Intern mesh vertex buffer layouts so that we don't have to compare them over and over.

crates/bevy_pbr/src/extended_material.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use bevy_asset::{Asset, Handle};
 use bevy_reflect::{impl_type_path, Reflect};
 use bevy_render::{
-    mesh::MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+    mesh::MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
     render_asset::RenderAssets,
     render_resource::{
         AsBindGroup, AsBindGroupError, BindGroupLayout, RenderPipelineDescriptor, Shader,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub trait MaterialExtension: Asset + AsBindGroup + Clone + Sized {
     fn specialize(
         pipeline: &MaterialExtensionPipeline,
         descriptor: &mut RenderPipelineDescriptor,
-        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
         key: MaterialExtensionKey<Self>,
     ) -> Result<(), SpecializedMeshPipelineError> {
         Ok(())
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl<B: Material, E: MaterialExtension> Material for ExtendedMaterial<B, E> {
     fn specialize(
         pipeline: &MaterialPipeline<Self>,
         descriptor: &mut RenderPipelineDescriptor,
-        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
         key: MaterialPipelineKey<Self>,
     ) -> Result<(), SpecializedMeshPipelineError> {
         // Call the base material's specialize function

crates/bevy_pbr/src/lightmap/mod.rs

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ fn extract_lightmaps(
             || !render_mesh_instances
                 .get(&entity)
                 .and_then(|mesh_instance| meshes.get(mesh_instance.mesh_asset_id))
-                .is_some_and(|mesh| mesh.layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_1.id))
+                .is_some_and(|mesh| mesh.layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_1.id))
         {
             continue;
         }

crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
     camera::TemporalJitter,
     extract_instances::{ExtractInstancesPlugin, ExtractedInstances},
     extract_resource::ExtractResource,
-    mesh::{Mesh, MeshVertexBufferLayout},
+    mesh::{Mesh, MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef},
     render_asset::RenderAssets,
     render_phase::*,
     render_resource::*,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub trait Material: Asset + AsBindGroup + Clone + Sized {
     fn specialize(
         pipeline: &MaterialPipeline<Self>,
         descriptor: &mut RenderPipelineDescriptor,
-        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
         key: MaterialPipelineKey<Self>,
     ) -> Result<(), SpecializedMeshPipelineError> {
         Ok(())
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ where
     fn specialize(
         &self,
         key: Self::Key,
-        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
     ) -> Result<RenderPipelineDescriptor, SpecializedMeshPipelineError> {
         let mut descriptor = self.mesh_pipeline.specialize(key.mesh_key, layout)?;
         if let Some(vertex_shader) = &self.vertex_shader {
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ pub fn queue_material_meshes<M: Material>(
                 camera_3d.screen_space_specular_transmission_quality,
             );
         }
+
         let rangefinder = view.rangefinder3d();
         for visible_entity in &visible_entities.entities {
             let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(visible_entity) else {

crates/bevy_pbr/src/pbr_material.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ use bevy_asset::Asset;
 use bevy_color::Alpha;
 use bevy_math::{Affine2, Mat3, Vec4};
 use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect};
-use bevy_render::{mesh::MeshVertexBufferLayout, render_asset::RenderAssets, render_resource::*};
+use bevy_render::{
+    mesh::MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef, render_asset::RenderAssets, render_resource::*,
+};
 
 use crate::deferred::DEFAULT_PBR_DEFERRED_LIGHTING_PASS_ID;
 use crate::*;
@@ -813,7 +815,7 @@ impl Material for StandardMaterial {
     fn specialize(
         _pipeline: &MaterialPipeline<Self>,
         descriptor: &mut RenderPipelineDescriptor,
-        _layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+        _layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
         key: MaterialPipelineKey<Self>,
     ) -> Result<(), SpecializedMeshPipelineError> {
         if let Some(fragment) = descriptor.fragment.as_mut() {

crates/bevy_pbr/src/prepass/mod.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod prepass_bindings;
 
+use bevy_render::mesh::MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef;
 use bevy_render::render_resource::binding_types::uniform_buffer;
 pub use prepass_bindings::*;
 
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ use bevy_math::{Affine3A, Mat4};
 use bevy_render::{
     batching::batch_and_prepare_render_phase,
     globals::{GlobalsBuffer, GlobalsUniform},
-    mesh::MeshVertexBufferLayout,
     prelude::{Camera, Mesh},
     render_asset::RenderAssets,
     render_phase::*,
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ where
     fn specialize(
         &self,
         key: Self::Key,
-        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
     ) -> Result<RenderPipelineDescriptor, SpecializedMeshPipelineError> {
         let mut bind_group_layouts = vec![if key
             .mesh_key
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ where
             shader_defs.push("BLEND_ALPHA".into());
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_POSITION) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_POSITION) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_POSITIONS".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_POSITION.at_shader_location(0));
         }
@@ -363,12 +363,12 @@ where
             shader_defs.push("PREPASS_FRAGMENT".into());
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_0) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_0) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_UVS".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_0.at_shader_location(1));
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_1) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_1) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_UVS_B".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_1.at_shader_location(2));
         }
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ where
         {
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL.at_shader_location(3));
             shader_defs.push("NORMAL_PREPASS_OR_DEFERRED_PREPASS".into());
-            if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_TANGENT) {
+            if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_TANGENT) {
                 shader_defs.push("VERTEX_TANGENTS".into());
                 vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_TANGENT.at_shader_location(4));
             }
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ where
             shader_defs.push("DEFERRED_PREPASS".into());
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_COLOR) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_COLOR) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_COLORS".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_COLOR.at_shader_location(7));
         }
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ where
         );
         bind_group_layouts.insert(1, bind_group);
 
