GPU: add option --gpu-force-vulkan

src/common/init.c

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static void defaultConfig(FFinstance* instance)
 
     instance->config.cpuTemp = false;
     instance->config.gpuTemp = false;
+    instance->config.gpuForceVulkan = false;
     instance->config.batteryTemp = false;
 
     instance->config.gpuHideIntegrated = false;

src/data/config_user.txt

@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@
 #--gpu-hide-integrated
 #--gpu-hide-discrete
 
+# GPU detection options
+# Forces using vulkan to detect GPUs
+# which support video memory usage detection with `--allow-slow-operations`
+# Must be either true or false
+# Default is false.
+#--gpu-force-vulkan
+
 # Shell option
 # Sets if shell version should be detected and printed
 # Must be either true or false

src/data/help.txt

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Module specific options:
     --battery-dir <folder>:                  The directory where the battery folders are. Standard: /sys/class/power_supply/
     --cpu-temp  <?value>:                    Detect and display CPU temperature if supported. Default is false
     --gpu-temp  <?value>:                    Detect and display GPU temperature if supported. Default is false
+    --gpu-force-vulkan  <?value>:            Force using vulkan to detect GPUs, which support video memory usage detection with `--allow-slow-operations`. Default is false
     --gpu-hide-integrated <?value>:          Hide integrated GPU if supported. Default is false
     --gpu-hide-discrete <?value>:            Hide discrete GPU if supported. Default is false
     --battery-temp  <?value>:                Detect and display Battery temperature if supported. Default is false

src/detection/gpu/gpu.c

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const FFlist* ffDetectGPU(const FFinstance* instance)
 {
     FF_DETECTION_INTERNAL_GUARD(FFlist,
         ffListInit(&result, sizeof(FFGPUResult));
-        if(ffDetectGPUImpl(&result, instance) != NULL)
+        if(instance->config.gpuForceVulkan || ffDetectGPUImpl(&result, instance) != NULL)
         {
             const FFVulkanResult* vulkan = ffDetectVulkan(instance);
             result = vulkan->gpus;

src/fastfetch.c

@@ -1247,6 +1247,8 @@ static void parseOption(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data, const char* key, con
         instance->config.cpuTemp = optionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--gpu-temp") == 0)
         instance->config.gpuTemp = optionParseBoolean(value);
+    else if(strcasecmp(key, "--gpu-force-vulkan") == 0)
+        instance->config.gpuForceVulkan = optionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--battery-temp") == 0)
         instance->config.batteryTemp = optionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--gpu-hide-integrated") == 0)

src/fastfetch.h

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ typedef struct FFconfig
 
     bool cpuTemp;
     bool gpuTemp;
+    bool gpuForceVulkan;
     bool batteryTemp;
 
     bool gpuHideIntegrated;