I'm expecting something to break, it's my code, it's bound to. But i have tested some 40 games without problems, so my hopes are high!
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The detection is based on a quickly reversed smode1 flag and needs to be done properly.
The timing itself also needs reversing and has only been tested on the VP2 intro video.
(That video now runs without audio / video desync when progressive scan is enabled :) )
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Threading VU1 took a lot of rewrites and new code to make possible (MTGS, microVU, gifUnit...), but we finally got to the point where it was feasible, and now we've done it! (so now everyone can stop complaining that pcsx2 only takes advantages of 2 cores :p).
The speedups in the games that benefit from it are great if you have a cpu with 3+ cores (generally a 10~45% speedup), however games that are GS limited can be a slowdown (especially on dual core cpu's).
The option can be found in the speedhacks section as "MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1)". And when enabled it should should show the VU thread-time percentage on the title bar window (Like we currently do for EE/GS/UI threads).
It is listed as a speedhack because in order for threading VU1 to have been a speedup, we need to assume that games will not send gif packets containing Signal/Finish/Label commands from path 1 (vu1's xgkick). The good news is very-few games ever do this, so the compatibility of MTVU is very high (a game that does do this will likely hang).
Note: vs2010 builds and Linux builds need to be updated to include "MTVU.h" and "MTVU.cpp".
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The problem as I understood is is incomplete COLCLAMP support.
Thanks to sudo for the hack :)
(Unfortunately we couldn't find out more about why these FMV also *all* flicker.)
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- Fixed a bug with mVU's ESIN implementation. This finally fixes the flower-petal bug in Radiata Stories (and hopefully the clouds-bug in VP2 but havn't tested). Rama and I have wanted to fix this for a long time, but never knew the problem :p
- Improved implementation of some undefined behavior that happens on branches to take into account pipeline stalls.
gif / vif:
- Added some logging code that parses gif packets. It can be enabled by the PRINT_GIF_PACKET macro in Gif.h
- Deleted some old gif code.
- On ReadFIFO_VIF1() clear the out-reg to prevent uninitialized results in case GSreadFIFO() doesn't modify it...
- Create a fallback for GSreadFIFO2() so that its always defined (as long as the plugin implements GSreadFIFO())
pcsx2:
- Organized the virtual folders in vs2008 a bit...
Note: vs2010 and Linux builds need to be modified to add Gif_Logger.cpp and delete GIFpath.cpp
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this should be the only time that an explicit flushing is needed.
doing it this way should be faster than flushing every incomplete gs packet like r4829 was doing...
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fixes Bleach bankai problem, and probably other games (wizardry/growlancer 3) but haven't tested...
Also removed a vif FlushA hack that used to be needed for tekken 4/gitaroo man but not anymore...
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some bits were kept for reference and should be deleted in the future (along with the entire GIFpath.cpp)
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Pcsx2 now has a gifUnit class which acts like the ps2's gif and executes a single gif transfer at a time (and performs path arbitration according to priority and path3 slicing).
This new code is generally a speedup for most games. Particularly VU heavy games like GoW.
This revision breaks old saved state compatibility so don't update if you wish to keep playing with your old saved states.
Leave comments if this revision fixes or breaks anything...
Message to GS Plugin authors:
This new code now uses only 1 gif callback to transfer data to the gs plugin (GSgifTransfer).
pcsx2 also is garaunteed to send full GS primitives to the plugin. So you don't have to account for partial-transfers anymore.
Thanks goes out to shadowlady who tested around 500 games for me :D
Note 1: The old gif code is still in this revision, and can be enabled by the USE_OLD_GIF macro. The old code will be deleted soon.
Note 2: This revision also enables assertion dialogs in devel builds, and changed a lot of assume cases into assertions.
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* Writes via 16 and 8 bit ops now use 32-bit read/modify/write operations by default; which should enable nearly complete support for all such operations (instead of the formerly spotty coverage before).
* Eliminated almost all former 8/16-bit specific register operations. All code shares the same 32 bit handlers now.
* Completely revamped the developer trace logs for hardware registers! *ALL* registers are logged now, complete with address, name, and value being read/written (and nicely formatted!).
* Handlers are now fully page-based using templated functions (minor speedup)
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* Now using SSE for all hardware register reads and writes (mainly MFIFO stuff) [don't expect a speedup, really -- its more of a code simplification in this case].
* [refactoring] Changed the EE Memory (vtlb) to use the u128 type instead of u64 for the 128-bit loads/stores (see mem128_t typedef)
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* Added __fi and __ri, which are abbreviations for __forceinline and __releaseinline.
* Added some static qualifiers to functions in mVU, MMI ops, and others where appropriate.
* Removed some unnecessary __fastcall qualifiers (since GCC gets funny sometimes when you combine __fastcall and inlining).
* Made _1mb, _16mb, _1gb values common to all emulation code (moved from newVif/mvu to Common.h) -- they're useful! :)
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DevNotes: DevCon logs are now available in *Release* builds as well as Devel builds, and can be enabled from the Console window's "Sources" menu. They are disabled by default in Release builds, and are always enabled regardless of the ini setting in devel builds. Debug logs are still strictly available in debug builds only.
