I have a couple of Logitech Mx Master 3S mice I use. One really nice feature is that you can ‘unlock’ the mouse scroll wheel so that there’s no resistance. Just spin it fast and it’ll keep scrolling for quite a long time.
Actually this most recent version will do click scrolling when the wheel is spun at low speeds, but unlock and let the wheel fly when spun faster. Really great feature.
I know it’s also not what you were asking about, but I don’t know of that feature in Linux.
I’ve done the same thing (Nvidia related) on a machine hooked up to an expensive scientific instrument. Didn’t get any other work done that day… Ugh.