Lately i was having random stuttering issues in Manjaro, it seems that the cause of it is the 5.4 lts kernel, it’s performance is terrible compared to kernel 5.9, what is it that makes 5.4 lts performance so bad? It makes my system stutter randomly.
Old kernel vs newer kernel => new and better optimizations, new and better supported hardware, new and better functionalities…
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Can you post some hardware info ?
I’ve got 8gb drr4 ram an i5 8265u intel uhd 620, cpupower is set to performance mode, min cpu freq is set as 2.60ghz and max as 3.90.
games or ordinary use?
Games are most likely to cause issues on any Linux distribution.
The expectations is also very much depending on the user.
Everything stutters including the gui and mouse cursor, mainly while copying files or even while browsing the web or something that isn’t actually intensive, it only happens in 5.4 lts, 5.9 works just fine.
I understand that fact but i would greatly prefer lts kernels instead of latest, stability is a great concern to me, i moved from Windows 10 to Manjaro because i had severe issues twice, last time i’ve sent my laptop to technical support for 2 weeks just to clean install Windows 10, i know it’s a bit annoying to talk about Windows 10 in here but stability is the reason i moved away from it.
I’ve been loving Manjaro so far and the forum is always friendly and helpful, helping me fix something or clean up some of my messes.
This can happen when you are using the opensource Nvidia driver - rarely using Intel - but when that happens it can be remedied by tweaking the compositor.
And because I am no KDE user - I cannot advise.
I’m using intel open source drivers, i don’t have dedicated graphics only integrated.
can you provide
inxi -Fza --no-host
sudo journalctl -b0 -p4inxi -Fza --no-host
System:
Kernel: 5.9.3-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.9-x86_64
root=UUID=88532919-1343-473d-b089-c8447abb7dab rw quiet apparmor=1
security=apparmor resume=UUID=a89900f1-77d3-460f-b07d-4aca199c2cf2
udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.2 tk: Qt 5.15.1 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM
Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: SAMSUNG product: 550XBE/350XBE v: P10REU
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: NP350XBE-KD1BR
v: SGL9970A0B-C01-G001-S0001+10.0.17763 serial: <filter>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: P10REU.088.200306.JJ date: 03/06/2020
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 30.5 Wh condition: 37.6/43.1 Wh (87%)
volts: 11.8/11.4 model: SAMSUNG Electronics SR Real Battery
type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Discharging cycles: 812
CPU:
Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-8265U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Kaby Lake family: 6 model-id: 8E (142) stepping: C (12)
microcode: D6 L2 cache: 6144 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 28808
Speed: 3846 MHz min/max: 2600/3900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3746
2: 3694 3: 3648 4: 3642 5: 3840 6: 3863 7: 3747 8: 3600
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2
mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds mitigation: TSX disabled
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Samsung Co driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:3ea0
Device-2: Silicon Motion Web Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus ID: 1-6:3 chip ID: 2232:1080 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: intel
display ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0")
s-diag: 414mm (16.3")
Monitor-1: eDP1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 102
size: 340x190mm (13.4x7.5") diag: 389mm (15.3")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (WHL GT2)
v: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.1 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Point-LP High Definition Audio
vendor: Samsung Co driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci bus ID: 00:1f.3
chip ID: 8086:9dc8
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.9.3-1-MANJARO
Network:
Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Samsung Co driver: ath10k_pci v: kernel port: efa0
bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 168c:0042
IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet
vendor: Samsung Co driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000
bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8136
IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-3: Qualcomm Atheros type: USB driver: btusb bus ID: 1-7:4
chip ID: 0cf3:e500
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 345.19 GiB (37.1%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD10SPZX-35Z10T0
size: 931.51 GiB block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B
speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: 1A04
scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: 922.42 GiB size: 906.94 GiB (98.32%)
used: 345.19 GiB (38.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.80 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0 C mobo: 53.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 240 Uptime: 1h 14m Memory: 7.67 GiB
used: 1.48 GiB (19.3%) Init: systemd v: 246 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0
Packages: 1575 pacman: 1560 lib: 483 flatpak: 15 Shell: Bash
v: 5.0.18 running in: konsole inxi: 3.1.08
sudo journalctl -b0 -p4
-- Logs begin at Sat 2020-10-31 00:43:23 -03, end at Mon 2020-11-16 18:42:53 -03. --
nov 16 17:27:54 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: ENERGY_PERF_BIAS: Set to 'normal', was 'performance'
nov 16 17:27:54 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: efifb: Ignoring BGRT: unexpected or invalid BMP data
nov 16 17:27:54 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: i8042: PNP: PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled, if this is incorrect please boot with i8042.nopnp
nov 16 17:27:54 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [^^^RP05.PEGP], AE_NOT_FOUND (20200717/psargs-330)
nov 16 17:27:54 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.H_EC.DNTF due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20200717/psparse-529)
nov 16 17:27:54 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.H_EC._Q7F due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20200717/psparse-529)
nov 16 17:28:02 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: vboxdrv: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
nov 16 17:28:02 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: VBoxNetAdp: Successfully started.
