Vulkan® 1.2.148 - A Specification (with all registered extensions)

2. Fundamentals

This chapter introduces fundamental concepts including the Vulkan architecture and execution model, API syntax, queues, pipeline configurations, numeric representation, state and state queries, and the different types of objects and shaders. It provides a framework for interpreting more specific descriptions of commands and behavior in the remainder of the Specification.

2.1. Host and Device Environment

The Vulkan Specification assumes and requires: the following properties of the host environment with respect to Vulkan implementations:

The host must have runtime support for 8, 16, 32 and 64-bit signed and unsigned twos-complement integers, all addressable at the granularity of their size in bytes.
The host must have runtime support for 32- and 64-bit floating-point types satisfying the range and precision constraints in the Floating Point Computation section.
The representation and endianness of these types on the host must match the representation and endianness of the same types on every physical device supported.

Note

Since a variety of data types and structures in Vulkan may be accessible by both host and physical device operations, the implementation should be able to access such data efficiently in both paths in order to facilitate writing portable and performant applications.

2.2. Execution Model

This section outlines the execution model of a Vulkan system.

Vulkan exposes one or more devices, each of which exposes one or more queues which may process work asynchronously to one another. The set of queues supported by a device is partitioned into families. Each family supports one or more types of functionality and may contain multiple queues with similar characteristics. Queues within a single family are considered compatible with one another, and work produced for a family of queues can be executed on any queue within that family. This Specification defines four types of functionality that queues may support: graphics, compute, transfer, and sparse memory management.

Note

A single device may report multiple similar queue families rather than, or as well as, reporting multiple members of one or more of those families. This indicates that while members of those families have similar capabilities, they are not directly compatible with one another.

Device memory is explicitly managed by the application. Each device may advertise one or more heaps, representing different areas of memory. Memory heaps are either device local or host local, but are always visible to the device. Further detail about memory heaps is exposed via memory types available on that heap. Examples of memory areas that may be available on an implementation include:

device local is memory that is physically connected to the device.
device local, host visible is device local memory that is visible to the host.
host local, host visible is memory that is local to the host and visible to the device and host.

On other architectures, there may only be a single heap that can be used for any purpose.

A Vulkan application controls a set of devices through the submission of command buffers which have recorded device commands issued via Vulkan library calls. The content of command buffers is specific to the underlying implementation and is opaque to the application. Once constructed, a command buffer can be submitted once or many times to a queue for execution. Multiple command buffers can be built in parallel by employing multiple threads within the application.

Command buffers submitted to different queues may execute in parallel or even out of order with respect to one another. Command buffers submitted to a single queue respect submission order, as described further in synchronization chapter. Command buffer execution by the device is also asynchronous to host execution. Once a command buffer is submitted to a queue, control may return to the application immediately. Synchronization between the device and host, and between different queues is the responsibility of the application.

2.2.1. Queue Operation

Vulkan queues provide an interface to the execution engines of a device. Commands for these execution engines are recorded into command buffers ahead of execution time. These command buffers are then submitted to queues with a queue submission command for execution in a number of batches. Once submitted to a queue, these commands will begin and complete execution without further application intervention, though the order of this execution is dependent on a number of implicit and explicit ordering constraints.

Work is submitted to queues using queue submission commands that typically take the form vkQueue* (e.g. vkQueueSubmit, vkQueueBindSparse), and optionally take a list of semaphores upon which to wait before work begins and a list of semaphores to signal once work has completed. The work itself, as well as signaling and waiting on the semaphores are all queue operations.

Queue operations on different queues have no implicit ordering constraints, and may execute in any order. Explicit ordering constraints between queues can be expressed with semaphores and fences.

Command buffer submissions to a single queue respect submission order and other implicit ordering guarantees, but otherwise may overlap or execute out of order. Other types of batches and queue submissions against a single queue (e.g. sparse memory binding) have no implicit ordering constraints with any other queue submission or batch. Additional explicit ordering constraints between queue submissions and individual batches can be expressed with semaphores and fences.

Before a fence or semaphore is signaled, it is guaranteed that any previously submitted queue operations have completed execution, and that memory writes from those queue operations are available to future queue operations. Waiting on a signaled semaphore or fence guarantees that previous writes that are available are also visible to subsequent commands.

Command buffer boundaries, both between primary command buffers of the same or different batches or submissions as well as between primary and secondary command buffers, do not introduce any additional ordering constraints. In other words, submitting the set of command buffers (which can include executing secondary command buffers) between any semaphore or fence operations execute the recorded commands as if they had all been recorded into a single primary command buffer, except that the current state is reset on each boundary. Explicit ordering constraints can be expressed with explicit synchronization primitives.

There are a few implicit ordering guarantees between commands within a command buffer, but only covering a subset of execution. Additional explicit ordering constraints can be expressed with the various explicit synchronization primitives.

Note

Implementations have significant freedom to overlap execution of work submitted to a queue, and this is common due to deep pipelining and parallelism in Vulkan devices.

Commands recorded in command buffers either perform actions (draw, dispatch, clear, copy, query/timestamp operations, begin/end subpass operations), set state (bind pipelines, descriptor sets, and buffers, set dynamic state, push constants, set render pass/subpass state), or perform synchronization (set/wait events, pipeline barrier, render pass/subpass dependencies). Some commands perform more than one of these tasks. State setting commands update the current state of the command buffer. Some commands that perform actions (e.g. draw/dispatch) do so based on the current state set cumulatively since the start of the command buffer. The work involved in performing action commands is often allowed to overlap or to be reordered, but doing so must not alter the state to be used by each action command. In general, action commands are those commands that alter framebuffer attachments, read/write buffer or image memory, or write to query pools.

Synchronization commands introduce explicit execution and memory dependencies between two sets of action commands, where the second set of commands depends on the first set of commands. These dependencies enforce that both the execution of certain pipeline stages in the later set occur after the execution of certain stages in the source set, and that the effects of memory accesses performed by certain pipeline stages occur in order and are visible to each other. When not enforced by an explicit dependency or implicit ordering guarantees, action commands may overlap execution or execute out of order, and may not see the side effects of each other’s memory accesses.

The device executes queue operations asynchronously with respect to the host. Control is returned to an application immediately following command buffer submission to a queue. The application must synchronize work between the host and device as needed.

2.3. Object Model

The devices, queues, and other entities in Vulkan are represented by Vulkan objects. At the API level, all objects are referred to by handles. There are two classes of handles, dispatchable and non-dispatchable. Dispatchable handle types are a pointer to an opaque type. This pointer may be used by layers as part of intercepting API commands, and thus each API command takes a dispatchable type as its first parameter. Each object of a dispatchable type must have a unique handle value during its lifetime.

Non-dispatchable handle types are a 64-bit integer type whose meaning is implementation-dependent, and may encode object information directly in the handle rather than acting as a reference to an underlying object. Objects of a non-dispatchable type may not have unique handle values within a type or across types. If handle values are not unique, then destroying one such handle must not cause identical handles of other types to become invalid, and must not cause identical handles of the same type to become invalid if that handle value has been created more times than it has been destroyed.

All objects created or allocated from a VkDevice (i.e. with a VkDevice as the first parameter) are private to that device, and must not be used on other devices.

2.3.1. Object Lifetime

Objects are created or allocated by vkCreate* and vkAllocate* commands, respectively. Once an object is created or allocated, its “structure” is considered to be immutable, though the contents of certain object types is still free to change. Objects are destroyed or freed by vkDestroy* and vkFree* commands, respectively.

Objects that are allocated (rather than created) take resources from an existing pool object or memory heap, and when freed return resources to that pool or heap. While object creation and destruction are generally expected to be low-frequency occurrences during runtime, allocating and freeing objects can occur at high frequency. Pool objects help accommodate improved performance of the allocations and frees.

It is an application’s responsibility to track the lifetime of Vulkan objects, and not to destroy them while they are still in use.

The ownership of application-owned memory is immediately acquired by any Vulkan command it is passed into. Ownership of such memory must be released back to the application at the end of the duration of the command, so that the application can alter or free this memory as soon as all the commands that acquired it have returned.

The following object types are consumed when they are passed into a Vulkan command and not further accessed by the objects they are used to create. They must not be destroyed in the duration of any API command they are passed into:

VkShaderModule
VkPipelineCache
VkValidationCacheEXT

A VkRenderPass object passed as a parameter to create another object is not further accessed by that object after the duration of the command it is passed into. A VkRenderPass used in a command buffer follows the rules described below.

A VkPipelineLayout object must not be destroyed while any command buffer that uses it is in the recording state.

VkDescriptorSetLayout objects may be accessed by commands that operate on descriptor sets allocated using that layout, and those descriptor sets must not be updated with vkUpdateDescriptorSets after the descriptor set layout has been destroyed. Otherwise, a VkDescriptorSetLayout object passed as a parameter to create another object is not further accessed by that object after the duration of the command it is passed into.

The application must not destroy any other type of Vulkan object until all uses of that object by the device (such as via command buffer execution) have completed.

The following Vulkan objects must not be destroyed while any command buffers using the object are in the pending state:

VkEvent
VkQueryPool
VkBuffer
VkBufferView
VkImage
VkImageView
VkPipeline
VkSampler
VkSamplerYcbcrConversion
VkDescriptorPool
VkFramebuffer
VkRenderPass
VkCommandBuffer
VkCommandPool
VkDeviceMemory
VkDescriptorSet
VkIndirectCommandsLayoutNV

Destroying these objects will move any command buffers that are in the recording or executable state, and are using those objects, to the invalid state.

The following Vulkan objects must not be destroyed while any queue is executing commands that use the object:

VkFence
VkSemaphore
VkCommandBuffer
VkCommandPool

In general, objects can be destroyed or freed in any order, even if the object being freed is involved in the use of another object (e.g. use of a resource in a view, use of a view in a descriptor set, use of a pipeline library in another pipeline, use of a referenced pipeline for additional graphics shader groups in another pipeline, use of an object in a command buffer, binding of a memory allocation to a resource), as long as any object that uses the freed object is not further used in any way except to be destroyed or to be reset in such a way that it no longer uses the other object (such as resetting a command buffer). If the object has been reset, then it can be used as if it never used the freed object. An exception to this is when there is a parent/child relationship between objects. In this case, the application must not destroy a parent object before its children, except when the parent is explicitly defined to free its children when it is destroyed (e.g. for pool objects, as defined below).

VkCommandPool objects are parents of VkCommandBuffer objects. VkDescriptorPool objects are parents of VkDescriptorSet objects. VkDevice objects are parents of many object types (all that take a VkDevice as a parameter to their creation).

