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Rafael Castellar

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[SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Hello!

I've been experiencing freezing during the day that leads me to a hard reset. It seems to happens when switching windows (via alt+tab or overview). I noticed that about 3-4 weeks ago. It was happening each two or three days. Now, this complete system freeze occurring multiple times per day. Display freezes completely but audio and video (e.g. Google Meet, YouTube) continue. No TTY accessible.

Kernel logs (journalctl -b -1 -k):

Consistent pattern across all freezes:

amdgpu_cs_parser_bos.isra.0+0x486/0x810 [amdgpu]
amdgpu_cs_ioctl+0xc09/0x1b30 [amdgpu]
drm_ioctl_kernel+0xae/0x100
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#10 stuck for 26s! [gnome-shel:cs0]
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#12 stuck for 26s! [KMS thread]
Tainted: [D]=DIE, [O]=OOT_MODULE, [L]=SOFTLOCKUP

One boot also showed a successful MODE2 reset (driver self-recovered), but most result in hard freeze requiring reboot.

Hardware:

GPU: AMD Radeon 680M (Rembrandt)
Driver: amdgpu (kernel)
ThinkPad E14

Software:

OS: Arch Linux
Kernel: 7.0.12-arch1-1
Mesa: 26.1.3-2
vulkan-radeon: 26.1.3-2
Desktop: GNOME 50, Wayland
GNOME extensions: none enabled

Kernel parameters: loglevel=3 quiet splash sysctl.vm.swappiness=1 hibernate.compressor=lz4
Description:

Notes:

• No GNOME extensions enabled

• amdgpu.psr=0 tested, no improvement, reverted

• Mesa updated to latest (26.1.3), no improvement

Let me know what information I could supply.

Best regards,

Rafael

Last edited by Rafael Castellar (Today 14:20:14)

gerliczkowalczuk

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Registered: 2026-06-22

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Hello,

From the logs, this looks more like an amdgpu/kernel issue than a GNOME issue.

Since the freezes started only a few weeks ago, my first suspicion would be a regression in either the kernel or Mesa stack.

A few things that would be useful to test:

• Does the issue also occur when using the linux-lts kernel?
• Does it happen only on Wayland, or also in a GNOME X11 session (GNOME on Xorg)?
• Did the problem start after a specific system update?

Please also post the full output of:

journalctl -b -1

and

inxi -Gxx

Since the stack trace points to amdgpu_cs_parser_bos and KMS threads, I would also try booting an older kernel and/or Mesa version to see whether the freezes disappear.

Hope this helps.

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

gnome on X11 is no longer a thing.

Display freezes completely but audio and video (e.g. Google Meet, YouTube) continue. No TTY accessible.

Kernel logs (journalctl -b -1 -k):

Consistent pattern across all freezes:

tbc, the youtub audio continues, the video itself is frozen?
Are you rebooting w/ the power button?
Don't. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Keyboa … el_(SysRq) + REISUB (nb, you'll have to enable the feature first)

Then indeed please post the complete journal of that boot.

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Rafael Castellar

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Hello gerliczkowalczuk!

• Didn't try linus-lts kernel, yet

• Just Wayland, as X11 is not available anymore in Gnome 50

• Maybe, but I can't recall.

Here is the information you requested:

journalctl -b -1

https://paste.c-net.org/SupportAussie/

inxi -Gxx

Graphics:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Rembrandt [Radeon 680M]
    vendor: Lenovo driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 pcie: speed: 16 GT/s
    lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1,eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DP-4,
    DP-5, DP-6, Writeback-1 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:1681 temp: 59.0 C
  Device-2: Bison Integrated Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 5-1:2 chip-ID: 5986:1198
  Display: wayland server: Xwayland v: 24.1.12 compositor: gnome-shell
    v: 50.2 driver: gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: AOC 24B1W1G5 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 93
    diag: 604mm (23.8")
  Monitor-2: eDP-1 model: Lenovo 0x403d res: 1920x1200 dpi: 157
    diag: 369mm (14.5")
  API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi device: 1 drv: swrast
    gbm: drv: radeonsi surfaceless: drv: radeonsi wayland: drv: radeonsi x11:
    drv: radeonsi
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: amd mesa v: 26.1.3-arch1.2 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon 680M (radeonsi rembrandt ACO DRM
    3.64 7.0.12-arch1-1) device-ID: 1002:1681 display-ID: :0.0
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo x11: xprop

Yeah, I was thinking about downgrading but was unsure which one. I'm going to try your suggestion, and then I'll come back.

Tks!

Rafael Castellar

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2017-05-11

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Hello Seth!

The screen is frozen, but I hear the video still running. If I'm in a meet, I can hear people, they can hear me, and also, they can see me; the webcam continues working.
Yes, I'm rebooting w/ the power button,

Tks!

gerliczkowalczuk

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From: Warsaw, Poland

Registered: 2026-06-22

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Hello,

Thanks for providing the additional information.

One thing that caught my attention is the following line from the kernel log:

Tainted: [D]=DIE, [O]=OOT_MODULE, [L]=SOFTLOCKUP

The [O]=OOT_MODULE flag indicates that an out-of-tree kernel module was loaded. Could you please post the output of:

dkms status

or

lsmod

At this point, I think testing linux-lts should be the next step, since this still looks like a possible amdgpu/kernel regression.

Please let us know whether the freezes still occur when running the LTS kernel.

Best regards.

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Happens after hibernation and an onslaught of

jun 24 07:46:56 castbook kernel: WARNING: lib/list_debug.c:32 at __list_add_valid_or_report+0x71/0xc0, CPU#6: gnome-shel:cs0/4234
jun 24 07:46:56 castbook kernel: WARNING: lib/list_debug.c:62 at __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xae/0xf6, CPU#6: gnome-shel:cs0/4234

from ttm - mostly by chrome, brave, gnome-shell and nautilus.

1. is the hibernation a necessary condition to cause the freeze?
2. is there a parallel windows installtion?
3. wild guess, globally export "GSK_RENDERER=gl"

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gerliczkowalczuk

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Hey, I'd like to let you know that after doing some research, I agree with Seth. I think you should follow his suggestions and see whether they help. I'll leave further diagnosis to him.

Rafael Castellar

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Thanks guys!

