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+# GPU Module
+
+The GPU module is an abstraction layer between Blender and an Operating System
+Graphics Library layer (GL). These GLs are abstracted away in GPUBackends. There
+is a GLBackend that provides support to OpenGL 3.3 on Windows, Mac and Linux.
+There is also a Metal backend for Apple devices. Vulkan backend is currently
+in development.
+
+GPU module can be used to draw geometry or perform computational tasks using a
+GPU. This overview is targeted to developers who want to have a quick start how
+they can use the GPU module to draw or compute. Basic knowledge of an GL (OpenGL
+core profile 3.3 or similar) is required as we use similar concepts.
+
+## Drawing pipeline
+
+This section gives an overview of the drawing pipeline of the GPU module.
+
+``` mermaid
+classDiagram
+direction LR
+
+class GPUBatch
+class GPUShader {
+    -GLSL vertex_code
+    -GLSL fragment_code
+}
+class GPUFramebuffer
+class GPUVertBuf
+class GPUIndexBuffer
+class GPUPrimType {
+    <<Enumeration>>
+    GPU_PRIM_POINTS,
+    GPU_PRIM_LINES,
+    GPU_PRIM_TRIS,
+    ...
+}
+class GPUShaderInterface
+class GPUTexture
+
+GPUBatch o--> GPUIndexBuffer
+GPUBatch o--> GPUVertBuf
+GPUBatch *--> GPUPrimType
+GPUBatch o..> GPUShader: draws using
+GPUShader o..> GPUFramebuffer: onto
+GPUShader *--> GPUShaderInterface
+GPUFramebuffer o--> GPUTexture
+
+
+```
+
+## Textures
+
+Textures are used to hold pixel data. Textures can be 1, 2 or 3 dimensional,
+cubemap and an array of 2d textures/cubemaps. The internal storage of a texture
+(how the pixels are stored in memory on the GPU) can be set when creating a
+texture.
+
+``` cpp title="Create a texture"
+/* Create an empty texture with HD resolution where pixels are stored as half floats. */
+GPUTexture *texture = GPU_texture_create_2d("MyTexture", 1920, 1080, 1, 0, GPU_RGBA16F, NULL);
+```
+
+## Frame buffer
+
+A frame buffer is a group of textures you can render onto. These textures are
+arranged in a fixed set of slots. The first slot is reserved for a depth/stencil
+buffer. The other slots can be filled with regular textures, cube maps, or layer
+textures.
+
+GPU_framebuffer_ensure_config is used to create/update the configuration of a
+framebuffer.
+
+``` cpp title="Create a framebuffer"
+GPUFramebuffer *fb = NULL;
+GPU_framebuffer_ensure_config(&fb, {
+  GPU_ATTACHMENT_NONE, // Slot reserved for depth/stencil buffer.
+  GPU_ATTACHMENT_TEXTURE(texture),
+})
+```
+
+## Shader Create Info
+
+The GPU module supports multiple GL backends. The challenge of multiple GL
+backends is that GLSL is different on all those platforms. It isn't possible
+to compile an OpenGL GLSL on Vulkan as the GLSL differs. The big differences
+between the GLSL's are how they define and locate resources.
+
+This section of the documentation will handle how to create GLSL that can
+safely be cross compiled to different backends.
+
+### GPUShaderCreateInfo
+
+#### Defining a new compile unit
+
+When creating a new compile unit to contain a GPUShaderCreateInfo definition
+it needs to be added to the `SHADER_CREATE_INFOS` in `gpu/CMakeLists.txt` this
+will automatically register the definition in a registry.
+
+Each of the compile unit should include `gpu_shader_create_info.h`.
+
+#### Interface Info
+
+Interfaces are data that are passed between shader stages (Vertex => Fragment stage).
+Attributes can be `flat`, `smooth` or `no_perspective` describing the interpolation
+mode between.
+
+``` cpp title="Example interface info"
+GPU_SHADER_INTERFACE_INFO(text_iface, "")
+    .flat(Type::VEC4, "color_flat")
+    .no_perspective(Type::VEC2, "texCoord_interp")
+    .flat(Type::INT, "glyph_offset")
+    .flat(Type::IVEC2, "glyph_dim")
+    .flat(Type::INT, "interp_size")
+```
+
+#### Shader Info
+
+Shader Info describes
+
+- Where to find required data (vertex_in, push constant).
+- Textures/samplers to use (sampler)
+- Where to store the final data (fragment_out)
+- It describes the data format between the shader stages (vertex_out).
+- The source code of each stage (vertex_source, fragment_source)
+
+Shader infos can reuse other infos to reduce code duplication (`additional_info` would
+load the data from the given shader info into the new shader info.
+
+The active GPU backend will adapt the GLSL source to generate those part of the code.
+
+``` cpp title="Example Shader Info"
+GPU_SHADER_CREATE_INFO(gpu_shader_text)
+    // vertex_in define vertex buffer inputs. They will be passed to the vertex stage.
+    .vertex_in(0, Type::VEC4, "pos")
+    .vertex_in(1, Type::VEC4, "col")
+    .vertex_in(2, Type::IVEC2, "glyph_size")
+    .vertex_in(3, Type::INT, "offset")
+
+    // vertex_out define the structure of the output of the vertex stage.
+    // This would be the input of the fragment stage or geometry stage.
+    .vertex_out(text_iface)
+
+    // definition of the output of the fragment stage.
+    .fragment_out(0, Type::VEC4, "fragColor")
+
+    // Flat uniforms aren't supported anymore and should be added as push constants.
+    // Note that push constants are limited to 128 bytes. Use uniform buffers
+    // when more space is required.
+    // Internal Matrices are automatically bound to push constants when they exists.
