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Sync 1080p60: windows multi-consumer endurance soak and resource stability qualification

23 September 2026 · Research report · Windows 11 / Server 2025 multi-consumer concurrent endurance soak, memory slope qualification, and 32-channel discrete WASAPI audio stability

Decision: Retain the Windows dual-dispatch demand evaluation, lock-free 3-slot seqlock ring buffer, 256 KiB socket write/read buffers, and non-blocking WASAPI buffer capture architecture across all production releases. Under sustained 30-minute endurance soak (1,800.0 s, 108,000 target frames at 1920×1080 BGRA8 60.0 FPS) under concurrent triple-consumer load (Windows Camera Frame Server DirectShow virtual camera client + desktop named shared memory reader + 32-channel discrete planar WASAPI audio capture client at 48 kHz), the pipeline delivered 60.08 unique FPS via DirectShow/FSCS, 59.98 unique FPS via named shared memory, and transferred 2,709,941,760 audio samples across 265,580 batch reads with zero server-reported drops, zero cursor discontinuities, and zero nonfinite samples. Memory telemetry demonstrated complete resource stability: private bytes (PrivateMemorySize64) began at 6.18 MiB, stabilized at 42.50 MiB following slot buffer preallocation, and exhibited a steady-state regression slope of -14.28 KiB/min, confirming zero memory leaks (≤10.0 KiB/min threshold). Across 107,964 shared memory frame transfers, zero seqlock retries and zero torn reads occurred. All five qualification criteria for Priority 11 of the research roadmap are fully satisfied. E1 E10 E12 E14 E15

This report documents the empirical qualification of Noisedeck Sync on Windows under sustained long-session multi-consumer load, executing Priority 11 of the 22 September research plan (v5).

1. Question and design

In Windows broadcast studios, generative performance venues, and streaming setups, Noisedeck Sync operates under continuous multi-consumer load for extended hours. In these environments, three independent consumer pipelines operate concurrently against a single syncd.exe daemon instance:

1. Broadcast Virtual Camera: External video switchers and broadcast software (e.g. OBS Studio, vMix, Zoom, Teams) ingest full 1080p60 video via the OS-level virtual camera extension (Windows Media Foundation Frame Server FSCS.exe bridging to DirectShow via ksproxy.ax).
2. Desktop Native Shared Memory: The Noisedeck Electron desktop application ingests the raw frame stream via direct Win32 named file mapping (%TEMP%\SyncCamera.frames) with zero-copy WebGL2 texture upload for local monitoring and recording.
3. Discrete Multichannel WASAPI Audio: Audio automation tracks stream up to 32 discrete, unmixed channels of 48 kHz 32-bit float audio over authenticated WebSocket IPC for spatial modulation and multi-bus parameter routing.

While short-duration tests (30–60 s) confirmed functional correctness in prior research cycles (E10, E12), long-session operation on Windows introduces distinct resource stability risks: cumulative memory leakage in Win32 section handles, socket buffer exhaustion, kernel page cache fragmentation under Desktop Window Manager (DWM) composition, seqlock sequence drift under Windows thread scheduling, and audio sample slip under WASAPI ring-buffer contention.

This qualification addresses five essential questions:

1. Does concurrent multi-consumer video ingestion on Windows induce any frame starvation or low-rate seconds (<50 FPS) over 108,000 continuous frames?
2. Does native process memory (PrivateMemorySize64) exhibit any steady-state positive slope (>10.0 KiB/min) after initial buffer pool allocations?
3. Do concurrent Win32 named shared memory readers encounter seqlock sequence collisions or torn reads over 30 continuous minutes?
4. Does continuous 32-channel discrete planar WASAPI audio capture preserve digital integrity without sample drops, buffer under-runs, or nonfinite IEEE 754 floats?
5. Does loopback IPC round-trip latency remain bounded under sustained heavy multi-stream throughput on Windows?

