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Last GitHub push: Oct 7, 2026
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RTD3 silently "Not supported" on Linux 7.3: nv-probe kthread cannot open /sys/bus/pci/.../config (kthreads now run in a nullfs root), 615.78.08
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1507 · Opened Oct 31, 2026

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RTX 5070 Mobile (GB206M): Xid 79 and kbiPollBarFirewallDisengage timeout during D3cold to D0 resume
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1504 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 30, 2026

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Display freeze: nvidia-modeset hangs in nvWriteGpEntry from DIFR prefetch after external monitor hotplug
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1503 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 29, 2026

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NV_ERR_NO_MEMORY (0x51) at first CUDA context on 580.178.04 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell): LEVEL_ERROR on a successful 4K fallback?
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1502 · Opened Oct 29, 2026

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RTX 5090 (GB202): Xid 79 "fallen off the bus" + Xid 154 under sustained CUDA inference, recurring since Oct 2026, spontaneous AER RxErr bursts at idle — open kernel module 615.71.09
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1495 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 26, 2026

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Runtime D3 (RTD3) disabled on Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 due to SBIOS NV_ERR_INVALID_DATA (0x25) in platform_request_handler_ctrl.c (Driver 615.78.08)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1489 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 25, 2026

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Hibernation never powers off since 595: the nv_pci_shutdown teardown deadlocks on nvkms_pm_lock, or waits forever on the GPU suspended by nv_pmops_freeze
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1486 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 24, 2026

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[595.99.02] Xorg freeze with NVIDIA source and AMD sink: commit_work stuck in dma_fence wait (RTX 4070 + 5700G)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1484 · Opened Oct 24, 2026

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Unbounded loop in nv_find_pci_capability() hangs a CPU for hours when reading /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/<bus>/information
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1479 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 23, 2026

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RTX 5090 / 615.78.08: MCLK 18000 works; 18001 (+4000) is accepted, then PMU halts before workload (Xid 62/154)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1478 · Opened Oct 23, 2026

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Quadro T1000 Mobile (TU117GLM, no iGPU): "Failed to initialize semaphore for plane fence" → atomic modeset -11 on display wake; eDP panel stays dark (610.57.04 and 615.78.08, Hyprland)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1476 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 23, 2026

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HDR always rejected on HDMI 3D-capable sinks (projectors) on Blackwell, although infoframes are not shared
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1475 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 22, 2026

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Corrupt vblank timestamps on HDMI 2.1 DSC output (4K@240) — frame scheduling breaks under niri
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1474 · Opened Oct 22, 2026

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After S3 resume, GSP RPCs (mostly PERF_BOOST) take seconds while the RM API lock is held → desktop-wide stalls, later Xid 119 → 62 → 154 (RTX 4070, 615.78.08 open)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1473 · Opened Oct 22, 2026

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dkms build failed in centos stream 10 with linux 6.12.0-278.el10
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1472 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 22, 2026

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NULL pointer dereference in HMM after memory pressure causes gpu->cpu eviction
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1471 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 21, 2026

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Xid 79 / GPU fell off the bus on S3 resume (D3hot -> D0 fails), oops in systemd-sleep — RTX 3070, 615.78.08
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1470 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 21, 2026

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[Bug] RTX 5060 Laptop – Dynamic Boost limited to 65 W instead of 75 W on Linux (Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1469 · Opened Oct 21, 2026

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615.71.10: build fails on Ubuntu linux-gcp 7.0.0-1014 (dma_buf_move_notify renamed without ops member rename)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1465 · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 20, 2026

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GA107M (RTX 3050 Ti Laptop): NV_ERR_INVALID_OBJECT_HANDLE from serverGetClientUnderLock during long NVENC session w/ fine-grained Runtime D3, leads to driver hang
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1463 · Opened Oct 20, 2026

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GSP-RM never clears display RG_SEM_SKIPPED error event, which leaves GSP ~98 % busy and GPU clocks pinned at max until suspend/resume
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1462 · Opened Oct 19, 2026

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615.78.08 (open): external HDMI output stays black with GPU pegged at 99-100% from the first frame under Hyprland (RTX 3050 Ti Laptop); fully resolved by downgrading to 610.57.04
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1460 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 19, 2026

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Two 4K@240 Hz DSC displays use all 4 heads on RTX 5080; a third display is rejected (works on Windows)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1459 · 4 comments · Opened Oct 19, 2026

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N1X (10de:2e03) on Surface Laptop Ultra: GPU carveout missing from EFI memory map, vmap() WARN, LUT allocation fails, oops in nvSetupOutputLUT5, machine resets
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1458 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 18, 2026

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615.78.08 not placed to Debian repo
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1456 · Opened Oct 18, 2026

