Bug 219477

Summary: Lunar Lake periodically stutters unless intel_idle.max_cstate=1 is set - HP OmniBook Ultra Flip Laptop 14
Product: Power Management Reporter: Bryan H. (bhabeck34)
Component: intel_idleAssignee: Len Brown (lenb)
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal    
Priority: P3    
Hardware: Intel   
OS: Linux   
Kernel Version: Subsystem:
Regression: No Bisected commit-id:
Attachments: Linux build config
test X86_BUG_MONITOR patch
System specifics

Description Bryan H. 2024-11-06 21:14:43 UTC
Created attachment 307167 [details]
Linux build config

On an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V running Linux 6.12-rc6, there is periodic stuttering at any time from boot, including in a virtual terminal. These stutters can range from a second or a little longer than a second, but never an unrecoverable freeze.

Additionally, when listening to music, these stutters can cause audio to cut out and become choppy.

When intel_idle.max_cstate=1 is set, this issue seems to resolve itself.

An easy way to replicate this issue is to move a cursor around on a screen, start typing in an application like LibreOffice, and the user will likely encounter a stutter in 5 minutes or less.
Comment 1 Len Brown 2024-11-07 20:31:06 UTC
Created attachment 307179 [details]
test X86_BUG_MONITOR patch

please try this patch

Also, I'll be interested in the specifics of your system.
Can you please share the output from

grep . /sys/class/dmi/id/*
Comment 2 Bryan H. 2024-11-07 22:28:15 UTC
Created attachment 307183 [details]
System specifics
Comment 3 Bryan H. 2024-11-07 22:29:59 UTC
(In reply to Len Brown from comment #1)
> Created attachment 307179 [details]
> test X86_BUG_MONITOR patch
> 
> please try this patch
> 
> Also, I'll be interested in the specifics of your system.
> Can you please share the output from
> 
> grep . /sys/class/dmi/id/*

The provided patch seems to have resolved the issue, as I've been testing it for about an hour or so, and haven't seen a single stutter.

I have uploaded my system specifics as an attachment.

Thank you very much!
Comment 4 Len Brown 2024-11-08 01:29:27 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 219364 ***