By using a shm memory segment for the fast_block_map that is sparsely
allocated (i.e. on write by the OS) instead of a statically allocated
array we can make the block lookup faster by:
* Having a bigger space available for lookup that doesn't take up
too much memory, because the OS will only allocate the needed
pages when written to.
* Decrease the time spent to lookup a block in the assembly dispatcher
due to less comparisions and shorter code (for example the pc check
has been entirely dropped since only the msrBits need to be validated).
When the JIT block cache is full the shm segment will also be released
and reallocated to avoid allocating too much memory. It will also be
reset when the instruction cache is flushed by the PPC code to avoid
having stale entries.
Also fallback to the original method in case the memory segment couldn't
be allocated.
A comment removed by this commit gives two reasons for listening to
slave devices, both of which no longer apply:
- "Only slaves emit raw motion events": perhaps this was true when the
comment was written, but now master devices provide raw motion events
along with the other raw events.
- "Selecting slave keyboards avoids dealing with key focus": we get raw
key events regardless of the focus.
Listening to both master and slave devices results in duplicate raw
events. For button and key events, that's a tiny waste of time setting
the update flag a second time, but for raw mouse events the raw motion
will be processed twice. That makes this commit a user-facing change.
In X, the ButtonPress events generated when a mouse button is pressed
have a special property: if they don't activate an existing passive
grab, the X server automatically activates the "implicit passive grab"
on behalf of the client the event is delivered to. This ensures the
ButtonRelease event is delivered to the same client even if the pointer
moves between windows, but it also causes all events from that pointer
to be delivered exclusively to that client. As a consequence of the
implicit passive grab, for each window, only one client can listen for
ButtonPress events; any further listeners would never receive the event.
XInput 1 made the implicit grab optional and explicit by allowing
clients to listen for DeviceButtonPress events without
DeviceButtonPressGrab events. XInput 2 does not have a separate grab
event class, but multiple clients can listen for XI_ButtonPress on the
same window. When a button is pressed, the X server first tries to
deliver an XI_ButtonPress event; if no clients want it, then the server
tries to deliver a DeviceButtonPress event; if no clients want it, then
the server tries to deliver a ButtonPress event. Once an event has been
delivered, event processing stops and earlier protocol levels are not
considered. The reason for this rule is not obviously documented, but
it is probably because of the implicit passive grab; a client receiving
a ButtonPress event assumes it is the only client receiving that event,
and later protocols maintain that property for backward compatibility.
Before this commit, Dolphin listened for XI_ButtonPress events on the
root window. This interferes with window managers that expect to
receive ButtonPress events on the root window, such as awesome and
Openbox. In Openbox, applications are often launched from a menu
activated by clicking on the root window, and desktops are switched by
scroll wheel input on the root window. This makes normal use of other
applications difficult when Dolphin is open (though Openbox keyboard
shortcuts still work). Conversely, Dolphin only receives XI_ButtonPress
events for clicks on the root window or window decorations (title bars),
not on Dolphin's windows' content or the render window. In window
managers that use a "virtual root window" covering the actual root
window, such as Mutter running in X, Dolphin and the window manager do
not conflict, but clicks delivered to other applications using XInput2
(for testing, try xinput --test-xi2) are not seen by Dolphin, which is
relevant when background input is enabled.
This commit changes Dolphin to listen for XI_RawButtonPress (and the raw
versions of other events); Dolphin was already listening to XI_RawMotion
for raw mouse movement. Raw events are always and exclusively delivered
to the root window and are delivered to every client listening for them,
so Dolphin will not interfere with (or be interfered with by) other
applications listening for events.
As part of being raw, button numbers and keycodes in raw events have not
had mapping applied. If a left-handed user swapped the left and right
buttons on their mouse, raw events do not reflect that. It is possible
to query the mappings for each device and apply them manually, but that
would require a fair amount of code, including listening for mapping
changes.
Instead, Dolphin now uses the events only to set a "changed" flag, then
queries the current button and key state after processing all events.
Dolphin was already querying the pointer to get its absolute position
and querying the keyboard to filter the key bitmap it created from
events; now Dolphin also uses the button state from the pointer query
and uses the keyboard query directly.
Queries have a performance cost because they are synchronous requests to
the X server (Dolphin waits for the result). Commit 2b640a4f made the
pointer query conditional on receiving a motion event to "cut down on
round trips", but commit bbb12a75 added an unconditional keyboard query,
and there have apparently been no performance complaints. This commit
queries the pointer slightly more often (on button events in addition to
motion), but only queries the keyboard after key events, so the total
rate of queries should be substantially reduced.
Fixes: https://bugs.dolphin-emu.org/issues/10668
We need XInput 2.1 to get raw events on the root window even while
another client has a grab. We currently use raw events for relative
mouse input, and upcoming commits will use raw events for buttons and
keys.
FSCore implements the core functionality that can also be used outside of emulation. FSDevice implements the IOS device and is only available during emulation.
ESCore implements the core functionality that can also be used outside of emulation. ESDevice implements the IOS device and is only available during emulation.
DoFrame is a function called every frame by the emulator so that rcheevos can be properly updated and processed. It requires a memory peeker and an event handler to be passed in; the memory peeker is called repeatedly each frame to measure what's in memory and compare to achievement definitions, and any events thrown by that comparison are sent to the event handler.
Also, DoFrame checks for the current system time to determine when to ping rich presence. Rich Presence on the RetroAchievements website updates every two minutes, so if two minutes have elapsed since the previous ping, another ping is sent.
GenerateRichPresence calls rc_runtime_get_richpresence in rhceevos on the achievement runtime to get the current Rich Presence string, a description of the player's current in-game state based on its memory as fed into a custom-developed script downloaded via FetchGameData. This gets passed into PingRichPresence, but is separated into its own method so it can be used elsewhere locally.
MemoryPeeker is a function passed by pointer into rcheevos DoFrame functionality that forms the lynchpin of the rcheevos runtime - it provides the interface by which rcheevos accesses memory and determines if the fields provided by achievement, leaderboard, and rich presence definitions are meeting the criteria needed.
AchievementEventHandler simply checks which kind of event is triggered and calls the appropriate function. Its primary purpose is as a function to be pointed to.
HandleAchievementTriggeredEvent is an asynchronous method that processes an event and places a synchronous AwardAchievement call on the work queue. In the process, it also updates the unlock map and makes the ActivateDeactivateAchievement call to determine and adjust the achievement's current active state.
PingRichPresence makes a "ping" API request to the RetroAchievements website with the provided RichPresence string parameter. While there has been talk about tying ping in with session, in its current state the primary purpose of ping is to send the player's Rich Presence to the website.
Brad Smith