195] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 302.397407] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 316.933763] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 346.117690] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 625.614312] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:37:00 PDT 2012 [ 657.107112] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0001 bfef0010 0000004a 00000404 05000320 00000010 [ 673.884392] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0001 bfef0010 0000004a 00000404 05000320 00000010 [ 802.914790] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0001 bfef0010 0000004a 00000404 05000320 00000010 [ 804.914751] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 27.011483] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:37:00 PDT 2012 [ 247.624331] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001808 00000000 00000020 [ 249.624275] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 251.627311] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0000 0b88 8186c083 00000000 00f2f1f0 00000000 [ 254.006539] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001fd8 00000001 00000020 [ 256.006489] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 258.118780] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001fd8 00000001 00000020 [ 260.118691] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 262.121813] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0000 1f04 00000000 00000000 00f2f1f0 00000000 [ 262.767592] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001808 00000000 00000020 [ 264.767541] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 266.947763] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 00180000 00000020 [ 271.241460] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef7702 00003089 0000040c 00000000 00000010 [ 273.241399] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 277.441501] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 281.499072] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 289.588372] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 294.100102] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 298.823303] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 32.334273] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:37:00 PDT 2012 [ 1159.272822] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001808 00000000 00000020 [ 1161.272779] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 1163.464895] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001fd8 00000001 00000020 [ 1163.532013] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 1167.467600] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0000 0a20 41c40000 00000000 00f2f1f0 00000000 [ 1167.768788] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 00180000 00000020 [ 1171.806428] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 03080000 00000020 [ 1173.806365] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 1175.925304] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 00180000 00000020 [ 1180.063155] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00001fd8 00000001 00000020 [ 1182.063097] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 1184.145163] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0002 beef3097 00004097 00000204 00180000 00000020 [ 1190.261845] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context [ 1198.444135] NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context The last report repeats many times. The attached Xorg log file (Xorg.0.log.old) gives more detail with strack traces. [ 30711.628] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket) [ 30711.772] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode [ 30711.772] (II) NVIDIA(0): "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select@1280x800+320+1080,DFP-1:nvidia-auto-select@1920x1080+0+0" [ 30712.093] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found [ 30722.194] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode [ 30722.194] (II) NVIDIA(0): "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select@1280x800+320+1080,DFP-1:nvidia-auto-select@1920x1080+0+0" [ 30722.313] [mi] Increasing EQ size to 512 to prevent dropped events. [ 30731.179] [mi] EQ overflowing. Additional events will be discarded until existing events are processed. [ 30731.179] Backtrace: [ 30731.259] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x26) [0x7f0921e52856] [ 30731.259] 1: /usr/bin/X (mieqEnqueue+0x263) [0x7f0921e32f33] [ 30731.259] 2: /usr/bin/X (0x7f0921cca000+0x62924) [0x7f0921d2c924] [ 30731.259] 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so (0x7f0919314000+0x5d88) [0x7f0919319d88] [ 30731.259] 4: /usr/bin/X (0x7f0921cca000+0x8adf7) [0x7f0921d54df7] [ 30731.259] 5: /usr/bin/X (0x7f0921cca000+0xb0d3a) [0x7f0921d7ad3a] [ 30731.259] 6: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x7f0920ff0000+0xfcb0) [0x7f0920fffcb0] [ 30731.259] 7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f091ac4e000+0x8e322) [0x7f091acdc322] [ 30731.259] 8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f091ac4e000+0x8fe8d) [0x7f091acdde8d] [ 30731.259] 9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f091ac4e000+0x1011fe) [0x7f091ad4f1fe] [ 30731.259] 10: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f091ac4e000+0x4df9ec) [0x7f091b12d9ec] [ 30731.259] 11: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f091ac4e000+0x4dfbdf) [0x7f091b12dbdf] [ 30731.259] 12: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f091ac4e000+0x4ced2a) [0x7f091b11cd2a] [ 30731.259] 13: /usr/bin/X (0x7f0921cca000+0x116434) [0x7f0921de0434] [ 30731.259] 14: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f091ac4e000+0x4d2451) [0x7f091b120451] [ 30731.259] 15: /usr/bin/X (0x7f0921cca000+0x10f0e1) [0x7f0921dd90e1] [ 30731.259] 16: /usr/bin/X (0x7f0921cca000+0x4e791) [0x7f0921d18791] [ 30731.259] 17: /usr/bin/X (0x7f0921cca000+0x3d6aa) [0x7f0921d076aa] [ 30731.259] 18: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f091fe8576d] [ 30731.259] 19: /usr/bin/X (0x7f0921cca000+0x3d99d) [0x7f0921d0799d] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/567696 Title: [mi] EQ overflowing. 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