Release malisx2 0.2.3 · bmdhacks/malisx2

Vulkan driver for the ARMSX2 PlayStation 2 emulator on Android, for devices with an Arm Mali GPU:

Mali-G615 / G715 — tested on the Anbernic RG 477V.
Mali-G57, G68, G77, G78, G78AE — tested on the Anbernic RG 476H. The other GPUs in this family are untested.
Mali-G52 / G52 r1 — experimental: for trying out, not yet for everyday play. Courtesy of @TheGammaSqueeze.

Install: in ARMSX2, Settings → custom GPU driver → install from file, and pick malisx2-0.2.3-b85d5f7f36.zip.

What's new since 0.2.2

Rockchip RK3576 handhelds now really work, such as the Anbernic RG Vita Pro. 0.2.2's fix for the "failed to create swap chain" error did not work on these devices; this one does, confirmed by user Rammstone. Thank you for the logs!

Nothing else changed from 0.2.2.

ARMSX2 builds its shader cache once after a driver update; the first moments of the first game may be slower than usual.
Mali-G52 is experimental. Early tests are promising, but if a game misbehaves there, use the system driver.
Mali-G57 family: if the driver does not start on your device, ARMSX2 uses the system driver; please send a log.
A few HUD colours can come out slightly brighter than on a real PS2 (for example Gran Turismo 4's speedometer). Other drivers show the same.
Reporting a problem: take a bug report or a logcat right after it happens, and keep ARMSX2's logs/emulog.txt (it is overwritten when the app starts again).

For support:

malisx2 0.2.3, commit b85d5f7
Mesa: branch malisx2 of bmdhacks/armsx2-turnip, commit db9bce6c3d36570ef996a898f53cbcde08db39e8
malisx2-0.2.3-b85d5f7f36.zip sha256 133c35a49c4197e9177969e69e4dba41ea2433598810277b4f37597c8751a78f
libvulkan_malisx2.so sha256 57ac2457c9e22279ffdcd1d056e2de3a5463e5194161539d6318289dcbf3ff56