C Specification

To export a NvSciBufObj representing the payload of a Vulkan device memory object, call:

// Provided by VK_NV_external_memory_sci_buf
VkResult vkGetMemorySciBufNV(
    VkDevice                                    device,
    const VkMemoryGetSciBufInfoNV*              pGetSciBufInfo,
    NvSciBufObj*                                pHandle);

Parameters

  • device is the logical device that created the device memory being exported.

  • pGetSciBufInfo is a pointer to a VkMemoryGetSciBufInfoNV structure containing parameters of the export operation.

  • pHandle will return the NvSciBufObj representing the payload of the device memory object.

Description

A call to vkGetMemorySciBufNV will not transfer the ownership of the NvSciBufObj handle to the application. The application will hold a reference to the NvSciBufObj, but it does not add a reference count to the NvSciBufObj, so the application must not release it.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

  • VUID-vkGetMemorySciBufNV-device-parameter
    device must be a valid VkDevice handle

  • VUID-vkGetMemorySciBufNV-pGetSciBufInfo-parameter
    pGetSciBufInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid VkMemoryGetSciBufInfoNV structure

  • VUID-vkGetMemorySciBufNV-pHandle-parameter
    pHandle must be a valid pointer to a NvSciBufObj value

Return Codes
On success, this command returns
On failure, this command returns

See Also

VK_NV_external_memory_sci_buf, VkDevice, VkMemoryGetSciBufInfoNV

Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

Copyright

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