Fix GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT not being optional

This makes possible to bind a texture up to GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND texture units.
Multiple binds can be useful to sample a texture using different sampler
state.

source/blender/blenkernel/intern/studiolight.c

@@ -503,10 +503,8 @@ static void studiolight_create_equirect_radiance_gputexture(StudioLight *sl)
     sl->equirect_radiance_gputexture = GPU_texture_create_2d(
         ibuf->x, ibuf->y, GPU_RGBA16F, ibuf->rect_float, NULL);
     GPUTexture *tex = sl->equirect_radiance_gputexture;
-    GPU_texture_bind(tex, 0);
     GPU_texture_filter_mode(tex, true);
     GPU_texture_wrap_mode(tex, true, true);
-    GPU_texture_unbind(tex);
   }
   sl->flag |= STUDIOLIGHT_EQUIRECT_RADIANCE_GPUTEXTURE;
 }
@@ -567,10 +565,8 @@ static void studiolight_create_equirect_irradiance_gputexture(StudioLight *sl)
     sl->equirect_irradiance_gputexture = GPU_texture_create_2d(
         ibuf->x, ibuf->y, GPU_RGBA16F, ibuf->rect_float, NULL);
     GPUTexture *tex = sl->equirect_irradiance_gputexture;
-    GPU_texture_bind(tex, 0);
     GPU_texture_filter_mode(tex, true);
     GPU_texture_wrap_mode(tex, true, true);
-    GPU_texture_unbind(tex);
   }
   sl->flag |= STUDIOLIGHT_EQUIRECT_IRRADIANCE_GPUTEXTURE;
 }

source/blender/draw/engines/eevee/eevee_lightcache.c

@@ -379,9 +379,7 @@ static bool eevee_lightcache_static_load(LightCache *lcache)
                                                 0,
                                                 false,
                                                 NULL);
-    GPU_texture_bind(lcache->grid_tx.tex, 0);
     GPU_texture_filter_mode(lcache->grid_tx.tex, true);
-    GPU_texture_unbind(lcache->grid_tx.tex);
   }
 
   if (lcache->cube_tx.tex == NULL) {
@@ -406,13 +404,11 @@ static bool eevee_lightcache_static_load(LightCache *lcache)
                                                   NULL);
     }
 
-    GPU_texture_bind(lcache->cube_tx.tex, 0);
-    GPU_texture_mipmap_mode(lcache->cube_tx.tex, true, true);
     for (int mip = 0; mip < lcache->mips_len; mip++) {
       GPU_texture_add_mipmap(
           lcache->cube_tx.tex, GPU_DATA_10_11_11_REV, mip + 1, lcache->cube_mips[mip].data);
     }
-    GPU_texture_unbind(lcache->cube_tx.tex);
+    GPU_texture_mipmap_mode(lcache->cube_tx.tex, true, true);
   }
   return true;
 }

source/blender/draw/engines/workbench/workbench_effect_antialiasing.c

@@ -266,13 +266,8 @@ void workbench_antialiasing_engine_init(WORKBENCH_Data *vedata)
                                                 false,
                                                 NULL);
 
-      GPU_texture_bind(txl->smaa_search_tx, 0);
       GPU_texture_filter_mode(txl->smaa_search_tx, true);
-      GPU_texture_unbind(txl->smaa_search_tx);
-
-      GPU_texture_bind(txl->smaa_area_tx, 0);
       GPU_texture_filter_mode(txl->smaa_area_tx, true);
-      GPU_texture_unbind(txl->smaa_area_tx);
     }
   }
   else {

source/blender/draw/intern/draw_manager_texture.c

@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static bool drw_texture_format_supports_framebuffer(eGPUTextureFormat format)
 
 void drw_texture_set_parameters(GPUTexture *tex, DRWTextureFlag flags)
 {
-  GPU_texture_bind(tex, 0);
   if (flags & DRW_TEX_MIPMAP) {
     GPU_texture_mipmap_mode(tex, true, flags & DRW_TEX_FILTER);
     GPU_texture_generate_mipmap(tex);
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ void drw_texture_set_parameters(GPUTexture *tex, DRWTextureFlag flags)
   }
   GPU_texture_wrap_mode(tex, flags & DRW_TEX_WRAP, true);
   GPU_texture_compare_mode(tex, flags & DRW_TEX_COMPARE);
-  GPU_texture_unbind(tex);
 }
 