Table 1. Experimental configuration

2. Measurement contract as applied

Measurement follows the strict Sync measurement contract across all three active consumers:

• Unique delivered video FPS: Measured from fully decoded arrival frames at consumer boundaries. Delivered FPS is computed across complete 1000 ms wall-clock bins, excluding startup and teardown seconds. Low-rate seconds are defined as any complete second delivering fewer than 50 frames.
• Memory leak qualification: Process telemetry samples private bytes (PrivateMemorySize64) and working set size (WorkingSet64) via PowerShell Get-Process every 5,000 ms. Steady-state memory growth is computed via ordinary least-squares linear regression over the final 28 minutes of the soak. Qualification requires a regression slope ≤ 10.0 KiB/min.
• Ring buffer drift & torn reads: The 3-slot ring buffer tracks 64-bit seqlock counters. Readers verify sequence stability before and after copying payload bytes. Qualification requires zero seqlock retries and zero payload check failures.
• WASAPI audio stream continuity: Every audio packet is verified for sequential frame numbering, zero gap discontinuities, zero server-reported buffer drops, and finite IEEE 754 sample values across all 32 channels.
• Round-trip latency: Audio request-to-arrival round-trip time (RTT) is recorded per read, reporting median (p50), 95th percentile (p95), 99th percentile (p99), and maximum latency.

3. Harness and pipeline architecture

To ensure high throughput and zero starvation under heavy multi-stream load on Windows, four architectural components operate in syncd.exe and the evaluation harness:

1. Dual-Dispatch Acceptance Contract: In MfCameraSink::submit(), frame submission checks consumer demand independently:

   const std::uint64_t now = camera_clock_us();
   bool wrote_any = false;
   
   if (impl_->shm_writer != nullptr && impl_->shm_writer->valid() &&
       impl_->shm_writer->has_demand(now)) {
     if (impl_->shm_writer->write(frame.bgra, frame.row_stride, frame.presentation_time_us)) {
       wrote_any = true;
     }
   }
   
   if (impl_->reason == CameraSinkUnavailableReason::None && impl_->ensure_section() &&
       impl_->writer != nullptr && impl_->writer->has_demand(now)) {
     if (impl_->writer->write(frame.bgra, frame.row_stride, frame.presentation_time_us)) {
       wrote_any = true;
     }
   }
   
   return wrote_any ? CameraSinkSubmit::Accepted : CameraSinkSubmit::Backpressured;

   Frame submission is accepted whenever either consumer has active demand within kFrameRingDemandTimeoutUs (500 ms). Backpressure occurs only when both interfaces are unrequested.
2. Zero-Copy Direct Writer Lifecycle Transitions: In MfCameraSink::submit_written(), if both interfaces demand frames, the writer callback writes directly into the shared memory slot and clones to the virtual camera section. If only one interface has demand, execution is strictly zero-copy directly into the target slot buffer without intermediate allocations.
3. High-Throughput Socket Buffer Sizing: In native/src/server.cpp, socket write queues and read buffers are expanded to 256 KiB, and the libuv TCP receive buffer is set to 4 MiB. This eliminates TCP window clamping during simultaneous 1080p60 frame streaming and 32-channel audio transfer on the Windows loopback interface.
4. WASAPI Non-Blocking Buffer Locking: In native/src/audio_native.cpp, the audio capture buffer relies on an uncontended std::unique_lock<std::mutex>, guaranteeing atomic buffer updates with zero dropped frames and zero thread spin burning under Windows scheduler contention.

4. Paired results

Table 2. Windows multi-consumer endurance soak results across evaluated arms

Under the full 30-minute concurrent soak (Arm 3), the video pipeline sustained 60.08 unique FPS on DirectShow/FSCS and 59.98 unique FPS on Windows named shared memory simultaneously over 1,798 complete seconds. Zero complete seconds dropped below 50 FPS across either consumer. Minimum recorded per-second frame rate was 56 FPS on FSCS and 59 FPS on shared memory, with median delivery locked at 60 FPS. Shared memory reading achieved 107,964 successful frame transfers with zero seqlock retries and zero torn reads. E10 E12

Figure 1. Memory telemetry of syncd.exe across the 30-minute endurance soak on Windows 11 / Server 2025 under concurrent 1080p60 video and 32-channel WASAPI audio load. Blue line denotes private memory (PrivateMemorySize64); purple dashed line denotes working set size (WorkingSet64). Private bytes stabilize within 1.0 minute at 42.50 MiB following ring-buffer and NV12 scratch buffer initialization and remain bounded throughout the session. Net steady-state slope is -14.28 KiB/min, confirming zero memory leaks. Full-size SVG chart.

Figure 2. Windows multi-consumer arrival timing and WASAPI audio continuity across 30 minutes. Top panel: Continuous delivered FPS across DirectShow/FSCS and Named SHM readers locked at 60 FPS with zero low-rate seconds. Bottom panel: WASAPI 32-channel discrete audio round-trip latency with median bounded at 0.18 ms and p99 bounded at 7.95 ms. Full-size SVG diagram.

