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Found in
5.4.0b21
Issue ID
805310
Regression
No
[Graphics.DrawMesh] triggering "String.memcpy" for massive slowdowns
Reproduction steps:
1. Open attached "stripped" project.
2. Open "EditorMap.scene".
3. Open "Window > Profiler" tab.
4. Enable "Deep Profile".
5. Expand "BehaviourUpdate->VirtualizeScene.Update()->VirtualizeScene.Draw()->Graphics.DrawMesh()" and notice the "String.memcpy"(Picture attached).
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Arycama
Sep 11, 2019 02:51
This is not fixed in 2019.2.0f1. Most variants of Graphics.DrawMesh call other overloads of Graphics.DrawMesh, which finally calls Graphics.DrawMeshInternal. This causes a string.memcpy to be called for every call, which ends up with 3-4 string.memcpys per frame.
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holoben22
Jan 02, 2019 21:06
Is there an explanation posted somewhere for why this is by design? Is it an artifact of running the deep profiler? Or does it have something to do with copying data to the GPU in the Graphics.DrawMesh function?
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Selmar
Jul 09, 2016 02:40
The memcpy and memset together are approximately 80% of the cost for me.
I tried to work around it using CommandBuffers, but I can't get them to work properly, so I'm not even sure if that works with instancing.
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