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enricobuehlerandClaude Opus 4.8 86d5d66660 fix(kwin): drive display topology over kde_output_management_v2, not kscreen-doctor
A KDE host on Nobara stopped disabling its physical screens and creating the
virtual output the moment it updated: streaming still came up, but bring-up took
~26 s and the streamed output never became the desktop (`also_disabled=[]`).

Root cause is not our topology logic — it's that every `kscreen-doctor` call on
the reporter's session wedges. kscreen-doctor drives libkscreen, which (per
setup) waits on the kscreen KDED module over D-Bus; when that layer is stuck it
blocks in its own connect and never returns, so all five topology queries hit
their 5 s budget and got killed (host log). Reproduced live on a Nobara / KWin
6.6.4 box: `kscreen-doctor -j` there times out at 8 s, every time.

But the compositor's OWN Wayland is fully responsive on that same session — the
host just created a virtual output over it via zkde_screencast. So drive the
topology (resolve our output, take primary, disable the physical/bootstrap
outputs, capture their modes, re-enable on teardown, position) directly over
`kde_output_management_v2` + `kde_output_device_v2` instead of shelling out.
On that same Nobara box the in-process path binds management (v19) and
enumerates the outputs in 2.4 ms — ~3400x faster than the 8 s hang, and immune
to whatever wedges the standalone tool.

- vendor kde-output-management-v2 / kde-output-device-v2 (KWin advertises mgmt
  v19, device v20); generate client bindings inline (the interdependent-protocol
  module split from the wayland-protocols crate; needs the `bitflags` dep for the
  device protocol's bitfield enums).
- new `kwin_output_mgmt`: bounded enumerate-then-apply over one Wayland
  connection; every wait is time-bounded so a genuinely wedged compositor
  degrades to `handled = false` and the old kscreen-doctor path still runs.
- `kwin::create` topology + `apply_position` prefer the in-process path (address
  our output by its stable device UUID, supersede-robust) with kscreen-doctor as
  the fallback. The 60 Hz path now makes ZERO kscreen-doctor calls; only the
  >60 Hz custom-mode install still shells out (its in-process port is a follow-up).

Verified on Linux: cargo test -p pf-vdisplay (73 pass), clippy --all-targets
-D warnings clean, fmt clean, punktfunk-host checks clean. In-process enumeration
proven live against KWin 6.6.4 (the reporter's env); the disable/apply path is
not yet on-glass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-24 12:47:33 +02:00

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<protocol name="kde_output_management_v2">
<copyright><![CDATA[
SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008-2011 Kristian Høgsberg
SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2011 Intel Corporation
SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012-2013 Collabora, Ltd.
SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org>
SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Méven Car <meven.car@enioka.com>
SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Xaver Hugl <xaver.hugl@kde.org>
SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-CMU
]]></copyright>
<interface name="kde_output_management_v2" version="22">
<description summary="configuration of server outputs through clients">
This interface enables clients to set properties of output devices for screen
configuration purposes via the server. To this end output devices are referenced
by global kde_output_device_v2 objects.
outputmanagement (wl_global)
--------------------------
request:
* create_configuration -> outputconfiguration (wl_resource)
outputconfiguration (wl_resource)
--------------------------
requests:
* enable(outputdevice, bool)
* mode(outputdevice, mode)
* transformation(outputdevice, flag)
* position(outputdevice, x, y)
* apply
events:
* applied
* failed
The server registers one outputmanagement object as a global object. In order
to configure outputs a client requests create_configuration, which provides a
resource referencing an outputconfiguration for one-time configuration. That
way the server knows which requests belong together and can group them by that.
On the outputconfiguration object the client calls for each output whether the
output should be enabled, which mode should be set (by referencing the mode from
the list of announced modes) and the output's global position. Once all outputs
are configured that way, the client calls apply.
At that point and not earlier the server should try to apply the configuration.
