CachyOS / CachyOS/linux-cachyos

[BUG] Some games are freezing, continue after alt tabbing

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### Pre-flight checklist

- [x] I have searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
- [x] I have read the [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/CachyOS/linux-cachyos/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
- [x] I have verified the issue is reproducible with the latest available CachyOS kernel.
- [x] I have tried to reproduce the issue on Arch Linux's `linux` kernel.

### Upstream / vanilla kernel check

I have not tested with a vanilla/upstream kernel

### Kernel variant

linux-cachyos (EEVDF, Clang)

### System information (cachyos-bugreport.sh)

```text
https://paste.cachyos.org/p/7657a46.log
```

### Manual system information (if cachyos-bugreport.sh is unavailable)

```text
Operating System: CachyOS Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.7.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.28.0
Qt Version: 6.11.1
Kernel Version: 7.2.0-rc6-1-cachyos-rc (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 8-Core Processor
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.0 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7
System Version: Default string-CF-WCP-ADO
NVIDIA Driver Version: 610.57.04
```

### Bug description

Hello! First of all, great OS - it finally made me switch from windows to linux 100% without any fallbacks.

BUT.. some months ago I has the problem in "Running Train" that the game sometimes froze at very random times. It continued when I pressed the super button or alt tabbed out and in again. Now I have the same problem in Farming Sim 25. I havent played it on Linux until now. The freezes are very random, sometimes not a single freeze for 30 or 45 minutes, then every 2 to 5 minutes for some time.
I already tried different Kernels (LTS and RC). I deactivated my integrated Graphics unit in BIOS, tried different ingame settings (fullscreen, windows, etc), starting Steam in Big Picture and the game with it, and some other things I dont remember anymore...
I start Farming Sim 25 without any starting parameters with GE-Proton11-3 and play it with a Steam Controller (v2).

This really starts to get on my nerves .. please help me :)

### Steps to reproduce

1. Start Game on Steam
2. Play some minutes
3. Game freezes (sound still plays)
4. Alt tabbing out and in again resumes the game until next freeze

### Expected behavior

Not freeze.