gerliczkowalczuk,
dkms status returned nothing

here lsmod return

Module                  Size  Used by
veth                   40960  0
nf_conntrack_netlink    61440  0
bridge                458752  0
stp                    12288  1 bridge
llc                    16384  2 bridge,stp
xfrm_user              81920  1
xfrm_algo              16384  1 xfrm_user
xt_set                 24576  0
ip_set                 69632  1 xt_set
ccm                    24576  6
rfcomm                110592  16
snd_seq_dummy          12288  0
snd_hrtimer            12288  1
snd_seq               135168  7 snd_seq_dummy
cmac                   12288  3
algif_hash             16384  1
algif_skcipher         12288  1
af_alg                 32768  6 algif_hash,algif_skcipher
overlay               253952  2
wireguard             118784  0
libcurve25519          65536  1 wireguard
ip6_udp_tunnel         16384  1 wireguard
udp_tunnel             36864  1 wireguard
ipt_REJECT             12288  5
nf_reject_ipv4         12288  1 ipt_REJECT
xt_recent              24576  4
xt_conntrack           12288  8
nft_chain_nat          12288  10
xt_nat                 16384  10
xt_tcpudp              20480  1
xt_MASQUERADE          16384  4
nf_nat                 65536  3 xt_nat,nft_chain_nat,xt_MASQUERADE
nf_conntrack          200704  5 xt_conntrack,nf_nat,xt_nat,nf_conntrack_netlink,xt_MASQUERADE
nf_defrag_ipv6         24576  1 nf_conntrack
nf_defrag_ipv4         12288  1 nf_conntrack
xt_addrtype            12288  4
bnep                   36864  2
nft_compat             20480  36
x_tables               69632  9 xt_conntrack,nft_compat,xt_tcpudp,xt_addrtype,xt_recent,xt_nat,xt_set,ipt_REJECT,xt_MASQUERADE
nf_tables             401408  320 nft_compat,nft_chain_nat
nfnetlink              20480  5 nft_compat,nf_conntrack_netlink,nf_tables,ip_set
uvcvideo              180224  0
videobuf2_vmalloc      20480  1 uvcvideo
uvc                    12288  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops       16384  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_v4l2         40960  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_common       98304  4 videobuf2_vmalloc,videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_memops
videodev              409600  2 videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo
btusb                  86016  0
btmtk                  32768  1 btusb
btrtl                  32768  1 btusb
btbcm                  24576  1 btusb
btintel                73728  1 btusb
bluetooth            1196032  44 btrtl,btmtk,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb,rfcomm
hid_logitech_hidpp     77824  0
vfat                   28672  1
fat                   114688  1 vfat
snd_soc_dmic           12288  1
snd_soc_acp6x_mach     45056  4
snd_acp6x_pdm_dma      16384  1
snd_sof_amd_acp70      16384  0
snd_sof_amd_acp63      16384  0
snd_sof_amd_vangogh    16384  0
snd_sof_amd_rembrandt    16384  0
snd_sof_amd_renoir     16384  0
snd_sof_amd_acp        73728  5 snd_sof_amd_acp70,snd_sof_amd_rembrandt,snd_sof_amd_vangogh,snd_sof_amd_acp63,snd_sof_amd_renoir
snd_sof_pci            24576  5 snd_sof_amd_acp70,snd_sof_amd_rembrandt,snd_sof_amd_vangogh,snd_sof_amd_acp63,snd_sof_amd_renoir
snd_sof_xtensa_dsp     16384  1 snd_sof_amd_acp
snd_sof               499712  2 snd_sof_amd_acp,snd_sof_pci
snd_sof_utils          16384  1 snd_sof
snd_pci_ps             36864  0
snd_soc_acpi_amd_match    24576  3 snd_sof_amd_acp70,snd_sof_amd_acp63,snd_pci_ps
snd_soc_acpi_amd_sdca_quirks    12288  1 snd_soc_acpi_amd_match
snd_amd_sdw_acpi       16384  2 snd_sof_amd_acp,snd_pci_ps
soundwire_amd          49152  2 snd_sof_amd_acp,snd_pci_ps
soundwire_generic_allocation    20480  1 soundwire_amd
soundwire_bus        1212416  2 soundwire_generic_allocation,soundwire_amd
snd_soc_sdca          143360  2 snd_soc_acpi_amd_sdca_quirks,soundwire_bus
mt7921e                28672  0
mt7921_common          94208  1 mt7921e
snd_soc_core          434176  6 snd_soc_acp6x_mach,snd_sof,snd_soc_sdca,snd_acp6x_pdm_dma,soundwire_amd,snd_soc_dmic
mt792x_lib             65536  2 mt7921e,mt7921_common
intel_rapl_msr         20480  0
mt76_connac_lib        98304  3 mt792x_lib,mt7921e,mt7921_common
amd_atl                61440  1
snd_compress           36864  1 snd_soc_core
snd_ctl_led            28672  0
ac97_bus               12288  1 snd_soc_core
mt76                  155648  4 mt792x_lib,mt7921e,mt7921_common,mt76_connac_lib
intel_rapl_common      53248  1 intel_rapl_msr
snd_hda_codec_conexant    36864  1
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi    20480  1
snd_pcm_dmaengine      20480  1 snd_soc_core
snd_hda_codec_generic   114688  1 snd_hda_codec_conexant
snd_rpl_pci_acp6x      16384  0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     61440  1 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi
snd_acp_pci            12288  0
ucsi_acpi              12288  0
snd_amd_acpi_mach      12288  1 snd_acp_pci
typec_ucsi             81920  1 ucsi_acpi
mac80211             1757184  4 mt792x_lib,mt76,mt7921_common,mt76_connac_lib
think_lmi              40960  0
r8169                 163840  0
snd_hda_intel          73728  10
snd_acp_legacy_common    20480  1 snd_acp_pci
roles                  16384  1 typec_ucsi
snd_pci_acp6x          20480  0
ghash_clmulni_intel    12288  0
spd5118                16384  0
realtek                61440  1
hid_multitouch         36864  0
snd_hda_codec         221184  5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_atihdmi
typec                 131072  1 typec_ucsi
aesni_intel           106496  3
snd_pci_acp5x          20480  0
sp5100_tco             20480  0
mdio_devres            12288  1 r8169
rapl                   20480  0
psmouse               245760  0
pcspkr                 12288  0
snd_usb_audio         610304  3
cfg80211             1507328  4 mt76,mac80211,mt7921_common,mt76_connac_lib
snd_hda_core          147456  6 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_atihdmi
libphy                188416  3 r8169,mdio_devres,realtek
snd_rn_pci_acp3x       24576  0
i2c_hid_acpi           12288  0
firmware_attributes_class    12288  1 think_lmi
thunderbolt           598016  1 typec
wmi_bmof               12288  0
amd_pmc                61440  0
i2c_hid                45056  1 i2c_hid_acpi
mdio_bus               61440  3 r8169,libphy,realtek
snd_intel_dspcfg       49152  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_sof
i2c_piix4              40960  0
acpi_tad               20480  0
snd_usbmidi_lib        53248  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_acp_config         24576  10 snd_rn_pci_acp3x,snd_sof_amd_acp70,snd_pci_acp6x,snd_pci_acp5x,snd_sof_amd_rembrandt,snd_sof_amd_vangogh,snd_sof_amd_acp63,snd_acp_pci,snd_pci_ps,snd_sof_amd_renoir
snd_intel_sdw_acpi     16384  1 snd_intel_dspcfg
libarc4                12288  1 mac80211
snd_soc_acpi           16384  5 snd_sof_amd_acp,snd_acp_legacy_common,snd_acp_config,snd_amd_acpi_mach,snd_pci_ps
k10temp                12288  0
i2c_smbus              20480  1 i2c_piix4
snd_hwdep              24576  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_pci_acp3x          20480  0
snd_ump                40960  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi            57344  2 snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_ump
snd_seq_device         16384  3 snd_seq,snd_ump,snd_rawmidi
mousedev               28672  0
snd_pcm               221184  17 snd_sof_amd_acp,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pci_acp6x,snd_acp_legacy_common,snd_hda_intel,snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec,snd_sof,snd_soc_sdca,snd_acp6x_pdm_dma,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_sof_utils,soundwire_amd,snd_hda_core,snd_pci_ps,snd_pcm_dmaengine
joydev                 28672  0
hid_logitech_dj        45056  0
mac_hid                12288  0
snd_timer              57344  3 snd_seq,snd_hrtimer,snd_pcm
mc                     94208  5 videodev,snd_usb_audio,videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_common
vboxnetflt             45056  0
vboxnetadp             28672  0
vboxdrv               700416  2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
kvm_amd               258048  0
ccp                   221184  1 kvm_amd
kvm                  1474560  1 kvm_amd
irqbypass              16384  1 kvm
sg                     53248  0
crypto_user            16384  0
zram                   73728  1
842_decompress         20480  1 zram
842_compress           24576  1 zram
lz4hc_compress         20480  1 zram
lz4_compress           24576  1 zram
amdgpu              16883712  89
amdxcp                 12288  1 amdgpu
i2c_algo_bit           24576  1 amdgpu
thinkpad_acpi         200704  0
drm_ttm_helper         20480  1 amdgpu
sparse_keymap          12288  1 thinkpad_acpi
ttm                   126976  2 amdgpu,drm_ttm_helper
platform_profile       20480  1 thinkpad_acpi
snd                   159744  59 snd_ctl_led,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_hda_codec,snd_sof,snd_soc_sdca,snd_timer,snd_compress,thinkpad_acpi,snd_soc_core,snd_ump,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
drm_exec               12288  1 amdgpu
nvme                   77824  5
soundcore              16384  2 snd_ctl_led,snd
drm_panel_backlight_quirks    12288  1 amdgpu
rfkill                 45056  10 mt7921e,bluetooth,thinkpad_acpi,cfg80211
gpu_sched              73728  1 amdgpu
drm_suballoc_helper    16384  1 amdgpu
nvme_core             278528  6 nvme
drm_buddy              28672  1 amdgpu
video                  81920  2 thinkpad_acpi,amdgpu
nvme_keyring           20480  1 nvme_core
drm_display_helper    290816  1 amdgpu
nvme_auth              32768  1 nvme_core
wmi                    36864  3 video,wmi_bmof,think_lmi
cec                    98304  2 drm_display_helper,amdgpu
hkdf                   12288  1 nvme_auth
serio_raw              20480  0

