v0.0.23 Alpha

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What's Changed

• [Need test] vm locking refactoring by @Nekotekina in #11904
• Debugger: Fix instruction pointer for good by @elad335 in #11909
• PPU LLVM: match interpreter for VEXPTEFP/VLOGEFP by @Nekotekina in #11916
• cellVideoExport/cellRec: first implementation by @Megamouse in #11883
• SPU/PPU Loader: Implement linker/PS3 compiler executable files loading by @elad335 in #11892
• PPU Loader: Fix removing writablity permission for RSX/SPU writable segments by @elad335 in #11919
• Minor maintenance by @Nekotekina in #11926
• SPU: Cache reservation memory direct access handle (optimization) by @elad335 in #11240
• Fix Emulator::argv state after failed PS3 exitspawn by @elad335 in #11929
• Tentative fix for unreadable ELF sections without flags by @elad335 in #11924
• Add Force_Disable_Exclusive_Fullscreen_Mode to UI by @Darkhost1999 in #11923
• cellRec: fix pOpt pointer type by @Megamouse in #11931
• sys_net: ensures return from raw socket calls by @RipleyTom in #11933
• sys_rsxaudio: Initial implementation by @Vestrel in #11907
• Input: add absolute mouse movement mode by @Megamouse in #11939
• SPU: optimize conflicting PUTLLUC (No-TSX) by @Nekotekina in #11932
• dnshook: add asterisk support by @RipleyTom in #11934
• Fix for device2host control transfers by @RipleyTom in #11900
• Avoid using PUTLLC in PUTLLUC if we know SPU LR has already been raised by @elad335 in #11940
• Qt: disable mouse movement mode groupbox by @Megamouse in #11944
• Add Top Shot Elite controllers to whitelist by @RipleyTom in #11942
• ELF: fix sh_flag bitset enum by @Nekotekina in #11953
• Make CPU Profiler able to print stats which sum up the records of all SPU threads by @elad335 in #11920
• sceNpTrophy: fix some bugs by @Megamouse in #11935
• cellHttp: add more errors by @Megamouse in #11963
• input: properly log hid_error by @Megamouse in #11965
• Fix Regression in Waitable Atomics by @Nekotekina in #11952
• Workaround: Force audio provider by @Megamouse in #11964
• MSELF extractor: Ensure the files' dwellings by @elad335 in #11983
• Add device info to VFS by @Megamouse in #11968
• Implement sceNpManagerGetTicketParam by @RipleyTom in #11989
• Debugger: Show constant-formed attribute of register value by @elad335 in #11970
• sceNp: add some constants by @Megamouse in #11991
• cellAudio: Some bugfixes by @elad335 in #11977
• Implemented sceNpDrmGetTimelimit by @NicknineTheEagle in #11679
• Update FW 4.89 Latest Version by @Joaozin-tech in #11992
• PPU: improve accuracy for instructions FRSQRTE, FRES by @Nekotekina in #11972
• Fix for ticket parsing by @RipleyTom in #11997
• CLI: add decrypt option by @Megamouse in #11985
• SPU: Fix race on SPU Mailbox last value reading by @elad335 in #12000
• PPU LLVM: Precompile system-internal executables if booting a dev_flash's program by @elad335 in #11999
• LV2: Memory state post-exitspawn fixes by @elad335 in #12001
• Loader: Fix out-of-bounds access of string by @elad335 in #12004
• sceNp: register custom menu by @Megamouse in #12002
• Fix recursion crash in the debugger + inifinite instructions view by @elad335 in #12006
• SPU: Implement timer freezing ability by @elad335 in #12005
• Implement sys_process_exit3 by @elad335 in #12036
• VSH: Refrain from libfs_utility_init.sprx precompilation by @elad335 in #12019
• PPU DisAssembler: Prevent false function descriptor detection by @elad335 in #12028
• rsx: Restructure ZCULL handling by @kd-11 in #12020
• rsx: Implement HW accurate frame limiter by @elad335 in #12045
• rsx: Deadlock avoidance of accurate RSX reservations by @kd-11 in #12048
• Wipe clean VSH's temporary directory of choice, remove game install cache at boot by @elad335 in #11347