The following Vulkan objects have specific restrictions for when they can be destroyed:

VkQueue objects cannot be explicitly destroyed. Instead, they are implicitly destroyed when the VkDevice object they are retrieved from is destroyed.
Destroying a pool object implicitly frees all objects allocated from that pool. Specifically, destroying VkCommandPool frees all VkCommandBuffer objects that were allocated from it, and destroying VkDescriptorPool frees all VkDescriptorSet objects that were allocated from it.
VkDevice objects can be destroyed when all VkQueue objects retrieved from them are idle, and all objects created from them have been destroyed. This includes the following objects:
- VkFence
- VkSemaphore
- VkEvent
- VkQueryPool
- VkBuffer
- VkBufferView
- VkImage
- VkImageView
- VkShaderModule
- VkPipelineCache
- VkPipeline
- VkPipelineLayout
- VkSampler
- VkSamplerYcbcrConversion
- VkDescriptorSetLayout
- VkDescriptorPool
- VkFramebuffer
- VkRenderPass
- VkCommandPool
- VkCommandBuffer
- VkDeviceMemory
- VkValidationCacheEXT
VkPhysicalDevice objects cannot be explicitly destroyed. Instead, they are implicitly destroyed when the VkInstance object they are retrieved from is destroyed.
VkInstance objects can be destroyed once all VkDevice objects created from any of its VkPhysicalDevice objects have been destroyed.

2.3.2. External Object Handles

As defined above, the scope of object handles created or allocated from a VkDevice is limited to that logical device. Objects which are not in scope are said to be external. To bring an external object into scope, an external handle must be exported from the object in the source scope and imported into the destination scope.

Note

The scope of external handles and their associated resources may vary according to their type, but they can generally be shared across process and API boundaries.

2.4. Application Binary Interface

The mechanism by which Vulkan is made available to applications is platform- or implementation- defined. On many platforms the C interface described in this Specification is provided by a shared library. Since shared libraries can be changed independently of the applications that use them, they present particular compatibility challenges, and this Specification places some requirements on them.

Shared library implementations must use the default Application Binary Interface (ABI) of the standard C compiler for the platform, or provide customized API headers that cause application code to use the implementation’s non-default ABI. An ABI in this context means the size, alignment, and layout of C data types; the procedure calling convention; and the naming convention for shared library symbols corresponding to C functions. Customizing the calling convention for a platform is usually accomplished by defining calling convention macros appropriately in vk_platform.h.

On platforms where Vulkan is provided as a shared library, library symbols beginning with “vk” and followed by a digit or uppercase letter are reserved for use by the implementation. Applications which use Vulkan must not provide definitions of these symbols. This allows the Vulkan shared library to be updated with additional symbols for new API versions or extensions without causing symbol conflicts with existing applications.

Shared library implementations should provide library symbols for commands in the highest version of this Specification they support, and for Window System Integration extensions relevant to the platform. They may also provide library symbols for commands defined by additional extensions.

Note

These requirements and recommendations are intended to allow implementors to take advantage of platform-specific conventions for SDKs, ABIs, library versioning mechanisms, etc. while still minimizing the code changes necessary to port applications or libraries between platforms. Platform vendors, or providers of the de facto standard Vulkan shared library for a platform, are encouraged to document what symbols the shared library provides and how it will be versioned when new symbols are added.

Applications should only rely on shared library symbols for commands in the minimum core version required by the application. vkGetInstanceProcAddr and vkGetDeviceProcAddr should be used to obtain function pointers for commands in core versions beyond the application’s minimum required version.

2.5. Command Syntax and Duration

The Specification describes Vulkan commands as functions or procedures using C99 syntax. Language bindings for other languages such as C++ and JavaScript may allow for stricter parameter passing, or object-oriented interfaces.

Vulkan uses the standard C types for the base type of scalar parameters (e.g. types from <stdint.h>), with exceptions described below, or elsewhere in the text when appropriate:

VkBool32 represents boolean True and False values, since C does not have a sufficiently portable built-in boolean type:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef uint32_t VkBool32;

VK_TRUE represents a boolean True (integer 1) value, and VK_FALSE a boolean False (integer 0) value.

All values returned from a Vulkan implementation in a VkBool32 will be either VK_TRUE or VK_FALSE.

Applications must not pass any other values than VK_TRUE or VK_FALSE into a Vulkan implementation where a VkBool32 is expected.

VkDeviceSize represents device memory size and offset values:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef uint64_t VkDeviceSize;

VkDeviceAddress represents device buffer address values:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef uint64_t VkDeviceAddress;

Commands that create Vulkan objects are of the form vkCreate* and take Vk*CreateInfo structures with the parameters needed to create the object. These Vulkan objects are destroyed with commands of the form vkDestroy*.

The last in-parameter to each command that creates or destroys a Vulkan object is pAllocator. The pAllocator parameter can be set to a non-NULL value such that allocations for the given object are delegated to an application provided callback; refer to the Memory Allocation chapter for further details.

Commands that allocate Vulkan objects owned by pool objects are of the form vkAllocate*, and take Vk*AllocateInfo structures. These Vulkan objects are freed with commands of the form vkFree*. These objects do not take allocators; if host memory is needed, they will use the allocator that was specified when their parent pool was created.

Commands are recorded into a command buffer by calling API commands of the form vkCmd*. Each such command may have different restrictions on where it can be used: in a primary and/or secondary command buffer, inside and/or outside a render pass, and in one or more of the supported queue types. These restrictions are documented together with the definition of each such command.

The duration of a Vulkan command refers to the interval between calling the command and its return to the caller.

2.5.1. Lifetime of Retrieved Results

Information is retrieved from the implementation with commands of the form vkGet* and vkEnumerate*.

Unless otherwise specified for an individual command, the results are invariant; that is, they will remain unchanged when retrieved again by calling the same command with the same parameters, so long as those parameters themselves all remain valid.

2.6. Threading Behavior

Vulkan is intended to provide scalable performance when used on multiple host threads. All commands support being called concurrently from multiple threads, but certain parameters, or components of parameters are defined to be externally synchronized. This means that the caller must guarantee that no more than one thread is using such a parameter at a given time.

More precisely, Vulkan commands use simple stores to update the state of Vulkan objects. A parameter declared as externally synchronized may have its contents updated at any time during the host execution of the command. If two commands operate on the same object and at least one of the commands declares the object to be externally synchronized, then the caller must guarantee not only that the commands do not execute simultaneously, but also that the two commands are separated by an appropriate memory barrier (if needed).

Note

Memory barriers are particularly relevant for hosts based on the ARM CPU architecture, which is more weakly ordered than many developers are accustomed to from x86/x64 programming. Fortunately, most higher-level synchronization primitives (like the pthread library) perform memory barriers as a part of mutual exclusion, so mutexing Vulkan objects via these primitives will have the desired effect.

Similarly the application must avoid any potential data hazard of application-owned memory that has its ownership temporarily acquired by a Vulkan command. While the ownership of application-owned memory remains acquired by a command the implementation may read the memory at any point, and it may write non-const qualified memory at any point. Parameters referring to non-const qualified application-owned memory are not marked explicitly as externally synchronized in the Specification.

If an application is using deferred host operations in a command, and that operation is successfully deferred, object parameters and application-owned memory passed to that command may be accessed at any time until the deferred operation is complete.

Many object types are immutable, meaning the objects cannot change once they have been created. These types of objects never need external synchronization, except that they must not be destroyed while they are in use on another thread. In certain special cases mutable object parameters are internally synchronized, making external synchronization unnecessary. Any command parameters that are not labeled as externally synchronized are either not mutated by the command or are internally synchronized. Additionally, certain objects related to a command’s parameters (e.g. command pools and descriptor pools) may be affected by a command, and must also be externally synchronized. These implicit parameters are documented as described below.

Parameters of commands that are externally synchronized are listed below.

Externally Synchronized Parameters

The instance parameter in vkDestroyInstance
The device parameter in vkDestroyDevice
The queue parameter in vkQueueSubmit
The fence parameter in vkQueueSubmit
The queue parameter in vkQueueWaitIdle
The memory parameter in vkFreeMemory
The memory parameter in vkMapMemory
The memory parameter in vkUnmapMemory
The buffer parameter in vkBindBufferMemory
The image parameter in vkBindImageMemory
The queue parameter in vkQueueBindSparse
The fence parameter in vkQueueBindSparse
The fence parameter in vkDestroyFence
The semaphore parameter in vkDestroySemaphore
The event parameter in vkDestroyEvent
The event parameter in vkSetEvent
The event parameter in vkResetEvent
The queryPool parameter in vkDestroyQueryPool
The buffer parameter in vkDestroyBuffer
The bufferView parameter in vkDestroyBufferView
The image parameter in vkDestroyImage
The imageView parameter in vkDestroyImageView
The shaderModule parameter in vkDestroyShaderModule
The pipelineCache parameter in vkDestroyPipelineCache
The dstCache parameter in vkMergePipelineCaches
The pipeline parameter in vkDestroyPipeline
The pipelineLayout parameter in vkDestroyPipelineLayout
The sampler parameter in vkDestroySampler
The descriptorSetLayout parameter in vkDestroyDescriptorSetLayout
The descriptorPool parameter in vkDestroyDescriptorPool
The descriptorPool parameter in vkResetDescriptorPool
The descriptorPool member of the pAllocateInfo parameter in vkAllocateDescriptorSets
The descriptorPool parameter in vkFreeDescriptorSets
The framebuffer parameter in vkDestroyFramebuffer
The renderPass parameter in vkDestroyRenderPass
The commandPool parameter in vkDestroyCommandPool
The commandPool parameter in vkResetCommandPool
The commandPool member of the pAllocateInfo parameter in vkAllocateCommandBuffers
The commandPool parameter in vkFreeCommandBuffers
The commandBuffer parameter in vkBeginCommandBuffer
The commandBuffer parameter in vkEndCommandBuffer
The commandBuffer parameter in vkResetCommandBuffer
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBindPipeline
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetViewport
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetScissor
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetLineWidth
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDepthBias
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetBlendConstants
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDepthBounds
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetStencilCompareMask
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetStencilWriteMask
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetStencilReference
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBindDescriptorSets
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBindIndexBuffer
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBindVertexBuffers
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDraw
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndexed
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndirect
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirect
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDispatch
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDispatchIndirect
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyBuffer
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyImage
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBlitImage
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyBufferToImage
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdUpdateBuffer
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdFillBuffer
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdClearColorImage
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdClearAttachments
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdResolveImage
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetEvent
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdResetEvent
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdWaitEvents
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdPipelineBarrier
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBeginQuery
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdEndQuery
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdResetQueryPool
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdWriteTimestamp
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyQueryPoolResults
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdPushConstants
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBeginRenderPass
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdNextSubpass
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdEndRenderPass
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdExecuteCommands
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDeviceMask
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDispatchBase
The commandPool parameter in vkTrimCommandPool
The ycbcrConversion parameter in vkDestroySamplerYcbcrConversion
The descriptorUpdateTemplate parameter in vkDestroyDescriptorUpdateTemplate
The descriptorSet parameter in vkUpdateDescriptorSetWithTemplate
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndirectCount
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirectCount
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBeginRenderPass2
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdNextSubpass2
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdEndRenderPass2
The surface parameter in vkDestroySurfaceKHR
The surface member of the pCreateInfo parameter in vkCreateSwapchainKHR
The oldSwapchain member of the pCreateInfo parameter in vkCreateSwapchainKHR
The swapchain parameter in vkDestroySwapchainKHR
The swapchain parameter in vkAcquireNextImageKHR
The semaphore parameter in vkAcquireNextImageKHR
The fence parameter in vkAcquireNextImageKHR
The queue parameter in vkQueuePresentKHR
The surface parameter in vkGetDeviceGroupSurfacePresentModesKHR
The surface parameter in vkGetPhysicalDevicePresentRectanglesKHR
The display parameter in vkCreateDisplayModeKHR
The mode parameter in vkGetDisplayPlaneCapabilitiesKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDeviceMaskKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDispatchBaseKHR
The commandPool parameter in vkTrimCommandPoolKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdPushDescriptorSetKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdPushDescriptorSetWithTemplateKHR
The descriptorUpdateTemplate parameter in vkDestroyDescriptorUpdateTemplateKHR
The descriptorSet parameter in vkUpdateDescriptorSetWithTemplateKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBeginRenderPass2KHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdNextSubpass2KHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdEndRenderPass2KHR
The swapchain parameter in vkGetSwapchainStatusKHR
The ycbcrConversion parameter in vkDestroySamplerYcbcrConversionKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndirectCountKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirectCountKHR
The operation parameter in vkDestroyDeferredOperationKHR
The callback parameter in vkDestroyDebugReportCallbackEXT
The object member of the pTagInfo parameter in vkDebugMarkerSetObjectTagEXT
The object member of the pNameInfo parameter in vkDebugMarkerSetObjectNameEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDebugMarkerBeginEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDebugMarkerEndEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDebugMarkerInsertEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBindTransformFeedbackBuffersEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdEndTransformFeedbackEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBeginQueryIndexedEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdEndQueryIndexedEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndirectByteCountEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndirectCountAMD
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirectCountAMD
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBeginConditionalRenderingEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdEndConditionalRenderingEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetViewportWScalingNV
The swapchain parameter in vkGetRefreshCycleDurationGOOGLE
The swapchain parameter in vkGetPastPresentationTimingGOOGLE
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDiscardRectangleEXT
The objectHandle member of the pNameInfo parameter in vkSetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT
The objectHandle member of the pTagInfo parameter in vkSetDebugUtilsObjectTagEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdEndDebugUtilsLabelEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT
The messenger parameter in vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetSampleLocationsEXT
The validationCache parameter in vkDestroyValidationCacheEXT
The dstCache parameter in vkMergeValidationCachesEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBindShadingRateImageNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetViewportShadingRatePaletteNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetCoarseSampleOrderNV
The accelerationStructure parameter in vkDestroyAccelerationStructureKHR
The accelerationStructure parameter in vkDestroyAccelerationStructureNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructureNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdTraceRaysNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdWriteAccelerationStructuresPropertiesKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdWriteAccelerationStructuresPropertiesNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdWriteBufferMarkerAMD
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawMeshTasksNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetExclusiveScissorNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetCheckpointNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetPerformanceStreamMarkerINTEL
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetPerformanceOverrideINTEL
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetLineStippleEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetCullModeEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetPrimitiveTopologyEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetViewportWithCountEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetScissorWithCountEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBindVertexBuffers2EXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDepthTestEnableEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDepthWriteEnableEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDepthCompareOpEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnableEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetStencilTestEnableEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdSetStencilOpEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdPreprocessGeneratedCommandsNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdExecuteGeneratedCommandsNV
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBindPipelineShaderGroupNV
The indirectCommandsLayout parameter in vkDestroyIndirectCommandsLayoutNV
The privateDataSlot parameter in vkDestroyPrivateDataSlotEXT
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructureKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructureIndirectKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureToMemoryKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdCopyMemoryToAccelerationStructureKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdTraceRaysKHR
The commandBuffer parameter in vkCmdTraceRaysIndirectKHR

