SDL: X11: support _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST

From 123306b18ca31f7b4da34450d5b88bc8819a4fa0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: numzero <[EMAIL REDACTED]>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2023 01:06:06 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] X11: support _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST

---
 CMakeLists.txt                                |   2 +-
 cmake/sdlchecks.cmake                         |   6 +
 include/build_config/SDL_build_config.h.cmake |   1 +
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h                    |   3 +
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c                 |  17 ++
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11framebuffer.c            |   5 +
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11messagebox.c             |   3 +-
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c                 |   6 +
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengles.c               |  14 +-
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h                    |   9 ++
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c                  |   7 +
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h                  |   2 +
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c                 |  22 ++-
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.h                 |   6 +
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.c                  | 148 ++++++++++++++++++
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.h                  |  39 +++++
 16 files changed, 286 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.c
 create mode 100644 src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.h

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 75246936839af..d7bcfea28fd58 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ set_option(SDL_RPATH               "Use an rpath when linking SDL" ${SDL_RPATH_D
 set_option(SDL_CLOCK_GETTIME       "Use clock_gettime() instead of gettimeofday()" ${SDL_CLOCK_GETTIME_DEFAULT})
 dep_option(SDL_X11                 "Use X11 video driver" ${UNIX_SYS} "SDL_VIDEO" OFF)
 dep_option(SDL_X11_SHARED          "Dynamically load X11 support" ON "SDL_X11" OFF)
-set(SDL_X11_OPTIONS Xcursor Xdbe XInput Xfixes Xrandr Xscrnsaver XShape)
+set(SDL_X11_OPTIONS Xcursor Xdbe XInput Xfixes Xrandr Xscrnsaver XShape Xsync)
 foreach(_SUB ${SDL_X11_OPTIONS})
   string(TOUPPER "SDL_X11_${_SUB}" _OPT)
   dep_option(${_OPT}               "Enable ${_SUB} support" ON "SDL_X11" OFF)
diff --git a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
index 4efdf86ab95b9..c0bdabc400ac4 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ macro(CheckX11)
     find_file(HAVE_XRANDR_H NAMES "X11/extensions/Xrandr.h" HINTS "${X11_INCLUDEDIR}")
     find_file(HAVE_XFIXES_H_ NAMES "X11/extensions/Xfixes.h" HINTS "${X11_INCLUDEDIR}")
     find_file(HAVE_XRENDER_H NAMES "X11/extensions/Xrender.h" HINTS "${X11_INCLUDEDIR}")
+    find_file(HAVE_XSYNC_H NAMES "X11/extensions/sync.h" HINTS "${X11_INCLUDEDIR}")
     find_file(HAVE_XSS_H NAMES "X11/extensions/scrnsaver.h" HINTS "${X11_INCLUDEDIR}")
     find_file(HAVE_XSHAPE_H NAMES "X11/extensions/shape.h" HINTS "${X11_INCLUDEDIR}")
     find_file(HAVE_XDBE_H NAMES "X11/extensions/Xdbe.h" HINTS "${X11_INCLUDEDIR}")
@@ -445,6 +446,11 @@ macro(CheckX11)
         set(HAVE_X11_XFIXES TRUE)
       endif()
 
+      if(SDL_X11_XSYNC AND HAVE_XSYNC_H AND XEXT_LIB)
+        set(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC 1)
+        set(HAVE_X11_XSYNC TRUE)
+      endif()
+
       if(SDL_X11_XRANDR AND HAVE_XRANDR_H AND XRANDR_LIB)
         if(HAVE_X11_SHARED)
           set(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_DYNAMIC_XRANDR "\"${XRANDR_LIB_SONAME}\"")
diff --git a/include/build_config/SDL_build_config.h.cmake b/include/build_config/SDL_build_config.h.cmake
index 044ef47123b44..2a5bdf1035d74 100644
--- a/include/build_config/SDL_build_config.h.cmake
+++ b/include/build_config/SDL_build_config.h.cmake
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@
 #cmakedefine SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XRANDR @SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XRANDR@
 #cmakedefine SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSCRNSAVER @SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSCRNSAVER@
 #cmakedefine SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSHAPE @SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSHAPE@
+#cmakedefine SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC @SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC@
 #cmakedefine SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_QNX @SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_QNX@
 
