fix: an out-of-memory GPU no longer aborts the process

The crash in #358 was not the out-of-memory itself. wgpu reports OOM as
recoverable and the app already installs a handler that logs and keeps
the session alive. What killed the process was what happened next:

  create_buffer_init maps the new buffer unconditionally, and mapping the
  invalid buffer an OOM device returns panics. That panic unwinds through
  iced's main-thread redraw, trips the wgpu-hal swapchain assertion in a
  destructor, and becomes a non-unwinding abort -- no chance to autosave.

Every allocation whose size scales with the drawing now goes through
src/scene/pipeline/gpu_upload.rs, which creates the buffer unmapped and
fills it with Queue::write_buffer. A failed allocation then surfaces as a
validation error on the write, which reaches install_gpu_error_handler
and degrades the frame -- exactly what that handler's comment promised:
"A bad frame must degrade, not end the session."

Converted: block-wire vertices and instances, the wire const storage
buffer, all three wire-arena allocators, face3d vertices and instances,
block-text instances and text vertices, both hatch backends, and the
silhouette buffers. mesh_gpu already allocated this way, which is why the
mesh path never produced this panic; the rest now match it.

No mapped_at_creation:true remains in the renderer. The create_buffer_init
calls left are fixed-size or bounded-small -- uniforms, the viewcube's
static geometry, per-image and per-wipeout quads -- where an allocation
failure is not a realistic outcome.

Two trade-offs worth stating:

  * write_buffer stages through a copy, which mapping at creation avoided.
    Chunking bounds that transient cost, and the measured block-wire
    upload got faster with chunking, not slower.
  * `queue` had to be threaded through the wire, face3d, text and hatch
    builders and their callers. Mechanical, but it widens the diff.

This touches every upload path, so it needs a visual check against a real
drawing before it goes upstream.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <[email protected]>

src/scene/pipeline/face3d_gpu.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 use crate::scene::model::wire_model::WireModel;
 use iced::wgpu;
-use iced::wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
 
 pub(crate) fn planar_solid_faces_view(wire: &WireModel, view_dir: glam::Vec3) -> bool {
     if !wire.fill_is_2d_solid || wire.fill_is_3d {
@@ -187,6 +186,7 @@ impl Face3DGpu {
     ///   legacy planar SOLID interior while keeping other 2-D overlays.
     pub fn from_wires(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         face3d_wires: &[WireModel],
         all_wires: &[WireModel],
         keep_3d_mesh_fills: bool,
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ impl Face3DGpu {
 
         let (block_chunks_3d, block_chunks_2d) = upload_block_chunks(
             device,
+            queue,
             all_wires,
             keep_3d_mesh_fills,
             show_2d_solid_fills,
@@ -309,8 +310,8 @@ impl Face3DGpu {
             depth_map,
         );
         Self {
-            chunks_3d: upload_chunks(device, &verts_3d, "face3d.vbuf.3d"),
-            chunks_2d: upload_chunks(device, &verts_2d, "face3d.vbuf.2d"),
+            chunks_3d: upload_chunks(device, queue, &verts_3d, "face3d.vbuf.3d"),
+            chunks_2d: upload_chunks(device, queue, &verts_2d, "face3d.vbuf.2d"),
             block_chunks_3d,
             block_chunks_2d,
         }
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ impl Face3DGpu {
 
 fn upload_block_chunks(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     wires: &[WireModel],
     keep_3d_mesh_fills: bool,
     show_2d_solid_fills: bool,
@@ -415,21 +417,25 @@ fn upload_block_chunks(
             .chunks(max_instances)
             .map(|chunk| {
                 (
-                    device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-                        label: Some("face3d.block.instances"),
-                        contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(chunk),
-                        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-                    }),
+                    super::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+                        device,
+                        queue,
+                        "face3d.block.instances",
+                        chunk,
+                        wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+                    ),
                     chunk.len() as u32,
                 )
             })
             .collect();
         for vertex_chunk in vertices.chunks(max_vertices) {
-            let vertex_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-                label: Some("face3d.block.vertices"),
-                contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(vertex_chunk),
-                usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-            });
+            let vertex_buffer = super::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+                device,
+                queue,
+                "face3d.block.vertices",
+                vertex_chunk,
+                wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+            );
             for (instance_buffer, instance_count) in &instance_buffers {
                 let chunk = BlockFace3DChunk {
                     vertex_buffer: vertex_buffer.clone(),
@@ -454,6 +460,7 @@ fn upload_block_chunks(
 /// range never truncates.
 fn upload_chunks(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     verts: &[Face3DVertex],
     label: &'static str,
 ) -> Vec<Face3DChunk> {
@@ -462,11 +469,13 @@ fn upload_chunks(
     verts
         .chunks(max_verts)
         .map(|c| Face3DChunk {
-            vertex_buffer: device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-                label: Some(label),
-                contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(c),
-                usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-            }),
+            vertex_buffer: super::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+                device,
+                queue,
+                label,
+                c,
+                wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+            ),
             vertex_count: c.len() as u32,
         })
         .collect()