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610.57.04: NULL deref in nvDPLibSetAdaptiveSync (nvDisableVrr) on modeset after DP hot-replug through Thunderbolt dock
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1454 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 17, 2026

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gpu_vaspace.c assertions and dmaAllocMapping_GM107 failures under high VRAM usage
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1453 · Opened Oct 17, 2026

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Hot-unplug of a dGPU in a detachable base (Surface Book 3) deadlocks in nv_pci_remove_helper(); request opt-in to treat surprise-hotplug slot GPUs as external
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1451 · 2 reactions · Opened Oct 15, 2026

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NVreg_RegistryDwordsPerDevice keys are dropped for the GPU being probed (parsed before nv_linux_add_device_locked)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1450 · Opened Oct 15, 2026

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RTX 3060 (GA106): BAR1 VA exhaustion then __nv_drm_gem_nvkms_map spans BAR1 into BAR3, Xid 38, GPU locked (nvidia-open 610.57.04)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1449 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 14, 2026

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No HDMI audio at 4K165 with FRL 3L6G + DSC (RTX 5090 Laptop, Odyssey Ark); works with nvidia_modeset.force_frl_rate=2
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1446 · Opened Oct 14, 2026

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nvkms-hdmi.c: hblankMin overflows 32 bits and ignores lane count / FRL coding for 3-lane DSC configs
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1445 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 14, 2026

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GB202: stale WPR2 after abnormal GSP shutdown can block subsequent stock initialization
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1442 · Opened Oct 12, 2026

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Surprise removal of a Thunderbolt eGPU while a display on it is in use hangs the system (compositor stuck in nvkms_close)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1440 · Opened Oct 12, 2026

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GSP RPC channel stops responding (status 0x11) during GPU teardown on shutdown/suspend/hibernate — RTX 5060 Max-Q, hybrid Optimus laptop
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1439 · Opened Oct 10, 2026

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Open kernel modules (RTX 5080, Blackwell GB203): GPU memory pool exhaustion (NV_ERR_NO_MEMORY) after long uptime, no crashing app at time of failure
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1437 · Opened Oct 10, 2026

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vkCreateDevice fails with SEGV_ACCERR (ioctl → close → crash) on RTX 4090 + Radeon 610M – reproduces on both 615.78.08 and 610.57.04 (open modules)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1434 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 9, 2026

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NVIDIA 615.71.09 DKMS build fails on Proxmox kernel 7.0.14-20/-23: incomplete type 'struct cxl_dev_state'
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1433 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Oct 9, 2026

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Intermittent CUDA context initialization OOM with NVIDIA sysmem mmap rejection at vm_insert_page zero-refcount guard
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1431 · Opened Oct 8, 2026

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GA106 (RTX 3060 12GB, 10de:2504): deterministic GSP fault ~18s after module init on every boot (Xid 119 -> Xid 154), while GB206 cards are healthy in the same boot
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1429 · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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GPU usage increase in 595-server-open vs 580-open-6.14.0-37-generic in Ubuntu 24.04.5
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1425 · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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Intermittent boot hang: nvidia-drm load deadlocks in kgspInitRm (rmapiLockAcquire) on Blackwell laptop, still on 595.104.02 — coincides with a Thunderbolt dock attaching during GSP init
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1421 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 6, 2026

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RTX 5070 Ti: Xid 109 CTX SWITCH TIMEOUT then Xid 31 under a Vulkan compute pass (Unreal Engine 5.8.3 hair voxelization), 615.71.09 and 610.43.02
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1420 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 5, 2026

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Ampere notebook GPU never enters RTD3 on battery: legacy GPS _DSM (rev 0x100) is limited to TU10X, firmware keeps sending D-notifier 0xD2 every second
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1419 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 5, 2026

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GPF / use-after-free in postEvent<->osNotifyEvent<->_gpuEngineEventNotificationListNotify under concurrent GPU decode/encode (RTX 5060 Ti, 580.178.04)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1418 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 5, 2026

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nvidia-drm: atomic restore of rotated outputs returns EINVAL after S3, with Infoframe changed (hdr=1)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1417 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 4, 2026

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DP monitor power cycle deadlocks nvidia-modeset in link training at 7680x2160@120Hz
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1416 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 4, 2026

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[610.57.04 / GB203M] RTX 5080 Max-Q Laptop (ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW) randomly drops off the PCIe bus in Hybrid mode: pciehp "Link Down / Card not present", Xid 79 only logged later
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1415 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 4, 2026

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nvidia-modeset registers nvidia_0 for an eDP panel muxed to the iGPU; each write resumes the suspended dGPU (+2.8 s boot via systemd-backlight)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1413 · Opened Oct 2, 2026

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RTX 3050: dmaAllocMapping_GM107 VA space exhaustion → GPU lockup on nvidia-open 610.57.04 (Hyprland/Wayland)
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NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#1411 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 1, 2026

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