If this succeeds the server emits the applied signal, otherwise the failed
signal, such that the configuring client is noticed about the success of its
configuration request.
Through this design the interface enables atomic output configuration changes if
internally supported by the server.
Warning! The protocol described in this file is a desktop environment implementation
detail. Regular clients must not use this protocol. Backward incompatible
changes may be added without bumping the major version of the extension.
</description>
<request name="create_configuration">
<description summary="provide outputconfiguration object for configuring outputs">
Request an outputconfiguration object through which the client can configure
output devices.
</description>
<arg name="id" type="new_id" interface="kde_output_configuration_v2"/>
</request>
<request name="create_mode_list">
<description summary="create a list of custom modes">
For details, see the description of kde_mode_list_v2 and
kde_output_configuration_v2.set_custom_modes.
</description>
<arg name="id" type="new_id" interface="kde_mode_list_v2"/>
</request>
</interface>
<interface name="kde_output_configuration_v2" version="22">
<description summary="configure single output devices">
outputconfiguration is a client-specific resource that can be used to ask
the server to apply changes to available output devices.
The client receives a list of output devices from the registry. When it wants
to apply new settings, it creates a configuration object from the
outputmanagement global, writes changes through this object's enable, scale,
transform and mode calls. It then asks the server to apply these settings in
an atomic fashion, for example through Linux' DRM interface.
The server signals back whether the new settings have applied successfully
or failed to apply. outputdevice objects are updated after the changes have been
applied to the hardware and before the server side sends the applied event.
</description>
<enum name="error">
<description summary="kde_output_configuration_v2 error values">
These error can be emitted in response to kde_output_configuration_v2 requests.
</description>
<entry name="already_applied" value="0" summary="the config is already applied"/>
</enum>
<request name="enable">
<description summary="enable or disable an output">
Mark the output as enabled or disabled.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice to be en- or disabled"/>
<arg name="enable" type="int" summary="1 to enable or 0 to disable this output"/>
</request>
<request name="mode">
<description summary="switch output-device to mode">
Sets the mode for a given output.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this mode change applies to"/>
<arg name="mode" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_mode_v2" summary="the mode to apply"/>
</request>
<request name="transform">
<description summary="transform output-device">
Sets the transformation for a given output.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this transformation change applies to"/>
<arg name="transform" type="int" summary="transform enum"/>
</request>
<request name="position">
<description summary="position output in global space">
Sets the position for this output device. (x,y) describe the top-left corner
of the output in global space, whereby the origin (0,0) of the global space
has to be aligned with the top-left corner of the most left and in case this
does not define a single one the top output.
There may be no gaps or overlaps between outputs, i.e. the outputs are
stacked horizontally, vertically, or both on each other.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this position applies to"/>
<arg name="x" type="int" summary="position on the x-axis"/>
<arg name="y" type="int" summary="position on the y-axis"/>
</request>
<request name="scale">
<description summary="set scaling factor of this output">
Sets the scaling factor for this output device.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this scale change applies to"/>
<arg name="scale" type="fixed" summary="scaling factor"/>
</request>
<request name="apply">
<description summary="apply configuration changes to all output devices">
Asks the server to apply property changes requested through this outputconfiguration
object to all outputs on the server side.
The output configuration can be applied only once. The already_applied protocol error
will be posted if the apply request is called the second time.
</description>
</request>
<event name="applied">
<description summary="configuration changes have been applied">
Sent after the server has successfully applied the changes.
.
</description>
</event>
<event name="failed">
<description summary="configuration changes failed to apply">
Sent if the server rejects the changes or failed to apply them.
