[Bug 2086587] Re: Random flickering with Intel i915 (Comet Lake and Kaby Lake) on Linux 6.8

Thanks, before testing I disabled the intel_iommu= workaround, and this
kernel does indeed fix the flicker issue for me.

For reference this is my hardware:

$ lspci -nnk | grep -A3 VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 [8086:5917] (rev 07)
DeviceName: Onboard IGD
Subsystem: Dell UHD Graphics 620 [1028:081c]
Kernel driver in use: i915

The 6.8.0-48 kernel had not fixed the flicker issue for me, but this one
does.

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Title:
Random flickering with Intel i915 (Comet Lake and Kaby Lake) on Linux
6.8

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Bug description:
[Impact]
The flickering predominantly occurs when the mouse cursor is in the bottom quarter of the screen and stops when the cursor leaves this area.
Extensive testing across various kernel versions revealed that the issue became apparent from kernel version 6.8.0 onward, correlating with the mentioned configuration changes, CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU_DEFAULT_ON and CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU_SCALABLE_MODE_DEFAULT_ON.
The problem persists in the latest drm tip.

[Fix]
As an immediate workaround, adding 'intel_iommu=igfx_off' to the kernel command line has been found to effectively eliminate the flickering issue.
This patch proposes the same behavior as 'intel_iommu=igfx_off' and apply the rule to all Intel SKL GPU IDs.

[Test]
1. Boot up to desktop with 6.8.0-x kernels
2. Moving cursor around the desktop
3. There should be no flicker while cursor is moving

[Where problems could occur]
For virtualized environments using hardware-assisted virtualization for graphics (such as VFIO or mediated pass-through), disabling IOMMU for graphics could either disable these features or reduce their security and efficiency.
Usually, users pass the 'intel_iommu=on' by themselves when they are using related features. So, the impact of this change is minimal.

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