Reduce the use of porting::getTimeMs() when rendering frames (#12679)

* Avoid calling TimeTaker too frequently in renderMapXXX
* Calculate animation timer once per frame
* Remove code that breaks rendering frame at 2000ms

Co-authored-by: sfan5 <sfan5@live.de>

Co-authored-by: sfan5 <sfan5@live.de>

src/client/clientenvironment.cpp

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "shader.h"
 #include "content_cao.h"
+#include "porting.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "client/renderingengine.h"
 
@@ -513,3 +514,8 @@ void ClientEnvironment::getSelectedActiveObjects(
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+void ClientEnvironment::updateFrameTime()
+{
+	m_frame_time = porting::getTimeMs();
+}

src/client/clientenvironment.h

@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ public:
 	void updateCameraOffset(const v3s16 &camera_offset)
 	{ m_camera_offset = camera_offset; }
 	v3s16 getCameraOffset() const { return m_camera_offset; }
+
+	void updateFrameTime();
+	u64 getFrameTime() const { return m_frame_time; }
+
 private:
 	ClientMap *m_map;
 	LocalPlayer *m_local_player = nullptr;
@@ -153,4 +157,5 @@ private:
 	IntervalLimiter m_active_object_light_update_interval;
 	std::list<std::string> m_player_names;
 	v3s16 m_camera_offset;
+	u64 m_frame_time;
 };

src/client/clientmap.cpp

@@ -449,13 +449,6 @@ void ClientMap::renderMap(video::IVideoDriver* driver, s32 pass)
 	for (auto &descriptor : draw_order) {
 		scene::IMeshBuffer *buf = descriptor.getBuffer();
 
-		// Check and abort if the machine is swapping a lot
-		if (draw.getTimerTime() > 2000) {
-			infostream << "ClientMap::renderMap(): Rendering took >2s, " <<
-					"returning." << std::endl;
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if (!descriptor.m_reuse_material) {
 			auto &material = buf->getMaterial();
 
@@ -803,13 +796,6 @@ void ClientMap::renderMapShadows(video::IVideoDriver *driver,
 	for (auto &descriptor : draw_order) {
 		scene::IMeshBuffer *buf = descriptor.getBuffer();
 
-		// Check and abort if the machine is swapping a lot
-		if (draw.getTimerTime() > 1000) {
-			infostream << "ClientMap::renderMapShadows(): Rendering "
-					"took >1s, returning." << std::endl;
-			break;
-		}
-
 		if (!descriptor.m_reuse_material) {
 			// override some material properties
 			video::SMaterial local_material = buf->getMaterial();

src/client/game.cpp

@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ public:
 		float clr[4] = {star_color.r, star_color.g, star_color.b, star_color.a};
 		m_star_color.set(clr, services);
 
-		u32 animation_timer = porting::getTimeMs() % 1000000;
+		u32 animation_timer = m_client->getEnv().getFrameTime() % 1000000;
 		float animation_timer_f = (float)animation_timer / 100000.f;
 		m_animation_timer_vertex.set(&animation_timer_f, services);
 		m_animation_timer_pixel.set(&animation_timer_f, services);
@@ -3275,7 +3275,7 @@ PointedThing Game::updatePointedThing(
 		final_color_blend(&c, light_level, daynight_ratio);
 
 		// Modify final color a bit with time
-		u32 timer = porting::getTimeMs() % 5000;
+		u32 timer = client->getEnv().getFrameTime() % 5000;
 		float timerf = (float) (irr::core::PI * ((timer / 2500.0) - 0.5));
 		float sin_r = 0.08f * std::sin(timerf);
 		float sin_g = 0.08f * std::sin(timerf + irr::core::PI * 0.5f);
@@ -3747,6 +3747,12 @@ void Game::updateFrame(ProfilerGraph *graph, RunStats *stats, f32 dtime,
 	TimeTaker tt_update("Game::updateFrame()");
 	LocalPlayer *player = client->getEnv().getLocalPlayer();
 
+	/*
+		Frame time
+	*/
+
+	client->getEnv().updateFrameTime();
+
 	/*
 		Fog range
 	*/