</description>
</event>
<request name="destroy" type="destructor">
<description summary="release the outputconfiguration object"/>
</request>
<request name="overscan">
<description summary="set overscan value">
Set the overscan value of this output device with a value in percent.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice overscan applies to"/>
<arg name="overscan" type="uint" summary="overscan value"/>
</request>
<enum name="vrr_policy">
<description summary="describes vrr policy">
Describes when the compositor may employ variable refresh rate
</description>
<entry name="never" value="0"/>
<entry name="always" value="1"/>
<entry name="automatic" value="2"/>
</enum>
<request name="set_vrr_policy">
<description summary="set the VRR policy">
Set what policy the compositor should employ regarding its use of
variable refresh rate.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this VRR policy applies to"/>
<arg name="policy" type="uint" enum="vrr_policy" summary="the vrr policy to apply"/>
</request>
<enum name="rgb_range">
<description summary="describes RGB range policy">
Whether this output should use full or limited rgb.
</description>
<entry name="automatic" value="0"/>
<entry name="full" value="1"/>
<entry name="limited" value="2"/>
</enum>
<request name="set_rgb_range">
<description summary="RGB range">
Whether full or limited color range should be used
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice the rgb range applies to"/>
<arg name="rgb_range" type="uint" enum="rgb_range"/>
</request>
<request name="set_primary_output" since="2">
<description summary="Select which primary output to use" />
<arg name="output" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" allow-null="false"/>
</request>
<request name="set_priority" since="3">
<description summary="Set the order of outputs">
Set the position of the output in the output order list, with lower values
being earlier in the list. There's no specific value the list has to start
at, this value is only used in sorting outputs.
The order of outputs can be used to assign desktop environment components
to a specific screen, see kde_output_order_v1 and kde-output-device-v2 for
details. Note that for consistent behavior, the priority value needs to be
unique among all enabled outputs.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice the index applies to" />
<arg name="priority" type="uint" summary="the priority of the output" />
</request>
<request name="set_high_dynamic_range" since="4">
<description summary="change if HDR should be enabled">
Sets whether or not the output should be set to HDR mode.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="enable_hdr" type="uint" summary="1 to enable, 0 to disable hdr"/>
</request>
<request name="set_sdr_brightness" since="4">
<description summary="set the brightness for sdr content">
Sets the brightness of standard dynamic range content in nits. Only has an effect while the output is in HDR mode.
Note that while the value is in nits, that doesn't necessarily translate to the same brightness on the screen.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="sdr_brightness" type="uint"/>
</request>
<request name="set_wide_color_gamut" since="4">
<description summary="change if a wide color gamut should be used">
Whether or not the output should use a wide color gamut
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="enable_wcg" type="uint" summary="1 to enable, 0 to disable wcg"/>
</request>
<enum name="auto_rotate_policy">
<description summary="describes when auto rotate should be used"/>
<entry name="never" value="0"/>
<entry name="in_tablet_mode" value="1"/>
<entry name="always" value="2"/>
</enum>
<request name="set_auto_rotate_policy" since="5">
<description summary="change when auto rotate should be used"/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="policy" type="uint" enum="auto_rotate_policy"/>
</request>
<request name="set_icc_profile_path" since="6">
<description summary="change the used icc profile for SDR mode"/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="profile_path" type="string"/>
</request>
<request name="set_brightness_overrides" since="7">
<description summary="override metadata about the screen's brightness limits"/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="max_peak_brightness" type="int" summary="-1 for not overriding, or positive values in nits"/>
<arg name="max_frame_average_brightness" type="int" summary="-1 for not overriding, or positive values in nits"/>
<arg name="min_brightness" type="int" summary="-1 for not overriding, or positive values in 0.0001 nits"/>
</request>
<request name="set_sdr_gamut_wideness" since="7">
<description summary="describes which gamut is assumed for sRGB applications">
This can be used to provide the colors users assume sRGB applications should have based on the
default experience on many modern sRGB screens.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="gamut_wideness" type="uint" summary="0 means rec.709 primaries, 10000 means native primaries"/>
</request>
<enum name="color_profile_source" since="7">
<description summary="which source the compositor should use for the color profile on an output"/>
<entry name="sRGB" value="0"/>
<entry name="ICC" value="1"/>
<entry name="EDID" value="2"/>
</enum>
<request name="set_color_profile_source" since="8">
<description summary="which source the compositor should use for the color profile on an output in SDR mode"/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="color_profile_source" type="uint" enum="color_profile_source" summary="the color profile source"/>
</request>
<request name="set_brightness" since="9">
<description summary="brightness multiplier">
Set the brightness modifier of the output. It doesn't specify
any absolute values, but is merely a multiplier on top of other
brightness values, like sdr_brightness and brightness_metadata.
