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diff --git a/src/gallium/docs/source/resources.rst b/src/gallium/docs/source/resources.rst index c8a5766821b..553e335dcf9 100644 --- a/src/gallium/docs/source/resources.rst +++ b/src/gallium/docs/source/resources.rst @@ -34,44 +34,52 @@ will probably be advertised with an appropriate cap. TODO: document all targets. Note that both 3D and cube have restrictions that depend on the hardware generation. -TODO: can buffers have a non-R8 format? PIPE_BUFFER ^^^^^^^^^^^ -Buffer resource: can be used as a vertex, index, constant buffer (appropriate bind flags must be requested). +Buffer resource: can be used as a vertex, index, constant buffer +(appropriate bind flags must be requested). + +Buffers do not really have a format, it's just bytes, but they are required +to have their type set to a R8 format (without a specific "just byte" format, +R8_UINT would probably make the most sense, but for historic reasons R8_UNORM +is ok too). (This is just to make some shared buffer/texture code easier so +format size can be queried.) +width0 serves as size, most other resource properties don't apply but must be +set appropriately (depth0/height0/array_size must be 1, last_level 0). They can be bound to stream output if supported. TODO: what about the restrictions lifted by the several later GL transform feedback extensions? How does one advertise that in Gallium? -They can be also be bound to a shader stage as usual. -TODO: are all drivers supposed to support this? how does this work exactly? are there size limits? - -They can be also be bound to the framebuffer as usual. -TODO: are all drivers supposed to support this? how does this work exactly? are there size limits? +They can be also be bound to a shader stage (for sampling) as usual by +creating an appropriate sampler view, if the driver supports PIPE_CAP_TEXTURE_BUFFER_OBJECTS. +This supports larger width than a 1d texture would +(TODO limit currently unspecified, minimum must be at least 65536). +Only the "direct fetch" sample opcodes are supported (TGSI_OPCODE_TXF, +TGSI_OPCODE_SAMPLE_I) so the sampler state (coord wrapping etc.) +is mostly ignored (with SAMPLE_I there's no sampler state at all). + +They can be also be bound to the framebuffer (only as color render target, not +depth buffer, also there cannot be a depth buffer bound at the same time) as usual +by creating an appropriate view (this is not usable in OpenGL). +TODO there's no CAP bit currently for this, there's also unspecified size etc. limits TODO: is there any chance of supporting GL pixel buffer object acceleration with this? -- depth0 must be 1 -- last_level must be 0 -- TODO: what about normalization? -- TODO: wrap modes/other sampling state? -- TODO: are arbitrary formats supported? in which cases? OpenGL: vertex buffers in GL 1.5 or GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object - Binding to stream out requires GL 3.0 or GL_NV_transform_feedback - Binding as constant buffers requires GL 3.1 or GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object - Binding to a sampling stage requires GL 3.1 or GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object -- TODO: can they be bound to an FBO? D3D11: buffer resources - Binding to a render target requires D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0 -PIPE_TEXTURE_1D -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PIPE_TEXTURE_1D / PIPE_TEXTURE_1D_ARRAY +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1D surface accessed with normalized coordinates. - -UNIMPLEMENTED: 1D texture arrays not supported +1D array textures are supported depending on PIPE_CAP_MAX_TEXTURE_ARRAY_LAYERS. - If PIPE_CAP_NPOT_TEXTURES is not supported, width must be a power of two @@ -101,11 +109,10 @@ OpenCL: can create OpenCL images based on this, that can then be sampled arbitra D3D11: not supported (only PIPE_TEXTURE_2D with normalized coordinates is supported) -PIPE_TEXTURE_2D -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PIPE_TEXTURE_2D / PIPE_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2D surface accessed with normalized coordinates. - -UNIMPLEMENTED: 2D texture arrays not supported +2D array textures are supported depending on PIPE_CAP_MAX_TEXTURE_ARRAY_LAYERS. - If PIPE_CAP_NPOT_TEXTURES is not supported, width and height must be powers of two @@ -142,18 +149,16 @@ D3D11: 3D textures - PIPE_CAP_NPOT_TEXTURES is equivalent to D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0 -PIPE_TEXTURE_CUBE -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PIPE_TEXTURE_CUBE / PIPE_TEXTURE_CUBE_ARRAY +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cube maps consist of 6 2D faces. The 6 surfaces form an imaginary cube, and sampling happens by mapping an input 3-vector to the point of the cube surface in that direction. +Cube map arrays are supported depending on PIPE_CAP_CUBE_MAP_ARRAY. -Sampling may be optionally seamless, resulting in filtering taking samples -from multiple surfaces near to the edge. -UNIMPLEMENTED: seamless cube map sampling not supported - -UNIMPLEMENTED: cube map arrays not supported +Sampling may be optionally seamless if a driver supports it (PIPE_CAP_SEAMLESS_CUBE_MAP), +resulting in filtering taking samples from multiple surfaces near to the edge. - Width and height must be equal - If PIPE_CAP_NPOT_TEXTURES is not supported, @@ -170,7 +175,6 @@ D3D11: 2D array textures with the D3D11_RESOURCE_MISC_TEXTURECUBE flag - PIPE_CAP_NPOT_TEXTURES is equivalent to D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0 - Cube map arrays require D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_1 -- TODO: are (non)seamless cube maps supported in D3D11? how? Surfaces -------- |