src/scene/pipeline/gpu_upload.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+//! Buffer creation that survives an out-of-memory device.
+//!
+//! `wgpu::util::DeviceExt::create_buffer_init` — and any
+//! `mapped_at_creation: true` followed by `get_mapped_range_mut()` — maps the
+//! new buffer unconditionally. When the allocation fails wgpu hands back an
+//! *invalid* buffer, and mapping an invalid buffer panics:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! thread 'main' panicked at wgpu-29.0.4/src/backend/wgpu_core.rs:2253:18:
+//!   Error in Buffer::get_mapped_range: Validation Error
+//!   Caused by: Buffer with 'block_wire.vertices' label is invalid
+//! ```
+//!
+//! That panic unwinds through iced's main-thread redraw, trips the `wgpu-hal`
+//! swapchain assertion in a destructor, and turns into a **non-unwinding
+//! abort** — the process dies with the user's unsaved drawing in it.
+//!
+//! Writing through the queue instead never maps. A failed allocation produces
+//! a validation error on the `write_buffer`, which reaches the handler
+//! installed by `install_gpu_error_handler` and degrades the frame, which is
+//! what that handler was written for: "A bad frame must degrade, not end the
+//! session."
+
+use iced::wgpu;
+
+/// Create a buffer and fill it without ever mapping it.
+///
+/// `COPY_DST` is added to `usage` because the contents arrive via
+/// `Queue::write_buffer`. Callers pass the same usage flags they would have
+/// given `create_buffer_init`.
+///
+/// Empty `data` still produces a one-element buffer: wgpu rejects zero-sized
+/// buffers, and every draw path here already guards its instance/vertex count
+/// before issuing a draw, so a placeholder allocation is harmless.
+pub fn upload_buffer<T: bytemuck::Pod>(
+    device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
+    label: &str,
+    data: &[T],
+    usage: wgpu::BufferUsages,
+) -> wgpu::Buffer {
+    let bytes: &[u8] = bytemuck::cast_slice(data);
+    upload_bytes(device, queue, label, bytes, std::mem::size_of::<T>(), usage)
+}
+
+/// `upload_buffer` for data already flattened to bytes. `min_size` is the
+/// placeholder size used when `bytes` is empty.
+pub fn upload_bytes(
+    device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
+    label: &str,
+    bytes: &[u8],
+    min_size: usize,
+    usage: wgpu::BufferUsages,
+) -> wgpu::Buffer {
+    const ALIGN: usize = wgpu::COPY_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT as usize;
+    let logical = bytes.len().max(min_size).max(ALIGN);
+    // `write_buffer` copies whole `COPY_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT` units, so both the
+    // allocation and the source slice are rounded up to it. Every vertex and
+    // instance type here is `#[repr(C)]` over 4-byte fields, so the padding
+    // branch below is a safety net rather than a routine cost.
+    let size = logical.div_ceil(ALIGN) * ALIGN;
+    let buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+        label: Some(label),
+        size: size as u64,
+        usage: usage | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+        mapped_at_creation: false,
+    });
+    if !bytes.is_empty() {
+        if bytes.len().is_multiple_of(ALIGN) {
+            queue.write_buffer(&buffer, 0, bytes);
+        } else {
+            let mut padded = bytes.to_vec();
+            padded.resize(bytes.len().div_ceil(ALIGN) * ALIGN, 0);
+            queue.write_buffer(&buffer, 0, &padded);
+        }
+    }
+    buffer
+}
+
+/// Allocate `size` bytes and write `data` into the front of it.
+///
+/// For buffers deliberately larger than their initial contents — the wire
+/// arena reserves headroom so later edits patch in place instead of
+/// reallocating. Same no-mapping guarantee as [`upload_buffer`]; `usage` must
+/// already contain `COPY_DST` for the later patches, and it is added here
+/// regardless.
+pub fn alloc_with_prefix<T: bytemuck::Pod>(
+    device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
+    label: &str,
+    size: u64,
+    data: &[T],
+    usage: wgpu::BufferUsages,
+) -> wgpu::Buffer {
+    const ALIGN: u64 = wgpu::COPY_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT;
+    let size = size.max(ALIGN).div_ceil(ALIGN) * ALIGN;
+    let buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+        label: Some(label),
+        size,
+        usage: usage | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+        mapped_at_creation: false,
+    });
+    let bytes: &[u8] = bytemuck::cast_slice(data);
+    if !bytes.is_empty() {
+        let unit = ALIGN as usize;
+        if bytes.len().is_multiple_of(unit) {
+            queue.write_buffer(&buffer, 0, bytes);
+        } else {
+            let mut padded = bytes.to_vec();
+            padded.resize(bytes.len().div_ceil(unit) * unit, 0);
+            queue.write_buffer(&buffer, 0, &padded);
+        }
+    }
+    buffer
+}

