extensions/SGIX/SGIX_bali_g_instruments.txt

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Name

    SGIX_bali_g_instruments

Name Strings

    GL_SGIX_bali_g_instruments

Version

    $Date: 1998/10/02 18:20:28 $  $Revision: 1.5 $

Number

    XXX

Dependencies

    SGIX_instruments is required

Overview

    This extension defines behavior for instruments which are
    maintained on the Bali G chip.  The behavior is similar to
    standard instruments behavior since there is only one G ship.

    Additionally, this extension defines four such instruments:  one to
    count the number of triangles culled, a second to count the number of            primitives clipped, a third to count the number of primitives carried      
    through after clipping, and a fourth to count the number of primitives  
    rejected.

Issues

    *	Are there any other G instruments we should add?

    *   Synchronization issues when G and R instruments are used simultaneously.

New Procedures and Functions

    None

New Tokens

    Accepted by the <cap> parameter of Enable, Disable and IsEnabled:

        BALI_NUM_TRIS_CULLED_INSTRUMENT         0x6080
        BALI_NUM_PRIMS_CLIPPED_INSTRUMENT       0x6081
        BALI_NUM_PRIMS_REJECT_INSTRUMENT        0x6082
        BALI_NUM_PRIMS_CLIP_RESULT_INSTRUMENT   0x6083

Additions to Chapter 2 of the 1.2 Specification (OpenGL Operation)

    Add to the end of section 2.11 (Clipping):

    If BALI_NUM_PRIMS_CLIPPED_INSTRUMENT is enabled and the instruments have 
    been started via a call to StartInstrumentsSGIX, a counter of the number of 
    primitives clipped is maintained.  This counter is incremented by one for   
    each primitive that is clipped.

    If BALI_NUM_PRIMS_CLIP_RESULT_INSTRUMENT is enabled and the instruments have
    been started via a call to StartInstrumentsSGIX, a counter of the number of 
    primitives after clipping is maintained.  This counter is incremented by one
    for each primitive that is carried through after clipping.

    If BALI_NUM_PRIMS_REJECT_INSTRUMENT is enabled and the instruments have been
    started via a call to StartInstrumentsSGIX, a counter of the number of 
    primitives rejected is maintained.  This counter is incremented by one for 
    each prmitive that is rejected.

Additions to Chapter 3 of the 1.2 Specification (Rasterization)

    Add to section 3.5, between section 3.5.1 (Basic Polygon Rasterization) and 
    section 3.5.2 (Stippling):

    If BALI_NUM_TRIS_CULLED_INSTRUMENT is enabled and the instruments have been 
    started via a call to StartInstrumentsSGIX, a counter of the number of 
    triangles culled is maintained.  This counter is incremented by one for each
    triangle that is culled.     

Additions to Chapter 4 of the 1.2 Specification (Per-Fragment Operations
and the Frame Buffer)

    None

Additions to Chapter 5 of the 1.2 Specification (Special Functions)
    
    Add to the end of section 5.X entitled Instruments:

    Unlike the instruments computed on the Bali R chip, only one response is 
    returned to the buffer for the G chip since there is only one G chip.  Each 
    call to StopInstrumentsSGIX or ReadInstrumentsSGIX will therefore generate 
    only one response for the G chip for each enabled G chip instrument. 

    Each G chip response from BALI_NUM_TRIS_CULLED_INSTRUMENT, 
    BALI_NUM_PRIMS_CLIPPED_INSTRUMENT, BALI_NUM_PRIMS_CLIP_RESULT_INSTRUMENT, or
    BALI_NUM_PRIMS_REJECT_INSTRUMENT uses 6 32-bit words of the buffer.  The 
    first word (index 0) will be the enum name of the instrument    
    (BALI_NUM_TRIS_CULLED_INSTRUMENT, BALI_NUM_PRIMS_CLIPPED_INSTRUMENT, 
    BALI_NUM_PRIMS_CLIP_RESULT_INSTRUMENT, or BALI_NUM_PRIMS_REJECT_INSTRUMENT).
    The second word (index 1) of the instrument is the size in words of all the 
    data returned by the instrument, which is six for the instruments defined in
    this extension.  The fourth word (index 3) will be the instrument value. 
    (The preceeding word (index 2) would be a dummy word.)  The fifth word would be
    another dummy value. This will be followed by the sixth word  
    (index 5) that will contain the marker passed to StopInstrumentsSGIX or  
    ReadInstrumentsSGIX.  The following is a simple diagram of how 
    this information will be passed down the pipe.  Since the host and the pipe 
    will be communicating with 64-bits, three 64-bit packets will be sent down 
    the pipe for each measurement that is made.

            -------------------------------------------------
            |                       |                       |
            | [enabled enum name]   |    [size in words]    |
            |                       |                       |
            -------------------------------------------------

            -------------------------------------------------
            |                       |                       |
            |        [dummy]        |   [instrument value]  |
            |                       |                       |
            -------------------------------------------------

            -------------------------------------------------
            |                       |                       |
            |       [dummy]         |       [marker]        |
            |                       |                       |
            -------------------------------------------------


Additions to Chapter 6 of the 1.2 Specification (State and State Requests)

    XXX    

Additions to the GLX Specification

    XXX

Errors

    None

New State

    XXX

New Implementation Dependent State

    None