From 38a94b3cfd767f3aa8648ab529d963fe2357a620 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cole Leavitt <75138914+coleleavitt@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:10:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(linux/kms): skip NVIDIA cards for VAAPI on hybrid GPU
 laptops (#4473)

---
 src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp b/src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp
index a19eb72e..de140e6f 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp
@@ -618,6 +618,14 @@ namespace platf {
             }
           }
 
+          // Skip Nvidia cards if we're looking for VAAPI devices
+          // This is important for hybrid GPU laptops where the display
+          // may be connected through NVIDIA but rendering happens on Intel
+          if (mem_type == mem_type_e::vaapi && card.is_nvidia()) {
+            BOOST_LOG(debug) << file << " is an NVIDIA card, skipping for VAAPI"sv;
+            continue;
+          }
+
           auto end = std::end(card);
           for (auto plane = std::begin(card); plane != end; ++plane) {
             // Skip unused planes
@@ -1623,6 +1631,14 @@ namespace platf {
         }
       }
 
+      // Skip Nvidia cards if we're looking for VAAPI devices
+      // This is important for hybrid GPU laptops where the display
+      // may be connected through NVIDIA but rendering happens on Intel
+      if (hwdevice_type == mem_type_e::vaapi && card.is_nvidia()) {
+        BOOST_LOG(debug) << file << " is an NVIDIA card, skipping for VAAPI"sv;
+        continue;
+      }
+
       auto crtc_to_monitor = kms::map_crtc_to_monitor(card.monitors(conn_type_count));
 
       auto end = std::end(card);