src/scene/pipeline/hatch_gpu/mod.rs

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl HatchGpu {
                     .filter(|hatch| hatch.boundary.len() >= 3)
                     .cloned()
                     .collect();
-                *resident = StorageHatchBatch::build(device, &self.bind_group_layout, &renderable);
+                *resident = StorageHatchBatch::build(device, queue, &self.bind_group_layout, &renderable);
             }
             HatchBackend::Texture { resident, .. } => {
                 let renderable: Vec<HatchModel> = hatches
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl HatchGpu {
                     .filter(|hatch| hatch.boundary.len() >= 3)
                     .cloned()
                     .collect();
-                *preview = StorageHatchBatch::build(device, &self.bind_group_layout, &renderable);
+                *preview = StorageHatchBatch::build(device, queue, &self.bind_group_layout, &renderable);
             }
             HatchBackend::Texture { preview, .. } => {
                 let renderable: Vec<HatchModel> = hatches

src/scene/pipeline/hatch_gpu/storage.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 use crate::scene::model::hatch_model::{HatchModel, HatchPattern, PatFamily};
 use iced::wgpu;
-use iced::wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
 
 // ── GPU structs ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 //
@@ -188,6 +187,7 @@ impl StorageHatchBatch {
     /// Builds whole-hatch chunks within the device's buffer limits.
     pub(super) fn build(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         bgl: &wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
         hatches: &[HatchModel],
     ) -> Vec<Self> {
@@ -224,12 +224,13 @@ impl StorageHatchBatch {
         ranges.push(start..hatches.len());
         ranges
             .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|range| Self::build_chunk(device, bgl, &hatches[range]))
+            .filter_map(|range| Self::build_chunk(device, queue, bgl, &hatches[range]))
             .collect()
     }
 
     fn build_chunk(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         bgl: &wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
         hatches: &[HatchModel],
     ) -> Option<Self> {
@@ -500,42 +501,56 @@ impl StorageHatchBatch {
             return None;
         }
 
-        let vertex_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.vertex"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&verts),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-        });
-        let index_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.index"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&indices),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::INDEX,
-        });
-        let placement_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.placements"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&placements),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
-        });
-        let instance_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.instances"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&instances),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
-        });
-        let family_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.families"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&families),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE,
-        });
-        let dash_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.dashes"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&dashes),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE,
-        });
+        let vertex_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.vertex",
+            &verts,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+        );
+        let index_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.index",
+            &indices,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::INDEX,
+        );
+        let placement_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.placements",
+            &placements,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+        );
+        let instance_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.instances",
+            &instances,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+        );
+        let family_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.families",
+            &families,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE,
+        );
+        let dash_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.dashes",
+            &dashes,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE,
+        );
 
-        let visibility_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.visibility"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&visibility),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
-        });
+        let visibility_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.visibility",
+            &visibility,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+        );
 
         let bind_group = device.create_bind_group(&wgpu::BindGroupDescriptor {
             label: Some("hatch.bg"),

src/scene/pipeline/hatch_gpu/texture.rs

@@ -199,16 +199,20 @@ impl TextureHatch {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|[x, y]| HatchVertex { pos: [x, y, 0.0], _pad: 0.0 })
             .collect();
-        let vertex_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.texture.vbuf"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&vertices),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-        });
-        let index_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.texture.ibuf"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&indices),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::INDEX,
-        });
+        let vertex_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.texture.vbuf",
+            &vertices,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+        );
+        let index_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.texture.ibuf",
+            &indices,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::INDEX,
+        );
         let base = model
             .render_instance
             .map_or([0.0; 3], |instance| instance.translation);
@@ -231,11 +235,13 @@ impl TextureHatch {
                 }
             })
             .collect();
-        let placement_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-            label: Some("hatch.texture.placements"),
-            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&placements),
-            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-        });
+        let placement_buffer = crate::scene::pipeline::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+            device,
+            queue,
+            "hatch.texture.placements",
+            &placements,
+            wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+        );
 
         // ── Gradient projection range (snapped-local space) ───────────────
         let base_mode = mode & 0xFF;

