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Change log for February 27, 2017 Vulkan 1.0.42 spec update: * Bump API patch number and header version number to 42 for this update (the first anniversary edition). Github Issues: * Changed asciidoctor macros so cross-page links in the standalone reference pages function properly (public issue 462). Internal Issues: * Clarified host visibility discussion for slink:VkMemoryType, flink:vkInvalidateMappedMemoryRanges, elink:VkAccessFlagBits, and the <<synchronization-framebuffer-regions,Framebuffer Region Dependencies>> section, removing duplicated information and adding a central definition in the access types section (internal issue 552). * Change description of slink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR::pname:pPresentModes to return an array of values, not structures (internal issue 699). New Extensions: * Add a NOTE to the <<extensions,Layers & Extensions>> chapter describing the experimental status of `KHX` extensions. * Add new Khronos, Khronos Experimental, and vendor Vulkan extensions for release at GDC: ** VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template ** VK_KHR_push_descriptor ** VK_KHX_device_group ** VK_KHX_device_group_creation ** VK_KHX_external_memory ** VK_KHX_external_memory_capabilities ** VK_KHX_external_memory_fd ** VK_KHX_external_memory_win32 ** VK_KHX_external_semaphore ** VK_KHX_external_semaphore_capabilities ** VK_KHX_external_semaphore_fd ** VK_KHX_external_semaphore_win32 ** VK_KHX_multiview ** VK_KHX_win32_keyed_mutex ** VK_EXT_discard_rectangles ** VK_MVK_ios_surface ** VK_MVK_macos_surface ** VK_NVX_multiview_per_view_attributes ** VK_NV_clip_space_w_scaling ** VK_NV_geometry_shader_passthrough ** VK_NV_sample_mask_override_coverage ** VK_NV_viewport_array2 ** VK_NV_viewport_swizzle * Add new GLSL vendor extensions to support new builtin variables: ** GL_EXT_device_group ** GL_EXT_multiview
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// Copyright (c) 2016-2017 The Khronos Group Inc.
// Copyright notice at https://www.khronos.org/registry/speccopyright.html
[[VK_KHX_external_semaphore]]
== VK_KHX_external_semaphore
*Name String*::
+VK_KHX_external_semaphore+
*Extension Type*::
Device extension
*Registered Extension Number*::
78
*Status*::
Draft
*Last Modified Date*::
2016-10-21
*Revision*::
1
*IP Status*::
No known IP claims.
*Dependencies*::
- This extension is written against version 1.0 of the Vulkan API.
- Requires +VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities+.
*Contributors*::
- James Jones, NVIDIA
- Jeff Juliano, NVIDIA
*Contact*::
James Jones (jajones 'at' nvidia.com)
An application using external memory may wish to synchronize access to that
memory using semaphores.
This extension enables an application to create semaphores from which
non-Vulkan handles that reference the underlying synchronization primitive
can be exported.
=== New Object Types
None.
=== New Enum Constants
* ename:VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO_KHX
* ename:VK_ERROR_INVALID_EXTERNAL_HANDLE_KHX
=== New Enums
None.
=== New Structs
* slink:VkExportSemaphoreCreateInfoKHX
=== New Functions
None.
=== Issues
1) Should there be restrictions on what side effects can occur when waiting
on imported semaphores that are in an invalid state?
*RESOLVED*: Yes.
Normally, validating such state would be the responsibility of the
application, and the implementation would be free to enter an undefined
state if valid usage rules were violated.
However, this could cause security concerns when using imported semaphores,
as it would require the importing application to trust the exporting
application to ensure the state is valid.
Requiring this level of trust is undesireable for many potential use cases.
2) Must implementations validate external handles the application provides
as input to semaphore state import operations?
*RESOLVED*: Implementations must return an error to the application if the
provided semaphore state handle can not be used to complete the requested
import operation.
However, implementations need not validate handles are of the exact type
specified by the application.