For VkPipelineCache objects created with flags containing VK_PIPELINE_CACHE_CREATE_EXTERNALLY_SYNCHRONIZED_BIT_EXT, the above table is extended with the pipelineCache parameter to vkCreate*Pipelines being externally synchronized.

There are also a few instances where a command can take in a user allocated list whose contents are externally synchronized parameters. In these cases, the caller must guarantee that at most one thread is using a given element within the list at a given time. These parameters are listed below.

Externally Synchronized Parameter Lists

The buffer member of each element of the pBufferBinds member of each element of the pBindInfo parameter in vkQueueBindSparse
The image member of each element of the pImageOpaqueBinds member of each element of the pBindInfo parameter in vkQueueBindSparse
The image member of each element of the pImageBinds member of each element of the pBindInfo parameter in vkQueueBindSparse
Each element of the pFences parameter in vkResetFences
Each element of the pDescriptorSets parameter in vkFreeDescriptorSets
The dstSet member of each element of the pDescriptorWrites parameter in vkUpdateDescriptorSets
The dstSet member of each element of the pDescriptorCopies parameter in vkUpdateDescriptorSets
Each element of the pCommandBuffers parameter in vkFreeCommandBuffers
Each element of the pWaitSemaphores member of the pPresentInfo parameter in vkQueuePresentKHR
Each element of the pSwapchains member of the pPresentInfo parameter in vkQueuePresentKHR
The surface member of each element of the pCreateInfos parameter in vkCreateSharedSwapchainsKHR
The oldSwapchain member of each element of the pCreateInfos parameter in vkCreateSharedSwapchainsKHR

In addition, there are some implicit parameters that need to be externally synchronized. For example, all commandBuffer parameters that need to be externally synchronized imply that the commandPool that was passed in when creating that command buffer also needs to be externally synchronized. The implicit parameters and their associated object are listed below.

Implicit Externally Synchronized Parameters

All VkPhysicalDevice objects enumerated from instance in vkDestroyInstance
All VkQueue objects received from device in vkDestroyDevice
All VkQueue objects created from device in vkDeviceWaitIdle
Any VkDescriptorSet objects allocated from descriptorPool in vkResetDescriptorPool
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from in vkBeginCommandBuffer
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from in vkEndCommandBuffer
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBindPipeline
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetViewport
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetScissor
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetLineWidth
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDepthBias
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetBlendConstants
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDepthBounds
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetStencilCompareMask
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetStencilWriteMask
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetStencilReference
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBindDescriptorSets
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBindIndexBuffer
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBindVertexBuffers
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDraw
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndexed
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndirect
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirect
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDispatch
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDispatchIndirect
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyBuffer
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyImage
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBlitImage
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyBufferToImage
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdUpdateBuffer
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdFillBuffer
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdClearColorImage
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdClearAttachments
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdResolveImage
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetEvent
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdResetEvent
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdWaitEvents
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdPipelineBarrier
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBeginQuery
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdEndQuery
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdResetQueryPool
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdWriteTimestamp
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyQueryPoolResults
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdPushConstants
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBeginRenderPass
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdNextSubpass
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdEndRenderPass
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdExecuteCommands
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDeviceMask
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDispatchBase
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndirectCount
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirectCount
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBeginRenderPass2
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdNextSubpass2
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdEndRenderPass2
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDeviceMaskKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDispatchBaseKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdPushDescriptorSetKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdPushDescriptorSetWithTemplateKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBeginRenderPass2KHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdNextSubpass2KHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdEndRenderPass2KHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndirectCountKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirectCountKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDebugMarkerBeginEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDebugMarkerEndEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDebugMarkerInsertEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBindTransformFeedbackBuffersEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdEndTransformFeedbackEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBeginQueryIndexedEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdEndQueryIndexedEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndirectByteCountEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndirectCountAMD
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirectCountAMD
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBeginConditionalRenderingEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdEndConditionalRenderingEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetViewportWScalingNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDiscardRectangleEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdEndDebugUtilsLabelEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetSampleLocationsEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBindShadingRateImageNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetViewportShadingRatePaletteNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetCoarseSampleOrderNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructureNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdTraceRaysNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdWriteAccelerationStructuresPropertiesKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdWriteAccelerationStructuresPropertiesNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdWriteBufferMarkerAMD
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawMeshTasksNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetExclusiveScissorNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetCheckpointNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetPerformanceStreamMarkerINTEL
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetPerformanceOverrideINTEL
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetLineStippleEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetCullModeEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetPrimitiveTopologyEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetViewportWithCountEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetScissorWithCountEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBindVertexBuffers2EXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDepthTestEnableEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDepthWriteEnableEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDepthCompareOpEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnableEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetStencilTestEnableEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdSetStencilOpEXT
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdPreprocessGeneratedCommandsNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdExecuteGeneratedCommandsNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBindPipelineShaderGroupNV
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructureKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructureIndirectKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureToMemoryKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdCopyMemoryToAccelerationStructureKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdTraceRaysKHR
The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from, in vkCmdTraceRaysIndirectKHR

2.7. Errors

Vulkan is a layered API. The lowest layer is the core Vulkan layer, as defined by this Specification. The application can use additional layers above the core for debugging, validation, and other purposes.

One of the core principles of Vulkan is that building and submitting command buffers should be highly efficient. Thus error checking and validation of state in the core layer is minimal, although more rigorous validation can be enabled through the use of layers.

The core layer assumes applications are using the API correctly. Except as documented elsewhere in the Specification, the behavior of the core layer to an application using the API incorrectly is undefined, and may include program termination. However, implementations must ensure that incorrect usage by an application does not affect the integrity of the operating system, the Vulkan implementation, or other Vulkan client applications in the system. In particular, any guarantees made by an operating system about whether memory from one process can be visible to another process or not must not be violated by a Vulkan implementation for any memory allocation. Vulkan implementations are not required to make additional security or integrity guarantees beyond those provided by the OS unless explicitly directed by the application’s use of a particular feature or extension.

Note

For instance, if an operating system guarantees that data in all its memory allocations are set to zero when newly allocated, the Vulkan implementation must make the same guarantees for any allocations it controls (e.g. VkDeviceMemory).

Similarly, if an operating system guarantees that use-after-free of host allocations will not result in values written by another process becoming visible, the same guarantees must be made by the Vulkan implementation for device memory.

If the protected memory feature is supported, the implementation provides additional guarantees when invalid usage occurs to prevent values in protected memory from being accessed or inferred outside of protected operations, as described in Protected Memory Access Rules.

Validation of correct API usage is left to validation layers. Applications should be developed with validation layers enabled, to help catch and eliminate errors. Once validated, released applications should not enable validation layers by default.

2.7.1. Valid Usage

Valid usage defines a set of conditions which must be met in order to achieve well-defined runtime behavior in an application. These conditions depend only on Vulkan state, and the parameters or objects whose usage is constrained by the condition.

Some valid usage conditions have dependencies on runtime limits or feature availability. It is possible to validate these conditions against Vulkan’s minimum supported values for these limits and features, or some subset of other known values.

Valid usage conditions do not cover conditions where well-defined behavior (including returning an error code) exists.

Valid usage conditions should apply to the command or structure where complete information about the condition would be known during execution of an application. This is such that a validation layer or linter can be written directly against these statements at the point they are specified.

Note

This does lead to some non-obvious places for valid usage statements. For instance, the valid values for a structure might depend on a separate value in the calling command. In this case, the structure itself will not reference this valid usage as it is impossible to determine validity from the structure that it is invalid - instead this valid usage would be attached to the calling command.

