Adding doRendering flag to disable audio/picture rendering for performance

source/core/Nes_Core.cpp

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Nes_Core::Nes_Core() : ppu( this )
 	mapper = NULL;
 	memset( &nes, 0, sizeof nes );
 	memset( &joypad, 0, sizeof joypad );
+    _doRendering = true;
 }
 
 const char * Nes_Core::init()
@@ -510,14 +511,17 @@ nes_time_t Nes_Core::emulate_frame()
 	clock_ = cpu_time_offset;
 	
 	// TODO: clean this fucking mess up
-	impl->apu.run_until_( emulate_frame_() );
+	auto t0 = emulate_frame_();
+	if (_doRendering == true) impl->apu.run_until_( t0 );
 	clock_ = cpu_time_offset;
-	impl->apu.run_until_( cpu_time() );
+	auto t1 = cpu_time();
+	if (_doRendering == true) impl->apu.run_until_( t1 );
 	
 	nes_time_t ppu_frame_length = ppu.frame_length();
 	nes_time_t length = cpu_time();
 	nes.timestamp = ppu.end_frame( length );
 	mapper->end_frame( length );
+
 	impl->apu.end_frame( ppu_frame_length );
 	
 	disable_rendering();

source/core/Nes_Core.h

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ public:
 	Nes_Core();
 	~Nes_Core();
 	
+	// Flag to enable/disable rendering
+	bool _doRendering;
+
 	const char * init();
 	const char * open( Nes_Cart const* );
 	void reset( bool full_reset = true, bool erase_battery_ram = false );

source/core/Nes_Emu.cpp

@@ -140,8 +140,11 @@ const char * Nes_Emu::emulate_frame( int joypad1, int joypad2 )
 
 	emu.ppu.host_pixels = NULL;
 
+	if (emu._doRendering == true)
+	{
 		unsigned changed_count = sound_buf->channels_changed_count();
 		bool new_enabled = (frame_ != NULL);
+		
 		if ( sound_buf_changed_count != changed_count || sound_enabled != new_enabled )
 		{
 			sound_buf_changed_count = changed_count;
@@ -177,10 +180,13 @@ const char * Nes_Emu::emulate_frame( int joypad1, int joypad2 )
 			f->joypad_read_count = emu.joypad_read_count;
 			f->burst_phase       = emu.ppu.burst_phase;
 			f->pitch             = emu.ppu.host_row_bytes;
-		if (emu.ppu.host_pixels != NULL)
 			f->pixels            = emu.ppu.host_pixels + f->left;
+		}
 		else
-		 f->pixels = NULL;
+		{
+			emu.ppu.max_palette_size = 0;
+			emu.emulate_frame();
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{

source/core/Nes_Emu.h

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public:
 
     const uint8_t* getHostPixels () const { return emu.ppu.host_pixels; }
     
+    void enableRendering() { emu._doRendering = true; }
+	void disableRendering() { emu._doRendering = false; }
+ 
 // Basic emulation
 
 	// Emulate one video frame using joypad1 and joypad2 as input. Afterwards, image

source/player.cpp

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   // Printing provided parameters
   printw("[] Rom File Path:      '%s'\n", romFilePath.c_str());
   printw("[] Sequence File Path: '%s'\n", sequenceFilePath.c_str());
+  printw("[] Sequence Length:    %lu\n", sequence.size());
   printw("[] State File Path:    '%s'\n", stateFilePath.empty() ? "<Boot Start>" : stateFilePath.c_str());
   printw("[] Generating Sequence...\n");
 

source/tester.cpp

@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   // Creating emulator instance
   auto e = EmuInstance(romFilePath, initialStateFilePath);
   
+  // Disable rendering
+  e.getInternalEmulator()->disableRendering();
+
+  // Getting initial hash
   auto initialHash = e.getStateHash();
-  printf("[] Initial State Hash:        0x%lX%lX\n", initialHash.first, initialHash.second);
 
   // Getting state size
   const auto stateSize = e.getStateSize();
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   printf("[] Verification State File: '%s'\n", verificationStateFilePath.c_str());
   printf("[] Sequence File:           '%s'\n", sequenceFilePath.c_str());
   printf("[] Sequence Length:         %lu\n", sequenceLength);
+  printf("[] Initial State Hash:      0x%lX%lX\n", initialHash.first, initialHash.second);
   printf("[] State Size:              %lu bytes\n", stateSize);
   printf("[] Running Test...\n");
   

tests/games/meson.build

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 nomalloc = environment({'MALLOC_PERTURB_': '0'})
 
+subdir('arkanoid')
 subdir('castlevania1')
 subdir('superOffroad')
 subdir('princeOfPersia')
@@ -8,3 +9,4 @@ subdir('ninjaGaiden2')
 subdir('ironSword')
 subdir('solarJetman')
 subdir('tennis')
+subdir('nigelMansell')