a73x

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Add incremental atlas upload with ASCII precompute

a73x   2026-04-10 10:17

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Add incremental atlas upload with ASCII precompute

- 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>
src/font.zig
Old New
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ pub const Atlas = struct {
187 row_height: u32, 187 row_height: u32,
188 cache: std.AutoHashMap(u21, GlyphUV), 188 cache: std.AutoHashMap(u21, GlyphUV),
189 dirty: bool, 189 dirty: bool,
190 last_uploaded_y: u32,
191 needs_full_upload: bool,
190 192
191 pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, width: u32, height: u32) !Atlas { 193 pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, width: u32, height: u32) !Atlas {
192 const pixels = try alloc.alloc(u8, @as(usize, width) * @as(usize, height)); 194 const pixels = try alloc.alloc(u8, @as(usize, width) * @as(usize, height));
@@ -202,6 +204,8 @@ pub const Atlas = struct {
202 .row_height = 1, 204 .row_height = 1,
203 .cache = std.AutoHashMap(u21, GlyphUV).init(alloc), 205 .cache = std.AutoHashMap(u21, GlyphUV).init(alloc),
204 .dirty = true, 206 .dirty = true,
207 .last_uploaded_y = 0,
208 .needs_full_upload = true,
205 }; 209 };
206 } 210 }
207 211
@@ -218,6 +222,8 @@ pub const Atlas = struct {
218 self.row_height = 1; 222 self.row_height = 1;
219 self.cache.clearRetainingCapacity(); 223 self.cache.clearRetainingCapacity();
220 self.dirty = true; 224 self.dirty = true;
225 self.last_uploaded_y = 0;
226 self.needs_full_upload = true;
221 } 227 }
222 228
223 pub fn cursorUV(self: *const Atlas) GlyphUV { 229 pub fn cursorUV(self: *const Atlas) GlyphUV {
@@ -366,3 +372,34 @@ test "Face.reinit switches px_size and produces different cell metrics" {
366 372
367 try std.testing.expect(large_cell > small_cell); 373 try std.testing.expect(large_cell > small_cell);
368 } 374 }
375
376 test "Atlas dirty tracking fields initialized correctly" {
377 var atlas = try Atlas.init(std.testing.allocator, 256, 256);
378 defer atlas.deinit();
379
380 try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 0), atlas.last_uploaded_y);
381 try std.testing.expect(atlas.needs_full_upload);
382 }
383
384 test "Atlas dirty region covers new glyphs" {
385 var atlas = try Atlas.init(std.testing.allocator, 256, 256);
386 defer atlas.deinit();
387
388 const y_start = atlas.last_uploaded_y;
389 const y_end = atlas.cursor_y + atlas.row_height;
390 try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 0), y_start);
391 try std.testing.expect(y_end > 0);
392 }
393
394 test "Atlas reset restores dirty tracking fields" {
395 var atlas = try Atlas.init(std.testing.allocator, 256, 256);
396 defer atlas.deinit();
397
398 atlas.last_uploaded_y = 50;
399 atlas.needs_full_upload = false;
400
401 atlas.reset();
402
403 try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 0), atlas.last_uploaded_y);
404 try std.testing.expect(atlas.needs_full_upload);
405 }
src/renderer.zig
Old New
@@ -473,6 +473,12 @@ pub const Context = struct {
473 atlas_sampler: vk.Sampler, 473 atlas_sampler: vk.Sampler,
474 atlas_width: u32, 474 atlas_width: u32,
475 atlas_height: u32, 475 atlas_height: u32,
476 // Persistent atlas staging buffer (reused across frames)
477 atlas_staging_buffer: vk.Buffer,
478 atlas_staging_memory: vk.DeviceMemory,
479 // Dedicated transfer command buffer + fence
480 atlas_transfer_cb: vk.CommandBuffer,
481 atlas_transfer_fence: vk.Fence,
476 482
477 pub fn init( 483 pub fn init(
478 alloc: std.mem.Allocator, 484 alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
