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# Objective - Contributes to #16877 ## Solution - Initial creation of `bevy_platform_support` crate. - Moved `bevy_utils::Instant` into new `bevy_platform_support` crate. - Moved `portable-atomic`, `portable-atomic-util`, and `critical-section` into new `bevy_platform_support` crate. ## Testing - CI --- ## Showcase Instead of needing code like this to import an `Arc`: ```rust #[cfg(feature = "portable-atomic")] use portable_atomic_util::Arc; #[cfg(not(feature = "portable-atomic"))] use alloc::sync::Arc; ``` We can now use: ```rust use bevy_platform_support::sync::Arc; ``` This applies to many other types, but the goal is overall the same: allowing crates to use `std`-like types without the boilerplate of conditional compilation and platform-dependencies. ## Migration Guide - Replace imports of `bevy_utils::Instant` with `bevy_platform_support::time::Instant` - Replace imports of `bevy::utils::Instant` with `bevy::platform_support::time::Instant` ## Notes - `bevy_platform_support` hasn't been reserved on `crates.io` - ~~`bevy_platform_support` is not re-exported from `bevy` at this time. It may be worthwhile exporting this crate, but I am unsure of a reasonable name to export it under (`platform_support` may be a bit wordy for user-facing).~~ - I've included an implementation of `Instant` which is suitable for `no_std` platforms that are not Wasm for the sake of eliminating feature gates around its use. It may be a controversial inclusion, so I'm happy to remove it if required. - There are many other items (`spin`, `bevy_utils::Sync(Unsafe)Cell`, etc.) which should be added to this crate. I have kept the initial scope small to demonstrate utility without making this too unwieldy. --------- Co-authored-by: TimJentzsch <TimJentzsch@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Chris Russell <8494645+chescock@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: François Mockers <francois.mockers@vleue.com> |
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Bevy Tasks
A refreshingly simple task executor for bevy. :)
This is a simple threadpool with minimal dependencies. The main usecase is a scoped fork-join, i.e. spawning tasks from
a single thread and having that thread await the completion of those tasks. This is intended specifically for
bevy as a lighter alternative to rayon for this specific usecase. There are also utilities for
generating the tasks from a slice of data. This library is intended for games and makes no attempt to ensure fairness
or ordering of spawned tasks.
It is based on async-executor, a lightweight executor that allows the end user to manage their own threads.
async-executor is based on async-task, a core piece of async-std.
Usage
In order to be able to optimize task execution in multi-threaded environments, bevy provides three different thread pools via which tasks of different kinds can be spawned. (The same API is used in single-threaded environments, even if execution is limited to a single thread. This currently applies to Wasm targets.) The determining factor for what kind of work should go in each pool is latency requirements:
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For CPU-intensive work (tasks that generally spin until completion) we have a standard [
ComputeTaskPool] and an [AsyncComputeTaskPool]. Work that does not need to be completed to present the next frame should go to the [AsyncComputeTaskPool]. -
For IO-intensive work (tasks that spend very little time in a "woken" state) we have an [
IoTaskPool] whose tasks are expected to complete very quickly. Generally speaking, they should just await receiving data from somewhere (i.e. disk) and signal other systems when the data is ready for consumption. (likely via channels)
no_std Support
To enable no_std support in this crate, you will need to disable default features, and enable the edge_executor and critical-section features. For platforms without full support for Rust atomics, you may also need to enable the portable-atomic feature.