I'm planning to test LTS Kernel, but I gave a try to what Seth suggested and exported "GSK_RENDERER=gl". So far the system is steady:

uptime
 08:46:08 up 1 day, 49 min,  1 user,  load average: 1,31, 1,01, 0,70

I'll wait a little bit more.

Seth, answering your questions:
1. No, it happened just once from hibernation process (and it hibernates frequently when I'm going mobile)
2. No parallel installation, just Arch here.
3. Fingers crossed!

Thanks again! I'll be back in a few days if it still steady or freezes again.

Best regards!

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

I didn't mean whether it happens in direct response to a hibernation but whether having the system hibernated (at least once) is a necessary precursor.
oc w/

it hibernates frequently when I'm going mobile

that might be tough to tell.

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Rafael Castellar

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Thanks gerliczkowalczuk!

It just happened again. But I hadn't rebooted yet. Let us see how it goes booting with "GSK_RENDERER=gl".

I'll keep you updated!

Thanks guys!

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Make sure that

grep -iz gsk /proc/$(pidof gnome-shell)/environ

the environment is picked up.

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Rafael Castellar

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Yep!

grep -iz gsk /proc/$(pidof gnome-shell)/environ
GSK_RENDERER=gl⏎   

Rafael Castellar

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Re: [SOLVED] Gnome 50 / Wayland freezing the whole system several time..

Hi Guys! Everything looks fine here now. I think the Seth's solution nailed it
I'm marking the post as solved!

Tks again,

Best regards!