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Vulkan: handle VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST gracefully (log, notify, recover) #135

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opened 2026-09-28 02:29:23 +00:00 by sky_line · 1 comment

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2026-09-28 02:29:23 +00:00

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Related: #107.

A tester's crash (0.11.0-beta.1, GTX 1070 Ti, second viewer + Overwolf Vulkan overlay running) was a GPU device loss: renderFrame -> VkSwapchain::acquire -> vkWaitForFences returned VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST and VK_CHECK called abort() (0xC0000409, fast-fail 7). The log simply stops (after a ~12 s gap consistent with a TDR), so users see an unexplained exit.

Detect DEVICE_LOST at every wait/submit/present/acquire site (not via VK_CHECK abort).
Log it explicitly (plus the last GPU breadcrumb once that ticket lands), and show a user-facing message: graphics driver reset, possible causes (overlays such as Overwolf, running other GPU-heavy apps, driver issues).
Stretch: recover by recreating the VkDevice and all renderer resources (swapchain, renderer, textures re-upload) instead of exiting; at minimum exit cleanly with a proper crash/marker entry.

Related: #107. A tester's crash (0.11.0-beta.1, GTX 1070 Ti, second viewer + Overwolf Vulkan overlay running) was a GPU device loss: `renderFrame -> VkSwapchain::acquire -> vkWaitForFences` returned `VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST` and `VK_CHECK` called `abort()` (0xC0000409, fast-fail 7). The log simply stops (after a ~12 s gap consistent with a TDR), so users see an unexplained exit. - Detect DEVICE_LOST at every wait/submit/present/acquire site (not via VK_CHECK abort). - Log it explicitly (plus the last GPU breadcrumb once that ticket lands), and show a user-facing message: graphics driver reset, possible causes (overlays such as Overwolf, running other GPU-heavy apps, driver issues). - Stretch: recover by recreating the VkDevice and all renderer resources (swapchain, renderer, textures re-upload) instead of exiting; at minimum exit cleanly with a proper crash/marker entry.

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Vulkan: GPU breadcrumbs for device-lost diagnosis (NV checkpoints / AMD buffer markers) #136

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Windows: abrupt exit with no dump or log error (fail-fast?) — tracking #107

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Vulkan: explain a device loss and exit via the crash path

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GPU device lost on GTX 1080 Ti (Windows 10, driver 582.66) while the viewer was out of focus #209

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#135 VK: one device-lost state, detection at every surfacing point, no abort

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#135 Device lost: report block, message box, clean exit, restart, next-launch notice

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#135 research: design for in-process device-lost recovery (part B, not implemented)

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#135 VK: fault / checkpoint queries only on a driver-confirmed device loss

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Windows: abrupt exit with no dump or log error (fail-fast?) — tracking #107

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Ticket audit 2026-10-07: done and shipped in 1.0.0 Beta 6. Single device-lost state with a report, message box, clean exit and restart (490b21a805, b64c0028e4, 3886456ef7). In-process recovery remains a design note. If you still see the problem on the current beta, please reopen or file a new report.

Ticket audit 2026-10-07: done and shipped in **1.0.0 Beta 6**. Single device-lost state with a report, message box, clean exit and restart (490b21a805, b64c0028e4, 3886456ef7). In-process recovery remains a design note. If you still see the problem on the current beta, please reopen or file a new report.

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