minetest/src/noise.cpp

/*
 * Minetest
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2014 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2014 kwolekr, Ryan Kwolek <kwolekr@minetest.net>
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 *
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 */

#include <math.h>
#include "noise.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string.h> // memset
#include "debug.h"
#include "util/numeric.h"
#include "util/string.h"
#include "exceptions.h"

#define NOISE_MAGIC_X    1619
#define NOISE_MAGIC_Y    31337
#define NOISE_MAGIC_Z    52591
#define NOISE_MAGIC_SEED 1013

typedef float (*Interp2dFxn)(
		float v00, float v10, float v01, float v11,
		float x, float y);

typedef float (*Interp3dFxn)(
		float v000, float v100, float v010, float v110,
		float v001, float v101, float v011, float v111,
		float x, float y, float z);

float cos_lookup[16] = {
	1.0,  0.9238,  0.7071,  0.3826, 0, -0.3826, -0.7071, -0.9238,
	1.0, -0.9238, -0.7071, -0.3826, 0,  0.3826,  0.7071,  0.9238
};

FlagDesc flagdesc_noiseparams[] = {
	{"defaults",    NOISE_FLAG_DEFAULTS},
	{"eased",       NOISE_FLAG_EASED},
	{"absvalue",    NOISE_FLAG_ABSVALUE},
	{"pointbuffer", NOISE_FLAG_POINTBUFFER},
	{"simplex",     NOISE_FLAG_SIMPLEX},
	{NULL,          0}
};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

PcgRandom::PcgRandom(u64 state, u64 seq)
{
	seed(state, seq);
}

void PcgRandom::seed(u64 state, u64 seq)
{
	m_state = 0U;
	m_inc = (seq << 1u) | 1u;
	next();
	m_state += state;
	next();
}


u32 PcgRandom::next()
{
	u64 oldstate = m_state;
	m_state = oldstate * 6364136223846793005ULL + m_inc;

	u32 xorshifted = ((oldstate >> 18u) ^ oldstate) >> 27u;
	u32 rot = oldstate >> 59u;
	return (xorshifted >> rot) | (xorshifted << ((-rot) & 31));
}


u32 PcgRandom::range(u32 bound)
{
	/*
	If the bound is not a multiple of the RNG's range, it may cause bias,
	e.g. a RNG has a range from 0 to 3 and we take want a number 0 to 2.
	Using rand() % 3, the number 0 would be twice as likely to appear.
	With a very large RNG range, the effect becomes less prevalent but
	still present.  This can be solved by modifying the range of the RNG
	to become a multiple of bound by dropping values above the a threshhold.
	In our example, threshhold == 4 - 3 = 1 % 3 == 1, so reject 0, thus
	making the range 3 with no bias.

	This loop looks dangerous, but will always terminate due to the
	RNG's property of uniformity.
	*/
	u32 threshhold = -bound % bound;
	u32 r;

	while ((r = next()) < threshhold)
		;

	return r % bound;
}


s32 PcgRandom::range(s32 min, s32 max)
{
	if (max < min)
		throw PrngException("Invalid range (max < min)");

	u32 bound = max - min + 1;
	return range(bound) + min;
}


void PcgRandom::bytes(void *out, size_t len)
{
	u8 *outb = (u8 *)out;
	int bytes_left = 0;
	u32 r;

	while (len--) {
		if (bytes_left == 0) {
			bytes_left = sizeof(u32);
			r = next();
		}

		*outb = r & 0xFF;
		outb++;
		bytes_left--;
		r >>= CHAR_BIT;
	}
}


s32 PcgRandom::randNormalDist(s32 min, s32 max, int num_trials)
{
	s32 accum = 0;
	for (int i = 0; i != num_trials; i++)
		accum += range(min, max);
	return myround((float)accum / num_trials);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

float noise2d(int x, int y, int seed)
{
	int n = (NOISE_MAGIC_X * x + NOISE_MAGIC_Y * y
			+ NOISE_MAGIC_SEED * seed) & 0x7fffffff;
	n = (n >> 13) ^ n;
	n = (n * (n * n * 60493 + 19990303) + 1376312589) & 0x7fffffff;
	return 1.f - (float)n / 0x40000000;
}


