Disable exception handling.

Use -fno-exceptions in cmake. On MSVC, enable _HAS_EXCEPTION=0. Cleanup throw/catch from the source. Create yaml.cpp enclave because it needs exception to work. Disable thread_local optimizations in logs.cpp (TODO). Implement cpu_counter for cpu_threads (moved globals).
2025-04-19 19:15:26 +00:00 · 2020-03-09 19:18:39 +03:00 · 2020-03-09 19:18:39 +03:00 · 04dedb17eb
commit 04dedb17eb
parent 47bbfdd2aa
39 changed files with 421 additions and 437 deletions
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "3rdparty/cereal"]
 	path = 3rdparty/cereal
-	url = https://github.com/USCiLab/cereal.git
+	url = https://github.com/RPCS3/cereal.git
 	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "3rdparty/zlib"]
 	path = 3rdparty/zlib
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "3rdparty/yaml-cpp"]
 	path = 3rdparty/yaml-cpp
-	url = https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp.git
+	url = https://github.com/RPCS3/yaml-cpp.git
 	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "3rdparty/libpng"]
 	path = 3rdparty/libpng
--- a/3rdparty/cereal
+++ b/3rdparty/cereal
@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 42a45b6e15fcbd1a3d65b033f5d4d0b2ef6c023d
+Subproject commit 60c69df968d1c72c998cd5f23ba34e2e3718a84b
--- a/3rdparty/yaml-cpp
+++ b/3rdparty/yaml-cpp
@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit eca9cfd64899525d0a61abb0553849676a0fe511
+Subproject commit 6a211f0bc71920beef749e6c35d7d1bcc2447715
--- a/3rdparty/yaml-cpp.vcxproj
+++ b/3rdparty/yaml-cpp.vcxproj
@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
    <Import Project="..\rpcs3_release.props" />
  </ImportGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <ExceptionHandling>Sync</ExceptionHandling>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <ClCompile Include="yaml-cpp\src\binary.cpp">
    </ClCompile>
--- a/Utilities/Config.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Config.cpp
@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "Config.h"
+#include "Utilities/types.h"

-#include "yaml-cpp/yaml.h"
+#include "util/yaml.hpp"

 #include <typeinfo>
 #include <charconv>

+[[noreturn]] void report_fatal_error(const std::string&);
+
 LOG_CHANNEL(cfg_log, "CFG");

 namespace cfg
@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ namespace cfg
 	{
 		if (_type != type::node)
 		{
-			fmt::throw_exception("Invalid root node" HERE);
+			cfg_log.fatal("Invalid root node" HERE);
 		}
 	}

@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ namespace cfg
 		{
 			if (pair.first == name)
 			{
-				fmt::throw_exception("Node already exists: %s" HERE, name);
+				cfg_log.fatal("Node already exists: %s" HERE, name);
 			}
 		}

@ -35,12 +38,12 @@ namespace cfg

 	bool _base::from_string(const std::string&, bool)
 	{
-		fmt::throw_exception("from_string() purecall" HERE);
+		report_fatal_error("from_string() purecall" HERE);
 	}

 	bool _base::from_list(std::vector<std::string>&&)
 	{
-		fmt::throw_exception("from_list() purecall" HERE);
+		report_fatal_error("from_list() purecall" HERE);
 	}

 	// Emit YAML
@ -302,14 +305,17 @@ std::string cfg::node::to_string() const
 	return {out.c_str(), out.size()};
 }

-bool cfg::node::from_string(const std::string& value, bool dynamic) try
+bool cfg::node::from_string(const std::string& value, bool dynamic)
 {
-	cfg::decode(YAML::Load(value), *this, dynamic);
-	return true;
-}
-catch (const std::exception& e)
-{
-	cfg_log.fatal("%s thrown: %s", typeid(e).name(), e.what());
+	auto [result, error] = yaml_load(value);
+
+	if (error.empty())
+	{
+		cfg::decode(result, *this, dynamic);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	cfg_log.fatal("Failed to load node: %s", error);
 	return false;
 }

--- a/Utilities/Thread.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
@ -60,22 +60,6 @@ void fmt_class_string<std::thread::id>::format(std::string& out, u64 arg)
 	out += ss.str();
 }

-[[noreturn]] void catch_all_exceptions()
-{
-	try
-	{
-		throw;
-	}
-	catch (const std::exception& e)
-	{
-		report_fatal_error("{" + g_tls_log_prefix() + "} Unhandled exception of type '"s + typeid(e).name() + "': "s + e.what());
-	}
-	catch (...)
-	{
-		report_fatal_error("{" + g_tls_log_prefix() + "} Unhandled exception (unknown)");
-	}
-}
-
 #ifndef _WIN32
 bool IsDebuggerPresent()
 {
@ -1151,33 +1135,12 @@ bool handle_access_violation(u32 addr, bool is_writing, x64_context* context) no

 	if (rsx::g_access_violation_handler)
 	{
-		bool handled = false;
-
-		try
+		if (cpu)
 		{
-			if (cpu)
-			{
-				vm::temporary_unlock(*cpu);
-			}
-
-			handled = rsx::g_access_violation_handler(addr, is_writing);
+			vm::temporary_unlock(*cpu);
 		}
-		catch (const std::exception& e)
-		{
-			rsx_log.fatal("g_access_violation_handler(0x%x, %d): %s", addr, is_writing, e.what());

-			if (cpu)
-			{
-				cpu->state += cpu_flag::dbg_pause;
-
-				if (cpu->test_stopped())
-				{
-					std::terminate();
-				}
-			}
-
-			return false;
-		}
+		bool handled = rsx::g_access_violation_handler(addr, is_writing);

 		if (handled)
 		{
@ -1769,7 +1732,7 @@ const bool s_exception_handler_set = []() -> bool

 	if (::sigaction(SIGSEGV, &sa, NULL) == -1)
 	{
-		std::fprintf(stderr, "sigaction(SIGSEGV) failed (0x%x).", errno);
+		std::fprintf(stderr, "sigaction(SIGSEGV) failed (%d).\n", errno);
 		std::abort();
 	}

@ -1779,6 +1742,23 @@ const bool s_exception_handler_set = []() -> bool

 #endif

+const bool s_terminate_handler_set = []() -> bool
+{
+	std::set_terminate([]()
+	{
+		if (IsDebuggerPresent())
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+			__debugbreak();
+#else
+			__asm("int3;");
+#endif
+
+		report_fatal_error("RPCS3 has abnormally terminated.");
+	});
+
+	return true;
+}();
+
 thread_local DECLARE(thread_ctrl::g_tls_this_thread) = nullptr;

 DECLARE(thread_ctrl::g_native_core_layout) { native_core_arrangement::undefined };
--- a/Utilities/Thread.h
+++ b/Utilities/Thread.h
@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 // Report error and call std::abort(), defined in main.cpp
 [[noreturn]] void report_fatal_error(const std::string&);

