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author | ReinUsesLisp <reinuseslisp@airmail.cc> | 2020-05-17 22:32:49 -0300 |
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committer | ReinUsesLisp <reinuseslisp@airmail.cc> | 2020-05-19 18:00:04 -0300 |
commit | 420cc13248350ef5c2d19e0b961cb4185cd16a8a (patch) | |
tree | 7c20805090bbdfd42de380644bb719122fbc85a8 /src/common/memory_detect.cpp | |
parent | 47a7c4f4fed12d30c2c724df8c320cf34b654433 (diff) |
renderer_opengl: Add assembly program code paths
Add code required to use OpenGL assembly programs based on
NV_gpu_program5. Decompilation for ARB programs is intended to be added
in a follow up commit. This does **not** include ARB decompilation and
it's not in an usable state.
The intention behind assembly programs is to reduce shader stutter
significantly on drivers supporting NV_gpu_program5 (and other required
extensions). Currently only Nvidia's proprietary driver supports these
extensions.
Add a UI option hidden for now to avoid people enabling this option
accidentally.
This code path has some limitations that OpenGL compatibility doesn't
have:
- NV_shader_storage_buffer_object is limited to 16 entries for a single
OpenGL context state (I don't know if this is an intended limitation, an
specification issue or I am missing something). Currently causes issues
on The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
- NV_parameter_buffer_object can't bind buffers using an offset
different to zero. The used workaround is to copy to a temporary buffer
(this doesn't happen often so it's not an issue).
On the other hand, it has the following advantages:
- Shaders build a lot faster.
- We have control over how floating point rounding is done over
individual instructions (SPIR-V on Vulkan can't do this).
- Operations on shared memory can be unsigned and signed.
- Transform feedbacks are dynamic state (not yet implemented).
- Parameter buffers (uniform buffers) are per stage, matching NVN and
hardware's behavior.
- The API to bind and create assembly programs makes sense, unlike
ARB_separate_shader_objects.
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