LizardByte / LizardByte/Sunshine
linux, sway, wlr capture fails on Intel due to stride mismatch (Yf-tiled)
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Description
### Is there an existing issue for this?
- [x] I have searched the existing issues
### Is your issue described in the documentation?
- [x] I have read the documentation
### Is your issue present in the latest beta/pre-release?
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### Describe the Bug
## Environment
- **OS**: Debian testing
- **Compositor**: Sway 1.12 (wlroots 0.20)
- **GPU**: Intel Kaby Lake (HD 620) - Surface Pro 5
- **Driver**: intel-media-va-driver 26.1.6 (iHD)
- **Sunshine version**: 2026.826.1804 (commit f273ce8f45db0bd6c7810a0f2c77e170f1a40f6e)
- **Display**: Physical screen, eDP-1, 2736x1824
## Problem
Sunshine fails to capture screen via wlr-screencopy protocol with repeated `[wayland] Frame capture failed` errors. The compositor consistently rejects the screencopy request with `zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1.failed()`.
KMS capture works fine. Other tools using the same protocol (grim, wl-screenrec) work successfully on the same system.
## Root cause (from Wayland protocol trace)
Stride mismatch between what the compositor advertises and what Sunshine allocates:
```
Compositor advertises:
zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1.buffer(875709016, 2736, 1824, 10944)
^^^^^^^^^ XR24 format ^^^^^ stride
Sunshine allocates:
zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1.add(fd, 0, 0, 11008, 16777216, 4)
^^^^^ stride (should be 10944)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ modifier: Intel Yf-tiled
Compositor response:
zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1.failed()
```
Sunshine calculates stride as 11008 (64 bytes more than required), while the compositor expects exactly 10944 bytes (2736 pixels × 4 bytes/pixel). With Intel Yf-tiled modifier, wlroots strictly enforces stride alignment and rejects the mismatch.
## Expected behavior
Sunshine should use the stride value provided by the compositor in the `.buffer()` event, not calculate its own.
## Verification
Tools that work correctly (wl-screenrec) use stride 10944 in their `.add()` call, matching the compositor's `.buffer()` event.
## Workaround
Setting `capture = kms` in sunshine.conf works as a temporary solution.
## Full protocol trace excerpt
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```
[ 298465.311] {Default Queue} zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1#8.buffer(875709016, 2736, 1824, 10944)
[ 298465.319] {Default Queue} zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1#8.linux_dmabuf(875713112, 2736, 1824)
[ 298465.323] {Default Queue} zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1#8.buffer_done()
[ 298473.915] {Default Queue} -> zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1#4.create_params(new id zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1#9)
[ 298473.933] {Default Queue} -> zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1#9.add(fd 57, 0, 0, 11008, 16777216, 4)
[ 298473.938] {Default Queue} -> zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1#9.create(2736, 1824, 875713112, 0)
[ 298474.033] {Default Queue} zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1#9.created(new id wl_buffer#4278190080)
[ 298474.042] {Default Queue} -> zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1#9.destroy()
[ 298474.045] {Default Queue} -> zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1#8.copy(wl_buffer#4278190080)
[ 298486.899] {Default Queue} zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1#8.failed()
```
This pattern repeats consistently on every capture attempt.
### Expected Behavior
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### Additional Context
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### Host Operating System
Linux
### Operating System Version
debian testing
### Architecture
amd64/x86_64
### Package
Linux - deb
### GPU Type
Intel
### GPU Model
Kaby Lake (HD 620)
### GPU Driver/Mesa Version
intel-media-va-driver 26.1.6
### Capture Method
wlroots (FreeBSD/Linux)
### Apps
```json
```
### Log output
```shell
```
### Online logs
_No response_
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Use the supplied Wayland protocol trace as the starting point and trace the wlroots capture path that handles the compositor's .buffer() event and constructs the linux-dmabuf add call. Compare the advertised 10944 stride with the allocated 11008 stride, then verify on the reported Intel/Sway setup that wlr capture succeeds without repeated frame-capture failures.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux
- Domain
- desktop-dev, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100