-// Will report exception and call std::abort() if put in catch(...)
-[[noreturn]] void catch_all_exceptions();
-
 // Hardware core layout
 enum class native_core_arrangement : u32
 {
@ -256,9 +253,9 @@ class named_thread final : public Context, result_storage_t<Context>, thread_bas

 	// Type-erased thread entry point
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	static inline uint __stdcall entry_point(void* arg) try
+	static inline uint __stdcall entry_point(void* arg)
 #else
-	static inline void* entry_point(void* arg) try
+	static inline void* entry_point(void* arg)
 #endif
 	{
 		const auto _this = static_cast<named_thread*>(static_cast<thread*>(arg));
@ -272,10 +269,6 @@ class named_thread final : public Context, result_storage_t<Context>, thread_bas
 		thread::finalize();
 		return 0;
 	}
-	catch (...)
-	{
-		catch_all_exceptions();
-	}

 	bool entry_point()
 	{
--- a/Utilities/bin_patch.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/bin_patch.cpp
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "bin_patch.h"
-#include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
+#include "util/yaml.hpp"
 #include "File.h"
 #include "Config.h"

@ -34,15 +34,11 @@ void patch_engine::append(const std::string& patch)
 {
 	if (fs::file f{patch})
 	{
-		YAML::Node root;
+		auto [root, error] = yaml_load(f.to_string());

-		try
+		if (!error.empty())
 		{
-			root = YAML::Load(f.to_string());
-		}
-		catch (const std::exception& e)
-		{
-			patch_log.fatal("Failed to load patch file %s\n%s thrown: %s", patch, typeid(e).name(), e.what());
+			patch_log.fatal("Failed to load patch file %s:\n%s", patch, error);
 			return;
 		}

--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ target_sources(rpcs3_emu PRIVATE
 	../util/shared_cptr.cpp
 	../util/fixed_typemap.cpp
 	../util/logs.cpp
+	../util/yaml.cpp
+	../util/cereal.cpp
 	../../Utilities/bin_patch.cpp
 	../../Utilities/cond.cpp
 	../../Utilities/Config.cpp
@ -62,6 +64,12 @@ else()
 	set_source_files_properties("../../Utilities/JIT.cpp" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -fno-rtti)
 endif()

+if (MSVC)
+	set_source_files_properties("../util/yaml.cpp" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS /EHsc)
+else()
+	set_source_files_properties("../util/yaml.cpp" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -fexceptions)
+endif()
+

 # Crypto
 target_sources(rpcs3_emu PRIVATE
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
@ -243,28 +243,83 @@ using cpu_profiler = named_thread<cpu_prof>;

 thread_local cpu_thread* g_tls_current_cpu_thread = nullptr;

-// For synchronizing suspend_all operation
-alignas(64) shared_mutex g_cpu_suspend_lock;
+struct cpu_counter
+{
+	// For synchronizing suspend_all operation
+	alignas(64) shared_mutex cpu_suspend_lock;

-// Semaphore for global thread array (global counter)
-alignas(64) atomic_t<u32> g_cpu_array_sema{0};
+	// Semaphore for global thread array (global counter)
+	alignas(64) atomic_t<u32> cpu_array_sema{0};

-// Semaphore subdivision for each array slot (64 x N in total)
-atomic_t<u64> g_cpu_array_bits[6]{};
+	// Semaphore subdivision for each array slot (64 x N in total)
+	atomic_t<u64> cpu_array_bits[6]{};

-// All registered threads
-atomic_t<cpu_thread*> g_cpu_array[sizeof(g_cpu_array_bits) * 8]{};
+	// All registered threads
+	atomic_t<cpu_thread*> cpu_array[sizeof(cpu_array_bits) * 8]{};
+
+	u64 add(cpu_thread* _this)
+	{
+		if (!cpu_array_sema.try_inc(sizeof(cpu_counter::cpu_array_bits) * 8))
+		{
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		u64 array_slot = -1;
+
+		for (u32 i = 0;; i = (i + 1) % ::size32(cpu_array_bits))
+		{
+			const auto [bits, ok] = cpu_array_bits[i].fetch_op([](u64& bits) -> u64
+			{
+				if (~bits) [[likely]]
+				{
+					// Set lowest clear bit
+					bits |= bits + 1;
+					return true;
+				}
+
+				return false;
+			});
+
+			if (ok) [[likely]]
+			{
+				// Get actual slot number
+				array_slot = i * 64 + utils::cnttz64(~bits, false);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Register and wait if necessary
+		verify("cpu_counter::add()" HERE), cpu_array[array_slot].exchange(_this) == nullptr;
+
+		_this->state += cpu_flag::wait;
+		cpu_suspend_lock.lock_unlock();
+		return array_slot;
+	}
+
+	void remove(cpu_thread* _this, u64 slot)
+	{
+		// Unregister and wait if necessary
+		_this->state += cpu_flag::wait;
+		if (cpu_array[slot].exchange(nullptr) != _this)
+			sys_log.fatal("Inconsistency for array slot %u", slot);
+		cpu_array_bits[slot / 64] &= ~(1ull << (slot % 64));
+		cpu_array_sema--;
+		cpu_suspend_lock.lock_unlock();
+	}
+};

 template <typename F>
 void for_all_cpu(F&& func) noexcept
 {
-	for (u32 i = 0; i < ::size32(g_cpu_array_bits); i++)
+	auto ctr = g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>();
+
+	for (u32 i = 0; i < ::size32(ctr->cpu_array_bits); i++)
 	{
-		for (u64 bits = g_cpu_array_bits[i]; bits; bits &= bits - 1)
+		for (u64 bits = ctr->cpu_array_bits[i]; bits; bits &= bits - 1)
 		{
 			const u64 index = i * 64 + utils::cnttz64(bits, true);

-			if (cpu_thread* cpu = g_cpu_array[index].load())
+			if (cpu_thread* cpu = ctr->cpu_array[index].load())
 			{
 				func(cpu);
 			}
@ -301,6 +356,12 @@ void cpu_thread::operator()()
 		}
 	}

+	while (!g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>() && !g_fxo->get<cpu_profiler>())
+	{
+		// Can we have a little race, right? First thread is started concurrently with g_fxo->init()
+		std::this_thread::sleep_for(1ms);
+	}
+
 	if (id_type() == 1 && false)
 	{
 		g_fxo->get<cpu_profiler>()->registered.push(id);
@ -312,67 +373,51 @@ void cpu_thread::operator()()
 	}

 	// Register thread in g_cpu_array
-	if (!g_cpu_array_sema.try_inc(sizeof(g_cpu_array_bits) * 8))
+	const u64 array_slot = g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->add(this);
+
+	if (array_slot == umax)
 	{
 		sys_log.fatal("Too many threads.");
 		return;
 	}