Another example is draw state - the state setters are independent, and can cause a legitimately invalid state configuration between draw calls; so the valid usage statements are attached to the place where all state needs to be valid - at the draw command.

Valid usage conditions are described in a block labelled “Valid Usage” following each command or structure they apply to.

2.7.2. Implicit Valid Usage

Some valid usage conditions apply to all commands and structures in the API, unless explicitly denoted otherwise for a specific command or structure. These conditions are considered implicit, and are described in a block labelled “Valid Usage (Implicit)” following each command or structure they apply to. Implicit valid usage conditions are described in detail below.

Valid Usage for Object Handles

Any input parameter to a command that is an object handle must be a valid object handle, unless otherwise specified. An object handle is valid if:

It has been created or allocated by a previous, successful call to the API. Such calls are noted in the Specification.
It has not been deleted or freed by a previous call to the API. Such calls are noted in the Specification.
Any objects used by that object, either as part of creation or execution, must also be valid.

The reserved values VK_NULL_HANDLE and NULL can be used in place of valid non-dispatchable handles and dispatchable handles, respectively, when explicitly called out in the Specification. Any command that creates an object successfully must not return these values. It is valid to pass these values to vkDestroy* or vkFree* commands, which will silently ignore these values.

Valid Usage for Pointers

Any parameter that is a pointer must be a valid pointer only if it is explicitly called out by a Valid Usage statement.

A pointer is “valid” if it points at memory containing values of the number and type(s) expected by the command, and all fundamental types accessed through the pointer (e.g. as elements of an array or as members of a structure) satisfy the alignment requirements of the host processor.

Valid Usage for Strings

Any parameter that is a pointer to char must be a finite sequence of values terminated by a null character, or if explicitly called out in the Specification, can be NULL.

Valid Usage for Enumerated Types

Any parameter of an enumerated type must be a valid enumerant for that type. A enumerant is valid if:

The enumerant is defined as part of the enumerated type.
The enumerant is not the special value (suffixed with _MAX_ENUM¹) defined for the enumerated type.

1

This special value exists only to ensure that C enum types are 32 bits in size. It is not part of the API, and should not be used by applications.

Any enumerated type returned from a query command or otherwise output from Vulkan to the application must not have a reserved value. Reserved values are values not defined by any extension for that enumerated type.

Note

This language is intended to accommodate cases such as “hidden” extensions known only to driver internals, or layers enabling extensions without knowledge of the application, without allowing return of values not defined by any extension.

Note

Application developers are encouraged to be careful when using switch statements with Vulkan API enums. This is because new extensions can add new values to existing enums. The use of a default: statement, within a switch, may avoid future compilation issues. Particularly for enums like e.g. VkDriverId that may change at any time.

Valid Usage for Flags

A collection of flags is represented by a bitmask using the type VkFlags:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef uint32_t VkFlags;

Bitmasks are passed to many commands and structures to compactly represent options, but VkFlags is not used directly in the API. Instead, a Vk*Flags type which is an alias of VkFlags, and whose name matches the corresponding Vk*FlagBits that are valid for that type, is used.

Any Vk*Flags member or parameter used in the API as an input must be a valid combination of bit flags. A valid combination is either zero or the bitwise OR of valid bit flags. A bit flag is valid if:

The bit flag is defined as part of the Vk*FlagBits type, where the bits type is obtained by taking the flag type and replacing the trailing Flags with FlagBits. For example, a flag value of type VkColorComponentFlags must contain only bit flags defined by VkColorComponentFlagBits.
The flag is allowed in the context in which it is being used. For example, in some cases, certain bit flags or combinations of bit flags are mutually exclusive.

Any Vk*Flags member or parameter returned from a query command or otherwise output from Vulkan to the application may contain bit flags undefined in its corresponding Vk*FlagBits type. An application cannot rely on the state of these unspecified bits.

Only the low-order 31 bits (bit positions zero through 30) are available for use as flag bits.

Note

This restriction is due to poorly defined behavior by C compilers given a C enumerant value of 0x80000000. In some cases adding this enumerant value may increase the size of the underlying Vk*FlagBits type, breaking the ABI.

Valid Usage for Structure Types

Any parameter that is a structure containing a sType member must have a value of sType which is a valid VkStructureType value matching the type of the structure.