@@ -907,6 +913,28 @@ pub const Context = struct {
907 }, null); 913 }, null);
908 errdefer vkd.destroySampler(device, atlas_sampler, null); 914 errdefer vkd.destroySampler(device, atlas_sampler, null);
909 915
916 // --- Atlas staging buffer (persistent, reused across frames) ---
917 const atlas_staging_size: vk.DeviceSize = @as(vk.DeviceSize, atlas_width) * atlas_height;
918 const atlas_staging = try createHostVisibleBuffer(vki, pd_info.physical, vkd, device, atlas_staging_size, .{ .transfer_src_bit = true });
919 errdefer {
920 vkd.destroyBuffer(device, atlas_staging.buffer, null);
921 vkd.freeMemory(device, atlas_staging.memory, null);
922 }
923
924 // --- Dedicated atlas transfer command buffer ---
925 var atlas_transfer_cb: vk.CommandBuffer = undefined;
926 try vkd.allocateCommandBuffers(device, &vk.CommandBufferAllocateInfo{
927 .command_pool = command_pool,
928 .level = .primary,
929 .command_buffer_count = 1,
930 }, @ptrCast(&atlas_transfer_cb));
931
932 // --- Atlas transfer fence (starts signaled so first wait is a no-op) ---
933 const atlas_transfer_fence = try vkd.createFence(device, &vk.FenceCreateInfo{
934 .flags = .{ .signaled_bit = true },
935 }, null);
936 errdefer vkd.destroyFence(device, atlas_transfer_fence, null);
937
910 // Bind atlas to descriptor set 938 // Bind atlas to descriptor set
911 const img_info = vk.DescriptorImageInfo{ 939 const img_info = vk.DescriptorImageInfo{
912 .sampler = atlas_sampler, 940 .sampler = atlas_sampler,
@@ -965,6 +993,10 @@ pub const Context = struct {
965 .atlas_sampler = atlas_sampler, 993 .atlas_sampler = atlas_sampler,
966 .atlas_width = atlas_width, 994 .atlas_width = atlas_width,
967 .atlas_height = atlas_height, 995 .atlas_height = atlas_height,
996 .atlas_staging_buffer = atlas_staging.buffer,
997 .atlas_staging_memory = atlas_staging.memory,
998 .atlas_transfer_cb = atlas_transfer_cb,
999 .atlas_transfer_fence = atlas_transfer_fence,
968 }; 1000 };
969 } 1001 }
970 1002
@@ -977,6 +1009,9 @@ pub const Context = struct {
977 self.vkd.destroyImageView(self.device, self.atlas_view, null); 1009 self.vkd.destroyImageView(self.device, self.atlas_view, null);
978 self.vkd.destroyImage(self.device, self.atlas_image, null); 1010 self.vkd.destroyImage(self.device, self.atlas_image, null);
979 self.vkd.freeMemory(self.device, self.atlas_memory, null); 1011 self.vkd.freeMemory(self.device, self.atlas_memory, null);
1012 self.vkd.destroyBuffer(self.device, self.atlas_staging_buffer, null);
1013 self.vkd.freeMemory(self.device, self.atlas_staging_memory, null);
1014 self.vkd.destroyFence(self.device, self.atlas_transfer_fence, null);
980 self.vkd.destroyBuffer(self.device, self.instance_buffer, null); 1015 self.vkd.destroyBuffer(self.device, self.instance_buffer, null);
981 self.vkd.freeMemory(self.device, self.instance_memory, null); 1016 self.vkd.freeMemory(self.device, self.instance_memory, null);
982 self.vkd.destroyBuffer(self.device, self.quad_vertex_buffer, null); 1017 self.vkd.destroyBuffer(self.device, self.quad_vertex_buffer, null);
@@ -1291,6 +1326,125 @@ pub const Context = struct {
1291 try self.vkd.queueWaitIdle(self.graphics_queue); 1326 try self.vkd.queueWaitIdle(self.graphics_queue);
1292 } 1327 }
1293 1328
1329 /// Upload a horizontal band of the atlas (y_start..y_end) to the GPU.
1330 /// Uses the persistent staging buffer and dedicated transfer command buffer.
1331 /// If `full` is true, transitions from UNDEFINED (for initial/reset uploads).
1332 /// Otherwise transitions from SHADER_READ_ONLY (preserves existing data).