-	u64 array_slot = -1;
-
-	for (u32 i = 0;; i = (i + 1) % ::size32(g_cpu_array_bits))
-	{
-		const auto [bits, ok] = g_cpu_array_bits[i].fetch_op([](u64& bits) -> u64
-		{
-			if (~bits) [[likely]]
-			{
-				// Set lowest clear bit
-				bits |= bits + 1;
-				return true;
-			}
-
-			return false;
-		});
-
-		if (ok) [[likely]]
-		{
-			// Get actual slot number
-			array_slot = i * 64 + utils::cnttz64(~bits, false);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Register and wait if necessary
-	verify("g_cpu_array[...] -> this" HERE), g_cpu_array[array_slot].exchange(this) == nullptr;
-
-	state += cpu_flag::wait;
-	g_cpu_suspend_lock.lock_unlock();
-
 	static thread_local struct thread_cleanup_t
 	{
 		cpu_thread* _this;
 		u64 slot;
+		std::string name;

 		thread_cleanup_t(cpu_thread* _this, u64 slot)
 			: _this(_this)
 			, slot(slot)
+			, name(thread_ctrl::get_name())
 		{
 		}

-		~thread_cleanup_t()
+		void cleanup()
 		{
+			if (_this == nullptr)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
 			if (auto ptr = vm::g_tls_locked)
 			{
 				ptr->compare_and_swap(_this, nullptr);
 			}

-			// Unregister and wait if necessary
-			_this->state += cpu_flag::wait;
-			if (g_cpu_array[slot].exchange(nullptr) != _this)
-				sys_log.fatal("Inconsistency for array slot %u", slot);
-			g_cpu_array_bits[slot / 64] &= ~(1ull << (slot % 64));
-			g_cpu_array_sema--;
-			g_cpu_suspend_lock.lock_unlock();
+			g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->remove(_this, slot);
+
+			_this = nullptr;
+		}
+
+		~thread_cleanup_t()
+		{
+			if (_this)
+			{
+				sys_log.warning("CPU Thread '%s' terminated abnormally:\n%s", name, _this->dump());
+				cleanup();
+			}
 		}
 	} cleanup{this, array_slot};

@ -382,23 +427,16 @@ void cpu_thread::operator()()
 		// Check stop status
 		if (!(state & cpu_flag::stop))
 		{
-			try
-			{
-				cpu_task();
-			}
-			catch (const std::exception& e)
-			{
-				sys_log.fatal("%s thrown: %s", typeid(e).name(), e.what());
-				sys_log.notice("\n%s", dump());
-				break;
-			}
-
+			cpu_task();
 			state -= cpu_flag::ret;
 			continue;
 		}

 		thread_ctrl::wait();
 	}
+
+	// Complete cleanup gracefully
+	cleanup.cleanup();
 }

 cpu_thread::~cpu_thread()
@ -493,7 +531,7 @@ bool cpu_thread::check_state() noexcept
 		else
 		{
 			// If only cpu_flag::pause was set, notification won't arrive
-			g_cpu_suspend_lock.lock_unlock();
+			g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->cpu_suspend_lock.lock_unlock();
 		}
 	}

@ -577,7 +615,7 @@ cpu_thread::suspend_all::suspend_all(cpu_thread* _this) noexcept
 		m_this->state += cpu_flag::wait;
 	}

-	g_cpu_suspend_lock.lock_vip();
+	g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->cpu_suspend_lock.lock_vip();

 	for_all_cpu([](cpu_thread* cpu)
 	{
@ -610,18 +648,18 @@ cpu_thread::suspend_all::suspend_all(cpu_thread* _this) noexcept
 cpu_thread::suspend_all::~suspend_all()
 {
 	// Make sure the latest thread does the cleanup and notifies others
-	if (g_cpu_suspend_lock.downgrade_unique_vip_lock_to_low_or_unlock())
+	if (g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->cpu_suspend_lock.downgrade_unique_vip_lock_to_low_or_unlock())
 	{
 		for_all_cpu([&](cpu_thread* cpu)
 		{
 			cpu->state -= cpu_flag::pause;
 		});

-		g_cpu_suspend_lock.unlock_low();
+		g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->cpu_suspend_lock.unlock_low();
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		g_cpu_suspend_lock.lock_unlock();
+		g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->cpu_suspend_lock.lock_unlock();
 	}

 	if (m_this)
@ -640,7 +678,7 @@ void cpu_thread::stop_all() noexcept
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		::vip_lock lock(g_cpu_suspend_lock);
+		::vip_lock lock(g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->cpu_suspend_lock);

 		for_all_cpu([](cpu_thread* cpu)
 		{
@ -651,7 +689,7 @@ void cpu_thread::stop_all() noexcept

 	sys_log.notice("All CPU threads have been signaled.");

-	while (g_cpu_array_sema)
+	while (g_fxo->get<cpu_counter>()->cpu_array_sema)
 	{
 		std::this_thread::sleep_for(10ms);
 	}
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp
@ -138,15 +138,9 @@ struct content_permission final
 		bool success = false;
 		fs::g_tls_error = fs::error::ok;

-		try
-		{
-			if (temp.size() <= 1 || fs::remove_all(temp))
-			{
-				success = true;
-			}
-		}
-		catch (...)
+		if (temp.size() <= 1 || fs::remove_all(temp))
 		{
+			success = true;
 		}

 		if (!success)
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellPngDec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellPngDec.cpp
@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void pngDecError(png_structp png_ptr, png_const_charp error_message)
 {
 	cellPngDec.error("%s", error_message);
 	// we can't return here or libpng blows up
-	throw LibPngCustomException("Fatal Error in libpng");
+	report_fatal_error("Fatal Error in libpng");
 }

 // Custom warning handler for libpng
@ -486,14 +486,7 @@ s32 pngDecOpen(ppu_thread& ppu, PHandle handle, PPStream png_stream, PSrc source
 		png_set_progressive_read_fn(stream->png_ptr, stream.get_ptr(), pngDecInfoCallback, pngDecRowCallback, pngDecEndCallback);

 		// push header tag to libpng to keep us in sync
-		try
-		{
-			png_process_data(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr, header, 8);
-		}
-		catch (LibPngCustomException&)
-		{
-			return CELL_PNGDEC_ERROR_HEADER;
-		}
+		png_process_data(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr, header, 8);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@ -729,15 +722,7 @@ s32 pngDecodeData(ppu_thread& ppu, PHandle handle, PStream stream, vm::ptr<u8> d
 		if (stream->buffer->length > stream->buffer->cursor)
 		{
 			u8* data = static_cast<u8*>(stream->buffer->data.get_ptr()) + stream->buffer->cursor;
-			try
-			{
-				png_process_data(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr, data, stream->buffer->length - stream->buffer->cursor);
-			}
-			catch (LibPngCustomException&)
-			{
-				freeMem();
-				return CELL_PNGDEC_ERROR_FATAL;
-			}
+			png_process_data(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr, data, stream->buffer->length - stream->buffer->cursor);
 			streamInfo->decodedStrmSize = ::narrow<u32>(stream->buffer->length);
 		}

