Created attachment 124670 [details] GPU crash dump saved to /sys/class/drm/card0/error After GPU crash (that resulted in forced X Windows restart) I inspected kernel log (dmesg). There I found instructions to file a bug report here.
From the dump: Kernel: 3.16.0-73-generic Sorry, I don't think we care. Please reopen if the problem persists with latest kernels.
I (like maybe a majority if Linux users) use Ubuntu LTS, so I never use the latest kernel. I think you should add the clause "file the bug only if you are using the latest kernel" or remove the dmesg log request about filing the bug altogether. Actually it takes non-trivial effort to get the error log (which is accessible only by root), zip it, chown it, make an account in "bugs.freedesktop.org", file all the fields and attach the error log. Especially if you are in the middle of something and barely have time to do that. This way you teach people to ignore all error reports which ultimately hurts the community. So please, convert this bug into "add a clause to the kernel log error message to file the bug report only if user uses the latest kernel". I hope you understand me.
It's not even a kernel bug at first glance.
CANTFIX without user cooperation. FWIW, I totally agree that our system for soliciting bug reports is not ideal. We recently talked at the office about a script that we'd ship with Mesa that would collect relevant data, and actually tell users to upgrade particular things (like the kernel) if they're too old before filing a bug that we can't fix.
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