[vlc] vlc stutters on 3.9 linux kernel

[Grant]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.8 works great but vlc stutters a bit on 3.9.  If I use jack
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound is very bad like the CPU can't keep up but top shows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 90%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CPU idle.  If I don't use jack the sound is fine but I notice
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> video stutters a bit.  mplayer and mpd work fine.
>>>>
>>>> I'm stumped.
>>>>
>>>> Report a bug.
>>>
>>> https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/8617
>>
>> And it's closed.  They say it's a kernel regression.  Could this from
>> dmesg have anything to do with it?
>>
>> [drm] Wrong MCH_SSKPD value: 0x16040307
>> [drm] This can cause pipe underruns and display issues.
>> [drm] Please upgrade your BIOS to fix this.
>> [drm] GMBUS [i915 gmbus vga] timed out, falling back to bit banging on pin
>> 2
>
> Did you try upgrading your BIOS?

Yes, I'm on the latest.

- Grant