+    // Matrices inside a uniform buffer is the responsibility of the developer.
+    .push_constant(0, Type::MAT4, "ModelViewProjectionMatrix")
+
+    // Define a sampler location.
+    .sampler(0, ImageType::FLOAT_2D, "glyph", Frequency::PASS)
+
+    // Specify the vertex and fragment shader source.
+    // dependencies can be automatically included by using `#pragma BLENDER_REQUIRE`
+    .vertex_source("gpu_shader_text_vert.glsl")
+    .fragment_source("gpu_shader_text_frag.glsl")
+
+    // Add all info of the GPUShaderCreateInfo with the given name.
+    // Provides limited form of inheritance.
+    .additional_info("gpu_srgb_to_framebuffer_space")
+
+    // Create info is marked to be should be compilable.
+    // By default a create info is not compilable.
+    // Compilable shaders are compiled when using shader builder.
+    .do_static_compilation(true);
+```
+
+##### Shader Source Order
+
+Shader source order does not follow the order of the methods call made to the
+create info. Instead it follows this fixed order:
+
+- Standard Defines: GPU module defines (`GPU_SHADER`, `GPU_VERTEX_SHADER`, OS, GPU vendor, and extensions) and MSL glue.
+- Create Info Defines: `.define`.
+- Typedef Sources: `.typedef_source`.
+- Resources Declarations: `.sampler`, `.image`, `.uniform_buf` and `.storage_buf`.
+- Layout Declarations: `.geometry_layout`, `.local_group_size`.
+- Interface Declarations: `.vertex_in`, `.vertex_out`, `.fragment_out`, `.fragment_out`.
+- Main Dependencies: All files inside `#pragma BLENDER_REQUIRE` directives.
+- Main: Shader stage source file `.vertex_source`, `.fragment_source`, `.geometry_source` or `.compute_source`.
+- NodeTree Dependencies: All files needed by the nodetree functions. Only for shaders from Blender Materials.
+- NodeTree: Definition of the nodetree functions (ex: `nodetree_surface()`). Only for shaders from Blender Materials.
+
+#### Buffer Structures
+
+Previously structs that were used on CPU/GPU would be written twice. Once using
+the CPU data types and once that uses the GPU data types. Developers were
+responsible to keep those structures consistent.
+
+Shared structs can be defined in 'shader_shared' header files. For example the
+`GPU_shader_shared.h`. These headers can be included in C and CPP compile units.
+
+``` cpp
+/* In GPU_shader_shared.h */
+struct MyStruct {
+  float4x4 modelMatrix;
+  float4 colors[3];
+  bool1 do_fill;
+  float dim_factor;
+  float thickness;
+  float _pad;
+};
+BLI_STATIC_ASSERT_ALIGN(MyStruct, 16)
+```
+
+Developer is still responsible to layout the struct (alignment and padding) so
+it can be used on the GPU.
+
+> NOTE: See [[Style_Guide/GLSL#Shared_Shader_Files|these rules]] about correctly
+> packing members.
+
+``` cpp
+GPU_SHADER_CREATE_INFO(my_shader)
+  .typedef_source("GPU_shader_shared.h")
+  .uniform_buf(0, "MyStruct", "my_struct");
+```
+
+This will create a uniform block binding at location 0 with content of type
+`MyStruct` named `my_struct`. The struct members can then be accessed also using
+`my_struct` (ex: `my_struct.thickness`).
+
+Uniform and storage buffers can also be declared as array of struct like this:
+
+``` cpp
+GPU_SHADER_CREATE_INFO(my_shader)
+  .typedef_source("GPU_shader_shared.h")
+  .storage_buf(0, "MyStruct", "my_struct[]");
+```
+
+A shader create info can contain multiple 'typedef_source'. They are included
+only once and before any resource declaration (see gpu shader source ordering).
+
+#### Geometry shaders
+
+Due to specific requirements of certain gpu backend input and output parameters of this stage
+should always use a named structure.
+
+#### Compute shaders
+
+For compute shaders the workgroup size must be defined. This can be done by calling
+the `local_group_size` function. This function accepts 1-3 parameters to define the
+local working group size for the x, y and z dimension.
+
+``` cpp
+GPU_SHADER_CREATE_INFO(draw_hair_refine_compute)
+    /* ... */
+    /* define a local group size where x=1 and y=1, z isn't defined. Missing parameters would fallback
+     * to the platform default value. For OpenGL 4.3 this is also 1. */
+    .local_group_size(1, 1)
+    .compute_source("common_hair_refine_comp.glsl")
+    /* ... */
+```
+
+### C & C++ Code sharing
+
+Code that needs to be shared between CPU and GPU implementation can also be put into
+'shader_shared' header files. However, only a subset of C and C++ syntax is allowed
+for cross compilation to work:
+
+- No arrays except as input parameters.
+- No parameter reference `&` and likewise `out` and `inout`.
+- No pointers or references.
+- No iterators.
+- No namespace.
+- No template.
+- Use float suffix by default for float literals to avoid double promotion in C++.
+- Functions working on floats (ex: `round()`, `exp()`, `pow()` ...) might have different
+  implementation on CPU and GPU.
+> NOTE: See {{BugReport|103026}} for more detail.
+
+You can also declare `enum` inside these files. They will be correctly translated by
+our translation layer for GLSL compilation. However some rules to apply:
+
+- Always use `u` suffix for enum values. GLSL do not support implicit cast and enums are treated as `uint` under the hood.
+- Define all enum values. This is to simplify our custom pre-processor code.