Structure types supported by the Vulkan API include:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0, VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef enum VkStructureType {
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO = 0,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO = 1,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INFO = 2,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO = 3,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO = 4,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO = 5,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MAPPED_MEMORY_RANGE = 6,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_SPARSE_INFO = 7,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_CREATE_INFO = 8,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO = 9,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EVENT_CREATE_INFO = 10,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUERY_POOL_CREATE_INFO = 11,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO = 12,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_VIEW_CREATE_INFO = 13,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO = 14,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO = 15,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO = 16,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_CACHE_CREATE_INFO = 17,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO = 18,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 19,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INPUT_ASSEMBLY_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 20,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_TESSELLATION_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 21,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 22,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 23,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_MULTISAMPLE_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 24,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DEPTH_STENCIL_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 25,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COLOR_BLEND_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 26,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DYNAMIC_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 27,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO = 28,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO = 29,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO = 30,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_CREATE_INFO = 31,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO = 32,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO = 33,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO = 34,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET = 35,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_DESCRIPTOR_SET = 36,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_CREATE_INFO = 37,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO = 38,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO = 39,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO = 40,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_INHERITANCE_INFO = 41,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO = 42,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO = 43,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_BARRIER = 44,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER = 45,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_BARRIER = 46,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_LOADER_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO = 47,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_LOADER_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO = 48,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_PROPERTIES = 1000094000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_INFO = 1000157000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_INFO = 1000157001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_16BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES = 1000083000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_REQUIREMENTS = 1000127000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_ALLOCATE_INFO = 1000127001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_FLAGS_INFO = 1000060000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO = 1000060003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO = 1000060004,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_SUBMIT_INFO = 1000060005,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_BIND_SPARSE_INFO = 1000060006,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO = 1000060013,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO = 1000060014,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES = 1000070000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO = 1000070001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2 = 1000146000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2 = 1000146001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_SPARSE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2 = 1000146002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2 = 1000146003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2 = 1000146004,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2 = 1000059000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2 = 1000059001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2 = 1000059002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2 = 1000059003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2 = 1000059004,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUEUE_FAMILY_PROPERTIES_2 = 1000059005,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_PROPERTIES_2 = 1000059006,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2 = 1000059007,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2 = 1000059008,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_POINT_CLIPPING_PROPERTIES = 1000117000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_ASPECT_CREATE_INFO = 1000117001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_USAGE_CREATE_INFO = 1000117002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_TESSELLATION_DOMAIN_ORIGIN_STATE_CREATE_INFO = 1000117003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_MULTIVIEW_CREATE_INFO = 1000053000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_FEATURES = 1000053001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_PROPERTIES = 1000053002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTERS_FEATURES = 1000120000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PROTECTED_SUBMIT_INFO = 1000145000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROTECTED_MEMORY_FEATURES = 1000145001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROTECTED_MEMORY_PROPERTIES = 1000145002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_INFO_2 = 1000145003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CREATE_INFO = 1000156000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO = 1000156001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_INFO = 1000156002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO = 1000156003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_FEATURES = 1000156004,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES = 1000156005,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_CREATE_INFO = 1000085000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO = 1000071000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES = 1000071001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_INFO = 1000071002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_PROPERTIES = 1000071003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ID_PROPERTIES = 1000071004,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO = 1000072000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO = 1000072001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO = 1000072002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_INFO = 1000112000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_PROPERTIES = 1000112001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_FENCE_CREATE_INFO = 1000113000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO = 1000077000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_INFO = 1000076000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES = 1000076001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAINTENANCE_3_PROPERTIES = 1000168000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_SUPPORT = 1000168001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DRAW_PARAMETERS_FEATURES = 1000063000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_FEATURES = 49,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_PROPERTIES = 50,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_FEATURES = 51,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_PROPERTIES = 52,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_FORMAT_LIST_CREATE_INFO = 1000147000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_DESCRIPTION_2 = 1000109000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_REFERENCE_2 = 1000109001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DESCRIPTION_2 = 1000109002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DEPENDENCY_2 = 1000109003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO_2 = 1000109004,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_BEGIN_INFO = 1000109005,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_END_INFO = 1000109006,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_8BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES = 1000177000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DRIVER_PROPERTIES = 1000196000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ATOMIC_INT64_FEATURES = 1000180000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_FLOAT16_INT8_FEATURES = 1000082000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FLOAT_CONTROLS_PROPERTIES = 1000197000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_BINDING_FLAGS_CREATE_INFO = 1000161000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR_INDEXING_FEATURES = 1000161001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR_INDEXING_PROPERTIES = 1000161002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_COUNT_ALLOCATE_INFO = 1000161003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_COUNT_LAYOUT_SUPPORT = 1000161004,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DEPTH_STENCIL_RESOLVE_PROPERTIES = 1000199000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DESCRIPTION_DEPTH_STENCIL_RESOLVE = 1000199001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SCALAR_BLOCK_LAYOUT_FEATURES = 1000221000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_STENCIL_USAGE_CREATE_INFO = 1000246000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLER_FILTER_MINMAX_PROPERTIES = 1000130000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_CREATE_INFO = 1000130001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_MEMORY_MODEL_FEATURES = 1000211000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGELESS_FRAMEBUFFER_FEATURES = 1000108000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENTS_CREATE_INFO = 1000108001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_IMAGE_INFO = 1000108002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_ATTACHMENT_BEGIN_INFO = 1000108003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_STANDARD_LAYOUT_FEATURES = 1000253000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_SUBGROUP_EXTENDED_TYPES_FEATURES = 1000175000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SEPARATE_DEPTH_STENCIL_LAYOUTS_FEATURES = 1000241000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_REFERENCE_STENCIL_LAYOUT = 1000241001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_DESCRIPTION_STENCIL_LAYOUT = 1000241002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_HOST_QUERY_RESET_FEATURES = 1000261000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_FEATURES = 1000207000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES = 1000207001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_CREATE_INFO = 1000207002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_SUBMIT_INFO = 1000207003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_WAIT_INFO = 1000207004,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_SIGNAL_INFO = 1000207005,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_FEATURES = 1000257000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO = 1000244001,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_CREATE_INFO = 1000257002,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_ALLOCATE_INFO = 1000257003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_MEMORY_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_INFO = 1000257004,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000001000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRESENT_INFO_KHR = 1000001001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain with VK_VERSION_1_1, VK_KHR_device_group with VK_KHR_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_PRESENT_CAPABILITIES_KHR = 1000060007,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain with VK_VERSION_1_1, VK_KHR_device_group with VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000060008,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain with VK_VERSION_1_1, VK_KHR_device_group with VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_SWAPCHAIN_INFO_KHR = 1000060009,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain with VK_VERSION_1_1, VK_KHR_device_group with VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACQUIRE_NEXT_IMAGE_INFO_KHR = 1000060010,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain with VK_VERSION_1_1, VK_KHR_device_group with VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_PRESENT_INFO_KHR = 1000060011,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain with VK_VERSION_1_1, VK_KHR_device_group with VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000060012,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_display
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_MODE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000002000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_display
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000002001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_display_swapchain
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_PRESENT_INFO_KHR = 1000003000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_xlib_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_XLIB_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000004000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_xcb_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_XCB_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000005000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_wayland_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WAYLAND_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000006000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_android_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ANDROID_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000008000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_win32_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WIN32_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000009000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_report
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_REPORT_CALLBACK_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000011000,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_rasterization_order
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_STATE_RASTERIZATION_ORDER_AMD = 1000018000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_marker
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_MARKER_OBJECT_NAME_INFO_EXT = 1000022000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_marker
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_MARKER_OBJECT_TAG_INFO_EXT = 1000022001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_marker
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_MARKER_MARKER_INFO_EXT = 1000022002,
  // Provided by VK_NV_dedicated_allocation
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEDICATED_ALLOCATION_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000026000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_dedicated_allocation
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEDICATED_ALLOCATION_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000026001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_dedicated_allocation
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEDICATED_ALLOCATION_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO_NV = 1000026002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_transform_feedback
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_FEATURES_EXT = 1000028000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_transform_feedback
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000028001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_transform_feedback
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_STATE_STREAM_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000028002,
  // Provided by VK_NVX_image_view_handle
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_HANDLE_INFO_NVX = 1000030000,
  // Provided by VK_NVX_image_view_handle
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_ADDRESS_PROPERTIES_NVX = 1000030001,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_texture_gather_bias_lod
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_TEXTURE_LOD_GATHER_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_AMD = 1000041000,
  // Provided by VK_GGP_stream_descriptor_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_STREAM_DESCRIPTOR_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_GGP = 1000049000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_corner_sampled_image
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_CORNER_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FEATURES_NV = 1000050000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_external_memory
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000056000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_external_memory
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO_NV = 1000056001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_external_memory_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_MEMORY_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_NV = 1000057000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_external_memory_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_MEMORY_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_NV = 1000057001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_win32_keyed_mutex
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WIN32_KEYED_MUTEX_ACQUIRE_RELEASE_INFO_NV = 1000058000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_validation_flags
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VALIDATION_FLAGS_EXT = 1000061000,
  // Provided by VK_NN_vi_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VI_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_NN = 1000062000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TEXTURE_COMPRESSION_ASTC_HDR_FEATURES_EXT = 1000066000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_astc_decode_mode
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_ASTC_DECODE_MODE_EXT = 1000067000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_astc_decode_mode
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ASTC_DECODE_FEATURES_EXT = 1000067001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_MEMORY_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000073000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_MEMORY_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000073001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_WIN32_HANDLE_PROPERTIES_KHR = 1000073002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_GET_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000073003,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_fd
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_MEMORY_FD_INFO_KHR = 1000074000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_fd
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_FD_PROPERTIES_KHR = 1000074001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_fd
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_GET_FD_INFO_KHR = 1000074002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_win32_keyed_mutex
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WIN32_KEYED_MUTEX_ACQUIRE_RELEASE_INFO_KHR = 1000075000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_SEMAPHORE_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000078000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000078001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_D3D12_FENCE_SUBMIT_INFO_KHR = 1000078002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_GET_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000078003,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore_fd
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_SEMAPHORE_FD_INFO_KHR = 1000079000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore_fd
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_GET_FD_INFO_KHR = 1000079001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_push_descriptor
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_PROPERTIES_KHR = 1000080000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_INHERITANCE_CONDITIONAL_RENDERING_INFO_EXT = 1000081000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_CONDITIONAL_RENDERING_FEATURES_EXT = 1000081001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_CONDITIONAL_RENDERING_BEGIN_INFO_EXT = 1000081002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_incremental_present
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRESENT_REGIONS_KHR = 1000084000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_clip_space_w_scaling
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_W_SCALING_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000087000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_display_surface_counter
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_2_EXT = 1000090000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_display_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_POWER_INFO_EXT = 1000091000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_display_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_EVENT_INFO_EXT = 1000091001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_display_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_EVENT_INFO_EXT = 1000091002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_display_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_COUNTER_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000091003,
  // Provided by VK_GOOGLE_display_timing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRESENT_TIMES_INFO_GOOGLE = 1000092000,
  // Provided by VK_NVX_multiview_per_view_attributes
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_PER_VIEW_ATTRIBUTES_PROPERTIES_NVX = 1000097000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_viewport_swizzle
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_SWIZZLE_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000098000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_discard_rectangles
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DISCARD_RECTANGLE_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000099000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_discard_rectangles
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DISCARD_RECTANGLE_STATE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000099001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_CONSERVATIVE_RASTERIZATION_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000101000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_CONSERVATIVE_STATE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000101001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DEPTH_CLIP_ENABLE_FEATURES_EXT = 1000102000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_DEPTH_CLIP_STATE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000102001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_hdr_metadata
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_HDR_METADATA_EXT = 1000105000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHARED_PRESENT_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_KHR = 1000111000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_fence_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_FENCE_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000114000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_fence_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_FENCE_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000114001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_fence_win32
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_GET_WIN32_HANDLE_INFO_KHR = 1000114002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_fence_fd
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_FENCE_FD_INFO_KHR = 1000115000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_fence_fd
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_GET_FD_INFO_KHR = 1000115001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PERFORMANCE_QUERY_FEATURES_KHR = 1000116000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PERFORMANCE_QUERY_PROPERTIES_KHR = 1000116001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUERY_POOL_PERFORMANCE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000116002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_QUERY_SUBMIT_INFO_KHR = 1000116003,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACQUIRE_PROFILING_LOCK_INFO_KHR = 1000116004,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_COUNTER_KHR = 1000116005,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_COUNTER_DESCRIPTION_KHR = 1000116006,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SURFACE_INFO_2_KHR = 1000119000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_2_KHR = 1000119001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_FORMAT_2_KHR = 1000119002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_display_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = 1000121000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_display_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_PLANE_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = 1000121001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_display_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_MODE_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = 1000121002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_display_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_PLANE_INFO_2_KHR = 1000121003,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_display_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_PLANE_CAPABILITIES_2_KHR = 1000121004,
  // Provided by VK_MVK_ios_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IOS_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_MVK = 1000122000,
  // Provided by VK_MVK_macos_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MACOS_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_MVK = 1000123000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_utils
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_OBJECT_NAME_INFO_EXT = 1000128000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_utils
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_OBJECT_TAG_INFO_EXT = 1000128001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_utils
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_LABEL_EXT = 1000128002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_utils
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CALLBACK_DATA_EXT = 1000128003,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_utils
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000128004,
  // Provided by VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_USAGE_ANDROID = 1000129000,
  // Provided by VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_PROPERTIES_ANDROID = 1000129001,
  // Provided by VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_ANDROID = 1000129002,
  // Provided by VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_INFO_ANDROID = 1000129003,
  // Provided by VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_GET_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_INFO_ANDROID = 1000129004,
  // Provided by VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FORMAT_ANDROID = 1000129005,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_inline_uniform_block
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK_FEATURES_EXT = 1000138000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_inline_uniform_block
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000138001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_inline_uniform_block
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK_EXT = 1000138002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_inline_uniform_block
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000138003,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_sample_locations
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_INFO_EXT = 1000143000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_sample_locations
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_BEGIN_INFO_EXT = 1000143001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_sample_locations
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_STATE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000143002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_sample_locations
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000143003,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_sample_locations
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MULTISAMPLE_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000143004,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_blend_operation_advanced
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BLEND_OPERATION_ADVANCED_FEATURES_EXT = 1000148000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_blend_operation_advanced
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BLEND_OPERATION_ADVANCED_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000148001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_blend_operation_advanced
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COLOR_BLEND_ADVANCED_STATE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000148002,
  // Provided by VK_NV_fragment_coverage_to_color
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COVERAGE_TO_COLOR_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000149000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MEMORY_INFO_KHR = 1000165006,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_KHR = 1000165007,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_BUILD_GEOMETRY_INFO_KHR = 1000150000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_CREATE_GEOMETRY_TYPE_INFO_KHR = 1000150001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO_KHR = 1000150002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_GEOMETRY_AABBS_DATA_KHR = 1000150003,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_GEOMETRY_INSTANCES_DATA_KHR = 1000150004,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_GEOMETRY_TRIANGLES_DATA_KHR = 1000150005,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_GEOMETRY_KHR = 1000150006,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_KHR = 1000150008,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_VERSION_KHR = 1000150009,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_INFO_KHR = 1000150010,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_TO_MEMORY_INFO_KHR = 1000150011,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_MEMORY_TO_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_INFO_KHR = 1000150012,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_RAY_TRACING_FEATURES_KHR = 1000150013,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_RAY_TRACING_PROPERTIES_KHR = 1000150014,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000150015,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_GROUP_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000150016,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000150017,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_INTERFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000150018,
