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Buffer mapping patterns
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There are two main strategies the driver has for CPU access to GL buffer
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objects. One is that the GL calls allocate temporary storage and blit to the GPU
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``glBufferSubData()``/``glBufferData()``/``glFlushMappedBufferRange()``/``glUnmapBuffer()``
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time. This makes the behavior easily match. However, this may be more costly
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than direct mapping of the GL BO on some platforms, and is essentially not
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available to tiling GPUs (since tiling involves running through the command
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stream multiple times). Thus, GL has additional interfaces to help make it so
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apps can directly access memory while avoiding implicit blocking on the GPU
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rendering from those BOs.
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Rendering engines have a variety of knobs to set on those GL interfaces for data
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upload, and as a whole they seem to take just about every path available. Let's
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look at some examples to see how they might constrain GL driver buffer upload
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behavior.
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Portal 2
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========
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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1030842 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x82a8000, drawable = 20971540)
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1030876 glBufferDataARB(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, size = 65536, data = NULL, usage = GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW)
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1030877 glBufferSubData(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, size = 576, data = blob(576))
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1030896 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 0, end = 526, count = 252, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL, basevertex = 0)
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1030915 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 0, end = 19657, count = 36, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x1f8, basevertex = 0)
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1030917 glBufferDataARB(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, size = 1572864, data = NULL, usage = GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW)
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1030918 glBufferSubData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, size = 128, data = blob(128))
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1030919 glBufferSubData(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 576, size = 12, data = blob(12))
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1030936 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 0, end = 3, count = 6, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x240, basevertex = 0)
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1030937 glBufferSubData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 128, size = 128, data = blob(128))
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1030938 glBufferSubData(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 588, size = 12, data = blob(12))
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1030940 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 4, end = 7, count = 6, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x24c, basevertex = 0)
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[... repeated draws at increasing offsets]
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1033097 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x82a8000, drawable = 20971540)
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From this sequence, we can see that it is important that the driver either
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implement ``glBufferSubData()`` as a blit from a streaming uploader in sequence with
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the ``glDraw*()`` calls (a common behavior for non-tiled GPUs, particularly those with
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dedicated memory), or that you:
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1) Track the valid range of the buffer so that you don't have to flush the draws
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and synchronize on each following ``glBufferSubData()``.
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2) Reallocate the buffer storage on ``glBufferData`` so that your first
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``glBufferSubData()`` of the frame doesn't stall on the last frame's
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rendering completing.
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You can't just empty your valid range on ``glBufferData()`` unless you know that
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the GPU access from the previous frame has completed. This pattern of
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incrementing ``glBufferSubData()`` offsets interleaved with draws from that data
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is common among newer Valve games.
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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2021-02-23 03:24:56 +08:00
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[ during setup ]
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679259 glGenBuffersARB(n = 1, buffers = &1314)
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679260 glBindBufferARB(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1314)
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679261 glBufferDataARB(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, size = 3072, data = NULL, usage = GL_STATIC_DRAW)
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679264 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 3072, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT) = 0xd7384000
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679269 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 3072)
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679270 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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[... setup of other buffers on this binding point]
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679343 glBindBufferARB(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1314)
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679344 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 768, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT) = 0xd7384000
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679346 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 768)
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679347 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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679348 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 768, length = 768, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT) = 0xd7384300
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679350 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 768)
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679351 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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679352 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 1536, length = 768, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT) = 0xd7384600
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679354 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 768)
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679355 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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679356 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 2304, length = 768, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT) = 0xd7384900
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679358 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 768)
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679359 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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[... setup completes and we start drawing later]
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761845 glBindBufferARB(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1314)
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761846 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 0, end = 323, count = 384, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL, basevertex = 0)
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This suggests that, for non-blitting drivers, resetting your "might be used on
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the GPU" range after a stall could save you a bunch of additional GPU stalls
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during setup.
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Terraria
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========
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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167581 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x3004630, drawable = 25165844)
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167585 glBufferData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, size = 196608, data = NULL, usage = GL_STREAM_DRAW)
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167586 glBufferSubData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, size = 1728, data = blob(1728))
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167588 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 0, end = 71, count = 108, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL, basevertex = 0)
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167589 glBufferData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, size = 196608, data = NULL, usage = GL_STREAM_DRAW)
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167590 glBufferSubData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, size = 27456, data = blob(27456))
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167592 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 0, end = 7, count = 12, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL, basevertex = 0)
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167594 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 0, end = 3, count = 6, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL, basevertex = 8)
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167596 glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, start = 0, end = 3, count = 6, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL, basevertex = 12)
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[...]