 GPUTexture *DRW_texture_create_1d(int w,

source/blender/gpu/GPU_texture.h

@@ -41,6 +41,31 @@ struct PreviewImage;
 struct GPUFrameBuffer;
 typedef struct GPUTexture GPUTexture;
 
+/* GPU Samplers state
+ * - Specify the sampler state to bind a texture with.
+ * - Internally used by textures.
+ * - All states are created at startup to avoid runtime costs.
+ */
+
+typedef enum eGPUSamplerState {
+  GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER = (1 << 0),
+  GPU_SAMPLER_MIPMAP = (1 << 1),
+  GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_S = (1 << 2),
+  GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_T = (1 << 3),
+  GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_R = (1 << 4),
+  GPU_SAMPLER_CLAMP_BORDER = (1 << 5), /* Clamp to border color instead of border texel. */
+  GPU_SAMPLER_COMPARE = (1 << 6),
+  GPU_SAMPLER_ANISO = (1 << 7),
+  /* Don't use that. */
+  GPU_SAMPLER_MAX = (1 << 8),
+} eGPUSamplerState;
+
+#define GPU_SAMPLER_DEFAULT GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER
+#define GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT (GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_S | GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_T | GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_R)
+
+void GPU_samplers_init(void);
+void GPU_samplers_free(void);
+
 /* GPU Texture
  * - always returns unsigned char RGBA textures
  * - if texture with non square dimensions is created, depending on the

source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_draw.c

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static GLenum gpu_get_mipmap_filter(bool mag)
 void GPU_set_anisotropic(Main *bmain, float value)
 {
   if (GTS.anisotropic != value) {
-    GPU_free_images(bmain);
+    GPU_samplers_free();
 
     /* Clamp value to the maximum value the graphics card supports */
     const float max = GPU_max_texture_anisotropy();
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ void GPU_set_anisotropic(Main *bmain, float value)
     }
 
     GTS.anisotropic = value;
+
+    GPU_samplers_init();
   }
 }
 
@@ -449,22 +451,12 @@ static uint gpu_texture_create_tile_array(Image *ima, ImBuf *main_ibuf)
     BKE_image_release_ibuf(ima, ibuf, NULL);
   }
 
-  glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gpu_get_mipmap_filter(1));
-
   if (GPU_get_mipmap()) {
     glGenerateMipmap(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gpu_get_mipmap_filter(0));
     if (ima) {
       ima->gpuflag |= IMA_GPU_MIPMAP_COMPLETE;
     }
   }
-  else {
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-  }
-
-  if (GLEW_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic) {
-    glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, GPU_get_anisotropic());
-  }
 
   glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, 0);
 
@@ -1098,18 +1090,12 @@ void GPU_create_gl_tex(uint *bind,
           GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, internal_format, rectw, recth, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, rect);
     }
 
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gpu_get_mipmap_filter(1));
-
     if (GPU_get_mipmap() && mipmap) {
       glGenerateMipmap(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gpu_get_mipmap_filter(0));
       if (ima) {
         ima->gpuflag |= IMA_GPU_MIPMAP_COMPLETE;
       }
     }
-    else {
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-    }
   }
   else if (textarget == GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP) {
     int w = rectw / 3, h = recth / 2;
@@ -1132,22 +1118,13 @@ void GPU_create_gl_tex(uint *bind,
         }
       }
 
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gpu_get_mipmap_filter(1));
-
       if (GPU_get_mipmap() && mipmap) {
         glGenerateMipmap(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP);
-        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gpu_get_mipmap_filter(0));
 
         if (ima) {
           ima->gpuflag |= IMA_GPU_MIPMAP_COMPLETE;
         }
       }
-      else {
-        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-      }
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 
       gpu_del_cube_map(cube_map);
     }
@@ -1156,10 +1133,6 @@ void GPU_create_gl_tex(uint *bind,
     }
   }
 
-  if (GLEW_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic) {
-    glTexParameterf(textarget, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, GPU_get_anisotropic());
-  }
-
   glBindTexture(textarget, 0);
 
   if (ibuf) {
@@ -1211,10 +1184,6 @@ bool GPU_upload_dxt_texture(ImBuf *ibuf, bool use_srgb)
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gpu_get_mipmap_filter(0));
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gpu_get_mipmap_filter(1));
 
