@mahen I can confirm, logging in through ssh and issuing 'killall -9 vlc' unfreezes the desktop after a few seconds.
Jumping back and forth in the video timeline really encourages a total freeze. DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.3 DISTRIB_CODENAME=sylvia DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia" NAME="Linux Mint" VERSION="18.3 (Sylvia)" ID=linuxmint ID_LIKE=ubuntu PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 18.3" VERSION_ID="18.3" HOME_URL="http://www.linuxmint.com/"; SUPPORT_URL="http://forums.linuxmint.com/"; BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/"; VERSION_CODENAME=sylvia UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 07) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake PCIe Controller (x16) (rev 07) 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H CSME HECI #1 (rev 31) 00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SATA controller [AHCI mode] (rev 31) 00:1b.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Root Port #17 (rev f1) 00:1b.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Root Port #20 (rev f1) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1) 00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H LPC Controller (rev 31) 00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PMC (rev 31) 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H HD Audio (rev 31) 00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SMBus (rev 31) 00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V (rev 31) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1b80 (rev a1) 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f0 (rev a1) 03:00.0 SATA controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1062 Serial ATA Controller (rev 02) 04:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1142 USB 3.1 Host Controller i7-6700K Nvidia GTX 1080 with 387.34-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.2 via http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to mesa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574354 Title: playing .mp4 in VLC freezes machine Status in mesa package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: VLC was running fine on 15.10 but since upgrading, video files (e.g. .mp4) play for a few minutes and then crash the whole machine (i.e. I have to power off and on). Possibly linked is that audio (in web pages or playing audio files thru Banshee) loops (stutters) for about a second every few minutes (but doesn't crash the machine). vlc-nox: /usr/bin/vlc Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 vlc: Installed: 2.2.2-5 Candidate: 2.2.2-5 Version table: *** 2.2.2-5 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: vlc 2.2.2-5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Apr 24 19:20:41 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-17 (797 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-22 (2 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1574354/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