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In this game, we can see ``glBufferData()`` being used on the same array buffer
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throughout, to get new storage so that the ``glBufferSubData()`` doesn't cause
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synchronization.
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Don't Starve
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============
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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7251917 glGenBuffers(n = 1, buffers = &115052)
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7251918 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 115052)
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7251919 glBufferData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, size = 144, data = blob(144), usage = GL_STREAM_DRAW)
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7251921 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 115052)
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7251928 glDrawArrays(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, first = 0, count = 6)
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7251930 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 114872)
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7251936 glDrawArrays(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, first = 0, count = 18)
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7251938 glGenBuffers(n = 1, buffers = &115053)
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7251939 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 115053)
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7251940 glBufferData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, size = 144, data = blob(144), usage = GL_STREAM_DRAW)
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7251942 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 115053)
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7251949 glDrawArrays(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, first = 0, count = 6)
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7251973 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x86dd860, drawable = 20971540)
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[... drawing next frame]
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7252388 glDeleteBuffers(n = 1, buffers = &115052)
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7252389 glDeleteBuffers(n = 1, buffers = &115053)
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7252390 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x86dd860, drawable = 20971540)
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In this game we have a lot of tiny ``glBufferData()`` calls, suggesting that we
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could see working set wins and possibly CPU overhead reduction by packing small
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GL buffers in the same BO. Interestingly, the deletes of the temporary buffers
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always happen at the end of the next frame.
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Euro Truck Simulator
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====================
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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[usage of VBO 14,15]
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[...]
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885199 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x379a3e0, drawable = 20971527)
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885203 glInvalidateBufferData(buffer = 14)
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885204 glInvalidateBufferData(buffer = 15)
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[...]
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889330 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x379a3e0, drawable = 20971527)
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889334 glInvalidateBufferData(buffer = 12)
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889335 glInvalidateBufferData(buffer = 16)
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[...]
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893461 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x379a3e0, drawable = 20971527)
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893462 glClientWaitSync(sync = 0x77eee10, flags = 0x0, timeout = 0) = GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED
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893463 glDeleteSync(sync = 0x780a630)
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893464 glFenceSync(condition = GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, flags = 0) = 0x78ec730
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893465 glInvalidateBufferData(buffer = 13)
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893466 glInvalidateBufferData(buffer = 17)
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893505 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, buffer = 14)
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893506 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 788, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7b034efd1000
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893508 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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893509 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, buffer = 15)
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893510 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 32, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7b034e5df000
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893512 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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893532 glBindVertexBuffers(first = 0, count = 2, buffers = {10, 15}, offsets = {0, 0}, strides = {52, 16})
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893552 glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 18, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x13f280, instancecount = 1, basevertex = 25131)
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893609 glDrawArrays(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, first = 0, count = 6)
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893732 glBindVertexBuffers(first = 0, count = 1, buffers = &14, offsets = &0, strides = &48)
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893733 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 14)
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893744 glDrawElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 6, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0xf0, basevertex = 0)
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893759 glDrawElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 24, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x2e0, basevertex = 6)
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893786 glDrawElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 600, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0xe87b0, basevertex = 21515)
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893822 glDrawArrays(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, first = 0, count = 6)
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893845 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, buffer = 14)
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893846 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, offset = 788, length = 788, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_RANGE_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7b034efd1314
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893848 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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893886 glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 18, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x13f280, instancecount = 1, basevertex = 25131)
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893943 glDrawArrays(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, first = 0, count = 6)
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At the start of this frame, buffer 14 and 15 haven't been used in the previous 2
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frames, and the :ext:`GL_ARB_sync` fence has ensured that the GPU has at least started
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frame n-1 as the CPU starts the current frame. The first map is ``offset = 0,
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INVALIDATE_BUFFER | UNSYNCHRONIZED``, which suggests that the driver should
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reallocate storage for the mapping even in the ``UNSYNCHRONIZED`` case, except
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that the buffer is definitely going to be idle, making reallocation unnecessary
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(you may need to empty your valid range, though, to prevent unnecessary batch
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flushes).
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Also note the use of a totally unrelated binding point for the mapping of the
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vertex array -- you can't effectively use it as a hint for any buffer placement
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in memory. The game does also use ``glCopyBufferSubData()``, but only on a
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different buffer.