-  if (GLEW_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic) {
-    glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, GPU_get_anisotropic());
-  }
-
   blocksize = (ibuf->dds_data.fourcc == FOURCC_DXT1) ? 8 : 16;
   for (i = 0; i < ibuf->dds_data.nummipmaps && (width || height); i++) {
     if (width == 0) {

source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_extensions.c

@@ -355,11 +355,13 @@ void gpu_extensions_init(void)
   }
 
   GPU_invalid_tex_init();
+  GPU_samplers_init();
 }
 
 void gpu_extensions_exit(void)
 {
   GPU_invalid_tex_free();
+  GPU_samplers_free();
 }
 
 bool GPU_mem_stats_supported(void)

source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_texture.c

@@ -50,10 +50,14 @@ static struct GPUTextureGlobal {
   GPUTexture *invalid_tex_1D;
   GPUTexture *invalid_tex_2D;
   GPUTexture *invalid_tex_3D;
-} GG = {NULL, NULL, NULL};
+  /** Sampler objects used to replace internal texture parameters. */
+  GLuint samplers[GPU_SAMPLER_MAX];
+} GG = {NULL};
 
 /* Maximum number of FBOs a texture can be attached to. */
 #define GPU_TEX_MAX_FBO_ATTACHED 12
+/* Maximum number of texture unit a texture can be attached to. */
+#define GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND 4
 
 typedef enum eGPUTextureFormatFlag {
   GPU_FORMAT_DEPTH = (1 << 0),
@@ -70,17 +74,18 @@ typedef enum eGPUTextureFormatFlag {
 
 /* GPUTexture */
 struct GPUTexture {
-  int w, h, d;        /* width/height/depth */
-  int orig_w, orig_h; /* width/height (of source data), optional. */
-  int number;         /* number for multitexture binding */
-  int refcount;       /* reference count */
-  GLenum target;      /* GL_TEXTURE_* */
-  GLenum target_base; /* same as target, (but no multisample)
-                       * use it for unbinding */
-  GLuint bindcode;    /* opengl identifier for texture */
+  int w, h, d;                  /* width/height/depth */
+  int orig_w, orig_h;           /* width/height (of source data), optional. */
+  int number[GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND]; /* Texture unit(s) to which this texture is bound. */
+  int refcount;                 /* reference count */
+  GLenum target;                /* GL_TEXTURE_* */
+  GLenum target_base;           /* same as target, (but no multisample)
+                                 * use it for unbinding */
+  GLuint bindcode;              /* opengl identifier for texture */
 
   eGPUTextureFormat format;
   eGPUTextureFormatFlag format_flag;
+  eGPUSamplerState sampler_state; /* Internal Sampler state. */
 
   int mipmaps;    /* number of mipmaps */
   int components; /* number of color/alpha channels */
@@ -826,12 +831,14 @@ GPUTexture *GPU_texture_create_nD(int w,
   tex->h = h;
   tex->d = d;
   tex->samples = samples;
-  tex->number = -1;
   tex->refcount = 1;
   tex->format = tex_format;
   tex->components = gpu_get_component_count(tex_format);
   tex->mipmaps = 0;
   tex->format_flag = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND; i++) {
+    tex->number[i] = -1;
+  }
 
   if (n == 2) {
     if (d == 0) {
@@ -975,26 +982,13 @@ GPUTexture *GPU_texture_create_nD(int w,
   if (GPU_texture_stencil(tex) || /* Does not support filtering */
       GPU_texture_integer(tex) || /* Does not support filtering */
       GPU_texture_depth(tex)) {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+    tex->sampler_state = GPU_SAMPLER_DEFAULT & ~GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER;
   }
   else {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-  }
-
-  if (GPU_texture_depth(tex)) {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_MODE, GL_NONE);
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_FUNC, GL_LEQUAL);
-  }
-
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-  if (n > 1) {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-  }
-  if (n > 2) {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+    tex->sampler_state = GPU_SAMPLER_DEFAULT;
   }
+  /* Avoid issue with incomplete textures. */
+  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
 
   glBindTexture(tex->target, 0);
 