float noise3d(int x, int y, int z, int seed)
{
	int n = (NOISE_MAGIC_X * x + NOISE_MAGIC_Y * y + NOISE_MAGIC_Z * z
			+ NOISE_MAGIC_SEED * seed) & 0x7fffffff;
	n = (n >> 13) ^ n;
	n = (n * (n * n * 60493 + 19990303) + 1376312589) & 0x7fffffff;
	return 1.f - (float)n / 0x40000000;
}


inline float dotProduct(float vx, float vy, float wx, float wy)
{
	return vx * wx + vy * wy;
}


inline float linearInterpolation(float v0, float v1, float t)
{
	return v0 + (v1 - v0) * t;
}


inline float biLinearInterpolation(
	float v00, float v10,
	float v01, float v11,
	float x, float y)
{
	float tx = easeCurve(x);
	float ty = easeCurve(y);
#if 0
	return (
		v00 * (1 - tx) * (1 - ty) +
		v10 *      tx  * (1 - ty) +
		v01 * (1 - tx) *      ty  +
		v11 *      tx  *      ty
	);
#endif
	float u = linearInterpolation(v00, v10, tx);
	float v = linearInterpolation(v01, v11, tx);
	return linearInterpolation(u, v, ty);
}


inline float biLinearInterpolationNoEase(
	float v00, float v10,
	float v01, float v11,
	float x, float y)
{
	float u = linearInterpolation(v00, v10, x);
	float v = linearInterpolation(v01, v11, x);
	return linearInterpolation(u, v, y);
}


float triLinearInterpolation(
	float v000, float v100, float v010, float v110,
	float v001, float v101, float v011, float v111,
	float x, float y, float z)
{
	float tx = easeCurve(x);
	float ty = easeCurve(y);
	float tz = easeCurve(z);
#if 0
	return (
		v000 * (1 - tx) * (1 - ty) * (1 - tz) +
		v100 *      tx  * (1 - ty) * (1 - tz) +
		v010 * (1 - tx) *      ty  * (1 - tz) +
		v110 *      tx  *      ty  * (1 - tz) +
		v001 * (1 - tx) * (1 - ty) *      tz  +
		v101 *      tx  * (1 - ty) *      tz  +
		v011 * (1 - tx) *      ty  *      tz  +
		v111 *      tx  *      ty  *      tz
	);
#endif
	float u = biLinearInterpolationNoEase(v000, v100, v010, v110, tx, ty);
	float v = biLinearInterpolationNoEase(v001, v101, v011, v111, tx, ty);
	return linearInterpolation(u, v, tz);
}

float triLinearInterpolationNoEase(
	float v000, float v100, float v010, float v110,
	float v001, float v101, float v011, float v111,
	float x, float y, float z)
{
	float u = biLinearInterpolationNoEase(v000, v100, v010, v110, x, y);
	float v = biLinearInterpolationNoEase(v001, v101, v011, v111, x, y);
	return linearInterpolation(u, v, z);
}


#if 0
float noise2d_gradient(float x, float y, int seed)
{
	// Calculate the integer coordinates
	int x0 = (x > 0.0 ? (int)x : (int)x - 1);
	int y0 = (y > 0.0 ? (int)y : (int)y - 1);
	// Calculate the remaining part of the coordinates
	float xl = x - (float)x0;
	float yl = y - (float)y0;
	// Calculate random cosine lookup table indices for the integer corners.
	// They are looked up as unit vector gradients from the lookup table.
	int n00 = (int)((noise2d(x0, y0, seed)+1)*8);
	int n10 = (int)((noise2d(x0+1, y0, seed)+1)*8);
	int n01 = (int)((noise2d(x0, y0+1, seed)+1)*8);
	int n11 = (int)((noise2d(x0+1, y0+1, seed)+1)*8);
	// Make a dot product for the gradients and the positions, to get the values
	float s = dotProduct(cos_lookup[n00], cos_lookup[(n00+12)%16], xl, yl);
	float u = dotProduct(-cos_lookup[n10], cos_lookup[(n10+12)%16], 1.-xl, yl);
	float v = dotProduct(cos_lookup[n01], -cos_lookup[(n01+12)%16], xl, 1.-yl);
	float w = dotProduct(-cos_lookup[n11], -cos_lookup[(n11+12)%16], 1.-xl, 1.-yl);
	// Interpolate between the values
	return biLinearInterpolation(s,u,v,w,xl,yl);
}
#endif


