Add 1GB RAM cache for decompressed MPQ files

Eliminates repeated MPQ decompression overhead by caching decompressed
files in RAM with LRU eviction. Major performance improvement for file access.

Problem:
- Every readFile() call decompresses from MPQ (expensive!)
- M2 models, textures, WMO files decompressed repeatedly
- No caching of decompressed data
- MPQ decompression is CPU-intensive (zlib/bzip2)

Solution:
- Added 1GB LRU file cache to AssetManager
- Cache hit: instant return of decompressed data
- Cache miss: decompress once, cache for future access
- LRU eviction when cache full (removes least recently used)
- Don't cache files >100MB (avoid giant WMO chunks)
- Thread-safe with existing readMutex

Implementation:
- CachedFile struct: data + lastAccessTime
- fileCacheAccessCounter for LRU tracking
- Hit/miss statistics for monitoring
- Budget: 1GB (modern RAM easily handles this)

Performance impact:
- First load: same speed (decompress + cache)
- Subsequent loads: instant (no decompression)
- Expected 70-90% hit rate during normal play
- Huge benefit for frequently accessed models

Cache stats logged on shutdown to monitor effectiveness.
This commit is contained in:
Kelsi 2026-02-08 22:37:29 -08:00
parent 34cd5a161d
commit 27d0496894
2 changed files with 75 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ public:
*/
size_t getLoadedDBCCount() const { return dbcCache.size(); }
/**
* Get file cache stats
*/
size_t getFileCacheSize() const { return fileCacheTotalBytes; }
size_t getFileCacheHits() const { return fileCacheHits; }
size_t getFileCacheMisses() const { return fileCacheMisses; }
/**
* Clear all cached resources
*/
@ -97,6 +104,18 @@ private:
mutable std::mutex readMutex;
std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<DBCFile>> dbcCache;
// Decompressed file cache (LRU, 1GB budget for modern RAM)
struct CachedFile {
std::vector<uint8_t> data;
uint64_t lastAccessTime;
};
mutable std::map<std::string, CachedFile> fileCache;
mutable size_t fileCacheTotalBytes = 0;
mutable uint64_t fileCacheAccessCounter = 0;
mutable size_t fileCacheHits = 0;
mutable size_t fileCacheMisses = 0;
static constexpr size_t FILE_CACHE_BUDGET = 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 1GB
/**
* Normalize path for case-insensitive lookup
*/