C Specification

To build acceleration structures on the host, call:

// Provided by VK_KHR_acceleration_structure
VkResult vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR(
    VkDevice                                    device,
    VkDeferredOperationKHR                      deferredOperation,
    uint32_t                                    infoCount,
    const VkAccelerationStructureBuildGeometryInfoKHR* pInfos,
    const VkAccelerationStructureBuildRangeInfoKHR* const* ppBuildRangeInfos);

Parameters

  • device is the VkDevice for which the acceleration structures are being built.

  • deferredOperation is an optional VkDeferredOperationKHR to request deferral for this command.

  • infoCount is the number of acceleration structures to build. It specifies the number of the pInfos structures and ppBuildRangeInfos pointers that must be provided.

  • pInfos is a pointer to an array of infoCount VkAccelerationStructureBuildGeometryInfoKHR structures defining the geometry used to build each acceleration structure.

  • ppBuildRangeInfos is a pointer to an array of infoCount pointers to arrays of VkAccelerationStructureBuildRangeInfoKHR structures. Each ppBuildRangeInfos[i] is a pointer to an array of pInfos[i].geometryCount VkAccelerationStructureBuildRangeInfoKHR structures defining dynamic offsets to the addresses where geometry data is stored, as defined by pInfos[i].

Description

This command fulfills the same task as vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR but is executed by the host.

The vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR command provides the ability to initiate multiple acceleration structures builds, however there is no ordering or synchronization implied between any of the individual acceleration structure builds.

Note

This means that an application cannot build a top-level acceleration structure in the same vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR call as the associated bottom-level or instance acceleration structures are being built. There also cannot be any memory aliasing between any acceleration structure memories or scratch memories being used by any of the builds.
Valid Usage

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-mode-04628
    The mode member of each element of pInfos must be a valid VkBuildAccelerationStructureModeKHR value

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-srcAccelerationStructure-04629
    If the srcAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, the srcAccelerationStructure member must be a valid VkAccelerationStructureKHR handle

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-04630
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, its srcAccelerationStructure member must not be VK_NULL_HANDLE

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03403
    The srcAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos must not be the same acceleration structure as the dstAccelerationStructure member of any other element of pInfos

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-dstAccelerationStructure-03698
    The dstAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos must not be the same acceleration structure as the dstAccelerationStructure member of any other element of pInfos

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-dstAccelerationStructure-03800
    The dstAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos must be a valid VkAccelerationStructureKHR handle

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03699
    For each element of pInfos, if its type member is VK_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_TYPE_TOP_LEVEL_KHR, its dstAccelerationStructure member must have been created with a value of VkAccelerationStructureCreateInfoKHR::type equal to either VK_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_TYPE_TOP_LEVEL_KHR or VK_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GENERIC_KHR

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03700
    For each element of pInfos, if its type member is VK_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BOTTOM_LEVEL_KHR, its dstAccelerationStructure member must have been created with a value of VkAccelerationStructureCreateInfoKHR::type equal to either VK_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BOTTOM_LEVEL_KHR or VK_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GENERIC_KHR

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03663
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, inactive primitives in its srcAccelerationStructure member must not be made active

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03664
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, active primitives in its srcAccelerationStructure member must not be made inactive

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-None-03407
    The dstAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos must not be referenced by the geometry.instances.data member of any element of pGeometries or ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INSTANCES_KHR in any other element of pInfos

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-dstAccelerationStructure-03701
    The range of memory backing the dstAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos that is accessed by this command must not overlap the memory backing the srcAccelerationStructure member of any other element of pInfos with a mode equal to VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, which is accessed by this command

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-dstAccelerationStructure-03702
    The range of memory backing the dstAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos that is accessed by this command must not overlap the memory backing the dstAccelerationStructure member of any other element of pInfos, which is accessed by this command

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-dstAccelerationStructure-03703
    The range of memory backing the dstAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos that is accessed by this command must not overlap the memory backing the scratchData member of any element of pInfos (including the same element), which is accessed by this command

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-scratchData-03704
    The range of memory backing the scratchData member of any element of pInfos that is accessed by this command must not overlap the memory backing the scratchData member of any other element of pInfos, which is accessed by this command