-        let vertex_buffer_layout = layout.get_layout(&vertex_attributes)?;
+        let vertex_buffer_layout = layout.0.get_layout(&vertex_attributes)?;
 
         // Setup prepass fragment targets - normals in slot 0 (or None if not needed), motion vectors in slot 1
         let mut targets = vec![

crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
     Extract,
 };
 use bevy_transform::components::GlobalTransform;
-use bevy_utils::{tracing::error, Entry, HashMap, Hashed, Parallel};
+use bevy_utils::{tracing::error, Entry, HashMap, Parallel};
 
 #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 use bevy_utils::warn_once;
@@ -595,12 +595,13 @@ impl MeshPipelineKey {
     }
 }
 
-fn is_skinned(layout: &Hashed<InnerMeshVertexBufferLayout>) -> bool {
-    layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_JOINT_INDEX) && layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_JOINT_WEIGHT)
+fn is_skinned(layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef) -> bool {
+    layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_JOINT_INDEX)
+        && layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_JOINT_WEIGHT)
 }
 pub fn setup_morph_and_skinning_defs(
     mesh_layouts: &MeshLayouts,
-    layout: &Hashed<InnerMeshVertexBufferLayout>,
+    layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
     offset: u32,
     key: &MeshPipelineKey,
     shader_defs: &mut Vec<ShaderDefVal>,
@@ -638,7 +639,7 @@ impl SpecializedMeshPipeline for MeshPipeline {
     fn specialize(
         &self,
         key: Self::Key,
-        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+        layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
     ) -> Result<RenderPipelineDescriptor, SpecializedMeshPipelineError> {
         let mut shader_defs = Vec::new();
         let mut vertex_attributes = Vec::new();
@@ -648,32 +649,32 @@ impl SpecializedMeshPipeline for MeshPipeline {
 
         shader_defs.push("VERTEX_OUTPUT_INSTANCE_INDEX".into());
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_POSITION) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_POSITION) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_POSITIONS".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_POSITION.at_shader_location(0));
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_NORMALS".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL.at_shader_location(1));
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_0) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_0) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_UVS".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_0.at_shader_location(2));
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_1) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_1) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_UVS_B".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_1.at_shader_location(3));
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_TANGENT) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_TANGENT) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_TANGENTS".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_TANGENT.at_shader_location(4));
         }
 
-        if layout.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_COLOR) {
+        if layout.0.contains(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_COLOR) {
             shader_defs.push("VERTEX_COLORS".into());
             vertex_attributes.push(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_COLOR.at_shader_location(5));
         }
@@ -701,7 +702,7 @@ impl SpecializedMeshPipeline for MeshPipeline {
             shader_defs.push("SCREEN_SPACE_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION".into());
         }
 
-        let vertex_buffer_layout = layout.get_layout(&vertex_attributes)?;
+        let vertex_buffer_layout = layout.0.get_layout(&vertex_attributes)?;
 
         let (label, blend, depth_write_enabled);
         let pass = key.intersection(MeshPipelineKey::BLEND_RESERVED_BITS);

crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ use bevy_color::{Color, LinearRgba};
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect, TypePath};
 use bevy_render::{
-    extract_resource::ExtractResource, mesh::MeshVertexBufferLayout, prelude::*, render_resource::*,
+    extract_resource::ExtractResource, mesh::MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef, prelude::*,
+    render_resource::*,
 };
 
 pub const WIREFRAME_SHADER_HANDLE: Handle<Shader> = Handle::weak_from_u128(192598014480025766);
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ impl Material for WireframeMaterial {
     fn specialize(
         _pipeline: &MaterialPipeline<Self>,
         descriptor: &mut RenderPipelineDescriptor,
-        _layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+        _layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
         _key: MaterialPipelineKey<Self>,
     ) -> Result<(), SpecializedMeshPipelineError> {
         descriptor.primitive.polygon_mode = PolygonMode::Line;

crates/bevy_render/src/mesh/mesh/mod.rs

@@ -13,18 +13,23 @@ use crate::{
 use bevy_asset::{Asset, Handle};
 use bevy_core::cast_slice;
 use bevy_derive::EnumVariantMeta;
-use bevy_ecs::system::{lifetimeless::SRes, SystemParamItem};
+use bevy_ecs::system::{
+    lifetimeless::{SRes, SResMut},
+    SystemParamItem,
+};
 use bevy_log::warn;
 use bevy_math::*;
 use bevy_reflect::Reflect;
-use bevy_utils::{tracing::error, Hashed};
+use bevy_utils::tracing::error;
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, hash::Hash, iter::FusedIterator};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use wgpu::{
     util::BufferInitDescriptor, BufferUsages, IndexFormat, VertexAttribute, VertexFormat,
     VertexStepMode,
 };
 
