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video_core: NVIDIA DLSS on Linux through NGX - #800
NVIDIA DLSS (#606) needs NVIDIA Streamline, which has no Linux build, so ENABLE_NVIDIA_DLSS is MSVC-only. This adds a Linux path that talks to NVIDIA NGX directly. The renderer is unchanged: it still sees the same interface.
vulkan_common/streamline_ngx.cpp implements vulkan_common/streamline.h on NGX. It reports NGX's instance and device extensions, calls NVSDK_NGX_VULKAN_Init_with_ProjectID on the renderer's device, and checks SuperSampling.Available.
renderer_vulkan/vk_ngx_dlss.cpp implements StreamlineDlssUpscaler with NGX_VULKAN_CREATE_DLSS_EXT1 / NGX_VULKAN_EVALUATE_DLSS_EXT. Modes, presets (EDEN_NX2_DLSS_PRESET), HDR and auto exposure (EDEN_NX2_DLSS_HDR, EDEN_NX2_DLSS_AUTO_EXPOSURE), barriers and the FSR 3.1 fallback all match the Streamline path. The feature is recreated when the render or output size changes.
CMake: it is opt-in with -DEGLANTINE_NGX_SDK=<checkout of github.com/NVIDIA/DLSS> and only applies on Linux x86_64 when Streamline is off. It links the SDK's lib/Linux_x86_64/libnvsdk_ngx.a and copies lib/Linux_x86_64/rel/libnvidia-ngx-dlss.so.* next to the binary, where NGX looks for it (the streamline user folder works too). NGX's core, libnvidia-ngx.so, ships with the NVIDIA driver.
Qt: the Streamline download panel stays Windows-only. On Linux the setting is the plain checkbox.
vulkan_common/vulkan.h now also undefines Xlib's Success, BadValue, Status and Bool. Once EGLANTINE_STREAMLINE is defined, vk_rasterizer.cpp and similar files include nvdata.h after the Vulkan headers, and on Linux they stopped compiling (NvResult::Success / BadValue).
A second commit adds a setting, "NVIDIA DLSS model" (nvidia_dlss_preset: Auto, J, K, L, M; default K, which is the current behaviour). It is used by both the Streamline and the NGX path, and EDEN_NX2_DLSS_PRESET still overrides it. The DLSS mode still follows the ratio between render and output size.
Two more commits:
CI: the Linux x86_64 release builds clone NVIDIA/DLSS v310.9.16 and link NGX's static library. The new option EGLANTINE_NGX_COPY_MODEL=OFF (default ON) keeps libnvidia-ngx-dlss.so.* out of the packages, as on Windows: users put it in the streamline folder.
Without EGLANTINE_NGX_SDK, Linux builds work as before. On Windows, the only change is the model setting.
Testing
Machine: CachyOS, Linux 7.3, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 3090 (NVIDIA open 620.70.06), GCC 16.2.1. SDK: NVIDIA/DLSS v310.9.16.
Build check on this branch (rebased on nx2 bbf3e62): Release with -DEGLANTINE_NGX_SDK. It builds with ENABLE_WERROR on, and all unit tests pass. The CI change was not run on GitHub. The model setting was only built and its combobox not tried in game.
Gameplay: I tested the same two files on a fork based on nx2 91d1aad (Frizti's), not on this exact branch. Since #606, nx2's StreamlineDlssUpscaler::Inputs has the same hdr/depth_inverted fields as that fork, and the NGX file is the same in both. Game: Ocarina of Time (0400486024DEC000), resolution 1x, "Use NVIDIA DLSS in place of a game's DLSS" on. The log shows:
In the field, frames averaged 16.9-17.3 ms per 600 presents, with one 2.2 s hitch while the feature was created and the first shaders were built. Image quality was checked by eye only.
Not tested: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, AMD/Intel (NGX reports no DLSS there, so they fall back to FSR 3.1), and the AppImage packaging, which does not ship the .so yet.