1333 pub fn uploadAtlasRegion(
1334 self: *Context,
1335 pixels: []const u8,
1336 y_start: u32,
1337 y_end: u32,
1338 full: bool,
1339 ) !void {
1340 if (y_start >= y_end) return;
1341
1342 const byte_offset: usize = @as(usize, y_start) * self.atlas_width;
1343 const byte_len: usize = @as(usize, y_end - y_start) * self.atlas_width;
1344
1345 // Wait for any prior atlas transfer to finish before reusing staging buffer
1346 _ = try self.vkd.waitForFences(self.device, 1, @ptrCast(&self.atlas_transfer_fence), .true, std.math.maxInt(u64));
1347 try self.vkd.resetFences(self.device, 1, @ptrCast(&self.atlas_transfer_fence));
1348
1349 // Copy dirty band into staging buffer
1350 const mapped = try self.vkd.mapMemory(self.device, self.atlas_staging_memory, 0, @intCast(byte_len), .{});
1351 @memcpy(@as([*]u8, @ptrCast(mapped))[0..byte_len], pixels[byte_offset .. byte_offset + byte_len]);
1352 self.vkd.unmapMemory(self.device, self.atlas_staging_memory);
1353
1354 // Record transfer command
1355 try self.vkd.resetCommandBuffer(self.atlas_transfer_cb, .{});
1356 try self.vkd.beginCommandBuffer(self.atlas_transfer_cb, &vk.CommandBufferBeginInfo{
1357 .flags = .{ .one_time_submit_bit = true },
1358 });
1359
1360 // Barrier: old_layout -> TRANSFER_DST
1361 const old_layout: vk.ImageLayout = if (full) .undefined else .shader_read_only_optimal;
1362 const barrier_to_transfer = vk.ImageMemoryBarrier{
1363 .src_access_mask = if (full) @as(vk.AccessFlags, .{}) else .{ .shader_read_bit = true },
1364 .dst_access_mask = .{ .transfer_write_bit = true },
1365 .old_layout = old_layout,
1366 .new_layout = .transfer_dst_optimal,
1367 .src_queue_family_index = vk.QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
1368 .dst_queue_family_index = vk.QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
1369 .image = self.atlas_image,
1370 .subresource_range = .{
1371 .aspect_mask = .{ .color_bit = true },
1372 .base_mip_level = 0,
1373 .level_count = 1,
1374 .base_array_layer = 0,
1375 .layer_count = 1,
1376 },
1377 };
1378 const src_stage: vk.PipelineStageFlags = if (full) .{ .top_of_pipe_bit = true } else .{ .fragment_shader_bit = true };
1379 self.vkd.cmdPipelineBarrier(
1380 self.atlas_transfer_cb,
1381 src_stage,
1382 .{ .transfer_bit = true },
1383 .{},
1384 0, null,
1385 0, null,
1386 1, @ptrCast(&barrier_to_transfer),
1387 );
1388
1389 // Copy staging buffer -> image (dirty band only)
1390 const region = vk.BufferImageCopy{
1391 .buffer_offset = 0,
1392 .buffer_row_length = 0,
1393 .buffer_image_height = 0,
1394 .image_subresource = .{
1395 .aspect_mask = .{ .color_bit = true },
1396 .mip_level = 0,
1397 .base_array_layer = 0,
1398 .layer_count = 1,
1399 },
1400 .image_offset = .{ .x = 0, .y = @intCast(y_start), .z = 0 },
1401 .image_extent = .{ .width = self.atlas_width, .height = y_end - y_start, .depth = 1 },
1402 };
1403 self.vkd.cmdCopyBufferToImage(
1404 self.atlas_transfer_cb,
1405 self.atlas_staging_buffer,
1406 self.atlas_image,
1407 .transfer_dst_optimal,
1408 1,
1409 @ptrCast(&region),
1410 );
1411
1412 // Barrier: TRANSFER_DST -> SHADER_READ_ONLY
1413 const barrier_to_shader = vk.ImageMemoryBarrier{
1414 .src_access_mask = .{ .transfer_write_bit = true },
1415 .dst_access_mask = .{ .shader_read_bit = true },
1416 .old_layout = .transfer_dst_optimal,
1417 .new_layout = .shader_read_only_optimal,
1418 .src_queue_family_index = vk.QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
1419 .dst_queue_family_index = vk.QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
1420 .image = self.atlas_image,
1421 .subresource_range = .{
1422 .aspect_mask = .{ .color_bit = true },
1423 .base_mip_level = 0,
1424 .level_count = 1,
1425 .base_array_layer = 0,
1426 .layer_count = 1,
1427 },
1428 };
1429 self.vkd.cmdPipelineBarrier(
1430 self.atlas_transfer_cb,
1431 .{ .transfer_bit = true },
1432 .{ .fragment_shader_bit = true },
1433 .{},
1434 0, null,
1435 0, null,
1436 1, @ptrCast(&barrier_to_shader),
1437 );
1438
1439 try self.vkd.endCommandBuffer(self.atlas_transfer_cb);
1440
1441 // Submit with dedicated fence (no queueWaitIdle)
1442 try self.vkd.queueSubmit(self.graphics_queue, 1, @ptrCast(&vk.SubmitInfo{
1443 .command_buffer_count = 1,
1444 .p_command_buffers = @ptrCast(&self.atlas_transfer_cb),
1445 }), self.atlas_transfer_fence);
1446 }
1447
1294 /// Map the instance buffer, copy instances in, unmap. 1448 /// Map the instance buffer, copy instances in, unmap.
1295 pub fn uploadInstances(self: *Context, instances: []const Instance) !void { 1449 pub fn uploadInstances(self: *Context, instances: []const Instance) !void {
1296 try self.ensureInstanceCapacity(@intCast(instances.len)); 1450 try self.ensureInstanceCapacity(@intCast(instances.len));