  // Provided by VK_NV_framebuffer_mixed_samples
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COVERAGE_MODULATION_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000152000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shader_sm_builtins
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_SM_BUILTINS_FEATURES_NV = 1000154000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shader_sm_builtins
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_SM_BUILTINS_PROPERTIES_NV = 1000154001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_PROPERTIES_LIST_EXT = 1000158000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000158001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_INFO_EXT = 1000158002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_LIST_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000158003,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_EXPLICIT_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000158004,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000158005,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_validation_cache
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VALIDATION_CACHE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000160000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_validation_cache
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_VALIDATION_CACHE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000160001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shading_rate_image
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_SHADING_RATE_IMAGE_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000164000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shading_rate_image
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADING_RATE_IMAGE_FEATURES_NV = 1000164001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shading_rate_image
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADING_RATE_IMAGE_PROPERTIES_NV = 1000164002,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shading_rate_image
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_COARSE_SAMPLE_ORDER_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000164005,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000165000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000165001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GEOMETRY_NV = 1000165003,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GEOMETRY_TRIANGLES_NV = 1000165004,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GEOMETRY_AABB_NV = 1000165005,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_NV = 1000165008,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_RAY_TRACING_PROPERTIES_NV = 1000165009,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_GROUP_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000165011,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_INFO_NV = 1000165012,
  // Provided by VK_NV_representative_fragment_test
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_REPRESENTATIVE_FRAGMENT_TEST_FEATURES_NV = 1000166000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_representative_fragment_test
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_REPRESENTATIVE_FRAGMENT_TEST_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000166001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_filter_cubic
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_VIEW_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_EXT = 1000170000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_filter_cubic
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FILTER_CUBIC_IMAGE_VIEW_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000170001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_global_priority
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_GLOBAL_PRIORITY_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000174000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_external_memory_host
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_MEMORY_HOST_POINTER_INFO_EXT = 1000178000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_external_memory_host
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_HOST_POINTER_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000178001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_external_memory_host
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HOST_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000178002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_shader_clock
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_CLOCK_FEATURES_KHR = 1000181000,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_pipeline_compiler_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COMPILER_CONTROL_CREATE_INFO_AMD = 1000183000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_calibrated_timestamps
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_CALIBRATED_TIMESTAMP_INFO_EXT = 1000184000,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_shader_core_properties
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_CORE_PROPERTIES_AMD = 1000185000,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_memory_overallocation_behavior
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_MEMORY_OVERALLOCATION_CREATE_INFO_AMD = 1000189000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_DIVISOR_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000190000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_DIVISOR_STATE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000190001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_DIVISOR_FEATURES_EXT = 1000190002,
  // Provided by VK_GGP_frame_token
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRESENT_FRAME_TOKEN_GGP = 1000191000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_feedback
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_CREATION_FEEDBACK_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000192000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_compute_shader_derivatives
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_COMPUTE_SHADER_DERIVATIVES_FEATURES_NV = 1000201000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_mesh_shader
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_FEATURES_NV = 1000202000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_mesh_shader
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_PROPERTIES_NV = 1000202001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_fragment_shader_barycentric
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BARYCENTRIC_FEATURES_NV = 1000203000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shader_image_footprint
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_IMAGE_FOOTPRINT_FEATURES_NV = 1000204000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_scissor_exclusive
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_EXCLUSIVE_SCISSOR_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000205000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_scissor_exclusive
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXCLUSIVE_SCISSOR_FEATURES_NV = 1000205002,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_diagnostic_checkpoints
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_CHECKPOINT_DATA_NV = 1000206000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_diagnostic_checkpoints
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUEUE_FAMILY_CHECKPOINT_PROPERTIES_NV = 1000206001,
  // Provided by VK_INTEL_shader_integer_functions2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_INTEGER_FUNCTIONS_2_FEATURES_INTEL = 1000209000,
  // Provided by VK_INTEL_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUERY_POOL_PERFORMANCE_QUERY_CREATE_INFO_INTEL = 1000210000,
  // Provided by VK_INTEL_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INITIALIZE_PERFORMANCE_API_INFO_INTEL = 1000210001,
  // Provided by VK_INTEL_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_MARKER_INFO_INTEL = 1000210002,
  // Provided by VK_INTEL_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_STREAM_MARKER_INFO_INTEL = 1000210003,
  // Provided by VK_INTEL_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_OVERRIDE_INFO_INTEL = 1000210004,
  // Provided by VK_INTEL_performance_query
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_CONFIGURATION_ACQUIRE_INFO_INTEL = 1000210005,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_pci_bus_info
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PCI_BUS_INFO_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000212000,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_display_native_hdr
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DISPLAY_NATIVE_HDR_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_AMD = 1000213000,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_display_native_hdr
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_DISPLAY_NATIVE_HDR_CREATE_INFO_AMD = 1000213001,
  // Provided by VK_FUCHSIA_imagepipe_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGEPIPE_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_FUCHSIA = 1000214000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_metal_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_METAL_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000217000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_FEATURES_EXT = 1000218000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000218001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000218002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_subgroup_size_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CONTROL_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000225000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_subgroup_size_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_REQUIRED_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000225001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_subgroup_size_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CONTROL_FEATURES_EXT = 1000225002,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_shader_core_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_CORE_PROPERTIES_2_AMD = 1000227000,
  // Provided by VK_AMD_device_coherent_memory
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_COHERENT_MEMORY_FEATURES_AMD = 1000229000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_memory_budget
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_BUDGET_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000237000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_memory_priority
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_PRIORITY_FEATURES_EXT = 1000238000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_memory_priority
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_PRIORITY_ALLOCATE_INFO_EXT = 1000238001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_surface_protected_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_PROTECTED_CAPABILITIES_KHR = 1000239000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_dedicated_allocation_image_aliasing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DEDICATED_ALLOCATION_IMAGE_ALIASING_FEATURES_NV = 1000240000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_buffer_device_address
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_FEATURES_EXT = 1000244000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_buffer_device_address
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000244002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_tooling_info
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TOOL_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000245000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_validation_features
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VALIDATION_FEATURES_EXT = 1000247000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_cooperative_matrix
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_COOPERATIVE_MATRIX_FEATURES_NV = 1000249000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_cooperative_matrix
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COOPERATIVE_MATRIX_PROPERTIES_NV = 1000249001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_cooperative_matrix
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_COOPERATIVE_MATRIX_PROPERTIES_NV = 1000249002,
  // Provided by VK_NV_coverage_reduction_mode
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_COVERAGE_REDUCTION_MODE_FEATURES_NV = 1000250000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_coverage_reduction_mode
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COVERAGE_REDUCTION_STATE_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000250001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_coverage_reduction_mode
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_MIXED_SAMPLES_COMBINATION_NV = 1000250002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_shader_interlock
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_INTERLOCK_FEATURES_EXT = 1000251000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_ycbcr_image_arrays
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_YCBCR_IMAGE_ARRAYS_FEATURES_EXT = 1000252000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_INFO_EXT = 1000255000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_EXT = 1000255002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive with VK_KHR_win32_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_WIN32_INFO_EXT = 1000255001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_headless_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_HEADLESS_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000256000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_line_rasterization
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_LINE_RASTERIZATION_FEATURES_EXT = 1000259000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_line_rasterization
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_LINE_STATE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000259001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_line_rasterization
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_LINE_RASTERIZATION_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000259002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_shader_atomic_float
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ATOMIC_FLOAT_FEATURES_EXT = 1000260000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_index_type_uint8
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_INDEX_TYPE_UINT8_FEATURES_EXT = 1000265000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_STATE_FEATURES_EXT = 1000267000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEFERRED_OPERATION_INFO_KHR = 1000268000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PIPELINE_EXECUTABLE_PROPERTIES_FEATURES_KHR = 1000269000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INFO_KHR = 1000269001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_EXECUTABLE_PROPERTIES_KHR = 1000269002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_EXECUTABLE_INFO_KHR = 1000269003,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_EXECUTABLE_STATISTIC_KHR = 1000269004,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_EXECUTABLE_INTERNAL_REPRESENTATION_KHR = 1000269005,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DEMOTE_TO_HELPER_INVOCATION_FEATURES_EXT = 1000276000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DEVICE_GENERATED_COMMANDS_PROPERTIES_NV = 1000277000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_SHADER_GROUP_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000277001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_SHADER_GROUPS_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000277002,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INDIRECT_COMMANDS_LAYOUT_TOKEN_NV = 1000277003,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INDIRECT_COMMANDS_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000277004,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GENERATED_COMMANDS_INFO_NV = 1000277005,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GENERATED_COMMANDS_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_NV = 1000277006,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DEVICE_GENERATED_COMMANDS_FEATURES_NV = 1000277007,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_texel_buffer_alignment
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT_FEATURES_EXT = 1000281000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_texel_buffer_alignment
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000281001,
  // Provided by VK_QCOM_render_pass_transform
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_INHERITANCE_RENDER_PASS_TRANSFORM_INFO_QCOM = 1000282000,
  // Provided by VK_QCOM_render_pass_transform
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_TRANSFORM_BEGIN_INFO_QCOM = 1000282001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_robustness2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ROBUSTNESS_2_FEATURES_EXT = 1000286000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_robustness2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ROBUSTNESS_2_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000286001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_custom_border_color
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_CUSTOM_BORDER_COLOR_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000287000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_custom_border_color
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_CUSTOM_BORDER_COLOR_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000287001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_custom_border_color
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_CUSTOM_BORDER_COLOR_FEATURES_EXT = 1000287002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_library
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_CREATE_INFO_KHR = 1000290000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_private_data
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PRIVATE_DATA_FEATURES_EXT = 1000295000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_private_data
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_PRIVATE_DATA_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000295001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_private_data
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRIVATE_DATA_SLOT_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000295002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_cache_control
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PIPELINE_CREATION_CACHE_CONTROL_FEATURES_EXT = 1000297000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_diagnostics_config
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DIAGNOSTICS_CONFIG_FEATURES_NV = 1000300000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_device_diagnostics_config
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_DIAGNOSTICS_CONFIG_CREATE_INFO_NV = 1000300001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_density_map2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_2_FEATURES_EXT = 1000332000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_density_map2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_2_PROPERTIES_EXT = 1000332001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_image_robustness
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_ROBUSTNESS_FEATURES_EXT = 1000335000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_directfb_surface
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DIRECTFB_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = 1000346000,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTER_FEATURES = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTERS_FEATURES,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DRAW_PARAMETER_FEATURES = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DRAW_PARAMETERS_FEATURES,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_REPORT_CREATE_INFO_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_REPORT_CALLBACK_CREATE_INFO_EXT,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_multiview
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_MULTIVIEW_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_MULTIVIEW_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_multiview
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_multiview
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUEUE_FAMILY_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUEUE_FAMILY_PROPERTIES_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_PROPERTIES_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_FLAGS_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_FLAGS_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_SUBMIT_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_SUBMIT_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_BIND_SPARSE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_BIND_SPARSE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group with VK_KHR_bind_memory2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group with VK_KHR_bind_memory2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group_creation
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_device_group_creation
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities, VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities, VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ID_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ID_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_semaphore
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_FLOAT16_INT8_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_FLOAT16_INT8_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FLOAT16_INT8_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_FLOAT16_INT8_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_16bit_storage
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_16BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_16BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_CREATE_INFO,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES2_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_2_EXT,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGELESS_FRAMEBUFFER_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGELESS_FRAMEBUFFER_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENTS_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENTS_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_IMAGE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_IMAGE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_ATTACHMENT_BEGIN_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_ATTACHMENT_BEGIN_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_DESCRIPTION_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_DESCRIPTION_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_REFERENCE_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_REFERENCE_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DESCRIPTION_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DESCRIPTION_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DEPENDENCY_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DEPENDENCY_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_BEGIN_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_BEGIN_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_END_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_END_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_fence
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_FENCE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_FENCE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_POINT_CLIPPING_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_POINT_CLIPPING_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_ASPECT_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_ASPECT_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_USAGE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_USAGE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_TESSELLATION_DOMAIN_ORIGIN_STATE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_TESSELLATION_DOMAIN_ORIGIN_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_variable_pointers
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTERS_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTERS_FEATURES,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTER_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTERS_FEATURES_KHR,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_REQUIREMENTS_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_REQUIREMENTS,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_ALLOCATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_ALLOCATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_sampler_filter_minmax
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLER_FILTER_MINMAX_PROPERTIES_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLER_FILTER_MINMAX_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_sampler_filter_minmax
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_SPARSE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_SPARSE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_image_format_list
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_FORMAT_LIST_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_FORMAT_LIST_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_bind_memory2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_bind_memory2
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_BINDING_FLAGS_CREATE_INFO_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_BINDING_FLAGS_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR_INDEXING_FEATURES_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR_INDEXING_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR_INDEXING_PROPERTIES_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR_INDEXING_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_COUNT_ALLOCATE_INFO_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_COUNT_ALLOCATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_COUNT_LAYOUT_SUPPORT_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_COUNT_LAYOUT_SUPPORT,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MEMORY_INFO_NV = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MEMORY_INFO_KHR,
  // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_NV = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_KHR,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance3
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAINTENANCE_3_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAINTENANCE_3_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance3
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_SUPPORT_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_SUPPORT,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_extended_types
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_SUBGROUP_EXTENDED_TYPES_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_SUBGROUP_EXTENDED_TYPES_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_8bit_storage
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_8BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_8BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_shader_atomic_int64
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ATOMIC_INT64_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ATOMIC_INT64_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_driver_properties
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DRIVER_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DRIVER_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_shader_float_controls
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FLOAT_CONTROLS_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FLOAT_CONTROLS_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DEPTH_STENCIL_RESOLVE_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DEPTH_STENCIL_RESOLVE_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DESCRIPTION_DEPTH_STENCIL_RESOLVE_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_DESCRIPTION_DEPTH_STENCIL_RESOLVE,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_SUBMIT_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_SUBMIT_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_WAIT_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_WAIT_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_SIGNAL_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_SIGNAL_INFO,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUERY_POOL_CREATE_INFO_INTEL = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUERY_POOL_PERFORMANCE_QUERY_CREATE_INFO_INTEL,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_vulkan_memory_model
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_MEMORY_MODEL_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_MEMORY_MODEL_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_scalar_block_layout
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SCALAR_BLOCK_LAYOUT_FEATURES_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SCALAR_BLOCK_LAYOUT_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SEPARATE_DEPTH_STENCIL_LAYOUTS_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SEPARATE_DEPTH_STENCIL_LAYOUTS_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_REFERENCE_STENCIL_LAYOUT_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_REFERENCE_STENCIL_LAYOUT,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_DESCRIPTION_STENCIL_LAYOUT_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_DESCRIPTION_STENCIL_LAYOUT,
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BUFFER_ADDRESS_FEATURES_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_FEATURES_EXT,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_buffer_device_address
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_separate_stencil_usage
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_STENCIL_USAGE_CREATE_INFO_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_STENCIL_USAGE_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_uniform_buffer_standard_layout
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_STANDARD_LAYOUT_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_STANDARD_LAYOUT_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_buffer_device_address
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_FEATURES_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_FEATURES,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_buffer_device_address
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_buffer_device_address
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_CREATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_CREATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_buffer_device_address
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_ALLOCATE_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_ALLOCATE_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_buffer_device_address
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_MEMORY_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_INFO_KHR = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_MEMORY_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_INFO,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_host_query_reset
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_HOST_QUERY_RESET_FEATURES_EXT = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_HOST_QUERY_RESET_FEATURES,
} VkStructureType;

