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add configurable picom backend (glx/xrender) to avoid Xid 79 GPU crashes

Authored by mfwolffe <wolffemf@dukes.jmu.edu>
SHA
72af8c406dbd6cb900cc9179cc7178ee440554ed
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2 changed files

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M gar/src/config/lua.rs 13 0
M gar/src/config/mod.rs 19 2
gar/src/config/lua.rsmodified
@@ -406,6 +406,19 @@ impl LuaConfig {
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                         }
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                     }
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                 }
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+                // Picom backend: "glx" or "xrender"
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+                "compositor_backend" | "picom_backend" => {
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+                    if let Value::String(s) = value {
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+                        if let Ok(str_val) = s.to_str() {
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+                            let backend = str_val.to_lowercase();
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+                            if backend == "glx" || backend == "xrender" {
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+                                state.config.picom_backend = backend;
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+                            } else {
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+                                tracing::warn!("Unknown compositor backend '{}', using 'glx'", str_val);
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+                            }
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+                        }
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+                    }
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+                }
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                 // Compositor visual settings (picom)
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                 "corner_radius" => {
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                     if let Value::Integer(v) = value {
gar/src/config/mod.rsmodified
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ pub struct Config {
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     pub screen_timeout_seconds: u32,
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     // Compositor selection: "picom" (default), "garchomp", or "none"
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     pub compositor: String,
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+    // Picom backend: "glx" (GPU) or "xrender" (CPU, safer on NVIDIA)
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+    pub picom_backend: String,
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     // Compositor visual settings (picom)
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     // These are stored for reference and potential dynamic picom config generation
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     pub corner_radius: u32,
@@ -82,6 +84,18 @@ impl Config {
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     /// Generate picom.conf content from current config settings.
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     pub fn generate_picom_config(&self) -> String {
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         let blur_section = if self.blur_enabled {
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+            // dual_kawase requires GLX backend; fall back to kernel blur on xrender
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+            let (blur_method, blur_strength) = if self.picom_backend == "xrender"
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+                && self.blur_method == "dual_kawase"
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+            {
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+                tracing::info!(
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+                    "Switching blur from dual_kawase to kernel (xrender backend doesn't support dual_kawase)"
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+                );
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+                ("kernel".to_string(), self.blur_strength)
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+            } else {
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+                (self.blur_method.clone(), self.blur_strength)
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+            };
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+
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             format!(
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                 r#"# Blur
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 blur-method = "{}";
@@ -98,7 +112,7 @@ blur-background-exclude = [
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     "window_type = 'popup_menu'",
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     "_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR = 1"
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 ];"#,
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-                self.blur_method, self.blur_strength
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+                blur_method, blur_strength
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             )
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         } else {
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             "# Blur disabled".to_string()
@@ -259,7 +273,7 @@ animations = ({{
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 # Edit ~/.config/gar/init.lua instead and reload with Mod+Shift+R
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 # Backend Configuration
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-backend = "glx";
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+backend = "{}";
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 vsync = true;
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 use-ewmh-active-win = true;
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@@ -317,6 +331,7 @@ wintypes:
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     }};
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 }};
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 "#,
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+            self.picom_backend,
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             self.corner_radius,
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             blur_section,
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             shadow_section,
@@ -545,6 +560,8 @@ impl Default for Config {
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             screen_timeout_seconds: 600,
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             // Compositor selection: "picom" (default), "garchomp", or "none"
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             compositor: "picom".to_string(),
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+            // Picom backend: "glx" (GPU) or "xrender" (CPU, safer on NVIDIA)
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+            picom_backend: "glx".to_string(),
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             // Compositor settings (picom) - matching picom.conf defaults
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             corner_radius: 12,
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             blur_enabled: true,