+- (C++ only) Always use `uint32_t` as underlying type (`enum eMyEnum : uint32_t`).
+- (C only) do '''NOT''' use enum types inside UBO/SSBO structs and use `uint` instead (because `enum` size is implementation dependent in C).
+
+See [Shader builder](shader_builder.md) for a validation tool for shaders.
+
+## Shader
+
+A GPUShader is a program that runs on the GPU. The program can have several stages
+depending on the its usage. When rendering geometry it should at least have a vertex and fragment stage, it can have an optional geometry stage. It is not recommended to use geometry stages as Apple doesn't have support for it.
+
+``` cpp title="Create shader"
+GPUShader *sh_depth = GPU_shader_create_from_info_name("my_shader");
+```
+
+This will lookup the shader create info with the name `my_shader`, loads and compile
+the vertex and fragment stage and link the stages into a program that can be used on
+the GPU. It also generates a GPUShaderInterface that handles lookup to input parameters
+(attributes, uniforms, uniform buffers, textures and shader storage buffer objects).
+
+## Geometry
+
+Geometry is defined by a `GPUPrimType`, one index buffer (IBO) and one or more vertex
+buffers (VBOs). The GPUPrimType defines how the index buffer should be interpreted.
+
+Indices inside the index buffer define the order how to read elements from the vertex
+buffer(s). Vertex buffers are a table where each row contains the data of an element.
+When multiple vertex buffers are used they are considered to be different columns of
+the same table. This matches how GL backends organize geometry on GPUs.
+
+Index buffers can be created by using a `GPUIndexBufferBuilder`
+
+``` cpp title="Create Index Buffer"
+GPUIndexBufBuilder ibuf
+/* Construct a builder to create an index buffer that has 6 indexes.
+ * And the number of elements in the vertex buffer is 12. */
+GPU_indexbuf_init(&ibuf GPU_PRIM_TRIS, 6, 12);
+
+GPU_indexbuf_add_tri_verts(&ibuf, 0, 1, 2);
+GPU_indexbuf_add_tri_verts(&ibuf, 2, 1, 3);
+GPU_indexbuf_add_tri_verts(&ibuf, 4, 5, 6);
+GPU_indexbuf_add_tri_verts(&ibuf, 6, 5, 7);
+GPU_indexbuf_add_tri_verts(&ibuf, 8, 9, 10);
+GPU_indexbuf_add_tri_verts(&ibuf, 10, 9, 11);
+
+GPUIndexBuf *ibo = GPU_indexbuf_build(&builder)
+```
+
+Vertex buffers contain data and attributes inside vertex buffers should match the attributes of the shader.
+Before a buffer can be created, the format of the buffer should be defined.
+
+``` cpp title="Create Vertex Format"
+static GPUVertFormat format = {0};
+GPU_vertformat_clear(&format);
+GPU_vertformat_attr_add(&format, "pos", GPU_COMP_32, 2, GPU_FETCH_FLOAT);
+```
+
+``` cpp title="Create Vertex Buffer"
+GPUVertBuf *vbo = GPU_vertbuf_create_with_format(&format);
+GPU_vertbuf_data_alloc(vbo, 12);
+```
+
+``` cpp title="Fill vertex buffer with data"
+for (int i = 0; i < 12; i ++) {
+ GPU_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo, pos.id, i, positions[i]);
+}
+```
+
+## Batch
+
+Use GPUBatches to draw geometry. A GPUBatch combines the geometry with a shader
+and its parameters and has functions to perform a draw call. To perform a draw
+call the next steps should be taken.
+
+1. Construct its geometry.
+2. Construct a GPUBatch with the geometry.
+3. Attach a GPUShader to the GPUBatch with the `GPU_batch_set_shader` function or attach a built in shader using the `GPU_batch_program*` functions.
+4. Set the parameters of the GPUShader using the `GPU_batch_uniform*`/`GPU_batch_texture_bind` functions.
+5. Perform a `GPU_batch_draw*` function.
+
+This will draw on the geometry on the active frame buffer using the shader and the loaded parameters.
+
+> NOTE: GPUTextures can be used as render target or as input of a shader, but not inside the same drawing call.
+
+## Immediate mode and built in shaders
+
+To ease development for drawing panels/UI buttons the GPU module provides an
+immediate mode. This is a wrapper on top of what is explained above, but in a
+more legacy opengl fashion.
+
+Blender provides builtin shaders. This is widely used to draw the user interface.
+A shader can be activated by calling `immBindBuiltinProgram`
+
+``` cpp
+immBindBuiltinProgram(GPU_SHADER_2D_UNIFORM_COLOR);
+```
+
+This shader program needs a vertex buffer with a pos attribute, and a color can be set as uniform.
+
+``` cpp
+GPUVertFormat *format = immVertexFormat();
+uint pos = GPU_vertformat_attr_add(format, "pos", GPU_COMP_F32, 2, GPU_FETCH_FLOAT);
+```
+
+``` cpp
+/* Set the color attribute of the shader. */
+immUniformColor4f(0.0f, 0.5f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+```
+
+Fill the vertex buffer with the starting and ending position of the line to draw.
+``` cpp
+/* Construct a line index buffer with 2 elements (start point and end point to draw) */
+immBegin(GPU_PRIM_LINES, 2);
+immVertex2f(pos, 0.0, 100.0);
+immVertex2f(pos, 100.0, 0.0);
+immEnd();
+```
+
+By calling `immEnd` the data drawn on the GPU.
+
+> NOTE: Use GPUBatches directly in cases where performance matters. Immediate mode buffers aren't cached, which can lead to poor performance.
+
+## Tools
+
+- Validate shaders when compiling Blender using [Shader builder](shader_builder.md)
+- GPU debugging [Renderdoc](renderdoc.md)

