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Add incremental atlas upload with ASCII precompute
a73x 2026-04-10 10:17
- Precompute printable ASCII (32-126) at startup, eliminating cold-start atlas upload spikes - Track dirty atlas region via last_uploaded_y and needs_full_upload fields; only upload new glyph rows instead of full texture - Persistent staging buffer and dedicated transfer fence replace per-frame staging alloc/free and queueWaitIdle - Content-preserving layout transition (SHADER_READ_ONLY -> TRANSFER_DST) for incremental uploads; UNDEFINED for full uploads after reset Bench result: atlas_upload dropped from 1702us avg to 0us; total frame time dropped 65% (2783us -> 984us). Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
diff --git a/src/font.zig b/src/font.zig index 89f3001..c27b224 100644 --- a/src/font.zig +++ b/src/font.zig @@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ pub const Atlas = struct { row_height: u32, cache: std.AutoHashMap(u21, GlyphUV), dirty: bool, last_uploaded_y: u32, needs_full_upload: bool, pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, width: u32, height: u32) !Atlas { const pixels = try alloc.alloc(u8, @as(usize, width) * @as(usize, height)); @@ -202,6 +204,8 @@ pub const Atlas = struct { .row_height = 1, .cache = std.AutoHashMap(u21, GlyphUV).init(alloc), .dirty = true, .last_uploaded_y = 0, .needs_full_upload = true, }; } @@ -218,6 +222,8 @@ pub const Atlas = struct { self.row_height = 1; self.cache.clearRetainingCapacity(); self.dirty = true; self.last_uploaded_y = 0; self.needs_full_upload = true; } pub fn cursorUV(self: *const Atlas) GlyphUV { @@ -366,3 +372,34 @@ test "Face.reinit switches px_size and produces different cell metrics" { try std.testing.expect(large_cell > small_cell); } test "Atlas dirty tracking fields initialized correctly" { var atlas = try Atlas.init(std.testing.allocator, 256, 256); defer atlas.deinit(); try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 0), atlas.last_uploaded_y); try std.testing.expect(atlas.needs_full_upload); } test "Atlas dirty region covers new glyphs" { var atlas = try Atlas.init(std.testing.allocator, 256, 256); defer atlas.deinit(); const y_start = atlas.last_uploaded_y; const y_end = atlas.cursor_y + atlas.row_height; try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 0), y_start); try std.testing.expect(y_end > 0); } test "Atlas reset restores dirty tracking fields" { var atlas = try Atlas.init(std.testing.allocator, 256, 256); defer atlas.deinit(); atlas.last_uploaded_y = 50; atlas.needs_full_upload = false; atlas.reset(); try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 0), atlas.last_uploaded_y); try std.testing.expect(atlas.needs_full_upload); } diff --git a/src/renderer.zig b/src/renderer.zig index d3a2346..3ee0f2b 100644 --- a/src/renderer.zig +++ b/src/renderer.zig @@ -473,6 +473,12 @@ pub const Context = struct { atlas_sampler: vk.Sampler, atlas_width: u32, atlas_height: u32, // Persistent atlas staging buffer (reused across frames) atlas_staging_buffer: vk.Buffer, atlas_staging_memory: vk.DeviceMemory, // Dedicated transfer command buffer + fence atlas_transfer_cb: vk.CommandBuffer, atlas_transfer_fence: vk.Fence, pub fn init( alloc: std.mem.Allocator, @@ -907,6 +913,28 @@ pub const Context = struct { }, null); errdefer vkd.destroySampler(device, atlas_sampler, null); // --- Atlas staging buffer (persistent, reused across frames) --- const atlas_staging_size: vk.DeviceSize = @as(vk.DeviceSize, atlas_width) * atlas_height; const atlas_staging = try createHostVisibleBuffer(vki, pd_info.physical, vkd, device, atlas_staging_size, .{ .transfer_src_bit = true }); errdefer { vkd.destroyBuffer(device, atlas_staging.buffer, null); vkd.freeMemory(device, atlas_staging.memory, null); } // --- Dedicated atlas transfer command buffer --- var atlas_transfer_cb: vk.CommandBuffer = undefined; try vkd.allocateCommandBuffers(device, &vk.CommandBufferAllocateInfo{ .command_pool = command_pool, .level = .primary, .command_buffer_count = 1, }, @ptrCast(&atlas_transfer_cb)); // --- Atlas transfer fence (starts signaled so first wait is a no-op) --- const atlas_transfer_fence = try vkd.createFence(device, &vk.FenceCreateInfo{ .flags = .