Registered Extension Number

81

Revision

2

Ratification Status

Ratified

Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
or
Version 1.1

API Interactions

  • Interacts with VK_VERSION_1_1

  • Interacts with VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template

Contact

Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

2017-09-12

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Contributors

  • Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA

  • Michael Worcester, Imagination Technologies

Description

This extension allows descriptors to be written into the command buffer, while the implementation is responsible for managing their memory. Push descriptors may enable easier porting from older APIs and in some cases can be more efficient than writing descriptors into descriptor sets.

New Commands

If VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template is supported:

If Version 1.1 is supported:

New Structures

New Enum Constants

  • VK_KHR_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENSION_NAME

  • VK_KHR_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_SPEC_VERSION

  • Extending VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateFlagBits:

    • VK_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_BIT_KHR

  • Extending VkStructureType:

    • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_PROPERTIES_KHR

If VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template is supported:

If Version 1.1 is supported:

Version History

  • Revision 1, 2016-10-15 (Jeff Bolz)

    • Internal revisions

  • Revision 2, 2017-09-12 (Tobias Hector)

    • Added interactions with Vulkan 1.1

See Also

No cross-references are available

Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

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Copyright

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