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-scratchData-03705
    The range of memory backing the scratchData member of any element of pInfos that is accessed by this command must not overlap the memory backing the srcAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos with a mode equal to VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR (including the same element), which is accessed by this command

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-dstAccelerationStructure-03706
    The range of memory backing the dstAccelerationStructure member of any element of pInfos that is accessed by this command must not overlap the memory backing any acceleration structure referenced by the geometry.instances.data member of any element of pGeometries or ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INSTANCES_KHR in any other element of pInfos, which is accessed by this command

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03667
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, its srcAccelerationStructure member must have previously been constructed with VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_ALLOW_UPDATE_BIT_KHR set in VkAccelerationStructureBuildGeometryInfoKHR::flags in the build

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03668
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, its srcAccelerationStructure and dstAccelerationStructure members must either be the same VkAccelerationStructureKHR, or not have any memory aliasing

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03758
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, its geometryCount member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03759
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, its flags member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03760
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, its type member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03761
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, then for each VkAccelerationStructureGeometryKHR structure referred to by its pGeometries or ppGeometries members, its geometryType member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03762
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, then for each VkAccelerationStructureGeometryKHR structure referred to by its pGeometries or ppGeometries members, its flags member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03763
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, then for each VkAccelerationStructureGeometryKHR structure referred to by its pGeometries or ppGeometries members, if geometryType is VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, its geometry.triangles.vertexFormat member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03764
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, then for each VkAccelerationStructureGeometryKHR structure referred to by its pGeometries or ppGeometries members, if geometryType is VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, its geometry.triangles.maxVertex member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03765
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, then for each VkAccelerationStructureGeometryKHR structure referred to by its pGeometries or ppGeometries members, if geometryType is VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, its geometry.triangles.indexType member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03766
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, then for each VkAccelerationStructureGeometryKHR structure referred to by its pGeometries or ppGeometries members, if geometryType is VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, if its geometry.triangles.transformData address was NULL when srcAccelerationStructure was last built, then it must be NULL

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03767
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, then for each VkAccelerationStructureGeometryKHR structure referred to by its pGeometries or ppGeometries members, if geometryType is VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, if its geometry.triangles.transformData address was not NULL when srcAccelerationStructure was last built, then it must not be NULL

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03768
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, then for each VkAccelerationStructureGeometryKHR structure referred to by its pGeometries or ppGeometries members, if geometryType is VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, and geometry.triangles.indexType is not VK_INDEX_TYPE_NONE_KHR, then the value of each index referenced must be the same as the corresponding index value when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-primitiveCount-03769
    For each VkAccelerationStructureBuildRangeInfoKHR referenced by this command, its primitiveCount member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-firstVertex-03770
    For each VkAccelerationStructureBuildRangeInfoKHR referenced by this command, if the corresponding geometry uses indices, its firstVertex member must have the same value which was specified when srcAccelerationStructure was last built

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03801
    For each element of pInfos[i].pGeometries or pInfos[i].ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INSTANCES_KHR, the corresponding ppBuildRangeInfos[i][j].primitiveCount must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR::maxInstanceCount

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03675
    For each pInfos[i], dstAccelerationStructure must have been created with a value of VkAccelerationStructureCreateInfoKHR::size greater than or equal to the memory size required by the build operation, as returned by vkGetAccelerationStructureBuildSizesKHR with pBuildInfo = pInfos[i] and with each element of the pMaxPrimitiveCounts array greater than or equal to the equivalent ppBuildRangeInfos[i][j].primitiveCount values for j in [0,pInfos[i].geometryCount)

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-ppBuildRangeInfos-03676
    Each element of ppBuildRangeInfos[i] must be a valid pointer to an array of pInfos[i].geometryCount VkAccelerationStructureBuildRangeInfoKHR structures

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-deferredOperation-03677
    If deferredOperation is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, it must be a valid VkDeferredOperationKHR object

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-deferredOperation-03678
    Any previous deferred operation that was associated with deferredOperation must be complete

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03722
    For each element of pInfos, the buffer used to create its dstAccelerationStructure member must be bound to host-visible device memory

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03723
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR the buffer used to create its srcAccelerationStructure member must be bound to host-visible device memory

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03724
    For each element of pInfos, the buffer used to create each acceleration structure referenced by the geometry.instances.data member of any element of pGeometries or ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INSTANCES_KHR must be bound to host-visible device memory

