Re: WPF GUI freeze in hardware rendering condition

webadmin@intel.com — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:00:41 GMT

Are there some tools I can use to diagnose driver problems ? or to investigate around the fall-back to software rendering ?

WPF GUI freeze in hardware rendering condition

webadmin@intel.com — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:43:53 GMT

I'm experiencing a GUI freeze problem, related to hard vs. software UI rendering.

The context : 2 WPF apps (.NET 3.5 SP1) running on a dual-display XP Embedded machine (DirectX 9.0c).

At some point, one of these app freezes. But only the rendering : the GUI stays active (message pump is active, the application is responsive), but the rendering is not done. The freeze can last seconds or forever. The 2nd app keeps running normally. The bug occurs only in a dual-display configuration, the 2nd app being a kind of catalyst (more video memory usage...)

Using Perforator, I see that, during a freeze, Video Memory Usage is continuously going up & down in spikes (cf : screenshot). During that time, one native thread is consuming 100% of a CPU (the stack-trace involves WPFgfx, DirectX, GDI, and video driver)

Usually, when the app unfreeze, it's fully software rendered (purple tint with Perforator). Also, disabling hardware rendering immediately unfreeze the app.

I cannot reproduce the bug when hardware rendering is disabled.

I'm suspecting the video driver, as I cannot reproduce it on another hardware. It's said to be up-to-date (v. 6.14.10.4926 on a Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset). See driver information report below.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile Report

Report Date:        04/05/2011
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]:    14:35:06
Driver Version:        6.14.10.4926
Operating System:        Windows XP* Professional, Service Pack 3 (5.1.2600)
Default Language:        French
DirectX* Version:        9.0
Physical Memory:        2039 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory:    8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory:    64 MB
Graphics Memory in Use:    38 MB
Processor:        x86 family 6 Model 14 Stepping 12
Processor Speed:        1666 MHZ
Vendor ID:        8086
Device ID:        27AE
Device Revision:        03

*   Accelerator Information   *

Accelerator in Use:        Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
Video BIOS:        1585.0
Current Graphics Mode:    1024 x 768 True Color (60 Hz)

*   Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator   *

Active Notebook Displays: 1

*   Notebook   *

Monitor Name:        Digital Flat Panel (1024x768)
Display Type:        Digital
Gamma Value:        3,54
DDC2 Protocol:        Supported
Maximum Image Size:    Horizontal: Not Available
            Vertical:   Not Available
Monitor Supported Modes:
1024 x 768 (60 Hz)
Display Power Management Support:
    Standby Mode:    Not Supported
    Suspend Mode:    Not Supported
    Active Off Mode: Supported
Raw EDID:
00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 36 7f 03 00 03 00 00 00
00 0c 01 03 80 ff ff ff 2f 00 00 a0 57 49 9b 26
10 48 4f 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
01 01 01 01 01 01 64 19 00 40 41 00 26 30 18 88
36 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 00 00 00 fd 00 00 3c 00
eb 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6a

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