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mce hardware error while playing games

Brief summary of the problem:

While playing game, I have random mce hardware error, which cause hard reboots.

Hardware description:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (NAVI10, DRM 3.40.0, 5.10.7-3-MANJARO, LLVM 11.0.1)
  • System Memory: 16 Go
  • Display(s): 1920x1080 144 Hz (display port) + 1280x1024 75 Hz (HDMI)

System infomration:

  • Distro name and Version: Manjaro Linux
  • Kernel version: 5.10.7-3-MANJARO
  • AMD package version: Mesa 20.3.3

How to reproduce the issue:

The best way to reproduce the problem is to play Boneworks (VR game). The issue happens almost 100% of the time, when I reach the main menu. I am using a Valve Index.

It happens in other VR games like Half-Life Alyx, but I also experienced it in the Witcher 3 (non VR). But with those games it is really random. Sometime no problem playing two hours straight, but sometimes it happens approximately once every hour.

Here is a short list of games where it happened :

  • Witcher 3
  • Half-Life Alyx (native Linux version)
  • Moss
  • Skyrim VR
  • Boneworks Maybe others but I am not sure.

This is also the computer I use for my daily work as a PHP developer. The mce error happens only in game, never in other situation.

Note that a similar issue is reported here : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206903

Attached files:

  • journalctl.log This log corresponds to a reboot after a mce to another mce.