Add more neighbors on mesh update (#6765)

builtin/settingtypes.txt

@@ -475,6 +475,10 @@ connected_glass (Connect glass) bool false
 #    Disable for speed or for different looks.
 smooth_lighting (Smooth lighting) bool true
 
+#    Enables tradeoffs that reduce CPU load or increase rendering performance
+#    at the expense of minor visual glitches that do not impact game playability.
+performance_tradeoffs (Tradeoffs for performance) bool false
+
 #    Clouds are a client side effect.
 enable_clouds (Clouds) bool true
 

src/client/client.cpp

@@ -1611,20 +1611,7 @@ void Client::addUpdateMeshTask(v3s16 p, bool ack_to_server, bool urgent)
 
 void Client::addUpdateMeshTaskWithEdge(v3s16 blockpos, bool ack_to_server, bool urgent)
 {
-	try{
+	m_mesh_update_thread.updateBlock(&m_env.getMap(), blockpos, ack_to_server, urgent, true);
-		addUpdateMeshTask(blockpos, ack_to_server, urgent);
-	}
-	catch(InvalidPositionException &e){}
-
-	// Leading edge
-	for (int i=0;i<6;i++)
-	{
-		try{
-			v3s16 p = blockpos + g_6dirs[i];
-			addUpdateMeshTask(p, false, urgent);
-		}
-		catch(InvalidPositionException &e){}
-	}
 }
 
 void Client::addUpdateMeshTaskForNode(v3s16 nodepos, bool ack_to_server, bool urgent)
@@ -1638,36 +1625,14 @@ void Client::addUpdateMeshTaskForNode(v3s16 nodepos, bool ack_to_server, bool ur
 
 	v3s16 blockpos = getNodeBlockPos(nodepos);
 	v3s16 blockpos_relative = blockpos * MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
-
+	m_mesh_update_thread.updateBlock(&m_env.getMap(), blockpos, ack_to_server, urgent, false);
-	try{
-		addUpdateMeshTask(blockpos, ack_to_server, urgent);
-	}
-	catch(InvalidPositionException &e) {}
-
 	// Leading edge
-	if(nodepos.X == blockpos_relative.X){
+	if (nodepos.X == blockpos_relative.X)
-		try{
+		addUpdateMeshTask(blockpos + v3s16(-1, 0, 0), false, urgent);
-			v3s16 p = blockpos + v3s16(-1,0,0);
+	if (nodepos.Y == blockpos_relative.Y)
-			addUpdateMeshTask(p, false, urgent);
+		addUpdateMeshTask(blockpos + v3s16(0, -1, 0), false, urgent);
-		}
+	if (nodepos.Z == blockpos_relative.Z)
-		catch(InvalidPositionException &e){}
+		addUpdateMeshTask(blockpos + v3s16(0, 0, -1), false, urgent);
-	}
-
-	if(nodepos.Y == blockpos_relative.Y){
-		try{
-			v3s16 p = blockpos + v3s16(0,-1,0);
-			addUpdateMeshTask(p, false, urgent);
-		}
-		catch(InvalidPositionException &e){}
-	}
-
-	if(nodepos.Z == blockpos_relative.Z){
-		try{
-			v3s16 p = blockpos + v3s16(0,0,-1);
-			addUpdateMeshTask(p, false, urgent);
-		}
-		catch(InvalidPositionException &e){}
-	}
 }
 
 ClientEvent *Client::getClientEvent()

src/client/mesh_generator_thread.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "client.h"
 #include "mapblock.h"
 #include "map.h"
+#include "util/directiontables.h"
 
 /*
 	CachedMapBlockData
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ MeshUpdateQueue::~MeshUpdateQueue()
 	}
 }
 
-void MeshUpdateQueue::addBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool urgent)
+bool MeshUpdateQueue::addBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool urgent)
 {
 	MutexAutoLock lock(m_mutex);
 
@@ -81,20 +82,15 @@ void MeshUpdateQueue::addBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool
 	*/
 	std::vector<CachedMapBlockData*> cached_blocks;
 	size_t cache_hit_counter = 0;
+	CachedMapBlockData *cached_block = cacheBlock(map, p, FORCE_UPDATE);
+	if (!cached_block->data)
+		return false; // nothing to update
 	cached_blocks.reserve(3*3*3);
-	v3s16 dp;
-	for (dp.X = -1; dp.X <= 1; dp.X++)
-	for (dp.Y = -1; dp.Y <= 1; dp.Y++)
-	for (dp.Z = -1; dp.Z <= 1; dp.Z++) {
-		v3s16 p1 = p + dp;
-		CachedMapBlockData *cached_block;
-		if (dp == v3s16(0, 0, 0))
-			cached_block = cacheBlock(map, p1, FORCE_UPDATE);
-		else
-			cached_block = cacheBlock(map, p1, SKIP_UPDATE_IF_ALREADY_CACHED,
-					&cache_hit_counter);
 	cached_blocks.push_back(cached_block);
-	}
+	for (v3s16 dp : g_26dirs)
+		cached_blocks.push_back(cacheBlock(map, p + dp,
+				SKIP_UPDATE_IF_ALREADY_CACHED,
+				&cache_hit_counter));
 	g_profiler->avg("MeshUpdateQueue: MapBlocks from cache [%]",
 			100.0f * cache_hit_counter / cached_blocks.size());
 
