bevy/release-content
Chris Russell bb4ea9c28b
Stop storing access for all systems (#19477)
# Objective

Reduce memory usage by storing fewer copies of
`FilteredAccessSet<ComponentId>`.

Currently, the `System` trait exposes the `component_access_set` for the
system, which is used by the multi-threaded executor to determine which
systems can run concurrently. But because it is available on the trait,
it needs to be stored for *every* system, even ones that are not run by
the executor! In particular, it is never needed for observers, or for
the inner systems in a `PipeSystem` or `CombinatorSystem`.


## Solution

Instead of exposing the access from a method on `System`, return it from
`System::initialize`. Since it is still needed during scheduling, store
the access alongside the boxed system in the schedule.

That's not quite enough for systems built using `SystemParamBuilder`s,
though. Those calculate the access in `SystemParamBuilder::build`, which
happens earlier than `System::initialize`. To handle those, we separate
`SystemParam::init_state` into `init_state`, which creates the state
value, and `init_access`, which calculates the access. This lets
`System::initialize` call `init_access` on a state that was provided by
the builder.

An additional benefit of that separation is that it removes the need to
duplicate access checks between `SystemParamBuilder::build` and
`SystemParam::init_state`.

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Co-authored-by: Alice Cecile <alice.i.cecile@gmail.com>
2025-06-13 17:56:09 +00:00
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migration-guides Stop storing access for all systems (#19477) 2025-06-13 17:56:09 +00:00
release-notes Initial raytraced lighting progress (bevy_solari) (#19058) 2025-06-12 21:26:10 +00:00
migration_guides_template.md Make some changes to the migration guide recommendations (#18794) 2025-04-10 19:25:56 +00:00
migration_guides.md bevyengine.org -> bevy.org (#19503) 2025-06-05 23:09:28 +00:00
README.md Fixed broken link in release content README. (#19375) 2025-05-26 19:30:03 +00:00
release_notes_template.md
release_notes.md bevyengine.org -> bevy.org (#19503) 2025-06-05 23:09:28 +00:00

Release Content

This directory contains drafts of documentation for the current development cycle, which will be published to the website during the next release. You can find more information in the release notes and migration guides files.