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// Copyright 2018-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[video-encode-operations]]
== Video Encode Operations
[[encode-input-picture]]
Video encode operations consume an _encode input picture_ and zero or more
reference pictures, and produce compressed video data to a video bitstream
buff... | vulkan-spec/chapters/video/encode.adoc#p0 | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/video | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.141 | false | false | 149,890 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_uniform_buffer_standard_layout.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2019-01-25
*Contributors*::
- Graeme Leese, Broadcom
- Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
- Tobias Hect... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_uniform_buffer_standard_layout.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.233 | false | false | 1,151 | -1 |
// Copyright 2018-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2018-12-20
*Contributors*::
- Daniel Rakos, AMD
- Henri Verbeet, CodeWeavers
- Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.269 | false | false | 1,014 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_host_query_reset.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2019-03-06
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Bas Nieuwenhuizen, Google
- Faith ... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_host_query_reset.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.32 | false | false | 849 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common H.265 Parameter Set descriptions
// "operationType" attribute specifies whether this is included in the encode or decode section
[[{operationType}-h265-vps]]
H.265 Video Parameter Sets (VPS)::
Represented by code:StdVide... | vulkan-spec/chapters/video/h265_parameter_sets.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/video | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.297 | false | false | 13,367 | -1 |
// Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2018-03-07
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- This extension interacts with `apiext:VK_KHR_... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.188 | false | false | 2,173 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_shader_image_atomic_int64.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2020-07-14
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
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// Copyright 2015-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[appendix]
[[invariance]]
= Invariance
The Vulkan specification is not pixel exact.
It therefore does not guarantee an exact match between images produced by
different Vulkan implementations.
However, the specification does specify... | vulkan-spec/appendices/invariance.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.179 | false | false | 11,087 | -1 |
// Copyright 2015-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// Copyright (c) 2018-2020 NVIDIA Corporation
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[vertexpostproc]]
= Fixed-Function Vertex Post-Processing
After <<pipelines-graphics-subsets-pre-rasterization,pre-rasterization
shader stages>>, the following fixed-function operations a... | vulkan-spec/chapters/vertexpostproc.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.168 | false | false | 91,401 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_private_data.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2020-03-25
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Matthew Rusch, NVIDIA
- Nuno Subtil, N... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_private_data.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.167 | false | false | 2,396 | -1 |
// Copyright 2021-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_QCOM_fragment_density_map_offset.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2024-06-17
*Contributors*::
- Matthew Netsch, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
- Jonathan Wicks... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_QCOM_fragment_density_map_offset.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.298 | false | false | 3,767 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2017-2020 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_viewport_array2.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2017-02-15
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- This extension provides API support for
{GLreg... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_viewport_array2.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.217 | false | false | 3,198 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2020-2025 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_OHOS_external_memory.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2025-11-4
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Weilan Chen, Huawei
- Zei... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_OHOS_external_memory.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.32 | false | false | 907 | -1 |
// Copyright 2025-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to vkCmdCopyMemoryIndirect* commands
* [[VUID-{refpage}-srcAddress-10958]]
The pname:srcAddress must: be 4 byte aligned
* [[VUID-{refpage}-dstAddress-10959]]
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// Copyright 2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_primitive_restart_index.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2026-03-10
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Mike Blumenkrantz, Valve
- Spenc... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_primitive_restart_index.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.381 | false | false | 687 | -1 |
// Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_GGP_frame_token.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2019-01-28
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Jean-Francois Roy, Google
- Richard O'G... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_GGP_frame_token.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.381 | false | false | 784 | -1 |
// Copyright 2022-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to vkGetImageSubresourceLayout and vkGetImageSubresourceLayout2
// Also common to VkDeviceImageSubresourceInfo which has different image param
* [[VUID-{refpage}-aspectMask-00997]]
The pname:asp... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/get_image_subresource_layout_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.326 | false | false | 2,411 | -1 |
// Copyright 2018-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_video_decode_h265.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2023-12-05
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Ahmed Abdelkhalek, AMD
- HoHin La... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_video_decode_h265.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.467 | false | false | 2,544 | -1 |
* A slink:VkSubpassDependency in a render pass object can synchronize
attachment writes and <<renderpass-resolve-operations, multisample
resolve operations>> from a prior subpass for subsequent input
attachment reads.
