20-Year Linux Veteran Gets "Kernel Panicked"? Hardcore Fix for Random Desktop Freezes on AMD GPUs

After 20 years of hacking away in the open-source world and the Linux community, I’ve realized I might actually be a Bug Magnet. On my previous laptop, a Dell G16, the power-saving mode of the Intel AX201 Wi-Fi card caused pacman updates to crawl at snail speeds. I finally solved that by surgically disabling the power-saving logic. Last year, I switched to this ThinkPad P14s, specifically choosing the AMD integrated graphics version. I thought, "No NVIDIA proprietary drivers to mess with—surely