Nascar 09: Slow, freezing, errors, ect. when using VU Interpeter or SuperVU

[MrCK1]

PCSX2 version: GIT v1.5.0-1709

PCSX2 options: All Default, no speedhacks

Plugins used: Default

Description of the issue: When the emulator is switched to Interpreter/SuperVU, the game will slow to an unplayable state and GIF Unit errors will spam the console. The screen will begin to artifact with various graphical glitches and then freeze a few seconds later after the car spawns.

How to reproduce the issue: Boot the game, start a race and switch the VU mode to Interpreter or SuperVU

Last known version to work: N/A

PC specifications: i5-6600k, GTX 970, Windows 10 64-bit

[FlatOutPS2]

So it's fine in the menu's?

[MrCK1]

Sorry, I should've been more specific. The menu still spams the console, but there's no issues there.

Anyways, here's the last lines of the console before it freezes. The DMA message at the bottom is the same one that appears if you boot without EE cache.

Gif Unit - Signal or PSE Set or Dir = GS to EE
Gif Unit - GS packet size exceeded VU memory size!
Gif Unit - Signal or PSE Set or Dir = GS to EE
Gif Unit - GS packet size exceeded VU memory size!
Gif Unit - Signal or PSE Set or Dir = GS to EE
Gif Unit - GS packet size exceeded VU memory size!
Gif Unit - GS packet size exceeded VU memory size!
sceGsSyncPath: DMA Ch.1 does not terminate
    <D1_CHCR=100001c5:D1_TADR=0090a3b0:D1_MADR=00000000:D1_QWC=00000000>
    <D2_CHCR=10000105:D2_TADR=009d2120:D2_MADR=009d2120:D2_QWC=00000006>
    <VIF1_STAT=0000000b:GIF_STAT=06000106>
Vif1 running when CHCR == 100000c5

[refractionpcsx2]

wow, never seen a game actually use that :P does the GIF FIFO option help at all?

[MrCK1]

No, speed hacks didn't help. I'm assuming that you're referring to this :P

Gif Unit - Signal or PSE Set or Dir = GS to EE I think I've seen this message during the MGS3 intro sequence as well

[refractionpcsx2]

I didn't mean Speedhacks, I meant the GIF FIFO gamefix :P

[MrCK1]

Oops, no the GIF FIFO gamefix does nothing on either VU type

[refractionpcsx2]

Ok thanks.

What about the XGKick gamefix with MicroVU?

[MrCK1]

XGKick had no effect and MicroVU works fine. Are you confused with another game?

On an unrelated note, PCSX2 is leaking memory when driving around the track. It seems to be exclusive to Nascar 09 as I was unable to reproduce it in other games :P

[refractionpcsx2]

oh right.

Well, the interpreter is very buggy, so it's highly likely not to work on most games, SuperVU might get removed at some point, so there's not a great deal of point fixing it up, just use microVU.

[MrCK1]

OK, I'll was really only concerned since the interpreter didn't work (which it usually does on most games). I'm going to open another issue for the memory leak anyway, so I'll close this :P