core: Add render:allow_early_buffer_release to make buffer release configurable (#9019)

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
index 686b996a..483f1f1f 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
@@ -1313,6 +1313,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{2, 0, 2},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "render:allow_early_buffer_release",
+        .description = "Allow early buffer release event. Fixes stuttering and missing frames for some apps. May cause graphical glitches and memory leaks in others",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
+    },
 
     /*
      * cursor:
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 3f8862ee..299dfbc3 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("render:expand_undersized_textures", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("render:xp_mode", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("render:ctm_animation", Hyprlang::INT{2});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("render:allow_early_buffer_release", Hyprlang::INT{1});
 
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("ecosystem:no_update_news", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("ecosystem:no_donation_nag", Hyprlang::INT{0});