Async readpixels from FBP using PBO seem not to work

[Anton_Y_]

Hello,

We are using PBO to async read back pixels GPU -> CPU (for hardware feedback in virtual texture).

Unfortunately, both glReadPixels and glGetTexImage causes stall (instead of immediate return).

PBO read Code is looking like that:

//init

          glGenBuffers(1, &delayedPBO);
          glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER, delayedPBO);
          glBufferData(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER,  width*height*4, NULL, GL_STREAM_READ);  

          glGenTextures(1, &textureId);

          glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, textureId);

          glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA8, width, height, 0, GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV, 0);

          glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);

    glGenFramebuffers(1, &fboId);

//render

    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, fboId);

    glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, textureId, 0);

    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);

//...render something...

//usage

        glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER, delayedPBO);

        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, textureId);

        glGetTexImage( GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV, 0 );//<< causes stall!

        //readpixels

        //glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, fboId);

        //glReadBuffer( GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0  );

        //glReadPixels( 0, 0, width, height, GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV, 0 );

        glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER, 0);

Any ideas? Works fine on NVIDIA.

OS: Windows 7,

Video: Intel 4600

Driver: 10.18.10.3345

[John_H_4]

I am also having a similar problem. I am using a FrameBuffer object for selection and want to read back from the FrameBuffer.  I can read back from the default buffer (GL_BACK) but not from the frame buffer.  I have also tried the PACK_BUFFER approach which also fails.

 I have an Intel HD 4600 with the latest drivers.  I am getting an OpenGL Debug message back from the ig75icd32.dll of a GL_INVALID_OPERATION and a GLError 1282 is on the error stack.

I have this posted in  https://communities.intel.com/message/263941.  My code snippets have been reviewed as OK.

This code also works fine with NVIDEA and AMD cards.

I would like my code to work on Intel hardware so I can recommend this hardware for users of our software.

There has been no feedback on this  Have you resolved it??

[Anton_Y_]

The very recent beta driver seem not stalling in that case.

According to what I see in your snippet, everything is correct.

I would suggest to experiment with glReadPixels format/type. Previous Intel drivers were very sensitive to it Try use GL_BGRA instead of GL_RGBA, or GL_RGBA32F, instead of GL_FLOAT.

Also, pixel buffer object (PBO) should work more correctly/stable, since this way you are not passing format in two different ways (both internal and general), like glReadPixels