@ -747,15 +732,7 @@ s32 pngDecodeData(ppu_thread& ppu, PHandle handle, PStream stream, vm::ptr<u8> d
 		{
 			stream->cbCtrlStream.cbCtrlStrmFunc(ppu, streamInfo, streamParam, stream->cbCtrlStream.cbCtrlStrmArg);
 			streamInfo->decodedStrmSize += streamParam->strmSize;
-			try
-			{
-				png_process_data(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr, static_cast<u8*>(streamParam->strmPtr.get_ptr()), streamParam->strmSize);
-			}
-			catch (LibPngCustomException&)
-			{
-				freeMem();
-				return CELL_PNGDEC_ERROR_FATAL;
-			}
+			png_process_data(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr, static_cast<u8*>(streamParam->strmPtr.get_ptr()), streamParam->strmSize);
 		}

 		freeMem();
@ -767,7 +744,6 @@ s32 pngDecodeData(ppu_thread& ppu, PHandle handle, PStream stream, vm::ptr<u8> d

 		// Decode the image
 		// todo: commandptr
-		try
 		{
 			for (u32 j = 0; j < stream->passes; j++)
 			{
@ -779,10 +755,6 @@ s32 pngDecodeData(ppu_thread& ppu, PHandle handle, PStream stream, vm::ptr<u8> d
 			}
 			png_read_end(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr);
 		}
-		catch (LibPngCustomException&)
-		{
-			return CELL_PNGDEC_ERROR_FATAL;
-		}
 	}

 	// Get the number of iTXt, tEXt and zTXt chunks
@ -862,14 +834,7 @@ s32 cellPngDecExtReadHeader(PHandle handle, PStream stream, PInfo info, PExtInfo

 	// lets push what we have so far
 	u8* data = static_cast<u8*>(stream->buffer->data.get_ptr()) + stream->buffer->cursor;
-	try
-	{
-		png_process_data(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr, data, stream->buffer->length);
-	}
-	catch (LibPngCustomException&)
-	{
-		return CELL_PNGDEC_ERROR_HEADER;
-	}
+	png_process_data(stream->png_ptr, stream->info_ptr, data, stream->buffer->length);

 	// lets hope we pushed enough for callback
 	pngSetHeader(stream.get_ptr());
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpursSpu.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpursSpu.cpp
@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ void cellSpursModuleExit(spu_thread& spu)
 {
 	auto ctxt = vm::_ptr<SpursKernelContext>(spu.offset + 0x100);
 	spu.pc = ctxt->exitToKernelAddr;
-	throw SpursModuleExit();
+
+	// TODO: use g_escape for actual long jump
+	//throw SpursModuleExit();
 }

 // Execute a DMA operation
@ -728,7 +730,6 @@ bool spursSysServiceEntry(spu_thread& spu)
 	auto arg = spu.gpr[4]._u64[1];
 	auto pollStatus = spu.gpr[5]._u32[3];

-	try
 	{
 		if (ctxt->wklCurrentId == CELL_SPURS_SYS_SERVICE_WORKLOAD_ID)
 		{
@ -743,10 +744,6 @@ bool spursSysServiceEntry(spu_thread& spu)
 		cellSpursModuleExit(spu);
 	}

-	catch (SpursModuleExit)
-	{
-	}
-
 	return false;
 }

@ -1326,7 +1323,6 @@ bool spursTasksetEntry(spu_thread& spu)
 	//spu.RegisterHleFunction(CELL_SPURS_TASKSET_PM_ENTRY_ADDR, spursTasksetEntry);
 	//spu.RegisterHleFunction(ctxt->syscallAddr, spursTasksetSyscallEntry);

-	try
 	{
 		// Initialise the taskset policy module
 		spursTasksetInit(spu, pollStatus);
@ -1334,9 +1330,6 @@ bool spursTasksetEntry(spu_thread& spu)
 		// Dispatch
 		spursTasksetDispatch(spu);
 	}
-	catch (SpursModuleExit)
-	{
-	}

 	return false;
 }
@ -1346,7 +1339,6 @@ bool spursTasksetSyscallEntry(spu_thread& spu)
 {
 	auto ctxt = vm::_ptr<SpursTasksetContext>(spu.offset + 0x2700);

-	try
 	{
 		// Save task context
 		ctxt->savedContextLr = spu.gpr[0];
@ -1365,9 +1357,6 @@ bool spursTasksetSyscallEntry(spu_thread& spu)
 		//    spursTasksetResumeTask(spu);
 		//}
 	}
-	catch (SpursModuleExit)
-	{
-	}

 	return false;
 }
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUAnalyser.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUAnalyser.cpp
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "PPUModule.h"

 #include <unordered_set>
-#include "yaml-cpp/yaml.h"
+#include "util/yaml.hpp"
 #include "Utilities/asm.h"

 LOG_CHANNEL(ppu_validator);
@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ void ppu_module::validate(u32 reloc)
 	// Load custom PRX configuration if available
 	if (fs::file yml{path + ".yml"})
 	{
-		const auto cfg = YAML::Load(yml.to_string());
+		const auto [cfg, error] = yaml_load(yml.to_string());
+
+		if (!error.empty())
+		{
+			ppu_validator.error("Failed to load %s.yml: %s", path, error);
+			return;
+		}

 		u32 index = 0;

--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@ -859,16 +859,7 @@ void ppu_thread::fast_call(u32 addr, u32 rtoc)
 		}
 	};

-	try
-	{
-		exec_task();
-	}
-	catch (...)
-	{
-		at_ret();
-		throw;
-	}
-
+	exec_task();
 	at_ret();
 }

--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
@ -4357,7 +4357,7 @@ Value* PPUTranslator::GetVr(u32 vr, VrType type)
 	case VrType::i128: return m_ir->CreateBitCast(value, GetType<u128>());
 	}

-	throw std::logic_error("GetVr(): invalid type");
+	report_fatal_error("GetVr(): invalid type");
 }

 void PPUTranslator::SetVr(u32 vr, Value* value)
@ -4435,7 +4435,7 @@ void PPUTranslator::SetFPRF(Value* value, bool set_cr)
 	const bool is32 =
 		value->getType()->isFloatTy() ? true :
 		value->getType()->isDoubleTy() ? false :
-		throw std::logic_error("SetFPRF(): invalid value type");
+		(report_fatal_error("SetFPRF(): invalid value type"), false);

 	//const auto zero = ConstantFP::get(value->getType(), 0.0);
 	//const auto is_nan = m_ir->CreateFCmpUNO(value, zero);
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ void spu_recompiler_base::branch(spu_thread& spu, void*, u8* rip)
 	spu_runtime::g_tail_escape(&spu, func, rip);
 }

