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Change

The frame-rate readout (Preferences ▸ Graphics ▸ "Frame rate") now shows how long the GPU takes to draw the 3D view. Its details get a new row, "GPU time": the time from the start of the view's first render pass to the end of its last, and the slowest pass with its own time. This is for anyone who looks into why the view is slow.

Before, the details showed only CPU times (UI time, and the time of the last scene build). A frame that waited for the GPU left most of its time unaccounted for. On an M2 Max with a ~500-part printer assembly (13.4 M triangles, one component active, "Shaded with edges"), orbiting ran at 25-30 ms per frame with a UI time of up to 7 ms. The new row shows where the rest goes: the frame waits for the GPU, and nearly all of the GPU time is one pass, sc_ssaa.

• The row names each pass by the label it carries in GPU profilers (sc_ssaa, sc_oit, sc_ao_prepass, …), so a number in the readout can be found in Xcode Instruments or another GPU profiler.
• The view's passes ask for begin and end timestamps only while the readout is shown. The timestamps are read back a frame or two later, so the window never waits for the GPU. While the readout is off, nothing is timed and no timestamp query set exists.
• Each pass gets its own share of the time: from the end of the passes before it (or its own start, if later) to its own end. Apple GPUs start a pass's vertex work while the previous pass is still drawing. There, a pass's plain begin-to-end time also counts the pass before it: a 1 ms pass after a 40 ms pass read about 40 ms.
• A pass without valid timestamps is listed without a time, not with a wrong one. On Metal, the driver merges the last overlay pass into the pass before it.
• The app asks for timestamp queries only where the graphics adapter has them. Without them, the row is left out.
• ui.inspect reports the same numbers in draw.gpu (span, slowest pass, and every pass), for scripts and agents. docs/control-protocol.md describes it.

Changes a default: no

Validation

• Compared with Xcode Instruments (Metal System Trace) on the same orbit, M2 Max, Metal, MSAA 4×, 1600×907 view:

  Pass	Readout	Instruments (vertex / fragment, median)
  sc_ssaa	25-43 ms	4.0 / 23.3 ms
  sc_oit	0.9-1.4 ms	2.5 / 0.2 ms (overlaps sc_ssaa)
  sc_ao_prepass / sc_ao_term / sc_ao_blur	0.5-0.6 / 0.3 / 0.1 ms	0.3+0.3 / 0.3+0.2 / 0.1 ms
  sc_oit_composite	0.05 ms	0.07 ms

  With the readout on, the sc_ssaa fragment time (23.3 ms) matches a trace without the readout (22.7 ms).

• New tests: view::pass_times::tests (span, slowest pass, a pass started early behind a long pass, missing or reversed timestamps) and view::glass_tests::the_views_passes_are_timed_only_while_the_readout_asks (a GPU test; it is skipped on adapters without timestamp queries).

• agent-fast-gate.sh --pr (macOS): every test of the affected crates passes except four, all in code this PR does not change. universal_host_scenarios… ("no widget Bottom") is flaky: its scenario failed 2 of 20 runs on unchanged main here. gpu_thin_lens_focus_and_defocus_match_geometric_oracle differs in the 6th decimal (f32 rounding on Macs, see Path tracer: the thin-lens test allows the f32 rounding in the GPU's ray readback, so it passes on Macs (#13425) #14624). action_matrix_sample and naming_corpus fail in solidcore offset and shell operations on macOS. I did not rerun those three on main; Linux CI decides.

• cargo xtask ci: the same macOS-only kernel, engine and smlib failures. Three ui-egui tests failed only under the full run's load and pass alone. cargo xtask wasm passes (29 crates).

Screenshots of the behavior (when observable)

1280×720, Sample Plate, frame-rate readout details open: the new "GPU time" row.

Small window (900×560): the details still fit, with the new row.

Integration status

Based on main at b903647. No conflicts. No other open PR changes the frame-rate readout or the view's render passes.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • The frame-rate details panel now shows GPU render-pass timing, including total GPU time and the slowest pass, when supported.
  • GPU timing details are available through ui.inspect, including per-pass durations and the number of valid timings.
  • GPU timing is collected while the frame-rate readout is visible and cleared when it is hidden.
• Documentation
  • Updated the control protocol documentation to describe GPU timing data and when it is available.