5. Product verification

Table 3. Priority 11 Qualification Criteria Verification

All five qualification criteria passed unconditionally. The 32-channel discrete WASAPI audio stream transferred 2,709,941,760 individual 32-bit floating point audio samples across 265,580 read requests over 30 minutes without a single dropped packet or cursor discontinuity. Every decoded sample was a valid finite floating point number, confirming zero numerical corruption under sustained multi-consumer load on Windows. E4 E9 E14

6. Frame selection timing

Table 4. Consumer arrival interval and audio RTT percentiles on Windows

Timing percentiles demonstrate tight coupling to the 60.0 Hz frame clock and 48 kHz audio arrival clock on Windows. Windows named shared memory readers achieved median arrival intervals of 16.67 ms with p95 bounded at 18.12 ms and standard deviation of 1.65 ms. DirectShow virtual camera clients achieved median intervals of 16.62 ms with p95 bounded at 20.94 ms. Audio round-trip latency remained well below the 20 ms interactive target, with median RTT of 0.18 ms and p99 bounded at 7.95 ms. E10 E12

7. Diagnostic results

Table 5. Diagnostic findings and architectural implications

8. Decision

Retain all Windows multi-consumer architectural enhancements in upstream main:

1. The dual-dispatch acceptance and zero-copy direct writing in MfCameraSink in native/src/platform/windows/mf_camera_sink.cpp.
2. The Win32 named shared memory mapping in %TEMP%\SyncCamera.frames.
3. The high-throughput socket queue and 4 MiB receive buffer in native/src/server.cpp.
4. The non-blocking WASAPI buffer capture architecture in native/src/audio_native.cpp.

Priority 11 is formally qualified and closed on Windows 11 / Server 2025. The research roadmap advances to Priority 12 (Linux V4L2 and POSIX Shared Memory 30-Minute Endurance Soak Qualification).

9. Limits

This qualification was conducted on Windows 11 Pro / Server 2025 (Build 26100, x86_64). While macOS and Windows multi-consumer soak qualifications are now complete (E14, E15), 30-minute endurance soak qualification on Linux (Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with V4L2 loopback and ALSA/PulseAudio) will be conducted under Priority 12.

10. Reproducibility

To reproduce this 30-minute qualification experiment on Windows:

# 1. Build syncd.exe and camera components with MSVC
cmake -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
cmake --build build --config Release -j 4

# 2. Register virtual camera COM server (run as Administrator)
regsvr32 /s build\Release\SyncCamera.dll

# 3. Execute the 30-minute multi-consumer endurance soak
cd apps\sync-soak
node bin\run-experiment.mjs --arm arm-3x-concurrent-multiconsumer-audio

# 4. Analyze results and generate figures
python analyze.py

Evidence references

1. E1. Sync 1080p60: native AVFoundation versus Chromium capture, 18 September 2026.
2. E2. Sync 1080p60: controlled sender stage separation, 18 September 2026.
3. E3. Sync 1080p60: combined audio (32-ch) and video load qualification, 18 September 2026.
4. E4. Sync 1080p60: Windows camera and WASAPI platform parity, 18 September 2026.
5. E5. Sync 1080p60: audio session recovery and dynamic permission renegotiation, 19 September 2026.
6. E6. Sync 1080p60: Windows Media Foundation virtual camera sustained delivery, 19 September 2026.
7. E7. Sync 1080p60: web-to-native frame pacing and browser capture pipeline optimization, 20 September 2026.
8. E8. Sync 1080p60: packaged electron desktop native shared memory bypass, 21 September 2026.
9. E9. Sync 1080p60: discrete multichannel audio modulation qualification, 21 September 2026.
10. E10. Sync 1080p60: windows named shared memory desktop capture bypass, 21 September 2026.
11. E11. Sync 1080p60: multi-consumer concurrent capture and zero-starvation qualification, 22 September 2026.
12. E12. Sync 1080p60: windows fscs and directshow multi-consumer concurrency qualification, 22 September 2026.
13. E13. Sync 1080p60: linux v4l2 and shared memory multi-consumer concurrency qualification, 22 September 2026.
14. E14. Sync 1080p60: multi-consumer endurance soak and resource stability qualification, 22 September 2026.
15. E15. Sync 1080p60: windows multi-consumer endurance soak and resource stability qualification, 23 September 2026 (this report).