{ .signaled_bit = true }, }, null); errdefer vkd.destroyFence(device, atlas_transfer_fence, null); // Bind atlas to descriptor set const img_info = vk.DescriptorImageInfo{ .sampler = atlas_sampler, @@ -965,6 +993,10 @@ pub const Context = struct { .atlas_sampler = atlas_sampler, .atlas_width = atlas_width, .atlas_height = atlas_height, .atlas_staging_buffer = atlas_staging.buffer, .atlas_staging_memory = atlas_staging.memory, .atlas_transfer_cb = atlas_transfer_cb, .atlas_transfer_fence = atlas_transfer_fence, }; } @@ -977,6 +1009,9 @@ pub const Context = struct { self.vkd.destroyImageView(self.device, self.atlas_view, null); self.vkd.destroyImage(self.device, self.atlas_image, null); self.vkd.freeMemory(self.device, self.atlas_memory, null); self.vkd.destroyBuffer(self.device, self.atlas_staging_buffer, null); self.vkd.freeMemory(self.device, self.atlas_staging_memory, null); self.vkd.destroyFence(self.device, self.atlas_transfer_fence, null); self.vkd.destroyBuffer(self.device, self.instance_buffer, null); self.vkd.freeMemory(self.device, self.instance_memory, null); self.vkd.destroyBuffer(self.device, self.quad_vertex_buffer, null); @@ -1291,6 +1326,125 @@ pub const Context = struct { try self.vkd.queueWaitIdle(self.graphics_queue); } /// Upload a horizontal band of the atlas (y_start..y_end) to the GPU. /// Uses the persistent staging buffer and dedicated transfer command buffer. /// If `full` is true, transitions from UNDEFINED (for initial/reset uploads). /// Otherwise transitions from SHADER_READ_ONLY (preserves existing data). pub fn uploadAtlasRegion( self: *Context, pixels: []const u8, y_start: u32, y_end: u32, full: bool, ) !void { if (y_start >= y_end) return; const byte_offset: usize = @as(usize, y_start) * self.atlas_width; const byte_len: usize = @as(usize, y_end - y_start) * self.atlas_width; // Wait for any prior atlas transfer to finish before reusing staging buffer _ = try self.vkd.waitForFences(self.device, 1, @ptrCast(&self.atlas_transfer_fence), .true, std.math.maxInt(u64)); try self.vkd.resetFences(self.device, 1, @ptrCast(&self.atlas_transfer_fence)); // Copy dirty band into staging buffer const mapped = try self.vkd.mapMemory(self.device, self.atlas_staging_memory, 0, @intCast(byte_len), .{}); @memcpy(@as([*]u8, @ptrCast(mapped))[0..byte_len], pixels[byte_offset .. byte_offset + byte_len]); self.vkd.unmapMemory(self.device, self.atlas_staging_memory); // Record transfer command try self.vkd.resetCommandBuffer(self.atlas_transfer_cb, .{}); try self.vkd.beginCommandBuffer(self.atlas_transfer_cb, &vk.CommandBufferBeginInfo{ .flags = .{ .one_time_submit_bit = true }, }); // Barrier: old_layout -> TRANSFER_DST const old_layout: vk.ImageLayout = if (full) .undefined else .shader_read_only_optimal; const barrier_to_transfer = vk.ImageMemoryBarrier{ .src_access_mask = if (full) @as(vk.AccessFlags, .{}) else .{ .shader_read_bit = true }, .dst_access_mask = .{ .transfer_write_bit = true }, .old_layout = old_layout, .new_layout = .transfer_dst_optimal, .src_queue_family_index = vk.QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED, .dst_queue_family_index = vk.QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED, .image = self.atlas_image, .subresource_range = .{ .aspect_mask = .{ .color_bit = true }, .base_mip_level = 0, .level_count = 1, .base_array_layer = 0, .layer_count = 1, }, }; const src_stage: vk.PipelineStageFlags = if (full) .{ .top_of_pipe_bit = true } else .{ .fragment_shader_bit = true }; self.vkd.cmdPipelineBarrier( self.atlas_transfer_cb, src_stage, .{ .transfer_bit = true }, .{}, 0, null, 0, null, 1, @ptrCast(&barrier_to_transfer), ); // Copy staging buffer -> image (dirty band only) const region = vk.BufferImageCopy{ .buffer_offset = 0, .buffer_row_length = 0, .buffer_image_height = 0, .image_subresource = .{ .aspect_mask = .{ .color_bit = true }, .mip_level = 0, .base_array_layer = 0, .layer_count = 1, }, .image_offset = .{ .x = 0, .y = @intCast(y_start), .z = 0 }, .image_extent = .{ .width = self.atlas_width, .height = y_end - y_start, .depth = 1 }, }; self.vkd.cmdCopyBufferToImage( self.atlas_transfer_cb, self.atlas_staging_buffer, self.atlas_image, .transfer_dst_optimal, 1, @ptrCast(®ion), ); // Barrier: TRANSFER_DST -> SHADER_READ_ONLY const barrier_to_shader = vk.ImageMemoryBarrier{ .src_access_mask = .{ .transfer_write_bit = true }, .dst_access_mask = .{ .shader_read_bit = true }, .old_layout = .transfer_dst_optimal, .new_layout = .shader_read_only_optimal, .src_queue_family_index = vk.QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED, .dst_queue_family_index = vk.QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED, .image = self.atlas_image, .subresource_range = .{ .aspect_mask = .{ .color_bit = true }, .base_mip_level = 0, .level_count = 1, .base_array_layer = 0, .layer_count = 1, }, }; self.vkd.cmdPipelineBarrier( self.atlas_transfer_cb, .{ .transfer_bit = true }, .{ .fragment_shader_bit = true }, .{}, 0, null, 0, null, 1, @ptrCast(&barrier_to_shader), ); try self.vkd.endCommandBuffer(self.atlas_transfer_cb); // Submit with dedicated fence (no queueWaitIdle) try self.vkd.queueSubmit(self.graphics_queue, 1, @ptrCast(&vk.SubmitInfo{ .command_buffer_count = 1, .p_command_buffers = @ptrCast(&self.atlas_transfer_cb), }), self.atlas_transfer_fence); } /// Map the instance buffer, copy instances in, unmap. pub fn uploadInstances(self: *Context, instances: []const Instance) !void { try self.ensureInstanceCapacity(@intCast(instances.len));