JDK-8132775 : [macosx] JavaFX forces the use of discrete GPU
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: javafx
  • Sub-Component: graphics
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: os_x
  • Submitted: 2015-07-31
  • Updated: 2020-01-31
  • Resolved: 2015-08-24
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Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8041900 - [macosx] Java forces the use of discrete GPU
Duplicate :  
JDK-8091754 - javafx bundle on osx with retina display ignore Info.plist NSSupportsAutomaticGraphicsSwitching=true
Description
See JDK-8041900 for information about this bug. As noted in that bug, running a JavaFX application forces Mac OS X to switch to the discrete GPU.
Comments
Approved to backport to 8u-dev.
08-10-2015
Changeset: 4750032c36d1 Author: Chien Yang <chien.yang@oracle.com> Date: 2015-08-24 15:48 -0700 URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjfx/9-dev/rt/rev/4750032c36d1
24-08-2015
Thanks for the good catch. I will fix it with an adjust message before commit.
24-08-2015
One comment: + if (!pFormat) + { + LOG("GlassView3D initWithFrame: initWithAttributes failed! No OpenGL pixel format"); + } I doubt this can happen in practice, but since you are checking for a failure, the safest thing to is to also assign the default pixel format in this case: if (!pFormat) { pFormat = [NSOpenGLView defaultPixelFormat]; LOG("GlassView3D initWithFrame: initWithAttributes failed! No OpenGL pixel format"); } You probably also want to adjust the message as a result. Other than that, this fix looks good to go into JDK 9. We can then consider a backport to JDK 8u-dev, although given that the application needs to manually edit the Info.plist file to enable this, I don't know whether this is important enough to backport (as opposed to the Java2D fix which does need to be backported). It is worth considering, but we will need to test it for any regressions. +1 with the addition of setting the default value in the failure case
22-08-2015
Kevin and Sergey, Please review the proposed fix. I have successfully tested this fix works on self-contained application with modified Info.plist. http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ckyang/JDK-8132775/webrev.00/
21-08-2015
Just an additional information. I have evaluated that JavaFX rendered fine using Intel GPU on a dual GPU Mac system. I used gfxCardStatus (v2.3) to force my dual GPU MacBook Pro to integrated only mode in the testing.
17-08-2015
The fix in JavaFX should be very simple based on my reading of JDK-8041900 and the discussion on the Apple technical mailing list. However this GPU switching doesn't seem to take effect for Java in most cases. Here is the proposed fix for JavaFX once JDK-8041900 (JDK including Info.plist) is fixed: diff --git a/modules/graphics/src/main/native-prism-es2/macosx/MacOSXWindowSystemInterface.m b/modules/graphics/src/main/native-prism-es2/macosx/MacOSXWindowSystemInterface.m --- a/modules/graphics/src/main/native-prism-es2/macosx/MacOSXWindowSystemInterface.m +++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/native-prism-es2/macosx/MacOSXWindowSystemInterface.m @@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ attribs[index++] = NSOpenGLPFADepthSize; attribs[index++] = ivalues[com_sun_prism_es2_GLPixelFormat_Attributes_DEPTH_SIZE]; + // Don't force using the dedicated GPU + attribs[index++] = NSOpenGLPFAAllowOfflineRenderers; + // Zero-terminate attribs[index++] = 0;
04-08-2015