NVIDIA / NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff9fb6070ca000 when using compressed firmware
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Description
NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Modules Version
515.57
Does this happen with the proprietary driver (of the same version) as well?
Yes
Operating System and Version
NixOS 22.11
Kernel Release
5.18.12
Hardware: GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Describe the bug
Kernel oops when using nvidia driver with compressed gsp firmware.
To Reproduce
xz /lib/firmware/nvidia/<version>/gsp.bin- reboot
Bug Incidence
Always
nvidia-bug-report.log.gz
not applicable
More Info
dmesg from open source driver: https://pb.nichi.co/damp-ocean-spice
dmesg from proprietary driver: https://pb.nichi.co/tower-agree-fine
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the specified NVIDIA driver, kernel, GTX 1660 Ti, and an xz-compressed gsp.bin, then inspect the linked dmesg reports. Trace the firmware-loading path responsible for the kernel oops; done means compressed firmware no longer causes the reported page fault in both driver variants.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux, nixos
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100