C Specification

To create a VkSurfaceKHR object for an nn::vi::Layer, query the layer’s native handle using nn::vi::GetNativeWindow, and then call:

// Provided by VK_NN_vi_surface
VkResult vkCreateViSurfaceNN(
    VkInstance                                  instance,
    const VkViSurfaceCreateInfoNN*              pCreateInfo,
    const VkAllocationCallbacks*                pAllocator,
    VkSurfaceKHR*                               pSurface);

Parameters

  • instance is the instance with which to associate the surface.

  • pCreateInfo is a pointer to a VkViSurfaceCreateInfoNN structure containing parameters affecting the creation of the surface object.

  • pAllocator is the allocator used for host memory allocated for the surface object when there is no more specific allocator available (see Memory Allocation).

  • pSurface is a pointer to a VkSurfaceKHR handle in which the created surface object is returned.

Description

During the lifetime of a surface created using a particular nn::vi::NativeWindowHandle, applications must not attempt to create another surface for the same nn::vi::Layer or attempt to connect to the same nn::vi::Layer through other platform mechanisms.

If the native window is created with a specified size, currentExtent will reflect that size. In this case, applications should use the same size for the swapchain’s imageExtent. Otherwise, the currentExtent will have the special value (0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF), indicating that applications are expected to choose an appropriate size for the swapchain’s imageExtent (e.g., by matching the result of a call to nn::vi::GetDisplayResolution).

Valid Usage (Implicit)
  • VUID-vkCreateViSurfaceNN-instance-parameter
    instance must be a valid VkInstance handle

  • VUID-vkCreateViSurfaceNN-pCreateInfo-parameter
    pCreateInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid VkViSurfaceCreateInfoNN structure

  • VUID-vkCreateViSurfaceNN-pAllocator-parameter
    If pAllocator is not NULL, pAllocator must be a valid pointer to a valid VkAllocationCallbacks structure

  • VUID-vkCreateViSurfaceNN-pSurface-parameter
    pSurface must be a valid pointer to a VkSurfaceKHR handle

Return Codes
On success, this command returns
  • VK_SUCCESS

On failure, this command returns
  • VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY

  • VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY

  • VK_ERROR_NATIVE_WINDOW_IN_USE_KHR

See Also

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.

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