C Specification

To signal a semaphore created with a VkSemaphoreType of VK_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_TIMELINE with a particular counter value, on the host, call:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
VkResult vkSignalSemaphore(
    VkDevice                                    device,
    const VkSemaphoreSignalInfo*                pSignalInfo);

or the equivalent command

// Provided by VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore
VkResult vkSignalSemaphoreKHR(
    VkDevice                                    device,
    const VkSemaphoreSignalInfo*                pSignalInfo);

Parameters

  • device is the logical device that owns the semaphore.

  • pSignalInfo is a pointer to a VkSemaphoreSignalInfo structure containing information about the signal operation.

Description

When vkSignalSemaphore is executed on the host, it defines and immediately executes a semaphore signal operation which sets the timeline semaphore to the given value.

The first synchronization scope is defined by the host execution model, but includes execution of vkSignalSemaphore on the host and anything that happened-before it.

The second synchronization scope is empty.

Valid Usage (Implicit)
  • VUID-vkSignalSemaphore-device-parameter
    device must be a valid VkDevice handle

  • VUID-vkSignalSemaphore-pSignalInfo-parameter
    pSignalInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid VkSemaphoreSignalInfo structure

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

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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