[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

- Grant