Description:
I updated my ArchLinux packages via pacman -Syu --ignore=linux yesterday which updated all packages except for the linux kernel (due to ongoing issues with 6.4.1 so I simply excluded it for now).

This updated the nvidia drivers from ‘535.54.03-3’ to ‘nvidia 535.54.03-6’.
Upon restarting my machine in the morning, I discovered that my machine was stuck displaying my UEFI / mainboard manufacturer boot logo in front of a black-screen, after the system passed the GRUB bootloader selector.

The machine (visually) was practically frozen / dead (you can still switch to TTY2 CLI but the GUI is practically dead)

Upon a lengthy bug hunting phase I was able to track back the bug to the NVIDIA display drivers.

After downgrading to 535.54.03-3 did my machine boot up normally again / not get stuck after the GRUB bootloader. It’s important to note that 535.54.03-5 is not a viable downgrade as it also contains the bug.

I’m happy to assist any nvidia developer with an ‘nvidia-bug-report.sh’ output, which I ran while the bug was occurring. (I’m not sure if the log file contains any private information so I’ll wait for further instructions and not post it publicly).

Thank you for reading and have a good day.

Additional info:
- Affected package version(s)
--> 535.54.03-5
--> 535.54.03-6

- Logs and configs:
--> Due to privacy concerns, I'll wait for further instructions.

Steps to reproduce:
Upgrade from say 535.54.03-3 to 535.54.03-5 or in my case 535.54.03-6.
Test on Linux kernel: 6.3.9.