@@ -1013,12 +1007,14 @@ GPUTexture *GPU_texture_cube_create(int w,
   tex->h = w;
   tex->d = d;
   tex->samples = 0;
-  tex->number = -1;
   tex->refcount = 1;
   tex->format = tex_format;
   tex->components = gpu_get_component_count(tex_format);
   tex->mipmaps = 0;
   tex->format_flag = GPU_FORMAT_CUBE;
+  for (int i = 0; i < GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND; i++) {
+    tex->number[i] = -1;
+  }
 
   if (d == 0) {
     tex->target_base = tex->target = GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP;
@@ -1116,22 +1112,13 @@ GPUTexture *GPU_texture_cube_create(int w,
   if (GPU_texture_stencil(tex) || /* Does not support filtering */
       GPU_texture_integer(tex) || /* Does not support filtering */
       GPU_texture_depth(tex)) {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+    tex->sampler_state = GPU_SAMPLER_DEFAULT & ~GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER;
   }
   else {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+    tex->sampler_state = GPU_SAMPLER_DEFAULT;
   }
-
-  if (GPU_texture_depth(tex)) {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_MODE, GL_NONE);
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_FUNC, GL_LEQUAL);
-  }
-
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+  /* Avoid issue with incomplete textures. */
+  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
 
   glBindTexture(tex->target, 0);
 
@@ -1142,7 +1129,6 @@ GPUTexture *GPU_texture_cube_create(int w,
 GPUTexture *GPU_texture_create_buffer(eGPUTextureFormat tex_format, const GLuint buffer)
 {
   GPUTexture *tex = MEM_callocN(sizeof(GPUTexture), "GPUTexture");
-  tex->number = -1;
   tex->refcount = 1;
   tex->format = tex_format;
   tex->components = gpu_get_component_count(tex_format);
@@ -1150,6 +1136,10 @@ GPUTexture *GPU_texture_create_buffer(eGPUTextureFormat tex_format, const GLuint
   tex->target_base = tex->target = GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER;
   tex->mipmaps = 0;
 
+  for (int i = 0; i < GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND; i++) {
+    tex->number[i] = -1;
+  }
+
   GLenum internalformat = gpu_format_to_gl_internalformat(tex_format);
 
   gpu_get_gl_dataformat(tex_format, &tex->format_flag);
@@ -1195,11 +1185,17 @@ GPUTexture *GPU_texture_from_bindcode(int textarget, int bindcode)
 {
   GPUTexture *tex = MEM_callocN(sizeof(GPUTexture), "GPUTexture");
   tex->bindcode = bindcode;
-  tex->number = -1;
   tex->refcount = 1;
   tex->target = textarget;
   tex->target_base = textarget;
   tex->samples = 0;
+  tex->sampler_state = GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT | GPU_SAMPLER_ANISO;
+  if (GPU_get_mipmap()) {
+    tex->sampler_state |= (GPU_SAMPLER_MIPMAP | GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER);
+  }
+  for (int i = 0; i < GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND; i++) {
+    tex->number[i] = -1;
+  }
 
   if (!glIsTexture(tex->bindcode)) {
     GPU_print_error_debug("Blender Texture Not Loaded");
@@ -1634,11 +1630,11 @@ void GPU_invalid_tex_free(void)
   }
 }
 
-void GPU_texture_bind(GPUTexture *tex, int number)
+void GPU_texture_bind(GPUTexture *tex, int unit)
 {
-  BLI_assert(number >= 0);
+  BLI_assert(unit >= 0);
 
-  if (number >= GPU_max_textures()) {
+  if (unit >= GPU_max_textures()) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Not enough texture slots.\n");
     return;
   }
@@ -1655,38 +1651,49 @@ void GPU_texture_bind(GPUTexture *tex, int number)
     }
   }
 
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + number);
+  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + unit);
 
   if (tex->bindcode != 0) {
     glBindTexture(tex->target, tex->bindcode);
+    glBindSampler(unit, GG.samplers[tex->sampler_state]);
   }
   else {
     GPU_invalid_tex_bind(tex->target_base);
+    glBindSampler(unit, 0);
   }
 
-  tex->number = number;
+  for (int i = 0; i < GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND; i++) {
+    if (tex->number[i] == -1) {
+      tex->number[i] = unit;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void GPU_texture_unbind(GPUTexture *tex)
 {
-  if (tex->number == -1) {
+  if (tex->number[0] == -1) {
     return;
   }
 
