fix(wayland): read host cursor shape from portal SPA_META_Cursor metadata - #16098
fix(wayland): read host cursor shape from portal SPA_META_Cursor metadata#16098italoalan wants to merge 2 commits into
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On a Wayland host the cursor shape sent to the client is read from XWayland via XFixes, which native Wayland clients never update, so the remote sees a stale shape -- e.g. the I-beam that never changes (rustdesk#12206). Add an opt-in `portal-cursor` feature that reads the cursor shape from the xdg-desktop-portal ScreenCast SPA_META_Cursor metadata over a parallel native PipeWire stream (pipewire-rs), publishing the latest shape into a global store. The GStreamer video pipeline is untouched, and when the feature is off the cursor path is unchanged. This commit adds the module, the store getters and the dependency wiring; the next wires it into the portal session and the cursor service. Signed-off-by: Italo Alan <italoalanw3@gmail.com>
Request the portal Metadata cursor mode on the real capture session -- the existing embedded-cursor request only ran on the temporary monitor disambiguation session -- start and stop the native cursor listener with the portal session, and read the published shape in platform::linux::get_cursor and get_cursor_data before falling back to XFixes. Gated by `portal-cursor`; the cursor path is unchanged when the feature is off. Signed-off-by: Italo Alan <italoalanw3@gmail.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds an opt-in ChangesWayland portal cursor capture
Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Wayland sessions negotiating RGBx or BGRx cursor metadata can display corrupted or invisible remote cursor shapes. Correct the alpha conversion before merging the feature. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant WaylandPortal
participant PipeWire
participant CursorListener
participant LinuxCursor
WaylandPortal->>WaylandPortal: enable cursor metadata mode
WaylandPortal->>PipeWire: provide session fd and node ids
PipeWire->>CursorListener: deliver SPA_META_Cursor buffer
CursorListener->>LinuxCursor: publish cursor id and image data
LinuxCursor->>CursorListener: read current cursor snapshot
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When PipeWire negotiates RGBx or BGRx—both of which this stream offers—the fourth byte is padding rather than alpha. This conversion copies that byte into the RGBA output, so undefined or zero padding can make an otherwise opaque cursor partly or completely transparent. The *x formats should produce an alpha value of 255, while RGBA and BGRA should preserve their source alpha.
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**Padding becomes cursor alpha**
When PipeWire negotiates RGBx or BGRx—both of which this stream offers—the fourth byte is padding rather than alpha. This conversion copies that byte into the RGBA output, so undefined or zero padding can make an otherwise opaque cursor partly or completely transparent. The `*x` formats should produce an alpha value of 255, while RGBA and BGRA should preserve their source alpha.
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In `@libs/scrap/src/wayland/pipewire_cursor.rs`:
- Around line 348-360: Update handle_buffer’s pixel conversion logic so RGBx and
BGRx always write u8::MAX to the output alpha channel, while RGBA and BGRA
preserve the source alpha byte. Keep the existing channel-swizzle behavior and
unsupported-format fallback unchanged.
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In `@libs/scrap/src/wayland/pipewire_cursor.rs`:
- Line 131: Update the shutdown cleanup around worker.thread.join() to inspect
its Result and log the join error when it is Err, while preserving the existing
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| let swap_rb = match bitmap.format() { | ||
| f if f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::RGBA | ||
| || f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::RGBx => | ||
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| f if f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::BGRA | ||
| || f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::BGRx => | ||
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| // Unknown/unsupported layout: skip and let XFixes serve this frame. | ||
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In the context of the PipeWire multimedia framework, spa_video_format enumerations like RGBx, BGRx, and those prefixed with an x (e.g., xRGB, xBGR) define raw pixel formats where specific bit positions are reserved for channels, including an unused or "don't care" alpha component [1][2]. The naming convention explicitly indicates the byte or bit order of the color components: - RGBx / BGRx: These denote 32-bit formats where the R, G, and B components are followed by an unused (x) component [1][3]. For instance, RGBx typically implies the sequence Red, Green, Blue, and a padding/unused byte [1]. - xRGB / xBGR: These denote 32-bit formats where the first component is the unused (x) component, followed by the respective color channels [1][2]. - The x character: This signifies that the alpha/padding channel is present in the memory layout but is either ignored by the consumer or contains undefined data that should not be used for transparency or blending [1][2]. These formats are defined within the PipeWire SPA (Simple Plugin API) raw video headers (spa/param/video/raw.h) [1][4]. They are commonly used in video streaming and processing pipelines to ensure correct alignment and memory layout when interacting with hardware buffers or other video processing components [5][6][2]. Additional variants exist, such as 10-bit versions (e.g., RGBx_102LE), which further specify bit depth and endianness for the same channel ordering logic [1][3][2].
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- 1: https://docs.pipewire.org/video_2raw_8h_source.html
- 2: https://docs.pipewire.org/group__spa__param.html
- 3: https://docs.pipewire.org/1.6/video_2raw_8h_source.html
- 4: https://docs.pipewire.org/video_2raw_8h.html
- 5: https://docs.pipewire.org/1.6/page_tutorial5.html
- 6: https://docs.pipewire.org/structspa__video__info__raw.html
Set alpha to opaque for RGBx and BGRx.
handle_buffer accepts these formats but copies byte 3 into the output alpha channel. PipeWire defines byte 3 as unused padding for RGBx and BGRx, not alpha. This can produce transparent or corrupted cursor pixels. Write u8::MAX for these formats and preserve source alpha only for RGBA and BGRA.