src/scene/pipeline/mod.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod device_capabilities;
 pub mod face3d_gpu;
 pub mod gpu_budget;
+pub mod gpu_upload;
 pub mod hatch_gpu;
 pub mod wipeout_gpu;
 pub mod image_gpu;
@@ -2341,6 +2342,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
     pub fn build_wire_buffers(
         &self,
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[WireModel],
         depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
     ) -> (
@@ -2383,6 +2385,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
             let refs: Vec<&WireModel> = wires[i..j].iter().collect();
             batches.extend(WireGpu::from_run_refs(
                 device,
+                queue,
                 &refs,
                 depth_map,
                 mesh_edge,
@@ -2392,6 +2395,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
         }
         let block_batches = BlockWireGpu::from_wires(
             device,
+            queue,
             &block_wires,
             depth_map,
             None,
@@ -2426,6 +2430,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
     pub fn upload_selected_wires(
         &mut self,
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[WireModel],
         selected: &rustc_hash::FxHashSet<acadrust::Handle>,
         hovered: &rustc_hash::FxHashSet<acadrust::Handle>,
@@ -2495,6 +2500,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
         let mut gpu = if let Some(tint) = selected_tint {
             WireGpu::from_highlight_refs(
                 device,
+                queue,
                 &selected_regular,
                 tint,
                 depth_map,
@@ -2505,6 +2511,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
         };
         gpu.extend(WireGpu::from_highlight_refs(
             device,
+            queue,
             &hover_regular,
             WireModel::HOVER,
             depth_map,
@@ -2514,6 +2521,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
         let mut block_gpu = if let Some(tint) = selected_tint {
             BlockWireGpu::from_wires(
                 device,
+                queue,
                 &selected_blocks,
                 depth_map,
                 Some(tint),
@@ -2524,6 +2532,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
         };
         block_gpu.extend(BlockWireGpu::from_wires(
             device,
+            queue,
             &hover_blocks,
             depth_map,
             Some(WireModel::HOVER),
@@ -2554,6 +2563,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
     pub fn upload_text_highlight(
         &mut self,
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[WireModel],
         selected: &rustc_hash::FxHashSet<acadrust::Handle>,
         hovered: &rustc_hash::FxHashSet<acadrust::Handle>,
@@ -2634,10 +2644,11 @@ impl Pipeline {
             }
         }
         self.text_highlight_vcount = out.len() as u32;
-        self.text_highlight_vbuf = text_gpu::upload_vertices(device, &out);
+        self.text_highlight_vbuf = text_gpu::upload_vertices(device, queue, &out);
         let mut block_gpu = if let Some(tint) = selected_tint {
             text_gpu::upload_block_vertex_refs(
                 device,
+                queue,
                 &selected_blocks,
                 depth_map,
                 Some(tint),
@@ -2647,6 +2658,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
         };
         block_gpu.extend(text_gpu::upload_block_vertex_refs(
             device,
+            queue,
             &hover_blocks,
             depth_map,
             Some(WireModel::HOVER),
@@ -2670,13 +2682,14 @@ impl Pipeline {
     pub fn upload_preview_wires(
         &mut self,
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[WireModel],
         depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
     ) {
         self.gpu_preview_wires = if wires.is_empty() {
             vec![]
         } else {
-            WireGpu::from_run(device, wires, depth_map, false, self.wire_const_bgl.as_ref())
+            WireGpu::from_run(device, queue, wires, depth_map, false, self.wire_const_bgl.as_ref())
         };
     }
 
@@ -2709,7 +2722,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
                 atlas.clear_dirty();
             }
         }
-        self.text_preview_vbuf = text_gpu::upload_vertices(device, verts);
+        self.text_preview_vbuf = text_gpu::upload_vertices(device, queue, verts);
         self.text_preview_vcount = verts.len() as u32;
     }
 
@@ -2720,6 +2733,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
     pub fn upload_silhouettes(
         &mut self,
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         sets: &[crate::scene::model::mesh_model::MeshLodSet],
         content_id: u64,
         view_dir: glam::Vec3,
@@ -2728,7 +2742,6 @@ impl Pipeline {
         let view = glam::DVec3::new(view_dir.x as f64, view_dir.y as f64, view_dir.z as f64)
             .normalize_or(glam::DVec3::NEG_Z);
         use crate::scene::pipeline::mesh_gpu::{SilhouetteInstance, SilhouetteVertex};
-        use wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
         let chunk_bytes = gpu_budget::buffer_budget(device);
         let max_vertices = chunk_bytes / std::mem::size_of::<SilhouetteVertex>() / 2 * 2;
         if max_vertices < 2 {
@@ -2804,12 +2817,12 @@ impl Pipeline {
                         .chunks(max_instances.max(1))
                         .map(|instances| {
                             (
-                                device.create_buffer_init(
-                                    &wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-                                        label: Some("mesh.silhouette.instances"),
-                                        contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(instances),
-                                        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-                                    },
+                                gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+                                    device,
+                                    queue,
+                                    "mesh.silhouette.instances",
+                                    instances,
+                                    wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
                                 ),
                                 instances.len() as u32,
                             )
@@ -2911,12 +2924,12 @@ impl Pipeline {
                 if vertex_count == 0 {
                     return;
                 }
-                let vertex_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(
-                    &wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-                        label: Some("mesh.silhouette.vbuf"),
-                        contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&verts[..vertex_count]),
-                        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-                    },
+                let vertex_buffer = gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+                    device,
+                    queue,
+                    "mesh.silhouette.vbuf",
+                    &verts[..vertex_count],
+                    wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
                 );
                 for (instance_buffer, instance_count) in &group.instance_buffers {
                     chunks.push(SilhouetteChunk {
@@ -3033,6 +3046,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
     pub fn upload_face3d(
         &mut self,
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         face3d_wires: &[WireModel],
         all_wires: &[WireModel],
         wireframe_only: bool,
@@ -3044,7 +3058,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
         // Edge buffer is always built from `face3d_wires`, so 3DFACE
         // outlines stay on the screen regardless of mode.
         self.gpu_face3d_edges =
-            WireGpu::from_batch(device, face3d_wires, depth_map, self.wire_const_bgl.as_ref());
+            WireGpu::from_batch(device, queue, face3d_wires, depth_map, self.wire_const_bgl.as_ref());
         // Fill buffer split: 3D quads + PolyfaceMesh / PolygonMesh face
         // tris go to `chunks_3d` (gated by `keep_3d_mesh_fills`);
         // 2D fills (text-LOD greek, MultiLeader background, dimension arrows) go to
@@ -3067,6 +3081,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
         } else {
             self.gpu_face3d_fill = Some(Face3DGpu::from_wires(
                 device,
+                queue,
                 face3d_wires,
                 all_wires,
                 keep_3d_mesh_fills,
@@ -3404,9 +3419,9 @@ impl Pipeline {
                 atlas.clear_dirty();
             }
         }
-        self.text_vbuf = text_gpu::upload_vertices(device, verts);
+        self.text_vbuf = text_gpu::upload_vertices(device, queue, verts);
         self.text_vcount = verts.len() as u32;
-        self.block_text_gpu = text_gpu::upload_block_vertices(device, wires, depth_map);
+        self.block_text_gpu = text_gpu::upload_block_vertices(device, queue, wires, depth_map);
         if let Some(started) = perf_started {
             let elapsed_ms = started.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1000.0;
             if elapsed_ms >= 1.0 {