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number);
-  glBindTexture(tex->target, 0);
-
-  tex->number = -1;
+  for (int i = 0; i < GPU_TEX_MAX_BIND; i++) {
+    if (tex->number[i] != -1) {
+      glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number[i]);
+      glBindTexture(tex->target, 0);
+      glBindSampler(tex->number[i], 0);
+      tex->number[i] = -1;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 int GPU_texture_bound_number(GPUTexture *tex)
 {
-  return tex->number;
+  /* TODO remove. Makes no sense now. */
+  return tex->number[0];
 }
 
 #define WARN_NOT_BOUND(_tex) \
   { \
-    if (_tex->number == -1) { \
+    if (_tex->number[0] == -1) { \
       fprintf(stderr, "Warning : Trying to set parameter on a texture not bound.\n"); \
       BLI_assert(0); \
       return; \
@@ -1701,7 +1708,7 @@ void GPU_texture_generate_mipmap(GPUTexture *tex)
   gpu_texture_memory_footprint_remove(tex);
   int levels = 1 + floor(log2(max_ii(tex->w, tex->h)));
 
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number);
+  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number[0]);
 
   if (GPU_texture_depth(tex)) {
     /* Some drivers have bugs when using glGenerateMipmap with depth textures (see T56789).
@@ -1812,110 +1819,48 @@ void GPU_texture_copy(GPUTexture *dst, GPUTexture *src)
 
 void GPU_texture_compare_mode(GPUTexture *tex, bool use_compare)
 {
-  WARN_NOT_BOUND(tex);
-
   /* Could become an assertion ? (fclem) */
   if (!GPU_texture_depth(tex)) {
     return;
   }
-
-  GLenum mode = (use_compare) ? GL_COMPARE_REF_TO_TEXTURE : GL_NONE;
-
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_MODE, mode);
+  SET_FLAG_FROM_TEST(tex->sampler_state, use_compare, GPU_SAMPLER_COMPARE);
 }
 
 void GPU_texture_filter_mode(GPUTexture *tex, bool use_filter)
 {
-  WARN_NOT_BOUND(tex);
-
   /* Stencil and integer format does not support filtering. */
   BLI_assert(!use_filter || !(GPU_texture_stencil(tex) || GPU_texture_integer(tex)));
 
-  GLenum filter = (use_filter) ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST;
-
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, filter);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, filter);
+  SET_FLAG_FROM_TEST(tex->sampler_state, use_filter, GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER);
 }
 
 void GPU_texture_mipmap_mode(GPUTexture *tex, bool use_mipmap, bool use_filter)
 {
-  WARN_NOT_BOUND(tex);
-
   /* Stencil and integer format does not support filtering. */
-  BLI_assert((!use_filter && !use_mipmap) ||
+  BLI_assert(!(use_filter || use_mipmap) ||
              !(GPU_texture_stencil(tex) || GPU_texture_integer(tex)));
 
-  GLenum filter = (use_filter) ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST;
-  GLenum mipmap = ((use_filter) ? (use_mipmap) ? GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR : GL_LINEAR :
-                                  (use_mipmap) ? GL_NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
-
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, mipmap);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, filter);
+  SET_FLAG_FROM_TEST(tex->sampler_state, use_mipmap, GPU_SAMPLER_MIPMAP);
+  SET_FLAG_FROM_TEST(tex->sampler_state, use_filter, GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER);
 }
 
 void GPU_texture_wrap_mode(GPUTexture *tex, bool use_repeat, bool use_clamp)
 {
-  WARN_NOT_BOUND(tex);
-
-  GLenum repeat = (use_repeat) ? GL_REPEAT : (use_clamp) ? GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE : GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER;
-
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, repeat);
-  if (tex->target_base != GL_TEXTURE_1D) {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, repeat);
-  }
-  if (tex->target_base == GL_TEXTURE_3D) {
-    glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R, repeat);
-  }
-
-  if (repeat == GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER) {
-    const float black[] = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
-    glTexParameterfv(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_BORDER_COLOR, black);
-  }
+  SET_FLAG_FROM_TEST(tex->sampler_state, use_repeat, GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT);
+  SET_FLAG_FROM_TEST(tex->sampler_state, !use_clamp, GPU_SAMPLER_CLAMP_BORDER);
 }
 
 void GPU_texture_swizzle_channel_auto(GPUTexture *tex, int channels)
 {
   WARN_NOT_BOUND(tex);
 