-void spu_recompiler_base::old_interpreter(spu_thread& spu, void* ls, u8* rip) try
+void spu_recompiler_base::old_interpreter(spu_thread& spu, void* ls, u8* rip)
 {
 	// Select opcode table
 	const auto& table = *(
@ -1178,11 +1178,6 @@ void spu_recompiler_base::old_interpreter(spu_thread& spu, void* ls, u8* rip) tr
 			spu.pc += 4;
 	}
 }
-catch (const std::exception& e)
-{
-	spu_log.fatal("%s thrown: %s", typeid(e).name(), e.what());
-	spu_log.notice("\n%s", spu.dump());
-}

 spu_program spu_recompiler_base::analyse(const be_t<u32>* ls, u32 entry_point)
 {
@ -4608,19 +4603,7 @@ public:
 					}

 					// Execute recompiler function (TODO)
-					try
-					{
-						(this->*g_decoder.decode(op))({op});
-					}
-					catch (const std::exception&)
-					{
-						std::string dump;
-						raw_string_ostream out(dump);
-						out << *module; // print IR
-						out.flush();
-						spu_log.error("[0x%x] LLVM dump:\n%s", m_pos, dump);
-						throw;
-					}
+					(this->*g_decoder.decode(op))({op});
 				}

 				// Finalize block with fallthrough if necessary
@ -4994,7 +4977,6 @@ public:
 				}
 				}

-				try
 				{
 					m_interp_bblock = nullptr;

@ -5142,15 +5124,6 @@ public:
 						}
 					}
 				}
-				catch (const std::exception&)
-				{
-					std::string dump;
-					raw_string_ostream out(dump);
-					out << *module; // print IR
-					out.flush();
-					spu_log.error("[0x%x] LLVM dump:\n%s", m_pos, dump);
-					throw;
-				}
 			}

 			if (last_itype != itype && g_cfg.core.spu_decoder != spu_decoder_type::llvm)
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GDB.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GDB.cpp
@ -303,21 +303,13 @@ bool gdb_thread::read_cmd(gdb_cmd& out_cmd)
 {
 	while (true)
 	{
-		try
+		if (try_read_cmd(out_cmd))
 		{
-			if (try_read_cmd(out_cmd))
-			{
-				ack(true);
-				return true;
-			}
+			ack(true);
+			return true;
+		}

-			ack(false);
-		}
-		catch (const std::runtime_error& e)
-		{
-			GDB.error("Error: %s", e.what());
-			return false;
-		}
+		ack(false);
 	}
 }

@ -866,7 +858,7 @@ void gdb_thread::operator()()
 			Emu.Pause();
 		}

-		try {
+		{
 			char hostbuf[32];
 			inet_ntop(client.sin_family, reinterpret_cast<void*>(&client.sin_addr), hostbuf, 32);
 			GDB.success("Got connection to GDB debug server from %s:%d.", hostbuf, client.sin_port);
@ -905,16 +897,6 @@ void gdb_thread::operator()()
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		catch (const std::runtime_error& e)
-		{
-			if (client_socket != -1)
-			{
-				closesocket(client_socket);
-				client_socket = -1;
-			}
-
-			GDB.error("Error: %s", e.what());
-		}
 	}
 }

--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Capture/rsx_replay.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Capture/rsx_replay.cpp
@ -242,13 +242,6 @@ namespace rsx

 	void rsx_replay_thread::operator()()
 	{
-		try
-		{
-			on_task();
-		}
-		catch (const std::exception& e)
-		{
-			rsx_log.fatal("%s thrown: %s", typeid(e).name(), e.what());
-		}
+		on_task();
 	}
 }
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLHelpers.h
@ -2396,42 +2396,6 @@ public:

 	namespace glsl
 	{
-		class compilation_exception : public exception
-		{
-		public:
-			explicit compilation_exception(const std::string& what_arg)
-			{
-				m_what = "compilation failed: '" + what_arg + "'";
-			}
-		};
-
-		class link_exception : public exception
-		{
-		public:
-			explicit link_exception(const std::string& what_arg)
-			{
-				m_what = "linkage failed: '" + what_arg + "'";
-			}
-		};
-
-		class validation_exception : public exception
-		{
-		public:
-			explicit validation_exception(const std::string& what_arg)
-			{
-				m_what = "compilation failed: '" + what_arg + "'";
-			}
-		};
-
-		class not_found_exception : public exception
-		{
-		public:
-			explicit not_found_exception(const std::string& what_arg)
-			{
-				m_what = what_arg + " not found.";
-			}
-		};
-
 		class shader
 		{
 		public:
@ -2533,7 +2497,7 @@ public:
 						error_msg = buf.get();
 					}

-					throw compilation_exception(error_msg);
+					rsx_log.fatal("Compilation failed: %s", error_msg);
 				}

 				return *this;
@ -2655,7 +2619,8 @@ public:
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							throw not_found_exception(name);
+							rsx_log.fatal("%s not found.", name);
+							return -1;
 						}
 					}

@ -2663,7 +2628,8 @@ public:

 					if (result < 0)
 					{
-						throw not_found_exception(name);
+						rsx_log.fatal("%s not found.", name);
+						return result;
 					}

 					locations[name] = result;
@ -2749,7 +2715,7 @@ public:
 						error_msg = buf.get();
 					}

-					throw link_exception(error_msg);
+					rsx_log.fatal("Linkage failed: %s", error_msg);
 				}
 			}

--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLVertexBuffers.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLVertexBuffers.cpp
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace
 		case rsx::index_array_type::u16: return GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT;
 		case rsx::index_array_type::u32: return GL_UNSIGNED_INT;
 		}
-		throw;
+		fmt::throw_exception("Invalid index array type (%u)", static_cast<u8>(type));
 	}

 	struct vertex_input_state
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_perf_metrics.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_perf_metrics.cpp
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@

 #include <algorithm>
 #include <utility>
+#include <charconv>

 namespace rsx
 {
@ -21,22 +22,65 @@ namespace rsx
 				hex_color.erase(0, 1);
 			}

-			unsigned long hexval;
-			const size_t len = hex_color.length();
+			unsigned hexval = 0;
+			const auto len = hex_color.length();

-			try
+			if (len != 6 && len != 8)
 			{
-				if (len != 6 && len != 8)
-				{
-					fmt::throw_exception("wrong length: %d", len);
-				}
-				hexval = std::stoul(hex_color, nullptr, 16);
-			}
-			catch (const std::exception& e)
-			{
-				rsx_log.error("Overlays: tried to convert incompatible color code: '%s' exception: '%s'", hex_color, e.what());
+				rsx_log.error("Incompatible color code: '%s' has wrong length: %d", hex_color, len);
 				return color4f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				// auto&& [ptr, ec] = std::from_chars(hex_color.c_str(), hex_color.c_str() + len, &hexval, 16);
+
+				// if (ptr != hex_color.c_str() + len || ec)
+				// {
+				// 	rsx_log.error("Overlays: tried to convert incompatible color code: '%s'", hex_color);
+				// 	return color4f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+				// }
+				for (u32 i = 0; i < len; i++)
+				{
+					hexval <<= 4;
+
+					switch (char c = hex_color[i])
+					{
+					case '0':
+					case '1':
+					case '2':
+					case '3':
+					case '4':
+					case '5':
+					case '6':
+					case '7':
+					case '8':
+					case '9':
+						hexval |= (c - '0');
+						break;
+					case 'a':
+					case 'b':
+					case 'c':
+					case 'd':
+					case 'e':
+					case 'f':
+						hexval |= (c - 'a' + 10);
+						break;
+					case 'A':
+					case 'B':
+					case 'C':
+					case 'D':
+					case 'E':
+					case 'F':
+						hexval |= (c - 'A' + 10);
+						break;
+					default:
+					{
+						rsx_log.error("Overlays: invalid characters in color code: '%s'", hex_color);
+						return color4f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+					}
+					}
+				}
+			}

