vo_opengl: win32: test for exclusive mode

This is a hack, but unfortunately the DwmGetCompositionTimingInfo
heuristic does not work in all cases (with multiple-monitors on Windows
8.1 and even with a single monitor in Windows 10.) See the comment in
mp_w32_is_in_exclusive_mode() for more details.

It should go without saying that if any better method of doing this
reveals itself, this hack should be dropped.

video/out/opengl/w32.c

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <dwmapi.h>
 #include "video/out/w32_common.h"
+#include "video/out/win32/exclusive_hack.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
 struct w32_context {
@@ -325,6 +326,11 @@ static bool compositor_active(MPGLContext *ctx)
     if (FAILED(w32_ctx->pDwmGetCompositionTimingInfo(0, &info)))
         return false;
 
+    // Test if a program is running in exclusive fullscreen mode. If so, it's
+    // probably this one, so it's not getting redirected by the compositor.
+    if (mp_w32_is_in_exclusive_mode())
+        return false;
+
     return true;
 }
 

video/out/win32/exclusive_hack.c

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of mpv.
+ *
+ * mpv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * mpv is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with mpv.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <winternl.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+#include "exclusive_hack.h"
+
+// Missing NT API definitions
+typedef enum _MP_MUTANT_INFORMATION_CLASS {
+    MpMutantBasicInformation
+} MP_MUTANT_INFORMATION_CLASS;
+#define MUTANT_INFORMATION_CLASS MP_MUTANT_INFORMATION_CLASS
+#define MutantBasicInformation MpMutantBasicInformation
+
+typedef struct _MP_MUTANT_BASIC_INFORMATION {
+    LONG CurrentCount;
+    BOOLEAN OwnedByCaller;
+    BOOLEAN AbandonedState;
+} MP_MUTANT_BASIC_INFORMATION;
+#define MUTANT_BASIC_INFORMATION MP_MUTANT_BASIC_INFORMATION
+
+static pthread_once_t internal_api_load_ran = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
+static bool internal_api_loaded = false;
+
+static HANDLE excl_mode_mutex;
+static NTSTATUS (NTAPI *pNtQueryMutant)(HANDLE MutantHandle,
+    MUTANT_INFORMATION_CLASS MutantInformationClass, PVOID MutantInformation,
+    ULONG MutantInformationLength, PULONG ReturnLength);
+
+static void internal_api_load(void)
+{
+    HMODULE ntdll = GetModuleHandleW(L"ntdll.dll");
+    if (!ntdll)
+        return;
+    pNtQueryMutant = (void*)GetProcAddress(ntdll, "NtQueryMutant");
+    if (!pNtQueryMutant)
+        return;
+    excl_mode_mutex = OpenMutexW(MUTANT_QUERY_STATE, FALSE,
+        L"Local\\__DDrawExclMode__");
+    if (!excl_mode_mutex)
+        return;
+
+    internal_api_loaded = true;
+}
+
+bool mp_w32_is_in_exclusive_mode(void)
+{
+    pthread_once(&internal_api_load_ran, internal_api_load);
+    if (!internal_api_loaded)
+        return false;
+
+    // As far as we can tell, there is no way to know if a specific OpenGL
+    // program is being redirected by the DWM. It is possible, however, to
+    // know if some program on the computer is unredirected by the DWM, that
+    // is, whether some program is in exclusive fullscreen mode. Exclusive
+    // fullscreen programs acquire an undocumented mutex: __DDrawExclMode__. If
+    // this is acquired, it's probably by mpv. Even if it isn't, the penalty
+    // for incorrectly guessing true (dropped frames) is better than the
+    // penalty for incorrectly guessing false (tearing.)
+
+    // Testing this mutex is another problem. There is no public function for
+    // testing a mutex without attempting to acquire it, but that method won't
+    // work because if mpv is in fullscreen, the mutex will already be acquired
+    // by this thread (in ddraw.dll) and Windows will happily let it be
+    // acquired again. Instead, use the undocumented NtQueryMutant function to
+    // test the mutex.
+
+    // Note: SHQueryUserNotificationState uses this mutex internally, but it is
+    // probably not suitable because it sends a message to the shell instead of
+    // testing the mutex directly. mpv will check for exclusive mode once per
+    // frame, so if the shell is not running or not responding, it may cause
+    // performance issues.
+
+    MUTANT_BASIC_INFORMATION mbi;
+    NTSTATUS s = pNtQueryMutant(excl_mode_mutex, MutantBasicInformation, &mbi,
+        sizeof mbi, NULL);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(s))
+        return false;
+
+    return !mbi.CurrentCount;
+}

video/out/win32/exclusive_hack.h

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of mpv.
+ *
+ * mpv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * mpv is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with mpv.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MP_WIN32_EXCLUSIVE_HACK_H_
+#define MP_WIN32_EXCLUSIVE_HACK_H_
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+// Returns true if any program on the computer is in exclusive fullscreen mode
+bool mp_w32_is_in_exclusive_mode(void);
+
+#endif

wscript_build.py

@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ def build(ctx):
         ( "video/out/vo_xv.c",                   "xv" ),
         ( "video/out/w32_common.c",              "win32" ),
         ( "video/out/win32/displayconfig.c",     "win32" ),
+        ( "video/out/win32/exclusive_hack.c",    "gl-win32" ),
         ( "video/out/wayland_common.c",          "wayland" ),
         ( "video/out/wayland/buffer.c",          "wayland" ),
         ( "video/out/wayland/memfile.c",         "wayland" ),