#2411 Allow disabling and enabling LLFontVertexBuffer

for testing purposes

indra/llrender/llfontvertexbuffer.cpp

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "llvertexbuffer.h"
 
 
+bool LLFontVertexBuffer::sEnableBufferCollection = true;
+
 LLFontVertexBuffer::LLFontVertexBuffer()
 {
 }
@@ -119,6 +121,11 @@ S32 LLFontVertexBuffer::render(
     {
         return static_cast<S32>(text.length());
     }
+    if (!sEnableBufferCollection)
+    {
+        // For debug purposes and performance testing
+        return fontp->render(text, begin_offset, x, y, color, halign, valign, style, shadow, max_chars, max_pixels, right_x, use_ellipses, use_color);
+    }
     if (mBufferList.empty())
     {
         genBuffers(fontp, text, begin_offset, x, y, color, halign, valign,

indra/llrender/llfontvertexbuffer.h

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public:
         F32* right_x = NULL,
         bool use_ellipses = false,
         bool use_color = true);
+
+    static void enableBufferCollection(bool enable) { sEnableBufferCollection = enable; }
 private:
 
     void genBuffers(const LLFontGL* fontp,
@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ private:
     F32 mLastScaleX = 1.f;
     F32 mLastScaleY = 1.f;
     LLCoordGL mLastOrigin;
+
+    static bool sEnableBufferCollection;
 };
 
 #endif

indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml

@@ -9564,6 +9564,17 @@
     <key>Value</key>
     <integer>0</integer>
   </map>
+  <key>CollectFontVertexBuffers</key>
+  <map>
+    <key>Comment</key>
+    <string>When enabled some UI elements with cache buffers generated by fonts and reuse them. When disabled general cahce will be used with a significant overhead for hash, but it regenerates vertices each frame so it's always up to date.</string>
+    <key>Persist</key>
+    <integer>0</integer>
+    <key>Type</key>
+    <string>Boolean</string>
+    <key>Value</key>
+    <real>1</real>
+  </map>
   <key>ShowMyComplexityChanges</key>
   <map>
     <key>Comment</key>

indra/newview/pipeline.cpp

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "llviewercontrol.h"
 #include "llfasttimer.h"
 #include "llfontgl.h"
+#include "llfontvertexbuffer.h"
 #include "llnamevalue.h"
 #include "llpointer.h"
 #include "llprimitive.h"
@@ -579,7 +580,16 @@ void LLPipeline::init()
     connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("RenderMirrors");
     connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("RenderHeroProbeUpdateRate");
     connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("RenderHeroProbeConservativeUpdateMultiplier");
-    gSavedSettings.getControl("RenderAutoHideSurfaceAreaLimit")->getCommitSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&LLPipeline::refreshCachedSettings));
+    connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("RenderAutoHideSurfaceAreaLimit");
+
+    LLPointer<LLControlVariable> cntrl_ptr = gSavedSettings.getControl("CollectFontVertexBuffers");
+    if (cntrl_ptr.notNull())
+    {
+        cntrl_ptr->getCommitSignal()->connect([](LLControlVariable* control, const LLSD& value, const LLSD& previous)
+        {
+            LLFontVertexBuffer::enableBufferCollection(control->getValue().asBoolean());
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 LLPipeline::~LLPipeline()
@@ -1096,6 +1106,8 @@ void LLPipeline::refreshCachedSettings()
         LLVOAvatar::sMaxNonImpostors = 1;
         LLVOAvatar::updateImpostorRendering(LLVOAvatar::sMaxNonImpostors);
     }
+
+    LLFontVertexBuffer::enableBufferCollection(gSavedSettings.getBOOL("CollectFontVertexBuffers"));
 }
 
 void LLPipeline::releaseGLBuffers()

indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml

@@ -3435,6 +3435,16 @@ function="World.EnvPreset"
                  function="Advanced.HandleAttachedLightParticles"
                  parameter="RenderAttachedParticles" />
             </menu_item_check>
+            <menu_item_check
+             label="Collect Font Vertex Buffer"
+             name="Collect Font Vertex Buffer">
+                <menu_item_check.on_check
+                 function="CheckControl"
+                 parameter="CollectFontVertexBuffers" />
+                <menu_item_check.on_click
+                 function="ToggleControl"
+                 parameter="CollectFontVertexBuffers" />
+            </menu_item_check>
           <menu_item_separator />
           <menu_item_check
              label="Enable Shader Cache"