Vulkan + Gsync + Tab Out = Crash

Graphics / Linux Linux
1

Hi,

Using the latest drivers with enabled Gsync with Vulkan (that got released recently)
If you tab out during the game session the game will crash or just stop render, unresponsive.

I first noticed this with DOOM with Wine that is only reproduced when Vulkan and Gsync is enabled. OpenGL works fine. This “feature” is 100% reproducible.

Second game i noticed this behaviour is Mad Max with the Vulkan BETA, in this case i got a XID error and had to terminate the game in another TTY.

[ 8643.444221] NVRM: GPU at PCI:0000:2a:00: GPU-fe359ec7-e7f8-9fe9-e80b-41a3ef593b08
[ 8643.444226] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception on GPC 0: WIDTH CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x970, 0x0)
[ 8643.444239] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x500420=0x80000010 0x500434=0x970 0x500438=0x1200 0x50043c=0x0
[ 8643.444257] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception on GPC 1: WIDTH CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x940, 0x0)
[ 8643.444268] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x508420=0x80000010 0x508434=0x940 0x508438=0x1200 0x50843c=0x0
[ 8643.444286] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception on GPC 2: WIDTH CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x950, 0x0)
[ 8643.444297] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x510420=0x80000010 0x510434=0x950 0x510438=0x1200 0x51043c=0x0
[ 8643.444312] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception on GPC 3: WIDTH CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x960, 0x0)
[ 8643.444320] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x518420=0x80000010 0x518434=0x960 0x518438=0x1200 0x51843c=0x0
[ 8643.444358] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ChID 0067, Class 0000b197, Offset 000015cc, Data 00010000

Repro:
1] Start Vulkan Game with Gsync enabled.
2] Tab Out from the game, switch desktop or just make something else focus.
3] Profit, game will crash and in Mad Max will produce the above XID error.

Hardware:
Nvidia MSI 970 Gaming
Asus ROG PG279Q Gsync Monitor

Software:
Arch Roling
Mad Max (Latest Vulkan Beta)
DOOM (Latest Steam version with Wine Staging 2.20)
Nvidia: 387.22

nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (305 KB)

2

Mad Max still an issue on; 387.34

438.911677] NVRM: GPU at PCI:0000:2a:00: GPU-fe359ec7-e7f8-9fe9-e80b-41a3ef593b08
[ 438.911681] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception on GPC 0: WIDTH CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x970, 0x0)
[ 438.911689] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x500420=0x80000010 0x500434=0x970 0x500438=0x1200 0x50043c=0x0
[ 438.911701] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception on GPC 1: WIDTH CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x940, 0x0)
[ 438.911707] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x508420=0x80000010 0x508434=0x940 0x508438=0x1200 0x50843c=0x0
[ 438.911717] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception on GPC 2: WIDTH CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x950, 0x0)
[ 438.911723] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x510420=0x80000010 0x510434=0x950 0x510438=0x1200 0x51043c=0x0
[ 438.911733] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception on GPC 3: WIDTH CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x960, 0x0)
[ 438.911742] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x518420=0x80000010 0x518434=0x960 0x518438=0x1200 0x51843c=0x0
[ 438.911768] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2a:00): 13, Graphics Exception: ChID 004f, Class 0000b197, Offset 000015cc, Data 00010000

3

Hi,

Are you saying that DOOM no longer crashes with 387.34?

Does Mad Max still crash with G-SYNC off?

Does it reproduce with other games? For example, DOTA2?

What desktop environment are you using?

4

I did not try since I just assumed. DE is KDE \w Kwin that i first tested with, using Gnome atm but can try again later after work with KDE to see if there is any difference.

However with 387.34 on Gnome

  • [works] DOOM on Wine
  • [works] DOTA 2
  • [crash] Mad Max

K

5

Hi,

I contacted Feral Interactive about the Mad Max issue and they are investigating a fix.

6

Hey,

I’m getting the same-ish error when I run World of Warcraft in DX12 mode on WINE:

[322271.126956] NVRM: GPU at PCI:0000:08:00: GPU-aa03a635-c459-0d82-a2bc-27deb755feeb
[322271.126960] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:08:00): 13, pid=168824, Graphics Exception on GPC 0: WIDT
H CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x478, 0x15e)
[322271.126971] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:08:00): 13, pid=168824, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x500420=
0x80000010 0x500434=0x15e0478 0x500438=0x5001100 0x50043c=0x0
[322271.126985] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:08:00): 13, pid=168824, Graphics Exception on GPC 1: WIDT
H CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x4c0, 0x15e)
[322271.126994] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:08:00): 13, pid=168824, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x508420=
0x80000010 0x508434=0x15e04c0 0x508438=0x5001100 0x50843c=0x0
[322271.127006] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:08:00): 13, pid=168824, Graphics Exception on GPC 2: WIDT
H CT Violation. Coordinates: (0x475, 0x15e)
[322271.127015] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:08:00): 13, pid=168824, Graphics Exception: ESR 0x510420=
0x80000010 0x510434=0x15e0475 0x510438=0x5001100 0x51043c=0x0
[322271.127087] NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:08:00): 13, pid=184626, Graphics Exception: ChID 0066, Cl
ass 0000c797, Offset 00000000, Data 00000000