Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro-16ACH6 Laptop Updated GSCN33WW BIOS Slows Linux

From: Kelly Anderson
Date: Fri Aug 19 2022 - 23:04:32 EST


Hi,

Please CC me with any response.

I updated my Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6 BIOS (AMD Ryzen 5800H) to GSCN33WW.
Performance under Linux dropped what seemed to be by a factor of 10. It was
painful to use the machine. I was using the latest 5.18.x kernels. I tried
various things including dropping back to previous kernel versions to no
avail. Finally I reverted to the previous BIOS verson GSCN32WW and the
performance returned.

Here is the summary of changes for GSCN33WW.

Summary of changes
==================
General Information:
GSCN33WW:
BIOS Notification:
1. Fixed
1) Fix Security level 2 fail issue.
2)
2. Add
1) NA
3. Modified
1)NA
EC Notification:
1). N/A

If there is anything I can to do help identify/fix the problem, please let me
know.

Thanks