perf(pipeline): share internal RT across cameras via per-frame pool lease

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Summary

Issue context: galacean/migration-agent#304 — multi-camera scenes (e.g. Camera3D + CameraUI both rendering to screen) currently allocate one full-canvas internal RT per camera because BasicRenderPipeline._internalColorTarget is a per-pipeline long-lived member. On a 1078×2249 canvas with MSAA 4x that means 2 × 74 MB = 148 MB just for scratch buffers.

This PR converts the internal RT to a per-frame lease/release through the existing RenderTargetPool, so cameras with matching shape share a single underlying RT through the pool — net occupancy = 1 × full-canvas RT.

What changed

BasicRenderPipeline

• _internalColorTarget and _copyBackgroundTexture are released back to the pool at the end of every _drawRenderPass().
• The render-time-allocation logic is unchanged; the pool's existing match key (width, height, colorFormat, depthFormat, mipmap, isSRGBColorSpace, antiAliasing) handles the matching. Cameras with mismatched HDR/MSAA/format still get their own entries automatically.
• Dropped the now-dead "transition from independentCanvasEnabled to off" cleanup branch — that path is naturally handled by end-of-frame release.

RenderTargetPool — three eviction strategies to keep the free list bounded under shape churn (canvas resize, dynamic viewport, etc.):

1. tick(currentFrame) — destroys entries idle longer than maxFreeAgeFrames (default 60). Engine.update() calls this once per frame.
2. evictBySize(width, height) — destroys entries matching the given dimensions. Engine subscribes to canvas._sizeUpdateFlagManager and evicts at the old canvas size so old full-canvas RTs don't linger waiting for tick().
3. maxFreeBytes (default 64 MB) — when a free* push would exceed the cap, the oldest entries (by lastUsedFrame) are destroyed until the total fits. Sized to free-list contents only, so the cap is device-independent (we know our own usage via Texture._memorySize / RenderTarget._memorySize).

RenderTarget._memorySize — relaxed from private to @internal so the pool can compute per-entry bytes without re-deriving from format/aa.

RenderTargetPool — exported from RenderPipeline/index.ts (still @internal, but reachable for tests).

Why this design

Industry reference points considered:

• Render graph (Frostbite / UE RDG / Filament TransientResourceCache) is the "correct" answer but requires declaring pass DAGs and is far too invasive for a focused fix.
• RTHandle-style pooling with frame-age LRU (Unity SRP, Bevy) covers most cases but does poorly under continuous resize — old-shape entries linger for N frames each.
• Memory budget caps (UE5 RDG) are hard to tune in WebGL since we can't query GPU headroom, but a free-list-scoped cap (this PR) is well-defined: it only bounds resources we hold redundantly.

Combining frame-age + resize-targeted eviction + free-list memory cap gives the steady-state LRU behavior plus precise handling of the canvas-resize spike without a magic device-wide ceiling.

Trade-offs

• Debug attribution gets weaker: _internalColorTarget no longer stably belongs to one camera; profiling tools that traced "which camera allocated this RT" via ctor stack only see the first creator. Pool ownership is now the right level of abstraction.
• Pool match scan runs every camera every frame instead of every pipeline once. The scan is O(n) on the free list which is tiny — measured negligible.
• The color-keep clearFlags path (BasicRenderPipeline.ts:265–291) was already pulling from the actual output (screen / camera.renderTarget) every frame regardless of RT contents, so cross-camera RT sharing introduces zero additional blit cost there.

Test plan

New tests/src/core/RenderPipeline/RenderTargetPool.test.ts (11 cases) covering:

• Matching reuse: free → alloc same shape → returns same instance
• Multi-camera frame-internal reuse (the headline scenario)
• Mismatched shape allocates fresh
• tick() keeps recent entries, destroys aged entries
• evictBySize() targets matching dimensions, ignores others
• maxFreeBytes enforced on every push; freeListByteSize accounting accurate
• gc() destroys all and zeros total

Also verified:

• All tests/src/core/RenderPipeline/, tests/src/core/texture/, RenderingStatistics, Camera, Scene, DeviceLost pass (79 + 35 tests)
• pnpm run b:types + pnpm run b:module succeed across all 13 packages

Notes

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Tests

  • Added tests for render-target and texture pooling: shape-based reuse, frame-age eviction, size-based eviction, and garbage collection.

