return release early fences

src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ enum class BooleanSetting(override val key: String) : AbstractBooleanSetting {
     RENDERER_USE_DISK_SHADER_CACHE("use_disk_shader_cache"),
     RENDERER_FORCE_MAX_CLOCK("force_max_clock"),
     RENDERER_ASYNCHRONOUS_SHADERS("use_asynchronous_shaders"),
+    RENDERER_EARLY_RELEASE_FENCES("early_release_fences"),
     RENDERER_REACTIVE_FLUSHING("use_reactive_flushing"),
     ENABLE_BUFFER_HISTORY("enable_buffer_history"),
     SYNC_MEMORY_OPERATIONS("sync_memory_operations"),

src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt

@@ -679,6 +679,13 @@ abstract class SettingsItem(
                     descriptionId = R.string.renderer_asynchronous_shaders_description
                 )
             )
+            put(
+                SwitchSetting(
+                    BooleanSetting.RENDERER_EARLY_RELEASE_FENCES,
+                    titleId = R.string.renderer_early_release_fences,
+                    descriptionId = R.string.renderer_early_release_fences_description
+                )
+            )
             put(
                 SingleChoiceSetting(
                     IntSetting.FAST_GPU_TIME,

src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt

@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ class SettingsFragmentPresenter(
             add(BooleanSetting.SKIP_CPU_INNER_INVALIDATION.key)
             add(BooleanSetting.FIX_BLOOM_EFFECTS.key)
             add(BooleanSetting.RENDERER_ASYNCHRONOUS_SHADERS.key)
+            add(BooleanSetting.RENDERER_EARLY_RELEASE_FENCES.key)
             add(SettingsItem.GPU_UNSWIZZLE_COMBINED)
 
             add(HeaderSetting(R.string.extensions))

src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@
     <string name="fix_bloom_effects_description">Reduces bloom blur in LA/EOW (Adreno 700), removes bloom in Burnout. Warning: may cause graphical artifacts in other games.</string>
     <string name="renderer_asynchronous_shaders">Use asynchronous shaders</string>
     <string name="renderer_asynchronous_shaders_description">Compiles shaders asynchronously. This may reduce stutters but may also introduce glitches.</string>
+    <string name="renderer_early_release_fences">Release Fences Early</string>
+    <string name="renderer_early_release_fences_description">Fixes crashes and freezes in some games, may cause issues with Unreal Engine games.</string>
     <string name="gpu_unswizzle_settings">GPU Unswizzle Settings</string>
     <string name="gpu_unswizzle_settings_description">Configure GPU-based texture unswizzling parameters or disable it entirely. Adjust these settings to balance performance and texture loading quality.</string>
     <string name="gpu_unswizzle_enable">Enable GPU Unswizzle</string>

src/common/settings.h

@@ -546,6 +546,16 @@ struct Values {
     SwitchableSetting<bool> use_asynchronous_shaders{linkage, false, "use_asynchronous_shaders",
                                                      Category::RendererHacks};
 
+#ifdef ANDROID
+    SwitchableSetting<bool> early_release_fences{linkage,
+                                                     false,
+                                                     "early_release_fences",
+                                                     Category::RendererAdvanced,
+                                                     Specialization::Default,
+                                                     true,
+                                                     true};
+#endif
+
     SwitchableSetting<GpuUnswizzleSize> gpu_unswizzle_texture_size{linkage,
                                                   GpuUnswizzleSize::Large,
                                                   "gpu_unswizzle_texture_size",

src/video_core/fence_manager.h

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -72,16 +72,27 @@ public:
     }
 
     void SignalFence(std::function<void()>&& func) {
-        if constexpr (!can_async_check) {
+#ifdef ANDROID
-            TryReleasePendingFences<false>();
+        const bool early_release_fences = Settings::values.early_release_fences.GetValue();
-        }
+#else
+        constexpr bool early_release_fences = false;
+#endif
         const bool should_flush = ShouldFlush();
         const bool delay_fence = Settings::IsGPULevelHigh() || (Settings::IsGPULevelMedium() && should_flush);
+        if (!can_async_check || (!delay_fence && early_release_fences)) {
+            TryReleasePendingFences<false>();
+        }
         CommitAsyncFlushes();
         TFence new_fence = CreateFence(!should_flush);
+        if (!early_release_fences){
             if constexpr (can_async_check) {
                 guard.lock();
             }
+        } else {
+            if (delay_fence) {
+                guard.lock();
+            }
+        }
         if (delay_fence) {
             uncommitted_operations.emplace_back(std::move(func));
         }
@@ -94,10 +105,17 @@ public:
         if (should_flush) {
             rasterizer.FlushCommands();
         }
+        if (!early_release_fences){
             if constexpr (can_async_check) {
                 guard.unlock();
                 cv.notify_all();
             }
+        } else {
+            if (delay_fence) {
+                guard.unlock();
+                cv.notify_all();
+            }
+        }
         rasterizer.InvalidateGPUCache();
     }
 

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ void MasterSemaphore::WaitThread(std::stop_token token) {
             free_queue.push_front(std::move(fence));
             gpu_tick.store(host_tick, std::memory_order_release);
         }
+#ifdef ANDROID
         free_cv.notify_all();
+#else
+        free_cv.notify_one();
+#endif
     }
 }