* A flink:vkCmdPipelineBarrier inside a subpass can synchronize prior
attachment w... | vulkan-spec/chapters/renderpass.adoc#p3 | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.145 | false | false | 21,491 | -1 |
// Copyright 2016-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_maintenance2.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2017-09-05
*Contributors*::
- Michael Worcester, Imagination Technologies
- Stuart Smith, Imagination Tech... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_maintenance2.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.181 | false | false | 3,592 | -1 |
// Copyright 2022-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to vk*Copy*ToImage* commands
// This relies on an additional attribute {imageparam} set by the command
// which includes this file, specifying the name of the source or
// destination image.
// Additi... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/copy_memoryimage_to_imagememory_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.435 | false | false | 2,480 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2018-2020 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_ray_tracing.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2018-11-20
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- This extension provides API support for
{GLSLregis... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_ray_tracing.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.438 | false | false | 3,900 | -1 |
// Copyright 2016-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2019-04-26
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Courtney Goeltzenleuchter, Googl... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.449 | false | false | 2,270 | -1 |
include::{generated}/validity/structs/VkPhysicalDeviceDenseGeometryFormatFeaturesAMDX.adoc[]
--
endif::VK_AMDX_dense_geometry_format[]
ifdef::VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_robustness[]
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// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to VkPipelineStageFlags parameters
// Set "stageMaskName" attribute to the name of the stage mask to validate
* [[VUID-{refpage}-{stageMaskName}-04090]]
If the <<features-geometryShader, pname:g... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/stage_mask_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.215 | false | false | 5,313 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2022 Khronos Group.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_device_fault.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2021-03-10
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Ralph Potter, Samsung
- Stuart Smith, AMD
- ... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_device_fault.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.286 | false | false | 1,362 | -1 |
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fname:vkCmdPipelineBarrier operates almost identically to
flink:vkCmdPipelineBarrier2, except that the scopes and barriers are defined
as direct parameters rather than being defined by a slink:VkDependencyInfo.
endif::VK_BASE_VERSION_1_3,VK_KHR_synchronization2[]
Wh... | vulkan-spec/chapters/synchronization.adoc#p2 | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.135 | false | false | 93,753 | -1 |
// Copyright 2016-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2017-09-05
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Faith Ekstrand, Intel
- Je... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.235 | false | false | 1,385 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to all drawing commands
include::{chapters}/commonvalidity/draw_dispatch_common.adoc[]
* [[VUID-{refpage}-renderPass-02684]]
The current render pass must: be <<renderpass-compatibility,compatibl... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/draw_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.088 | false | false | 144,753 | -1 |
// Copyright 2023-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_shader_object.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2023-03-30
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- Interacts with `apiext:VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_stat... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_shader_object.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.224 | false | false | 10,651 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2015-2018 The Brenwill Workshop Ltd.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_MVK_macos_surface.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2020-07-31
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Bill Hollings, The Brenwill Wor... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_MVK_macos_surface.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.406 | false | false | 1,383 | -1 |
// Copyright 2015-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[appendix]
[[roadmap]]
= Vulkan Roadmap Milestones
Roadmap milestones are intended to be supported by mid-to-high-end
smartphones, tablets, laptops, consoles, and desktop devices.