• Chores

  • Pool now tracks idle age, ages out stale entries automatically, and supports explicit eviction by canvas size.
  • Engine now advances pool aging each frame.

• Bug Fixes

  • Better cleanup on canvas resize and removal of lingering resize callbacks.

• Bug Fixes

  • Per-frame internal render targets/textures are reliably released after use.

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Walkthrough

Engine integrates RenderTargetPool ticking and canvas-resize eviction. RenderTargetPool gains frame-age and size-based eviction with frame-tracking. BasicRenderPipeline returns per-pass leased targets to the pool. Tests cover reuse, age-based eviction, size-based eviction, and gc cleanup.

Changes

RenderTargetPool frame-age eviction and resource lifecycle

Layer / File(s)	Summary
RenderTargetPool frame-age tracking and eviction methods packages/core/src/RenderPipeline/RenderTargetPool.ts	Introduces maxFreeAgeFrames field and parallel frame-tracking arrays for free pooled entries. Swap-pop helpers update allocation paths to keep tracking aligned. tick(currentFrame) destroys entries exceeding age threshold. evictBySize(width, height) destroys entries matching given dimensions. Updated gc() clears frame arrays. Centralized render-target destruction with double-destroy identity checks.
BasicRenderPipeline per-pass resource cleanup packages/core/src/RenderPipeline/BasicRenderPipeline.ts	Removes conditional free in render(). _drawRenderPass now explicitly returns leased _internalColorTarget and _copyBackgroundTexture to engine._renderTargetPool after rendering output work and nulls fields to prevent frame-to-frame leaks.
Engine canvas resize tracking and pool lifecycle packages/core/src/Engine.ts	Engine tracks last canvas width/height and registers a resize listener that calls evictBySize(oldW, oldH) when dimensions change. Engine update loop calls pool.tick(frameCount) each frame. Resize listener is removed during engine destruction.
RenderTargetPool eviction test coverage tests/src/core/RenderPipeline/RenderTargetPool.test.ts	Validates allocation/reuse of freed render targets at matching dimensions, allocation of fresh targets at differing dimensions, frame-age eviction within and beyond maxFreeAgeFrames threshold, size-based eviction via evictBySize(), and full cleanup via gc(). Mirrors behaviors for standalone textures.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Engine
  participant RenderTargetPool
  participant BasicRenderPipeline
  participant Canvas

  BasicRenderPipeline->>RenderTargetPool: allocateRenderTarget(width,height)
  alt free match
    RenderTargetPool->>RenderTargetPool: _removeFreeRenderTargetAt(i)
    RenderTargetPool-->>BasicRenderPipeline: reuse RT
  else no match
    RenderTargetPool->>RenderTargetPool: create RT and textures
    RenderTargetPool-->>BasicRenderPipeline: new RT
  end

  BasicRenderPipeline->>RenderTargetPool: freeRenderTarget(rt) (end-of-pass)
  RenderTargetPool->>RenderTargetPool: record freed frame (engine.time.frameCount)

  Engine->>RenderTargetPool: tick(currentFrame) (each update)
  alt aged beyond maxFreeAgeFrames
    RenderTargetPool->>RenderTargetPool: destroy aged free entries
  end

  Canvas->>Engine: size change event
  Engine->>RenderTargetPool: evictBySize(oldWidth,oldHeight)
  RenderTargetPool->>RenderTargetPool: destroy matching-size free entries

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Poem

🐰 I hop through pools by frame-count rule,
I free old textures before they get cool,
When canvas grows, I toss the past,
Per-pass I return what never should last,
Tests cheer as I tidy the pool.

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Inline comments:
In `@tests/src/core/RenderPipeline/RenderTargetPool.test.ts`:
- Around line 36-38: Add an afterAll teardown to mirror the beforeAll that
created the real WebGLEngine: locate the beforeAll that calls WebGLEngine.create
and the shared engine variable, and add an afterAll which properly tears down
the engine instance (call the engine's destruction method—e.g., engine.destroy()
or engine.dispose()—await it if it returns a promise) to avoid leaking WebGL
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tests/src/core/RenderPipeline/RenderTargetPool.test.ts (1)

79-140: ⚡ Quick win

Add texture-path eviction/reuse coverage alongside RT coverage.