src/scene/pipeline/text_gpu.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 use iced::wgpu;
-use iced::wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
 
 use crate::scene::text::glyph_quads::GlyphQuad;
 use crate::scene::text::sdf_atlas::GlyphAtlas;
@@ -462,15 +461,17 @@ pub fn create_pipelines(
 
 pub fn upload_block_vertices(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     wires: &[crate::scene::model::wire_model::WireModel],
     depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
 ) -> Vec<BlockTextGpu> {
     let refs: Vec<&crate::scene::model::wire_model::WireModel> = wires.iter().collect();
-    upload_block_vertex_refs(device, &refs, depth_map, None)
+    upload_block_vertex_refs(device, queue, &refs, depth_map, None)
 }
 
 pub fn upload_block_vertex_refs(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     wires: &[&crate::scene::model::wire_model::WireModel],
     depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
     tint: Option<[f32; 4]>,
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ pub fn upload_block_vertex_refs(
         } else {
             source.text_verts.as_slice()
         };
-        let Some(vertex_buffer) = upload_vertices(device, vertices) else {
+        let Some(vertex_buffer) = upload_vertices(device, queue, vertices) else {
             continue;
         };
         let instances: Vec<BlockTextInstance> = group
@@ -544,11 +545,13 @@ pub fn upload_block_vertex_refs(
         let max_instances =
             super::gpu_budget::max_elements::<BlockTextInstance>(device);
         for chunk in instances.chunks(max_instances) {
-            let instance_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-                label: Some("block_text.instances"),
-                contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(chunk),
-                usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-            });
+            let instance_buffer = super::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+                device,
+                queue,
+                "block_text.instances",
+                chunk,
+                wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+            );
             out.push(BlockTextGpu {
                 vertex_buffer: vertex_buffer.clone(),
                 instance_buffer,
@@ -561,15 +564,21 @@ pub fn upload_block_vertex_refs(
 }
 
 /// Upload a finished vertex list; `None` if empty.
-pub fn upload_vertices(device: &wgpu::Device, verts: &[TextVertex]) -> Option<wgpu::Buffer> {
+pub fn upload_vertices(
+    device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
+    verts: &[TextVertex],
+) -> Option<wgpu::Buffer> {
     if verts.is_empty() {
         return None;
     }
-    Some(device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-        label: Some("text.vbuf"),
-        contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(verts),
-        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-    }))
+    Some(super::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+        device,
+        queue,
+        "text.vbuf",
+        verts,
+        wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+    ))
 }
 
 // ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs

@@ -255,48 +255,34 @@ fn make_const_bg(
 
 fn alloc_inst_initialized(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     cap: u64,
     data: &[WireInstance],
 ) -> wgpu::Buffer {
-    let buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
-        label: Some("wire_arena.ibuf"),
-        size: cap * std::mem::size_of::<WireInstance>() as u64,
-        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
-        mapped_at_creation: true,
-    });
-    if !data.is_empty() {
-        let bytes = bytemuck::cast_slice(data);
-        let mut mapped = buffer
-            .slice(..bytes.len() as u64)
-            .get_mapped_range_mut();
-        mapped.copy_from_slice(bytes);
-        drop(mapped);
-    }
-    buffer.unmap();
-    buffer
+    super::gpu_upload::alloc_with_prefix(
+        device,
+        queue,
+        "wire_arena.ibuf",
+        cap * std::mem::size_of::<WireInstance>() as u64,
+        data,
+        wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+    )
 }
 
 fn alloc_const_initialized(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     cap: u64,
     data: &[WireConst],
 ) -> wgpu::Buffer {
-    let buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
-        label: Some("wire_arena.cbuf"),
-        size: cap * std::mem::size_of::<WireConst>() as u64,
-        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
-        mapped_at_creation: true,
-    });
-    if !data.is_empty() {
-        let bytes = bytemuck::cast_slice(data);
-        let mut mapped = buffer
-            .slice(..bytes.len() as u64)
-            .get_mapped_range_mut();
-        mapped.copy_from_slice(bytes);
-        drop(mapped);
-    }
-    buffer.unmap();
-    buffer
+    super::gpu_upload::alloc_with_prefix(
+        device,
+        queue,
+        "wire_arena.cbuf",
+        cap * std::mem::size_of::<WireConst>() as u64,
+        data,
+        wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE,
+    )
 }
 