• rsx: Trivial non-blocking display synchronization by @kd-11 in #12055
• Limit range of driver wake-up delay slider by @MSuih in #12056
• Warn about LTO and add an option to remove LTO flags by @RipleyTom in #12018
• Add regeneration for system flatbuffers users by @RipleyTom in #12014
• Fix lv2_socket_native::accept by @RipleyTom in #12003
• Message queue overlay by @RipleyTom in #12023
• sys_rsxaudio: Add id to kernel explorer and some fixes by @Vestrel in #12027
• vk: Fix conditional render fast-path by @kd-11 in #12071
• vk: Enable event scope hack for INTEL proprietary drivers by @kd-11 in #12072
• RawSPU: Reinvoke pending interrupts if missed by @elad335 in #12075
• cellAdec: fix uninitialized default size of AVPacketHolder by @Megamouse in #12077
• Fix cellVdec regression to be harmonized with the new interrupts model by @elad335 in #12087
• Adding base-devel to the essential tools needed by @Yahfz in #12090
• Overlays: Add screenshot message to queue by @Megamouse in #12078
• cmake: unbreak USE_SYSTEM_FLATBUFFERS by @jbeich in #12089
• sys_spu: Fix spu_thread_group_terminate deadlock by @elad335 in #12095
• gui/themes: Nekotekina by GooseWing (update) by @Andryshik345 in #11588
• More verbose errors in nt_p2p_port by @RipleyTom in #12094
• Update LLVM commit by @Whatcookie in #12105
• rsx: Fix VBLANK and FLIP time by @elad335 in #12108
• fix: unset APPDIR before launching new appimage by @RipleyTom in #12119
• rsx: Fix cellGcmGetLastSecondVTime, revert FLIP time fix by @elad335 in #12120
• SPU LLVM: Optimize inline MFC transfers by @Whatcookie in #12080
• sys_rsxaudio: timer fix by @Vestrel in #12111
• SPU LLVM: Fixup for inline MFC transfers by @Whatcookie in #12124
• fix: parsing bug in read_metadata by @RipleyTom in #12126
• rsx: Fix deadlock in vm::_page_unmap by @elad335 in #12127
• Misc fixes by @Darkhost1999 in #12110
• add vblank_ntsc_fixup to UI by @Darkhost1999 in #12042
• Qt: fix tooltips and widget states in settings by @Megamouse in #12136
• Debugger: Show HEX view of floating-point PPU registers by @elad335 in #12130
• Fix issue #12137 by @brian218 in #12138
• ogl bringup part 1 by @kd-11 in #12114
• fix: changes execl to execv for compatibility with checkrt by @RipleyTom in #12133
• cellAudioQuit: do not clear event queues by @Megamouse in #12121
• Obtain system memory page size by @Nekotekina in #12139
• [TESTERS NEEDED] cellAudio: Implement audio format options, scrap downmix options by @Megamouse in #12112
• Move test elfs to test dir by @Megamouse in #12092
• feat: add boot test menu entry by @RipleyTom in #12152
• ogl bringup part 2 by @kd-11 in #12151
• SPU LLVM: Optimize LQR/STQR by @Whatcookie in #12153
• Ogl bringup part 3 by @kd-11 in #12162
• rsx: Implement atomic FIFO fetching (stability improvement) (non-default setting) by @elad335 in #12107
• rsx: Minor fixup by @elad335 in #12165
• gl: Disallow overlapping binding points by @kd-11 in #12169
• SPU LLVM: Reneable icelake shufb paths by @Whatcookie in #12170
• cellAudioOut: Improve sound mode enumeration by @Megamouse in #12164
• DualSense: Fix firmware report on newer versions by @Megamouse in #12173
• cellGame: Make stats storage non-temporary, fix cbSet->setParam by @elad335 in #12179
• [Testers Needed] Qt: use dedicated thread for getting input in the pad settings by @Megamouse in #12178
• rsx: Resurgence of HLE GCM by @elad335 in #12167
• cellGame: Revert cellGameDataCheckCreate2 change for now by @elad335 in #12184
• cellSysutil: Implement DRAWING callbacks, optimize emulation stopping time by @elad335 in #12129
• [Hotfix] cellMsgDialogAbort: send DRAWING_END also with native UI by @Megamouse in #12187
