Sleep before AcquireNextFrame can cause frametime jerkiness

[FrogTheFrog]

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Describe the Bug

Sleeping before AcquireNextFrame can cause frametime jerkiness under a "heavier" games:

Expected Behavior

Expected to have stable frames:

Additional Context

This is an issue created based on the PR #1168. Where the sleep is eliminated when using the DWMFlush.

Without DWMFlush, however more work is needed to synchronize everything, therefore a proper solution is needed.

Host Operating System

Windows

Operating System Version

Windows 11 Pro 22H2 22621.1413

Architecture

64 bit

Sunshine commit or version

0.19.1

Package

Windows - installer

GPU Type

Nvidia

GPU Model

RTX 3080 Ti

GPU Driver/Mesa Version

531.41

Capture Method (Linux Only)

No response

Config

sw_preset = veryslow
resolutions = [
    352x240,
    480x360,
    858x480,
    1280x720,
    1920x1080,
    2560x1080,
    3440x1440,
    1920x1200,
    3860x2160,
    3840x1600
]
min_log_level = 2
hevc_mode = 0
virtual_sink = {0.0.0.00000000}.{139ca0ae-8910-4be6-91dc-52e29e2b6e1b}
sw_tune = film
gamepad = ds4
nv_preset = p1

Apps

No response

Relevant log output

[2023:04:12:17:26:22]: Info: Sunshine version: 0.19.1
[2023:04:12:17:26:22]: Info: Compiling shaders...
[2023:04:12:17:26:22]: Info: System tray created
[2023:04:12:17:26:22]: Info: Compiled shaders
[2023:04:12:17:26:22]: Info: // Testing for available encoders, this may generate errors. You can safely ignore those errors. //
[2023:04:12:17:26:22]: Info: Trying encoder [nvenc]
[2023:04:12:17:26:22]: Info: ddprobe.exe [1] [] returned: 0x00000000
[2023:04:12:17:26:22]: Info: Set GPU preference: 1
[2023:04:12:17:26:23]: Info: 
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Device Vendor ID   : 0x000010DE
Device Device ID   : 0x00002208
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Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 0x0
Virtual Desktop    : 2560x1440
[2023:04:12:17:26:23]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2023:04:12:17:26:23]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2023:04:12:17:26:23]: Info: 
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Bits Per Color     : 8
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Green Primary      : [0.299805,0.599609]
Blue Primary       : [0.149414,0.0595703]
White Point        : [0.3125,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.5 nits
Max Luminance      : 270 nits
Max Full Luminance : 270 nits
[2023:04:12:17:26:23]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2023:04:12:17:26:23]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: 
Device Description : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Device Vendor ID   : 0x000010DE
Device Device ID   : 0x00002208
Device Video Mem   : 12100 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16254 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 0x0
Virtual Desktop    : 2560x1440
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 8
Red Primary        : [0.639648,0.330078]
Green Primary      : [0.299805,0.599609]
Blue Primary       : [0.149414,0.0595703]
White Point        : [0.3125,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.5 nits
Max Luminance      : 270 nits
Max Full Luminance : 270 nits
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: 
Device Description : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Device Vendor ID   : 0x000010DE
Device Device ID   : 0x00002208
Device Video Mem   : 12100 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16254 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 0x0
Virtual Desktop    : 2560x1440
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 8
Red Primary        : [0.639648,0.330078]
Green Primary      : [0.299805,0.599609]
Blue Primary       : [0.149414,0.0595703]
White Point        : [0.3125,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.5 nits
Max Luminance      : 270 nits
Max Full Luminance : 270 nits
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2023:04:12:17:26:24]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: 
Device Description : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Device Vendor ID   : 0x000010DE
Device Device ID   : 0x00002208
Device Video Mem   : 12100 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16254 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 0x0
Virtual Desktop    : 2560x1440
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 8
Red Primary        : [0.639648,0.330078]
Green Primary      : [0.299805,0.599609]
Blue Primary       : [0.149414,0.0595703]
White Point        : [0.3125,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.5 nits
Max Luminance      : 270 nits
Max Full Luminance : 270 nits
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: 
Device Description : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Device Vendor ID   : 0x000010DE
Device Device ID   : 0x00002208
Device Video Mem   : 12100 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16254 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 0x0
Virtual Desktop    : 2560x1440
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 8
Red Primary        : [0.639648,0.330078]
Green Primary      : [0.299805,0.599609]
Blue Primary       : [0.149414,0.0595703]
White Point        : [0.3125,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.5 nits
Max Luminance      : 270 nits
Max Full Luminance : 270 nits
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2023:04:12:17:26:25]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: 
Device Description : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Device Vendor ID   : 0x000010DE
Device Device ID   : 0x00002208
Device Video Mem   : 12100 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16254 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 0x0
Virtual Desktop    : 2560x1440
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 8
Red Primary        : [0.639648,0.330078]
Green Primary      : [0.299805,0.599609]
Blue Primary       : [0.149414,0.0595703]
White Point        : [0.3125,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.5 nits
Max Luminance      : 270 nits
Max Full Luminance : 270 nits
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 709]
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: 
Device Description : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Device Vendor ID   : 0x000010DE
Device Device ID   : 0x00002208
Device Video Mem   : 12100 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16254 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 0x0
Virtual Desktop    : 2560x1440
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 8
Red Primary        : [0.639648,0.330078]
Green Primary      : [0.299805,0.599609]
Blue Primary       : [0.149414,0.0595703]
White Point        : [0.3125,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.5 nits
Max Luminance      : 270 nits
Max Full Luminance : 270 nits
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2023:04:12:17:26:26]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: 
Device Description : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Device Vendor ID   : 0x000010DE
Device Device ID   : 0x00002208
Device Video Mem   : 12100 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16254 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 0x0
Virtual Desktop    : 2560x1440
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 8
Red Primary        : [0.639648,0.330078]
Green Primary      : [0.299805,0.599609]
Blue Primary       : [0.149414,0.0595703]
White Point        : [0.3125,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.5 nits
Max Luminance      : 270 nits
Max Full Luminance : 270 nits
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Warning: nvenc: hevc: replacing nalu prefix data
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: 
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: // Ignore any errors mentioned above, they are not relevant. //
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: 
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: Found encoder nvenc: [h264_nvenc, hevc_nvenc]
[2023:04:12:17:26:27]: Info: Configuration UI available at [https://localhost:47990]
[2023:04:12:17:26:28]: Info: Registered Sunshine mDNS service