Each milestone indicates support for a set of exte... | vulkan-spec/appendices/roadmap.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.214 | false | false | 644 | -1 |
// Copyright 2016-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_performance_query.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2019-10-08
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Jesse Barker, Unity Technologies
... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_performance_query.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.208 | false | false | 9,086 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to commands copying from images to buffers, or buffers to images
// This relies on the following additional attributes set by the command which
// includes this file:
//
// - {imageparam}, specifying... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/copy_bufferimage_to_imagebuffer_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.205 | false | false | 9,175 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to VkBufferImageCopy*, VkMemoryToImageCopy*, VkImageToMemoryCopy*,
// and VkDeviceMemoryImageCopy* structs
// This relies on the following additional attributes being set:
// - {bufferrowlength}, spe... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/buffer_or_memory_image_copy_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.64 | false | false | 1,190 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
ifdef::VK_BASE_VERSION_1_1,VK_KHR_external_memory[]
ifndef::VKSC_VERSION_1_0[]
* [[VUID-{refpage}-None-09097]]
{empty}
ifdef::VK_BASE_VERSION_1_1,VK_KHR_external_memory[If]
ifdef::VK_KHR_external_memory[]... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/barrier_queue_family_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.22 | false | false | 1,877 | -1 |
// Copyright 2024-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_video_encode_intra_refresh.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2025-03-28
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Ahmed Abdelkhalek, AMD
-... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_video_encode_intra_refresh.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.32 | false | false | 819 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Google LLC
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_GOOGLE_user_type.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2019-07-09
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Kaye Mason, Google
- Hai Nguyen, Google
=== D... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_GOOGLE_user_type.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.421 | false | false | 586 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to acceleration structure create commands
* [[VUID-{refpage}-accelerationStructure-03611]]
The <<features-accelerationStructure,
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructureFeaturesKHR::pname... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/create_acceleration_structure_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.7 | false | false | 396 | -1 |
// Copyright 2022-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_subpass_merge_feedback.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2022-05-24
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Jan-Harald Fredriksen, Arm
-... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_subpass_merge_feedback.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.4 | false | false | 844 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2026 Intel Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_INTEL_device_info.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2026-09-08
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Jakub Szymczyk, Intel
- Sławomir Grajewski,... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_INTEL_device_info.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.2 | false | false | 2,320 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to indirect drawing commands with a pname:countAddressRange parameter
:addressRange: countAddressRange
:addressFlags: countAddressFlags
include::{chapters}/commonvalidity/address_flags_common.adoc[]
... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/draw_indirect_count_address_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.5 | false | false | 957 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to acceleration structure create info structures
* [[VUID-{refpage}-createFlags-03613]]
If pname:createFlags includes
ename:VK_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_CREATE_DEVICE_ADDRESS_CAPTURE_REPLAY_BIT... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/create_acceleration_structure_info_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.286 | false | false | 2,064 | -1 |
// Copyright 2021-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common include file for Vulkan SC
// This is NOT a common validity (shared VU statements) file.
// Use 'buffer_copy_common.adoc' instead as a template for new common
// validity files.
ifdef::VKSC_VERSION_1_0[]
If
slink:VkPhysic... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/no_dynamic_allocations_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.538 | false | false | 499 | -1 |
// Copyright 2022-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_IMG_filter_linear_2d.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2026-05-22
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Jarred Davies, Imagination
=== Des... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_IMG_filter_linear_2d.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.348 | false | false | 740 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_debug_utils.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2020-04-03
*Revision*::
2
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Dependencies*::
- This extension is writ... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_debug_utils.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.169 | false | false | 13,662 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_surface_maintenance1.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2022-12-16
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- Promoted to `apiext:VK_KHR_surface_maintenan... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_surface_maintenance1.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.366 | false | false | 1,694 | -1 |
// Copyright 2024-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2024-05-28
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- James Jones, NVIDIA
... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.216 | false | false | 1,627 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to VkCmdCopyImage* command buffer