 fn blank_const() -> WireConst {
@@ -328,7 +314,7 @@ impl WireArena {
     /// path).
     pub fn build(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
-        _queue: &wgpu::Queue,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[&WireModel],
         depth_map: &FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
         const_bgl: &wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
@@ -468,8 +454,8 @@ impl WireArena {
             .max(MIN_CONST_CAP)
             .min(MAX_CONSTS)) as u32;
         let upload_started = iced::time::Instant::now();
-        let inst_buf = alloc_inst_initialized(device, inst_cap as u64, &instances);
-        let const_buf = alloc_const_initialized(device, const_cap as u64, &consts_cpu);
+        let inst_buf = alloc_inst_initialized(device, queue, inst_cap as u64, &instances);
+        let const_buf = alloc_const_initialized(device, queue, const_cap as u64, &consts_cpu);
         let upload_ms = upload_started.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1000.0;
         let const_bind_group = make_const_bg(device, const_bgl, &const_buf);
         if perf {
@@ -934,25 +920,18 @@ fn can_resize_packed_terminal_slab(
 
 fn alloc_packed_initialized(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     cap: u64,
     data: &[PackedWireInstance],
 ) -> wgpu::Buffer {
-    let buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
-        label: Some("wire_arena.packed.ibuf"),
-        size: cap * std::mem::size_of::<PackedWireInstance>() as u64,
-        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
-        mapped_at_creation: true,
-    });
-    if !data.is_empty() {
-        let bytes = bytemuck::cast_slice(data);
-        let mut mapped = buffer
-            .slice(..bytes.len() as u64)
-            .get_mapped_range_mut();
-        mapped.copy_from_slice(bytes);
-        drop(mapped);
-    }
-    buffer.unmap();
-    buffer
+    super::gpu_upload::alloc_with_prefix(
+        device,
+        queue,
+        "wire_arena.packed.ibuf",
+        cap * std::mem::size_of::<PackedWireInstance>() as u64,
+        data,
+        wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+    )
 }
 
 fn visible_ranges(
@@ -998,6 +977,7 @@ fn visible_ranges(
 impl PackedWireArena {
     fn build(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[&WireModel],
         depth_map: &FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
         mesh_edge: bool,
@@ -1078,7 +1058,7 @@ impl PackedWireArena {
         let inst_cap = ((inst_tail as u64 * HEADROOM_NUM / HEADROOM_DEN)
             .max(MIN_INST_CAP)
             .min(MAX_PACKED_INSTANCES)) as u32;
-        let inst_buf = alloc_packed_initialized(device, inst_cap as u64, &instances);
+        let inst_buf = alloc_packed_initialized(device, queue, inst_cap as u64, &instances);
 
         Some(Self {
             inst_buf,
@@ -1351,7 +1331,7 @@ impl PersistentWireArena {
             )?)
         } else {
             PersistentWireArenaKind::Packed(PackedWireArena::build(
-                device, wires, depth_map, mesh_edge,
+                device, queue, wires, depth_map, mesh_edge,
             )?)
         };
         Some(Self { inner })

src/scene/pipeline/wire_gpu.rs

@@ -28,34 +28,20 @@
 use crate::scene::model::wire_model::WireModel;
 use iced::wgpu;
 
-/// Allocate a VERTEX buffer with `mapped_at_creation` and write `data` directly
-/// into the mapped slice. Skips the intermediate staging copy that
-/// `create_buffer_init` performs and avoids holding a second `Vec` worth of
-/// memory during upload — meaningful on cold open where wire buffers can run
-/// into the hundreds of MB.
-fn instance_buffer_mapped<T: bytemuck::Pod>(
+/// Allocate a VERTEX buffer and fill it through the queue.
+///
+/// This used to map at creation to skip the staging copy. Mapping panics on
+/// the invalid buffer an out-of-memory device returns, and that panic aborts
+/// the process from inside iced's redraw, so the staging copy is the price of
+/// a session that survives a failed allocation. Chunking keeps the transient
+/// staging cost bounded. See `super::gpu_upload`.
+fn instance_buffer<T: bytemuck::Pod>(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     label: &str,
     data: &[T],
 ) -> wgpu::Buffer {
-    let bytes: &[u8] = bytemuck::cast_slice(data);
-    // wgpu rejects size-0 buffers; the renderer already guards `instance_count`
-    // before issuing a draw, so a placeholder allocation is fine here.
-    let size = bytes.len().max(std::mem::size_of::<T>()) as u64;
-    let buf = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
-        label: Some(label),
-        size,
-        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-        mapped_at_creation: true,
-    });
-    {
-        let mut view = buf.slice(..).get_mapped_range_mut();
-        if !bytes.is_empty() {
-            view.slice(..bytes.len()).copy_from_slice(bytes);
-        }
-    }
-    buf.unmap();
-    buf
+    super::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(device, queue, label, data, wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX)
 }
 