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number);
+  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number[0]);
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_3D, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R, GL_RED);
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_3D, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G, (channels >= 2) ? GL_GREEN : GL_RED);
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_3D, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_B, (channels >= 3) ? GL_BLUE : GL_RED);
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_3D, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_A, (channels >= 4) ? GL_ALPHA : GL_ONE);
 }
 
-static GLenum gpu_get_gl_filterfunction(eGPUFilterFunction filter)
-{
-  switch (filter) {
-    case GPU_NEAREST:
-      return GL_NEAREST;
-    case GPU_LINEAR:
-      return GL_LINEAR;
-    default:
-      BLI_assert(!"Unhandled filter mode");
-      return GL_NEAREST;
-  }
-}
-
-void GPU_texture_filters(GPUTexture *tex,
-                         eGPUFilterFunction min_filter,
-                         eGPUFilterFunction mag_filter)
-{
-  WARN_NOT_BOUND(tex);
-
-  /* Stencil and integer format does not support filtering. */
-  BLI_assert(!(GPU_texture_stencil(tex) || GPU_texture_integer(tex)));
-  BLI_assert(mag_filter == GPU_NEAREST || mag_filter == GPU_LINEAR);
-
-  glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + tex->number);
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gpu_get_gl_filterfunction(min_filter));
-  glTexParameteri(tex->target_base, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gpu_get_gl_filterfunction(mag_filter));
-}
-
 void GPU_texture_free(GPUTexture *tex)
 {
   tex->refcount--;
@@ -2076,3 +2021,55 @@ void GPU_texture_get_mipmap_size(GPUTexture *tex, int lvl, int *size)
     size[2] = max_ii(1, tex->d / div);
   }
 }
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name GPU Sampler Objects
+ *
+ * Simple wrapper around opengl sampler objects.
+ * Override texture sampler state for one sampler unit only.
+ * \{ */
+
+void GPU_samplers_init(void)
+{
+  glGenSamplers(GPU_SAMPLER_MAX, GG.samplers);
+  for (int i = 0; i < GPU_SAMPLER_MAX; i++) {
+    eGPUSamplerState state = i;
+    GLenum clamp_type = (state & GPU_SAMPLER_CLAMP_BORDER) ? GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER : GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE;
+    GLenum wrap_s = (state & GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_R) ? GL_REPEAT : clamp_type;
+    GLenum wrap_t = (state & GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_S) ? GL_REPEAT : clamp_type;
+    GLenum wrap_r = (state & GPU_SAMPLER_REPEAT_T) ? GL_REPEAT : clamp_type;
+    GLenum mag_filter = (state & GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER) ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST;
+    GLenum min_filter = (state & GPU_SAMPLER_FILTER) ?
+                            ((state & GPU_SAMPLER_MIPMAP) ? GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR : GL_LINEAR) :
+                            ((state & GPU_SAMPLER_MIPMAP) ? GL_NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
+    GLenum compare_mode = (state & GPU_SAMPLER_COMPARE) ? GL_COMPARE_REF_TO_TEXTURE : GL_NONE;
+    float aniso_filter = ((state & GPU_SAMPLER_MIPMAP) && (state & GPU_SAMPLER_ANISO)) ?
+                             GPU_get_anisotropic() :
+                             1.0f;
+
+    glSamplerParameteri(GG.samplers[i], GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, wrap_s);
+    glSamplerParameteri(GG.samplers[i], GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, wrap_t);
+    glSamplerParameteri(GG.samplers[i], GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R, wrap_r);
+    glSamplerParameteri(GG.samplers[i], GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, min_filter);
+    glSamplerParameteri(GG.samplers[i], GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, mag_filter);
+    glSamplerParameteri(GG.samplers[i], GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_MODE, compare_mode);
+    glSamplerParameteri(GG.samplers[i], GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_FUNC, GL_LEQUAL);
+    if (GLEW_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic) {
+      glSamplerParameterf(GG.samplers[i], GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, aniso_filter);
+    }
+
+    /** Other states are left to default:
+     * - GL_TEXTURE_BORDER_COLOR is {0, 0, 0, 0}.
+     * - GL_TEXTURE_MIN_LOD is -1000.
+     * - GL_TEXTURE_MAX_LOD is 1000.
+     * - GL_TEXTURE_LOD_BIAS is 0.0f.
+     **/
+  }
+}
+
+void GPU_samplers_free(void)
+{
+  glDeleteSamplers(GPU_SAMPLER_MAX, GG.samplers);
+}
+
+/** \} */