gnome-control-center: `VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST` (GNOME 49.1)

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Nixpkgs version

• Unstable (25.11)

Describe the bug

Since upgrading GNOME from version 48 to 49.1 today (on NixOS unstable) GNOME shell feels a bit unstable, GNOME Web sometimes hangs, but most notably GNOME Settings > System > System Details hangs every time.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open GNOME Settings from the terminal via gnome-control-center (if you want to see debug output on the console, from the user menu on the top right otherwise)
2. Go to GNOME Settings > System > System Details
3. It's expected that a "System Details" dialog opens, and can later be closed.

Instead, the Settings applications hangs, and in the terminal window warnings related to Vulkan are displayed, e.g.

Warning Details (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST)

00:19:12.9675                  Gdk[ 9752]: WARNING: Vulkan: ../src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_device.c:349: GPU hung on one of our command buffers (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST)
00:19:12.9675                  Gsk[ 9752]: WARNING: vkWaitForFences(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)
00:19:12.9692                  Gsk[ 9752]: WARNING: vkQueueSubmit(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)
00:19:12.9692                  Gdk[ 9752]: WARNING: vkQueuePresentKHR(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

Sometimes, very rarely, the dialog window manages to display, and in the terminal windows some of the warnings from above are omitted, e.g.

Warning Details (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST)

00:23:11.8921                  Gdk[13311]: WARNING: Vulkan: ../src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_device.c:349: GPU hung on one of our command buffers (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST)
00:23:11.8921                  Gdk[13311]: WARNING: vkQueuePresentKHR(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

Expected behaviour

The "System Details" dialog should display w/o any delay, stay responsive, and allow to be closed

Screenshots

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Relevant log output

00:19:12.9675                  Gdk[ 9752]: WARNING: Vulkan: ../src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_device.c:349: GPU hung on one of our command buffers (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST)
00:19:12.9675                  Gsk[ 9752]: WARNING: vkWaitForFences(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)
00:19:12.9692                  Gsk[ 9752]: WARNING: vkQueueSubmit(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)
00:19:12.9692                  Gdk[ 9752]: WARNING: vkQueuePresentKHR(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

Additional context

Note that also GNOME Web (epiphany) appears to have problems when starting up. It displays similar warning messages, and the browser window usually remains blocked.

epiphany

(epiphany:18255): Gdk-WARNING **: 00:27:27.661: Vulkan: ../src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_device.c:349: GPU hung on one of our command buffers (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST)

(epiphany:18255): Gdk-WARNING **: 00:27:27.661: vkQueuePresentKHR(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:45.078: vkQueueSubmit(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:46.056: vkGetFenceStatus(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:46.056: vkWaitForFences(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:46.056: vkWaitForFences(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:47.928: vkQueueSubmit(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:48.388: vkGetFenceStatus(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:48.389: vkQueueSubmit(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:49.036: vkGetFenceStatus(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:49.036: vkWaitForFences(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:49.036: vkWaitForFences(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:49.036: vkGetFenceStatus(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:49.036: vkWaitForFences(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

(epiphany:18255): Gsk-WARNING **: 00:27:49.036: vkWaitForFences(): The logical or physical device has been lost. (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST) (-4)

System metadata

• system: "x86_64-linux"
• host os: Linux 6.12.58, NixOS, 25.11 (Xantusia), 25.11.20251120.117cc7f
• multi-user?: yes
• sandbox: yes
• version: nix-env (Nix) 2.31.2
• nixpkgs: /nix/store/qkph2sflcz4i39krcsk6zjk16jr9w3s4-source

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