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+# Renderdoc
+
+Renderdoc is a widely used open source GPU debugger. Blender has several options
+to benefit using renderdoc for debugging.
+
+## Frame capturing
+
+When Blender is compiled with `WITH_RENDERDOC=On` you can start and stop a renderdoc
+frame capture from within Blenders' source code.
+
+1. Add `GPU_debug_capture_begin`/`GPU_debug_capture_end` around the code you want to capture.
+2. Start renderdoc and launch from within renderdoc using the `--debug-gpu-renderdoc` command
+   line parameter
+3. Every time the `GPU_debug_capture_begin/end` pair is reached it will automatically record
+   a frame capture.
+
+## Command grouping
+
+With the command line parameter `--debug-gpu` blender will add meta-data to the buffers and
+commands. This makes it easier to navigate complex frame captures. Command grouping
+is automatically enabled when running with the `--debug-gpu-renderdoc` option

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+# ShaderBuilder
+
+Using the CMAKE option `WITH_GPU_BUILDTIME_SHADER_BUILDER=On` will precompile each shader to
+make sure that the syntax is correct and that all the generated code compiles and
+links with the main shader code.
+
+Only shaders that are part of the `SHADER_CREATE_INFOS` and `.do_static_compilation(true)`
+is set, will be compiled. Enabling this option would reduce compile roundtrips when
+developing shaders as during compile time the shaders are validated, compiled and linked
+on the used platform.
+
+Shader builder checks against all GPU backends that can run on your system.

