[OpenJDK 2D-Dev] RFR: 8266159: macOS ARM + Metal pipeline shows artifacts on Swing Menu with Java L&F [v2]

[Jayathirth D V]

On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 12:03:35 GMT, Ajit Ghaisas <aghaisas at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This PR fixes an issue exclusively seen on Apple M1 systems when SwingSet2 demo is run with uiScale=1.0.
>> 
>> **Issue :**
>> SwingSet2 Demo - As reported in JBS description
>> J2DDemo - As reported in a comment on JBS
>> 
>> **Root Cause :** 
>> DrawPixel path is used only with uiScale=1.0. 
>> MTLPrimitiveTypePoint is used to draw a pixel while encoding a render command.
>> As mentioned in the documentation -
>> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/mtlprimitivetype/mtlprimitivetypepoint?language=objc
>> 
>> "The vertex shader must provide [[point_size]], or the point size is undefined."
>> 
>> In our shader functions, we do not define this point size. It is harmless on x86_64 based mac systems, but causes visual artifacts on M1 mac systems.
>> 
>> **Solution :**
>>  Explicitly define point size in shader functions that draw MTLPrimitiveTypePoint.
>
> Ajit Ghaisas has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   add automated test

Marked as reviewed by jdv (Reviewer).

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/4356