Upstream `mesa` has merged `panfrost`, it is time to drop `mesa-panfrost-git` now

[7Ji]

So I did a simple test with glmark2-es-wayland on both mesa (mainline) and mesa-panfrost-git (the merge source), the mainline, able to run on G610 now, performs pretty much the same as mesa-panfrost-git, as expected.

Both running glmark2-es-wayland --size 3840x2160 --off-screen on -rockchip-bsp6.1-joshua-git with panthor:

With mesa-mainline-24.1.5-arch1.1:

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    glmark2 2023.01
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    OpenGL Information
    GL_VENDOR:      Mesa
    GL_RENDERER:    Mali-G610 (Panfrost)
    GL_VERSION:     OpenGL ES 3.1 Mesa 24.1.5-arch1.1
    Surface Config: buf=32 r=8 g=8 b=8 a=8 depth=24 stencil=0 samples=0
    Surface Size:   3840x2160 windowed
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[build] use-vbo=false: FPS: 524 FrameTime: 1.909 ms
[build] use-vbo=true: FPS: 577 FrameTime: 1.734 ms
[texture] texture-filter=nearest: FPS: 466 FrameTime: 2.148 ms
[texture] texture-filter=linear: FPS: 464 FrameTime: 2.159 ms
[texture] texture-filter=mipmap: FPS: 469 FrameTime: 2.134 ms
[shading] shading=gouraud: FPS: 483 FrameTime: 2.072 ms
[shading] shading=blinn-phong-inf: FPS: 466 FrameTime: 2.148 ms
[shading] shading=phong: FPS: 365 FrameTime: 2.746 ms
[shading] shading=cel: FPS: 348 FrameTime: 2.878 ms
[bump] bump-render=high-poly: FPS: 389 FrameTime: 2.573 ms
[bump] bump-render=normals: FPS: 530 FrameTime: 1.888 ms
[bump] bump-render=height: FPS: 467 FrameTime: 2.144 ms
[effect2d] kernel=0,1,0;1,-4,1;0,1,0;: FPS: 161 FrameTime: 6.230 ms
[effect2d] kernel=1,1,1,1,1;1,1,1,1,1;1,1,1,1,1;: FPS: 67 FrameTime: 15.045 ms
[pulsar] light=false:quads=5:texture=false: FPS: 374 FrameTime: 2.674 ms
[desktop] blur-radius=5:effect=blur:passes=1:separable=true:windows=4: FPS: 55 FrameTime: 18.430 ms
[desktop] effect=shadow:windows=4: FPS: 175 FrameTime: 5.716 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=false:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=map: FPS: 240 FrameTime: 4.184 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=false:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=subdata: FPS: 239 FrameTime: 4.201 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=true:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=map: FPS: 259 FrameTime: 3.875 ms
[ideas] speed=duration: FPS: 238 FrameTime: 4.216 ms
[jellyfish] <default>: FPS: 139 FrameTime: 7.245 ms
[terrain] <default>: FPS: 19 FrameTime: 52.984 ms
[shadow] <default>: FPS: 171 FrameTime: 5.869 ms
[refract] <default>: FPS: 40 FrameTime: 25.279 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=0:vertex-steps=0: FPS: 323 FrameTime: 3.098 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=5:vertex-steps=0: FPS: 294 FrameTime: 3.412 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=0:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 324 FrameTime: 3.091 ms
[function] fragment-complexity=low:fragment-steps=5: FPS: 322 FrameTime: 3.115 ms
[function] fragment-complexity=medium:fragment-steps=5: FPS: 258 FrameTime: 3.886 ms
[loop] fragment-loop=false:fragment-steps=5:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 322 FrameTime: 3.108 ms
[loop] fragment-steps=5:fragment-uniform=false:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 322 FrameTime: 3.111 ms
[loop] fragment-steps=5:fragment-uniform=true:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 258 FrameTime: 3.884 ms
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                                  glmark2 Score: 306 
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With mesa-panfrost-git-24.1.0-devel-git-4ab1904496:

