fix(video): enable NVDEC in Linux release builds - #28
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Reviewer's GuideThe PR enables FFmpeg NVCodec in static Linux release builds, verifies CUDA support before packaging, improves decoder-state reporting for hardware fallback, documents the runtime requirements, and adds NVDEC performance metrics to video benchmarks. Sequence diagram for hardware decoder fallback reportingsequenceDiagram
participant Probe as VideoDecoder
participant FFmpeg
participant Software as SoftwareDecoder
participant State as DecoderState
Probe->>Probe: build_decoder(stream, hw_accel)
Probe->>FFmpeg: try_hw_decoder(stream, backend)
alt hardware decoder opens
FFmpeg-->>Probe: hardware decoder
Probe->>State: store(HardwareNegotiating)
else hardware decoder fails
Probe->>Software: create software decoder
Probe->>Probe: software_decoder_state(true)
Probe->>State: store(SoftwareFallback)
end
Flow diagram for Linux NVDEC release verificationflowchart TD
A[Install static FFmpeg with nvcodec] --> B[Build wallr with static-ffmpeg]
B --> C[video_probe --capabilities]
C --> D[av_hwdevice_find_type_by_name cuda]
D --> E{cuda: enabled}
E -->|yes| F[Verify binary is self-contained]
E -->|no| G[Fail release workflow]
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Navigate logical layers of code changes, visualize relationships, and explore their blast radius. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe changes add NVCodec capability checks to the release workflow, track whether hardware decoding fell back to software, and extend benchmark reports with CPU time and NVDEC measurements. ChangesVideo decoding
Priority: ⬆️ High Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Bug fix Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ReleaseWorkflow
participant VideoProbe
participant FFmpeg
ReleaseWorkflow->>VideoProbe: Run with --capabilities
VideoProbe->>FFmpeg: Check CUDA pixel format and hardware device types
FFmpeg-->>VideoProbe: Return capability information
VideoProbe-->>ReleaseWorkflow: Print capability results
ReleaseWorkflow->>ReleaseWorkflow: Require exact line "cuda: enabled"
Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to A failed software decode can appear as a valid benchmark result. Reject failed decoder states before publishing measurements; the remaining risk is limited to benchmark reporting. Security Architecture ReviewSecurity architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to NVDEC expands hardware decoding in Linux releases, but the reviewed changes do not establish a new remote entry point or a verified security vulnerability. An affected NVIDIA system may still stall rather than switch to software if hardware frame transfers fail after initialization. Retained concerns
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<location path="wallr-core/src/video/decoder.rs" line_range="558" />
<code_context>
- },
- Ordering::Release,
- );
+ decoder_state.store(initial_state.code(), Ordering::Release);
let mut scaler: Option<ffmpeg::software::scaling::Context> = None;
</code_context>
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**issue (bug_risk):** When an explicitly requested hardware decoder initializes but subsequently produces only software frames, `decoder_state` remains `HardwareNegotiating` and `hw_accel_in_use()` remains `Software` for the entire playback session. The code only records `SoftwareFallback` after `decode_loop` exits, but looping playback does not exit at end of stream.
**Triggers:** When FFmpeg accepts the hardware decoder during initialization but hardware-frame negotiation fails during playback.
**Suggested fix:** As soon as the first non-hardware frame is observed from a hardware-selected decoder, store `SoftwareFallback` and either recreate the software decoder or report the active fallback consistently.
</issue_to_address>Sourcery assessment
Needs a human reviewer. 1 finding to address first, and this changes published Linux binaries and runtime decoder selection: an incorrect NVDEC build or fallback state could affect released users and cannot be removed from binaries already distributed. Reverting stops the behavior in future releases, but existing artifacts would need to be replaced with a corrective release.
Blocking findings: wallr-core/src/video/decoder.rs:558
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- Line 17: Update the timing command in the benchmark script to build the
video_probe example before measurement, then time the compiled executable
directly so compilation time is excluded. Preserve the existing input and
backend arguments and output redirection.
- Line 22: Update the `nvdec` probe handling around `run_probe` to verify the
reported decoder state and `result` before accepting its output. Mark runs that
fall back to software or fail as unavailable, and include an explicit reason
instead of reporting them as NVDEC measurements.
