Bug 467492

Summary:	KWin desktop effects crash with NVIDIA GPU
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Werner Sembach [TUXEDO] <wse>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	crash	CC:	kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.27.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Werner Sembach [TUXEDO] 2023-03-17 14:00:20 UTC

SUMMARY
After resume I get the Message:
KWin Window Manager
Desktop effects were restarted due to a graphics reset

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Send too suspend and resume again

OBSERVED RESULT
After resume and login I get the Message:
KWin Window Manager
Desktop effects were restarted due to a graphics reset

EXPECTED RESULT
No crash happens

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Linux 6.1.x, Plasma 5.27.2
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.104.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tested on 2 NVIDIA optimus Notebooks:
Only happens when running in Nvidia-only mode/the Desktop is rendered using a NVIDIA GPU
In on-demand or Intel-/AMD-only mode the crash does not happen.

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2023-03-17 16:05:55 UTC

>Desktop effects were restarted due to a graphics reset

This isn't a crash. It's handling an event from the GPU that we can't avoid.

Comment 2 Werner Sembach [TUXEDO] 2023-03-20 11:20:07 UTC

Ok thx for the info.

However imho the message still sounds like a crash, maybe it should be hidden by default?