Description
Vulkan Version 1.1 promoted a number of key extensions into the core API:
All differences in behavior between these extensions and the corresponding Vulkan 1.1 functionality are summarized below.
- Differences Relative to VK_KHR_16bit_storage
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If the VK_KHR_16bit_storageextension is not supported, support for thestorageBuffer16BitAccessfeature is optional. Support for this feature is defined by VkPhysicalDevice16BitStorageFeatures::storageBuffer16BitAccessor VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features::storageBuffer16BitAccesswhen queried via vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2.
- Differences Relative to VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
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If the VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversionextension is not supported, support for thesamplerYcbcrConversionfeature is optional. Support for this feature is defined by VkPhysicalDeviceSamplerYcbcrConversionFeatures::samplerYcbcrConversionor VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features::samplerYcbcrConversionwhen queried via vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2.
- Differences Relative to VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters
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If the VK_KHR_shader_draw_parametersextension is not supported, support for theSPV_KHR_shader_draw_parametersSPIR-V extension is optional. Support for this feature is defined by VkPhysicalDeviceShaderDrawParametersFeatures::shaderDrawParametersor VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features::shaderDrawParameterswhen queried via vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2.
- Differences Relative to VK_KHR_variable_pointers
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If the VK_KHR_variable_pointersextension is not supported, support for thevariablePointersStorageBufferfeature is optional. Support for this feature is defined by VkPhysicalDeviceVariablePointersFeatures::variablePointersStorageBufferor VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features::variablePointersStorageBufferwhen queried via vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2.
- Additional Vulkan 1.1 Feature Support
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In addition to the promoted extensions described above, Vulkan 1.1 added support for: - 
SPIR-V version 1.1 
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SPIR-V version 1.2 
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SPIR-V version 1.3 
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The group operations and subgroup scope. 
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The protected memory feature. 
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A new command to enumerate the instance version: vkEnumerateInstanceVersion. 
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The VkPhysicalDeviceShaderDrawParametersFeatures feature query structure (where the VK_KHR_shader_draw_parametersextension did not have one).
 
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New Structures
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Extending VkBindBufferMemoryInfo: 
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Extending VkBindImageMemoryInfo: 
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Extending VkBindSparseInfo: 
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Extending VkBufferCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkCommandBufferBeginInfo: 
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Extending VkDeviceCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkFenceCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkImageCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkImageFormatProperties2: 
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Extending VkImageMemoryRequirementsInfo2: 
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Extending VkImageViewCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkMemoryAllocateInfo: 
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Extending VkMemoryRequirements2: 
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Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkPhysicalDeviceImageFormatInfo2: 
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Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2: 
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Extending VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkRenderPassBeginInfo, VkRenderingInfo: 
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Extending VkRenderPassCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkSamplerCreateInfo, VkImageViewCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkSemaphoreCreateInfo: 
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Extending VkSubmitInfo: 
New Enum Constants
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VK_LUID_SIZE
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VK_MAX_DEVICE_GROUP_SIZE
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VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_EXTERNAL
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Extending VkBufferCreateFlagBits: - 
VK_BUFFER_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT
 
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Extending VkCommandPoolCreateFlagBits: - 
VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT
 
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Extending VkDependencyFlagBits: - 
VK_DEPENDENCY_DEVICE_GROUP_BIT
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VK_DEPENDENCY_VIEW_LOCAL_BIT
 
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Extending VkDeviceQueueCreateFlagBits: - 
VK_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT
 
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Extending VkFormat: - 
VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_422_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM
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VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16
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VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16
 
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Extending VkFormatFeatureFlagBits: - 
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT
 
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Extending VkImageAspectFlagBits: - 
VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT
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VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT
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VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT
 
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Extending VkImageCreateFlagBits: - 
VK_IMAGE_CREATE_2D_ARRAY_COMPATIBLE_BIT
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VK_IMAGE_CREATE_ALIAS_BIT
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VK_IMAGE_CREATE_BLOCK_TEXEL_VIEW_COMPATIBLE_BIT
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VK_IMAGE_CREATE_DISJOINT_BIT
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VK_IMAGE_CREATE_EXTENDED_USAGE_BIT
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VK_IMAGE_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT
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VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPLIT_INSTANCE_BIND_REGIONS_BIT
 
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Extending VkImageLayout: - 
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL
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VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL
 
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Extending VkMemoryHeapFlagBits: - 
VK_MEMORY_HEAP_MULTI_INSTANCE_BIT
 
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Extending VkMemoryPropertyFlagBits: - 
VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_PROTECTED_BIT
 
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Extending VkObjectType: - 
VK_OBJECT_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE
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VK_OBJECT_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION
 
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Extending VkPipelineCreateFlagBits: - 
VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DISPATCH_BASE
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VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DISPATCH_BASE_BIT
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VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_VIEW_INDEX_FROM_DEVICE_INDEX_BIT
 
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Extending VkQueueFlagBits: - 
VK_QUEUE_PROTECTED_BIT
 
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Extending VkResult: - 
VK_ERROR_INVALID_EXTERNAL_HANDLE
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VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_POOL_MEMORY
 
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Extending VkStructureType: - 
VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_SUPPORT
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_BIND_SPARSE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_SUBMIT_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_INFO_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_FENCE_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_SPARSE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_USAGE_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_FLAGS_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_ALLOCATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_REQUIREMENTS
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_16BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ID_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAINTENANCE_3_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_PROPERTIES_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_FEATURES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_POINT_CLIPPING_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROTECTED_MEMORY_FEATURES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROTECTED_MEMORY_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_FEATURES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DRAW_PARAMETERS_FEATURES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DRAW_PARAMETER_FEATURES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTERS_FEATURES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTER_FEATURES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_TESSELLATION_DOMAIN_ORIGIN_STATE_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PROTECTED_SUBMIT_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUEUE_FAMILY_PROPERTIES_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_ASPECT_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_MULTIVIEW_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CREATE_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2
 
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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.