float noise2d_gradient(float x, float y, int seed, bool eased)
{
	// Calculate the integer coordinates
	int x0 = myfloor(x);
	int y0 = myfloor(y);
	// Calculate the remaining part of the coordinates
	float xl = x - (float)x0;
	float yl = y - (float)y0;
	// Get values for corners of square
	float v00 = noise2d(x0, y0, seed);
	float v10 = noise2d(x0+1, y0, seed);
	float v01 = noise2d(x0, y0+1, seed);
	float v11 = noise2d(x0+1, y0+1, seed);
	// Interpolate
	if (eased)
		return biLinearInterpolation(v00, v10, v01, v11, xl, yl);
	else
		return biLinearInterpolationNoEase(v00, v10, v01, v11, xl, yl);
}


float noise3d_gradient(float x, float y, float z, int seed, bool eased)
{
	// Calculate the integer coordinates
	int x0 = myfloor(x);
	int y0 = myfloor(y);
	int z0 = myfloor(z);
	// Calculate the remaining part of the coordinates
	float xl = x - (float)x0;
	float yl = y - (float)y0;
	float zl = z - (float)z0;
	// Get values for corners of cube
	float v000 = noise3d(x0,     y0,     z0,     seed);
	float v100 = noise3d(x0 + 1, y0,     z0,     seed);
	float v010 = noise3d(x0,     y0 + 1, z0,     seed);
	float v110 = noise3d(x0 + 1, y0 + 1, z0,     seed);
	float v001 = noise3d(x0,     y0,     z0 + 1, seed);
	float v101 = noise3d(x0 + 1, y0,     z0 + 1, seed);
	float v011 = noise3d(x0,     y0 + 1, z0 + 1, seed);
	float v111 = noise3d(x0 + 1, y0 + 1, z0 + 1, seed);
	// Interpolate
	if (eased) {
		return triLinearInterpolation(
			v000, v100, v010, v110,
			v001, v101, v011, v111,
			xl, yl, zl);
	} else {
		return triLinearInterpolationNoEase(
			v000, v100, v010, v110,
			v001, v101, v011, v111,
			xl, yl, zl);
	}
}


float noise2d_perlin(float x, float y, int seed,
	int octaves, float persistence, bool eased)
{
	float a = 0;
	float f = 1.0;
	float g = 1.0;
	for (int i = 0; i < octaves; i++)
	{
		a += g * noise2d_gradient(x * f, y * f, seed + i, eased);
		f *= 2.0;
		g *= persistence;
	}
	return a;
}


float noise2d_perlin_abs(float x, float y, int seed,
	int octaves, float persistence, bool eased)
{
	float a = 0;
	float f = 1.0;
	float g = 1.0;
	for (int i = 0; i < octaves; i++) {
		a += g * fabs(noise2d_gradient(x * f, y * f, seed + i, eased));
		f *= 2.0;
		g *= persistence;
	}
	return a;
}


float noise3d_perlin(float x, float y, float z, int seed,
	int octaves, float persistence, bool eased)
{
	float a = 0;
	float f = 1.0;
	float g = 1.0;
	for (int i = 0; i < octaves; i++) {
		a += g * noise3d_gradient(x * f, y * f, z * f, seed + i, eased);
		f *= 2.0;
		g *= persistence;
	}
	return a;
}


float noise3d_perlin_abs(float x, float y, float z, int seed,
	int octaves, float persistence, bool eased)
{
	float a = 0;
	float f = 1.0;
	float g = 1.0;
	for (int i = 0; i < octaves; i++) {
		a += g * fabs(noise3d_gradient(x * f, y * f, z * f, seed + i, eased));
		f *= 2.0;
		g *= persistence;
	}
	return a;
}


float contour(float v)
{
	v = fabs(v);
	if (v >= 1.0)
		return 0.0;
	return (1.0 - v);
}


