ANV === Debugging --------- Here are a few environment variable debug environment variables specific to Anv: :envvar:`ANV_ENABLE_PIPELINE_CACHE` If defined to ``0`` or ``false``, this will disable pipeline caching, forcing Anv to reparse and recompile any VkShaderModule (SPIRV) it is given. :envvar:`ANV_DISABLE_SECONDARY_CMD_BUFFER_CALLS` If defined to ``1`` or ``true``, this will prevent usage of self modifying command buffers to implement ``vkCmdExecuteCommands``. As a result of this, it will also disable ``VK_KHR_performance_query``. :envvar:`ANV_ALWAYS_BINDLESS` If defined to ``1`` or ``true``, this forces all descriptor sets to use the internal `Bindless model`_. :envvar:`ANV_QUEUE_THREAD_DISABLE` If defined to ``1`` or ``true``, this disables support for timeline semaphores. :envvar:`ANV_USERSPACE_RELOCS` If defined to ``1`` or ``true``, this forces Anv to always do kernel relocations in command buffers. This should only have an effect on hardware that doesn't support soft-pinning (Ivybridge, Haswell, Cherryview). :envvar:`ANV_PRIMITIVE_REPLICATION_MAX_VIEWS` Specifies up to how many view shaders can be lowered to handle VK_KHR_multiview. Beyond this number, multiview is implemented using instanced rendering. If unspecified, the value default to ``2``. Experimental features --------------------- :envvar:`ANV_EXPERIMENTAL_NV_MESH_SHADER` If defined to ``1`` or ``true``, this advertise support for VK_NV_mesh_shader extension for platforms that have hardware support for it. .. _`Bindless model`: Binding Model ------------- Here is the Anv bindless binding model that was implemented for the descriptor indexing feature of Vulkan 1.2 : .. graphviz:: digraph G { fontcolor="black"; compound=true; subgraph cluster_1 { label = "Binding Table (HW)"; bgcolor="cornflowerblue"; node [ style=filled,shape="record",fillcolor="white", label="RT0" ] n0; node [ label="RT1" ] n1; node [ label="dynbuf0"] n2; node [ label="set0" ] n3; node [ label="set1" ] n4; node [ label="set2" ] n5; n0 -> n1 -> n2 -> n3 -> n4 -> n5 [style=invis]; } subgraph cluster_2 { label = "Descriptor Set 0"; bgcolor="burlywood3"; fixedsize = true; node [ style=filled,shape="record",fillcolor="white", fixedsize = true, width=4, label="binding 0 - STORAGE_IMAGE\n anv_storage_image_descriptor" ] n8; node [ label="binding 1 - COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER\n anv_sampled_image_descriptor" ] n9; node [ label="binding 2 - UNIFORM_BUFFER\n anv_address_range_descriptor" ] n10; node [ label="binding 3 - UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER\n anv_storage_image_descriptor" ] n11; n8 -> n9 -> n10 -> n11 [style=invis]; } subgraph cluster_5 { label = "Vulkan Objects" fontcolor="black"; bgcolor="darkolivegreen4"; subgraph cluster_6 { label = "VkImageView"; bgcolor=darkolivegreen3; node [ style=filled,shape="box",fillcolor="white", fixedsize = true, width=2, label="surface_state" ] n12; } subgraph cluster_7 { label = "VkSampler"; bgcolor=darkolivegreen3; node [ style=filled,shape="box",fillcolor="white", fixedsize = true, width=2, label="sample_state" ] n13; } subgraph cluster_8 { label = "VkImageView"; bgcolor="darkolivegreen3"; node [ style=filled,shape="box",fillcolor="white", fixedsize = true, width=2, label="surface_state" ] n14; } subgraph cluster_9 { label = "VkBuffer"; bgcolor=darkolivegreen3; node [ style=filled,shape="box",fillcolor="white", fixedsize = true, width=2, label="address" ] n15; } subgraph cluster_10 { label = "VkBufferView"; bgcolor=darkolivegreen3; node [ style=filled,shape="box",fillcolor="white", fixedsize = true, width=2, label="surface_state" ] n16; } n12 -> n13 -> n14 -> n15 -> n16 [style=invis]; } subgraph cluster_11 { subgraph cluster_12 { label = "CommandBuffer state stream"; bgcolor="gold3"; node [ style=filled,shape="box",fillcolor="white", fixedsize = true, width=2, label="surface_state" ] n17; node [ label="surface_state" ] n18; node [ label="surface_state" ] n19; n17 -> n18 -> n19 [style=invis]; } } n3 -> n8 [lhead=cluster_2]; n8 -> n12; n9 -> n13; n9 -> n14; n10 -> n15; n11 -> n16; n0 -> n17; n1 -> n18; n2 -> n19; } The HW binding table is