ifdef::VK_BASE_VERSION_1_1[]
* [[VUID-{refpage}-commandBuffer-01825]]
If pname:commandBuffer is an unprotected command buffer and
<<limits-protectedNoFault,... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/copy_image_command_buffer_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.137 | false | false | 8,148 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to VkCmdResolveImage* commands
* [[VUID-{refpage}-pRegions-00255]]
The union of all source regions, and the union of all destination
regions, specified by the elements of pname:pRegions, mus... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/resolve_image_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.233 | false | false | 10,195 | -1 |
// Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_surface.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2016-08-25
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Patrick Doane, Blizzard
- Ian Elliott, Luna... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_surface.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.428 | false | false | 8,963 | -1 |
// Copyright 2018-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[decode-h264]]
== H.264 Decode Operations
Video decode operations using an <<decode-h264-profile,H.264 decode
profile>> can: be used to decode elementary video stream sequences compliant
to the <<itu-t-h264,ITU-T H.264 Specification>... | vulkan-spec/chapters/video/h264_decode.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/video | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.19 | false | false | 33,495 | -1 |
// Copyright 2025-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to VkCopyMemoryToImageIndirectCommand* structures
* [[VUID-{refpage}-srcAddress-10963]]
The pname:srcAddress must: be 4 byte aligned
* [[VUID-{refpage}-dstImage-12282]]
If pname:dstImage d... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/indirect_memory_to_image_command_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.308 | false | false | 3,534 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2016-2020 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_external_memory_win32.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2016-08-19
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- James Jones, NVIDIA
- Carsten ... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_external_memory_win32.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.166 | false | false | 8,570 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to shader creation and pipeline shader stage creation when descriptor heap is available
ifdef::VK_EXT_descriptor_heap[]
* [[VUID-{refpage}-descriptorHeap-11314]]
If the <<features-descriptorHeap... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/shader_descriptor_heap_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.207 | false | false | 4,764 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2017-2020 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_fragment_coverage_to_color.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2017-05-21
*Contributors*::
- Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
=== Description
This extension allows the fra... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_fragment_coverage_to_color.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.28 | false | false | 1,120 | -1 |
// Copyright 2016-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2017-03-26
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- John Kessenich, Google
=== Desc... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.269 | false | false | 995 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_device_fault.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2026-03-18
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Ralph Potter, Samsung
- Craig Graham, ... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_device_fault.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.182 | false | false | 2,085 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2021 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_ray_tracing_invocation_reorder.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2022-11-02
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- This extension provides API support for
... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_ray_tracing_invocation_reorder.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.418 | false | false | 5,776 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2018-2020 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_scissor_exclusive.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2023-01-18
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
None
*Cont... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_scissor_exclusive.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.273 | false | false | 1,857 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_AMDX_shader_enqueue.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2024-07-17
*Provisional*::
*This extension is _provisional_ and should: not be used in production
applica... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_AMDX_shader_enqueue.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.344 | false | false | 1,050 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_low_latency.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2026-06-26
*Contributors*::
- Charles Hansen, NVIDIA
- Will Campbell, NVIDIA
=== Description
This extensio... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_low_latency.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.273 | false | false | 3,960 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to vkCmdPushConstants* commands
* [[VUID-{refpage}-offset-01795]]
For each byte in the range specified by pname:offset and pname:size and
for each shader stage in pname:stageFlags, there mus... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/push_constants_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.462 | false | false | 1,176 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_AMD_shader_info.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2017-10-09
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Jaakko Konttinen, AMD
=== Desc... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_AMD_shader_info.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.187 | false | false | 2,580 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_shader_constant_data.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2026-03-18
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Tobias Hector, AMD