 #cmakedefine SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_D3D @SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_D3D@
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h
index 8c9757be6bef1..9897b4f730205 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 #ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XFIXES
 #include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+#include <X11/extensions/sync.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XRANDR
 #include <X11/extensions/Xrandr.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
index c6dee1d638dbf..9b26bf092ed65 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "SDL_x11xfixes.h"
 #include "SDL_x11settings.h"
 #include "../SDL_clipboard_c.h"
+#include "SDL_x11xsync.h"
 #include "../../core/unix/SDL_poll.h"
 #include "../../events/SDL_events_c.h"
 #include "../../events/SDL_mouse_c.h"
@@ -1376,6 +1377,11 @@ static void X11_DispatchEvent(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, XEvent *xevent)
                 }
             }
         }
+
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+        X11_HandleConfigure(data->window, &xevent->xconfigure);
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
         if (xevent->xconfigure.width != data->last_xconfigure.width ||
             xevent->xconfigure.height != data->last_xconfigure.height) {
             if (!data->disable_size_position_events) {
@@ -1501,6 +1507,17 @@ static void X11_DispatchEvent(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, XEvent *xevent)
 #endif
             SDL_SendWindowEvent(data->window, SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUESTED, 0, 0);
             break;
+        } else if ((xevent->xclient.message_type == videodata->atoms.WM_PROTOCOLS) &&
+                   (xevent->xclient.format == 32) &&
+                   (xevent->xclient.data.l[0] == videodata->atoms._NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST)) {
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_XEVENTS
+            printf("window %p: _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST\n", data);
+#endif
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+            X11_HandleSyncRequest(data->window, &xevent->xclient);
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+            break;
         }
     } break;
 
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11framebuffer.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11framebuffer.c
index 948694af6423a..a586ba4a95767 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11framebuffer.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11framebuffer.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "SDL_x11video.h"
 #include "SDL_x11framebuffer.h"
+#include "SDL_x11xsync.h"
 
 #ifndef NO_SHARED_MEMORY
 
@@ -216,6 +217,10 @@ bool X11_UpdateWindowFramebuffer(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window, con
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+    X11_HandlePresent(data->window);
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
     X11_XSync(display, False);
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11messagebox.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11messagebox.c
index f2a5e59c338b4..2ecaa346e762b 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11messagebox.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11messagebox.c
@@ -459,10 +459,11 @@ static bool X11_MessageBoxCreateWindow(SDL_MessageBoxDataX11 *data)
                         (unsigned char *)&_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG, 1);
 
     // Allow the window to be deleted by the window manager
-    data->wm_protocols = X11_XInternAtom(display, "WM_PROTOCOLS", False);
     data->wm_delete_message = X11_XInternAtom(display, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False);
     X11_XSetWMProtocols(display, data->window, &data->wm_delete_message, 1);
 
+    data->wm_protocols = X11_XInternAtom(display, "WM_PROTOCOLS", False);
+
     if (windowdata) {
         XWindowAttributes attrib;
         Window dummy;
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
index 888c4892421c7..e64d2f340d599 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11
 
 #include "SDL_x11video.h"
+#include "SDL_x11xsync.h"
 
 // GLX implementation of SDL OpenGL support
 
@@ -1089,6 +1090,11 @@ bool X11_GL_SwapWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window)
     Display *display = data->videodata->display;
 
     _this->gl_data->glXSwapBuffers(display, data->xwindow);
+
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+    X11_HandlePresent(data->window);
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengles.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengles.c
index caa2d0c4e4659..56afa6157576a 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengles.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengles.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "SDL_x11video.h"
 #include "SDL_x11opengles.h"
 #include "SDL_x11opengl.h"
+#include "SDL_x11xsync.h"
 
 // EGL implementation of SDL OpenGL support
 
@@ -134,7 +135,18 @@ SDL_EGLSurface X11_GLES_GetEGLSurface(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window
     return data->egl_surface;
 }
 
-SDL_EGL_SwapWindow_impl(X11)
+bool X11_GLES_SwapWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window)
+{
+    const bool ret = SDL_EGL_SwapBuffers(_this, window->internal->egl_surface);                       \
+
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+    X11_HandlePresent(window);
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 SDL_EGL_MakeCurrent_impl(X11)
 
 #endif // SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11 && SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL_EGL
+
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h
index b763d7dfb9d88..a84773db6d3ef 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h
@@ -173,6 +173,15 @@ SDL_X11_SYM(Status, XFixesQueryVersion,(Display* a, int* b, int* c), (a,b,c), re
 SDL_X11_SYM(Status, XFixesSelectSelectionInput, (Display* a, Window b, Atom c, unsigned long d), (a,b,c,d), return)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+SDL_X11_MODULE(XSYNC)
+SDL_X11_SYM(Status, XSyncQueryExtension, (Display* a, int* b, int* c), (a, b, c), return)
+SDL_X11_SYM(Status, XSyncInitialize, (Display* a, int* b, int* c), (a, b, c), return)
+SDL_X11_SYM(XSyncCounter, XSyncCreateCounter, (Display* a, XSyncValue b), (a, b), return)
+SDL_X11_SYM(Status, XSyncDestroyCounter, (Display* a, XSyncCounter b), (a, b), return)
+SDL_X11_SYM(Status, XSyncSetCounter, (Display* a, XSyncCounter b, XSyncValue c), (a, b, c), return)
+#endif
+
 #ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_SUPPORTS_GENERIC_EVENTS
 SDL_X11_SYM(Bool,XGetEventData,(Display* a,XGenericEventCookie* b),(a,b),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(void,XFreeEventData,(Display* a,XGenericEventCookie* b),(a,b),)
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
index 5e9774ee0340e..275bd4dbf673e 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "SDL_x11xinput2.h"
 #include "SDL_x11messagebox.h"
 #include "SDL_x11shape.h"
+#include "SDL_x11xsync.h"
 
