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SPIR-V can't index a constant array with a runtime value, so naga copies such an array into function memory. Mobile GPUs (Adreno) keep that memory in scratch memory, which is slow. On a Pixel 4a (Adreno 618), the 16-entry Poisson table in sample_cascade cost about 12 ms of a 73 ms main pass. With the table removed, all 16 taps cost the same as 4 taps did with it. The cascade branch inside the tap loop cost more on top.

Changes:

• sample_cascade: the 16 taps use literal offsets in pcf_poisson16(t: texture_depth_2d, ...), so the cascade is chosen once per pixel, not on every tap.
• mask_coverage_threshold (scene and shadow pass): bayer4(x, y) computes the 4×4 Bayer threshold from the bits of x ^ y and y. I checked all 16 entries against the table.
• TAA: the dilation and statistics crosses use cross_offset(i).

The values and the order of the sums are the same, so the output doesn't change. The sample_cascade(cascade, uv, depth_ref) call sites that virtual_shadows.rs rewrites are kept as they were.

Measured on a Pixel 4a, medium preset, in a game, GPU timestamps: main_hdr_pass went from 73 ms to 47 ms. A screenshot matches the one taken before the change, shadows included. cargo test --lib in native/shared: 497 passed.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Rendering Improvements
  • Shadow filtering and cutout masking now use updated sampling calculations, while preserving the existing coverage and mip-level behavior.
  • Temporal anti-aliasing continues to use the same depth-dilation and neighborhood sampling pattern.

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Walkthrough

The shader changes replace local Bayer lookup arrays and TAA cross-offset arrays with direct calculations. Cascade shadow sampling now uses 16 explicit Poisson comparison samples for the selected cascade.

Changes: Shader sampling updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Bayer threshold calculation native/shared/src/renderer/shaders/core.rs, native/shared/src/shadows.rs	Both shaders calculate Bayer thresholds with bit operations instead of indexing local lookup arrays.
TAA cross offsets native/shared/src/renderer/shaders/post.rs	Depth-dilation and neighborhood-statistics loops use cross_offset(i) to calculate the same cross-sample positions.
Cascade shadow sampling native/shared/src/renderer/shaders/core.rs	sample_cascade calls pcf_poisson16 for the selected cascade. The caller averages the 16 comparison samples.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Refactor

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to b6ee5

The shader changes preserve the sampled values and patterns. No concrete merge-blocking defect remains; the suggested regression tests are optional follow-up improvements.

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Nitpick comments: 3

native/shared/src/shadows.rs: 1

128-128: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Poor tradeoff

Add a regression test for the shadow Bayer thresholds.

The shadow tests do not check bayer4’s values. A bit-selection error can change the cutout pattern while both tests pass. Compare the shader’s results for all 16 coordinates with the previous table.

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Review comment at @native/shared/src/shadows.rs at line 128:
Add a regression test for bayer4 that checks its shader results at all 16
coordinates against the previous table, so bit-selection changes cannot alter
the shadow cutout pattern unnoticed.

native/shared/src/renderer/shaders/core.rs: 2

450-450: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Low value

Add a regression check for the Poisson taps.

A sign error in a tap remains valid WGSL, so the shader parse tests would not catch it. Compare the 16 sampled offsets against the previous kernel, or check filtered results against an independent reference.

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Review comment at @native/shared/src/renderer/shaders/core.rs at line 450:
Add a regression check for the Poisson tap offsets used by the shadow-filtering
shader, anchoring the check to the shader source or its filtered output. Compare
all 16 offsets with the previous kernel or validate filtered results against an
independent reference so sign changes that remain valid WGSL are detected.

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299-299: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Poor tradeoff

Test all 16 Bayer thresholds.

The coverage-phase test does not check bayer4 values. A valid bit-expression typo can change MASK coverage without failing that test. Add a test that evaluates the shader for all 16 coordinates against the previous table.

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Review comment at @native/shared/src/renderer/shaders/core.rs at line 299:
Add a test for the shader’s bayer4 calculation that evaluates all 16 coordinates
and compares each result with the previous Bayer threshold table; keep the
existing coverage-phase test and ensure the new test would catch bit-expression
changes that alter any threshold.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @native/shared/src/renderer/shaders/core.rs:
- Line 450: Add a regression check for the Poisson tap offsets used by the
shadow-filtering shader, anchoring the check to the shader source or its
filtered output. Compare all 16 offsets with the previous kernel or validate
filtered results against an independent reference so sign changes that remain
valid WGSL are detected.
- Line 299: Add a test for the shader’s bayer4 calculation that evaluates all 16
coordinates and compares each result with the previous Bayer threshold table;
keep the existing coverage-phase test and ensure the new test would catch
bit-expression changes that alter any threshold.

Review comments at @native/shared/src/shadows.rs:
- Line 128: Add a regression test for bayer4 that checks its shader results at
all 16 coordinates against the previous table, so bit-selection changes cannot
alter the shadow cutout pattern unnoticed.

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