- Piers Dan... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_shader_constant_data.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.36 | false | false | 870 | -1 |
// Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2017-03-20
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Alon Or-bach, Samsung Electr... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.213 | false | false | 4,334 | -1 |
// Copyright 2023-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to vkCmdBindTransformFeedbackBuffersEXT and
// vkCmdBindTransformFeedbackBuffers2EXT
* [[VUID-{refpage}-transformFeedback-02355]]
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceTransformFeedbackFeaturesEXT::pname:trans... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/xform_feedback_bind_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.55 | false | false | 905 | -1 |
// Copyright 2018-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_acquire_xlib_display.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2016-12-13
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Dave Airlie, Red Hat
- Pierre ... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_acquire_xlib_display.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.256 | false | false | 1,740 | -1 |
.Valid Usage
****
* [[VUID-VkImportFenceWin32HandleInfoKHR-handleType-01457]]
pname:handleType must: be a value included in the
<<synchronization-fence-handletypes-win32, Handle Types Supported by
sname:VkImportFenceWin32HandleInfoKHR>> table
* [[VUID-VkImportFenceWin32HandleInfoKHR-handleType-01459]]
... | vulkan-spec/chapters/synchronization.adoc#p1 | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.214 | false | false | 149,891 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2021 BlackBerry Limited.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_QNX_screen_surface.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2021-01-11
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Mike Gorchak, BlackBerry Limited
=== Desc... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_QNX_screen_surface.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.381 | false | false | 775 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2022-2025 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[memory-decompression]]
= Memory Decompression
Commands that can: be used to decompress memory between one or more memory
regions are flink:vkCmdDecompressMemoryEXT,
ifdef::VK_NV_memory_decompression[]
flink:vkCmdDecompressMemoryN... | vulkan-spec/chapters/memory_decompression.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.315 | false | false | 12,862 | -1 |
.Valid Usage
****
* [[VUID-VkFramebufferCreateInfo-attachmentCount-00876]]
pname:attachmentCount must: be equal to the attachment count specified
in pname:renderPass
* [[VUID-VkFramebufferCreateInfo-flags-02778]]
If pname:flags does not include
ename:VK_FRAMEBUFFER_CREATE_IMAGELESS_BIT and pname:att... | vulkan-spec/chapters/renderpass.adoc#p2 | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.161 | false | false | 148,974 | -1 |
// Copyright 2023-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[roadmap-2024]]
== Roadmap 2024
The Roadmap 2024 milestone is intended to be supported by newer
mid-to-high-end devices shipping in 2024 or shortly thereafter across
mainstream smartphone, tablet, laptop, console, and desktop devices... | vulkan-spec/appendices/roadmap/Roadmap-2024.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/appendices/roadmap | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.355 | false | false | 3,697 | -1 |
// Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_shader_atomic_int64.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2018-07-05
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- This extension provides API support for
{... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_shader_atomic_int64.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.25 | false | false | 1,527 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to vkCmdPipelineBarrier* commands
* [[VUID-{refpage}-None-07889]]
If fname:{refpage} is called within a render pass instance using a
slink:VkRenderPass object, the render pass must: have bee... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/pipeline_barrier_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.165 | false | false | 6,294 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2016-2020 Nintendo
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NN_vi_surface.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2016-12-02
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Mathias Heyer, NVIDIA
- Michael Chock, NVIDIA
- Y... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NN_vi_surface.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.256 | false | false | 1,516 | -1 |
// Copyright 2016-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_hdr_metadata.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2024-03-26
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Courtney Goeltzenleuchter, Google
- Se... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_hdr_metadata.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.24 | false | false | 2,483 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_shader_quad_control.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2023-11-01
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Tobias Hector, AMD
- Bill Licea... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_shader_quad_control.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.321 | false | false | 969 | -1 |
[open,refpage='vkCmdExecuteCommands',desc='Execute a secondary command buffer from a primary command buffer',type='protos']
--
Secondary command buffers must: not be directly submitted to a queue.
To record a secondary command buffer to execute as part of a primary command
buffer, call:
include::{generated}/api/protos... | vulkan-spec/chapters/cmdbuffers.adoc#p1 | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.134 | false | false | 48,037 | -1 |
// Copyright 2023-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[executiongraphs]]
= Execution Graphs
_Execution graphs_ provide a way for applications to dispatch multiple
operations dynamically from a single initial command on the host.
To achieve this, a new execution graph pipeline is provide... | vulkan-spec/chapters/executiongraphs.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.231 | false | false | 40,823 | -1 |
// Copyright 2018-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[ray-traversal]]
= Ray Traversal
The ray traversal process identifies and handles intersections between a ray
and geometries in an acceleration structure.
