https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486078
Bug ID: 486078
Summary: Automatically enabling software rendering causes KWin
to crash on all visual effects (alt+tab, maximise,
snap window)
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 6.0.4
Platform: NixOS
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: wayland-generic
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: deftd...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
When KWin crashes due to a kernel driver issue, it automatically enables
software rendering by adding the following to `~/.config/kdeglobals`:
```
[QtQuickRendererSettings]
SceneGraphBackend=software
```
While this may get KWin back up and running temporarily, the presence of this
configuration causes *any* invocation of visual effects to crash KWin (a crash
only Qt6 applications survive).
It also causes visual anomalies like the icons in launcher to get stacked. see
https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/aa9c4122664e8fa8ff613769b4f2b77d5343472b.png
A user will have no idea why their installation of KDE has become "corrupted"
because there is no notification or warning that this change has happened /
software rendering is active. Switching back to KDE5 doesn't resolve the
issue either because the setting causes the same behaviours under KDE5, only
deleting that block and restarting KWin can resolve the issue.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. add
```
[QtQuickRendererSettings]
SceneGraphBackend=software
```
to `~/.config/kdeglobals`
2. Open a single application and "snap" it at a screen edge or open multiple
applications and try to alt+tab between them
3.
OBSERVED RESULT
KWin crashes
EXPECTED RESULT
KWin shouldn't crash or it should warn if software rendering was enabled.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: NixOS 24.05
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.1.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Kernel Version: 6.9.0-rc4 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 32 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900K
Memory: 125.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
SUGGESTION
Plasma should warn software rendering was enabled as part of fall back, perhaps
when this block
```
[QtQuickRendererSettings]
SceneGraphBackend=software
```
is added another line should be added like so:
```
[QtQuickRendererSettings]
SceneGraphBackend=software
Warning=Software rendering was enabled at 2024-01-01 6:24 because of a crash
```
Then if the `Warning` is there, pop up a dialog or put in a notification to
tell the user and ask them if they want to keep the setting in or turn it off
again.
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