Removed block sharing ready for compression.

examples/Basic/main.cpp

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	openGLWidget.show();
 
 	//Create an empty volume and then place a sphere in it
-	Volume<MaterialDensityPair44> volData(256, 256, 256);
+	Volume<MaterialDensityPair44> volData(128, 128, 128);
 	//createSphereInVolume(volData, 30);
 	createPerlinVolume(volData);
 

examples/OpenGL/main.cpp

@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	smoothRegion<MaterialDensityPair44>(volData, PolyVox::Region(Vector3DInt16(62, 62, 62), Vector3DInt16(130, 130, 130)));
 	smoothRegion<MaterialDensityPair44>(volData, PolyVox::Region(Vector3DInt16(62, 62, 62), Vector3DInt16(130, 130, 130)));
 
-	cout << "Tidying memory...";
-	volData.tidyUpMemory(0);
-	cout << "done." << endl; 
-
 	QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
 	OpenGLWidget openGLWidget(0);

library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.h

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		//Make VolumeSampler a friend
 		friend class VolumeSampler<VoxelType>;
 	public:
-		Block(uint16_t uSideLength);
+		Block(uint16_t uSideLength = 0);
 		Block(const Block& rhs);
 		~Block();
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		void setVoxelAt(const Vector3DUint16& v3dPos, VoxelType tValue);
 
 		void fill(VoxelType tValue);
-		bool isHomogeneous(void);
+		void resize(uint16_t uSideLength);
 		uint32_t sizeInChars(void);
 
 	private:

library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.inl

@@ -33,24 +33,14 @@ namespace PolyVox
 {
 	template <typename VoxelType>
 	Block<VoxelType>::Block(uint16_t uSideLength)
-		:m_tData(0)
+		:m_uSideLength(0)
+		,m_uSideLengthPower(0)
+		,m_tData(0)
 	{
-		//Debug mode validation
+		if(uSideLength != 0)
-		assert(isPowerOf2(uSideLength));
-
-		//Release mode validation
-		if(!isPowerOf2(uSideLength))
 		{
-			throw std::invalid_argument("Block side length must be a power of two.");
+			resize(uSideLength);
 		}
-
-		//Compute the side length		
-		m_uSideLength = uSideLength;
-		m_uSideLengthPower = logBase2(uSideLength);
-
-		//If this fails an exception will be thrown. Memory is not   
-		//allocated and there is nothing else in this class to clean up
-		m_tData = new VoxelType[m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength];
 	}
 
 	template <typename VoxelType>
@@ -146,19 +136,28 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	}
 
 	template <typename VoxelType>
-	bool Block<VoxelType>::isHomogeneous(void)
+	void Block<VoxelType>::resize(uint16_t uSideLength)
 	{
-		const VoxelType tFirstVoxel = m_tData[0];
+		//Debug mode validation
-		const uint32_t uNoOfVoxels = m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength;
+		assert(isPowerOf2(uSideLength));
 
-		for(uint32_t ct = 1; ct < uNoOfVoxels; ++ct)
+		//Release mode validation
+		if(!isPowerOf2(uSideLength))
 		{
-			if(m_tData[ct] != tFirstVoxel)
+			throw std::invalid_argument("Block side length must be a power of two.");
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
 		}
-		return true;
+
+		//Compute the side length		
+		m_uSideLength = uSideLength;
+		m_uSideLengthPower = logBase2(uSideLength);
+
+		//Delete the old data
+		delete[] m_tData;
+		m_tData = 0;
+
+		//If this fails an exception will be thrown. Memory is not   
+		//allocated and there is nothing else in this class to clean up
+		m_tData = new VoxelType[m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength];
 	}
 
 	template <typename VoxelType>

library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h

@@ -153,21 +153,10 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		///Resises the volume to the specified dimensions
 		void resize(uint16_t uWidth, uint16_t uHeight, uint16_t uDepth, uint16_t uBlockSideLength = 32);
-		void tidyUpMemory(uint32_t uNoOfBlocksToProcess = 1000000);
 
 	private:
-		polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > getHomogenousBlock(VoxelType tHomogenousValue);
+		Block<VoxelType> m_pBorderBlock;
-
+		std::vector< Block<VoxelType> > m_pBlocks;
-		polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > m_pBorderBlock;
-		std::vector< polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > > m_pBlocks;
-		std::vector<bool> m_vecBlockIsPotentiallyHomogenous;
-
-		//Note: We were once storing weak_ptr's in this map, so that the blocks would be deleted once they
-		//were not being referenced by anyone else. However, this made it difficult to know when a block was
-		//shared. A call to shared_ptr::unique() from within setVoxel was not sufficient as weak_ptr's did
-		//not contribute to the reference count. Instead we store shared_ptr's here, and check if they
-		//are used by anyone else (i.e are non-unique) when we tidy the volume.
-		std::map<VoxelType, polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > > m_pHomogenousBlock;
 
 		uint32_t m_uNoOfBlocksInVolume;
 
