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Emulator Issues #3683

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A strange speedup in certain conditions.

Added by sdogoo almost 14 years ago.

Status:
Fixed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
% Done:

0%

Operating system:
N/A
Issue type:
Bug
Milestone:
Regression:
No
Relates to usability:
No
Relates to performance:
No
Easy:
No
Relates to maintainability:
No
Regression start:
Fixed in:

Description

What steps will reproduce the problem?

  1. Open the game "New SUPER MARIO BROS. Wii" (PAL version). No matters if is Window Mode or Fullscreen.
  2. Wait until the title screen apears (when Mario, Luigi and toads are running)
  3. The game will be running between 22 and 35 FPS.
  4. Open the Video plugin config window.
  5. The game will start to run at 50+ FPS.
  6. Close the video plugin config window.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
What is spected: The game should run at 50+ from the startup but the game start very slow until you get the video config window open.

Dolphin version with the problem? Other Dolphin version without the
problem?
I don't know what exactly version was the problematic but should be an 6000+. I'm using SVN R6553.

32-bit or 64-bit and any other build parameters?
Compiled with MS Visual Studio 2008 Pro. Building X64 bits.

OS version and versions of tools/libraries used?

  • No extra libraries, only the ones tha are necesary (dolphin wikipage - compiling from source)
  • Windows 7 X64 Ultimate
  • Athlon 64 X2 5200+
  • 4GB DDR2800

Please provide any additional information below.
This strange "bug" can be replicated in Super Smash Brothers Brawl or any other wii game but in the New mario the effect is more visible. In SSBB the speedup in about 6 or 7 FPS. I have no tested another games but should work too.

I think that should be a bug in how the emulator "core" manages the priorites of plugins so when the video config window appears the video plugin gain some priority over the other stuff. Anyways, y have no looked in the source code so i can't give a more specific "cause".

PS: I speak spanish so if you can't understand something please let me know.

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