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Walkthrough

The renderer can record GPU render-pass timings when requested and supported by the adapter. The frame-rate readout and ui.inspect expose available timing results.

Changes: GPU Pass Timing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Timestamp support and timer apps/solidcraft/src/startup.rs, apps/solidcraft/src/main.rs, crates/viewport-gpu/src/view/pass_times.rs	The app requests timestamp-query support when the adapter provides it. PassTimer records labeled queries, reads results asynchronously, and aggregates pass durations. Tests cover timing calculations and incomplete or invalid timestamp data.
Renderer timing integration crates/viewport-gpu/src/view.rs, crates/viewport-gpu/src/view/ao.rs, crates/viewport-gpu/src/view/oit.rs	Renderer creates and runs the timer when requested, supplies timestamp writes to render passes, and publishes available timing results in draw statistics.
Timing display and output crates/ui-egui/src/frame_rate.rs, crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs, assets/locales/pending/viewport-gpu-pass-times.json, docs/control-protocol.md	The frame-rate panel displays available GPU timing results. ui.inspect includes timing fields. Locale entries and protocol documentation describe the output.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~30 minutes

Merge Risk: Low · up to d37a0

The new GPU time row can be missing or incomplete in a non-default direct-rendering setup. It can also be missing for a moment after the readout is enabled on an unchanged cached view. Neither affects rendering itself, so the change is mergeable with these gaps noted.

Security architecture risk: Minimal · up to d37a0

The inspected change adds bounded, optional performance measurements. It does not establish a material weakening of security, failure containment, rollback, or resource ownership guarantees.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The added diagnostic data concerns the renderer's own timed passes on its selected device. The inspected path resolves its owned query set into fixed-size buffers and publishes durations and code-defined labels, rather than providing arbitrary GPU-memory readback.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — Relative to the supplied base, the control handler change only appends GPU measurements to the existing ui.inspect response. That read-only function receives application state, not a caller-selected buffer, query set, or pass label.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — The inspected state machine contains delayed or failed readback by withholding new samples instead of expanding allocation or synchronously waiting for completion. This supports failure containment for the optional diagnostics path.

Pre-merge checks: 5

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title says the frame-rate readout will show how long the GPU takes to draw the view and its slowest pass. The changeset matches this: it adds a GPU time row to the readout, GPU pass timing in view…
Description check		The description follows the repository template. It has a clear Change section that explains what the feature does, the problem it addresses, and who it is for. It includes the required 'Changes a def…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Existing Defaults Unchanged		The PR's user-visible changes are additive, and no existing UX default changes. Evidence from the committed diff (base..head): - Frame-rate readout (crates/ui-egui/src/frame_rate.rs): the only U…

Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title says the frame-rate readout will show how long the GPU takes to draw the view and its slowest pass. The changeset matches this: it adds a GPU time row to the readout, GPU pass timing in viewport-gpu (pass_times.rs, view.rs, ao.rs, oit.rs), timestamp-query support in solidcraft, and ui.inspect GPU data. The title is specific to the primary change and clear to a teammate scanning history. It is 86 characters, slightly long, but still a single descriptive sentence.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description follows the repository template. It has a clear Change section that explains what the feature does, the problem it addresses, and who it is for. It includes the required 'Changes a default: no' line. It has a detailed Validation section with measured values, tests, and gate results. It has a Screenshots section with two images at 1280×720 and a 900×560 small-window check, which matches the UI-addition requirement. It has an Integration status section listing the base commit and conflict status. The Change section does not reference a linked issue, though the template says to link one when applicable. This is a minor gap and does not block the check.