- Line 32: Update the NVDEC, software, and VAAPI state extractors in the
benchmark script to capture the value after “state:” in the probe output, so
each Decoder state column reports the decoder state rather than the active
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Review comments at @wallr-core/examples/video_probe.rs:
- Around line 89-92: Update the availability check in the video probe so `cuda:
enabled` confirms NVDEC decoding support, rather than only finding the `cuda`
hardware-device type. Check the required decoder’s hardware configuration or use
a check that exercises NVDEC, and keep the existing output labels.
Review comments at @wallr-core/src/video/decoder.rs:
- Line 494: Update the hardware negotiation failure paths in the decoder logic
around the return at line 494 and the corresponding path at line 511 to rebuild
the decoder in software mode when hardware decoding fails. Set the resulting
state to SoftwareFallback at the transition rather than retaining
HardwareNegotiating, while preserving normal hardware decoding behavior.
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- Line 30: Validate the software probe’s result as PASS before publishing its
measurement row, matching the existing VAAPI and NVDEC checks; reject the run
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- Around line 22-26: Update the software probe validation in the benchmark
script so it rejects output containing a failed decoder state, even when the
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| software=$(run_probe software) || { printf '%s\n' "$software" >&2; exit 1; } | ||
| if ! grep -qx 'result: PASS' <<<"$software"; then | ||
| printf 'error: software probe failed; no benchmark report generated\n%s\n' "$software" >&2 | ||
| exit 1 | ||
| fi |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
🔎 Supported by static analysis
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printf '%s\n' '--- benchmark diff ---'
git diff dd18450c342d7035e33451b01c24c2e617cfbafc 64d6a46a0037c51cc4db5de4f646a1a4b0b23cf0 -- scripts/benchmark-video.sh
printf '%s\n' '--- benchmark current ---'
sed -n '1,130p' scripts/benchmark-video.sh
printf '%s\n' '--- probe current ---'
sed -n '1,105p' wallr-core/examples/video_probe.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- decoder state and loop paths ---'
sed -n '200,300p' wallr-core/src/video/decoder.rs
sed -n '740,805p' wallr-core/src/video/decoder.rs
sed -n '1225,1285p' wallr-core/src/video/decoder.rsRepository: programmersd21/wallr
Length of output: 22676
Reject software results with a failed decoder state.
video_probe exits successfully and prints result: PASS when it decodes more than 30 frames. A later loop/seek error can set the decoder state to failed without changing that result. The benchmark then publishes the failed run's software measurements.
Suggested fix
-if ! grep -qx 'result: PASS' <<<"$software"; then
+if ! grep -qx 'result: PASS' <<<"$software" ||
+ grep -q 'state: failed' <<<"$software"; then📝 Committable suggestion
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| software=$(run_probe software) || { printf '%s\n' "$software" >&2; exit 1; } | |
| if ! grep -qx 'result: PASS' <<<"$software"; then | |
| printf 'error: software probe failed; no benchmark report generated\n%s\n' "$software" >&2 | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| software=$(run_probe software) || { printf '%s\n' "$software" >&2; exit 1; } | |
| if ! grep -qx 'result: PASS' <<<"$software" || | |
| grep -q 'state: failed' <<<"$software"; then | |
| printf 'error: software probe failed; no benchmark report generated\n%s\n' "$software" >&2 | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi |
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Review comment at @scripts/benchmark-video.sh around lines 22 - 26:
Update the software probe validation in the benchmark script so it rejects
output containing a failed decoder state, even when the result is PASS. Preserve
the existing rejection and error-reporting behavior for non-PASS results.
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Summary
Root Cause
The Linux release workflow built static FFmpeg without the
nvcodecfeature. Consequently, packaged binaries could not initialize NVDEC and decoded 4K60 H.264 wallpapers on the CPU.Performance
Tested with a 3840x2160, 60 FPS H.264 wallpaper:
NVDEC used approximately 87% less CPU time per frame.
Summary by Sourcery
Enable NVDEC in Linux release binaries and improve hardware-decoder fallback reporting and benchmarking.
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