Each value corresponds to a particular structure with a sType member with a matching name. As a general rule, the name of each VkStructureType value is obtained by taking the name of the structure, stripping the leading Vk, prefixing each capital letter with _, converting the entire resulting string to upper case, and prefixing it with VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_. For example, structures of type VkImageCreateInfo correspond to a VkStructureType of VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO, and thus its sType member must equal that when it is passed to the API.

The values VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_LOADER_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO and VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_LOADER_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO are reserved for internal use by the loader, and do not have corresponding Vulkan structures in this Specification.

Valid Usage for Structure Pointer Chains

Any parameter that is a structure containing a void* pNext member must have a value of pNext that is either NULL, or is a pointer to a valid extending structure, containing sType and pNext members as described in the Vulkan Documentation and Extensions document in the section “Extension Interactions”. The set of structures connected by pNext pointers is referred to as a pNext chain.

Each structure present in the pNext chain must be defined at runtime by either:

a core version which is supported
an extension which is enabled
a supported device extension in the case of physical-device-level functionality added by the device extension

Each type of extending structure must not appear more than once in a pNext chain, including any aliases. This general rule may be explicitly overridden for specific structures.

Any component of the implementation (the loader, any enabled layers, and drivers) must skip over, without processing (other than reading the sType and pNext members) any extending structures in the chain not defined by core versions or extensions supported by that component.

As a convenience to implementations and layers needing to iterate through a structure pointer chain, the Vulkan API provides two base structures. These structures allow for some type safety, and can be used by Vulkan API functions that operate on generic inputs and outputs.

The VkBaseInStructure structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkBaseInStructure {
    VkStructureType                    sType;
    const struct VkBaseInStructure*    pNext;
} VkBaseInStructure;

sType is the structure type of the structure being iterated through.
pNext is NULL or a pointer to the next structure in a structure chain.

VkBaseInStructure can be used to facilitate iterating through a read-only structure pointer chain.

The VkBaseOutStructure structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkBaseOutStructure {
    VkStructureType               sType;
    struct VkBaseOutStructure*    pNext;
} VkBaseOutStructure;

sType is the structure type of the structure being iterated through.
pNext is NULL or a pointer to the next structure in a structure chain.

VkBaseOutStructure can be used to facilitate iterating through a structure pointer chain that returns data back to the application.

Valid Usage for Nested Structures

The above conditions also apply recursively to members of structures provided as input to a command, either as a direct argument to the command, or themselves a member of another structure.

Specifics on valid usage of each command are covered in their individual sections.

Valid Usage for Extensions

Instance-level functionality or behavior added by an instance extension to the API must not be used unless that extension is supported by the instance as determined by vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties, and that extension is enabled in VkInstanceCreateInfo.

Physical-device-level functionality or behavior added by an instance extension to the API must not be used unless that extension is supported by the instance as determined by vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties, and that extension is enabled in VkInstanceCreateInfo.

Physical-device-level functionality or behavior added by a device extension to the API must not be used unless the conditions described in Extending Physical Device Core Functionality are met.

Device functionality or behavior added by a device extension to the API must not be used unless that extension is supported by the device as determined by vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties, and that extension is enabled in VkDeviceCreateInfo.

Valid Usage for Newer Core Versions

Instance-level functionality or behavior added by a new core version of the API must not be used unless it is supported by the instance as determined by vkEnumerateInstanceVersion and the specified version of VkApplicationInfo::apiVersion.

Physical-device-level functionality or behavior added by a new core version of the API must not be used unless it is supported by the physical device as determined by VkPhysicalDeviceProperties::apiVersion and the specified version of VkApplicationInfo::apiVersion.

Device-level functionality or behavior added by a new core version of the API must not be used unless it is supported by the device as determined by VkPhysicalDeviceProperties::apiVersion and the specified version of VkApplicationInfo::apiVersion.

2.7.3. Return Codes

While the core Vulkan API is not designed to capture incorrect usage, some circumstances still require return codes. Commands in Vulkan return their status via return codes that are in one of two categories:

Successful completion codes are returned when a command needs to communicate success or status information. All successful completion codes are non-negative values.
Run time error codes are returned when a command needs to communicate a failure that could only be detected at runtime. All runtime error codes are negative values.

All return codes in Vulkan are reported via VkResult return values. The possible codes are:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef enum VkResult {
    VK_SUCCESS = 0,
    VK_NOT_READY = 1,
    VK_TIMEOUT = 2,
    VK_EVENT_SET = 3,
    VK_EVENT_RESET = 4,
    VK_INCOMPLETE = 5,
    VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY = -1,
    VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY = -2,
    VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED = -3,
    VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST = -4,
    VK_ERROR_MEMORY_MAP_FAILED = -5,
    VK_ERROR_LAYER_NOT_PRESENT = -6,
    VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT = -7,
    VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT = -8,
    VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER = -9,
    VK_ERROR_TOO_MANY_OBJECTS = -10,
    VK_ERROR_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED = -11,
    VK_ERROR_FRAGMENTED_POOL = -12,
    VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN = -13,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_POOL_MEMORY = -1000069000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
    VK_ERROR_INVALID_EXTERNAL_HANDLE = -1000072003,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_ERROR_FRAGMENTATION = -1000161000,
  // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    VK_ERROR_INVALID_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS = -1000257000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_surface
    VK_ERROR_SURFACE_LOST_KHR = -1000000000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_surface
    VK_ERROR_NATIVE_WINDOW_IN_USE_KHR = -1000000001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR = 1000001003,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain
    VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR = -1000001004,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_display_swapchain
    VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DISPLAY_KHR = -1000003001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_report
    VK_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILED_EXT = -1000011001,
  // Provided by VK_NV_glsl_shader
    VK_ERROR_INVALID_SHADER_NV = -1000012000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing
    VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_VERSION_KHR = -1000150000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
    VK_ERROR_INVALID_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_PLANE_LAYOUT_EXT = -1000158000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_global_priority
    VK_ERROR_NOT_PERMITTED_EXT = -1000174001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive
    VK_ERROR_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_MODE_LOST_EXT = -1000255000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations
    VK_THREAD_IDLE_KHR = 1000268000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations
    VK_THREAD_DONE_KHR = 1000268001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations
    VK_OPERATION_DEFERRED_KHR = 1000268002,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations
    VK_OPERATION_NOT_DEFERRED_KHR = 1000268003,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_cache_control
    VK_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_EXT = 1000297000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance1
    VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_POOL_MEMORY_KHR = VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_POOL_MEMORY,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_external_memory
    VK_ERROR_INVALID_EXTERNAL_HANDLE_KHR = VK_ERROR_INVALID_EXTERNAL_HANDLE,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing
    VK_ERROR_FRAGMENTATION_EXT = VK_ERROR_FRAGMENTATION,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_buffer_device_address
    VK_ERROR_INVALID_DEVICE_ADDRESS_EXT = VK_ERROR_INVALID_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_buffer_device_address
    VK_ERROR_INVALID_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS_KHR = VK_ERROR_INVALID_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS,
    VK_ERROR_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_EXT = VK_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_EXT,
} VkResult;

Success Codes

VK_SUCCESS Command successfully completed
VK_NOT_READY A fence or query has not yet completed
VK_TIMEOUT A wait operation has not completed in the specified time
VK_EVENT_SET An event is signaled
VK_EVENT_RESET An event is unsignaled
VK_INCOMPLETE A return array was too small for the result
VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR A swapchain no longer matches the surface properties exactly, but can still be used to present to the surface successfully.
VK_THREAD_IDLE_KHR A deferred operation is not complete but there is currently no work for this thread to do at the time of this call.
VK_THREAD_DONE_KHR A deferred operation is not complete but there is no work remaining to assign to additional threads.
VK_OPERATION_DEFERRED_KHR A deferred operation was requested and at least some of the work was deferred.
VK_OPERATION_NOT_DEFERRED_KHR A deferred operation was requested and no operations were deferred.
VK_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_EXT A requested pipeline creation would have required compilation, but the application requested compilation to not be performed.