@@ -185,8 +174,6 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		uint16_t m_uLongestSideLength;
 		uint16_t m_uShortestSideLength;
 		float m_fDiagonalLength;
-
-		uint32_t m_uCurrentBlockForTidying;
 	};
 
 	//Some handy typedefs

library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl

@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		resize(uWidth, uHeight, uDepth, uBlockSideLength);
 
 		//Create the border block
-		polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > pTempBlock(new Block<VoxelType>(m_uBlockSideLength));
+		m_pBorderBlock.fill(VoxelType());
-		pTempBlock->fill(VoxelType());
-		m_pBorderBlock = pTempBlock;
 	}
 
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	template <typename VoxelType>
 	VoxelType Volume<VoxelType>::getBorderValue(void) const
 	{
-		return m_pBorderBlock->getVoxelAt(0,0,0);
+		return m_pBorderBlock.getVoxelAt(0,0,0);
 	}
 
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -174,14 +172,14 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			const uint16_t yOffset = uYPos - (blockY << m_uBlockSideLengthPower);
 			const uint16_t zOffset = uZPos - (blockZ << m_uBlockSideLengthPower);
 
-			const polyvox_shared_ptr< Block< VoxelType > >& block = m_pBlocks
+			const Block<VoxelType>& block = m_pBlocks
 				[
 					blockX + 
 					blockY * m_uWidthInBlocks + 
 					blockZ * m_uWidthInBlocks * m_uHeightInBlocks
 				];
 
-			return block->getVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset);
+			return block.getVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	template <typename VoxelType>
 	void Volume<VoxelType>::setBorderValue(const VoxelType& tBorder) 
 	{
-		return m_pBorderBlock->fill(tBorder);
+		return m_pBorderBlock.fill(tBorder);
 	}
 
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -235,28 +233,10 @@ namespace PolyVox
 				blockY * m_uWidthInBlocks + 
 				blockZ * m_uWidthInBlocks * m_uHeightInBlocks;
 
-			polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> >& block = m_pBlocks[uBlockIndex];
+			Block<VoxelType>& block = m_pBlocks[uBlockIndex];
+
+			block.setVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset, tValue);
 
-			//It's quite possible that the user might attempt to set a voxel to it's current value.
-			//We test for this case firstly because it could help performance, but more importantly
-			//because it lets us avoid unsharing blocks unnecessarily.
-			if(block->getVoxelAt(xOffset, yOffset, zOffset) != tValue)
-			{
-				if(block.unique())
-				{
-					block->setVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset, tValue);
-					//There is a chance that setting this voxel makes the block homogenous and therefore shareable.
-					//But checking this will take some time, so for now just set a flag.
-					m_vecBlockIsPotentiallyHomogenous[uBlockIndex] = true;
-				}
-				else
-				{			
-					polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > pNewBlock(new Block<VoxelType>(*(block)));
-					block = pNewBlock;
-					m_vecBlockIsPotentiallyHomogenous[uBlockIndex] = false;
-					block->setVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset, tValue);
-				}
-			}
 			//Return true to indicate that we modified a voxel.
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -324,8 +304,6 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		//Clear the previous data
 		m_pBlocks.clear();
-		m_vecBlockIsPotentiallyHomogenous.clear();
-		m_pHomogenousBlock.clear();
 
 		//Compute the volume side lengths
 		m_uWidth = uWidth;
@@ -346,101 +324,14 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		//Create the blocks
 		m_pBlocks.resize(m_uNoOfBlocksInVolume);
-		m_vecBlockIsPotentiallyHomogenous.resize(m_uNoOfBlocksInVolume);
 		for(uint32_t i = 0; i < m_uNoOfBlocksInVolume; ++i)
 		{
-			m_pBlocks[i] = getHomogenousBlock(VoxelType());
+			m_pBlocks[i].resize(m_uBlockSideLength);
-			m_vecBlockIsPotentiallyHomogenous[i] = false;
+		}	
-		}		
 
