Bug 215015 – [CG] Avoid creating a sub-image when drawing a small scaled sub-rect from a native image

• Component: Images
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Said Abou-Hallawa]

The reason for creating the sub-image in GraphicsContext::drawNativeImage() is to have a better image interpolation for the scaled sub-rect. For small destRect, the interpolation on the original image is almost the same as the interpolation on the sub-image. So we should avoid creating the sub-image if destRect.area() is less than some minimum value. This will benefit the case of drawing many small rectangles from a large sprite image.

[Said Abou-Hallawa]

<rdar://problem/63845893>

[Said Abou-Hallawa]

Created attachment 405677 [details]
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[Simon Fraser (smfr)]

Does the subimage cache come into play here? Does turning it off change behavior?

[Said Abou-Hallawa]

Created attachment 405817 [details]
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[Said Abou-Hallawa]

Created attachment 405853 [details]
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[Said Abou-Hallawa]

(In reply to Simon Fraser (smfr) from comment #3)
> Does the subimage cache come into play here? Does turning it off change
> behavior?

No not really. Subimage cache requires creating the sub images also. So the cost of caching these images is added when the sub-image is rendered for the first time.

For example, a page creates a picker element when it is first needed. When the picker element is popped up, its layer is rendered and the children elements are rendered for the first time. At this time the rendering might be slow if many sub-images are created. 

When the user selects an element from the picker or dismisses it, the picker element is hidden. If the user invokes an action which pops the picker up again, no rendering will be needed. All we need is showing the picker's layer. So caching and non caching the sub-images will not affect the rendering speed after the first time the sub-images are rendered.

[Said Abou-Hallawa]

Created attachment 406099 [details]
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[EWS]

Committed r265346: <https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/265346>

All reviewed patches have been landed. Closing bug and clearing flags on attachment 406099 [details].