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Plague Inc
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==========
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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1640732 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0xb218f20, drawable = 23068674)
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1640733 glClientWaitSync(sync = 0xb4141430, flags = 0x0, timeout = 0) = GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED
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1640734 glDeleteSync(sync = 0xb4141430)
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1640735 glFenceSync(condition = GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, flags = 0) = 0xb4141430
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1640780 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 78)
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1640787 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 79)
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1640788 glDrawElements(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 9636, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL)
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1640795 glDrawElements(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 9636, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL)
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1640813 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 1096)
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1640814 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 67584, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0xbfef4000
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1640815 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 1091)
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1640816 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 12, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0xc3998000
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1640817 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 1096)
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1640819 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 352)
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1640820 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1640821 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 1091)
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1640823 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 12)
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1640824 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1640825 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1096)
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1640831 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1091)
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1640832 glDrawElements(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 6, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL)
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1640847 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 1096)
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1640848 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 352, length = 67584, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0xbfef4160
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1640849 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 1091)
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1640850 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 88, length = 12, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0xc3998058
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1640851 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 1096)
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1640853 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 352)
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1640854 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1640855 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 1091)
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1640857 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 12)
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1640858 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1640863 glDrawElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 6, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x58, basevertex = 4)
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At the start of this frame, the VBOs haven't been used in about 6 frames, and
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the :ext:`GL_ARB_sync` fence has ensured that the GPU has started frame n-1.
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Note the use of ``glFlushMappedBufferRange()`` on a small fraction of the size
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of the VBO -- it is important that a blitting driver make use of the flush
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ranges when in explicit mode.
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Darkest Dungeon
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===============
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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938384 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x377fcd0, drawable = 23068692)
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938385 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 2)
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938386 glBufferData(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, size = 1048576, data = NULL, usage = GL_STREAM_DRAW)
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938511 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 2)
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938512 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 1048576, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7a73fcaa7000
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938514 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 512)
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938515 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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938523 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1)
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938524 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 2)
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938525 glDrawElements(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 24, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL)
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938527 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 2)
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938528 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 1048576, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7a73fcaa7000
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938530 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 512, length = 512)
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938531 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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938539 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1)
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938540 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 2)
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938541 glDrawElements(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 24, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x30)
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[... more maps and draws at increasing offsets]
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Interesting note for this game, after the initial ``glBufferData()`` in the
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frame to reallocate the storage, it unsync maps the whole buffer each time, and
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just changes which region it flushes. The same GL buffer name is used in every
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frame.
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Tabletop Simulator
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==================
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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1287594 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x3e10810, drawable = 23068692)
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1287595 glClientWaitSync(sync = 0x7abf554e37b0, flags = 0x0, timeout = 0) = GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED
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1287596 glDeleteSync(sync = 0x7abf554e37b0)
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1287597 glFenceSync(condition = GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, flags = 0) = 0x7abf56647490
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1287614 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 480)
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1287615 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 384, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_RANGE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7abf2e79a000
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1287642 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 614)
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1287650 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 5)
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1287651 glBufferSubData(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, size = 1088, data = blob(1088))
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1287652 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 615)
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1287653 glDrawElements(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 1788, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL)
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[... more draw calls]
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1289055 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 480)
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1289057 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 384)
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1289058 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1289059 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 480)
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1289066 glDrawArrays(mode = GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, first = 12, count = 4)
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1289068 glDrawArrays(mode = GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, first = 8, count = 4)
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1289553 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x3e10810, drawable = 23068692)
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2022-11-08 19:05:36 +08:00
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In this app, buffer 480 gets used like this every other frame. The :ext:`GL_ARB_sync`
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2021-02-23 03:24:56 +08:00
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fence ensures that frame n-1 has started on the GPU before CPU work starts on
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the current frame, so the unsynchronized access to the buffers is safe.
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Hollow Knight
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=============
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
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1873034 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0x28609d0, drawable = 23068692)
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1873035 glClientWaitSync(sync = 0x7b1a5ca6e130, flags = 0x0, timeout = 0) = GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED
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1873036 glDeleteSync(sync = 0x7b1a5ca6e130)
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1873037 glFenceSync(condition = GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, flags = 0) = 0x7b1a5ca6e130
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1873038 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 29)
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1873039 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 8640, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7b1a04c7e000
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1873040 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 30)
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1873041 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 720, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7b1a07430000
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1873065 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 29)
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1873067 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 8640)
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1873068 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1873069 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 30)
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1873071 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 720)
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1873072 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1873073 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 29)
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1873074 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 8640, length = 576, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7b1a04c801c0
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1873075 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 30)
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1873076 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 720, length = 72, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT) = 0x7b1a074302d0
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1873077 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 29)
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1873079 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 576)
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1873080 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1873081 glBindBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, buffer = 30)
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1873083 glFlushMappedBufferRange(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 72)
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1873084 glUnmapBuffer(target = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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1873085 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 29)
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1873096 glBindBuffer(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 30)
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1873097 glDrawElementsBaseVertex(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 36, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = 0x2d0, basevertex = 240)
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In this app, buffer 29/30 get used like this starting from offset 0 every other
|
2022-11-08 19:05:36 +08:00
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frame. The :ext:`GL_ARB_sync` fence is used to make sure that the GPU has reached the
|
2021-02-23 03:24:56 +08:00
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start of the previous frame before we go unsynchronized writing over the n-2
|
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frame's buffer.