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+# Buffers
+
+## References
+
+- `source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_buffer.cc` generic Vulkan buffer.
+- `source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_index_buffer.cc`, `source.blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_vertex_buffer.cc`, `source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_pixel_buffer.cc`, `source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_storage_buffer.cc`, `source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_uniform_buffer.cc` Implementation of different buffer types.

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+# Command buffer
+
+## Resource tracking
+
+Submission-id
+
+- descriptor sets and push constants uses current submission id to determine if the resources can be recycled.
+
+## Planned changes
+
+- Just in time encoding to add resource synchronization between individual commands that are simultaneously in flight.
+

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+# Vulkan backend
+
+The `gpu` module has a generic API that can be used to communicate with
+different backends like OpenGL, Metal or Vulkan. This section describes
+how the Vulkan backend is structured and gives some background on
+specific choices made.
+
+## Vulkan in a nutshell
+
+> NOTE: This is not blender specific and doesn't cover all aspects of vulkan.
+> It is used as an introduction how vulkan is structured for people who
+> who have some familiarity with OpenGL.
+>
+> The links in this section navigate to a Blender specific explanation.
+
+Compared to OpenGL index, vertex, uniform & storage buffers, vulkan has only a
+single [buffer](buffers.md) type. How the buffer can be used in determined by a
+usage bitflag. In short a buffer is a chunk of memory available on the GPU.
+
+There are also [Images](images.md). The memory that an image uses on the GPU cannot be
+accessed directly from the host. To change the data of an image, an intermediate buffer
+is needed. Reason is that images can be stored more optimal (performance wise) in GPU
+memory, but how is device/vendor specific. The intermediate buffer will hide differences
+between implementations.
+
+To run code on the GPU [pipelines](pipelines.md) and [shaders](shaders.md) are needed.
+
+> NOTE: the term of a shader doesn't map directly between the definition that
+> vulkan uses and the definition that Blender uses.
+>
+> The term shader in Blender maps to an OpenGL program, which is the combination
+> of all different shader stages that are needed in a pipeline.
+>
+> In Vulkan a shader (module) is compiled GLSL code that can be used as a stage inside
+> a pipeline.
+>
+> From now on we will use shader stage to refer to a single stage and shader to refer
+> to the set of shader stages that work together inside a pipeline.
+
+There are 2 main types of pipelines. One for compute tasks and one for graphical tasks. There
+are other pipelines as well, but we ignore them for now as Blender doesn't use them (yet).
+A pipeline contains everything what needs to happen on the GPU logic-wise during a
+single draw or dispatch command. Dispatch commands are used to invoke compute tasks, draw
+commands to invoke graphical tasks.
+
+A pipeline has multiple shader stages. A graphics pipeline typically
+has a vertex and fragment stage. For each stage a shader module can be assigned.
+Although similar to OpenGL, the main difference is that any state change on the GPU
+requires a different pipeline. If you need a different blending to store the final
+pixel in the framebuffer, you will need another pipeline.
+
+The buffers and images that are needed by a pipeline are organized in descriptor sets. A
+descriptor set doesn't contain the buffers and images, it only references existing buffers
+and images.
+
+In vulkan a pipeline can have a small number of descriptor sets (typically up to 4).
+They are organized based on how likely the references needs to be updated for another
+reference. When a reference is changed a new descriptor set needs to be created and
+uploaded as the previous one can still be used by another command.
+
+> NOTE: It is possible to swap out a descriptor set for another one. For example when a specific
+> combination of resources are often reused. In that case you might not want to recreate a
+> descriptor set and upload it to the GPU.
+
+[Push Constants](push_constants.md) is a small buffer (typically 128 or 256 bytes and
+device specific) that can be sent with an individual command. Push constants are
+typically used for variables in shader stages that are likely to change for each
+command. Push constants are faster then using a uniform buffer.
+
+Multiple commands are added to a [command buffer](command_buffer.md) and submitted in one go
+to the device command queue. When resources are used by multiple commands inside the command
+buffer synchronization needs to happen. It could be that one command is writing to a buffer,
