[BUG] Dolphin Update Crashes, causing significant read and write speed spikes

[TitanKing88]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Current Behavior

OS: Ubuntu 24.04 (Proxmox VM)
Docker Deployment.
Nvidia P400 pass through

Upon upgrading Dolphin Docker Image from (amd64-version-f2f0826e) to ([amd64-version-fc8072bc], when a game is launched, the dolphin container stalls and causes significant spikes in Drive IO (Read & Write at about 200MB/s). Game does not deploy successfully.

Expected Behavior

No response

Steps To Reproduce

Upgrade from container image (amd64-version-f2f0826e) to (amd64-version-fc8072bc) on ubuntu 24.04 with nvidia p400 (or similar gpu) and game will stall.

Environment

- OS:
- How docker service was installed:

CPU architecture

x86-64

Docker creation

docker run -d \
  --name=dolphin \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=Etc/UTC \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -p 3001:3001 \
  -v /path/to/config:/config \
  --shm-size="2gb" \
  --gpus = all
  --restart unless-stopped \
  lscr.io/linuxserver/dolphin:latest

Using nvidia runtime container toolkit

Container logs

1776023318823	2026-04-12T19:48:38.823Z	All desktop processes terminated cleanly.
1776023318791	2026-04-12T19:48:38.791Z	/defaults/startwm_wayland.sh: line 18:   463 Aborted                 (core dumped) labwc > /dev/null 2>&1
1776023318320	2026-04-12T19:48:38.320Z	Waiting up to 5 seconds for desktop processes to terminate...
1776023296380	2026-04-12T19:48:16.380Z	INFO:data_websocket:Video chunk sender for 'primary' finished.
1776023296380	2026-04-12T19:48:16.380Z	INFO:data_websocket:Video chunk sender for 'primary' cancelled.
1776023296379	2026-04-12T19:48:16.379Z	INFO:data_websocket:Successfully stopped all streams for display 'primary'.
1776023296376	2026-04-12T19:48:16.376Z	INFO:data_websocket:Stopping all streams for display 'primary'...
1776023296376	2026-04-12T19:48:16.376Z	INFO:data_websocket:Received STOP_VIDEO for 'primary'. Stopping stream.
1776023296360	2026-04-12T19:48:16.360Z	[Wayland] Capture loop stopped.
1776023287949	2026-04-12T19:48:07.949Z	[pcmflux] First non-silent audio chunk detected! Encoding...
1776023287933	2026-04-12T19:48:07.933Z	[pcmflux] Capture loop started. Device: output.monitor, Rate: 48000, Channels: 2, Bitrate: 320 kbps, VBR: On, Silence Gate: Off, Debug Logging: Off, PCM Chunk: 3840 bytes
1776023287933	2026-04-12T19:48:07.933Z	[pcmflux] SUCCESS: Opus encoder created.
1776023287931	2026-04-12T19:48:07.931Z	[pcmflux] SUCCESS: Connected to PulseAudio.
1776023287923	2026-04-12T19:48:07.923Z	INFO:data_websocket:START_AUDIO: pcmflux audio pipeline already active.
1776023287922	2026-04-12T19:48:07.922Z	INFO:data_websocket:Received START_AUDIO command from client for server-to-client audio.
1776023287922	2026-04-12T19:48:07.922Z	[pcmflux] Attempting to connect to PulseAudio device: output.monitor with latency: 10ms
1776023287921	2026-04-12T19:48:07.921Z	INFO:data_websocket:pcmflux audio chunk broadcasting task started.
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:pcmflux audio capture started successfully.
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:pcmflux settings: device='output.monitor', bitrate=320000, channels=2
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:Starting pcmflux audio pipeline...
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:Initial setup: Primary client connected, audio not active, attempting start.
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:Initial client settings message processed by ws_handler.
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:Reconfiguration process complete (state unlocked).
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:Display reconfiguration finished successfully.
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:Broadcasting display config update: DISPLAY_CONFIG_UPDATE,{"type": "display_config_update", "displays": ["primary"]}
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	Stream settings active -> Res: 1920x1200 | FPS: 63.0 | Stripes: 4 | Mode: JPEG | Quality: 68 | PaintOver Q: 68 (Trigger: 15f) | Damage Thresh: 10f | Damage Dur: 20f
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:Broadcasting primary stream resolution to all clients: {"type": "stream_resolution", "width": 1920, "height": 1200}
1776023287920	2026-04-12T19:48:07.920Z	INFO:data_websocket:SUCCESS: Capture started for 'primary'.
1776023287919	2026-04-12T19:48:07.919Z	[Wayland] Decision: No GPU Encoder available -> Using CPU Software Encoding.
