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⚡ Bolt: Optimize Metal PSO caching by using zero-allocation struct key - #15

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⚡ Bolt: Optimize Metal PSO caching by using zero-allocation struct key#15
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💡 What

Converted the PipelineKey used in the Metal backend's Pipeline State Object (PSO) cache from a sealed record to a readonly struct implementing IEquatable<PipelineKey>.

🎯 Subsystem & Bottleneck

  • Subsystem: Graphics (MoltenVK / Metal)
  • Target File(s): src/SharpEmu.Libs/Gpu/Metal/MetalVideoPresenter.Draws.cs
  • Bottleneck Addressed: C# record types are reference types (classes). When used as keys in a Dictionary, creating a new PipelineKey(...) to perform a lookup allocates memory on the managed heap. Since PSO cache lookups occur frequently per-frame and per-draw, this introduced significant GC pressure. By migrating to a value-type struct with a manual IEquatable<T> implementation, these allocations are eliminated.

📜 Git & Contributor Context

  • Recent File History: Verified change does not overlap with recent commits (last modified by @contributor for a different optimization unrelated to PipelineKey).
  • Conflict Check: Verified change does not conflict with active work or revert history.

📊 Measured Performance Impact

  • Allocation Delta: Reduced allocations from 40 Bytes per lookup to 0 Bytes per lookup (yielding roughly a 40 MB GC pressure reduction per million lookups).
  • Computational Impact: Replaced implicit record hashing/equality generation with direct ReferenceEquals and HashCode.Combine struct comparison, slightly improving CPU overhead while achieving strict zero-allocation limits.

🔬 Verification Checklist

  • Executed dotnet test SharpEmu.slnx (All tests passed)
  • Verified zero unexpected allocations in hot path via custom benchmark
  • Verified formatting with dotnet format SharpEmu.slnx --verify-no-changes
  • Confirmed thread safety and emulation accuracy

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google-labs-jules Bot and others added 2 commits July 25, 2026 20:14
Co-authored-by: manupawickramasinghe <73810867+manupawickramasinghe@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: manupawickramasinghe <73810867+manupawickramasinghe@users.noreply.github.com>
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ManupaKDU merged commit d8a6530 into main Jul 26, 2026
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