+and another command reads it. Vulkan has different ways to influence the synchronization.
+
+> NOTE: It is often said that when you understand the synchronization you will understand how
+> and why vulkan is structured in the way it is.
+
+Synchronization can happen between devices and queues and command buffers (semaphores and
+fences), between GPU and CPU (fences), between commands and between resource usages inside
+the same command buffer/queue (command barriers/memory barriers)
+
+> NOTE: We won't go into to detail how they work as we want to keep this section introductory.
+> There are many great vulkan resources that explain in detail why and how these can
+> be used.
+>
+> In blender most synchronization will be hidden for most developers/users, only when
+> developing inside the GPU backend these concepts should be understood in more depth.
+
+### Random topics
+
+- [VKFrameBuffer](vk_frame_buffer.md) Blender uses top left as the origin of frame buffers, Vulkan uses bottom left.
+- [VKVertexBuffer](vk_vertex_buffer.md) Vulkan only support data conversion when there are
+  benefits when using them. Eg saving memory bandwidth vs processing.
+
+## Naming convention
+
+The vulkan backend has some additional naming conventions in order to clarify if a Vulkan native
+structure/attribute is passed along or it is from the GPU module. Reasoning is that Vulkan
+uses the Prefix `Vk` for their structures and Blender uses `VK` for their structures. To make
+the code more readable we added the next naming convention:
+
+- Any parameter, attribute, variable that contains a Vulkan native data type must be prefixed
+  with `vk_`. It is not allowed to name parameters, attributes and variables that contains a
+  GPU module struct to start with `vk_`.
+
+``` cpp title="Naming example"
+// Allowed:
+    VKBuffer buffer
+    VkBuffer vk_buffer
+//Not Allowed:
+    VKBuffer vk_buffer
+    VkBuffer buffer
+```
+
+## Development tools
+
+### Build options
+
+Several build options are available for development.
+
+- `WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND`: Turn this option on to compile blender with Vulkan backend.
+- `WITH_VULKAN_GUARDEDALLOC`: Guard driver allocated memory with guardedalloc.
+
+### Validation layers
+
+- Validation Layers
+
+## References
+
+- The vulkan backend is located in `source/blender/gpu/vulkan`.
+- Platform specific parts are located in `intern/ghost`. Mainly in `GHOST_ContextVK.cc`.

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+# VKPipeline
+
+A pipeline is a combination of different aspects that are done inside a draw call.
+
+## Graphic pipeline
+
+
+
+## Compute pipeline

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+
+# Push constants
+
+Push constants is a way to quickly provide a small amount of uniform data to shaders.
+It should be much quicker than UBOs but a huge limitation is the size of data - spec
+requires 128 bytes to be available for a push constant range. There are platforms
+that provide more data (Mesa+RDNA provides 256 bytes).
+
+In Blender some shader requires more data than available as push constant. As shaders
+can also be part of an add-on we don't have full control on the data size.
+
+> NOTE: As of February 2023 there are 50 shaders in blender that are between 128 and 256 bytes.
+> Most of them are related to point clouds drawing. There are also 4 shaders larger than
+> 256 bytes. They are for widget drawing and Eevee motion blur.
+>
+> - Widget drawing must be migrated to use uniform buffers.
+> - The Eevee motion blur shaders are part of Eevee-legacy and will be replaced
+>   with Eevee-next, that doesn't have this issue.
+
+
+## Storage types
+
+Blender should be able to work even when shaders use more push constants than can fit
+inside the limits of the physical device. Therefore we provide 2 storage types for
+storing/communicating push constants with the shader.
+
+- `StorageType::PUSH_CONSTANTS`: will be selected when the push constants fits inside the limits
+  of the physical device.
+- `StorageType::UNIFORM_BUFFER`: will be selected when the push constants don't fit inside the
+  limits of the physical device.
+
+Uniform buffers can handle upto 64kb of data, but require require more memory to store the
+same data as it requires std140 memory layout. See below for more information about the
+different memory layouts.
+
+The selection which storage type will be used in determined in the shader interface
+`VKShaderInterface`.
+
+``` mermaid
+classDiagram
+
+class StorageType{
+  <<Enumeration>>
+    NONE
+    PUSH_CONSTANTS
+    UNIFORM_BUFFER
+}
+
+```
+
+## Memory layout
+
+Push constants memory layout is std430. Uniform buffers is std140.
+`vk_memory_layout.hh/cc` provides some utilities to modify memory based on the needed memory
+layout. A small overview of differences between std140 and std430:
+
+- In std140 each element inside an array (`float[]`) are aligned at 16 bytes; in std430 they
+  are aligned based on the alignment the element type. In this case `float` that are aligned at
+  4 bytes.
+
+

