C Specification
The type of pfnAllocation
is:
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef void* (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkAllocationFunction)(
void* pUserData,
size_t size,
size_t alignment,
VkSystemAllocationScope allocationScope);
Parameters
-
pUserData
is the value specified for VkAllocationCallbacks::pUserData
in the allocator specified by the application. -
size
is the size in bytes of the requested allocation. -
alignment
is the requested alignment of the allocation in bytes and must be a power of two. -
allocationScope
is a VkSystemAllocationScope value specifying the allocation scope of the lifetime of the allocation, as described here.
Description
If pfnAllocation
is unable to allocate the requested memory, it must
return NULL
.
If the allocation was successful, it must return a valid pointer to memory
allocation containing at least size
bytes, and with the pointer value
being a multiple of alignment
.
Note
Correct Vulkan operation cannot be assumed if the application does not follow these rules. For example, |
If pfnAllocation
returns NULL
, and if the implementation is unable
to continue correct processing of the current command without the requested
allocation, it must treat this as a runtime error, and generate
VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY
at the appropriate time for the command in
which the condition was detected, as described in Return Codes.
If the implementation is able to continue correct processing of the current
command without the requested allocation, then it may do so, and must not
generate VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY
as a result of this failed
allocation.
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.