///////////////////////// [ New noise ] ////////////////////////////


float NoisePerlin2D(NoiseParams *np, float x, float y, int seed)
{
	float a = 0;
	float f = 1.0;
	float g = 1.0;

	x /= np->spread.X;
	y /= np->spread.Y;
	seed += np->seed;

	for (size_t i = 0; i < np->octaves; i++) {
		float noiseval = noise2d_gradient(x * f, y * f, seed + i,
			np->flags & (NOISE_FLAG_DEFAULTS | NOISE_FLAG_EASED));

		if (np->flags & NOISE_FLAG_ABSVALUE)
			noiseval = fabs(noiseval);

		a += g * noiseval;
		f *= np->lacunarity;
		g *= np->persist;
	}

	return np->offset + a * np->scale;
}


float NoisePerlin3D(NoiseParams *np, float x, float y, float z, int seed)
{
	float a = 0;
	float f = 1.0;
	float g = 1.0;

	x /= np->spread.X;
	y /= np->spread.Y;
	z /= np->spread.Z;
	seed += np->seed;

	for (size_t i = 0; i < np->octaves; i++) {
		float noiseval = noise3d_gradient(x * f, y * f, z * f, seed + i,
			np->flags & NOISE_FLAG_EASED);

		if (np->flags & NOISE_FLAG_ABSVALUE)
			noiseval = fabs(noiseval);

		a += g * noiseval;
		f *= np->lacunarity;
		g *= np->persist;
	}

	return np->offset + a * np->scale;
}


Noise::Noise(NoiseParams *np_, int seed, u32 sx, u32 sy, u32 sz)
{
	memcpy(&np, np_, sizeof(np));
	this->seed = seed;
	this->sx   = sx;
	this->sy   = sy;
	this->sz   = sz;

	this->persist_buf  = NULL;
	this->gradient_buf = NULL;
	this->result       = NULL;

	allocBuffers();
}


Noise::~Noise()
{
	delete[] gradient_buf;
	delete[] persist_buf;
	delete[] noise_buf;
	delete[] result;
}


void Noise::allocBuffers()
{
	if (sx < 1)
		sx = 1;
	if (sy < 1)
		sy = 1;
	if (sz < 1)
		sz = 1;

	this->noise_buf = NULL;
	resizeNoiseBuf(sz > 1);

	delete[] gradient_buf;
	delete[] persist_buf;
	delete[] result;

	try {
		size_t bufsize = sx * sy * sz;
		this->persist_buf  = NULL;
		this->gradient_buf = new float[bufsize];
		this->result       = new float[bufsize];
	} catch (std::bad_alloc &e) {
		throw InvalidNoiseParamsException();
	}
}


void Noise::setSize(u32 sx, u32 sy, u32 sz)
{
	this->sx = sx;
	this->sy = sy;
	this->sz = sz;

	allocBuffers();
}


void Noise::setSpreadFactor(v3f spread)
{
	this->np.spread = spread;

	resizeNoiseBuf(sz > 1);
}


void Noise::setOctaves(int octaves)
{
	this->np.octaves = octaves;

	resizeNoiseBuf(sz > 1);
}


void Noise::resizeNoiseBuf(bool is3d)
{
	//maximum possible spread value factor
	float ofactor = (np.lacunarity > 1.0) ?
		pow(np.lacunarity, np.octaves - 1) :
		np.lacunarity;

	// noise lattice point count
	// (int)(sz * spread * ofactor) is # of lattice points crossed due to length
	float num_noise_points_x = sx * ofactor / np.spread.X;
	float num_noise_points_y = sy * ofactor / np.spread.Y;
	float num_noise_points_z = sz * ofactor / np.spread.Z;

	// protect against obviously invalid parameters
	if (num_noise_points_x > 1000000000.f ||
		num_noise_points_y > 1000000000.f ||
		num_noise_points_z > 1000000000.f)
		throw InvalidNoiseParamsException();

	// + 2 for the two initial endpoints
	// + 1 for potentially crossing a boundary due to offset
	size_t nlx = (size_t)ceil(num_noise_points_x) + 3;
	size_t nly = (size_t)ceil(num_noise_points_y) + 3;
	size_t nlz = is3d ? (size_t)ceil(num_noise_points_z) + 3 : 1;

	delete[] noise_buf;
	try {
		noise_buf = new float[nlx * nly * nlz];
	} catch (std::bad_alloc &e) {
		throw InvalidNoiseParamsException();
	}
}