Full details: Existing Defaults Unchanged

Explanation

The PR's user-visible changes are additive, and no existing UX default changes. Evidence from the committed diff (base..head): - Frame-rate readout (crates/ui-egui/src/frame_rate.rs): the only UI change is a new "GPU time" row. It appears only when drawn.gpu is Some. The panel height calculation adds one row in that case. The readout itself is unchanged. Existing rows keep their order and content. - Timing is off by default. DrawStats.time_passes defaults to false (DrawStats::default()). Renderer::prepare creates a PassTimer only when the readout asks. publish sets gpu only while time_passes is true. Otherwise gpu stays None, so no timestamp queries run unless the readout is on. - Device features (apps/solidcraft/src/main.rs, startup.rs): TIMESTAMP_QUERY is added to required_features only when the adapter reports it. This changes no setting, shortcut, command, or layout. - AO and OIT passes (ao.rs, oit.rs, view.rs): timestamp_writes change from a constant None to a value that is None whenever no timer exists or timing is off. Rendering output is unchanged in the default path. - ui.inspect (control.rs): adds a draw.gpu key. It is null when there is no GPU data. Existing keys are unchanged. - Docs and locale: docs/control-protocol.md adds documentation for the new gpu object. The locale file adds a new perf.gpu_time key. The PR description states Changes a default: no. The code does not contradict that statement. No default setting, preference value, shortcut, command behaviour, or default layout changes. The readout panel grows by one row only when GPU timing is available. That is an additive change to an existing opt-in panel. The check passes.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @crates/viewport-gpu/src/view.rs:
- Around line 3961-3962: When timing is first enabled for a cached view,
`prepare_frame` reuses the cached render without recording timestamps, leaving
the readout unavailable until the scene changes. Update the timer-initialization
path around `PassTimer::new` and `timer_tried` to invalidate the cached render
once when timing starts, or ensure the cached path records timing; preserve
normal cache reuse on subsequent repaints.
- Around line 3968-3969: The GPU timer finishes in Renderer::prepare before
Renderer::paint records the direct scene draw, leaving that draw unmeasured. Add
timestamp writes around the direct scene draw in Renderer::paint using the
established timer instrumentation, and ensure this path reports scene GPU time
even when AO is disabled.

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• apps/solidcraft/src/main.rs
• apps/solidcraft/src/startup.rs
• assets/locales/pending/viewport-gpu-pass-times.json
• crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs
• crates/ui-egui/src/frame_rate.rs
• crates/viewport-gpu/src/view.rs
• crates/viewport-gpu/src/view/ao.rs
• crates/viewport-gpu/src/view/oit.rs
• crates/viewport-gpu/src/view/pass_times.rs
• docs/control-protocol.md

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Record one frame when timing starts on a cached view.

If the user enables the readout after an offscreen picture is cached, this creates a timer with last == None. The timing request does not change frame_key, so prepare_frame takes the cache-reuse return at Lines 3983-3991. That path records no timestamps, including for cache_picture.

Repeated repaints therefore cannot produce the GPU row until the camera or scene changes. Invalidate the cached render once when timing starts, or provide timing for the cached path without disabling subsequent cache reuse.

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Review comment at @crates/viewport-gpu/src/view.rs around lines 3961 - 3962:
When timing is first enabled for a cached view, `prepare_frame` reuses the cached render without recording timestamps, leaving the readout unavailable until the scene changes. Update the timer-initialization path around `PassTimer::new` and `timer_tried` to invalidate the cached render once when timing starts, or ensure the cached path records timing; preserve normal cache reuse on subsequent repaints.

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Clarify that the GPU time excludes the direct scene draw.

Timing is finished in Renderer::prepare, before Renderer::paint draws the scene. On the direct path, prepare_frame does not call supersample, and the scene draw in paint has no timestamp writes. The reported GPU time therefore covers only passes recorded during prepare, such as AO. With AO disabled, no pass is timed on this path.

The direct path is taken only when the scene and window targets match. The default 4× MSAA scene target does not match the window's single sample, so the common configuration does not reach this path. The new transparency-only test does not exercise it either.

Instrument the direct draw with timer.writes("sc_scene") inside paint, or state in the readout that the direct path reports no scene time.

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Review comment at @crates/viewport-gpu/src/view.rs around lines 3968 - 3969:
The GPU timer finishes in Renderer::prepare before Renderer::paint records the direct scene draw, leaving that draw unmeasured. Add timestamp writes around the direct scene draw in Renderer::paint using the established timer instrumentation, and ensure this path reports scene GPU time even when AO is disabled.

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