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Freeze on kernel 5.7.6 when playing any game, or videoplayback

Brief summary of the problem:

After upgrading to kernel 5.7.6-arch1-1, the system randomly freezes after a couple of minutes playing games, or watching video. Nothing is in the logfiles, so I guess this is a hard lock-up. Seems to be related to GPU, because it only happens with games running, or playing video.

Hardware description:

  • CPU: Ryzen 3800X
  • GPU: Radeon 5700XT
  • System Memory: 32GB
  • Display(s): Unknown HP 27 Curved CNC8441FXM
  • Type of Diplay Connection: DP

System infomration:

  • Distro name and Version: Archlinux(rolling)
  • Kernel version: 5.7.6-arch1-1

How to reproduce the issue:

  • Launch any game under 5.7.6-arch1-1 (I tried many, all crash within 1-5 minutes).
  • Launch firefox and play videos on youtube (also crashes within 1-5 minutes). Downgrade to kernel 5.7.5-arch1-1 solves the issue.

Attached files:

I can not get any log files. The system completely freezes, even Sysrq does not work. Nothing in the logs either.