Fix T87701: debug assert generating scene preview render

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/engine.c b/source/blender/render/intern/engine.c
index 817f09f5bfe..66d38eb19c7 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/engine.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/engine.c
@@ -143,12 +143,9 @@ RenderEngine *RE_engine_create(RenderEngineType *type)
 static void engine_depsgraph_free(RenderEngine *engine)
 {
   if (engine->depsgraph) {
-    /* Need GPU context since this might free GPU buffers. This function can
-     * only be called from a render thread. We do not currently support
-     * persistent data with GPU contexts for that reason. */
+    /* Need GPU context since this might free GPU buffers. */
     const bool use_gpu_context = (engine->type->flag & RE_USE_GPU_CONTEXT);
     if (use_gpu_context) {
-      BLI_assert(!BLI_thread_is_main());
       DRW_render_context_enable(engine->re);
     }
 
@@ -623,8 +620,8 @@ RenderData *RE_engine_get_render_data(Render *re)
 
 bool RE_engine_use_persistent_data(RenderEngine *engine)
 {
-  /* See engine_depsgraph_free() for why preserving the depsgraph for
-   * re-renders is not supported with GPU contexts. */
+  /* Re-rendering is not supported with GPU contexts, since the GPU context
+   * is destroyed when the render thread exists. */
   return (engine->re->r.mode & R_PERSISTENT_DATA) && !(engine->type->flag & RE_USE_GPU_CONTEXT);
 }