Only allow pausing when there is an active core

retroarch.c

@@ -4232,6 +4232,10 @@ bool command_event(enum event_command cmd, void *data)
             video_driver_state_t
                *video_st                         = video_state_get_ptr();
             rarch_system_info_t *sys_info        = &runloop_st->system;
+
+            /* Restore unpaused state */
+            runloop_st->paused_hotkey = false;
+            command_event(CMD_EVENT_UNPAUSE, NULL);
 
             /* The platform that uses ram_state_save calls it when the content
              * ends and writes it to a file */
@@ -4743,7 +4747,9 @@ bool command_event(enum event_command cmd, void *data)
             unsigned accessibility_narrator_speech_speed
                                  = settings->uints.accessibility_narrator_speech_speed;
 #endif
-
+            /* Allow pause toggling only when there is an active core. */
+            if (!(runloop_st->flags & RUNLOOP_FLAG_CORE_RUNNING))
+               break;
 #ifdef HAVE_NETWORKING
             if (!netplay_driver_ctl(RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_ALLOW_PAUSE, NULL))
                break;
@@ -4784,6 +4790,9 @@ bool command_event(enum event_command cmd, void *data)
          runloop_pause_checks();
          break;
       case CMD_EVENT_PAUSE:
+         /* Allow pausing only when there is an active core. */
+         if (!(runloop_st->flags & RUNLOOP_FLAG_CORE_RUNNING))
+            break;
 #ifdef HAVE_NETWORKING
          if (!netplay_driver_ctl(RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_ALLOW_PAUSE, NULL))
             break;

runloop.c

@@ -5539,7 +5539,6 @@ static bool display_menu_libretro(
    }
 
 static void runloop_pause_toggle(
-      bool *runloop_paused_hotkey,
       bool pause_pressed, bool old_pause_pressed,
       bool focused, bool old_focus)
 {
@@ -5551,7 +5550,7 @@ static void runloop_pause_toggle(
       {
          /* Keep track of hotkey triggered pause to
           * distinguish it from menu triggered pause */
-         *runloop_paused_hotkey = !(runloop_st->flags & RUNLOOP_FLAG_PAUSED);
+         runloop_st->paused_hotkey = !(runloop_st->flags & RUNLOOP_FLAG_PAUSED);
          command_event(CMD_EVENT_PAUSE_TOGGLE, NULL);
       }
       else if (!old_focus)
@@ -5587,7 +5586,6 @@ static enum runloop_state_enum runloop_check_state(
    gfx_display_t            *p_disp    = disp_get_ptr();
    runloop_state_t *runloop_st         = &runloop_state;
    static bool old_focus               = true;
-   static bool runloop_paused_hotkey   = false;
    struct retro_callbacks *cbs         = &runloop_st->retro_ctx;
    bool is_focused                     = false;
    bool is_alive                       = false;
@@ -5669,10 +5667,10 @@ static enum runloop_state_enum runloop_check_state(
       {
          BIT256_CLEAR_ALL(current_bits);
          if (      runloop_paused
-               && !runloop_paused_hotkey
+               && !runloop_st->paused_hotkey
                &&  menu_pause_libretro)
             BIT256_SET(current_bits, RARCH_PAUSE_TOGGLE);
-         else if (runloop_paused_hotkey)
+         else if (runloop_st->paused_hotkey)
          {
             /* Restore pause if pause is triggered with both hotkey and menu,
              * and restore cached video frame to continue properly to
@@ -6518,7 +6516,7 @@ static enum runloop_state_enum runloop_check_state(
       bool pause_pressed            = BIT256_GET(current_bits, RARCH_PAUSE_TOGGLE);
 
       /* Decide pause hotkey */
-      runloop_pause_toggle(&runloop_paused_hotkey,
+      runloop_pause_toggle(
             pause_pressed, old_pause_pressed,
             focused, old_focus);
 
@@ -6595,7 +6593,7 @@ static enum runloop_state_enum runloop_check_state(
       }
 
       /* Decide pause hotkey */
-      runloop_pause_toggle(&runloop_paused_hotkey,
+      runloop_pause_toggle(
             pause_pressed, old_pause_pressed,
             focused, old_focus);
 

runloop.h

@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ struct runloop
    } name;
 
    bool perfcnt_enable;
+   bool paused_hotkey;
 };
 
 typedef struct runloop runloop_state_t;