Vulkan renderer setting was reset to off when starting a game

core/cfg/option.h

@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include "cfg.h"
 #include "hw/maple/maple_cfg.h"
 
-extern int renderer_changed;
-
 namespace config {
 
 class BaseOption {
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	virtual void reset() override {
-		value = defaultValue;
+		set(defaultValue);
 		overridden = false;
 	}
 
@@ -316,25 +314,35 @@ public:
 	bool isOpenGL() const {
 		return value == RenderType::OpenGL || value == RenderType::OpenGL_OIT;
 	}
+	void set(RenderType v)
+	{
+		newValue = v;
+	}
 	RenderType& operator=(const RenderType& v) { set(v); return value; }
 
 	virtual void load() override {
 		RenderType current = value;
 		Option<RenderType>::load();
-		if (current != value) {
-			::renderer_changed = (int)value;
-			value = current;
-		}
+		newValue = value;
+		value = current;
 	}
 
 	virtual void reset() override {
 		RenderType current = value;
 		Option<RenderType>::reset();
-		if (current != value) {
-			::renderer_changed = (int)value;
-			value = current;
-		}
+		newValue = value;
+		value = current;
 	}
+
+	bool pendingChange() {
+		return newValue != value;
+	}
+	void commit() {
+		value = newValue;
+	}
+
+private:
+	RenderType newValue = RenderType();
 };
 extern RendererOption RendererType;
 extern Option<bool> UseMipmaps;

core/nullDC.cpp

@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@ int reicast_init(int argc, char* argv[])
 		config::Settings::instance().load(false);
 	}
 	// Force the renderer type now since we're not switching
-	if (renderer_changed != -1)
-		config::RendererType = (RenderType)renderer_changed;
+	config::RendererType.commit();
 
 	os_CreateWindow();
 	os_SetupInput();

core/rend/gui.cpp

@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ static void gui_display_settings()
     if (vulkan != !config::RendererType.isOpenGL())
         pvr_rend = !vulkan ? RenderType::OpenGL
         		: config::RendererType == RenderType::OpenGL_OIT ? RenderType::Vulkan_OIT : RenderType::Vulkan;
-    renderer_changed = (int)pvr_rend;
+    config::RendererType = pvr_rend;
 }
 
 void gui_display_notification(const char *msg, int duration)

core/rend/mainui.cpp

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include "cfg/option.h"
 
 bool mainui_enabled;
-int renderer_changed = -1;	// Signals the renderer thread to switch renderer
 u32 MainFrameCount;
+static bool forceReinit;
 
 void UpdateInputState();
 
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ void mainui_term()
 void mainui_loop()
 {
 	mainui_enabled = true;
-	renderer_changed = (int)(RenderType)config::RendererType;
 	mainui_init();
 
 	while (mainui_enabled)
@@ -84,21 +83,16 @@ void mainui_loop()
 #endif
 		}
 
-		if (renderer_changed != (int)(RenderType)config::RendererType)
+		if (config::RendererType.pendingChange() || forceReinit)
 		{
+			bool openGl = config::RendererType.isOpenGL();
 			mainui_term();
-			if (renderer_changed == -1
-					|| config::RendererType.isOpenGL() != ((RenderType)renderer_changed == RenderType::OpenGL || (RenderType)renderer_changed == RenderType::OpenGL_OIT))
-			{
+			config::RendererType.commit();
+			if (openGl != config::RendererType.isOpenGL() || forceReinit)
 				// Switch between vulkan and opengl (or full reinit)
-				SwitchRenderApi(renderer_changed == -1 ? config::RendererType : (RenderType)renderer_changed);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				config::RendererType = (RenderType)renderer_changed;
-			}
-			renderer_changed = (int)(RenderType)config::RendererType;
+				SwitchRenderApi();
 			mainui_init();
+			forceReinit = false;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -112,5 +106,5 @@ void mainui_stop()
 
 void mainui_reinit()
 {
-	renderer_changed = -1;
+	forceReinit = true;
 }

core/rend/mainui.h

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "types.h"
 
 extern bool mainui_enabled;		// Signals the UI thread to exit
-extern int renderer_changed;	// Signals the UI thread to switch renderer when different from settings.pvr.rend
 extern u32 MainFrameCount;
 
 bool mainui_rend_frame();

core/wsi/context.h

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 extern VulkanContext theVulkanContext;
 #endif
 void InitRenderApi();
-void SwitchRenderApi(RenderType newApi);
 void TermRenderApi();
 
+static inline void SwitchRenderApi()
+{
+	TermRenderApi();
+	InitRenderApi();
+}
+

core/wsi/switcher.cpp

@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ void InitRenderApi()
 		exit(1);
 }
 
-void SwitchRenderApi(RenderType newApi)
-{
-	TermRenderApi();
-	config::RendererType = newApi;
-	InitRenderApi();
-}
-
 void TermRenderApi()
 {
 #ifdef USE_VULKAN