Edit: I have been running the 3.11 kernel with mei_me module for 24 hours now without any problems at all so the new kernel fixed the issue with freezing for me.
]]>If anyone wants to try 3.11 before it gets to core there is the linux-mainline package at https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-mainline/
]]>UPDATE:- I can confirm that KDE is unable to lock my system automatically after timeout but can suspend the system manually.
]]>Thanks for helping out
Edit: I blacklisted mei_me module and i have not had any lockups for 24 hours so i am marking this as solved for the time being.
]]>When you system locks up, does it really lock up? That is, can you try enabling the Magic SysRq key and then try to use that the next time this happens? I suspect that your userspace might have frozen, but the kernel should still be alive and functioning (otherwise you would typically end up with a kernel panic).
In any case, I don't think that the mei_me thing would cause a total lockup of your machine. Besides the journal being spammed like crazy with those messages, I didn't notice any difference in the functionality of the machine.
Edit: I think that in cases such as this, the simplest thing you can do is change kernels and see if the problem persists. As it is, you have provided no real indication that the issue is even related to the kernel upgrade/version. So downgrade just the kernel and see if the problem persists (or install the [testing] kernel).
]]>Are you using intel graphics?
]]>This is Journalctl -r output just before i reset the system. There are over 1000 lines of "kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response"
-- Reboot --
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: Started Trigger Flushing of Journal to Persistent Storage.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd-journal[1858]: Journal started
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd-journal[1858]: Allowing system journal files to grow to 8.0M.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: Started Trigger Flushing of Journal to Persistent Storage.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd-journal[1854]: Journal started
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd-journal[1854]: Allowing system journal files to grow to 8.0M.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: Started Trigger Flushing of Journal to Persistent Storage.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd-journal[1850]: Journal started
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd-journal[1850]: Allowing system journal files to grow to 8.0M.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: Started Trigger Flushing of Journal to Persistent Storage.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service: main process exited, code=killed, status=10/USR1
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd-journal[1847]: Journal started
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch systemd-journal[1847]: Allowing system journal files to grow to 8.0M.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: wrong host start response
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: unexpected enumeration response hbm.
sep 10 12:39:52 asusarch kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING
Anyone that has an idea what i can do to track down the problem.
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