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-accelerationStructureHostCommands-03581
    The VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructureFeaturesKHR::accelerationStructureHostCommands feature must be enabled

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03725
    If pInfos[i].mode is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_BUILD_KHR, all addresses between pInfos[i].scratchData.hostAddress and pInfos[i].scratchData.hostAddress + N - 1 must be valid host memory, where N is given by the buildScratchSize member of the VkAccelerationStructureBuildSizesInfoKHR structure returned from a call to vkGetAccelerationStructureBuildSizesKHR with an identical VkAccelerationStructureBuildGeometryInfoKHR structure and primitive count

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03726
    If pInfos[i].mode is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR, all addresses between pInfos[i].scratchData.hostAddress and pInfos[i].scratchData.hostAddress + N - 1 must be valid host memory, where N is given by the updateScratchSize member of the VkAccelerationStructureBuildSizesInfoKHR structure returned from a call to vkGetAccelerationStructureBuildSizesKHR with an identical VkAccelerationStructureBuildGeometryInfoKHR structure and primitive count

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03771
    For any element of pInfos[i].pGeometries or pInfos[i].ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, geometry.triangles.vertexData.hostAddress must be a valid host address

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03772
    For any element of pInfos[i].pGeometries or pInfos[i].ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, if geometry.triangles.indexType is not VK_INDEX_TYPE_NONE_KHR, geometry.triangles.indexData.hostAddress must be a valid host address

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03773
    For any element of pInfos[i].pGeometries or pInfos[i].ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TRIANGLES_KHR, if geometry.triangles.transformData.hostAddress is not 0, it must be a valid host address

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03774
    For any element of pInfos[i].pGeometries or pInfos[i].ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_AABBS_KHR, geometry.aabbs.data.hostAddress must be a valid host address

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03775
    For each element of pInfos, the buffer used to create its dstAccelerationStructure member must be bound to memory that was not allocated with multiple instances

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03776
    For each element of pInfos, if its mode member is VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_UPDATE_KHR the buffer used to create its srcAccelerationStructure member must be bound to memory that was not allocated with multiple instances

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03777
    For each element of pInfos, the buffer used to create each acceleration structure referenced by the geometry.instances.data member of any element of pGeometries or ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INSTANCES_KHR must be bound to memory that was not allocated with multiple instances

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03778
    For any element of pInfos[i].pGeometries or pInfos[i].ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INSTANCES_KHR, geometry.instances.data.hostAddress must be a valid host address

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-03779
    For any element of pInfos[i].pGeometries or pInfos[i].ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INSTANCES_KHR, each VkAccelerationStructureInstanceKHR::accelerationStructureReference value in geometry.instances.data.hostAddress must be a valid VkAccelerationStructureKHR object

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-04930
    For any element of pInfos[i].pGeometries or pInfos[i].ppGeometries with a geometryType of VK_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INSTANCES_KHR with VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MOTION_BIT_NV set, each accelerationStructureReference in any structure in VkAccelerationStructureMotionInstanceNV value in geometry.instances.data.hostAddress must be a valid VkAccelerationStructureKHR object

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-deferredOperation-parameter
    If deferredOperation is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, deferredOperation must be a valid VkDeferredOperationKHR handle

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-pInfos-parameter
    pInfos must be a valid pointer to an array of infoCount valid VkAccelerationStructureBuildGeometryInfoKHR structures

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-ppBuildRangeInfos-parameter
    ppBuildRangeInfos must be a valid pointer to an array of infoCount VkAccelerationStructureBuildRangeInfoKHR structures

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-infoCount-arraylength
    infoCount must be greater than 0

  • VUID-vkBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR-deferredOperation-parent
    If deferredOperation is a valid handle, it must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from device

Return Codes
On success, this command returns

  • VK_SUCCESS

  • VK_OPERATION_DEFERRED_KHR

  • VK_OPERATION_NOT_DEFERRED_KHR

On failure, this command returns

  • VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY

  • VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY

See Also

VK_KHR_acceleration_structure, VkAccelerationStructureBuildGeometryInfoKHR, VkAccelerationStructureBuildRangeInfoKHR, VkDeferredOperationKHR, VkDevice

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

Copyright 2014-2023 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0