Moves particles data uploading out of framebuffer pass.

Comments By: phosit
Differential Revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D4820
This was SVN commit r27207.

source/graphics/ParticleEmitter.cpp

@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ void CParticleEmitter::PrepareForRendering()
 	m_VertexArray.PrepareForRendering();
 }
 
+void CParticleEmitter::UploadData(
+	Renderer::Backend::IDeviceCommandContext* deviceCommandContext)
+{
+	m_VertexArray.UploadIfNeeded(deviceCommandContext);
+}
+
 void CParticleEmitter::Bind(
 	Renderer::Backend::IDeviceCommandContext* deviceCommandContext,
 	Renderer::Backend::IShaderProgram* shader)
@@ -206,9 +212,6 @@ void CParticleEmitter::RenderArray(
 	if (m_Particles.empty())
 		return;
 
-	m_VertexArray.UploadIfNeeded(deviceCommandContext);
-	m_IndexArray.UploadIfNeeded(deviceCommandContext);
-
 	const uint32_t stride = m_VertexArray.GetStride();
 	const uint32_t firstVertexOffset = m_VertexArray.GetOffset() * stride;
 
@@ -260,8 +263,6 @@ void CParticleEmitter::SetEntityVariable(const std::string& name, float value)
 	m_EntityVariables[name] = value;
 }
 
-
-
 CModelParticleEmitter::CModelParticleEmitter(const CParticleEmitterTypePtr& type) :
 	m_Type(type)
 {

source/graphics/ParticleEmitter.h

@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void PrepareForRendering();
 
+	/**
+	 * Upload the vertex data to the backend.
+	 */
+	void UploadData(
+		Renderer::Backend::IDeviceCommandContext* deviceCommandContext);
+
 	/**
 	 * Bind rendering state (textures and blend modes).
 	 */

source/renderer/ParticleRenderer.cpp

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ void ParticleRenderer::Submit(int cullGroup, CParticleEmitter* emitter)
 
 void ParticleRenderer::EndFrame()
 {
-	for (int cullGroup = 0; cullGroup < CSceneRenderer::CULL_MAX; ++cullGroup)
-		m->emitters[cullGroup].clear();
+	for (std::vector<CParticleEmitter*>& cullGroupEmitters : m->emitters)
+		cullGroupEmitters.clear();
 	// this should leave the capacity unchanged, which is okay since it
 	// won't be very large or very variable
 }
@@ -103,29 +103,36 @@ void ParticleRenderer::PrepareForRendering(const CShaderDefines& context)
 
 	++m->frameNumber;
 
-	for (int cullGroup = 0; cullGroup < CSceneRenderer::CULL_MAX; ++cullGroup)
+	for (std::vector<CParticleEmitter*>& cullGroupEmitters : m->emitters)
 	{
 		PROFILE("update emitters");
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < m->emitters[cullGroup].size(); ++i)
+		for (CParticleEmitter* emitter : cullGroupEmitters)
 		{
-			CParticleEmitter* emitter = m->emitters[cullGroup][i];
 			emitter->UpdateArrayData(m->frameNumber);
 			emitter->PrepareForRendering();
 		}
 	}
 
-	for (int cullGroup = 0; cullGroup < CSceneRenderer::CULL_MAX; ++cullGroup)
+	CMatrix3D worldToCamera;
+	g_Renderer.GetSceneRenderer().GetViewCamera().GetOrientation().GetInverse(worldToCamera);
+	for (std::vector<CParticleEmitter*>& cullGroupEmitters : m->emitters)
 	{
 		// Sort back-to-front by distance from camera
 		PROFILE("sort emitters");
-		CMatrix3D worldToCam;
-		g_Renderer.GetSceneRenderer().GetViewCamera().GetOrientation().GetInverse(worldToCam);
-		std::stable_sort(m->emitters[cullGroup].begin(), m->emitters[cullGroup].end(), SortEmitterDistance(worldToCam));
+		std::stable_sort(cullGroupEmitters.begin(), cullGroupEmitters.end(), SortEmitterDistance(worldToCamera));
 	}
 
 	// TODO: should batch by texture here when possible, maybe
 }
 
+void ParticleRenderer::Upload(
+	Renderer::Backend::IDeviceCommandContext* deviceCommandContext)
+{
+	for (std::vector<CParticleEmitter*>& cullGroupEmitters : m->emitters)
+		for (CParticleEmitter* emitter : cullGroupEmitters)
+			emitter->UploadData(deviceCommandContext);
+}
+
 void ParticleRenderer::RenderParticles(
 	Renderer::Backend::IDeviceCommandContext* deviceCommandContext,
 	int cullGroup, bool wireframe)

source/renderer/ParticleRenderer.h

@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void PrepareForRendering(const CShaderDefines& context);
 
+	/**
+	 * Upload internal data to the backend. Must be called after the data is
+	 * prepared and before any rendering calls.
+	 */
+	void Upload(
+		Renderer::Backend::IDeviceCommandContext* deviceCommandContext);
+
 	/**
 	 * Reset the list of submitted overlays.
 	 */

source/renderer/SceneRenderer.cpp

@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ void CSceneRenderer::RenderSubmissions(
 
 	m->overlayRenderer.Upload(deviceCommandContext);
 
+	m->particleRenderer.Upload(deviceCommandContext);
+
 	if (g_RenderingOptions.GetShadows())
 	{
 		RenderShadowMap(deviceCommandContext, context);