 #ifdef SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL_EGL
 #include "SDL_x11opengles.h"
@@ -377,6 +378,8 @@ static bool X11_VideoInit(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
     GET_ATOM(_NET_WM_ICON_NAME);
     GET_ATOM(_NET_WM_ICON);
     GET_ATOM(_NET_WM_PING);
+    GET_ATOM(_NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST);
+    GET_ATOM(_NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST_COUNTER);
     GET_ATOM(_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY);
     GET_ATOM(_NET_WM_USER_TIME);
     GET_ATOM(_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW);
@@ -420,6 +423,10 @@ static bool X11_VideoInit(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 
     X11_InitXsettings(_this);
 
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+    X11_InitXsync(_this);
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
 #ifndef X_HAVE_UTF8_STRING
 #warning X server does not support UTF8_STRING, a feature introduced in 2000! This is likely to become a hard error in a future libSDL3.
 #endif
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
index 09dfe854c7b85..cfb864a2f3b43 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ struct SDL_VideoData
         Atom _NET_WM_ICON_NAME;
         Atom _NET_WM_ICON;
         Atom _NET_WM_PING;
+        Atom _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST;
+        Atom _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST_COUNTER;
         Atom _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY;
         Atom _NET_WM_USER_TIME;
         Atom _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW;
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
index 5802a2eaa97ff..130bda3135578 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "SDL_x11opengles.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "SDL_x11xsync.h"
+
 #define _NET_WM_STATE_REMOVE 0l
 #define _NET_WM_STATE_ADD    1l
 
@@ -509,6 +511,7 @@ bool X11_CreateWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window, SDL_Properties
     }
 
     const bool force_override_redirect = SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_X11_FORCE_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT, false);
+    const bool use_resize_sync = (window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN); /* doesn't work well with Vulkan */
     SDL_WindowData *windowdata;
     Display *display = data->display;
     int screen = displaydata->screen;
@@ -770,7 +773,7 @@ bool X11_CreateWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window, SDL_Properties
     }
 
     {
-        Atom protocols[3];
+        Atom protocols[4];
         int proto_count = 0;
 
         protocols[proto_count++] = data->atoms.WM_DELETE_WINDOW; // Allow window to be deleted by the WM
@@ -781,6 +784,12 @@ bool X11_CreateWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window, SDL_Properties
             protocols[proto_count++] = data->atoms._NET_WM_PING; // Respond so WM knows we're alive
         }
 
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+        if (use_resize_sync) {
+            protocols[proto_count++] = data->atoms._NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST; /* Respond after completing resize */
+        }
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
         SDL_assert(proto_count <= sizeof(protocols) / sizeof(protocols[0]));
 
         X11_XSetWMProtocols(display, w, protocols, proto_count);
@@ -801,6 +810,12 @@ bool X11_CreateWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window, SDL_Properties
     windowdata->fullscreen_borders_forced_on = !!(window->pending_flags & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN) &&
                                                !!(window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS);
 
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+    if (use_resize_sync) {
+        X11_InitResizeSync(window);
+    }
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
 #if defined(SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL_ES) || defined(SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL_ES2) || defined(SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL_EGL)
     if ((window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL) &&
         ((_this->gl_config.profile_mask == SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_ES) ||
@@ -1976,6 +1991,11 @@ void X11_DestroyWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window)
             X11_XDestroyIC(data->ic);
         }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+        X11_TermResizeSync(window);
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
         if (!(window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_EXTERNAL)) {
             X11_XDestroyWindow(display, data->xwindow);
             X11_XFlush(display);
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.h
index d867255ba7079..251ae677bc3dd 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.h
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ struct SDL_WindowData
     PointerBarrier barrier[4];
     SDL_Rect barrier_rect;
 #endif // SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XFIXES
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+    XSyncCounter resize_counter;
+    XSyncValue resize_id;
+    bool resize_in_progress;
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
     SDL_Rect expected;
     SDL_DisplayMode requested_fullscreen_mode;
 
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ada1ce39f0202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.c
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+  Simple DirectMedia Layer
+  Copyright (C) 1997-2023 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+
+  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+  arising from the use of this software.
+
+  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+  freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+     claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+     in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+     appreciated but is not required.
+  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+     misrepresented as being the original software.
+  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+*/
+
+#include "SDL_internal.h"
+
+#if defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11) && defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC)
+
+#include "SDL_x11video.h"
+#include "SDL_x11xsync.h"
+
+static int xsync_initialized = 0;
+
+static int query_xsync_version(Display *display, int major, int minor)
+{
+    /* We don't care if this fails, so long as it sets major/minor on it's way out the door. */
+    X11_XSyncInitialize(display, &major, &minor);
+    return (major * 1000) + minor;
+}
+
+static bool xsync_version_atleast(const int version, const int wantmajor, const int wantminor)
+{
+    return version >= ((wantmajor * 1000) + wantminor);
+}
+
+void X11_InitXsync(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
+{
+    SDL_VideoData *data = (SDL_VideoData *) _this->internal;
+
+    int version = 0;
+    int event, error;
+    int sync_opcode;
+
+    if (!SDL_X11_HAVE_XSYNC ||
+        !X11_XQueryExtension(data->display, "SYNC", &sync_opcode, &event, &error)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* We need at least 5.0 for barriers. */
+    version = query_xsync_version(data->display, 5, 0);
+    if (!xsync_version_atleast(version, 3, 0)) {
+        return; /* X server does not support the version we want at all. */
+    }
+
+    xsync_initialized = 1;
+}
+
+int X11_XsyncIsInitialized(void)
+{
+    return xsync_initialized;
+}
+
+int X11_InitResizeSync(SDL_Window *window)
+{
+    SDL_assert(window != NULL);
+    SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->internal;
+    Display *display = data->videodata->display;
+    Atom counter_prop = data->videodata->atoms._NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST_COUNTER;
+    XSyncCounter counter;
+    CARD32 counter_id;
+
+    if (!X11_XsyncIsInitialized()){
+        return SDL_Unsupported();
+    }
+
+    counter = X11_XSyncCreateCounter(display, (XSyncValue){0, 0});
+    data->resize_counter = counter;
+    data->resize_id.lo = 0;
+    data->resize_id.hi = 0;
+    data->resize_in_progress = false;
+
+    if (counter == None){
+        return SDL_Unsupported();
+    }
+
+    counter_id = counter;
+    X11_XChangeProperty(display, data->xwindow, counter_prop, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
+                        PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)&counter_id, 1);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void X11_TermResizeSync(SDL_Window *window)
+{
+    SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->internal;
+    Display *display = data->videodata->display;
+    Atom counter_prop = data->videodata->atoms._NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST_COUNTER;
+    XSyncCounter counter = data->resize_counter;
+
+    X11_XDeleteProperty(display, data->xwindow, counter_prop);
+    if (counter != None) {
+        X11_XSyncDestroyCounter(display, counter);
+    }
+}
+
+void X11_HandleSyncRequest(SDL_Window *window, XClientMessageEvent *event)
+{
+    SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->internal;
+
+    data->resize_id.lo = event->data.l[2];
+    data->resize_id.hi = event->data.l[3];
+    data->resize_in_progress = false;
+}
+
+void X11_HandleConfigure(SDL_Window *window, XConfigureEvent *event)
+{
+    SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->internal;
+
+    if (data->resize_id.lo || data->resize_id.hi) {
+        data->resize_in_progress = true;
+    }
+}
+
+void X11_HandlePresent(SDL_Window *window)
+{
+    SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->internal;
+    Display *display = data->videodata->display;
+    XSyncCounter counter = data->resize_counter;
+
+    if ((counter == None) || (!data->resize_in_progress)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    X11_XSyncSetCounter(display, counter, data->resize_id);
+
+    data->resize_id.lo = 0;
+    data->resize_id.hi = 0;
+    data->resize_in_progress = false;
+}
+
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11 && SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..610e892e08918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xsync.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+  Simple DirectMedia Layer
+  Copyright (C) 1997-2023 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+
+  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+  arising from the use of this software.
+
+  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+  freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+     claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+     in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+     appreciated but is not required.
+  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+     misrepresented as being the original software.
+  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+*/
+
+#include "SDL_internal.h"
+
+#ifndef SDL_x11xsync_h_
+#define SDL_x11xsync_h_
+
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
+
+extern void X11_InitXsync(SDL_VideoDevice *_this);
+extern int X11_XsyncIsInitialized(void);
+int X11_InitResizeSync(SDL_Window *window);
+void X11_TermResizeSync(SDL_Window *window);
+void X11_HandleSyncRequest(SDL_Window *window, XClientMessageEvent *event);
+void X11_HandleConfigure(SDL_Window *window, XConfigureEvent *event);
+void X11_HandlePresent(SDL_Window *window);
+
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC */
+
+#endif /* SDL_x11xsync_h_ */