move some memory to high MEM2 for performance boost

source/fileop.cpp

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #define THREAD_SLEEP 100
 
-unsigned char savebuffer[SAVEBUFFERSIZE] ATTRIBUTE_ALIGN(32);
+unsigned char *savebuffer;
 static mutex_t bufferLock = LWP_MUTEX_NULL;
 FILE * file; // file pointer - the only one we should ever use!
 bool unmountRequired[7] = { false, false, false, false, false, false, false };

source/fileop.h

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ size_t LoadSzFile(char * filepath, unsigned char * rbuffer);
 size_t SaveFile(char * buffer, char *filepath, size_t datasize, bool silent);
 size_t SaveFile(char * filepath, size_t datasize, bool silent);
 
-extern unsigned char savebuffer[];
+extern unsigned char *savebuffer;
 extern FILE * file;
 extern bool unmountRequired[];
 extern bool isMounted[];

source/mem2.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Visual Boy Advance GX
+ *
+ * Tantric 2010
+ *
+ * mem2.cpp
+ *
+ * MEM2 memory allocator
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef HW_RVL
+
+#include <ogc/machine/asm.h>
+#include <ogc/lwp_heap.h>
+#include <ogc/system.h>
+#include <ogc/machine/processor.h>
+
+static heap_cntrl mem2_heap;
+
+u32 InitMem2Manager () 
+{
+	int size = (36*1024*1024);
+	u32 level;
+	_CPU_ISR_Disable(level);
+	size &= ~0x1f; // round down, because otherwise we may exceed the area
+	void *mem2_heap_ptr = (void *)((u32)SYS_GetArena2Hi()-size);
+	SYS_SetArena2Hi(mem2_heap_ptr);
+	_CPU_ISR_Restore(level);
+	size = __lwp_heap_init(&mem2_heap, mem2_heap_ptr, size, 32);
+	return size;
+}
+
+void* mem2_malloc(u32 size)
+{
+	return __lwp_heap_allocate(&mem2_heap, size);
+}
+
+bool mem2_free(void *ptr)
+{
+	return __lwp_heap_free(&mem2_heap, ptr);
+}
+
+#endif

source/mem2.h

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Visual Boy Advance GX
+ *
+ * Tantric 2010
+ *
+ * mem2.h
+ *
+ * MEM2 memory allocator
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef HW_RVL
+
+#ifndef _MEM2MANAGER_H_
+#define _MEM2MANAGER_H_
+
+u32 InitMem2Manager ();
+void* mem2_malloc(u32 size);
+bool mem2_free(void *ptr);
+
+#endif
+
+#endif

source/vbagx.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "input.h"
 #include "video.h"
 #include "gamesettings.h"
+#include "mem2.h"
 #include "utils/usb2storage.h"
 #include "utils/mload.h"
 #include "utils/FreeTypeGX.h"
@@ -377,20 +378,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	InitialiseSound();
 	InitialisePalette();
 	DefaultSettings (); // Set defaults
-
+	InitFreeType((u8*)font_ttf, font_ttf_size); // Initialize font system
-	// Initialize font system
-	InitFreeType((u8*)font_ttf, font_ttf_size);
-	gameScreenPng = (u8 *)malloc(512*1024);
-	browserList = (BROWSERENTRY *)malloc(sizeof(BROWSERENTRY)*MAX_BROWSER_SIZE);
-	InitGUIThreads();
-
-	// store path app was loaded from
 #ifdef HW_RVL
 	if(argc > 0 && argv[0] != NULL)
-		CreateAppPath(argv[0]);
+		CreateAppPath(argv[0]); // store path app was loaded from
 
-	rom = (u8 *)malloc(1024*1024*32); // allocate 32 MB to GBA ROM
+	InitMem2Manager();
+	savebuffer = (unsigned char *)mem2_malloc(SAVEBUFFERSIZE);
+	browserList = (BROWSERENTRY *)mem2_malloc(sizeof(BROWSERENTRY)*MAX_BROWSER_SIZE);
+	rom = (u8 *)mem2_malloc(1024*1024*32); // allocate 32 MB to GBA ROM
+#else
+	savebuffer = (unsigned char *)malloc(SAVEBUFFERSIZE);
+	browserList = (BROWSERENTRY *)malloc(sizeof(BROWSERENTRY)*MAX_BROWSER_SIZE);
 #endif
+	gameScreenPng = (u8 *)malloc(512*1024);
+	InitGUIThreads();
 
 	while(1) // main loop
 	{