From ed2f1729549dddbb346c11a632a352d83a8a3cda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: docentYT <63965954+docentYT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 19:47:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Use glClientWaitSync instead of glGetSynciv

---
 gl/fence.cpp | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gl/fence.cpp b/gl/fence.cpp
index 92f31663..b6db88f7 100644
--- a/gl/fence.cpp
+++ b/gl/fence.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ gl::fence::~fence()
 
 bool gl::fence::is_signalled()
 {
-    GLsizei len = 0;
-    GLint val;
-    glGetSynciv(sync, GL_SYNC_STATUS, 1, &len, &val);
-    return len == 1 && val == GL_SIGNALED;
+	// glClientWaitSync is faster than glGetSynciv. glGetSynciv probably tries to synchronize cpu and gpu
+	// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34601376/which-to-use-for-opengl-client-side-waiting-glgetsynciv-vs-glclientwaitsync
+	GLenum r = glClientWaitSync(sync, GL_SYNC_FLUSH_COMMANDS_BIT, 1);
+	return r == GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED || r == GL_CONDITION_SATISFIED;
 }