/*
 * NB:  This algorithm is not optimal in terms of space complexity.  The entire
 * integer lattice of noise points could be done as 2 lines instead, and for 3D,
 * 2 lines + 2 planes.
 * However, this would require the noise calls to be interposed with the
 * interpolation loops, which may trash the icache, leading to lower overall
 * performance.
 * Another optimization that could save half as many noise calls is to carry over
 * values from the previous noise lattice as midpoints in the new lattice for the
 * next octave.
 */
#define idx(x, y) ((y) * nlx + (x))
void Noise::gradientMap2D(
		float x, float y,
		float step_x, float step_y,
		int seed)
{
	float v00, v01, v10, v11, u, v, orig_u;
	u32 index, i, j, noisex, noisey;
	u32 nlx, nly;
	s32 x0, y0;

	bool eased = np.flags & (NOISE_FLAG_DEFAULTS | NOISE_FLAG_EASED);
	Interp2dFxn interpolate = eased ?
		biLinearInterpolation : biLinearInterpolationNoEase;

	x0 = floor(x);
	y0 = floor(y);
	u = x - (float)x0;
	v = y - (float)y0;
	orig_u = u;

	//calculate noise point lattice
	nlx = (u32)(u + sx * step_x) + 2;
	nly = (u32)(v + sy * step_y) + 2;
	index = 0;
	for (j = 0; j != nly; j++)
		for (i = 0; i != nlx; i++)
			noise_buf[index++] = noise2d(x0 + i, y0 + j, seed);

	//calculate interpolations
	index  = 0;
	noisey = 0;
	for (j = 0; j != sy; j++) {
		v00 = noise_buf[idx(0, noisey)];
		v10 = noise_buf[idx(1, noisey)];
		v01 = noise_buf[idx(0, noisey + 1)];
		v11 = noise_buf[idx(1, noisey + 1)];

		u = orig_u;
		noisex = 0;
		for (i = 0; i != sx; i++) {
			gradient_buf[index++] = interpolate(v00, v10, v01, v11, u, v);

			u += step_x;
			if (u >= 1.0) {
				u -= 1.0;
				noisex++;
				v00 = v10;
				v01 = v11;
				v10 = noise_buf[idx(noisex + 1, noisey)];
				v11 = noise_buf[idx(noisex + 1, noisey + 1)];
			}
		}

		v += step_y;
		if (v >= 1.0) {
			v -= 1.0;
			noisey++;
		}
	}
}
#undef idx


#define idx(x, y, z) ((z) * nly * nlx + (y) * nlx + (x))
void Noise::gradientMap3D(
		float x, float y, float z,
		float step_x, float step_y, float step_z,
		int seed)
{
	float v000, v010, v100, v110;
	float v001, v011, v101, v111;
	float u, v, w, orig_u, orig_v;
	u32 index, i, j, k, noisex, noisey, noisez;
	u32 nlx, nly, nlz;
	s32 x0, y0, z0;

	Interp3dFxn interpolate = (np.flags & NOISE_FLAG_EASED) ?
		triLinearInterpolation : triLinearInterpolationNoEase;

	x0 = floor(x);
	y0 = floor(y);
	z0 = floor(z);
	u = x - (float)x0;
	v = y - (float)y0;
	w = z - (float)z0;
	orig_u = u;
	orig_v = v;

	//calculate noise point lattice
	nlx = (u32)(u + sx * step_x) + 2;
	nly = (u32)(v + sy * step_y) + 2;
	nlz = (u32)(w + sz * step_z) + 2;
	index = 0;
	for (k = 0; k != nlz; k++)
		for (j = 0; j != nly; j++)
			for (i = 0; i != nlx; i++)
				noise_buf[index++] = noise3d(x0 + i, y0 + j, z0 + k, seed);

	//calculate interpolations
	index  = 0;
	noisey = 0;
	noisez = 0;
	for (k = 0; k != sz; k++) {
		v = orig_v;
		noisey = 0;
		for (j = 0; j != sy; j++) {
			v000 = noise_buf[idx(0, noisey,     noisez)];
			v100 = noise_buf[idx(1, noisey,     noisez)];
			v010 = noise_buf[idx(0, noisey + 1, noisez)];
			v110 = noise_buf[idx(1, noisey + 1, noisez)];
			v001 = noise_buf[idx(0, noisey,     noisez + 1)];
			v101 = noise_buf[idx(1, noisey,     noisez + 1)];
			v011 = noise_buf[idx(0, noisey + 1, noisez + 1)];
			v111 = noise_buf[idx(1, noisey + 1, noisez + 1)];

