These implementations remove dependency on the Geometry pass by instead invoking one vertex shader instance for each expected output vertex, matching what a geometry shader would emit. Each vertex shader instance is then responsible for calculating the same output position based on its vertex_id as the logic would in the geometry shader version.
SSBO Vertex fetch enables full random-access into a vertex buffer by binding it as a read-only SSBO. This enables each instance to read neighbouring vertex data to perform contextual calculations as a geometry shader would, for cases where attribute Multiload is not supported.
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MTLContext provides functionality for command encoding, binding management and graphics device management. MTLImmediate provides simple draw enablement with dynamically encoded data. These draws utilise temporary scratch buffer memory to provide minimal bandwidth overhead during workload submission.
This patch also contains empty placeholders for MTLBatch and MTLDrawList to enable testing of first pixels on-screen without failure.
The Metal API also requires access to the GHOST_Context to ensure the same pre-initialized Metal GPU device is used by the viewport. Given the explicit nature of Metal, explicit control is also needed over presentation, to ensure correct work scheduling and rendering pipeline state.
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Metal: MTLVertBuf implementation and support for texture creation from vertex buffers.
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Full support for translation and compilation of shaders in Metal, using
GPUShaderCreateInfo. Includes render pipeline state creation and management,
enabling all standard GPU viewport rendering features in Metal.
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Implementation also contains a number of optimisations and feature enablements specific to the Metal API and Apple Silicon GPUs.
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This checks for the availability of `gl_BaseInstanceARB` or equivalent.
Disabling for any workaround that disables shader_image_load_store_support
as a preventive measure.
When a query begins, the current visibility result buffer needs to be
associated with the currently active Render Pass. The MTLContext and
MTLCommandBuffer are responsible for ensuring new render pass objects are
created if the visibility state changes.
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This causes an assert with libepoxy, but was wrong already regardless.
Refactor logic to work as follows:
* GPU_exit() deletes backend resources
* Destroy UI GPU resources with the context active
* Call GPU_backend_exit() after deleting the context
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Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D15465
The memory manager includes both a GPUContext-local manager which allocates per-context resources such as Circular Scratch Buffers for temporary data such as uniform updates and resource staging, and a GPUContext-global memory manager which features a pooled memory allocator for efficient re-use of resources, to reduce CPU-overhead of frequent memory allocations.
These Memory Managers act as a simple interface for use by other Metal backend modules and to coordinate the lifetime of buffers, to ensure that GPU-resident resources are correctly tracked and freed when no longer in use.
Note: This also contains dependent DIFF changes from D15027, though these will be removed once D15027 lands.
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MTLFrameBuffer has been implemented to support creation of RenderCommandEncoders, along with supporting functionality in the Metal Context.
Optimisation stubs for GPU_framebuffer_bind_ext has been added, which enables specific assignment of attachment load-store ops at the bind level, rather than on a framebuffer object as a whole.
Begin and end frame markers are used to encapsulate frame boundaries for explicit workload submission. This is required for explicit APIs where implicit flushing of work does not occur.
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MTLState module implementation and supporting functionality in MTLContext for state tracking, texture binding and sampler state caching.
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This covers implementation of the GPUTexture abstraction for the Metal backend, with additional utility functionality as required.
Some components have been temporarily disabled pending dependencies on upcoming Metal backend components, and these will be addressed as the backend is fleshed out.
One core challenge addressed in the Metal backend is the requirement for read/update routines for textures. MTLBlitCommandEncoders offer a limited range of the full functionality provided by OpenGLs texture update and read functions such that a series of compute kernels have been implemented to provide advanced functionality such as data format conversion and partial/swizzled component updates.
This diff is provided in full, but if further division is required for purposes of code review, this can be done.
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Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D14543