 			const int r = (len == 8 ? (hexval >> 24) : (hexval >> 16)) & 0xff;
 			const int g = (len == 8 ? (hexval >> 16) : (hexval >> 8)) & 0xff;
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ namespace rsx

 	void thread::operator()()
 	{
-		try
 		{
 			// Wait for startup (TODO)
 			while (m_rsx_thread_exiting)
@ -457,10 +456,6 @@ namespace rsx

 			on_task();
 		}
-		catch (const std::exception& e)
-		{
-			rsx_log.fatal("%s thrown: %s", typeid(e).name(), e.what());
-		}

 		on_exit();
 	}
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexBuffers.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexBuffers.cpp
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace vk
 		case rsx::index_array_type::u16:
 			return VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT16;
 		}
-		throw;
+		fmt::throw_exception("Invalid index array type (%u)", static_cast<u8>(type));
 	}
 }

--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@ -30,7 +30,7 @@

 #include "../Crypto/unself.h"
 #include "../Crypto/unpkg.h"
-#include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
+#include "util/yaml.hpp"

 #include "cereal/archives/binary.hpp"

@ -760,12 +760,23 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool add_only, bool
 		m_title_id = title_id;
 	}

-	try
 	{
 		Init();

 		// Load game list (maps ABCD12345 IDs to /dev_bdvd/ locations)
-		YAML::Node games = YAML::Load(fs::file{fs::get_config_dir() + "/games.yml", fs::read + fs::create}.to_string());
+		YAML::Node games;
+
+		if (fs::file f{fs::get_config_dir() + "/games.yml", fs::read + fs::create})
+		{
+			auto [result, error] = yaml_load(f.to_string());
+
+			if (!error.empty())
+			{
+				sys_log.error("Failed to load games.yml: %s", error);
+			}
+
+			games = result;
+		}

 		if (!games.IsMap())
 		{
@ -1462,12 +1473,6 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool add_only, bool
 		}
 		return game_boot_result::no_errors;
 	}
-	catch (const std::exception& e)
-	{
-		sys_log.fatal("%s thrown: %s", typeid(e).name(), e.what());
-		Stop();
-		return game_boot_result::generic_error;
-	}
 }

 void Emulator::Run(bool start_playtime)
--- a/rpcs3/cmake_modules/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
+++ b/rpcs3/cmake_modules/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 if(MSVC)
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /Zc:throwingNew /D _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE=1 /D _CRT_NON_CONFORMING_SWPRINTFS=1 /D _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /D _ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE=1")
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /D _ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE=1 /D _HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0")
 	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /NODEFAULTLIB:libc.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:libcmt.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:libcd.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:libcmtd.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrtd.lib")
 	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /DYNAMICBASE:NO /BASE:0x10000 /FIXED")

@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ else()
 	CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-march=native" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_MARCH_NATIVE)

 	add_compile_options(-Wall)
-	add_compile_options(-fexceptions)
+	add_compile_options(-fno-exceptions)
 	add_compile_options(-ftemplate-depth=1024)
 	add_compile_options(-msse -msse2 -mcx16)
 	add_compile_options(-fno-strict-aliasing)
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
@ -87,6 +87,13 @@
    <ClCompile Include="util\atomic2.cpp">
      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="util\yaml.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <ExceptionHandling>Sync</ExceptionHandling>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="util\cereal.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
+    </ClCompile>
    <ClCompile Include="util\shared_cptr.cpp">
      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
    </ClCompile>
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
@ -869,6 +869,15 @@
    <ClCompile Include="util\atomic2.cpp">
      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="util\yaml.cpp">
+      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="util\cereal.cpp">
+      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="util\yaml.hpp">
+      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
    <ClCompile Include="util\shared_cptr.cpp">
      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
    </ClCompile>
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ DYNAMIC_IMPORT("ntdll.dll", NtSetTimerResolution, NTSTATUS(ULONG DesiredResoluti
 #endif

 #include "Utilities/sysinfo.h"
+#include "Utilities/Config.h"
 #include "rpcs3_version.h"
 #include "Emu/System.h"
 #include <thread>
+#include <charconv>

 inline std::string sstr(const QString& _in) { return _in.toStdString(); }

@ -213,49 +215,44 @@ QCoreApplication* createApplication(int& argc, char* argv[])
 		auto rounding_val = Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::PassThrough;
 		auto rounding_str = std::to_string(static_cast<int>(rounding_val));
 		const auto i_rounding = find_arg(arg_rounding, argc, argv);
+
 		if (i_rounding)
 		{
 			const auto i_rounding_2 = (argc > (i_rounding + 1)) ? (i_rounding + 1) : 0;
+
 			if (i_rounding_2)
 			{
 				const auto arg_val = argv[i_rounding_2];
-				try
-				{
-					const auto rounding_val_cli = std::stoi(arg_val);
-					if (rounding_val_cli >= static_cast<int>(Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::Unset) && rounding_val_cli <= static_cast<int>(Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::PassThrough))
-					{
-						rounding_val = static_cast<Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy>(rounding_val_cli);
-						rounding_str = std::to_string(static_cast<int>(rounding_val));
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						throw std::exception();
-					}
-				}
-				catch (const std::exception&)
+				const auto arg_len = std::strlen(arg_val);
+				s64 rounding_val_cli = 0;
+
+				if (!cfg::try_to_int64(&rounding_val_cli, arg_val, static_cast<int>(Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::Unset), static_cast<int>(Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::PassThrough)))
 				{
 					std::cout << "The value " << arg_val << " for " << arg_rounding << " is not allowed. Please use a valid value for Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy.\n";
 				}
+				else
+				{
+					rounding_val = static_cast<Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy>(static_cast<int>(rounding_val_cli));
+					rounding_str = std::to_string(static_cast<int>(rounding_val));
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		try
+
 		{
 			rounding_str = qEnvironmentVariable("QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY", rounding_str.c_str()).toStdString();
-			const auto rounding_val_final = std::stoi(rounding_str);
-			if (rounding_val_final >= static_cast<int>(Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::Unset) && rounding_val_final <= static_cast<int>(Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::PassThrough))
+
+			s64 rounding_val_final = 0;
+
+			if (cfg::try_to_int64(&rounding_val_final, rounding_str, static_cast<int>(Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::Unset), static_cast<int>(Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy::PassThrough)))
 			{
-				rounding_val = static_cast<Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy>(rounding_val_final);
+				rounding_val = static_cast<Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy>(static_cast<int>(rounding_val_final));
 				rounding_str = std::to_string(static_cast<int>(rounding_val));
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				throw std::exception();
+				std::cout << "The value " << rounding_str << " for " << arg_rounding << " is not allowed. Please use a valid value for Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy.\n";
 			}
 		}
-		catch (const std::exception&)
-		{
-			std::cout << "The value " << rounding_str << " for " << arg_rounding << " is not allowed. Please use a valid value for Qt::HighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy.\n";
-		}
 		QApplication::setHighDpiScaleFactorRoundingPolicy(rounding_val);
 	}

