Public bug reported: When using gvim and some other apps, regions of windows will sometimes not repaint until the window is moved or otherwise interacted with. Someone posted a workaround patch on the upstream gitlab and it seems to fix the issue for me.
Upstream bug is here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86 -video-vmware/issues/8 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-vmware (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "Patch from upstream bug" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1865963/+attachment/5333230/+files/vmwgfx-dirty-union.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-vmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1865963 Title: Screen not repainting dirty regions on some apps (vmwgfx_scanout_update: failed to send dirty (-22, Invalid argument)) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-vmware/+bug/1865963/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
