DC idle skipping part 2: video thread is woken up when "OnIdle".

For testing purpose only (I can't test with lots of games) because it may break some sync. Besides, I'm not satisfied with the way things are done.
So just uncomment "//#define THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE" in thread.h in order to test it.
Works fine with movies, 2D and simple 3D in ZWW at least.
If it's ok I'll clean up the code.

git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@658 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e

Source/Core/Common/Src/Thread.cpp

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 
 #include "Thread.h"
 
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+HANDLE g_hEventOnIdle=NULL;
+#endif
+
 namespace Common
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32

Source/Core/Common/Src/Thread.h

@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
 
 #include "Common.h"
 
+
+// for testing purpose  
+//#define THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE
+
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+extern HANDLE g_hEventOnIdle;
+#endif
+
 namespace Common
 {
 class CriticalSection

Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp

@@ -367,10 +367,17 @@ THREAD_RETURN EmuThread(void *pArg)
 	}
 	else
 	{
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+		g_hEventOnIdle = CreateEvent( NULL, FALSE, FALSE, "EventOnIdle");
+		if (g_hEventOnIdle == NULL) PanicAlert("EmuThread() -> Create EventOnIdle error");
+#endif
 		cpuThread = new Common::Thread(CpuThread, pArg);
         PluginVideo::Video_Prepare(); //wglMakeCurrent
 		Common::SetCurrentThreadName("Video thread");
 		PluginVideo::Video_EnterLoop();
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+		CloseHandle(g_hEventOnIdle);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	// Wait for CPU thread to exit - it should have been signaled to do so by now

Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/CommandProcessor.cpp

@@ -459,9 +459,10 @@ void CatchUpGPU()
 void UpdateFifoRegister()
 {
 	// update the distance
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	if (Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bUseDualCore) EnterCriticalSection(&fifo.sync);
-#endif
+//#ifdef _WIN32
+// not needed since we are already in the critical section in DC mode -> see write16(...) (unique reference)
+//	if (Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bUseDualCore) EnterCriticalSection(&fifo.sync);
+//#endif
 	int wp = fifo.CPWritePointer;
 	int rp = fifo.CPReadPointer;
 	if (wp >= rp)
@@ -469,9 +470,10 @@ void UpdateFifoRegister()
 	else
 		fifo.CPReadWriteDistance = (wp - fifo.CPBase) + 
 								   (fifo.CPEnd - rp);
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	if (Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bUseDualCore) LeaveCriticalSection(&fifo.sync);
-#endif
+//#ifdef _WIN32
+// not needed since we are already in the critical section in DC mode (see write16)
+//	if (Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bUseDualCore) LeaveCriticalSection(&fifo.sync);
+//#endif
 	if (!Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bUseDualCore) CatchUpGPU();
 }
 

Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #include "../Host.h"
 
+#include "thread.h" // for g_hEventOnIdle
+
 namespace PowerPC
 {
 	// STATE_TO_SAVE
@@ -293,6 +295,10 @@ namespace PowerPC
 	//DualCore OnIdle
 	void OnIdleDC(void)
 	{
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+		if (g_hEventOnIdle==NULL) PanicAlert("Idle() -> EventOnIdle NULL");
+		if (! SetEvent(g_hEventOnIdle) ) { PanicAlert("Idle() -> SetEvent EventOnIdle failed");}
+#endif
 		CoreTiming::Idle();
 	}
 }

Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp

@@ -127,20 +127,36 @@ void Video_SendFifoData(u8* _uData)
 void Fifo_EnterLoop(const SVideoInitialize &video_initialize)
 {
     SCPFifoStruct &_fifo = *video_initialize.pCPFifo;
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+	HANDLE hEventOnIdle= OpenEventA(EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,FALSE,(LPCSTR)"EventOnIdle");
+	if (hEventOnIdle==NULL) PanicAlert("Fifo_EnterLoop() -> EventOnIdle NULL");
+#endif
 
     // TODO(ector): Don't peek so often!
     while (video_initialize.pPeekMessages())
     {
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+	if (MsgWaitForMultipleObjects(1, &hEventOnIdle, FALSE, 1L, QS_ALLEVENTS) == WAIT_ABANDONED)
+		break;
+#endif
         if (_fifo.CPReadWriteDistance < 1) //fifo.CPLoWatermark)
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+            continue;
+#else
             Common::SleepCurrentThread(1);
+#endif
         //etc...
 
         // check if we are able to run this buffer
         if ((_fifo.bFF_GPReadEnable) && !(_fifo.bFF_BPEnable && _fifo.bFF_Breakpoint))
         {
-            int count = 200;
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+            while(_fifo.CPReadWriteDistance > 0)
+#else
+           int count = 200;
             while(_fifo.CPReadWriteDistance > 0 && count)
-            {
+#endif
+			{
                 // check if we are on a breakpoint
                 if (_fifo.bFF_BPEnable)
                 {
@@ -169,10 +185,15 @@ void Fifo_EnterLoop(const SVideoInitialize &video_initialize)
                     _fifo.CPReadPointer = _fifo.CPBase;				
                     //LOG(COMMANDPROCESSOR, "BUFFER LOOP");
                 }
+#ifndef THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE
                 count--;
+#endif
             }
         }
 
     }
+#if defined(THREAD_VIDEO_WAKEUP_ONIDLE) && defined(_WIN32)
+	CloseHandle(hEventOnIdle);
+#endif
 }