getGPUInfo('basic') always reports softwareRendering false

[robatwilliams]

• Electron Version:
  • 4.0.4, 4.0.7
• Operating System:
  • Windows 10
• Last Known Working Electron version::
  • n/a

Expected Behavior

auxAttributes.softwareRendering returned by getGPUInfo('basic') correctly reflects whether or not software rendering is active, i.e. are we using hardware acceleration. It already does so in complete mode.

Alternatively if it cannot be determined in this mode, it should be omitted as is done with the other auxAttributes.

Actual Behavior

auxAttributes.softwareRendering is reported as false despite software rendering being active.

To Reproduce

1. download electron-quick-start
2. add app.getGPUInfo('basic').then(console.log); in main.js:createWindow
3. npm start -- --disable-gpu
4. observe the output in the console

Screenshots

n/a

Additional Information

The same happens on a virtual machine where hardware acceleration is not available (no need to disable it via a flag).

[robatwilliams]

Similarly, it also always reports every gpuDevice as active:false. It should have an active Google SwiftShader.

[codebytere]

@robatwilliams we don't manipulate GPU info as we pull it from native Chromium implementations, so this might not be the best place to report this. If you could please verify you see the same issues when checking chrome://gpu with the same flags passed, this issue should closed and opened on crbug.com instead. Thanks!

[robatwilliams]

It does report software rendering in various places, and an active Google SwiftShader.

This bug specifically concerns the basic mode. There is no such mode in chrome://gpu.

[electron-triage]

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Electron better.

The version of Electron you reported this on has been superseded by newer releases.

If you're still experiencing this issue in Electron 6.x.y or later, please add a comment specifying the version you're testing with and any other new information that a maintainer trying to reproduce the issue should know.

I'm setting the blocked/need-info label for the above reasons. This issue will be closed 7 days from now if there is no response.

Thanks in advance! Your help is appreciated.

[electron-triage]

Thank you for your issue!

We haven't gotten a response to our questions in our comment above. With only the information that is currently in the issue, we don't have enough information to take action. I'm going to close this but don't hesitate to reach out if you have or find the answers we need, we'll be happy to reopen the issue.