			u = orig_u;
			noisex = 0;
			for (i = 0; i != sx; i++) {
				gradient_buf[index++] = interpolate(
					v000, v100, v010, v110,
					v001, v101, v011, v111,
					u, v, w);

				u += step_x;
				if (u >= 1.0) {
					u -= 1.0;
					noisex++;
					v000 = v100;
					v010 = v110;
					v100 = noise_buf[idx(noisex + 1, noisey,     noisez)];
					v110 = noise_buf[idx(noisex + 1, noisey + 1, noisez)];
					v001 = v101;
					v011 = v111;
					v101 = noise_buf[idx(noisex + 1, noisey,     noisez + 1)];
					v111 = noise_buf[idx(noisex + 1, noisey + 1, noisez + 1)];
				}
			}

			v += step_y;
			if (v >= 1.0) {
				v -= 1.0;
				noisey++;
			}
		}

		w += step_z;
		if (w >= 1.0) {
			w -= 1.0;
			noisez++;
		}
	}
}
#undef idx


float *Noise::perlinMap2D(float x, float y, float *persistence_map)
{
	float f = 1.0, g = 1.0;
	size_t bufsize = sx * sy;

	x /= np.spread.X;
	y /= np.spread.Y;

	memset(result, 0, sizeof(float) * bufsize);

	if (persistence_map) {
		if (!persist_buf)
			persist_buf = new float[bufsize];
		for (size_t i = 0; i != bufsize; i++)
			persist_buf[i] = 1.0;
	}

	for (size_t oct = 0; oct < np.octaves; oct++) {
		gradientMap2D(x * f, y * f,
			f / np.spread.X, f / np.spread.Y,
			seed + np.seed + oct);

		updateResults(g, persist_buf, persistence_map, bufsize);

		f *= np.lacunarity;
		g *= np.persist;
	}

	if (fabs(np.offset - 0.f) > 0.00001 || fabs(np.scale - 1.f) > 0.00001) {
		for (size_t i = 0; i != bufsize; i++)
			result[i] = result[i] * np.scale + np.offset;
	}

	return result;
}


float *Noise::perlinMap3D(float x, float y, float z, float *persistence_map)
{
	float f = 1.0, g = 1.0;
	size_t bufsize = sx * sy * sz;

	x /= np.spread.X;
	y /= np.spread.Y;
	z /= np.spread.Z;

	memset(result, 0, sizeof(float) * bufsize);

	if (persistence_map) {
		if (!persist_buf)
			persist_buf = new float[bufsize];
		for (size_t i = 0; i != bufsize; i++)
			persist_buf[i] = 1.0;
	}

	for (size_t oct = 0; oct < np.octaves; oct++) {
		gradientMap3D(x * f, y * f, z * f,
			f / np.spread.X, f / np.spread.Y, f / np.spread.Z,
			seed + np.seed + oct);

		updateResults(g, persist_buf, persistence_map, bufsize);

		f *= np.lacunarity;
		g *= np.persist;
	}

	if (fabs(np.offset - 0.f) > 0.00001 || fabs(np.scale - 1.f) > 0.00001) {
		for (size_t i = 0; i != bufsize; i++)
			result[i] = result[i] * np.scale + np.offset;
	}

	return result;
}


void Noise::updateResults(float g, float *gmap,
	float *persistence_map, size_t bufsize)
{
	// This looks very ugly, but it is 50-70% faster than having
	// conditional statements inside the loop
	if (np.flags & NOISE_FLAG_ABSVALUE) {
		if (persistence_map) {
			for (size_t i = 0; i != bufsize; i++) {
				result[i] += gmap[i] * fabs(gradient_buf[i]);
				gmap[i] *= persistence_map[i];
			}
		} else {
			for (size_t i = 0; i != bufsize; i++)
				result[i] += g * fabs(gradient_buf[i]);
		}
	} else {
		if (persistence_map) {
			for (size_t i = 0; i != bufsize; i++) {
				result[i] += gmap[i] * gradient_buf[i];
				gmap[i] *= persistence_map[i];
			}
		} else {
			for (size_t i = 0; i != bufsize; i++)
				result[i] += g * gradient_buf[i];
		}
	}
}