renderer_vulkan, config: option to toggle VK validation layer

src/common/config.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ static bool isShowSplash = false;
 static bool isNullGpu = false;
 static bool shouldDumpShaders = false;
 static bool shouldDumpPM4 = false;
+static bool vkValidation = false;
+static bool vkValidationSync = false;
 
 bool isLleLibc() {
     return isLibc;
@@ -69,6 +71,14 @@ bool dumpPM4() {
     return shouldDumpPM4;
 }
 
+bool vkValidationEnabled() {
+    return vkValidation;
+}
+
+bool vkValidationSyncEnabled() {
+    return vkValidationSync;
+}
+
 void load(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
     // If the configuration file does not exist, create it and return
     std::error_code error;
@@ -110,6 +120,15 @@ void load(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
             shouldDumpPM4 = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(gpu, "dumpPM4", false);
         }
     }
+    if (data.contains("Vulkan")) {
+        const auto vkResult = toml::expect<toml::value>(data.at("Vulkan"));
+        if (vkResult.is_ok()) {
+            auto vk = vkResult.unwrap();
+
+            vkValidation = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(vk, "validation", true);
+            vkValidationSync = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(vk, "validation_sync", true);
+        }
+    }
     if (data.contains("Debug")) {
         auto debugResult = toml::expect<toml::value>(data.at("Debug"));
         if (debugResult.is_ok()) {
@@ -156,6 +175,8 @@ void save(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
     data["GPU"]["nullGpu"] = isNullGpu;
     data["GPU"]["dumpShaders"] = shouldDumpShaders;
     data["GPU"]["dumpPM4"] = shouldDumpPM4;
+    data["Vulkan"]["validation"] = vkValidation;
+    data["Vulkan"]["validation_sync"] = vkValidationSync;
     data["Debug"]["DebugDump"] = isDebugDump;
     data["LLE"]["libc"] = isLibc;
 

src/common/config.h

@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ bool nullGpu();
 bool dumpShaders();
 bool dumpPM4();
 
+bool vkValidationEnabled();
+bool vkValidationSyncEnabled();
+
 }; // namespace Config

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp

@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ bool CanBlitToSwapchain(const vk::PhysicalDevice physical_device, vk::Format for
 }
 
 RendererVulkan::RendererVulkan(Frontend::WindowSDL& window_, AmdGpu::Liverpool* liverpool)
-    : window{window_}, instance{window, Config::getGpuId()}, scheduler{instance},
-      swapchain{instance, window}, texture_cache{instance, scheduler} {
+    : window{window_}, instance{window, Config::getGpuId(), Config::vkValidationEnabled()},
+      scheduler{instance}, swapchain{instance, window}, texture_cache{instance, scheduler} {
     rasterizer = std::make_unique<Rasterizer>(instance, scheduler, texture_cache, liverpool);
     const u32 num_images = swapchain.GetImageCount();
     const vk::Device device = instance.GetDevice();

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp

@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ Instance::Instance(bool enable_validation, bool dump_command_buffers)
                               dump_command_buffers)},
       physical_devices{instance->enumeratePhysicalDevices()} {}
 
-Instance::Instance(Frontend::WindowSDL& window, s32 physical_device_index)
-    : instance{CreateInstance(dl, window.getWindowInfo().type, true, false)},
-      debug_callback{CreateDebugCallback(*instance)},
+Instance::Instance(Frontend::WindowSDL& window, s32 physical_device_index,
+                   bool enable_validation /*= false*/)
+    : instance{CreateInstance(dl, window.getWindowInfo().type, enable_validation, false)},
       physical_devices{instance->enumeratePhysicalDevices()} {
+    if (enable_validation) {
+        debug_callback = CreateDebugCallback(*instance);
+    }
     const std::size_t num_physical_devices = static_cast<u16>(physical_devices.size());
     ASSERT_MSG(num_physical_devices > 0, "No physical devices found");
 

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.h

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ namespace Vulkan {
 class Instance {
 public:
     explicit Instance(bool validation = false, bool dump_command_buffers = false);
-    explicit Instance(Frontend::WindowSDL& window, s32 physical_device_index);
+    explicit Instance(Frontend::WindowSDL& window, s32 physical_device_index,
+                      bool enable_validation = false);
     ~Instance();
 
     /// Returns a formatted string for the driver version
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ private:
     vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties properties;
     vk::PhysicalDeviceFeatures features;
     vk::DriverIdKHR driver_id;
-    vk::UniqueDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debug_callback;
+    vk::UniqueDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debug_callback{};
     std::string vendor_name;
     VmaAllocator allocator{};
     vk::Queue present_queue;

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp

@@ -170,12 +170,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<GraphicsPipeline> PipelineCache::CreateGraphicsPipeline() {
 
         // Set module name to hash in renderdoc
         const auto name = fmt::format("{}_{:#x}", stage, hash);
-        const vk::DebugUtilsObjectNameInfoEXT name_info = {
-            .objectType = vk::ObjectType::eShaderModule,
-            .objectHandle = std::bit_cast<u64>(stages[i]),
-            .pObjectName = name.c_str(),
-        };
-        instance.GetDevice().setDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT(name_info);
+        Vulkan::SetObjectName(instance.GetDevice(), stages[i], name);
 
         if (Config::dumpShaders()) {
             DumpShader(spv_code, hash, stage, "spv");

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp

@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include "common/assert.h"
+#include "common/config.h"
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "sdl_window.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
+static const char* const VALIDATION_LAYER_NAME = "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation";
+static const char* const API_DUMP_LAYER_NAME = "VK_LAYER_LUNARG_api_dump";
+
 static VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL DebugUtilsCallback(
     VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT severity, VkDebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT type,
     const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackDataEXT* callback_data, void* user_data) {
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ vk::UniqueInstance CreateInstance(vk::DynamicLoader& dl, Frontend::WindowSystemT
             VK_VERSION_MAJOR(available_version), VK_VERSION_MINOR(available_version)));
     }
 
-    const auto extensions = GetInstanceExtensions(window_type, enable_validation);
+    const auto extensions = GetInstanceExtensions(window_type, true);
 
     const vk::ApplicationInfo application_info = {
         .pApplicationName = "shadPS4",
@@ -193,21 +197,37 @@ vk::UniqueInstance CreateInstance(vk::DynamicLoader& dl, Frontend::WindowSystemT
     std::array<const char*, 2> layers;
 
     if (enable_validation) {
-        layers[num_layers++] = "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation";
+        layers[num_layers++] = VALIDATION_LAYER_NAME;
     }
     if (dump_command_buffers) {
-        layers[num_layers++] = "VK_LAYER_LUNARG_api_dump";
+        layers[num_layers++] = API_DUMP_LAYER_NAME;
     }
 
-    vk::InstanceCreateInfo instance_ci = {
-        .pApplicationInfo = &application_info,
-        .enabledLayerCount = num_layers,
-        .ppEnabledLayerNames = layers.data(),
-        .enabledExtensionCount = static_cast<u32>(extensions.size()),
-        .ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions.data(),
+    vk::Bool32 enable_sync =
+        enable_validation && Config::vkValidationSyncEnabled() ? vk::True : vk::False;
+    vk::LayerSettingEXT layer_set = {
+        .pLayerName = VALIDATION_LAYER_NAME,
+        .pSettingName = "validate_sync",
+        .type = vk::LayerSettingTypeEXT::eBool32,
+        .valueCount = 1,
+        .pValues = &enable_sync,
     };
 
-    auto instance = vk::createInstanceUnique(instance_ci);
+    vk::StructureChain<vk::InstanceCreateInfo, vk::LayerSettingsCreateInfoEXT> instance_ci_chain = {
+        vk::InstanceCreateInfo{
+            .pApplicationInfo = &application_info,
+            .enabledLayerCount = num_layers,
+            .ppEnabledLayerNames = layers.data(),
+            .enabledExtensionCount = static_cast<u32>(extensions.size()),
+            .ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions.data(),
+        },
+        vk::LayerSettingsCreateInfoEXT{
+            .settingCount = 1,
+            .pSettings = &layer_set,
+        },
+    };
+
+    auto instance = vk::createInstanceUnique(instance_ci_chain.get());
 
     VULKAN_HPP_DEFAULT_DISPATCHER.init(*instance);
 

src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.cpp

@@ -222,12 +222,7 @@ TileManager::TileManager(const Vulkan::Instance& instance, Vulkan::Scheduler& sc
 
         // Set module debug name
         auto module_name = magic_enum::enum_name(static_cast<DetilerType>(pl_id));
-        const vk::DebugUtilsObjectNameInfoEXT name_info = {
-            .objectType = vk::ObjectType::eShaderModule,
-            .objectHandle = std::bit_cast<u64>(module),
-            .pObjectName = module_name.data(),
-        };
-        instance.GetDevice().setDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT(name_info);
+        Vulkan::SetObjectName(instance.GetDevice(), module, module_name);
 
         const vk::PipelineShaderStageCreateInfo shader_ci = {
             .stage = vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eCompute,