[Mesa-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] drirc: Initial blacklist for adaptive sync

[Nicholas Kazlauskas]

Applications that don't present at a predictable rate (ie. not games)
shouldn't have adaptive sync enabled. This list covers some of the
common desktop compositors, web browsers and video players.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Kazlauskas <nicholas.kazlauskas at amd.com>
---
 src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
index ca69dd164f..14dd3077f8 100644
--- a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
+++ b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Application bugs worked around in this file:
   built-ins (specifically gl_VertexID), which causes the vertex shaders to fail
   to compile.
 
+* Applications that are not suitable for adapative sync are blacklisted here.
+
 TODO: document the other workarounds.
 
 -->
@@ -310,6 +312,83 @@ TODO: document the other workarounds.
         <application name="Far Cry 2 (wine)" executable="farcry2.exe">
             <option name="mesa_glthread" value="true"/>
         </application>
+
+        <!-- Adaptive sync blacklist follows below: -->
+        <application name="gnome-shell" executable="gnome-shell">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Desktop — Plasma" executable="plasmashell">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="kwin_x11" executable="kwin_x11">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="ksmserver-logout-greeter" executable="ksmserver-logout-greeter">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="ksmserver-switchuser-greeter" executable="ksmserver-switchuser-greeter">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="kscreenlocker_greet" executable="kscreenlocker_greet">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="startplasma" executable="startplasma">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="krunner" executable="krunner">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="marco" executable="marco">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="compton" executable="compton">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="xfwm4" executable="xfwm4">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="mutter" executable="mutter">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="muffin" executable="muffin">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="compiz" executable="compiz">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Firefox" executable="firefox">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Chromium" executable="chromium">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Google Chrome" executable="chrome">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Iceweasel" executable="iceweasel">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Epiphany" executable="epiphany">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Konqueror" executable="konqueror">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Seamonkey" executable="seamonkey">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="VLC Media Player" executable="vlc">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Totem" executable="totem">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="Dragon Player" executable="dragon">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
+        <application name="mpv" executable="mpv">
+            <option name="adaptive_sync_enable" value="false" />
+        </application>
     </device>
     <!-- vmwgfx doesn't like full buffer swaps and can't sync to vertical retraces.-->
     <device driver="vmwgfx">
-- 
2.19.0