 		//Other properties we might find useful later
 		m_uLongestSideLength = (std::max)((std::max)(m_uWidth,m_uHeight),m_uDepth);
 		m_uShortestSideLength = (std::min)((std::min)(m_uWidth,m_uHeight),m_uDepth);
 		m_fDiagonalLength = sqrtf(static_cast<float>(m_uWidth * m_uWidth + m_uHeight * m_uHeight + m_uDepth * m_uDepth));
-
-		//Reset the counter for tidying
-		m_uCurrentBlockForTidying = 0;
-	}
-
-	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-	/// Clean up the memory usage of the volume. Checks for any blocks which are
-	/// homogeneous and flags them as such for faster processing and reduced memory
-	/// usage.
-	/// \param uNoOfBlocksToProcess the number of blocks to process
-	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-	template <typename VoxelType>
-	void Volume<VoxelType>::tidyUpMemory(uint32_t uNoOfBlocksToProcess)
-	{
-		//Track the number of blocks we have processed.
-		uint32_t m_uNoOfProcessedBlocks = 0;
-
-		//We will loop around, and finish if we get back to our start position
-		uint32_t uFinishBlock = m_uCurrentBlockForTidying;
-
-		//Increment the current block, looping around if necessary
-		++m_uCurrentBlockForTidying;
-		m_uCurrentBlockForTidying %= m_uNoOfBlocksInVolume;
-
-		//While we have not reached the user specified limit and there are more blocks to process...
-		while((m_uNoOfProcessedBlocks < uNoOfBlocksToProcess) && (m_uCurrentBlockForTidying != uFinishBlock))
-		{
-			//We only do any work if the block is flagged as potentially homogeneous.
-			if(m_vecBlockIsPotentiallyHomogenous[m_uCurrentBlockForTidying])
-			{
-				//Check if it's really homogeneous (this can be slow).
-				if(m_pBlocks[m_uCurrentBlockForTidying]->isHomogeneous())
-				{
-					//If so, replace is with a block from out homogeneous collection.
-					VoxelType homogeneousValue = m_pBlocks[m_uCurrentBlockForTidying]->getVoxelAt(0,0,0);
-					m_pBlocks[m_uCurrentBlockForTidying] = getHomogenousBlock(homogeneousValue);
-				}
-
-				//Either way, we have now determined whether the block was sharable. So it's not *potentially* sharable.
-				m_vecBlockIsPotentiallyHomogenous[m_uCurrentBlockForTidying] = false;
-
-				//We've processed a block. This is inside the 'if' because the path outside the 'if' is trivially fast.
-				++m_uNoOfProcessedBlocks;
-			}
-
-			//Increment the current block, looping around if necessary
-			++m_uCurrentBlockForTidying;
-			m_uCurrentBlockForTidying %= m_uNoOfBlocksInVolume;
-		}
-
-		//Identify and remove any homogeneous blocks which are not actually in use.
-		typename std::map<VoxelType, polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > >::iterator iter = m_pHomogenousBlock.begin();
-		while(iter != m_pHomogenousBlock.end())
-		{
-			if(iter->second.unique())
-			{
-				m_pHomogenousBlock.erase(iter++); //Increments the iterator and returns the previous position to be erased.
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				++iter; //Just increments the iterator.
-			}
-		}
-	}	
-
-	template <typename VoxelType>
-	polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > Volume<VoxelType>::getHomogenousBlock(VoxelType tHomogenousValue) 
-	{
-		typename std::map<VoxelType, polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > >::iterator iterResult = m_pHomogenousBlock.find(tHomogenousValue);
-		if(iterResult == m_pHomogenousBlock.end())
-		{
-			//Block<VoxelType> block;
-			polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > pHomogeneousBlock(new Block<VoxelType>(m_uBlockSideLength));
-			//block.m_pBlock = temp;
-			//block.m_uReferenceCount++;
-			pHomogeneousBlock->fill(tHomogenousValue);
-			m_pHomogenousBlock.insert(std::make_pair(tHomogenousValue, pHomogeneousBlock));
-			return pHomogeneousBlock;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			//iterResult->second.m_uReferenceCount++;
-			//polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> > result(iterResult->second);
-			return iterResult->second;
-		}
 	}
 }

library/PolyVoxCore/include/VolumeSampler.inl

@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			const uint32_t uBlockIndexInVolume = uXBlock + 
 				uYBlock * mVolume->m_uWidthInBlocks + 
 				uZBlock * mVolume->m_uWidthInBlocks * mVolume->m_uHeightInBlocks;
-			const polyvox_shared_ptr< Block<VoxelType> >& currentBlock = mVolume->m_pBlocks[uBlockIndexInVolume];
+			const Block<VoxelType>& currentBlock = mVolume->m_pBlocks[uBlockIndexInVolume];
 
-			mCurrentVoxel = currentBlock->m_tData + uVoxelIndexInBlock;
+			mCurrentVoxel = currentBlock.m_tData + uVoxelIndexInBlock;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			mCurrentVoxel = mVolume->m_pBorderBlock->m_tData + uVoxelIndexInBlock;
+			mCurrentVoxel = mVolume->m_pBorderBlock.m_tData + uVoxelIndexInBlock;
 		}
 	}
 

tests/testvolume.cpp

@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ void TestVolume::testSize()
 		}
 	}
 	
-	volData.tidyUpMemory(0);
-	
 	QCOMPARE(volData.getWidth(), g_uVolumeSideLength);
 	QCOMPARE(volData.getHeight(), g_uVolumeSideLength);
 	QCOMPARE(volData.getDepth(), g_uVolumeSideLength);