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Borderlands 2
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=============
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|
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2021-03-19 20:44:38 +08:00
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.. code-block:: console
|
2021-02-23 03:24:56 +08:00
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3561998 glFlush()
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3562004 glXSwapBuffers(dpy = 0xbaf0f90, drawable = 23068705)
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3562006 glClientWaitSync(sync = 0x231c2ab0, flags = GL_SYNC_FLUSH_COMMANDS_BIT, timeout = 10000000000) = GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED
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|
3562007 glDeleteSync(sync = 0x231c2ab0)
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|
3562008 glFenceSync(condition = GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, flags = 0) = 0x231aadc0
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3562050 glBindBufferARB(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1193)
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3562051 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 1792, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER_BIT) = 0xde056000
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|
3562053 glUnmapBufferARB(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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3562054 glBindBufferARB(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1194)
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3562055 glMapBufferRange(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, offset = 0, length = 1280, access = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER_BIT) = 0xd9426000
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3562057 glUnmapBufferARB(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER) = GL_TRUE
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[... unrelated draws]
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3563051 glBindBufferARB(target = GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 1193)
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3563064 glBindBufferARB(target = GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer = 875)
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3563065 glDrawElementsInstancedARB(mode = GL_TRIANGLES, count = 72, type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, indices = NULL, instancecount = 28)
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2022-11-08 19:05:36 +08:00
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The :ext:`GL_ARB_sync` fence ensures that the GPU has started frame n-1 before the CPU
|
2021-02-23 03:24:56 +08:00
|
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starts on the current frame.
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This sequence of buffer uploads appears in each frame with the same buffer
|
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names, so you do need to handle the ``GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER_BIT`` as a
|
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reallocate if the buffer is GPU-busy (it wasn't in this trace capture) to avoid
|
|
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|
stalls on the n-1 frame completing.
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Note that this is just one small buffer. Most of the vertex data goes through a
|
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``glBufferSubData()``/``glDraw*()`` path with the VBO used across multiple
|
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frames, with a ``glBufferData()`` when needing to wrap.
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Buffer mapping conclusions
|
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--------------------------
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* Non-blitting drivers must track the valid range of a freshly allocated buffer
|
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as it gets uploaded in ``pipe_transfer_map()`` and avoid stalling on the GPU
|
|
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|
when mapping an undefined portion of the buffer when ``glBufferSubData()`` is
|
|
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interleaved with drawing.
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* Non-blitting drivers must reallocate storage on ``glBufferData(NULL)`` so that
|
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|
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the following ``glBufferSubData()`` won't stall. That ``glBufferData(NULL)``
|
|
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call will appear in the driver as an ``invalidate_resource()`` call if
|
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``PIPE_CAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER`` is available. (If that flag is not set, then
|
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mesa/st will create a new pipe_resource for you). Storage reallocation may be
|
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skipped if you for some reason know that the buffer is idle, in which case you
|
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can just empty the valid region.
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* Blitting drivers must use the ``transfer_flush_region()`` region
|
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instead of the mapped range when ``PIPE_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT`` is set, to avoid
|
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blitting too much data. (When that bit is unset, you just blit the whole
|
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mapped range at unmap time.)
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* Buffer valid range tracking in non-blitting drivers must use the
|
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``transfer_flush_region()`` region instead of the mapped range when
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``PIPE_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT`` is set, to avoid excess stalls.
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* Buffer valid range tracking doesn't need to be fancy, "number of bytes
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valid starting from 0" is sufficient for all examples found.
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2022-03-31 04:22:26 +08:00
|
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* Use the ``util_debug_callback`` to report stalls on buffer mapping to ease
|
2021-02-23 03:24:56 +08:00
|
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debug.
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* Buffer binding points are not useful for tuning buffer placement (See all the
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``PIPE_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER`` instances), you have to track the actual usage
|
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history of a GL BO name. mesa/st does this for optimizing its state updates
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on reallocation in the ``!PIPE_CAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER`` case, and if you set
|
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``PIPE_CAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER`` then you have to flag your own internal state
|
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updates (VBO addresses, XFB addresses, texture buffer addresses, etc.) on
|
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reallocation based on usage history.
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