The suite validates RT paths well, but the new _freeTextureFrames + texture eviction codepaths (freeTexture, tick, evictBySize, gc) are currently untested. A couple of focused texture cases would catch frame-array drift/regressions quickly.

Suggested test additions

+  describe("texture free-list eviction", () => {
+    it("reuses a freed texture within maxFreeAgeFrames and evicts after threshold", () => {
+      pool.maxFreeAgeFrames = 2;
+      const t1 = pool.allocateTexture(
+        128, 128, TextureFormat.R8G8B8A8, false, false, TextureWrapMode.Clamp, TextureFilterMode.Bilinear
+      );
+      pool.freeTexture(t1);
+      const base = engine.time.frameCount;
+      pool.tick(base + 1);
+      const t2 = pool.allocateTexture(
+        128, 128, TextureFormat.R8G8B8A8, false, false, TextureWrapMode.Clamp, TextureFilterMode.Bilinear
+      );
+      expect(t2).to.equal(t1);
+      pool.freeTexture(t2);
+      pool.tick(base + 10);
+      expect(t1.destroyed).to.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it("evictBySize removes only matching free textures", () => {
+      const a = pool.allocateTexture(
+        800, 600, TextureFormat.R8G8B8A8, false, false, TextureWrapMode.Clamp, TextureFilterMode.Bilinear
+      );
+      const b = pool.allocateTexture(
+        1024, 768, TextureFormat.R8G8B8A8, false, false, TextureWrapMode.Clamp, TextureFilterMode.Bilinear
+      );
+      pool.freeTexture(a);
+      pool.freeTexture(b);
+      pool.evictBySize(800, 600);
+      expect(a.destroyed).to.equal(true);
+      expect(b.destroyed).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/src/core/RenderPipeline/RenderTargetPool.test.ts` around lines 79 -
140, Add tests mirroring the RenderTargetPool RT cases but exercising the
texture paths: allocate textures (use the texture allocator helper, e.g.,
allocTexture or alloc(pool, w,h, /*type*/ 'texture') if present), call
pool.freeTexture(...) and assert reuse within pool.maxFreeAgeFrames by using
pool.tick(frame), assert destruction after aging by checking texture.destroyed
and that re-allocation returns a new object, test pool.evictBySize(width,height)
only destroys matching free textures (leave others intact and reusable), and
verify pool.gc() destroys all entries; reference _freeTextureFrames,
freeTexture, tick, evictBySize, and gc to locate code paths.

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
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Nitpick comments:
In `@tests/src/core/RenderPipeline/RenderTargetPool.test.ts`:
- Around line 79-140: Add tests mirroring the RenderTargetPool RT cases but
exercising the texture paths: allocate textures (use the texture allocator
helper, e.g., allocTexture or alloc(pool, w,h, /*type*/ 'texture') if present),
call pool.freeTexture(...) and assert reuse within pool.maxFreeAgeFrames by
using pool.tick(frame), assert destruction after aging by checking
texture.destroyed and that re-allocation returns a new object, test
pool.evictBySize(width,height) only destroys matching free textures (leave
others intact and reusable), and verify pool.gc() destroys all entries;
reference _freeTextureFrames, freeTexture, tick, evictBySize, and gc to locate
code paths.

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总结

本轮自上次 review（59d45b5）以来只新增一个 commit 1dac9863（git merge-base --is-ancestor 确认 59d45b5 是当前 tip 1dac9863 的祖先，是真增量，非 force-push 回退）——一个纯正确性硬化、无 happy-path 行为变更：

把 per-frame 内部 lease（_internalColorTarget / _copyBackgroundTexture）的释放，从 _drawRenderPass() 尾部上移到 render() 里、用 try/finally 包住 SAO pass + _drawRenderPass() 的整段消费区间，在 finally 中归还并置 null。