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* Make PCSX2 bare minimum reqs include SSE as well as MMX.
* Minor bugfix which could have affected MTGS performance.
* Default GIFpath stuff to use SSE opts.
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Only kidding, it should be awsome now, Also added a debug message incase some Paths are queued on a FINISH, any broken graphics when this shows up (or failure to load) should be reported asap!
Thanks to jake for his hard work getting signal and my optimizations working :)
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* Re-added a trace log for the GIFtag parse optimization; Fixed some mVU warnings.
DevNotes:
Places where GIF needs stalled and resumed are marked with [TODO]'s. We also need to add a way for SIGNAL to abort the currently processing GIFtag, which might need a return code added to the callbacks.
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Games
- Resident Evil Dead Aim flickering graphics fixed.
- Flatout games should now boot everytime (instead of randomly)
- Sega Superstar Tennis flashing fixed
- Destruction Derby graphics fixed (NTSC confirmed, PAL unsure)
- Tenchu Fatal Shadows flickering textures fixed, Issue 748
- Spyro Hero's Tail should boot again, Issue 746
General Info
- General reworking of the GS paths with all paths prioritizing more correctly.
- XGKICK can stall if another GS transfer is in progress
- Major reworking of Path3 masking, could still be combined with normal Path3 transfers, but lets get it working first :P
- Taken in to account a few conditions which could have caused VIF to lock up/crash when stalling on ends.
- Unreversed GIF and SPR and VIF so its the normal way round
- all DMA paths should now resume correctly after being stopped by hardware
- GIF FIFO now actually transfers stuff :P
- VIF CMD's simulated by the length of the interrupts at the end.
Phew, i think that's everything :S
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- Improved handling of suspended DMA's, Also some traps in case DMA values are changed during suspend (please report if they don't start with 5 or 6)
- Better handling of GS Path priorities, this improves many Path3 Masked games such as Star Wars Episode 3, Gran Turismo 4 (slightly) and Videos like Digital Devil Saga/FFX
- Removed Voodoo Cycles
- Doesn't kill everything this time :P
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* Implemented GS window hiding on suspend (option was there, but not tied in)
* Added Frameskipping options
* Added option for disabling all GS output, for benchmarking EEcore stuffs.
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Dev notes:
* Renamed MtgsthreadObject to SysMtgsThread (matches naming pattern of other thread classes).
* Added accessors for GetMtgs() and GetCoreThread() [rationale for them documented in source comments]
* Removed wxHelpers namespace since we're using px name prefix instead for most stuff.
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* Fixed and added better Emulation/System menu updating. Suspend/Resume is more consistent, and Reset grays itself out after being used.
* Entering plugin configurations auto-suspends the emulator.
* Changing plugins in the Configuration PAnel takes effect now without a restart.
* Added preliminary support for an ExtensibleConfirmation Dialog box (contains a sizer you can add content to, and also has an optional "[x] Do not show this again" checkbox).
Bugfixes:
* Added some mutex protection to cdvdNewDiskCB; "just in case."
* Resolved several recursion and deadlock scenarios when (very!) rapidly suspending, resuming, and resetting the emu.
Developments / Code Cleanups:
* Renamed SysCoreThread ExecutionModes: Suspend/Resume are now Opened/Closed (which more accurately reflects the fact they opena nd close the plugins, and helps avoid ambiguity with the "Paused" state).
* Added Exception::ThreadTimedOut, which is now thrown from Semaphore::Wait when recursive wxApp::Yield() calls are detected, and a deadlock occurs (basically cancels the current action which, most of the time, allows for full recovery).
* Major Threading namespace cleanups, documentations, etc.
* Removed wxScopedArray (scopedarray.h) and replaced it with a better implemeneted ScopedArray class.
* Removed toUTF8 class, which I only added a couple weeks ago because I didn't realize wxCharBuffer had an implicit typecast to (char*).
* Implemented more Source/Listener events for Pcsx2App. CoreThread events are sourced properly now, and added SettingsApplied and SettingsLoadSave Sources.
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* Completely new assertion macros: pxAssert, pxAssertMsg, and pxFail, pxAssertDev (both which default to using a message). These replace *all* wxASSERT, DevAssert, and jASSUME varieties of macros. New macros borrow the best of all assertion worlds: MSVCRT, wxASSERT, and AtlAssume. :)
* Rewrote the Console namespace as a structure called IConsoleWriter, and created several varieties of ConsoleWriters for handling different states of log and console availability (should help reduce overhead of console logging nicely).
* More improvements to the PersistentThread model, using safely interlocked "Do*" style callbacks for starting and cleaning up threads.
* Fixed console logs so that they're readable in Win32 notepad again (the log writer adds CRs to naked LFs).
* Added AppInit.cpp -- contains constructor, destructor, OnInit, and command line parsing mess.
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