@@ -116,7 +112,7 @@ void MeshUpdateQueue::addBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool
 				q->ack_block_to_server = true;
 			q->crack_level = m_client->getCrackLevel();
 			q->crack_pos = m_client->getCrackPos();
-			return;
+			return true;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -134,6 +130,7 @@ void MeshUpdateQueue::addBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool
 	for (CachedMapBlockData *cached_block : cached_blocks) {
 		cached_block->refcount_from_queue++;
 	}
+	return true;
 }
 
 // Returned pointer must be deleted
@@ -212,10 +209,7 @@ void MeshUpdateQueue::fillDataFromMapBlockCache(QueuedMeshUpdate *q)
 	std::time_t t_now = std::time(0);
 
 	// Collect data for 3*3*3 blocks from cache
-	v3s16 dp;
+	for (v3s16 dp : g_27dirs) {
-	for (dp.X = -1; dp.X <= 1; dp.X++)
-	for (dp.Y = -1; dp.Y <= 1; dp.Y++)
-	for (dp.Z = -1; dp.Z <= 1; dp.Z++) {
 		v3s16 p = q->p + dp;
 		CachedMapBlockData *cached_block = getCachedBlock(p);
 		if (cached_block) {
@@ -272,10 +266,25 @@ MeshUpdateThread::MeshUpdateThread(Client *client):
 }
 
 void MeshUpdateThread::updateBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server,
-		bool urgent)
+		bool urgent, bool update_neighbors)
 {
-	// Allow the MeshUpdateQueue to do whatever it wants
+	static thread_local const bool many_neighbors =
-	m_queue_in.addBlock(map, p, ack_block_to_server, urgent);
+			g_settings->getBool("smooth_lighting")
+			&& !g_settings->getFlag("performance_tradeoffs");
+	if (!m_queue_in.addBlock(map, p, ack_block_to_server, urgent)) {
+		warningstream << "Update requested for non-existent block at ("
+				<< p.X << ", " << p.Y << ", " << p.Z << ")" << std::endl;
+		return;
+	}
+	if (update_neighbors) {
+		if (many_neighbors) {
+			for (v3s16 dp : g_26dirs)
+				m_queue_in.addBlock(map, p + dp, false, urgent);
+		} else {
+			for (v3s16 dp : g_6dirs)
+				m_queue_in.addBlock(map, p + dp, false, urgent);
+		}
+	}
 	deferUpdate();
 }
 

src/client/mesh_generator_thread.h

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
 
 	// Caches the block at p and its neighbors (if needed) and queues a mesh
 	// update for the block at p
-	void addBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool urgent);
+	bool addBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool urgent);
 
 	// Returned pointer must be deleted
 	// Returns NULL if queue is empty
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ public:
 
 	// Caches the block at p and its neighbors (if needed) and queues a mesh
 	// update for the block at p
-	void updateBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool urgent);
+	void updateBlock(Map *map, v3s16 p, bool ack_block_to_server, bool urgent,
+			bool update_neighbors = false);
 
 	v3s16 m_camera_offset;
 	MutexedQueue<MeshUpdateResult> m_queue_out;

src/defaultsettings.cpp

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ void set_default_settings()
 	settings->setDefault("leaves_style", "fancy");
 	settings->setDefault("connected_glass", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("smooth_lighting", "true");
+	settings->setDefault("performance_tradeoffs", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("lighting_alpha", "0.0");
 	settings->setDefault("lighting_beta", "1.5");
 	settings->setDefault("display_gamma", "1.0");
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ void set_default_settings()
 	settings->setDefault("screen_h", "0");
 	settings->setDefault("fullscreen", "true");
 	settings->setDefault("smooth_lighting", "false");
+	settings->setDefault("performance_tradeoffs", "true");
 	settings->setDefault("max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client", "10");
 	settings->setDefault("emergequeue_limit_diskonly", "16");
 	settings->setDefault("emergequeue_limit_generate", "16");