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    glmark2 2023.01
=======================================================
    OpenGL Information
    GL_VENDOR:      Mesa
    GL_RENDERER:    Mali-G610 (Panfrost)
    GL_VERSION:     OpenGL ES 3.1 Mesa 24.1.0-devel (git-4ab1904496)
    Surface Config: buf=32 r=8 g=8 b=8 a=8 depth=24 stencil=0 samples=0
    Surface Size:   3840x2160 windowed
=======================================================
[build] use-vbo=false: FPS: 480 FrameTime: 2.086 ms
[build] use-vbo=true: FPS: 578 FrameTime: 1.732 ms
[texture] texture-filter=nearest: FPS: 468 FrameTime: 2.140 ms
[texture] texture-filter=linear: FPS: 469 FrameTime: 2.134 ms
[texture] texture-filter=mipmap: FPS: 468 FrameTime: 2.141 ms
[shading] shading=gouraud: FPS: 477 FrameTime: 2.099 ms
[shading] shading=blinn-phong-inf: FPS: 463 FrameTime: 2.161 ms
[shading] shading=phong: FPS: 370 FrameTime: 2.707 ms
[shading] shading=cel: FPS: 346 FrameTime: 2.893 ms
[bump] bump-render=high-poly: FPS: 391 FrameTime: 2.563 ms
[bump] bump-render=normals: FPS: 519 FrameTime: 1.929 ms
[bump] bump-render=height: FPS: 467 FrameTime: 2.142 ms
[effect2d] kernel=0,1,0;1,-4,1;0,1,0;: FPS: 159 FrameTime: 6.306 ms
[effect2d] kernel=1,1,1,1,1;1,1,1,1,1;1,1,1,1,1;: FPS: 67 FrameTime: 15.106 ms
[pulsar] light=false:quads=5:texture=false: FPS: 370 FrameTime: 2.704 ms
[desktop] blur-radius=5:effect=blur:passes=1:separable=true:windows=4: FPS: 63 FrameTime: 15.900 ms
[desktop] effect=shadow:windows=4: FPS: 177 FrameTime: 5.663 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=false:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=map: FPS: 239 FrameTime: 4.193 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=false:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=subdata: FPS: 237 FrameTime: 4.226 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=true:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=map: FPS: 258 FrameTime: 3.883 ms
[ideas] speed=duration: FPS: 226 FrameTime: 4.444 ms
[jellyfish] <default>: FPS: 137 FrameTime: 7.315 ms
[terrain] <default>: FPS: 14 FrameTime: 76.404 ms
[shadow] <default>: FPS: 178 FrameTime: 5.646 ms
[refract] <default>: FPS: 43 FrameTime: 23.365 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=0:vertex-steps=0: FPS: 320 FrameTime: 3.125 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=5:vertex-steps=0:^[[1;5D FPS: 291 FrameTime: 3.440 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=0:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 321 FrameTime: 3.123 ms
[function] fragment-complexity=low:fragment-steps=5: FPS: 320 FrameTime: 3.126 ms
[function] fragment-complexity=medium:fragment-steps=5: FPS: 254 FrameTime: 3.941 ms
[loop] fragment-loop=false:fragment-steps=5:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 321 FrameTime: 3.120 ms
[loop] fragment-steps=5:fragment-uniform=false:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 320 FrameTime: 3.127 ms
[loop] fragment-steps=5:fragment-uniform=true:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 255 FrameTime: 3.927 ms
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                                  glmark2 Score: 304 
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I've deleted the empty PKGBUILD for mesa-panfrost-git here and it would be removed from the repo build list.

@hbiyik FYI.

[hbiyik]

completely agree, mesa-panfrost-git and mesa-panvk-git are experimental packages and there is no need build them. If someone really needs it, he can build from the pkgbuild.

However your scores are very low, i think you tested when your gpu governor 'ondemand', when set the performance, mesa-panfrost-git gives a slight boost, but nobody needs this as the moment.

here are some results with mesa-panfrost-git with performance governor

One important remark is, only "terrain" and "refract" results matter for evaluation gpu performance, there rest of the tests are snythetic random numbers, so to shorten the test you can just use "-b terrain" when running glmark.

[7Ji]

Thanks for the info. I'll use performance in the future. Closing then.

[7Ji]

However your scores are very low, i think you tested when your gpu governor 'ondemand', when set the performance, mesa-panfrost-git gives a slight boost, but nobody needs this as the moment.

Maybe you've overlooked the test arguments? I was testing with 3840x2160 offscreen, not the default 800x600. The score is inversely proportional to the size. I've tested again with default 800x600 and 'performance' boosted score from 3049 to 3182, not very much. But anyway, the score tells the active cooling + big heat sink helps a lot in performance.

[hbiyik]

Ah true, of course the rendering size is a big factor