While much less frequent than when using a 4.4 kernel, the problem still occurs for me when using a 4.6 kernel:
uname -a 4.6.0-040600-generic #201606030904 SMP Fri Jun 3 13:06:01 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
dmesg [31606.245708] [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun [31606.245846] [drm:intel_pch_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun [40612.123848] [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun [40612.123987] [drm:intel_pch_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 Thinkpad T410
While much less frequent than when using a 4.4 kernel, the problem still occurs for me when using a 4.6 kernel:
uname -a generic #201606030904 SMP Fri Jun 3 13:06:01 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
4.6.0-040600-
dmesg cpu_fifo_ underrun_ irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun pch_fifo_ underrun_ irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun cpu_fifo_ underrun_ irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun pch_fifo_ underrun_ irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun
[31606.245708] [drm:intel_
[31606.245846] [drm:intel_
[40612.123848] [drm:intel_
[40612.123987] [drm:intel_
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520
Thinkpad T410