This PR adds Linux Vulkan DLSS support through NVIDIA NGX, including SDK build wiring, model discovery, device initialization, and scheduled upscaling. It adds a configurable DLSS preset setting for NGX and Streamline, and limits the DLSS panel to Windows builds.
Adds the DlssPreset enum and renderer setting, translated choices, and Streamline preset selection. The graphics settings and DLSS panel guards are updated for platform support.
Linux NGX build and runtime initialization src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt, .github/workflows/release-binaries.yml, src/video_core/vulkan_common/streamline_ngx.cpp
Adds optional Linux x86_64 NGX SDK build wiring and model discovery, Vulkan extension queries, device initialization, capability checks, and shutdown. The Linux x64 release configuration downloads the SDK.
Adds NGX state to the upscaler and implements output image management, option selection, scheduled DLSS evaluation, and failure handling. The Vulkan header undefines Xlib macros that can collide with Vulkan enumerators.
sequenceDiagram
participant Vulkan as Vulkan initialization
participant Streamline as Streamline interface
participant NGX as NVIDIA NGX
participant Upscaler as StreamlineDlssUpscaler
participant Scheduler as Scheduler
Vulkan->>Streamline: Start and discover DLSS model
Vulkan->>Streamline: Attach device
Streamline->>NGX: Initialize and query DLSS capability
Upscaler->>Scheduler: Schedule DLSS evaluation
Scheduler->>NGX: Record DLSS evaluation
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Possibly related PRs
zortos293/Lichii#840 — Both PRs add a Linux NGX DLSS backend, model discovery, and Linux DLSS settings. Their implementations use overlapping code with different type names, setting names, and SDK flags.
zortos293/Lichii#678 — Both PRs add a DlssPreset enum and setting and modify preset selection.
zortos293/Lichii#387 — Both PRs change preset selection and precedence in vk_streamline_dlss.cpp.
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Review comments at @src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_ngx_dlss.cpp:
- Around line 221-225: Update the options_changed handling to call
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any queued feature creation or use completes first. Then retain the existing
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Streamline has no Linux build, so on Linux the same Streamline interface
(vulkan_common/streamline.h, StreamlineDlssUpscaler) is implemented on NGX
directly: vulkan_common/streamline_ngx.cpp initializes NGX on the renderer's
device with a project id and reports the extensions it needs, and
renderer_vulkan/vk_ngx_dlss.cpp creates and evaluates the DLSS feature with the
same modes, presets, barriers and FSR 3.1 fallback as the Streamline path.
Opt-in with -DEGLANTINE_NGX_SDK=<checkout of github.com/NVIDIA/DLSS>: links
its libnvsdk_ngx.a and copies libnvidia-ngx-dlss.so.* next to the binary,
where NGX looks for it. NGX's core comes with the NVIDIA driver. The Qt
download panel stays Windows-only; Linux shows the plain checkbox.
Also undefines Xlib's Success, BadValue, Status and Bool after the Vulkan
headers: with EGLANTINE_STREAMLINE set, renderer files that include nvdata.h
after vulkan.h no longer build on Linux otherwise.
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Review comments at @src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt:
- Around line 598-599: Add a configure-time warning when NGX_DLSS_MODEL is empty
in the CMake block that globs for the NGX model library. Keep copying the
matched libraries when present, and make the warning identify the searched SDK
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Review comments at @src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_ngx_dlss.cpp:
- Line 219: Update the options_changed check in the DLSS record flow to include
changes to the creation-time preset and in.depth_inverted values, so either
change triggers the existing feature drain and release path. Track their
previous values alongside hdr_input, update them when the feature configuration
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Linux builds with NGX compile this file with GCC, where ENABLE_WERROR turns -Wshadow into
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…A's model
The Linux x86_64 release builds clone NVIDIA/DLSS v310.9.16 and link NGX's static library.
EGLANTINE_NGX_COPY_MODEL=OFF (new, default ON) keeps libnvidia-ngx-dlss.so.* out of the
packages: users put it in the streamline folder, like NVIDIA's files on Windows.