Error codes

VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY A host memory allocation has failed.
VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY A device memory allocation has failed.
VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Initialization of an object could not be completed for implementation-specific reasons.
VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST The logical or physical device has been lost. See Lost Device
VK_ERROR_MEMORY_MAP_FAILED Mapping of a memory object has failed.
VK_ERROR_LAYER_NOT_PRESENT A requested layer is not present or could not be loaded.
VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT A requested extension is not supported.
VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT A requested feature is not supported.
VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER The requested version of Vulkan is not supported by the driver or is otherwise incompatible for implementation-specific reasons.
VK_ERROR_TOO_MANY_OBJECTS Too many objects of the type have already been created.
VK_ERROR_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED A requested format is not supported on this device.
VK_ERROR_FRAGMENTED_POOL A pool allocation has failed due to fragmentation of the pool’s memory. This must only be returned if no attempt to allocate host or device memory was made to accommodate the new allocation. This should be returned in preference to VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_POOL_MEMORY, but only if the implementation is certain that the pool allocation failure was due to fragmentation.
VK_ERROR_SURFACE_LOST_KHR A surface is no longer available.
VK_ERROR_NATIVE_WINDOW_IN_USE_KHR The requested window is already in use by Vulkan or another API in a manner which prevents it from being used again.
VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR A surface has changed in such a way that it is no longer compatible with the swapchain, and further presentation requests using the swapchain will fail. Applications must query the new surface properties and recreate their swapchain if they wish to continue presenting to the surface.
VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DISPLAY_KHR The display used by a swapchain does not use the same presentable image layout, or is incompatible in a way that prevents sharing an image.
VK_ERROR_INVALID_SHADER_NV One or more shaders failed to compile or link. More details are reported back to the application via VK_EXT_debug_report if enabled.
VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_POOL_MEMORY A pool memory allocation has failed. This must only be returned if no attempt to allocate host or device memory was made to accommodate the new allocation. If the failure was definitely due to fragmentation of the pool, VK_ERROR_FRAGMENTED_POOL should be returned instead.
VK_ERROR_INVALID_EXTERNAL_HANDLE An external handle is not a valid handle of the specified type.
VK_ERROR_FRAGMENTATION A descriptor pool creation has failed due to fragmentation.
VK_ERROR_INVALID_DEVICE_ADDRESS_EXT A buffer creation failed because the requested address is not available.
VK_ERROR_INVALID_OPAQUE_CAPTURE_ADDRESS A buffer creation or memory allocation failed because the requested address is not available. A shader group handle assignment failed because the requested shader group handle information is no longer valid.
VK_ERROR_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_MODE_LOST_EXT An operation on a swapchain created with VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_APPLICATION_CONTROLLED_EXT failed as it did not have exlusive full-screen access. This may occur due to implementation-dependent reasons, outside of the application’s control.
VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN An unknown error has occurred; either the application has provided invalid input, or an implementation failure has occurred.

If a command returns a runtime error, unless otherwise specified any output parameters will have undefined contents, except that if the output parameter is a structure with sType and pNext fields, those fields will be unmodified. Any structures chained from pNext will also have undefined contents, except that sType and pNext will be unmodified.

Out of memory errors do not damage any currently existing Vulkan objects. Objects that have already been successfully created can still be used by the application.

VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN will be returned by an implementation when an unexpected error occurs that cannot be attributed to valid behavior of the application and implementation. Under these conditions, it may be returned from any command returning a VkResult.

Note

VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN is not expected to ever be returned if the application behavior is valid, and if the implementation is bug-free. If VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN is received, the application should be checked against the latest validation layers to verify correct behavior as much as possible. If no issues are identified it could be an implementation issue, and the implementor should be contacted for support.

Performance-critical commands generally do not have return codes. If a runtime error occurs in such commands, the implementation will defer reporting the error until a specified point. For commands that record into command buffers (vkCmd*) runtime errors are reported by vkEndCommandBuffer.

2.8. Numeric Representation and Computation

Implementations normally perform computations in floating-point, and must meet the range and precision requirements defined under “Floating-Point Computation” below.

These requirements only apply to computations performed in Vulkan operations outside of shader execution, such as texture image specification and sampling, and per-fragment operations. Range and precision requirements during shader execution differ and are specified by the Precision and Operation of SPIR-V Instructions section.

In some cases, the representation and/or precision of operations is implicitly limited by the specified format of vertex or texel data consumed by Vulkan. Specific floating-point formats are described later in this section.

2.8.1. Floating-Point Computation

Most floating-point computation is performed in SPIR-V shader modules. The properties of computation within shaders are constrained as defined by the Precision and Operation of SPIR-V Instructions section.

Some floating-point computation is performed outside of shaders, such as viewport and depth range calculations. For these computations, we do not specify how floating-point numbers are to be represented, or the details of how operations on them are performed, but only place minimal requirements on representation and precision as described in the remainder of this section.

editing-note

(Jon, Bug 14966) This is a rat’s nest of complexity, both in terms of describing/enumerating places such computation may take place (other than “not shader code”) and in how implementations may do it. We have consciously deferred the resolution of this issue to post-1.0, and in the meantime, the following language inherited from the OpenGL Specification is inserted as a placeholder. Hopefully it can be tightened up considerably.

We require simply that numbers’ floating-point parts contain enough bits and that their exponent fields are large enough so that individual results of floating-point operations are accurate to about 1 part in 10⁵. The maximum representable magnitude for all floating-point values must be at least 2³².

: x × 0 = 0 × x = 0 for any non-infinite and non-NaN x.
: 1 × x = x × 1 = x.
: x + 0 = 0 + x = x.
: 0⁰ = 1.

Occasionally, further requirements will be specified. Most single-precision floating-point formats meet these requirements.

The special values Inf and -Inf encode values with magnitudes too large to be represented; the special value NaN encodes “Not A Number” values resulting from undefined arithmetic operations such as 0 / 0. Implementations may support Inf and NaN in their floating-point computations.

2.8.2. Floating-Point Format Conversions

When a value is converted to a defined floating-point representation, finite values falling between two representable finite values are rounded to one or the other. The rounding mode is not defined. Finite values whose magnitude is larger than that of any representable finite value may be rounded either to the closest representable finite value or to the appropriately signed infinity. For unsigned destination formats any negative values are converted to zero. Positive infinity is converted to positive infinity; negative infinity is converted to negative infinity in signed formats and to zero in unsigned formats; and any NaN is converted to a NaN.

2.8.3. 16-Bit Floating-Point Numbers

16-bit floating point numbers are defined in the “16-bit floating point numbers” section of the Khronos Data Format Specification.

2.8.4. Unsigned 11-Bit Floating-Point Numbers

Unsigned 11-bit floating point numbers are defined in the “Unsigned 11-bit floating point numbers” section of the Khronos Data Format Specification.

2.8.5. Unsigned 10-Bit Floating-Point Numbers

Unsigned 10-bit floating point numbers are defined in the “Unsigned 10-bit floating point numbers” section of the Khronos Data Format Specification.

2.8.6. General Requirements

Any representable floating-point value in the appropriate format is legal as input to a Vulkan command that requires floating-point data. The result of providing a value that is not a floating-point number to such a command is unspecified, but must not lead to Vulkan interruption or termination. For example, providing a negative zero (where applicable) or a denormalized number to a Vulkan command must yield deterministic results, while providing a NaN or Inf yields unspecified results.

Some calculations require division. In such cases (including implied divisions performed by vector normalization), division by zero produces an unspecified result but must not lead to Vulkan interruption or termination.

2.9. Fixed-Point Data Conversions

When generic vertex attributes and pixel color or depth components are represented as integers, they are often (but not always) considered to be normalized. Normalized integer values are treated specially when being converted to and from floating-point values, and are usually referred to as normalized fixed-point.

In the remainder of this section, b denotes the bit width of the fixed-point integer representation. When the integer is one of the types defined by the API, b is the bit width of that type. When the integer comes from an image containing color or depth component texels, b is the number of bits allocated to that component in its specified image format.

The signed and unsigned fixed-point representations are assumed to be b-bit binary two’s-complement integers and binary unsigned integers, respectively.

2.9.1. Conversion from Normalized Fixed-Point to Floating-Point

Unsigned normalized fixed-point integers represent numbers in the range [0,1]. The conversion from an unsigned normalized fixed-point value c to the corresponding floating-point value f is defined as

f = \frac{c}{2 ^{b} - 1}

Signed normalized fixed-point integers represent numbers in the range [-1,1]. The conversion from a signed normalized fixed-point value c to the corresponding floating-point value f is performed using

f = max (\frac{c}{2 ^{b - 1} - 1}, - 1.0)

Only the range [-2^b-1 + 1, 2^b-1 - 1] is used to represent signed fixed-point values in the range [-1,1]. For example, if b = 8, then the integer value -127 corresponds to -1.0 and the value 127 corresponds to 1.0. Note that while zero is exactly expressible in this representation, one value (-128 in the example) is outside the representable range, and must be clamped before use. This equation is used everywhere that signed normalized fixed-point values are converted to floating-point.

2.9.2. Conversion from Floating-Point to Normalized Fixed-Point

The conversion from a floating-point value f to the corresponding unsigned normalized fixed-point value c is defined by first clamping f to the range [0,1], then computing

: c = convertFloatToUint(f × (2^b - 1), b)

where convertFloatToUint}(r,b) returns one of the two unsigned binary integer values with exactly b bits which are closest to the floating-point value r. Implementations should round to nearest. If r is equal to an integer, then that integer value must be returned. In particular, if f is equal to 0.0 or 1.0, then c must be assigned 0 or 2^b - 1, respectively.

The conversion from a floating-point value f to the corresponding signed normalized fixed-point value c is performed by clamping f to the range [-1,1], then computing

: c = convertFloatToInt(f × (2^b-1 - 1), b)

where convertFloatToInt(r,b) returns one of the two signed two’s-complement binary integer values with exactly b bits which are closest to the floating-point value r. Implementations should round to nearest. If r is equal to an integer, then that integer value must be returned. In particular, if f is equal to -1.0, 0.0, or 1.0, then c must be assigned -(2^b-1 - 1), 0, or 2^b-1 - 1, respectively.

This equation is used everywhere that floating-point values are converted to signed normalized fixed-point.

2.10. Common Object Types

Some types of Vulkan objects are used in many different structures and command parameters, and are described here. These types include offsets, extents, and rectangles.

2.10.1. Offsets

Offsets are used to describe a pixel location within an image or framebuffer, as an (x,y) location for two-dimensional images, or an (x,y,z) location for three-dimensional images.

A two-dimensional offsets is defined by the structure:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkOffset2D {
    int32_t    x;
    int32_t    y;
} VkOffset2D;

x is the x offset.
y is the y offset.

A three-dimensional offset is defined by the structure:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkOffset3D {
    int32_t    x;
    int32_t    y;
    int32_t    z;
} VkOffset3D;

x is the x offset.
y is the y offset.
z is the z offset.

2.10.2. Extents

Extents are used to describe the size of a rectangular region of pixels within an image or framebuffer, as (width,height) for two-dimensional images, or as (width,height,depth) for three-dimensional images.

A two-dimensional extent is defined by the structure:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkExtent2D {
    uint32_t    width;
    uint32_t    height;
} VkExtent2D;

width is the width of the extent.
height is the height of the extent.

A three-dimensional extent is defined by the structure:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkExtent3D {
    uint32_t    width;
    uint32_t    height;
    uint32_t    depth;
} VkExtent3D;

width is the width of the extent.
height is the height of the extent.
depth is the depth of the extent.

2.10.3. Rectangles

Rectangles are used to describe a specified rectangular region of pixels within an image or framebuffer. Rectangles include both an offset and an extent of the same dimensionality, as described above. Two-dimensional rectangles are defined by the structure

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkRect2D {
    VkOffset2D    offset;
    VkExtent2D    extent;
} VkRect2D;

offset is a VkOffset2D specifying the rectangle offset.
extent is a VkExtent2D specifying the rectangle extent.