• Initial cellGameThemeInstall and cellGameThemeInstallFromBuffer by @Megamouse in #12188
• Re-Enable debug features in PPU interpreter by @Nekotekina in #12192
• LLVM: Fix 0 vector constant observation by @elad335 in #12198
• SPU LLVM: Microfixes by @Whatcookie in #12195
• vk: Fix image view search and destroy by @kd-11 in #12200
• [Testers needed] cellAudio: Fix downmixer modes by @Megamouse in #12186
• DS3: fix report size check by @Megamouse in #12203
• vm_native.cpp: Remove the blame from Windows by @elad335 in #12172
• DS3: fix other report size check. by @Megamouse in #12208
• Implements sys_fs_fcntl 0xC0000008 and 0xC000001A by @RipleyTom in #11957
• SPU LLVM: Improve expression matching detection for moved registers by @elad335 in #12206
• SPU LLVM: Use vrangeps in clamp_smax by @Whatcookie in #12182
• rsx: Suggest to try setting RSX FIFO Accuracy to a higher mode of accuracy on crash by @elad335 in #12204
• RSX: Add more wide paths for upload_untouched by @Whatcookie in #12209
• Qt: Also parse changelog with "Background" update by @Megamouse in #12216
• Qt: remove "Send Exit CMD" menu option by @Megamouse in #12215
• rsx: Fix NV406E semaphore_acquire timeout detection by @elad335 in #12205
• SPU LLVM: fix vrangeps usage in clamp_smax by @Nekotekina in #12219
• glsl: Avoid implicit int->uint conversions by @AniLeo in #12220
• rsx: Implement a dynamic Null Renderer by @elad335 in #12218
• PPU LLVM arm64+macOS port by @sguo35 in #12115
• SPUAnalyzer.h: Add missing category check functions by @elad335 in #12222
• SPU/PPU LLVM: fix triple setup (regression fix) by @Nekotekina in #12228
• Submodules by @Megamouse in #12223
• cellSysutil: more stubs and error checks by @Megamouse in #12230
• cellAudioOut: fix sound_mode exception by @Megamouse in #12234
• Reset audio renderer after cellAudioOutConfigure() was called by @capriots in #12248
• stub cellHttp by @Megamouse in #12237
• cellAudio(Out): properly implement all downmixing modes by @capriots in #12252
• Implement PINE IPC Server by @isJuhn in #10522
• [ppu] Fix arm64 trampoline by @sguo35 in #12242
• SPU: Implement "double" SNR storage by @elad335 in #12258
• Qt: add optional states to toolbar icons by @Megamouse in #12261
• Debugger: Implement SPU breakpoints by @elad335 in #11009
• Debugger: Hide breakpoint and callstack list if unused by @elad335 in #12266
• IdManager.h: Improve idm::select by @elad335 in #10461
• Debugger: always print cpu_thread::dump_misc() by @Nekotekina in #12270
• vm: Make falloc return value bool by @elad335 in #11018
• HLE: more error checks by @Megamouse in #12267
• Debugger: Refresh at 100fps during debugger interaction (was 20fps) by @elad335 in #12269
• Debugger: Simplify and optimize #12269 by @elad335 in #12275
• cellGame: prepare disc change callbacks by @Megamouse in #12190
• sys_fs: Add mountpoint for /dev_ps2disc by @Nekotekina in #12276
• Qt: fix music handler destructor by @Megamouse in #12277
• Emu: Implement BlockingCallFromMainThread by @Megamouse in #12278
• rsx: PS3 Native frame limiter improvements, add Infinite frame limiter by @elad335 in #12052
• rsx: Fixup after #12052 for frame limiter off by @elad335 in #12282
• Qt: Properly repaint the Emulation menu icons by @Megamouse in #12287
• Make fs::get_parent_dir/fs::pending_file use string_view as argument by @elad335 in #11060
• SPU: Implement execution wake-up delay by @elad335 in #8485
• macOS CI fix by @nastys in #12291
• Partial revert for cf0fcf5 by @Nekotekina in #12299
• Qt: log uuid by @Megamouse in #12301
• Qt: Use exe dir instead of emu dir for updates by @Megamouse in #12297
• rpcs3_version: Bump to 0.0.23 by @AniLeo in #12302

Full Changelog: v0.0.22...v0.0.23