 // ── Instance layout ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -684,6 +670,7 @@ pub(crate) fn wire_draw_depth(
 impl BlockWireGpu {
     pub fn from_wires(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[&WireModel],
         depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
         color_override: Option<[f32; 4]>,
@@ -753,11 +740,13 @@ impl BlockWireGpu {
                 .chunks(max_verts)
                 .map(|chunk| {
                     (
-                        device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-                            label: Some("block_wire.vertices"),
-                            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(chunk),
-                            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
-                        }),
+                        super::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+                            device,
+                            queue,
+                            "block_wire.vertices",
+                            chunk,
+                            wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX,
+                        ),
                         chunk.len() as u32,
                     )
                 })
@@ -812,7 +801,7 @@ impl BlockWireGpu {
                 .chunks(max_instances)
                 .map(|chunk| {
                     (
-                        instance_buffer_mapped(device, "block_wire.instances", chunk),
+                        instance_buffer(device, queue, "block_wire.instances", chunk),
                         chunk.len() as u32,
                     )
                 })
@@ -840,18 +829,20 @@ impl BlockWireGpu {
 /// each chunk.
 fn build_const_bind_group(
     device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
     bgl: &wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
     consts: &[WireConst],
 ) -> std::sync::Arc<wgpu::BindGroup> {
-    use wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
     // wgpu rejects zero-sized buffers; pad with one zeroed record when empty.
     let one = [<WireConst as bytemuck::Zeroable>::zeroed()];
     let data: &[WireConst] = if consts.is_empty() { &one } else { consts };
-    let buf = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
-        label: Some("wire_const.buf"),
-        contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(data),
-        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE,
-    });
+    let buf = super::gpu_upload::upload_buffer(
+        device,
+        queue,
+        "wire_const.buf",
+        data,
+        wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE,
+    );
     let bg = device.create_bind_group(&wgpu::BindGroupDescriptor {
         label: Some("wire_const.bg"),
         layout: bgl,
@@ -869,6 +860,7 @@ impl WireGpu {
     /// of a large selected polyline or block before packing the overlay.
     pub fn from_highlight_refs(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[&WireModel],
         color: [f32; 4],
         depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
@@ -895,12 +887,13 @@ impl WireGpu {
             if instances.is_empty() {
                 return Vec::new();
             }
-            let bind_group = build_const_bind_group(device, const_bgl, &consts);
+            let bind_group = build_const_bind_group(device, queue, const_bgl, &consts);
             return instances
                 .chunks(MAX_INSTANCES)
                 .map(|chunk| Self {
-                    instance_buffer: instance_buffer_mapped(
+                    instance_buffer: instance_buffer(
                         device,
+                        queue,
                         "wire.highlight.ibuf",
                         chunk,
                     ),
@@ -928,8 +921,9 @@ impl WireGpu {
         instances
             .chunks(MAX_PACKED_INSTANCES)
             .map(|chunk| Self {
-                instance_buffer: instance_buffer_mapped(
+                instance_buffer: instance_buffer(
                     device,
+                    queue,
                     "wire.highlight.compat.ibuf",
                     chunk,
                 ),
@@ -947,6 +941,7 @@ impl WireGpu {
     /// uses chunked resident buffers.
     pub fn from_run_refs(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[&WireModel],
         depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
         mesh_edge: bool,
@@ -975,8 +970,9 @@ impl WireGpu {
             return instances
                 .chunks(MAX_INSTANCES)
                 .map(|chunk| Self {
-                    instance_buffer: instance_buffer_mapped(
+                    instance_buffer: instance_buffer(
                         device,
+                        queue,
                         "wire.run.hybrid.compat.ibuf",
                         chunk,
                     ),
@@ -1012,11 +1008,11 @@ impl WireGpu {
         if instances.is_empty() {
             return Vec::new();
         }
-        let bind_group = build_const_bind_group(device, const_bgl, &consts);
+        let bind_group = build_const_bind_group(device, queue, const_bgl, &consts);
         instances
             .chunks(MAX_INSTANCES)
             .map(|chunk| Self {
-                instance_buffer: instance_buffer_mapped(device, "wire.run.hybrid.ibuf", chunk),
+                instance_buffer: instance_buffer(device, queue, "wire.run.hybrid.ibuf", chunk),
                 first_instance: 0,
                 instance_count: chunk.len() as u32,
                 is_3d_mesh_edge: mesh_edge,
@@ -1037,6 +1033,7 @@ impl WireGpu {
     /// image for transparent / coincident wires.
     pub fn from_run(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[WireModel],
         depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
         mesh_edge: bool,
@@ -1071,11 +1068,11 @@ impl WireGpu {
             if instances.is_empty() {
                 return vec![];
             }
-            let bg = build_const_bind_group(device, const_bgl, &consts);
+            let bg = build_const_bind_group(device, queue, const_bgl, &consts);
             return instances
                 .chunks(MAX_INSTANCES)
                 .map(|chunk| {
-                    let buf = instance_buffer_mapped(device, "wire.run.ibuf", chunk);
+                    let buf = instance_buffer(device, queue, "wire.run.ibuf", chunk);
                     Self {
                         instance_buffer: buf,
                         first_instance: 0,
@@ -1108,7 +1105,7 @@ impl WireGpu {
         instances
             .chunks(MAX_PACKED_INSTANCES)
             .map(|chunk| {
-                let buf = instance_buffer_mapped(device, "wire.run.compat.ibuf", chunk);
+                let buf = instance_buffer(device, queue, "wire.run.compat.ibuf", chunk);
                 Self {
                     instance_buffer: buf,
                     first_instance: 0,
@@ -1125,6 +1122,7 @@ impl WireGpu {
     /// per-instance.
     pub fn from_batch(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
         wires: &[WireModel],
         depth_map: &rustc_hash::FxHashMap<u64, [f32; 2]>,
         const_bgl: Option<&wgpu::BindGroupLayout>,
@@ -1158,13 +1156,13 @@ impl WireGpu {
             if instances.is_empty() {
                 return vec![];
             }
-            let bg = build_const_bind_group(device, const_bgl, &consts);
+            let bg = build_const_bind_group(device, queue, const_bgl, &consts);
             return instances
                 .chunks(MAX_INSTANCES)
                 .enumerate()
                 .map(|(i, chunk)| {
                     let label = format!("wire.batch.ibuf.{i}");
-                    let instance_buffer = instance_buffer_mapped(device, &label, chunk);
+                    let instance_buffer = instance_buffer(device, queue, &label, chunk);
                     Self {
                         instance_buffer,
                         first_instance: 0,
@@ -1191,7 +1189,7 @@ impl WireGpu {
             .enumerate()
             .map(|(i, chunk)| {
                 let label = format!("wire.batch.compat.ibuf.{i}");
-                let instance_buffer = instance_buffer_mapped(device, &label, chunk);
+                let instance_buffer = instance_buffer(device, queue, &label, chunk);
                 Self {
                     instance_buffer,
                     first_instance: 0,

