Bug 316040 - Dual screen issue caused by d6b3f6983efebc42abd6028ece9c3ec7facea2d0
Summary: Dual screen issue caused by d6b3f6983efebc42abd6028ece9c3ec7facea2d0
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: xrandr (show other bugs)
Version: git master
Platform: Compiled Sources Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 4.11
Assignee: KWin default assignee
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2013-03-02 22:02 UTC by LuRan
Modified: 2013-03-25 07:56 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin supportInformation output (4.20 KB, text/plain)
2013-03-02 23:13 UTC, LuRan
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Description LuRan 2013-03-02 22:02:00 UTC
I experienced some weird dual screen issue after git pull yesterday, when I added a external monitor to the left of my laptop screen, using either xrandr command or the KDE tool, the right (laptop) screen was complete blank (black), mouse could move on it but the plasma desktop did not extend to it. The display on the left (external) screen wass also strange, the images and windows were stretched as if they are showing on a bigger screen but only partial are visible. After I reverted d6b3f6983efebc42abd6028ece9c3ec7facea2d0 everything is normal again.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Plugin an external monitor
2. Add it to the left of the main monitor using xrandr
3.
Actual Results:  
The main monitor become blank, and the windows on the the external monitor are stretched and only partially visiable.

Expected Results:  
The normal behavior

Not sure if it is relevant, I am using libxcb 1.9, with some gentoo patches, libxcb-1.9-r1 to be specific.
Comment 1 Thomas Lübking 2013-03-02 22:11:22 UTC
Suspend the compositor before adding the screen (shift+alt+f12)
Does it then act as expected? (While i actually doubt so from the description)

In case please attach the output of
   qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin supportInformation

Otherwise please post the output of "xrandr -q" before and after adding the screen.
Comment 2 LuRan 2013-03-02 23:12:58 UTC
Disable the compositor  improved the situation a litle bit, now I can see the wall paper on the main monitor and use the plasma desktop on it, once I enable composite, the main monitor black out again, and even with the compositor disabled, I cannot move window from the external monitor to the main monitor, the other way around somehow works fine. And restart kwin fixes everything. xrandr -q look normal:
Before adding the monitor:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA-0 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS-0 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
   1920x1080      60.0*+   50.0
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
After adding a new monitor:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA-0 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS-0 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
   1920x1080      60.0*+   50.0
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1920x1080      60.0 +
   1280x1024      75.0     60.0
   1152x864       75.0
   1024x768       75.0     60.0
   800x600        75.0     60.3
   640x480        75.0     59.9
DP-4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

The output of qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin supportInformation can be find in the attachment
Comment 3 LuRan 2013-03-02 23:13:25 UTC
Created attachment 77701 [details]
qdbus org.kde.kwin /KWin supportInformation output
Comment 4 Thomas Lübking 2013-03-02 23:37:56 UTC
----- Snip ----------
Before adding the monitor:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
After adding a new monitor:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192


DP-3 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1920x1080      60.0 +

----- /Snip ----------

DP-3 is connected, but not used.

Does the output change with restarting kwin?
Comment 5 LuRan 2013-03-03 00:07:20 UTC
That output is just after I connected the monitor, before enable it using xrandr, after issuing xrandr --output DP-3 --auto --left-of LVDS-0 --output LVDS-0 --auto --primary the output is:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3840 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS-0 connected primary 1920x1080+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
   1920x1080      60.0*+   50.0  
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 509mm x 286mm
   1920x1080      60.0*+
   1280x1024      75.0     60.0  
   1152x864       75.0  
   1024x768       75.0     60.0  
   800x600        75.0     60.3  
   640x480        75.0     59.9  
DP-4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Also if I disable the external monitor after I fixed the dual screen display by restarting kwin, the resulting desktop is squeezed to like 2/3 of the main screen, the rest 1/3 is just black band.
Comment 6 Thomas Lübking 2013-03-03 01:07:50 UTC
The issue is likely the screen caching.
If you want, you can try moving local
static xcb_screen_t *s_screen = NULL;

to a global static
static xcb_screen_t *gs_screen = NULL;

and add some

inline void invalidateScreen() {
   gs_screen = NULL;
}

To call eg at events.cpp

if (e->type == Extensions::randrNotifyEvent() && Extensions::randrAvailable()) {
            XRRUpdateConfiguration(e);
            invalidateScreen();
...
}

or in workspace.cpp
void Workspace::desktopResized()
{
            invalidateScreen();
            ...
}
Comment 7 LuRan 2013-03-04 20:42:02 UTC
Hi Thomas, sorry for the late reply, I tried the changes you suggested but no improvement, the diff look like this:
diff --git a/kwin/geometry.cpp b/kwin/geometry.cpp
index 03085db..3f99c01 100644
--- a/kwin/geometry.cpp
+++ b/kwin/geometry.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ extern bool is_multihead;
  */
 void Workspace::desktopResized()
 {
+    invalidateScreen();
     QRect geom;
     for (int i = 0; i < QApplication::desktop()->screenCount(); i++) {
         //do NOT use - QApplication::desktop()->screenGeometry(i) there could be a virtual geometry
diff --git a/kwin/libkwineffects/kwinglobals.h b/kwin/libkwineffects/kwinglobals.h
index aa2681c..13276f5 100644
--- a/kwin/libkwineffects/kwinglobals.h
+++ b/kwin/libkwineffects/kwinglobals.h
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ KWIN_EXPORT xcb_timestamp_t xTime()
     return QX11Info::appTime();
 }
 
+static xcb_screen_t *s_screen = NULL;
 inline
 KWIN_EXPORT xcb_screen_t *defaultScreen()
 {
-    static xcb_screen_t *s_screen = NULL;
     if (s_screen) {
         return s_screen;
     }
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ KWIN_EXPORT int displayHeight()
     return screen ? screen->height_in_pixels : 0;
 }
 
+inline void invalidateScreen() {
+       s_screen = NULL;
+}
+
 /** @internal */
 // TODO: QT5: remove

I also tried to change event.cpp (but not tried both together), the result is the same. I only restarted kwin by run kwin --replace in konsole without a full logout/login.
Comment 8 Thomas Lübking 2013-03-04 21:10:35 UTC
try after XRRUpdateConfiguration(e); in events.cpp as well.
If it's not screen caching i frankly don't know what could cause any issues here ... except getting the geometry update, and calling displayWidth/Height before the structure behind the defaultScreen() pointer has updated.

Brute force:
add "XSync(display(), false);" on top of the defaultScreen() function.
Comment 9 Martin Flöser 2013-03-11 14:15:44 UTC
Git commit c61081ffed38a2f124631d41cede6e2b839026c9 by Martin Gräßlin.
Committed on 11/03/2013 at 15:14.
Pushed by graesslin into branch 'master'.

Temporarily revert to XDisplayWidth/Height

We don't like broken master. Proper fix coming later on.

M  +8    -0    kwin/libkwineffects/kwinglobals.h

http://commits.kde.org/kde-workspace/c61081ffed38a2f124631d41cede6e2b839026c9