generated when the draw or dispatch commands are emitted. Here are the types of entries one can find in the binding table : - The currently bound descriptor sets, one entry per descriptor set (our limit is 8). - For dynamic buffers, one entry per dynamic buffer. - For draw commands, render target entries if needed. The entries of the HW binding table for descriptor sets are RENDER_SURFACE_STATE similar to what you would have for a normal uniform buffer. The shader will emit reads this buffer first to get the information it needs to access a surface/sampler/etc... and then emits the appropriate message using the information gathered from the descriptor set buffer. Each binding type entry gets an associated structure in memory (``anv_storage_image_descriptor``, ``anv_sampled_image_descriptor``, ``anv_address_range_descriptor``, ``anv_storage_image_descriptor``). This is the information read by the shader. .. _`Descriptor Set Memory Layout`: Descriptor Set Memory Layout ---------------------------- Here is a representation of how the descriptor set bindings, with each elements in each binding is mapped to a the descriptor set memory : .. graphviz:: digraph structs { node [shape=record]; rankdir=LR; struct1 [label="Descriptor Set | \ binding 0\n STORAGE_IMAGE \n (array_length=3) | \ binding 1\n COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER \n (array_length=2) | \ binding 2\n UNIFORM_BUFFER \n (array_length=1) | \ binding 3\n UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER \n (array_length=1)"]; struct2 [label="Descriptor Set Memory | \ anv_storage_image_descriptor|\ anv_storage_image_descriptor|\ anv_storage_image_descriptor|\ anv_sampled_image_descriptor|\ anv_sampled_image_descriptor|\ anv_address_range_descriptor|\ anv_storage_image_descriptor"]; struct1:b0 -> struct2:b0e0; struct1:b0 -> struct2:b0e1; struct1:b0 -> struct2:b0e2; struct1:b1 -> struct2:b1e0; struct1:b1 -> struct2:b1e1; struct1:b2 -> struct2:b2e0; struct1:b3 -> struct2:b3e0; } Each Binding in the descriptor set is allocated an array of ``anv_*_descriptor`` data structure. The type of ``anv_*_descriptor`` used for a binding is selected based on the ``VkDescriptorType`` of the bindings. The value of ``anv_descriptor_set_binding_layout::descriptor_offset`` is a byte offset from the descriptor set memory to the associated binding. ``anv_descriptor_set_binding_layout::array_size`` is the number of ``anv_*_descriptor`` elements in the descriptor set memory from that offset for the binding. Pipeline state emission ----------------------- Vulkan initially started by baking as much state as possible in pipelines. But extension after extension, more and more state has become potentially dynamic. Anv tries to limit the amount of time an instruction has to be packed to reprogram part of the 3D pipeline state. The packing is happening in 2 places : - ``genX_pipeline.c`` where the non dynamic state is emitted in the pipeline batch. This batch is copied into the command buffer batch when calling ``vkCmdBindPipeline()`` - ``genX_cmd_buffer.c`` in the ``cmd_buffer_flush_state`` function which ends up calling into ``gfx8_cmd_buffer.c`` & ``gfx7_cmd_buffer.c`` The rule to know where to emit an instruction programming the 3D pipeline is as follow : - If any field of the instruction can be made dynamic, it should be emitted in ``genX_cmd_buffer.c``, ``gfx8_cmd_buffer.c`` or ``gfx7_cmd_buffer.c`` - Otherwise, the instruction can be emitted in ``genX_pipeline.c`` When a piece of state programming is dynamic, it should have a corresponding field in ``anv_dynamic_state`` and the ``anv_dynamic_state_copy()`` function should be updated to ensure we minimize the amount of time an instruction should be emitted. Each instruction should have a associated ``ANV_CMD_DIRTY_*`` mask so that the dynamic emission code can tell when to re-emit an instruction. An instruction can also be re-emitted when a pipeline changes by checking for ``ANV_CMD_DIRTY_PIPELINE``. It should only do so if it requires to know some value that is coming from the ``anv_graphics_pipeline`` object that is not available from ``anv_dynamic_state``.