nov 16 17:28:02 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: VBoxNetFlt: Successfully started.
nov 16 17:28:02 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: kauditd_printk_skb: 13 callbacks suppressed
nov 16 17:28:02 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: acpi PNP0C14:02: duplicate WMI GUID 05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910 (first instance was on PNP0C14:01)
nov 16 17:27:55 julio-550xbe350xbe systemd-modules-load[257]: Failed to find module 'platform-integrity'
nov 16 17:28:02 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: i2c_hid i2c-ATML3000:00: supply vdd not found, using dummy regulator
nov 16 17:28:02 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: i2c_hid i2c-ATML3000:00: supply vddl not found, using dummy regulator
nov 16 17:28:03 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: can't derive routing for PCI INT A
nov 16 17:28:03 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: PCI INT A: not connected
nov 16 17:28:04 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: PCIe Bus Error: severity=Corrected, type=Physical Layer, (Receiver ID)
nov 16 17:28:04 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: device [8086:9db0] error status/mask=00000001/00002000
nov 16 17:28:04 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: [ 0] RxErr (First)
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 317 at drivers/media/mc/mc-entity.c:669 media_create_pad_link+0x1cd/0x200 [mc]
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: Modules linked in: acpi_cpufreq(-) uvcvideo(+) snd_sof_xtensa_dsp snd_sof_intel_hda snd_sof videobuf2_vmalloc snd_soc_skl v>
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: rc_core soundcore mei intel_gtt evdev syscopyarea intel_lpss_pci processor_thermal_device sysfillrect intel_rapl_common sy>
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: CPU: 6 PID: 317 Comm: systemd-udevd Tainted: G OE 5.9.3-1-MANJARO #1
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: Hardware name: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 550XBE/350XBE/NP350XBE-KD1BR, BIOS P10REU.088.200306.JJ 03/06/2020
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: RIP: 0010:media_create_pad_link+0x1cd/0x200 [mc]
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: Code: 5f c3 0f 0b 48 83 c4 10 b8 ea ff ff ff 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 0f 0b b8 ea ff ff ff eb d2 0f 0b b8 ea ff ff >
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: RSP: 0018:ffffa62a41493970 EFLAGS: 00010246
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8e23dfc47470 RCX: 0000000000000000
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: RDX: ffff8e23e2738e08 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8e23d8bc4018
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: RBP: ffff8e23d8bc4018 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: ffff8e23e282f300
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000020 R12: 0000000000000000
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8e23dfc47400 R15: 0000000000000000
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: FS: 00007f6dc4694440(0000) GS:ffff8e23e5d80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: CR2: 000055cb6bc05000 CR3: 0000000262732005 CR4: 00000000003706e0
nov 16 17:28:05 julio-550xbe350xbe kernel: Call Trace: