Crash and Blur Effect Failure with High Blur Values on iOS Devices

[Peng-Qian]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Steps to reproduce

1. Execute the provided sample code on an actual iOS device.
2. Increase the blur amount by tapping the "+" button twice.
3. Continuously augment the blur until the application crashes. This typically occurs when the blur value approaches approximately 800.

Expected results

1. The image or widget should successfully apply a blur effect even when the blur value exceeds 85.
2. The application should remain stable and operational even when faced with substantial blur values, such as 1000.

Actual results

1. When the blur value is greater than 85, the image or widget fails to implement any blur effect when tested on a real iOS device.
2. The application crashes when the blur value is significantly high, for instance, 1000.

Code sample

Code sample

import 'dart:ui';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        colorScheme: ColorScheme.fromSeed(seedColor: Colors.blueGrey),
        useMaterial3: true,
      ),
      home: const MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyHomePage({super.key, required this.title});

  final String title;

  @override
  State<MyHomePage> createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  double _blur = 0;

  void _incrementCounter() {
    setState(() {
      _blur += 43;
    });
  }

  void _reset() {
    setState(() {
      _blur = 0.0;
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.inversePrimary,
        title: Text(widget.title),
      ),
      body: Column(
        children: [
          Flexible(
            child: Stack(
              children: [
                const Positioned.fill(child: FlutterLogo()),
                Positioned.fill(
                  child: BackdropFilter(
                    filter: ImageFilter.blur(
                      sigmaX: _blur,
                      sigmaY: _blur,
                    ),
                    child: Center(
                      child: Text(
                        'BackDropFilter with blur: $_blur',
                        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.titleLarge,
                      ),
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
              ],
            ),
          ),
          Flexible(
            child: Stack(
              children: [
                Positioned.fill(
                  child: ImageFiltered(
                    imageFilter: ImageFilter.blur(
                      sigmaX: _blur.toDouble(),
                      sigmaY: _blur.toDouble(),
                    ),
                    child: const FlutterLogo(),
                  ),
                ),
                Center(
                  child: Text(
                    'ImageFiltered with blur: $_blur',
                    style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.titleLarge,
                  ),
                ),
              ],
            ),
          ),
        ],
      ),
      floatingActionButton: Row(
        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.end,
        children: [
          FloatingActionButton(
            onPressed: _reset,
            tooltip: 'reset',
            child: const Icon(Icons.restore),
          ),
          const SizedBox(width: 10),
          FloatingActionButton(
            onPressed: _incrementCounter,
            tooltip: 'Increment',
            child: const Icon(Icons.add),
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

Screenshots or Video

Screenshots / Video demonstration

RPReplay_Final1684451661.MOV

Logs

Logs

Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Caused GPU Hang Error (00000003:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorHang)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Discarded (victim of GPU error/recovery) (00000005:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorInnocentVictim)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Caused GPU Hang Error (00000003:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorHang)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Discarded (victim of GPU error/recovery) (00000005:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorInnocentVictim)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Caused GPU Hang Error (00000003:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorHang)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Discarded (victim of GPU error/recovery) (00000005:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorInnocentVictim)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Ignored (for causing prior/excessive GPU errors) (00000004:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorSubmissionsIgnored)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Caused GPU Hang Error (00000003:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorHang)
Execution of the command buffer was aborted due to an error during execution. Discarded (victim of GPU error/recovery) (00000005:kIOGPUCommandBufferCallbackErrorInnocentVictim)
...
Application finished.

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[darshankawar]

Thanks for the report. I was able to replicate the crash and it seems to be happening with impeller only. As with Skia, it didn't crash as I went uptil 2021 blur value.

With impeller, the crash occured after going up to 774 blur value.

[VERBOSE-2:FlutterDarwinContextMetalImpeller.mm(35)] Using the Impeller rendering backend.
Debug service listening on ws://127.0.0.1:61884/ou2aGarvAHg=/ws
Syncing files to device iPhone 13...
Lost connection to device.

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[bdero]

Thanks for the report!

When the blur value is greater than 85, the image or widget fails to implement any blur effect when tested on a real iOS device.

The blur disappearing issue is already fixed in the master channel via flutter/engine#42069.

The application crashes when the blur value is significantly high, for instance, 1000.

The crash will be fixed once flutter/engine#42154 lands.