+use super::{MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef, MeshVertexBufferLayouts};
+
 pub const INDEX_BUFFER_ASSET_INDEX: u64 = 0;
 pub const VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_BUFFER_ID: u64 = 10;
 
@@ -377,7 +382,10 @@ impl Mesh {
     /// Get this `Mesh`'s [`MeshVertexBufferLayout`], used in [`SpecializedMeshPipeline`].
     ///
     /// [`SpecializedMeshPipeline`]: crate::render_resource::SpecializedMeshPipeline
-    pub fn get_mesh_vertex_buffer_layout(&self) -> MeshVertexBufferLayout {
+    pub fn get_mesh_vertex_buffer_layout(
+        &self,
+        mesh_vertex_buffer_layouts: &mut MeshVertexBufferLayouts,
+    ) -> MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef {
         let mut attributes = Vec::with_capacity(self.attributes.len());
         let mut attribute_ids = Vec::with_capacity(self.attributes.len());
         let mut accumulated_offset = 0;
@@ -391,14 +399,15 @@ impl Mesh {
             accumulated_offset += data.attribute.format.get_size();
         }
 
-        MeshVertexBufferLayout::new(InnerMeshVertexBufferLayout {
+        let layout = MeshVertexBufferLayout {
             layout: VertexBufferLayout {
                 array_stride: accumulated_offset,
                 step_mode: VertexStepMode::Vertex,
                 attributes,
             },
             attribute_ids,
-        })
+        };
+        mesh_vertex_buffer_layouts.insert(layout)
     }
 
     /// Counts all vertices of the mesh.
@@ -967,15 +976,13 @@ impl From<MeshVertexAttribute> for MeshVertexAttributeId {
     }
 }
 
-pub type MeshVertexBufferLayout = Hashed<InnerMeshVertexBufferLayout>;
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct InnerMeshVertexBufferLayout {
+pub struct MeshVertexBufferLayout {
     attribute_ids: Vec<MeshVertexAttributeId>,
     layout: VertexBufferLayout,
 }
 
-impl InnerMeshVertexBufferLayout {
+impl MeshVertexBufferLayout {
     pub fn new(attribute_ids: Vec<MeshVertexAttributeId>, layout: VertexBufferLayout) -> Self {
         Self {
             attribute_ids,
@@ -1350,7 +1357,7 @@ pub struct GpuMesh {
     pub morph_targets: Option<TextureView>,
     pub buffer_info: GpuBufferInfo,
     pub primitive_topology: PrimitiveTopology,
-    pub layout: MeshVertexBufferLayout,
+    pub layout: MeshVertexBufferLayoutRef,
 }
 
 /// The index/vertex buffer info of a [`GpuMesh`].
@@ -1367,7 +1374,11 @@ pub enum GpuBufferInfo {
 
 impl RenderAsset for Mesh {
     type PreparedAsset = GpuMesh;
-    type Param = (SRes<RenderDevice>, SRes<RenderAssets<Image>>);
+    type Param = (
+        SRes<RenderDevice>,
+        SRes<RenderAssets<Image>>,
+        SResMut<MeshVertexBufferLayouts>,
+    );
 
     fn asset_usage(&self) -> RenderAssetUsages {
         self.asset_usage
@@ -1376,7 +1387,9 @@ impl RenderAsset for Mesh {
     /// Converts the extracted mesh a into [`GpuMesh`].
     fn prepare_asset(
         self,
-        (render_device, images): &mut SystemParamItem<Self::Param>,
+        (render_device, images, ref mut mesh_vertex_buffer_layouts): &mut SystemParamItem<
+            Self::Param,
+        >,
     ) -> Result<Self::PreparedAsset, PrepareAssetError<Self>> {
         let vertex_buffer_data = self.get_vertex_buffer_data();
         let vertex_buffer = render_device.create_buffer_with_data(&BufferInitDescriptor {
@@ -1399,7 +1412,8 @@ impl RenderAsset for Mesh {
             GpuBufferInfo::NonIndexed
         };
 
-        let mesh_vertex_buffer_layout = self.get_mesh_vertex_buffer_layout();
+        let mesh_vertex_buffer_layout =
+            self.get_mesh_vertex_buffer_layout(mesh_vertex_buffer_layouts);
 
         Ok(GpuMesh {
             vertex_buffer,