[PR #1263] [MERGED] fallback to software rendering #24549

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/1263
Author: @ghost
Created: 6/14/2019
Status: Merged
Merged: 6/25/2019
Merged by: @DHowett-MSFT

Base: masterHead: software-dx-fallback


📝 Commits (2)

📊 Changes

2 files changed (+27 additions, -18 deletions)

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📝 src/renderer/dx/DxRenderer.cpp (+27 -16)
📝 src/renderer/dx/DxRenderer.hpp (+0 -2)

📄 Description

Summary of the Pull Request

This PR enables a software rendering fallback for the DX renderer in the case that hardware acceleration fails. This is primarily useful for Hyper-V environments where hardware acceleration is not guaranteed to exist.

References

This will be useful for future work to enable the DX renderer to run on windows 7 since win7 virtual machines do not/cannot have hardware acceleration unlike windows 10 machines

PR Checklist

  • Closes #xxx

  • CLA signed. If not, go over here and sign the CLA

  • Tests added/passed

  • Requires documentation to be updated

  • I've discussed this with core contributors already. If not checked, I'm ready to accept this work might be rejected in favor of a different grand plan. Issue number where discussion took place: #xxx

Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

The PR does two things:

  • Fallback to D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_WARP if D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE fails.
  • pass NULL as the adapter instead of creating the default adapter ourselves.

Validation Steps Performed

I ran this as part of a larger codechange to enable win7 support. The software fallback worked correctly on win7.


🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/1263 **Author:** [@ghost](https://github.com/ghost) **Created:** 6/14/2019 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 6/25/2019 **Merged by:** [@DHowett-MSFT](https://github.com/DHowett-MSFT) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `software-dx-fallback` --- ### 📝 Commits (2) - [`f788410`](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/commit/f78841034c25b85e7f1581713eb18278c829a063) fallback to software rendering - [`c746a2b`](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/commit/c746a2b671bc60da675e5fa58983e01d11c39fc6) address feedback ### 📊 Changes **2 files changed** (+27 additions, -18 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `src/renderer/dx/DxRenderer.cpp` (+27 -16) 📝 `src/renderer/dx/DxRenderer.hpp` (+0 -2) </details> ### 📄 Description <!-- Enter a brief description/summary of your PR here. What does it fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)? --> ## Summary of the Pull Request This PR enables a software rendering fallback for the DX renderer in the case that hardware acceleration fails. This is primarily useful for Hyper-V environments where hardware acceleration is not guaranteed to exist. <!-- Other than the issue solved, is this relevant to any other issues/existing PRs? --> ## References This will be useful for future work to enable the DX renderer to run on windows 7 since win7 virtual machines do not/cannot have hardware acceleration unlike windows 10 machines <!-- Please review the items on the PR checklist before submitting--> ## PR Checklist * [ ] Closes #xxx * [x] CLA signed. If not, go over [here](https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com/microsoft/Terminal) and sign the CLA * [ ] Tests added/passed * [ ] Requires documentation to be updated * [ ] I've discussed this with core contributors already. If not checked, I'm ready to accept this work might be rejected in favor of a different grand plan. Issue number where discussion took place: #xxx <!-- Provide a more detailed description of the PR, other things fixed or any additional comments/features here --> ## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments The PR does two things: - Fallback to `D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_WARP` if `D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE` fails. - pass `NULL` as the adapter instead of creating the default adapter ourselves. <!-- Describe how you validated the behavior. Add automated tests wherever possible, but list manual validation steps taken as well --> ## Validation Steps Performed I ran this as part of a larger codechange to enable win7 support. The software fallback worked correctly on win7. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>
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Reference: starred/terminal#24549