In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu/gfx6: Use PFP on the compute queues too
On GFX6, the compute rings use the same CP path as
the graphics ring. The only difference is that they
don't support draw commands. (As opposed to GFX7 and
newer which have a separate command parser that is
called MEC for compute queues.)
This means that we have to take into consideration
that the PFP also exists on compute queues on GFX6:
Use PFP for register writes on both graphics and
compute queues.
In the pipeline sync, use the PFP to wait for the
previous fence (and not the ME) to prevent the PFP
from starting to execute the next submission while
the ME is still in the previous submission.
After a VM flush, emit PFP_SYNC_ME on compute
queues as well.
drm/amdgpu/gfx6: Use PFP on the compute queues too
On GFX6, the compute rings use the same CP path as
the graphics ring. The only difference is that they
don't support draw commands. (As opposed to GFX7 and
newer which have a separate command parser that is
called MEC for compute queues.)
This means that we have to take into consideration
that the PFP also exists on compute queues on GFX6:
Use PFP for register writes on both graphics and
compute queues.
In the pipeline sync, use the PFP to wait for the
previous fence (and not the ME) to prevent the PFP
from starting to execute the next submission while
the ME is still in the previous submission.
After a VM flush, emit PFP_SYNC_ME on compute
queues as well.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/gfx6: Use PFP on the compute queues too On GFX6, the compute rings use the same CP path as the graphics ring. The only difference is that they don't support draw commands. (As opposed to GFX7 and newer which have a separate command parser that is called MEC for compute queues.) This means that we have to take into consideration that the PFP also exists on compute queues on GFX6: Use PFP for register writes on both graphics and compute queues. In the pipeline sync, use the PFP to wait for the previous fence (and not the ME) to prevent the PFP from starting to execute the next submission while the ME is still in the previous submission. After a VM flush, emit PFP_SYNC_ME on compute queues as well. | |
| Title | drm/amdgpu/gfx6: Use PFP on the compute queues too | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:08:15.335Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.797Z
Link: CVE-2026-90286
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:25.500
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:25.500
Link: CVE-2026-90286
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