backend/wayland: Fix HiDPI support for nested compositors

When running a wlroots-based compositor nested under another Wayland
compositor with HiDPI scaling, the nested window appears blurry and
incorrectly sized. This is because the Wayland backend does not:

1. Detect and track the parent compositor's output scale
2. Set wl_surface_set_buffer_scale() to match the parent's scale
3. Multiply output dimensions by the scale factor when handling
   configure events

This patch fixes all three issues by:

- Adding wlr_wl_parent_output structure to track parent outputs
- Listening to wl_output.scale events from the parent compositor
- Setting buffer_scale on all backend surfaces (output and layers)
- Scaling output dimensions to account for buffer scale
- Setting wlr_output.scale so nested clients render at correct DPI

Implements: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/issues/854
Closes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/merge_requests/5186
Co-Authored-By: Hugo Osvaldo Barrera <hugo@whynothugo.nl>
This commit is contained in:
Anatolii Smolianinov 2025-10-30 11:13:32 +01:00 committed by Hugo Osvaldo Barrera
parent a94cd29eb1
commit 514eeebd3c
6 changed files with 171 additions and 15 deletions

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@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ static struct wlr_wl_output_layer *get_or_create_output_layer(
&output_layer_addon_impl);
layer->surface = wl_compositor_create_surface(output->backend->compositor);
wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(layer->surface, output->backend->max_parent_scale);
layer->subsurface = wl_subcompositor_get_subsurface(
output->backend->subcompositor, layer->surface, output->surface);
@ -914,6 +917,8 @@ static bool output_set_cursor(struct wlr_output *wlr_output,
if (output->cursor.surface == NULL) {
output->cursor.surface =
wl_compositor_create_surface(backend->compositor);
wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(output->cursor.surface,
backend->max_parent_scale);
}
struct wl_surface *surface = output->cursor.surface;
@ -1005,10 +1010,14 @@ void update_wl_output_cursor(struct wlr_wl_output *output) {
assert(pointer->output == output);
assert(output->enter_serial);
// Hotspot must be in logical coordinates when buffer_scale is set.
int32_t scale = output->backend->max_parent_scale;
int32_t hotspot_x = output->cursor.hotspot_x / scale;
int32_t hotspot_y = output->cursor.hotspot_y / scale;
struct wlr_wl_seat *seat = pointer->seat;
wl_pointer_set_cursor(seat->wl_pointer, output->enter_serial,
output->cursor.surface, output->cursor.hotspot_x,
output->cursor.hotspot_y);
output->cursor.surface, hotspot_x, hotspot_y);
}
}
@ -1036,17 +1045,20 @@ static void xdg_surface_handle_configure(void *data,
struct wlr_wl_output *output = data;
assert(output && output->xdg_surface == xdg_surface);
int32_t req_width = output->wlr_output.width;
int32_t req_height = output->wlr_output.height;
int32_t logical_width = output->logical_width;
int32_t logical_height = output->logical_height;
if (output->requested_width > 0) {
req_width = output->requested_width;
logical_width = output->requested_width;
output->requested_width = 0;
}
if (output->requested_height > 0) {
req_height = output->requested_height;
logical_height = output->requested_height;
output->requested_height = 0;
}
output->logical_width = logical_width;
output->logical_height = logical_height;
if (output->unmap_callback != NULL) {
return;
}
@ -1061,9 +1073,11 @@ static void xdg_surface_handle_configure(void *data,
return;
}
int32_t scale = output->backend->max_parent_scale;
struct wlr_output_state state;
wlr_output_state_init(&state);
wlr_output_state_set_custom_mode(&state, req_width, req_height, 0);
wlr_output_state_set_custom_mode(&state, logical_width * scale, logical_height * scale, 0);
wlr_output_state_set_scale(&state, (float)scale);
wlr_output_send_request_state(&output->wlr_output, &state);
wlr_output_state_finish(&state);
}
@ -1108,9 +1122,16 @@ static struct wlr_wl_output *output_create(struct wlr_wl_backend *backend,
}
struct wlr_output *wlr_output = &output->wlr_output;
// Scale initial dimensions if parent has HiDPI scale
int32_t logical_width = 1280;
int32_t logical_height = 720;
output->logical_width = logical_width;
output->logical_height = logical_height;
int32_t scale = backend->max_parent_scale;
struct wlr_output_state state;
wlr_output_state_init(&state);
wlr_output_state_set_custom_mode(&state, 1280, 720, 0);
wlr_output_state_set_custom_mode(&state, logical_width * scale, logical_height * scale, 0);
wlr_output_init(wlr_output, &backend->backend, &output_impl,
backend->event_loop, &state);
@ -1167,6 +1188,10 @@ struct wlr_output *wlr_wl_output_create(struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend) {
return NULL;
}
// Set buffer scale to match parent compositor's maximum scale
wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(surface, backend->max_parent_scale);
wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Set output surface buffer scale to %d", backend->max_parent_scale);
struct wlr_wl_output *output = output_create(backend, surface);
if (output == NULL) {
wl_surface_destroy(surface);