--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
@ -127,7 +127,6 @@
      <BrowseInformation>false</BrowseInformation>
      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4577;4467;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
-      <ExceptionHandling>Sync</ExceptionHandling>
      <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)</ObjectFileName>
      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINDOWS;UNICODE;WIN32;WIN64;WITH_DISCORD_RPC;QT_NO_DEBUG;QT_OPENGL_LIB;QT_WIDGETS_LIB;QT_GUI_LIB;QT_QML_LIB;QT_NETWORK_LIB;QT_CORE_LIB;NDEBUG;QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB;QT_CONCURRENT_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@ -180,7 +179,6 @@
      <BrowseInformation>false</BrowseInformation>
      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4577;4467;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
-      <ExceptionHandling>Sync</ExceptionHandling>
      <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)</ObjectFileName>
      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINDOWS;UNICODE;WIN32;WIN64;WITH_DISCORD_RPC;QT_NO_DEBUG;QT_OPENGL_LIB;QT_WIDGETS_LIB;QT_GUI_LIB;QT_QML_LIB;QT_NETWORK_LIB;QT_CORE_LIB;NDEBUG;QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB;BRANCH=$(BRANCH);QT_CONCURRENT_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@ -233,7 +231,6 @@
      <BrowseInformation>false</BrowseInformation>
      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4577;4467;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
-      <ExceptionHandling>Sync</ExceptionHandling>
      <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)</ObjectFileName>
      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINDOWS;UNICODE;WIN32;WIN64;QT_OPENGL_LIB;QT_WIDGETS_LIB;QT_GUI_LIB;QT_QML_LIB;QT_NETWORK_LIB;QT_CORE_LIB;QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB;QT_CONCURRENT_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@ -287,7 +284,6 @@
      <BrowseInformation>false</BrowseInformation>
      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4577;4467;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
-      <ExceptionHandling>Sync</ExceptionHandling>
      <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)</ObjectFileName>
      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINDOWS;UNICODE;WIN32;WIN64;QT_OPENGL_LIB;QT_WIDGETS_LIB;QT_GUI_LIB;QT_QML_LIB;QT_NETWORK_LIB;QT_CORE_LIB;QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB;QT_CONCURRENT_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/cheat_manager.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/cheat_manager.cpp
@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QGuiApplication>

-#include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
-
 #include "cheat_manager.h"

 #include "Emu/System.h"
@ -19,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "Emu/Cell/PPUAnalyser.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/PPUFunction.h"

+#include "util/yaml.hpp"
 #include "Utilities/StrUtil.h"

 LOG_CHANNEL(log_cheat, "Cheat");
@ -110,9 +109,14 @@ std::string cheat_info::to_str() const

 cheat_engine::cheat_engine()
 {
-	try
+	if (fs::file cheat_file{fs::get_config_dir() + cheats_filename, fs::read + fs::create})
 	{
-		YAML::Node yml_cheats = YAML::Load(fs::file{fs::get_config_dir() + cheats_filename, fs::read + fs::create}.to_string());
+		auto [yml_cheats, error] = yaml_load(cheat_file.to_string());
+
+		if (!error.empty())
+		{
+			log_cheat.error("Error parsing %s: %s", cheats_filename, error);
+		}

 		for (const auto& yml_cheat : yml_cheats)
 		{
@ -127,9 +131,9 @@ cheat_engine::cheat_engine()
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	catch (YAML::Exception& e)
+	else
 	{
-		log_cheat.error("Error parsing %s\n%s", cheats_filename, e.what());
+		log_cheat.error("Error loading %s", cheats_filename);
 	}
 }

--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "Loader/PSF.h"
 #include "Utilities/types.h"
 #include "Utilities/lockless.h"
+#include "util/yaml.hpp"

 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
@ -543,24 +544,23 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool from_drive, const bool scroll_after)

 		auto get_games = []() -> YAML::Node
 		{
-			try
-			{
-				fs::file games(fs::get_config_dir() + "/games.yml", fs::read + fs::create);
+			fs::file games(fs::get_config_dir() + "/games.yml", fs::read + fs::create);

-				if (games)
+			if (games)
+			{
+				auto [result, error] = yaml_load(games.to_string());
+
+				if (!error.empty())
 				{
-					return YAML::Load(games.to_string());
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					game_list_log.error("Failed to load games.yml, check permissions.");
+					game_list_log.error("Failed to load games.yml: %s", error);
 					return {};
 				}
+
+				return result;
 			}
-			catch (...)
+			else
 			{
-				// YAML exception aren't very useful so just ignore them
-				game_list_log.fatal("Failed to parse games.yml");
+				game_list_log.error("Failed to load games.yml, check permissions.");
 				return {};
 			}

@ -616,7 +616,6 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool from_drive, const bool scroll_after)
 		{
 			const Localized thread_localized;

-			try
 			{
 				const std::string sfo_dir = Emulator::GetSfoDirFromGamePath(dir, Emu.GetUsr());
 				const fs::file sfo_file(sfo_dir + "/PARAM.SFO");
@ -724,11 +723,6 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool from_drive, const bool scroll_after)

 				games.push(std::make_shared<gui_game_info>(gui_game_info{game, qt_cat, compat, icon, pxmap, hasCustomConfig, hasCustomPadConfig}));
 			}
-			catch (const std::exception& e)
-			{
-				game_list_log.fatal("Failed to update game list at %s\n%s thrown: %s", dir, typeid(e).name(), e.what());
-				return;
-			}
 		});

