Texture usage flags can now be provided during texture creation specifying
the ways in which a texture can be used. This allows the GPU backends to
perform contextual optimizations which were not previously possible. This
includes enablement of hardware lossless compression which can result in
a 15%+ performance uplift for bandwidth-limited scenes on hardware such
as Apple-Silicon using Metal.
GPU_TEXTURE_USAGE_GENERAL can be used by default if usage is not known
ahead of time. Patch will also be relevant for the Vulkan backend.
Authored by Apple: Michael Parkin-White
Ref T96261
Reviewed By: fclem
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D15967
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
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.
Ref T96261
Reviewed By: fclem
Maniphest Tasks: T96261
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D15027
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.
Authored by Apple: Michael Parkin-White
Ref T96261
Reviewed By: fclem
Maniphest Tasks: T96261
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D14543
