Bug#984852: firmware-amd-graphics: Please add cezanne ("green sardine")

Gedalya

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Mar 9, 2021, 2:50:02 AM3/9/21

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Package: firmware-amd-graphics
Version: 20210208-3

Hi,

I've received my new laptop with a Ryzen R7 5800U and the display stopped updating as soon as amdgpu took over, and it never came back.
The firmware is needed of course, and as a side note, it could be nice if the kernel could fail more gracefully, somehow bringing the display back (it works fine with amdgpu blacklisted, just no acceleration) such that it takes me less than two days to figure it all out.

The relevant files are amdgpu/green_sardine_*

Thanks!

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Mar 9, 2021, 4:40:02 AM3/9/21

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Bug #984852 [firmware-amd-graphics] firmware-amd-graphics: Please add cezanne ("green sardine")
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Bug #984852 [firmware-amd-graphics] firmware-amd-graphics: Please add cezanne ("green sardine")
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maximilian attems

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severity 984852 important
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> Package: firmware-amd-graphics
> Version: 20210208-3

>
> I've received my new laptop with a Ryzen R7 5800U and the display stopped updating as soon as amdgpu took over, and it never came back.
> The firmware is needed of course, and as a side note, it could be nice if the kernel could fail more gracefully, somehow bringing the display back (it works fine with amdgpu blacklisted, just no acceleration) such that it takes me less than two days to figure it all out.

this is a linux bug, you might want to submit it upstream to AMD guys.

> The relevant files are amdgpu/green_sardine_*

right, they only got pushed upstream in linux-firmware git on 11/2/2021
after the latest 20210208 release, hence unfortunately they miss out the
next debian release
https://release.debian.org/bullseye/freeze_policy.html

They will land in the next upstream release upload of 202103XX to
experimental, backports and then after bullseye release to unstable
(plus next testing).

Thank you for your report!

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Gedalya

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Mar 9, 2021, 5:40:02 AM3/9/21

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On 3/9/21 5:31 PM, maximilian attems wrote:

the display stopped updating as soon as amdgpu took over, and it never came back.
The firmware is needed of course, and as a side note, it could be nice if the kernel could fail more gracefully, somehow bringing the display back (it works fine with amdgpu blacklisted, just no acceleration) such that it takes me less than two days to figure it all out.

this is a linux bug, you might want to submit it upstream to AMD guys.

Yea, I actually wasn't sure if this would be regarded as such, thanks for the encouragement. I'll look that up.

The relevant files are amdgpu/green_sardine_*

right, they only got pushed upstream in linux-firmware git on 11/2/2021
after the latest 20210208 release, hence unfortunately they miss out the
next debian release
https://release.debian.org/bullseye/freeze_policy.html

They will land in the next upstream release upload of 202103XX to
experimental, backports and then after bullseye release to unstable
(plus next testing).

I sure hope it would also end up in some point release? Or maybe a freeze exception could be made?

It would be unfortunate if a new computer won't be usable (without backports) on stable Debian which is to be finally released presumably several months after the computer hit the market, for want of a rather minor fix.

Diederik de Haas

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Mar 9, 2021, 6:50:02 AM3/9/21

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On dinsdag 9 maart 2021 10:31:33 CET maximilian attems wrote:
> > I've received my new laptop with a Ryzen R7 5800U ...

> > The relevant files are amdgpu/green_sardine_*
>
> right, they only got pushed upstream in linux-firmware git on 11/2/2021
> after the latest 20210208 release, hence unfortunately they miss out the
> next debian release
> https://release.debian.org/bullseye/freeze_policy.html

I realize that kernel and firmware are not the (exact) same thing, but the
impression I got wrt freeze is:
- new features: NO
- new hardware support: YES

It looks to me that this falls in the latter category. The update should only
contain the amdgpu/green_sardine_* firmware files and nothing else.
A manual unblock is needed ofc, but that can be requested.

Maybe the Release Team could clarify this?

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