Bug 465887 - Primary display blinks/flickers once upon waking up from sleep in Wayland session
Summary: Primary display blinks/flickers once upon waking up from sleep in Wayland ses...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: multi-screen (show other bugs)
Version: 5.27.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Keywords: regression, wayland-only
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2023-02-17 02:07 UTC by P Shao
Modified: 2025-03-12 03:47 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description P Shao 2023-02-17 02:07:01 UTC
SUMMARY
I have two identical 4k LG monitors and after updating to 5.27, I notice that the primary monitor, when waken up from sleep after inactivity, will blink/flicker once quickly then resumes normal.

This only happens to the primary display. And if I turn off my secondary display physically, it does not happen to the only one displayer either, so seems like related to the recent change of multi-screen support from 5.27

GPU is AMD 5700xt with open source driver from the kernel.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Leave the PC idle for some inactivity 
2. Wait until the monitors to enter sleep mode
2. wake up the monitors by touching the mouse

OBSERVED RESULT

The primary display then:

1. at first it is turned off and dark as in sleep mode
2. upon waken up, it suddenly goes max brightness
3. then suddenly goes min brightness, so creates a sense of "flickering" or "blinking"
4. then it will be gradually lighting up to normal brightness within about 1 second.

EXPECTED RESULT

The wake up behavior like before 5.27 or like the secondary display in 5.27

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:  KDE under latest Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.0-1
Comment 1 Zamundaaa 2025-02-10 17:25:40 UTC
Are you still experiencing this in Plasma 6?
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2025-02-25 03:46:45 UTC
🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2025-03-12 03:47:24 UTC
🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.