诊断成立，我逐链核实：

• orphan-on-throw 是真潜伏 bug：lease 在 independentCanvasEnabled 块（BasicRenderPipeline.ts:155–195）分配，分配出的 RT/texture 都 isGCIgnored = true（RenderTargetPool.ts:124/134/145/176）。旧代码只在 _drawRenderPass 尾部释放——若 saoPass.onRender()（:203）或 _drawRenderPass 内任意 pass 抛异常，尾部释放被跳过，this._internalColorTarget 保持非 null 且该 RT 既不在 free list 也不被 GC 回收。下一帧 render() 在 :170 用新 lease 覆盖该字段 → 旧 RT 零引用 + isGCIgnored → ResourceManager.gc() 永不回收 → 进程寿命级泄漏。fix 用 finally 保证字段恒被 null + RT 恒归还，根因层正确。
• happy-path 顺序保留：_drawRenderPass 现以 blit + generateMipmaps() 收尾（:358–359），release 移到该方法 return 之后的 finally——即 blit → mipmap →（return）→ release，与旧的尾部 release 时序等价，无额外 blit 成本。
• engine 绑定有效：finally（:212）读的 engine._renderTargetPool 来自 render() 顶部 :102 的 const { ..., engine } = camera，作用域内有效；分配到 try 之间是直线代码（:155–199）无 early-return，finally 完整覆盖消费区间。
• freeRenderTarget/freeTexture 的 destroyed 守卫（:184/190）保证即便抛异常路径里 RT 已被销毁，归还也是 no-op，不会把已销毁对象推回 free list。
• 注释合规：新增 2 行 // 注释（:210–211）解释 为什么（throw-safety），单行风格、无句尾句号，符合规范。

CI 当前 HEAD 全绿（build / lint / e2e / codecov/patch 均 pass；codecov/project 是项目级聚合阈值，非本 patch 行覆盖问题）。

问题

无阻塞性问题（无 P0/P1/P2）。下面两条 P3 不阻塞合入。

P3

• latent-bug 修复缺反向证伪测试 — 本 commit 声称消除"throw 导致 RT stranded"的潜伏泄漏，但未配在 revert finally 后会 fail 的回归测试。客观说这条可不补：要验证它必须 stub 私有 pass（saoPass.onRender）抛异常 + 断言私有字段 _internalColorTarget === null，是实现耦合型测试（戳私有 + 断言内部态），其守护价值相对耦合成本偏低；且 try/finally 的 throw-safety 是语言层结构性保证，从代码形态即可自证。提一次作为 reminder，作者若认为耦合成本不划算可保持现状，但 PR 描述措辞宜与"defensive hardening"对齐而非强调"修复了 bug"。

• PR 描述仍过期（历史遗留，连续多轮）— Summary / "What changed" / "Why this design" / "Trade-offs" 仍在讲 evictBySize / maxFreeBytes(64MB cap) / freeListByteSize / "RenderTarget._memorySize 从 private 放宽到 @internal" / "RenderTargetPool 从 RenderPipeline/index.ts 导出" 这些当前实现已不存在的机制。逐一核实当前 HEAD：pool 内 0 处 evictBySize/maxFreeBytes/freeListByteSize/_enforceMemoryCap/_computeRtBytes；RenderTarget._memorySize 仍是 private（RenderTarget.ts:30）；index.ts 未导出 RenderTargetPool（测试改为 type-only import + 从 pool 实例取 runtime constructor）。当前只剩 tick() 帧龄 GC + canvas-resize gc() 全量 flush 两策略。本 commit 又加了一条 throw-safe finally 释放路径，描述更需同步。建议合入前更新，免得 changelog / 后人误解。

自检

• 当前 tip 1dac9863 经 gh headRefOid + git ls-remote 双确认；git merge-base --is-ancestor 59d45b5 1dac9863 = YES，确认本轮是 59d45b5 之上的单 commit 真增量。上一条针对 59d45b5 的 review 已 minimize 为 outdated。
• 新 commit 1dac9863 对照 HEAD 实际源码（BasicRenderPipeline.ts / RenderTargetPool.ts / RenderTarget.ts）逐行核对（/tmp 隔离 clone）。
• 历史已闭环项（memory cap 拆分/双计数、>→>=、texture 测试、evictBySize 子视口洞、_lastCanvasWidth 初始化、PipelineUtils 死路径、@internal 导出、afterAll teardown、self-assign 守卫删除、tick 重评 cap、patch coverage 红）一律不重提。

LGTM。本轮是一个根因层正确的 throw-safety 硬化，无新阻塞问题；待办仍只有同步过期的 PR 描述（P3）。