560 release feedback & discussion

[jrelvas]

This bug is still present as of 560.28.03.

[550.67] Nvidia Vulkan ICD wakes up dgpu on initialization and exit

The Vulkan ICD provided by Nvidia’s driver always wakes up the dgpu on hybrid graphic systems, even if the gpu chosen by the program is not the Nvidia dgpu. When running a Vulkan program, its launch will be delayed for several seconds, while the card is resumed. Once the program launches, the card goes back to sleep after a while: [imagem] Exiting the program also requires the card to wake up, resulting in another delay: [imagem] This affects both x11 and wayland programs: [imagem] The…

Pretty disappointing, as it’s holding back the migration to Vulkan and no one at nvida has addressed it yet.