Enum glium::buffer::BufferMode

pub enum BufferMode {
    Default,
    Dynamic,
    Persistent,
    Immutable,
}

How the buffer is created.

Variants

Default

This is the default mode suitable for any usage. Will never be slow, will never be fast either.

Other modes should always be preferred, but you can use this one if you don't know what will happen to the buffer.

Implementation

Tries to use glBufferStorage with the GL_DYNAMIC_STORAGE_BIT flag.

If this function is not available, falls back to glBufferData with GL_STATIC_DRAW.

Dynamic

The mode to use when you modify a buffer multiple times per frame. Similar to Default in that it is suitable for most usages.

Use this if you do a quick succession of modify the buffer, draw, modify, draw, etc. This is something that you shouldn't do by the way.

With this mode, the OpenGL driver automatically manages the buffer for us. It will try to find the most appropriate storage depending on how we use it. It is guaranteed to never be too slow, but it won't be too fast either.

Implementation

Tries to use glBufferStorage with the GL_DYNAMIC_STORAGE_BIT and GL_CLIENT_STORAGE_BIT flags.

If this function is not available, falls back to glBufferData with GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW.

Persistent

Optimized for when you modify a buffer exactly once per frame. You can modify it more than once per frame, but if you modify it too often things will slow down.

With this mode, glium automatically handles synchronization to prevent the buffer from being access by both the GPU and the CPU simultaneously. If you try to modify the buffer, the execution will block until the GPU has finished using it. For this reason, a quick succession of modifying and drawing using the same buffer will be very slow.

When using persistent mapping, it is recommended to use triple buffering. This is done by creating a buffer that has three times the capacity that it would normally have. You modify and draw the first third, then modify and draw the second third, then the last part, then go back to the first third, etc.

Implementation

Tries to use glBufferStorage with GL_MAP_PERSISTENT_BIT. Sync fences are automatically managed by glium.

If this function is not available, falls back to glBufferData with GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW.

Immutable

Optimized when you will never touch the content of the buffer.

Immutable buffers should be created once and never touched again. Modifying their content is permitted, but is very slow.

Implementation

Tries to use glBufferStorage without any flag. Modifications are done by creating temporary buffers and making the GPU copy the data from the temporary buffer to the real one.

If this function is not available, falls back to glBufferData with GL_STATIC_DRAW.

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for BufferMode

fn clone(&self) -> BufferMode

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Copy for BufferMode

impl Debug for BufferMode

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Default for BufferMode

fn default() -> BufferMode

Returns the "default value" for a type.

impl Eq for BufferMode

impl PartialEq<BufferMode> for BufferMode

fn eq(&self, other: &BufferMode) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

#[must_use]fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests for !=.

impl StructuralEq for BufferMode

impl StructuralPartialEq for BufferMode