Ray traversal cannot be started by a Vulkan API command directly - a shader
m... | vulkan-spec/chapters/raytraversal.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.019 | false | false | 38,984 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to VkImageCopy* struct
ifndef::VKSC_VERSION_1_0[]
* [[VUID-{refpage}-apiVersion-07940]]
ifdef::VK_BASE_VERSION_1_1,VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion[If]
ifdef::VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion[]
th... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/image_copy_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.262 | false | false | 1,729 | -1 |
// Copyright 2021-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_image_view_min_lod.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2021-11-09
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Joshua Ashton, Valve
- Hans-Kris... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_image_view_min_lod.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.258 | false | false | 1,185 | -1 |
// Copyright 2025-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_memory_decompression.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2025-01-23
*Contributors*::
- Vikram Kushwaha, NVIDIA
- Daniel Koch, NVIDIA
- Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_memory_decompression.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.235 | false | false | 1,450 | -1 |
// Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_object_refresh.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2020-01-14
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Aidan Fabius, Lynx
- Mark Bellamy, ARM
... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_object_refresh.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.179 | false | false | 2,707 | -1 |
// Copyright 2023-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_map_memory2.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2023-03-14
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- None
*Contributors*::
- Faith Ekstrand, Collabora
... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_map_memory2.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.345 | false | false | 1,062 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2019-05-28
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.222 | false | false | 1,884 | -1 |
// Copyright 2020-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_synchronization2.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2020-12-03
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- Interacts with `apiext:VK_KHR_create_renderpass2... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_synchronization2.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.195 | false | false | 4,405 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2018-08-03
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Vikram Kushwaha, NVIDIA
- ... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.284 | false | false | 2,408 | -1 |
// Copyright 2015-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[appendix]
[[extensions]]
= Layers & Extensions (Informative)
Extensions to the Vulkan API can: be defined by authors, groups of authors,
and the Khronos Vulkan
ifdef::VKSC_VERSION_1_0[Safety Critical]
Working Group.
The online Reg... | vulkan-spec/appendices/extensions.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.065 | false | false | 2,287 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2016-2020 Intel Corporation
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_image_format_list.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2017-03-20
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Faith Ekstrand, Intel
- Jan-Harald Fr... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_image_format_list.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.206 | false | false | 1,474 | -1 |
// Copyright 2019-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
// Common Valid Usage
// Common to vkCmdBeginQuery* commands
* [[VUID-{refpage}-None-00807]]
All queries used by the command must: be _unavailable_
* [[VUID-{refpage}-queryType-02804]]
The pname:queryType used to create ... | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity/query_begin_common.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/commonvalidity | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.22 | false | false | 6,450 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2019-2020 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_shader_sm_builtins.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2019-05-28
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- This extension provides API support for
{GL... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_shader_sm_builtins.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.391 | false | false | 1,812 | -1 |
// Copyright 2018-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[decode-h265]]
== H.265 Decode Operations
Video decode operations using an <<decode-h265-profile,H.265 decode
profile>> can: be used to decode elementary video stream sequences compliant
to the <<itu-t-h265,ITU-T H.265 Specification>... | vulkan-spec/chapters/video/h265_decode.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec/chapters/video | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.188 | false | false | 27,043 | -1 |
// Copyright 2017-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2020-06-09
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
- This extension requires
{spirv}/EX... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.179 | false | false | 3,293 | -1 |
// Copyright 2016-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_win32_keyed_mutex.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2016-10-21
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- James Jones, NVIDIA
- Jeff Julian... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_win32_keyed_mutex.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.333 | false | false | 886 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2020-2025 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_OHOS_native_buffer.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2025-10-13
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
- Weilan Chen, Huawei
- Zehu... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_OHOS_native_buffer.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.348 | false | false | 751 | -1 |
// Copyright 2015-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
[[descriptors]]
= Resource Descriptors
A _descriptor_ is an opaque data structure used to access shader resources
such as buffers, images, or samplers.
Rather than existing as distinct objects, descriptors are handled as opaque
data, ... | vulkan-spec/chapters/descriptors.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.091 | false | false | 32,120 | -1 |
// Copyright 2025-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_maintenance8.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2025-01-07
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
*Contributors*::
- Jon Leech, Khronos
- Mike Blumenkr... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_KHR_maintenance8.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.304 | false | false | 1,762 | -1 |
// Copyright (c) 2016-2020 NVIDIA Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_NV_external_memory_capabilities.adoc[]
=== Other Extension Metadata
*Last Modified Date*::
2016-08-19
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
-... | vulkan-spec/appendices/VK_NV_external_memory_capabilities.adoc | books | vulkan-spec | vulkan-spec | CC-BY-4.0 | CC-BY-4.0 | b94f8bd2d004d2949469d8a5071ee10eb7d23566 | doc | false | 0.24 | false | false | 2,351 | -1 |
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