METAL: RefCount is 1
Author: OndraVovesCreated Mar 23, 2026Updated Mar 24, 2026
Labelsenhancement
Describe the bug
After quit examples (or app using bgfx) log contain for ex.:
2026-03-23 16:42:30.399 examplesDebug[93095:7869271] ../../../src/bgfx.cpp (3835): BGFX Shutdown...
2026-03-23 16:42:30.408 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.cpp (3288): BGFX WARN 0x79d3d680 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "TH 1: ImGui Font Atlas".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.408 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.h (355): BGFX WARN 0x79d59340 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "SH 13: vs_ocornut_imgui".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.408 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.h (355): BGFX WARN 0x79d5b480 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "SH 14: fs_ocornut_imgui".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.408 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.h (424): BGFX WARN 0x78d6d800 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "?!".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.408 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.h (424): BGFX WARN 0x78d6f000 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "?!".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.408 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.h (313): BGFX WARN 0x79d59a40 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "VBH 2: Transient Vertex Buffer".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.408 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.h (313): BGFX WARN 0x79d59f80 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "IBH 1: Transient Index Buffer".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.409 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.cpp (4082): BGFX WARN 0x79d5aa00 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "?!".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.409 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.cpp (3605): BGFX WARN 0x7936c500 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "SwapChain BackBuffer Depth/Stencil".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.411 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.cpp (3919): BGFX WARN 0x791b8a00 RefCount is 2 (expected 0). Label: "?!".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.412 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.cpp (982): BGFX WARN 0x79d58540 RefCount is 1 (expected 0). Label: "?!".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.412 examplesDebug[93095:7869214] ../../../src/renderer_mtl.cpp (985): BGFX WARN 0x78d6cc00 RefCount is 108 (expected 0). Label: "?!".
2026-03-23 16:42:30.412 examplesDebug[93095:7869271] ../../../src/bgfx.cpp (3844): BGFX Shutdown complete.- on Macos 26.3.1 WARN is log only on shutdown
- on Macos 15.7.4 this spam log betwen frames.
To Reproduce Build example debug build on macOS and try any example
Expected behavior No WARN
Screenshots
Additional context MacOS 26.3.1 and 15.7.4
Source: bkaradzic/bgfx