0 is the minimum brightness (not completely dark) and 10000 is
the maximum brightness.
This is supported while HDR is active in versions 8 and below,
or when the device supports the "brightness" capability in
versions 9 and above.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="brightness" type="uint" summary="brightness in 0-10000"/>
</request>
<enum name="color_power_tradeoff">
<description summary="tradeoff between power and accuracy">
The compositor can do a lot of things that trade between
performance, power and color accuracy. This setting describes
a high level preference from the user about in which direction
that tradeoff should be made.
</description>
<entry name="efficiency" value="0" summary="prefer efficiency and performance"/>
<entry name="accuracy" value="1" summary="prefer accuracy"/>
</enum>
<request name="set_color_power_tradeoff" since="10">
<description summary="set the preferred color/power tradeoff"/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="preference" type="uint" enum="color_power_tradeoff"/>
</request>
<request name="set_dimming" since="11">
<description summary="dimming multiplier">
Set the dimming multiplier of the output. This is similar to the
brightness setting, except it's meant to be a temporary setting
only, not persistent and may be implemented differently depending
on the display.
0 is the minimum dimming factor (not completely dark) and 10000
means the output is not dimmed.
This is supported only when the "brightness" capability is
also supported.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="multiplier" type="uint" summary="multiplier in 0-10000"/>
</request>
<event name="failure_reason" since="12">
<description summary="reason for failure">
Describes why applying the output configuration failed. Is only
sent before the failure event.
</description>
<arg name="reason" type="string" summary="reason for failure"/>
</event>
<request name="set_replication_source" since="13">
<description summary="source output for mirroring">
Set the source output that the outputdevice should mirror its
viewport from.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="source" type="string" summary="uuid of the source output"/>
</request>
<request name="set_ddc_ci_allowed" since="14">
<description summary="if DDC/CI should be used to control brightness etc."/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="allowed" type="uint" summary="1 if allowed, 0 if disabled"/>
</request>
<request name="set_max_bits_per_color" since="15">
<description summary="override the max bpc">
This limits the amount of bits per color that are sent to the display.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="max_bpc" type="uint" summary="0 for the default / automatic"/>
</request>
<enum name="edr_policy" since="16">
<description summary="when the compositor may make use of EDR"/>
<entry name="never" value="0"/>
<entry name="always" value="1"/>
</enum>
<request name="set_edr_policy" since="16">
<description summary="set when the compositor may apply EDR">
When EDR is enabled, the compositor may increase the backlight beyond
the user-specified setting, in order to present HDR content on displays
without native HDR support.
This will usually result in better visuals, but also increases battery
usage.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="policy" type="uint" enum="edr_policy"/>
</request>
<request name="set_sharpness" since="17">
<description summary="sharpness strength">
This is the sharpness modifier of the output.
0 is sharpness disabled and 10000 is the maximum sharpness
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="sharpness" type="uint" summary="sharpness in 0-10000"/>
</request>
<request name="set_custom_modes" since="18">
<description summary="set the custom mode list">
Set the list of custom modes for this output. The compositor
will in response generate the requested modes and add them to
the output (or delete ones no longer in the list).
This can be useful for overclocking displays, or for working
around broken EDIDs.
