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author | Roland Scheidegger <sroland@vmware.com> | 2010-03-31 18:48:36 +0200 |
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committer | Roland Scheidegger <sroland@vmware.com> | 2010-03-31 18:48:36 +0200 |
commit | a215ef0606347e34669a580ec8df93ede7e46399 (patch) | |
tree | 1ea8c169a9da3b633070e7a53c36d13bff2ac3c4 | |
parent | c6c7e6746cbc7af59f7972719ed76f43e8ac16fc (diff) |
gallium/docs: some updates for bind changes
-rw-r--r-- | src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst | 74 |
1 files changed, 36 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst b/src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst index 294c584685..b6efd1d40c 100644 --- a/src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst +++ b/src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst @@ -103,49 +103,47 @@ For backwards compatibility, one-dimensional access to CONST register file is still supported. In that case, the constbuf index is assumed to be 0. -.. _pipe_buffer_usage: +.. _pipe_bind: -PIPE_BUFFER_USAGE -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - -These flags control buffer creation. Buffers may only have one role, so -care should be taken to not allocate a buffer with the wrong usage. - -* ``PIXEL``: This is the flag to use for all textures. -* ``VERTEX``: A vertex buffer. -* ``INDEX``: An element buffer. -* ``CONSTANT``: A buffer of shader constants. - -Buffers are inevitably abstracting the pipe's underlying memory management, -so many of their usage flags can be used to direct the way the buffer is -handled. - -* ``CPU_READ``, ``CPU_WRITE``: Whether the user will map and, in the case of - the latter, write to, the buffer. The convenience flag ``CPU_READ_WRITE`` is - available to signify a read/write buffer. -* ``GPU_READ``, ``GPU_WRITE``: Whether the driver will internally need to - read from or write to the buffer. The latter will only happen if the buffer - is made into a render target. - - -.. _pipe_texture_usage: - -PIPE_TEXTURE_USAGE -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PIPE_BIND +^^^^^^^^^ -These flags determine the possible roles a texture may be used for during its -lifetime. Texture usage flags are cumulative and may be combined to create a -texture that can be used as multiple things. +These flags control resource creation. Resources may be used in different roles +during their lifecycle. Bind flags are cumulative and may be combined to create +a resource which can be used as multiple things. +Depending on the pipe driver's memory management, depending on these bind flags +resources might be created and handled quite differently. * ``RENDER_TARGET``: A color buffer or pixel buffer which will be rendered to. * ``DISPLAY_TARGET``: A sharable buffer that can be given to another process. -* ``PRIMARY``: A front color buffer or scanout buffer. * ``DEPTH_STENCIL``: A depth (Z) buffer or stencil buffer. Gallium does not explicitly provide for stencil-only buffers, so any stencil buffer validated here is implicitly also a depth buffer. -* ``SAMPLER``: A texture that may be sampled from in a fragment or vertex +* ``SAMPLER_VIEW``: A texture that may be sampled from in a fragment or vertex shader. -* ``DYNAMIC``: A texture that will be mapped frequently. +* ``VERTEX_BUFFER``: A vertex buffer. +* ``INDEX_BUFFER``: An element buffer. +* ``CONSTANT_BUFFER``: A buffer of shader constants. +* ``BLIT_SOURCE``: A blit source, as given to surface_copy. +* ``BLIT_DESTINATION``: A blit destination, as given to surface_copy and surface_fill. +* ``TRANSFER_WRITE``: A transfer object which will be written to. +* ``TRANSFER_READ``: A transfer object which will be read from. +* ``CUSTOM``: +* ``SCANOUT``: A front color buffer or scanout buffer. +* ``SHARED``: + +.. _pipe_usage: + +PIPE_USAGE +^^^^^^^^^^ + +The PIPE_USAGE enums are hints about the expected lifecycle of a resource. +* ``DEFAULT``: Expect many uploads to the resource, intermixed with draws. +* ``DYNAMIC``: Expect many uploads to the resource, intermixed with draws. +* ``STATIC``: Same as immutable (?) +* ``IMMUTABLE``: Resource will not be changed after first upload. +* ``STREAM``: Upload will be followed by draw, followed by upload, ... + PIPE_TEXTURE_GEOM @@ -208,13 +206,10 @@ is_format_supported See if a format can be used in a specific manner. -**usage** is a bitmask of :ref:`PIPE_TEXTURE_USAGE` flags. +**tex_usage** is a bitmask of :ref:`PIPE_BIND` flags. Returns TRUE if all usages can be satisfied. -.. note:: - - ``PIPE_TEXTURE_USAGE_DYNAMIC`` is not a valid usage. .. _resource_create: @@ -222,6 +217,9 @@ resource_create ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Given a template of texture setup, create a resource. +The way a resource may be used is specifed by bind flags, :ref:`pipe_bind`. +and hints are used to indicate to the driver what access pattern might be +likely, :ref:`pipe_usage`. resource_destroy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |