Implement parallel rendering

src/servo/gfx/render_layers.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use geom::matrix2d::Matrix2D;
 use geom::point::Point2D;
 use geom::rect::Rect;
 use geom::size::Size2D;
+use std::arc::ARC;
+use std::arc;
 
 const TILE_SIZE: uint = 512;
 
@@ -18,13 +20,15 @@ pub struct RenderLayer {
     size: Size2D<uint>
 }
 
-type RenderFn = &fn(layer: &RenderLayer, buffer: LayerBuffer, return_buffer: Chan<LayerBuffer>);
+type RenderFn = &fn(layer: *RenderLayer,
+                    buffer: LayerBuffer,
+                    return_buffer: Chan<LayerBuffer>);
 
 /// Given a layer and a buffer, either reuses the buffer (if it's of the right size and format)
 /// or creates a new buffer (if it's not of the appropriate size and format) and invokes the
 /// given callback with the render layer and the buffer. Returns the resulting layer buffer (which
 /// might be the old layer buffer if it had the appropriate size and format).
-pub fn render_layers(layer: &RenderLayer,
+pub fn render_layers(layer_ref: *RenderLayer,
                      buffer_set: LayerBufferSet,
                      opts: &Opts,
                      f: RenderFn) -> LayerBufferSet {
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ pub fn render_layers(layer: &RenderLayer,
     let new_buffer_ports = dvec::DVec();
 
     // Divide up the layer into tiles.
+    let layer: &RenderLayer = unsafe { cast::transmute(layer_ref) };
     let mut y = 0;
     while y < layer.size.height {
         let mut x = 0;
@@ -107,7 +112,8 @@ pub fn render_layers(layer: &RenderLayer,
             let (new_buffer_chan, new_buffer_port) = pipes::stream();
 
             // Send the buffer to the child.
-            f(layer, move buffer, move new_buffer_chan);
+            // FIXME: Don't copy the RenderLayer.
+            f(layer_ref, move buffer, move new_buffer_chan);
 
             // Enqueue the port.
             new_buffer_ports.push(move new_buffer_port);

src/servo/gfx/render_task.rs

@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ use core::comm::*;
 use core::libc::size_t;
 use core::libc::types::common::c99::uint16_t;
 use core::pipes::{Port, Chan};
+use core::task::SingleThreaded;
 use geom::matrix2d::Matrix2D;
+use std::arc::ARC;
+use std::arc;
 use std::cell::Cell;
+use std::thread_pool::ThreadPool;
 
 pub enum Msg {
     RenderMsg(RenderLayer),
@@ -30,22 +34,47 @@ pub fn RenderTask<C: Compositor Send>(compositor: C, opts: Opts) -> RenderTask {
         let compositor = compositor_cell.take();
         compositor.begin_drawing(move layer_buffer_channel);
 
+        // FIXME: Annoying three-cell dance here. We need one-shot closures.
+        let opts = opts_cell.with_ref(|o| copy *o);
+        let n_threads = opts.n_render_threads;
+        let new_opts_cell = Cell(move opts);
+
+        let thread_pool = do ThreadPool::new(n_threads, Some(SingleThreaded))
+                |move new_opts_cell| {
+            let opts_cell = Cell(new_opts_cell.with_ref(|o| copy *o));
+            let f: ~fn(uint) -> ThreadRenderContext = |thread_index, move opts_cell| {
+                ThreadRenderContext {
+                    thread_index: thread_index,
+                    font_ctx: @FontContext::new(opts_cell.with_ref(|o| o.render_backend), false),
+                    opts: opts_cell.with_ref(|o| copy *o),
+                }
+            };
+            move f
+        };
+
         Renderer {
             port: po,
             compositor: move compositor,
             mut layer_buffer_set_port: Cell(move layer_buffer_set_port),
-            font_ctx: @FontContext::new(opts_cell.with_ref(|o| o.render_backend), false),
+            thread_pool: move thread_pool,
             opts: opts_cell.take()
         }.start();
     }
 }
 
+/// Data that needs to be kept around for each render thread.
+priv struct ThreadRenderContext {
+    thread_index: uint,
+    font_ctx: @FontContext,
+    opts: Opts,
+}
+
 priv struct Renderer<C: Compositor Send> {
     port: comm::Port<Msg>,
     compositor: C,
     layer_buffer_set_port: Cell<pipes::Port<LayerBufferSet>>,
-    font_ctx: @FontContext,
+    thread_pool: ThreadPool<ThreadRenderContext>,
-    opts: Opts
+    opts: Opts,
 }
 
 impl<C: Compositor Send> Renderer<C> {
@@ -76,44 +105,51 @@ impl<C: Compositor Send> Renderer<C> {
         let (layer_buffer_set_channel, new_layer_buffer_set_port) = pipes::stream();
         self.layer_buffer_set_port.put_back(move new_layer_buffer_set_port);
 
-        let render_layer_cell = Cell(move render_layer);
         let layer_buffer_set_cell = Cell(move layer_buffer_set);
         let layer_buffer_set_channel_cell = Cell(move layer_buffer_set_channel);
 
         #debug("renderer: rendering");
 
         do util::time::time(~"rendering") {
-            let render_layer = render_layer_cell.take();
             let layer_buffer_set = layer_buffer_set_cell.take();
             let layer_buffer_set_channel = layer_buffer_set_channel_cell.take();
 
-            let layer_buffer_set = do render_layers(&render_layer,
+            let layer_buffer_set = do render_layers(ptr::to_unsafe_ptr(&render_layer),
                                                     move layer_buffer_set,
                                                     &self.opts)
-                    |render_layer, layer_buffer, buffer_chan| {
+                    |render_layer_ref, layer_buffer, buffer_chan| {
-                {
+                let layer_buffer_cell = Cell(move layer_buffer);
-                    // Build the render context.
+                do self.thread_pool.execute |thread_render_context,
-                    let ctx = RenderContext {
+                                             move render_layer_ref,
-                        canvas: &layer_buffer,
+                                             move buffer_chan,
-                        font_ctx: self.font_ctx,
+                                             move layer_buffer_cell| {
-                        opts: &self.opts
+                    do layer_buffer_cell.with_ref |layer_buffer| {
-                    };
+                        // Build the render context.
+                        let ctx = RenderContext {
+                            canvas: layer_buffer,
+                            font_ctx: thread_render_context.font_ctx,
+                            opts: &thread_render_context.opts
+                        };
 
-                    // Apply the translation to render the tile we want.
+                        // Apply the translation to render the tile we want.
-                    let matrix: Matrix2D<AzFloat> = Matrix2D::identity();
+                        let matrix: Matrix2D<AzFloat> = Matrix2D::identity();
-                    let matrix = matrix.translate(&-(layer_buffer.rect.origin.x as AzFloat),
+                        let matrix = matrix.translate(&-(layer_buffer.rect.origin.x as AzFloat),
-                                                  &-(layer_buffer.rect.origin.y as AzFloat));
+                                                      &-(layer_buffer.rect.origin.y as AzFloat));
-                    layer_buffer.draw_target.set_transform(&matrix);
+                        layer_buffer.draw_target.set_transform(&matrix);
 
-                    // Clear the buffer.
+                        // Clear the buffer.
-                    ctx.clear();
+                        ctx.clear();
 
-                    // Draw the display list.
+                        // Draw the display list.
-                    render_layer.display_list.draw_into_context(&ctx);
+                        let render_layer: &RenderLayer = unsafe {
+                            cast::transmute(render_layer_ref)
+                        };
+                        render_layer.display_list.draw_into_context(&ctx);
+                    }
+
+                    // Send back the buffer.
+                    buffer_chan.send(layer_buffer_cell.take());
                 }
-
-                // Send back the buffer.
-                buffer_chan.send(move layer_buffer);
             };
 
             #debug("renderer: returning surface");

src/servo/opts.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use azure::azure_hl::{CoreGraphicsAcceleratedBackend, Direct2DBackend, SkiaBacke
 pub struct Opts {
     urls: ~[~str],
     render_mode: RenderMode,
-    render_backend: BackendType
+    render_backend: BackendType,
+    n_render_threads: uint,
 }
 
 pub enum RenderMode {
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ pub fn from_cmdline_args(args: &[~str]) -> Opts {
 
     let opts = ~[
         getopts::optopt(~"o"),
-        getopts::optopt(~"r")
+        getopts::optopt(~"r"),
+        getopts::optopt(~"t"),
     ];
 
     let opt_match = match getopts::getopts(args, opts) {
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn from_cmdline_args(args: &[~str]) -> Opts {
       None => { Screen }
     };
 
-    let render_backend = match getopts::opt_maybe_str(move opt_match, ~"r") {
+    let render_backend = match getopts::opt_maybe_str(copy opt_match, ~"r") {
         Some(move backend_str) => {
             if backend_str == ~"direct2d" {
                 Direct2DBackend
@@ -61,9 +63,15 @@ pub fn from_cmdline_args(args: &[~str]) -> Opts {
         None => CairoBackend
     };
 
+    let n_render_threads: uint = match getopts::opt_maybe_str(move opt_match, ~"t") {
+        Some(move n_render_threads_str) => from_str::from_str(n_render_threads_str).get(),
+        None => 2,      // FIXME: Number of cores.
+    };
+
     Opts {
         urls: move urls,
         render_mode: move render_mode,
         render_backend: move render_backend,
+        n_render_threads: n_render_threads,
     }
 }