 		for (auto&& g : games.pop_all())
@ -744,29 +738,37 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool from_drive, const bool scroll_after)
 				for (const auto& other : m_game_data)
 				{
 					// The patch is game data and must have the same serial and an app version
+					static constexpr auto version_is_bigger = [](const std::string& v0, const std::string& v1, const std::string& serial, bool is_fw)
+					{
+						std::add_pointer_t<char> ev0, ev1;
+						const double ver0 = std::strtod(v0.c_str(), &ev0);
+						const double ver1 = std::strtod(v1.c_str(), &ev1);
+
+						if (v0.c_str() + v0.size() == ev0 && v1.c_str() + v1.size() == ev1)
+						{
+							return ver0 > ver1;
+						}
+
+						game_list_log.error("Failed to update the displayed %s numbers for title ID %s\n'%s'-'%s'", is_fw ? "firmware version" : "version", serial, v0, v1);
+						return false;
+					};
+
 					if (entry->info.serial == other->info.serial && other->info.category == "GD" && other->info.app_ver != cat_unknown_localized)
 					{
-						try
+						// Update the app version if it's higher than the disc's version (old games may not have an app version)
+						if (entry->info.app_ver == cat_unknown_localized || version_is_bigger(other->info.app_ver, entry->info.app_ver, entry->info.serial, true))
 						{
-							// Update the app version if it's higher than the disc's version (old games may not have an app version)
-							if (entry->info.app_ver == cat_unknown_localized || std::stod(other->info.app_ver) > std::stod(entry->info.app_ver))
-							{
-								entry->info.app_ver = other->info.app_ver;
-							}
-							// Update the firmware version if possible and if it's higher than the disc's version
-							if (other->info.fw != cat_unknown_localized && std::stod(other->info.fw) > std::stod(entry->info.fw))
-							{
-								entry->info.fw = other->info.fw;
-							}
-							// Update the parental level if possible and if it's higher than the disc's level
-							if (other->info.parental_lvl != 0 && other->info.parental_lvl > entry->info.parental_lvl)
-							{
-								entry->info.parental_lvl = other->info.parental_lvl;
-							}
+							entry->info.app_ver = other->info.app_ver;
 						}
-						catch (const std::exception& e)
+						// Update the firmware version if possible and if it's higher than the disc's version
+						if (other->info.fw != cat_unknown_localized && version_is_bigger(other->info.fw, entry->info.fw, entry->info.serial, false))
 						{
-							game_list_log.error("Failed to update the displayed version numbers for title ID %s\n%s thrown: %s", entry->info.serial, typeid(e).name(), e.what());
+							entry->info.fw = other->info.fw;
+						}
+						// Update the parental level if possible and if it's higher than the disc's level
+						if (other->info.parental_lvl != 0 && other->info.parental_lvl > entry->info.parental_lvl)
+						{
+							entry->info.parental_lvl = other->info.parental_lvl;
 						}
 					}
 				}
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/register_editor_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/register_editor_dialog.cpp
@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void register_editor_dialog::OnOkay(const std::shared_ptr<cpu_thread>& _cpu)

 		while (value.length() < 32) value = "0" + value;
 		const auto first_brk = reg.find('[');
-		try
+		// TODO: handle invalid conversions
 		{
 			if (first_brk != umax)
 			{
@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ void register_editor_dialog::OnOkay(const std::shared_ptr<cpu_thread>& _cpu)
 				return;
 			}
 		}
-		catch (std::invalid_argument&) //if any of the stoull conversion fail
-		{
-		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ void register_editor_dialog::OnOkay(const std::shared_ptr<cpu_thread>& _cpu)

 		while (value.length() < 32) value = "0" + value;
 		const auto first_brk = reg.find('[');
-		try
+		// TODO: handle invalid conversions
 		{
 			if (first_brk != umax)
 			{
@ -207,9 +204,6 @@ void register_editor_dialog::OnOkay(const std::shared_ptr<cpu_thread>& _cpu)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		catch (std::invalid_argument&)
-		{
-		}
 	}
 	QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("This value could not be converted.\nNo changes were made."));
 }
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp
@ -710,15 +710,12 @@ void trophy_manager_dialog::StartTrophyLoadThreads()
 	{
 		const std::string dir_name = sstr(folder_list.value(i));
 		gui_log.trace("Loading trophy dir: %s", dir_name);
-		try
-		{
-			LoadTrophyFolderToDB(dir_name);
-		}
-		catch (const std::exception& e)
+
+		if (!LoadTrophyFolderToDB(dir_name))
 		{
 			// TODO: Add error checks & throws to LoadTrophyFolderToDB so that they can be caught here.
 			// Also add a way of showing the number of corrupted/invalid folders in UI somewhere.
-			gui_log.error("Exception occurred while parsing folder %s for trophies: %s", dir_name, e.what());
+			gui_log.error("Error occurred while parsing folder %s for trophies.", dir_name);
 		}
 	}));

--- a/rpcs3/util/cereal.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/cereal.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <string>
+#include "Utilities/Thread.h"
+
+namespace cereal
+{
+	[[noreturn]] void throw_exception(const std::string& err)
+	{
+		report_fatal_error(err);
+	}
+}
--- a/rpcs3/util/logs.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/logs.cpp
@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ void logs::message::broadcast(const char* fmt, const fmt_type_info* sup, ...) co
 	const u64 stamp = get_stamp();

 	// Get text, extract va_args
-	thread_local std::string text;
-	thread_local std::vector<u64> args;
+	/*constinit thread_local*/ std::string text;
+	/*constinit thread_local*/ std::basic_string<u64> args;

 	static constexpr fmt_type_info empty_sup{};

@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void logs::message::broadcast(const char* fmt, const fmt_type_info* sup, ...) co
 	for (auto v = sup; v && v->fmt_string; v++)
 		args_count++;

-	text.clear();
+	text.reserve(50000);
 	args.resize(args_count);

 	va_list c_args;
@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ logs::file_listener::file_listener(const std::string& path, u64 max_size)

 void logs::file_listener::log(u64 stamp, const logs::message& msg, const std::string& prefix, const std::string& _text)
 {
-	thread_local std::string text;
+	/*constinit thread_local*/ std::string text;
+	text.reserve(50000);

 	// Used character: U+00B7 (Middle Dot)
 	switch (msg.sev)
--- a/rpcs3/util/yaml.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/yaml.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "util/yaml.hpp"
+
+std::pair<YAML::Node, std::string> yaml_load(const std::string& from)
+{
+	YAML::Node result;
+
+	try
+	{
+		result = YAML::Load(from);
+	}
+	catch(const std::exception& e)
+	{
+		return{YAML::Node(), std::string("YAML exception:\n") + e.what()};
+	}
+
+	return{result, ""};
+}
--- a/rpcs3/util/yaml.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/yaml.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <utility>
+#include <string>
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(push, 0)
+#include "yaml-cpp/yaml.h"
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#else
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wall"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wextra"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wold-style-cast"
+#include "yaml-cpp/yaml.h"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
+// Load from string and consume exception
+std::pair<YAML::Node, std::string> yaml_load(const std::string& from);
--- a/rpcs3_default.props
+++ b/rpcs3_default.props
@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
      <IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries>true</IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries>
    </Lib>
    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>PUGIXML_HEADER_ONLY;_ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE;_SILENCE_CXX17_ITERATOR_BASE_CLASS_DEPRECATION_WARNING;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>PUGIXML_HEADER_ONLY;_ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE;_SILENCE_CXX17_ITERATOR_BASE_CLASS_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
      <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <ExceptionHandling>false</ExceptionHandling>
      <RuntimeTypeInfo>true</RuntimeTypeInfo>
      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
      <AdditionalOptions>/Zc:throwingNew %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>