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- let swap_rb = match bitmap.format() {
- f if f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::RGBA
- || f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::RGBx =>
- {
- false
- }
- f if f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::BGRA
- || f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::BGRx =>
- {
- true
- }
+ let (swap_rb, opaque) = match bitmap.format() {
+ f if f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::RGBA => (false, false),
+ f if f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::BGRA => (true, false),
+ f if f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::RGBx => (false, true),
+ f if f == spa::param::video::VideoFormat::BGRx => (true, true),
// Unknown/unsupported layout: skip and let XFixes serve this frame.
_ => return,
};
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In `@libs/scrap/src/wayland/pipewire_cursor.rs` around lines 348 - 360, Update
handle_buffer’s pixel conversion logic so RGBx and BGRx always write u8::MAX to
the output alpha channel, while RGBA and BGRA preserve the source alpha byte.
Keep the existing channel-swizzle behavior and unsupported-format fallback
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| # cursor that native Wayland clients never update. Opt-in because it pulls in `pipewire`/`libspa`; | ||
| # when off, the cursor path is unchanged (XFixes fallback). Depends on `wayland` (the portal session | ||
| # and the module both live under the `wayland` arm). | ||
| portal-cursor = ["wayland", "dep:pipewire", "dep:libspa"] |
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Will it introduce more depended .so files? What files?
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Converting this to a draft — end-to-end testing on a KDE Plasma 6 Wayland host (KWin) shows this approach does not work, and I want to flag it clearly rather than leave it looking mergeable. What I testedBuilt with
Root causeOn KWin the screencast node does not accept a second consumer. Attaching a second native-PipeWire stream to the same node id (alongside the GStreamer ImplicationThe "request Metadata cursor mode + read it from a parallel stream on the same node" design is not viable here. A working fix would need a single consumer that reads both the video frames and the The |
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Problem
On a Wayland host, the cursor shape sent to the remote is read from XWayland via
XFixesGetCursorImage(src/platform/linux.rs). XWayland only learns about the cursor while the pointer is over an X11 window; over native Wayland clients the XFixes serial never changes, somouse_cursorservice never detects a change and the client keeps drawing the last X11 shape — most visibly the text I-beam that never turns back into an arrow.Fixes #12206. This is the default portal/PipeWire path (unrelated to the opt-in DRM path in #15420, which needs root and falls back to this same stale cursor).
Verified on the reporter's machine (KDE Plasma 6 Wayland): an
XFixesGetCursorImageprobe reportsibeamwhile the actual compositor cursor is an arrow, and only changes when the pointer crosses an X11 window.Approach
The maintainers already identified metadata as the right path in #5403 but noted the GStreamer bindings don't expose the SPA cursor metadata. This PR pays that cost with a small native-PipeWire consumer, leaving the GStreamer video pipeline untouched:
cursor_mode = 4) on the real capture session. Note the existingcursor_mode = 2request only ran on the temporary monitor-disambiguation session (capture_cursor == true), never on the real one.pipewire/libspastream on the same portal fd + node ids negotiatesSPA_META_Cursorand reads the shape from each buffer (safeBuffer::find_meta::<MetaCursor>/MetaBitmap::bitmap_data), converting to the same packed RGBACursorDatathe XFixes path produces. A synthetic FNV-1a shape id (pixels + geometry + hotspot) drives change detection, mirroring the DRM cursor path.get_cursor/get_cursor_dataconsult the published shape before falling back to XFixes.Scope / safety
portal-cursorfeature (pulls inpipewire/libspa). With the feature off the cursor path is byte-for-byte unchanged (XFixes).#[cfg(feature = "portal-cursor")]-gated thin hooks; the new logic lives inlibs/scrap/src/wayland/pipewire_cursor.rs.Testing
cargo check/ unit tests pass with the feature on and off (shape_idstability + geometry sensitivity, cursor meta sizing).--features portal-cursor. Happy to iterate — including gating it on by default once validated, or adjusting the dependency approach if you'd prefer.Summary by CodeRabbit
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This PR adds an opt-in native PipeWire consumer that reads Wayland cursor shapes from
SPA_META_Cursor, publishes them alongside the existing capture session, and prefers that metadata over the stale XWayland cursor path.portal-cursorfeature and optional PipeWire/libspa dependencies.Confidence Score: 4/5
The PR should not merge until RGBx/BGRx cursor metadata is converted with opaque alpha and the explicit production-panic rule violation is resolved.
The new stream advertises opaque
*xpixel formats but interprets their padding byte as alpha, so a valid negotiation can produce transparent or corrupted remote cursors; the implementation also violates the repository’s mandatory error-handling rule.Files Needing Attention: libs/scrap/src/wayland/pipewire_cursor.rs
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%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%% flowchart TD A[Portal ScreenCast or RemoteDesktop session] --> B[Request Metadata cursor mode] A --> C[Existing GStreamer video pipeline] A --> D[Parallel native PipeWire streams] D --> E[Read SPA_META_Cursor] E --> F[Convert bitmap to packed RGBA] F --> G[Publish cursor shape and synthetic ID] G --> H[Linux cursor service] I[XFixes fallback] --> H H --> J[Remote client cursor]Prompt To Fix All With AI
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