Screen Flickering with kernel 6.10 and AMD noted

General system Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware
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Just did my system update and have noticed the upper half of the screen flickering in both X11 and Wayland after updating to kernel 6.10. Problem went away when I reverted back to the 6.6_LTS kernel. I am finding similar reports searching the internet. My system is all AMD so, I don’t know if would effect nVidia or Intel.

Just a heads-up and checking to see who else might be experiencing this.

…and, of course, this is why I always say, “If you’re not just running with the LTS kernel, you should have it installed as a fallback”.

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Not seeing this:

Device-2: AMD Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Mobile Series]
CPU: 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics (-MT MCP-)

Linux xircon-legion 6.10.0-arch1-2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:28:23 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Currently running on the iGPU. Also have a RTX3070.

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I also have the same problem when using both wayland and X11. Currently on my RX6400 and AMD Ryzen 7 7500x. I don’t think that Nvidia have the same issue tho.

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Kernel: Linux 6.10.zen1-2
DE: KDE Plasma 6.1.3
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (12) @ 3,60 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT [Discrete]

I have same problem after upgrading to 6.10

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I do not see this issue. I have kernel 6.10.0-273.2-tkg-eevdf running since a few days and also the new arch kernel 6.10.0-arch1-2 does not have any issue on my PC.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT

Which DE are you using? I am using gnome.

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Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2
CPU: 11th Gen Intel i5-11400F (12) @ 4.400GHz 
GPU: AMD ATI Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT

Terrible tearing fresh after upgrade to 6.10

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Must be specific to some config or GPU as I have absolutely no issue with the latest updates. Gaming with Steam Proton and DXVK is also smoother than it has ever been with direct scanout, outperforming Windows 11:

Operating System: EndeavourOS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 32 × AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor
Memory: 62.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: X570 AORUS XTREME
System Version: -CF
Mesa Driver Version: 24.1.4

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I don’t have the issue either with the new kernel: 6.10.0-zen1-2-zen
DE: Gnome wayland session
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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No issues here with latest Arch kernel.
DE: KDE latest stable
CPU: R7 5700G
GPU: Integrated + RX 6800 XT

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In my case I’m running either XFCE or Hyprland with
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UPDATE: I’ve just discovered that turning AMD Freesync Premium off on my monitor alleviates the problem.

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I made this account just to tell you that this was the problem indeed! Some monitors keep FreeSync enabled by default and you have to disable it from service menu. Thanks a lot!

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I found this amd bug. It looks like they have already fixed it and it will be apart of a future kernel update https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/3503

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Yuo, I’m definitely running a refresh rate above 144Hz. Looks like that’s the issue.

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Is this article perhaps similar to your problem?

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The Problem is known and it is related to Freesync and RX6000 Series. Disabling it should fix it. Yet there is also a Patch that fixes it but i have no clue how to apply ?

Here’s the Link to a Thread with the .patch file.

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My advice would be wait for the patch to get incorporated into the kernel on a future update. In the meantime, just roll with the LTS kernel unless you really don’t need freesync.

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Works for me with kernel 6.10.3.arch1-1

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Yup, seems to be working for me as well.