Much faster for small batch that write the alpha value. Code can
be enabled with accurate_date option.
Here a summary of all DATE possibilities:
1/ no overlap of primitive
=> texture barrier (pro no setup of stencil and single draw)
2/ alpha written
=> small batch => texture barrier (primitive by primitive). Done in N-primitive draw calls.
(based on GL_ARB_texture_barrier)
=> bigger batch => compute the first good primitive, slow but only 2 draw calls.
(based on GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store)
=> Otherwise there is the UserHacks_AlphaStencil but it is a hack!
3/ alpha written
=> full setup of stencil ( 2 draw calls)
Group opengl calls into a nice name.
Apitrace shows them in a tree format that support folding. Previously it
was a long flat list (10K-40K of lines by frame)
I align the call number with the internal s_n variable. This way it is
easy to map GSdx dump output with the GL debugger :)
ogl_texture_storage 1 creates texture corruption.
Advance date is too slow, code need to be updated (properly) to uses 2 passes only not 3
Maybe one could be enough (sometimes)
Copy the full line into the pbo. Dma will only take GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH
- increase memcpy size by 2 in the pbo
+ single memcpy will be faster and can use sse
Enable buffer_storage extension:
* GL_CLIENT_STORAGE_BIT was required (it is the duty of TexSubImage to copy data into the GPU mem)
* Enable the extension by default
A couple of fallbacks were introduced for the Mesa driver that only support 3.0
DSA will require a recent Mesa which already support GL3.3
Require at least SandyBridge for Intel GPU
* use DebugOutputToFile as a callback of gl error. Add a breakpoint to
find the culprit GL call
* use string instead of char[n]
Note: CheckDebugLog is potentially useless now
* GL_ARB_clip_control: reduce z fighting
* GL_ARB_clear_texture: no real speed gain (but improve code quality)
* GL_ARB_bindless_texture: +1fps (if you're CPU limited)
* Fix to create a 3.0 GLES context
* set a default precision to fix most of shader compilation issue
* Crash later because of GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_ATTACHMENT
=> need to test opensource driver
Note: DATE is used for shadows (persona 3) and others effect
You can disable it when you disable gl image extension (override_GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store = 0)
You can also enable it on AMD too (set it to 1 this time) but no guarantee.
If you feel the extension is too slow, you can try disable some gl barrier (aka "damn the torpedo full steam ahead!").
It can be done with the option UserHacks_DateGL4 = 1. Otherwise just disable the extension.
Note: don't enable UserHacks_AlphaStencil in the same time. GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store is an alternative implementation.
Enabling both in the same time will lead to undefined (well surely wrong) behavior.
git-svn-id: http://pcsx2.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5890 96395faa-99c1-11dd-bbfe-3dabce05a288
Gregory Hainaut