https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=476729
Bug ID: 476729
Summary: Inconsistent timing when Plasma is run on Wayland on
VirtualBox
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: master
Platform: Neon
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: wayland-generic
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: guimarcalsi...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 162957
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=162957&action=edit
5.27 - Normal speed
SUMMARY
I downloaded the latest Neon Unstable version from Nov. 7th and I noticed
screen rendering on a Wayland session when running on VirtualBox is really
inconsistent timing-wise (at first it's trying to display all frames
sequentially very slowly, then out of nowhere it either displays (or skips) the
rest of the frames of the animation really fast, as if someone was playing with
the animation speed slider as the animation is being played). Also, if you make
the clock show the seconds on the panel, you'll notice the seconds stop running
while the slowdowns occur. I'll upload some videos to show what I mean.
While this timing bug isn't exactly new to Plasma 6 (On Plasma 5 the gear
animation when starting the session always ran much faster than normal when on
a VM on Wayland), on Plasma 6 each time an animation is played the system slows
to a crawl, including mouse movement, and then it speeds up at the end again.
I'll attach two videos, one from 5.27 and one from 6 on VirtualBox using
Wayland. Notice how much laggier 6 is on the same VM.
Important: I'm enabling 3D acceleration on VirtualBox for both 5.27 and 6
(otherwise I only get a black screen when trying Wayland). This also doesn't
happen with Gnome Boxes (I believe it's based on QEMU), where there's no
animation at all. Changing the virtual GPU also doesn't help. I also tested
GNOME on Wayland and there's no problem there while using the same VM, so this
must be a bug in how Kwin interacts with VirtualBox.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use VirtualBox
2. Start a Wayland Session (try Neon)
3. Click on applets and maximize the window (you can also try making the clock
show seconds. When the slowdowns occur the seconds stop ticking).
OBSERVED RESULT
The animation seems to start really slow then it becomes fast at the end, the
cursor is also affected and it moves slowly while the slowdowns occur and
speeds up at the end of the animation.
EXPECTED RESULT
Animations have a constant speed, just like X11.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
HOST:
Operating System: KDE neon 5.27
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.111.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Kernel Version: 6.2.0-36-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 6 × Intel® Core™ i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz
Memory: 15,5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 570 Series
VM - VirtualBox:
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.240.0
Qt Version: 6.6.0
Graphics Processor: SVGA3D; build; RELEASE; LLVM;
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