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…g changes; warn without the model
Both are fixed when the DLSS feature is created, so a change now drains the scheduler and
recreates it like a size change. CMake warns when the SDK has no libnvidia-ngx-dlss.so.*.
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NVIDIA DLSS (#606) needs NVIDIA Streamline, which has no Linux build, so
ENABLE_NVIDIA_DLSSis MSVC-only. This adds a Linux path that talks to NVIDIA NGX directly. The renderer is unchanged: it still sees the same interface.vulkan_common/streamline_ngx.cppimplementsvulkan_common/streamline.hon NGX. It reports NGX's instance and device extensions, callsNVSDK_NGX_VULKAN_Init_with_ProjectIDon the renderer's device, and checksSuperSampling.Available.renderer_vulkan/vk_ngx_dlss.cppimplementsStreamlineDlssUpscalerwithNGX_VULKAN_CREATE_DLSS_EXT1/NGX_VULKAN_EVALUATE_DLSS_EXT. Modes, presets (EDEN_NX2_DLSS_PRESET), HDR and auto exposure (EDEN_NX2_DLSS_HDR,EDEN_NX2_DLSS_AUTO_EXPOSURE), barriers and the FSR 3.1 fallback all match the Streamline path. The feature is recreated when the render or output size changes.-DEGLANTINE_NGX_SDK=<checkout of github.com/NVIDIA/DLSS>and only applies on Linux x86_64 when Streamline is off. It links the SDK'slib/Linux_x86_64/libnvsdk_ngx.aand copieslib/Linux_x86_64/rel/libnvidia-ngx-dlss.so.*next to the binary, where NGX looks for it (the streamline user folder works too). NGX's core,libnvidia-ngx.so, ships with the NVIDIA driver.vulkan_common/vulkan.hnow also undefines Xlib'sSuccess,BadValue,StatusandBool. OnceEGLANTINE_STREAMLINEis defined,vk_rasterizer.cppand similar files includenvdata.hafter the Vulkan headers, and on Linux they stopped compiling (NvResult::Success/BadValue).A second commit adds a setting, "NVIDIA DLSS model" (
nvidia_dlss_preset: Auto, J, K, L, M; default K, which is the current behaviour). It is used by both the Streamline and the NGX path, andEDEN_NX2_DLSS_PRESETstill overrides it. The DLSS mode still follows the ratio between render and output size.Two more commits:
EGLANTINE_NGX_COPY_MODEL=OFF(default ON) keepslibnvidia-ngx-dlss.so.*out of the packages, as on Windows: users put it in the streamline folder.vk_ocarina_camera_motion.cpp(from vulkan: NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution for Ocarina of Time (imports #456 by @Rengundom) #606) no longer shadowsImpl::pool. With NGX, GCC compiles this file, andENABLE_WERRORturned-Wshadowinto an error.Without
EGLANTINE_NGX_SDK, Linux builds work as before. On Windows, the only change is the model setting.Testing
Machine: CachyOS, Linux 7.3, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 3090 (NVIDIA open 620.70.06), GCC 16.2.1. SDK: NVIDIA/DLSS v310.9.16.
Build check on this branch (rebased on nx2 bbf3e62): Release with
-DEGLANTINE_NGX_SDK. It builds withENABLE_WERRORon, and all unit tests pass. The CI change was not run on GitHub. The model setting was only built and its combobox not tried in game.Gameplay: I tested the same two files on a fork based on nx2 91d1aad (Frizti's), not on this exact branch. Since #606, nx2's
StreamlineDlssUpscaler::Inputshas the samehdr/depth_invertedfields as that fork, and the NGX file is the same in both. Game: Ocarina of Time (0400486024DEC000), resolution 1x, "Use NVIDIA DLSS in place of a game's DLSS" on. The log shows:In the field, frames averaged 16.9-17.3 ms per 600 presents, with one 2.2 s hitch while the feature was created and the first shaders were built. Image quality was checked by eye only.
Not tested: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, AMD/Intel (NGX reports no DLSS there, so they fall back to FSR 3.1), and the AppImage packaging, which does not ship the
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