diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-qt.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-qt.yml
index 6848f203bc..c43c50e6fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-qt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-qt.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ name: Linux-Qt
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches: [ "bb-deadlock-shaders-fixes" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches: [ "bb-deadlock-shaders-fixes" ]
 
 env:
   BUILD_TYPE: Release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-qt.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-qt.yml
index fee202b5c4..3551fd6b92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-qt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-qt.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ name: Windows-Qt
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches: [ "bb-deadlock-shaders-fixes" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches: [ "bb-deadlock-shaders-fixes" ]
 
 env:
   BUILD_TYPE: Release
diff --git a/CMakeSettings.json b/CMakeSettings.json
index 9242e0808a..a092a94d91 100644
--- a/CMakeSettings.json
+++ b/CMakeSettings.json
@@ -9,7 +9,19 @@
       "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
       "buildCommandArgs": "",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "",
-      "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64_x64" ]
+      "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64_x64" ],
+      "variables": [
+        {
+          "name": "ENABLE_QT_GUI",
+          "value": "True",
+          "type": "BOOL"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH",
+          "value": "C:/Qt/6.7.2/msvc2019_64",
+          "type": "PATH"
+        }
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "x64-Clang-Debug",
@@ -20,7 +32,19 @@
       "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
       "buildCommandArgs": "",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "",
-      "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64_x64" ]
+      "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64_x64" ],
+      "variables": [
+        {
+          "name": "ENABLE_QT_GUI",
+          "value": "True",
+          "type": "BOOL"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH",
+          "value": "C:/Qt/6.7.2/msvc2019_64",
+          "type": "PATH"
+        }
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "x64-Clang-RelWithDebInfo",
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.cpp b/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.cpp
index 8f97ed8795..980170f4c4 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.cpp
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ void init_pthreads() {
 }
 
 void pthreadInitSelfMainThread() {
+    auto name = "Main_Thread";
     auto* pthread_pool = g_pthread_cxt->GetPthreadPool();
-    g_pthread_self = pthread_pool->Create();
+    g_pthread_self = pthread_pool->Create(name);
     scePthreadAttrInit(&g_pthread_self->attr);
     g_pthread_self->pth = pthread_self();
-    g_pthread_self->name = "Main_Thread";
+    g_pthread_self->name = name;
 }
 
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI scePthreadAttrInit(ScePthreadAttr* attr) {
@@ -1013,7 +1014,7 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI scePthreadCreate(ScePthread* thread, const ScePthreadAttr* attr
         attr = g_pthread_cxt->GetDefaultAttr();
     }
 
-    *thread = pthread_pool->Create();
+    *thread = pthread_pool->Create(name);
 
     if ((*thread)->attr != nullptr) {
         scePthreadAttrDestroy(&(*thread)->attr);
@@ -1055,17 +1056,27 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI scePthreadCreate(ScePthread* thread, const ScePthreadAttr* attr
     }
 }
 
-ScePthread PThreadPool::Create() {
+ScePthread PThreadPool::Create(const char* name) {
     std::scoped_lock lock{m_mutex};
 
     for (auto* p : m_threads) {
-        if (p->is_free) {
+        if (p->is_free ||
+            (p->name == name && (p->name.starts_with("CSChr") || p->name.starts_with("CSCloth")))) {
             p->is_free = false;
             return p;
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef _WIN64
     auto* ret = new PthreadInternal{};
+#else
+    // Linux specific hack
+    static u8* hint_address = reinterpret_cast<u8*>(0x7FFFFC000ULL);
+    auto* ret = reinterpret_cast<PthreadInternal*>(
+        mmap(hint_address, sizeof(PthreadInternal), PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+             MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_FIXED, -1, 0));
+    hint_address += Common::AlignUp(sizeof(PthreadInternal), 4_KB);
+#endif
     ret->is_free = false;
     ret->is_detached = false;
     ret->is_almost_done = false;
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.h b/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.h
index a2b2f6feaf..7385b55ce0 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.h
+++ b/src/core/libraries/kernel/thread_management.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ struct PthreadSemInternal {
 
 class PThreadPool {
 public:
-    ScePthread Create();
+    ScePthread Create(const char* name);
 
 private:
     std::vector<ScePthread> m_threads;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
index b4b256bb0e..588431a9ba 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ const ComputePipeline* PipelineCache::GetComputePipeline() {
 }
 
 bool ShouldSkipShader(u64 shader_hash, const char* shader_type) {
-    static constexpr std::array<u64, 0> skip_hashes = {};
+    static constexpr std::array<u64, 5> skip_hashes = {0xc0cbc309, 0x77d1c63, 0xff7a6d7c,
+                                                       0xddfbac23, 0x896e7242};
     if (std::ranges::contains(skip_hashes, shader_hash)) {
         LOG_WARNING(Render_Vulkan, "Skipped {} shader hash {:#x}.", shader_type, shader_hash);
         return true;