Mesa GL Thread Testing With Pentium + Core i7 & RX 580 + R9 Fury

[agd5f]

Sounds like it should have a runtime flag like NVIDIA that developers (and/or users) can add to their launch scripts if it helps in a certain game.

It does have a runtime control. I suspect that is what Michael used for this test.

[bosjc]

It does have a runtime control. I suspect that is what Michael used for this test.

I guess I meant it should be more like always a runtime flag vs trying to get it on by default (or something like that).

[cauterized-edge]

Thank you for doing these benchmarks! I am curious why cs:go isn't included in these benchmarks? It is so popular and I want to know!

I am currently compiling mesa-git so I'll be able to test it myself soon, but it seems like my computer is re-compiling the world due to dependencies...

[Michael]

Thank you for doing these benchmarks! I am curious why cs:go isn't included in these benchmarks? It is so popular and I want to know!

I am currently compiling mesa-git so I'll be able to test it myself soon, but it seems like my computer is re-compiling the world due to dependencies...

The benchmark mode in CS:GO recently broke and haven't had time to investigate. More than likely need to record a new demo for the benchmark but haven't had the time to investigate why it's ben breaking after a recent CS:GO update.

[Veerappan]

Sounds like it should have a runtime flag like NVIDIA that developers (and/or users) can add to their launch scripts if it helps in a certain game.

There's already an environment variable that can be set as part of something like a steam launch options script on a per-application basis. "mesa_glthread=true" if my memory serves correctly.

[guglovich]

I do not have additional FPS in Bioshock Infinite. Distr: Arch, Linux: 4.11.9, GPU: AMD RX 460, APU: A10-7850K

[cauterized-edge]

The benchmark mode in CS:GO recently broke and haven't had time to investigate. More than likely need to record a new demo for the benchmark but haven't had the time to investigate why it's ben breaking after a recent CS:GO update.

Ah, understandable. I've been trying to maximize FPS and have also found csgo to be irritating to benchmark.

[Guest]

What's a good way to test this? Do I just need relatively bleeding-edge Mesa? And would this benefit games under Wine, or more specifically, games running with Gallium Nine?

I'm thinking about spinning up a Fedora 26 install with a Mesa-git copr and the Wine Gallium-nine copr.

[agd5f]

I guess I meant it should be more like always a runtime flag vs trying to get it on by default (or something like that).

That's the idea. Basically a whitelist of games that it helps.

[Veerappan]

What's a good way to test this? Do I just need relatively bleeding-edge Mesa? And would this benefit games under Wine, or more specifically, games running with Gallium Nine?

I'm thinking about spinning up a Fedora 26 install with a Mesa-git copr and the Wine Gallium-nine copr.

I don't think that the mesa glthread feature will help Gallium/Nine. It could conceivably help Wine when wine itself is translating Direct3D calls to OpenGL (e.g. Direct3D 7/8/10/11/whatever-isn't-9).