Sometimes, bugs in my CUDA programs cause the desktop graphics to break (in Windows). Typically, the screen remains somewhat readable, but when graphics change, such as when dragging a window, lots of semi-random colored pixels and small blocks appear.
I have tried to reset the GPU and driver by changing the desktop resolution, but that doesn't help. The only fix I have found is to reboot the computer.
Is there a program out there or some trick I can use to get the driver and GPU to reset without rebooting?
Edit:
If you are on Tesla hardware on Linux and can run nvidia-smi, then you can reset the GPU using
nvidia-smi -r
or
nvidia-smi --gpu-reset
Here is the man output for this switch:
Resets GPU state. Can be used to clear double bit ECC errors or recover hung GPU. Requires -i switch to target specific device. Available on Linux only.
Otherwise...
The way to truly reset the hardware is to reboot.
What you describe shouldn't happen. I recommend testing with different hardware and let us know if it still occurs.