src/scene/view/render.rs

@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ impl shader::Primitive for Primitive {
             {
                 inner.upload_face3d(
                     device,
+                    queue,
                     &vp.face3d_wires[..],
                     &vp_wires[..],
                     !face3d_fill_active,
@@ -785,6 +786,7 @@ impl shader::Primitive for Primitive {
                                 inner.wire_arena_fallback = std::sync::Arc::new(
                                     crate::scene::pipeline::WireGpu::from_run_refs(
                                         device,
+                                        queue,
                                         &regular,
                                         &draw_depths,
                                         false,
@@ -821,6 +823,7 @@ impl shader::Primitive for Primitive {
                                 inner.wire_arena_fallback = std::sync::Arc::new(
                                     crate::scene::pipeline::WireGpu::from_run_refs(
                                         device,
+                                        queue,
                                         &mesh,
                                         &draw_depths,
                                         true,
@@ -918,7 +921,7 @@ impl shader::Primitive for Primitive {
                         Some(entry) => entry,
                         None => {
                             let entry =
-                                inner.build_wire_buffers(device, &vp_wires[..], &draw_depths);
+                                inner.build_wire_buffers(device, queue, &vp_wires[..], &draw_depths);
                             pipeline
                                 .wire_buffer_cache
                                 .insert(vp.wire_content_id, entry.clone());
@@ -1000,6 +1003,7 @@ impl shader::Primitive for Primitive {
                 };
                 inner.upload_selected_wires(
                     device,
+                    queue,
                     &vp_wires[..],
                     &vp.selected_handles,
                     &vp.hover_handles,
@@ -1012,6 +1016,7 @@ impl shader::Primitive for Primitive {
                 // base text buffer.
                 inner.upload_text_highlight(
                     device,
+                    queue,
                     &vp_wires[..],
                     &vp.selected_handles,
                     &vp.hover_handles,
@@ -1066,7 +1071,7 @@ impl shader::Primitive for Primitive {
             // Live overlay (command preview / interim / grip drag) — small and
             // refreshed every frame it's present, so a drag never re-uploads
             // the resident base wire buffer.
-            inner.upload_preview_wires(device, &vp.preview_wires[..], &draw_depths);
+            inner.upload_preview_wires(device, queue, &vp.preview_wires[..], &draw_depths);
             inner.upload_preview_text(device, queue, &vp.preview_text_verts[..]);
             // Cull / scissor / LOD project AABBs relative-to-eye (matching the
             // GPU's RTE path) so the math stays precise at UTM-scale coords.
@@ -1087,6 +1092,7 @@ impl shader::Primitive for Primitive {
             if inner.silhouette_key != silhouette_key {
                 inner.upload_silhouettes(
                     device,
+                    queue,
                     if silhouette_enabled { &vp.meshes[..] } else { &[] },
                     vp.wire_content_id,
                     vp.view_dir,