Note that there is no guarantee for any custom mode to
actually work, or even to leave the display undamaged (in the
case of CRTs). It's entirely the responsibility of the user
to ensure each added mode is the right one for their display.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="modes" type="object" interface="kde_mode_list_v2"/>
</request>
<request name="set_auto_brightness" since="19">
<description summary="whether or not automatic brightness is enabled"/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="enabled" type="uint" summary="1 for enabled, 0 for disabled"/>
</request>
<request name="set_hdr_icc_profile_path" since="20">
<description summary="change the used icc profile for HDR mode"/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="profile_path" type="string"/>
</request>
<request name="set_hdr_color_profile_source" since="20">
<description summary="which source the compositor should use for the color profile on an output in HDR mode"/>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="color_profile_source" type="uint" enum="color_profile_source" summary="the color profile source"/>
</request>
<request name="set_abm_level" since="21">
<description summary="set the allowed level of adaptive backlight modulation">
Adaptive backlight modulation is a feature that reduces the backlight
and increases contrast of colors on the screen to improve power usage.
</description>
<arg name="outputdevice" type="object" interface="kde_output_device_v2" summary="outputdevice this setting applies to"/>
<arg name="level" type="uint" summary="0 is off, 4 is the maximum level"/>
</request>
</interface>
<interface name="kde_mode_list_v2" version="22">
<description summary="a list of custom modes">
This list is populated by first setting each relevant property,
and then calling add_mode to add a mode with these properties.
One would for example call
- set_resolution
- set_refresh_rate
- set_reduced_blanking
- add_mode
add_mode does not reset the properties that were previously set,
they are valid until the object is destroyed.
The compositor may additionally have sensible defaults for some
properties like reduced_blanking, but for consistent results,
it's best to always set each known property every time.
One can also specify custom modes with CVT timings, for example
- add_cvt
- add_cvt
The parameters resolution and refresh rate are required, if they
are not set, the missing_parameters error will be emitted.
</description>
<enum name="error">
<description summary="kde_mode_list_v2 error values">
These errors can be emitted in response to add_mode requests.
</description>
<entry name="missing_parameters" value="0" summary="a required parameter wasn't set"/>
</enum>
<request name="destroy" type="destructor">
<description summary="destroy the mode list object"/>
</request>
<request name="add_mode">
<description summary="Add the current mode configuration to the list"/>
</request>
<request name="set_resolution">
<arg name="width" type="uint"/>
<arg name="height" type="uint"/>
</request>
<request name="set_refresh_rate">
<arg name="rate" type="uint" summary="in milliHz"/>
</request>
<request name="set_reduced_blanking">
<description summary="whether or not the mode should have reduced blanking">
Reduced blanking is an optimization that can reduce bandwidth / timing
requirements for a display mode by reducing the time vblank takes.
As not all displays support it, it may be desired to still turn it off
though (like with CRTs, where full blanking is required).
</description>
<arg name="reduced" type="uint"
summary="1 for reduced blanking, 0 for normal vblank duration"/>
</request>
<request name="add_cvt" since="22">
<description summary="new mode with CVT timings">
Adds a new mode with the specified CVT timings.
</description>
<arg name="dot_clock" type="uint" summary="pixel clock in kHz"/>
<arg name="hdisplay" type="uint" summary="horizontal display size"/>
<arg name="hsync_start" type="uint" summary="horizontal sync start"/>
<arg name="hsync_end" type="uint" summary="horizontal sync end"/>
<arg name="htotal" type="uint" summary="horizontal total size"/>
<arg name="hskew" type="uint" summary="horizontal skew"/>
<arg name="vdisplay" type="uint" summary="vertical display size"/>
<arg name="vsync_start" type="uint" summary="vertical sync start"/>
<arg name="vsync_end" type="uint" summary="vertical sync end"/>
<arg name="vtotal" type="uint" summary="vertical total size"/>
<arg name="vscan" type="uint" summary="vertical scan"/>
<arg name="flags" type="uint" summary="flags, see DRM_MODE_FLAG_*"/>
</request>
</interface>
</protocol>