The Metal backend already supports output for the 6 clipping planes via gl_ClipDistances equivalent, however, functionality to toggle clipping plane enablement was missing.
Authored by Apple: Michael Parkin-White
Ref T96261
Depends on D16777
Reviewed By: fclem
Maniphest Tasks: T96261
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D16813
- Support for non-contiguous shader resource bindings for all cases required by create-info
- Implement missing geometry shader alternative path for edit curve handle.
- Add support for non-float dummy textures to address all cases where default bindings may be required.
Authored by Apple: Michael Parkin-White
Ref T96261
Depends on D16721
Reviewed By: fclem
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D16777
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.
Authored by Apple: Michael Parkin-White
Ref T96261
Reviewed By: fclem
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D15901
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.
Authored by Apple: Michael Parkin-White
Ref T96261
(The diff is based on 043f59cb3b)
Reviewed By: fclem
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D15953
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.
Authored by Apple: Michael Parkin-White, Marco Giordano
Ref T96261
Reviewed By: fclem
Maniphest Tasks: T96261
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D15563
