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Panel flicker at 200% HiDPI scaling on X11 with Intel UHD 630 - only bottom panel affected #13672

@lesziel

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@lesziel

Distribution

Linux Mint 22.3

Package version

6.6.7

Graphics hardware in use

ntel UHD Graphics 630 (CoffeeLake-H GT2)

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Random black screen flashes occur when moving the mouse over the taskbar. The screen briefly goes black for a few milliseconds repeatedly. The issue only happens with the panel positioned at the bottom of the screen. Moving the panel to the top or to either side completely eliminates the problem.
To reproduce:

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IgaCRQRJ9s

Steps to reproduce

Set display scaling to 200% in Display Settings
Place the panel at the bottom of the screen
The problem only occurs when hovering over the top part of the taskbar.
black flashes appear.

Expected behavior

No flickering regardless of panel position or display scaling level.

Additional information

The issue does not occur with the panel on top or on the sides.
Disabling desktop effects does not resolve the issue
Disabling PSR (Panel Self Refresh) via GRUB parameter i915.enable_psr=0 does not resolve the issue
TearFree option in xorg.conf.d has no effect with the modesetting driver

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