1776023287919	2026-04-12T19:48:07.919Z	[Wayland] CPU encoding selected (use_cpu=true or vaapi_node=-1).
1776023287919	2026-04-12T19:48:07.919Z	INFO:data_websocket:Video chunk sender started for display 'primary'.
1776023287919	2026-04-12T19:48:07.919Z	[Wayland] Configuring Output: 1920x1200 @ 63.00 FPS (Scale 1.00)
1776023287918	2026-04-12T19:48:07.918Z	INFO:data_websocket:Registered Wayland cursor callback for 'primary'
1776023287918	2026-04-12T19:48:07.918Z	INFO:main:Parsed DRI node '/dev/dri/renderD128' to index 0.
1776023287918	2026-04-12T19:48:07.918Z	INFO:data_websocket:Preparing to start capture for display='primary': Res=1920x1200, Offset=0x0
1776023287918	2026-04-12T19:48:07.918Z	INFO:data_websocket:Client 'primary' is active. Starting its capture.
1776023287917	2026-04-12T19:48:07.917Z	INFO:data_websocket:Starting separate capture instances for each ACTIVE display region...
1776023287917	2026-04-12T19:48:07.917Z	INFO:data_websocket:Layout calculated: Total Size=1920x1200. Layouts: {'primary': {'x': 0, 'y': 0, 'w': 1920, 'h': 1200}}
1776023287917	2026-04-12T19:48:07.917Z	INFO:data_websocket:Calculating new extended desktop layout from ALL clients...
1776023287917	2026-04-12T19:48:07.917Z	INFO:data_websocket:Starting display reconfiguration...
1776023287917	2026-04-12T19:48:07.917Z	INFO:data_websocket:Initial setup or dimensional change detected for 'primary'. Performing full display reconfiguration.
1776023287914	2026-04-12T19:48:07.914Z	INFO:data_websocket:Wayland Settings: Executing 'wlr-randr --output WL-1 --scale 1.0' on wayland-0
1776023287914	2026-04-12T19:48:07.914Z	INFO:data_websocket:DPI changed from None to 96. Applying system-level change.
1776023287914	2026-04-12T19:48:07.914Z	INFO:data_websocket:Forcing use_cpu=True because encoder is 'jpeg'
1776023287914	2026-04-12T19:48:07.914Z	INFO:data_websocket:Client has requested manual resolution mode for display 'primary'.
1776023287914	2026-04-12T19:48:07.914Z	INFO:data_websocket:Applying and sanitizing client settings for 'primary' (initial=True)
1776023287913	2026-04-12T19:48:07.913Z	INFO:data_websocket:Registering new client for display: primary
1776023287878	2026-04-12T19:48:07.878Z	INFO:data_websocket:PulseAudio connection established.
1776023287867	2026-04-12T19:48:07.867Z	INFO:data_websocket:Attempting to establish PulseAudio connection...
1776023287812	2026-04-12T19:48:07.812Z	INFO:data_websocket:Data WebSocket connected from ('127.0.0.1', 44370)
1776023287812	2026-04-12T19:48:07.812Z	INFO:data_websocket:Legacy client ('127.0.0.1', 44370) connected. Role: controller, Slot: None
1776023285296	2026-04-12T19:48:05.296Z	INFO:data_websocket:Data WebSocket Server listening on port 8082
1776023285296	2026-04-12T19:48:05.296Z	INFO:selkies_gamepad:EVDEV interposer server listening on /tmp/selkies_event1003.sock
1776023285296	2026-04-12T19:48:05.296Z	INFO:selkies_gamepad:EVDEV interposer server listening on /tmp/selkies_event1002.sock
1776023285296	2026-04-12T19:48:05.296Z	INFO:selkies_gamepad:EVDEV interposer server listening on /tmp/selkies_event1001.sock
1776023285296	2026-04-12T19:48:05.296Z	INFO:selkies_gamepad:EVDEV interposer server listening on /tmp/selkies_event1000.sock
1776023285296	2026-04-12T19:48:05.296Z	INFO:selkies_gamepad:JS interposer server

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[thelamer]

You can revert to X11 if that worked better for you with -e PIXELFLUX_WAYLAND=false, just a heads up. Nvidia in wayland has new requirements as laid out in the readme.

https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-dolphin?tab=readme-ov-file#nvidia-proprietary-drivers

Zero copy is like night and day for me.

[thelamer]

I am now building dolphin from source and ingesting the latest releases please pull the latest image and retest I have found much better compatibility and this fixed vulkan support for me.

docker run --rm -it --shm-size=1gb --runtime nvidia --gpus all -e AUTO_GPU=true -p 3001:3001 linuxserver/dolphin  bash

Make sure you read the nvidia section of the readme:

https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-dolphin/#nvidia-proprietary-drivers

With proxmox you also need to make sure your CPU has AVX2 support in the VM.

[TitanKing88]

You can revert to X11 if that worked better for you with -e PIXELFLUX_WAYLAND=false, just a heads up. Nvidia in wayland has new requirements as laid out in the readme.

https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-dolphin?tab=readme-ov-file#nvidia-proprietary-drivers

Zero copy is like night and day for me.

Thank you for the input, I did do this and the issue did resolve itself!