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+# VKFrameBuffer
+
+## Viewport Orientation
+
+Blender uses top left as the origin of the framebuffer. Vulkan uses the bottom left.
+When drawing to the on-screen framebuffer each draw command is flipped. This is done
+by providing a negative viewport.
+
+```mermaid
+classDiagram
+
+    class VKFrameBuffer {
+        -bool flip_viewport_
+        +VkViewport vk_viewport_get() const
+    }
+
+```
+
+Framebuffers have an attribute to indicate that all draw/blit operations to this frame
+buffer should be flipped.
+
+Draw commands are automatically flipped as the `VkViewport` created for the graphics
+pipeline is flipped. This is done in `VKFrameBuffer::vk_viewport_get()`.
+
+When transferring data from framebuffer A to framebuffer B the flipping only needs
+to happen when `flip_viewport_` differs. When different the `dstOffsets` of the
+`VkBlitCmdImage` is flipped. This is done in `VKFrameBuffer::blit_to`.
+
+
+## References
+
+* `source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_framebuffer.hh`
+* `source/blender/gpu.vulkan/vk_framebuffer.cc`

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+# Vertex Buffer
+
+## Data conversion
+
+Blender can use a `GPU_COMP_I32`/`GPU_COMP_U32` and use `GPU_FETCH_INT_TO_FLOAT`
+to bind it to a float attribute. Vulkan doesn't support this because it adds
+no benefit to the GPU.
+
+> NOTE: `GPU_COMP_U8/I8/U16/I16` with `GPU_FETCH_INT_TO_FLOAT` are natively supported
+> as they trade in a bit of work to reduce memory bandwidth.
+
+Although we should remove these cases in the code-base, we should still add the data
+conversion as add-ons might use them.
+
+``` cpp title="vk_data_conversion.hh"
+bool conversion_needed(const GPUVertFormat &vertex_format);
+void convert_in_place(void *data, const GPUVertFormat &vertex_format, const uint vertex_len);
+```
+
+Based on a `GPUVertFormat` it can be checked if there are some attributes
+that requires conversion on the host side.
+
+`convert_in_place` only changes the buffer (`data`) the vertex_format is still the
+original.
+
+When binding the vertex buffers to the shader the VkFormat of those
+attributes are also changed.
+
+``` cpp title="vk_common.hh"
+VkFormat to_vk_format(const GPUVertCompType type,
+                      const uint32_t size,
+                      const GPUVertFetchMode fetch_mode);
+```
+`GPU_COMP_I32`/`GPU_COMP_U32` with `GPU_FETCH_INT_TO_FLOAT` would return a
+`VK_FORMAT_*_SFLOAT` as the data should already be converted to floats by
+calling `convert_in_place`.

docs/eevee_and_viewport/index.md

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+# Eevee & Viewport
+
+
+## GPU module
+
+- [GPU Module](gpu/index.md)
+- [Vulkan Backend](gpu/vulkan/index.md)
+
+
+## Draw Manager

mkdocs.yml

@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ nav:
     - 'rendering/index.md'
   # - 'Nodes & Physics':
   #   - 'nodes_and_physics/index.md'
-  # - 'Eevee & Viewport':
-  #   - 'eevee_and_viewport/index.md'
+  - 'Eevee & Viewport':
+    - 'eevee_and_viewport/index.md'
   # - 'Sculpt & Paint':
   #   - 'sculpt_and_paint/index.md'
   # - 'Modeling':