From e8556515005df34e8643b821c9b5df4753a5c769 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ykcheungab <ykcheungab@connect.ust.hk>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:50:29 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] try to fix wsl open3d crash

---
 examples/gui/layout.py                |  4 ++--
 examples/gui/widgets/mesh_viewport.py | 20 ++------------------
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/gui/layout.py b/examples/gui/layout.py
index e41eb35..85139b0 100644
--- a/examples/gui/layout.py
+++ b/examples/gui/layout.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Performance (3D dashboard; edit DashboardLayout defaults):
   timer_interval_ms   — Qt timer period (16 ≈ 60 Hz tick rate)
   mesh_render_stride  — render 3D mesh every N frames (2 ≈ half mesh cost)
   chart_update_stride — update force charts every N frames
-  mesh_async_render   — background mesh render (Linux only; Windows uses sync)
+  mesh_async_render   — reserved for future use; mesh rendering currently stays on the UI thread
 
 Edit TOP_ROW.slots to reorder or resize panels; set ``enabled=False`` to hide a panel (e.g. arrows).
 Log sits under charts only (not under mesh). Settings is the rightmost column.
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class DashboardLayout:
     mesh_render_height_px: int = MESH_RENDER_HEIGHT_PX
 
     timer_interval_ms: int = 16
-    mesh_async_render: bool = True
+    mesh_async_render: bool = False
     mesh_render_stride: int = 2
     chart_update_stride: int = 2
 
diff --git a/examples/gui/widgets/mesh_viewport.py b/examples/gui/widgets/mesh_viewport.py
index d862955..a3907b7 100644
--- a/examples/gui/widgets/mesh_viewport.py
+++ b/examples/gui/widgets/mesh_viewport.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
-
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QEvent, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QMouseEvent
 
@@ -105,10 +103,6 @@ class MeshViewportWidget(ImagePanel):
             return
         self.label.setText("")
         self._init_renderer(pipeline)
-        if self._layout.mesh_async_render and sys.platform != "win32":
-            self._mesh_worker = MeshRenderWorker(self)
-            self._mesh_worker.rgb_ready.connect(self._on_rgb_ready)
-            self._mesh_worker.set_renderer(self._renderer)
 
     def _init_renderer(self, pipeline) -> None:
         if not self._enable_3d or pipeline.uv_mesh is None:
@@ -156,22 +150,12 @@ class MeshViewportWidget(ImagePanel):
         self.set_source_pixmap(ndarray_to_pixmap(rgb, bgr=False))
 
     def update_frame(self, frame: FingerFrameView, *, async_render: bool | None = None) -> float:
-        """Update mesh colors. Returns render wall time (0 when async submit only)."""
+        """Update mesh colors on the same thread that owns the renderer."""
         if not self._enable_3d or self._renderer is None:
             return 0.0
 
         self._last_frame = frame
-        use_async = self._layout.mesh_async_render if async_render is None else async_render
-        if use_async and self._mesh_worker is not None:
-            self._mesh_worker.submit(
-                flow=frame.flow,
-                scalar_map=frame.depth_map,
-                centroid=frame.centroid,
-                centroid_found=frame.centroid_found,
-                fnormal=frame.fnormal,
-                valid_mask=frame.valid_mask,
-            )
-            return 0.0
+        del async_render  # Offscreen Open3D renderers are not safe to drive from a QThread.
 
         import time