### Actual behavior

Games freezes

### Logs / stack traces

```text
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: Linux version 7.2.0-rc6-1-cachyos-rc (linux-cachyos-rc@cachyos) (clang version 22.1.8, LLD 22.1.8) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:50>
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: Command line: quiet nowatchdog splash rw rootflags=subvol=/@ root=UUID=6a84ca6c-f9b5-481b-9f63-24032e831b1c
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: x86/split lock detection: #DB: warning on user-space bus_locks
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000000000-0x000000000009ffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000000a0000-0x00000000000fffff] device reserved9 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008dff5000-0x000000008e27efff] ACPI data
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008e27f000-0x000000009027efff] ACPI NVS
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000009027f000-0x00000000983fefff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000983ff000-0x0000000099ff6fff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000099ff7000-0x0000000099ffbfff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000099ffc000-0x0000000099ffffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000009a000000-0x000000009bffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x000000009c000000-0x000000009d7f2fff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000009d7f3000-0x000000009fffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x00000000a0000000-0x00000000dfffffff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000e0000000-0x00000000efffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x00000000f0000000-0x00000000f6ffffff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000f7000000-0x00000000ffffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000100000000-0x000000085de7ffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x000000085de80000-0x000000085eebffff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000085eec0000-0x00000008801fffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x0000000880200000-0x000000fcffffffff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000fd00000000-0x000000ffffffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: NX (Execute Disable) protection: active
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: APIC: Static calls initialized
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: EFI v2.9 by American Megatrends
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: ACPI=0x90267000 ACPI 2.0=0x90267014 TPMFinalLog=0x90233000 SMBIOS=0x978da000 SMBIOS 3.0=0x978d9000 MEMATTR=0x82ac9698 ESRT=0x85acbc98 TPMEv>
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: random: crng init done
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Remove mem239: MMIO range=[0xe0000000-0xefffffff] (256MB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0xe0000000-0xefffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Remove mem240: MMIO range=[0xf7000000-0xfedfffff] (126MB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0xf7000000-0xfedfffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Not removing mem241: MMIO range=[0xfee00000-0xfee00fff] (4KB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Remove mem242: MMIO range=[0xfee01000-0xffffffff] (17MB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0xfee01000-0xffffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Remove mem244: MMIO range=[0x860000000-0x8801fffff] (514MB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0x860000000-0x8801fffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: DMI: SMBIOS 3.7.0 present.
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: DMI: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7/B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7, BIOS F8 12/12/2025
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: Linux version 7.2.0-rc6-1-cachyos-rc (linux-cachyos-rc@cachyos) (clang version 22.1.8, LLD 22.1.8) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:50:52 +0>
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: Command line: quiet nowatchdog splash rw rootflags=subvol=/@ root=UUID=6a84ca6c-f9b5-481b-9f63-24032e831b1c
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: x86/split lock detection: #DB: warning on user-space bus_locks
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000000000-0x000000000009ffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000000a0000-0x00000000000fffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000100000-0x0000000009afefff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000009aff000-0x0000000009ffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000000a000000-0x000000000a1fffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000000a200000-0x000000000a21dfff] ACPI NVS
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000000a21e000-0x000000000affffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000000b000000-0x000000000b020fff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000000b021000-0x0000000087ff4fff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000087ff5000-0x000000008dff4fff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008dff5000-0x000000008e27efff] ACPI data
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008e27f000-0x000000009027efff] ACPI NVS
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000009027f000-0x00000000983fefff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000983ff000-0x0000000099ff6fff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000099ff7000-0x0000000099ffbfff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000099ffc000-0x0000000099ffffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000009a000000-0x000000009bffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x000000009c000000-0x000000009d7f2fff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000009d7f3000-0x000000009fffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x00000000a0000000-0x00000000dfffffff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000e0000000-0x00000000efffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x00000000f0000000-0x00000000f6ffffff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000f7000000-0x00000000ffffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000100000000-0x000000085de7ffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x000000085de80000-0x000000085eebffff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000085eec0000-0x00000008801fffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [gap 0x0000000880200000-0x000000fcffffffff]
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000fd00000000-0x000000ffffffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: NX (Execute Disable) protection: active
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: APIC: Static calls initialized
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: EFI v2.9 by American Megatrends
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: ACPI=0x90267000 ACPI 2.0=0x90267014 TPMFinalLog=0x90233000 SMBIOS=0x978da000 SMBIOS 3.0=0x978d9000 MEMATTR=0x82ac9698 ESRT=0x85acbc98 TPMEventLog>
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: random: crng init done
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Remove mem239: MMIO range=[0xe0000000-0xefffffff] (256MB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0xe0000000-0xefffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Remove mem240: MMIO range=[0xf7000000-0xfedfffff] (126MB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0xf7000000-0xfedfffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Not removing mem241: MMIO range=[0xfee00000-0xfee00fff] (4KB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Remove mem242: MMIO range=[0xfee01000-0xffffffff] (17MB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0xfee01000-0xffffffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: efi: Remove mem244: MMIO range=[0x860000000-0x8801fffff] (514MB) from e820 map
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0x860000000-0x8801fffff] device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: DMI: SMBIOS 3.7.0 present.
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: DMI: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7/B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7, BIOS F8 12/12/2025
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: DMI: Memory slots populated: 2/4
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: tsc: Fast TSC calibration using PIT
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: tsc: Detected 4690.879 MHz processor
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: update [mem 0x00000000-0x00000fff] System RAM ==> device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: remove [mem 0x000a0000-0x000fffff] System RAM
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: last_pfn = 0x85de80 max_arch_pfn = 0x400000000
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: MTRR map: 5 entries (3 fixed + 2 variable; max 20), built from 9 variable MTRRs
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: x86/PAT: Configuration [0-7]: WB WC UC- UC WB WP UC- WT
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: e820: update [mem 0xa0000000-0xffffffff] System RAM ==> device reserved
Aug 09 14:24:09 cachyos kernel: last_pfn = 0x9a000 max_arch_pfn = 0x400000000
```

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