video_core/vulkan: Added `VkPipelineCache` to store Vulkan pipelines

As an optional feature which can be enabled in the advanced graphics configuration, all pipelines that get built at the initial shader loading are stored in a VkPipelineCache object and are dumped to the disk.

These vendor specific pipeline cache files are located at `/shader/GAME_ID/vulkan_pipelines.bin`. This feature was mainly added because of an issue with the AMD driver (see yuzu-emu#8507) causing invalidation of the cache files the driver builds automatically.

4 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/yuzu/configuration/config.cpp b/src/yuzu/configuration/config.cpp
index e9425b5bd..fbfa3ba35 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/configuration/config.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/configuration/config.cpp
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ void Config::ReadRendererValues() {
     ReadGlobalSetting(Settings::values.use_asynchronous_shaders);
     ReadGlobalSetting(Settings::values.use_fast_gpu_time);
     ReadGlobalSetting(Settings::values.use_pessimistic_flushes);
+    ReadGlobalSetting(Settings::values.use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache);
     ReadGlobalSetting(Settings::values.bg_red);
     ReadGlobalSetting(Settings::values.bg_green);
     ReadGlobalSetting(Settings::values.bg_blue);
@@ -1348,6 +1349,7 @@ void Config::SaveRendererValues() {
     WriteGlobalSetting(Settings::values.use_asynchronous_shaders);
     WriteGlobalSetting(Settings::values.use_fast_gpu_time);
     WriteGlobalSetting(Settings::values.use_pessimistic_flushes);
+    WriteGlobalSetting(Settings::values.use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache);
     WriteGlobalSetting(Settings::values.bg_red);
     WriteGlobalSetting(Settings::values.bg_green);
     WriteGlobalSetting(Settings::values.bg_blue);
diff --git a/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.cpp b/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.cpp
index 01f074699..b3862e707 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ void ConfigureGraphicsAdvanced::SetConfiguration() {
     ui->use_asynchronous_shaders->setChecked(Settings::values.use_asynchronous_shaders.GetValue());
     ui->use_fast_gpu_time->setChecked(Settings::values.use_fast_gpu_time.GetValue());
     ui->use_pessimistic_flushes->setChecked(Settings::values.use_pessimistic_flushes.GetValue());
+    ui->use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache->setChecked(
+        Settings::values.use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache.GetValue());
 
     if (Settings::IsConfiguringGlobal()) {
         ui->gpu_accuracy->setCurrentIndex(
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ void ConfigureGraphicsAdvanced::ApplyConfiguration() {
                                              ui->use_fast_gpu_time, use_fast_gpu_time);
     ConfigurationShared::ApplyPerGameSetting(&Settings::values.use_pessimistic_flushes,
                                              ui->use_pessimistic_flushes, use_pessimistic_flushes);
+    ConfigurationShared::ApplyPerGameSetting(&Settings::values.use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache,
+                                             ui->use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache,
+                                             use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache);
 }
 
 void ConfigureGraphicsAdvanced::changeEvent(QEvent* event) {
@@ -82,6 +87,8 @@ void ConfigureGraphicsAdvanced::SetupPerGameUI() {
         ui->use_fast_gpu_time->setEnabled(Settings::values.use_fast_gpu_time.UsingGlobal());
         ui->use_pessimistic_flushes->setEnabled(
             Settings::values.use_pessimistic_flushes.UsingGlobal());
+        ui->use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache->setEnabled(
+            Settings::values.use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache.UsingGlobal());
         ui->anisotropic_filtering_combobox->setEnabled(
             Settings::values.max_anisotropy.UsingGlobal());
 
diff --git a/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.h b/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.h
index 12e816905..891efc068 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.h
+++ b/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ private:
     ConfigurationShared::CheckState use_asynchronous_shaders;
     ConfigurationShared::CheckState use_fast_gpu_time;
     ConfigurationShared::CheckState use_pessimistic_flushes;
+    ConfigurationShared::CheckState use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache;
 
     const Core::System& system;
 };
diff --git a/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.ui b/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.ui
index 87a121471..67878b057 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.ui
+++ b/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_graphics_advanced.ui
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache">
+          <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Enables GPU vendor-specific pipeline cache. This option can improve shader loading time significantly in cases where the Vulkan driver does not store pipeline cache files automatically.</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Use Vulkan pipeline cache (Hack)</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="af_layout" native="true">
           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_1">
            <property name="leftMargin">