[Bf-blender-cvs] [eb605ba7880] blender-v3.1-release: Fix T96417: Cycles issue with multiscatter GGX and self intersection avoidance

[Brecht Van Lommel]

Commit: eb605ba78808f2bba73267548f4949001391538e
Author: Brecht Van Lommel
Date:   Tue Mar 15 15:59:07 2022 +0100
Branches: blender-v3.1-release
https://developer.blender.org/rBeb605ba78808f2bba73267548f4949001391538e

Fix T96417: Cycles issue with multiscatter GGX and self intersection avoidance

When the light direction is not pointing away from the geometric normal and
there is a shadow terminator offset, self intersection is supposed to occur.

===================================================================

M	intern/cycles/kernel/integrator/shade_surface.h
M	intern/cycles/kernel/light/sample.h

===================================================================

diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/integrator/shade_surface.h b/intern/cycles/kernel/integrator/shade_surface.h
index d3edfb0e05e..cc3f114b64b 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/integrator/shade_surface.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/integrator/shade_surface.h
@@ -365,13 +365,15 @@ ccl_device_forceinline void integrate_surface_ao(KernelGlobals kg,
   float ao_pdf;
   sample_cos_hemisphere(ao_N, bsdf_u, bsdf_v, &ao_D, &ao_pdf);
 
+  bool skip_self = true;
+
   Ray ray ccl_optional_struct_init;
-  ray.P = shadow_ray_offset(kg, sd, ao_D);
+  ray.P = shadow_ray_offset(kg, sd, ao_D, &skip_self);
   ray.D = ao_D;
   ray.t = kernel_data.integrator.ao_bounces_distance;
   ray.time = sd->time;
-  ray.self.object = sd->object;
-  ray.self.prim = sd->prim;
+  ray.self.object = (skip_self) ? sd->object : OBJECT_NONE;
+  ray.self.prim = (skip_self) ? sd->prim : PRIM_NONE;
   ray.self.light_object = OBJECT_NONE;
   ray.self.light_prim = PRIM_NONE;
   ray.dP = differential_zero_compact();
diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/light/sample.h b/intern/cycles/kernel/light/sample.h
index 521ad2f7066..4b2f7235c4b 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/light/sample.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/light/sample.h
@@ -193,11 +193,9 @@ ccl_device_inline float3 shadow_ray_smooth_surface_offset(
 
 ccl_device_inline float3 shadow_ray_offset(KernelGlobals kg,
                                            ccl_private const ShaderData *ccl_restrict sd,
-                                           float3 L)
+                                           float3 L,
+                                           bool *r_skip_self)
 {
-  float NL = dot(sd->N, L);
-  bool transmit = (NL < 0.0f);
-  float3 Ng = (transmit ? -sd->Ng : sd->Ng);
   float3 P = sd->P;
 
   if ((sd->type & PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLE) && (sd->shader & SHADER_SMOOTH_NORMAL)) {
@@ -207,19 +205,25 @@ ccl_device_inline float3 shadow_ray_offset(KernelGlobals kg,
      * offset_cutoff = 0.1f means that 10-20% of rays will be affected. Also
      * make a smooth transition near the threshold. */
     if (offset_cutoff > 0.0f) {
-      float NgL = dot(Ng, L);
-      float offset_amount = 0.0f;
+      float NL = dot(sd->N, L);
+      const bool transmit = (NL < 0.0f);
       if (NL < 0) {
         NL = -NL;
       }
-      if (NL < offset_cutoff) {
-        offset_amount = clamp(2.0f - (NgL + NL) / offset_cutoff, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-      }
-      else {
-        offset_amount = clamp(1.0f - NgL / offset_cutoff, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-      }
+
+      const float3 Ng = (transmit ? -sd->Ng : sd->Ng);
+      const float NgL = dot(Ng, L);
+
+      const float offset_amount = (NL < offset_cutoff) ?
+                                      clamp(2.0f - (NgL + NL) / offset_cutoff, 0.0f, 1.0f) :
+                                      clamp(1.0f - NgL / offset_cutoff, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+
       if (offset_amount > 0.0f) {
         P += shadow_ray_smooth_surface_offset(kg, sd, Ng) * offset_amount;
+
+        /* Only skip self intersections if light direction and geometric normal point in the same
+         * direction, otherwise we're meant to hit this surface. */
+        *r_skip_self = (NgL > 0.0f);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -230,7 +234,8 @@ ccl_device_inline float3 shadow_ray_offset(KernelGlobals kg,
 ccl_device_inline void shadow_ray_setup(ccl_private const ShaderData *ccl_restrict sd,
                                         ccl_private const LightSample *ccl_restrict ls,
                                         const float3 P,
-                                        ccl_private Ray *ray)
+                                        ccl_private Ray *ray,
+                                        const bool skip_self)
 {
   if (ls->shader & SHADER_CAST_SHADOW) {
     /* setup ray */
@@ -259,10 +264,10 @@ ccl_device_inline void shadow_ray_setup(ccl_private const ShaderData *ccl_restri
   ray->time = sd->time;
 
   /* Fill in intersection surface and light details. */
-  ray->self.prim = sd->prim;
-  ray->self.object = sd->object;
-  ray->self.light_prim = ls->prim;
+  ray->self.object = (skip_self) ? sd->object : OBJECT_NONE;
+  ray->self.prim = (skip_self) ? sd->prim : PRIM_NONE;
   ray->self.light_object = ls->object;
+  ray->self.light_prim = ls->prim;
 }
 
 /* Create shadow ray towards light sample. */
@@ -272,8 +277,9 @@ ccl_device_inline void light_sample_to_surface_shadow_ray(
     ccl_private const LightSample *ccl_restrict ls,
     ccl_private Ray *ray)
 {
-  const float3 P = shadow_ray_offset(kg, sd, ls->D);
-  shadow_ray_setup(sd, ls, P, ray);
+  bool skip_self = true;
+  const float3 P = shadow_ray_offset(kg, sd, ls->D, &skip_self);
+  shadow_ray_setup(sd, ls, P, ray, skip_self);
 }
 
 /* Create shadow ray towards light sample. */
@@ -284,7 +290,7 @@ ccl_device_inline void light_sample_to_volume_shadow_ray(
     const float3 P,
     ccl_private Ray *ray)
 {
-  shadow_ray_setup(sd, ls, P, ray);
+  shadow_ray_setup(sd, ls, P, ray, false);
 }
 
 ccl_device_inline float light_sample_mis_weight_forward(KernelGlobals kg,