C Specification

The VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
typedef struct VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV {
    VkStructureType                               sType;
    const void*                                   pNext;
    VkPipelineCreateFlags                         flags;
    uint32_t                                      stageCount;
    const VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo*        pStages;
    uint32_t                                      groupCount;
    const VkRayTracingShaderGroupCreateInfoNV*    pGroups;
    uint32_t                                      maxRecursionDepth;
    VkPipelineLayout                              layout;
    VkPipeline                                    basePipelineHandle;
    int32_t                                       basePipelineIndex;
} VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV;

Members

  • sType is a VkStructureType value identifying this structure.

  • pNext is NULL or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

  • flags is a bitmask of VkPipelineCreateFlagBits specifying how the pipeline will be generated.

  • stageCount is the number of entries in the pStages array.

  • pStages is a pointer to an array of VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo structures specifying the set of the shader stages to be included in the ray tracing pipeline.

  • groupCount is the number of entries in the pGroups array.

  • pGroups is a pointer to an array of VkRayTracingShaderGroupCreateInfoNV structures describing the set of the shader stages to be included in each shader group in the ray tracing pipeline.

  • maxRecursionDepth is the maximum recursion depth of shaders executed by this pipeline.

  • layout is the description of binding locations used by both the pipeline and descriptor sets used with the pipeline.

  • basePipelineHandle is a pipeline to derive from.

  • basePipelineIndex is an index into the pCreateInfos parameter to use as a pipeline to derive from.

Description

The parameters basePipelineHandle and basePipelineIndex are described in more detail in Pipeline Derivatives.

If a VkPipelineCreateFlags2CreateInfoKHR structure is present in the pNext chain, VkPipelineCreateFlags2CreateInfoKHR::flags from that structure is used instead of flags from this structure.

Valid Usage

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-07984
    If flags contains the VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DERIVATIVE_BIT flag, and basePipelineIndex is -1, basePipelineHandle must be a valid ray tracing VkPipeline handle

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-07985
    If flags contains the VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DERIVATIVE_BIT flag, and basePipelineHandle is VK_NULL_HANDLE, basePipelineIndex must be a valid index into the calling command’s pCreateInfos parameter

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-07986
    If flags contains the VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DERIVATIVE_BIT flag, basePipelineIndex must be -1 or basePipelineHandle must be VK_NULL_HANDLE

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-layout-07987
    If a push constant block is declared in a shader, a push constant range in layout must match both the shader stage and range

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-layout-07988
    If a resource variables is declared in a shader, a descriptor slot in layout must match the shader stage

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-layout-07990
    If a resource variables is declared in a shader, and the descriptor type is not VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_MUTABLE_EXT, a descriptor slot in layout must match the descriptor type

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-layout-07991
    If a resource variables is declared in a shader as an array, a descriptor slot in layout must match the descriptor count

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-pStages-03426
    The shader code for the entry points identified by pStages, and the rest of the state identified by this structure must adhere to the pipeline linking rules described in the Shader Interfaces chapter

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-layout-03428
    The number of resources in layout accessible to each shader stage that is used by the pipeline must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxPerStageResources

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-02904
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_INDIRECT_BINDABLE_BIT_NV

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-pipelineCreationCacheControl-02905
    If the pipelineCreationCacheControl feature is not enabled, flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_FAIL_ON_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_BIT or VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_EARLY_RETURN_ON_FAILURE_BIT

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-stage-06232
    The stage member of at least one element of pStages must be VK_SHADER_STAGE_RAYGEN_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-03456
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_LIBRARY_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-maxRecursionDepth-03457
    maxRecursionDepth must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPropertiesNV::maxRecursionDepth

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-03458
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_ANY_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-03459
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_CLOSEST_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-03460
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_MISS_SHADERS_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-03461
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_INTERSECTION_SHADERS_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-03462
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_SKIP_AABBS_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-03463
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_SKIP_TRIANGLES_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-03588
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_GROUP_HANDLE_CAPTURE_REPLAY_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-04948
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_ALLOW_MOTION_BIT_NV

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-02957
    flags must not include both VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DEFER_COMPILE_BIT_NV and VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_FAIL_ON_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_BIT at the same time

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-pipelineStageCreationFeedbackCount-06651
    If VkPipelineCreationFeedbackCreateInfo::pipelineStageCreationFeedbackCount is not 0, it must be equal to stageCount

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-stage-06898
    The stage value in all pStages elements must be one of VK_SHADER_STAGE_RAYGEN_BIT_KHR, VK_SHADER_STAGE_ANY_HIT_BIT_KHR, VK_SHADER_STAGE_CLOSEST_HIT_BIT_KHR, VK_SHADER_STAGE_MISS_BIT_KHR, VK_SHADER_STAGE_INTERSECTION_BIT_KHR, or VK_SHADER_STAGE_CALLABLE_BIT_KHR

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-07402
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_OPACITY_MICROMAP_BIT_EXT

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-07998
    flags must not include VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_RAY_TRACING_DISPLACEMENT_MICROMAP_BIT_NV

Valid Usage (Implicit)

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-sType-sType
    sType must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO_NV

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-pNext-pNext
    Each pNext member of any structure (including this one) in the pNext chain must be either NULL or a pointer to a valid instance of VkPipelineCreateFlags2CreateInfoKHR or VkPipelineCreationFeedbackCreateInfo

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-sType-unique
    The sType value of each struct in the pNext chain must be unique

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-flags-parameter
    flags must be a valid combination of VkPipelineCreateFlagBits values

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-pStages-parameter
    pStages must be a valid pointer to an array of stageCount valid VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo structures

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-pGroups-parameter
    pGroups must be a valid pointer to an array of groupCount valid VkRayTracingShaderGroupCreateInfoNV structures

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-layout-parameter
    layout must be a valid VkPipelineLayout handle

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-stageCount-arraylength
    stageCount must be greater than 0

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-groupCount-arraylength
    groupCount must be greater than 0

  • VUID-VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV-commonparent
    Both of basePipelineHandle, and layout that are valid handles of non-ignored parameters must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from the same VkDevice

See Also

VK_NV_ray_tracing, VkPipeline, VkPipelineCreateFlags, VkPipelineLayout, VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo, VkRayTracingShaderGroupCreateInfoNV, VkStructureType, vkCreateRayTracingPipelinesNV

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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