* pname:commandBuffer must: be a valid sname:VkCommandBuffer handle
* pname:srcStageMask must: be a valid combination of elink:VkPipelineStageFlagBits values
* pname:srcStageMask mustnot: be `0`
* pname:dstStageMask must: be a valid combination of elink:VkPipelineStageFlagBits values
* pname:dstStageMask mustnot: be `0`
* pname:dependencyFlags must: be a valid combination of elink:VkDependencyFlagBits values
* If pname:memoryBarrierCount is not `0`, pname:pMemoryBarriers must: be a pointer to an array of pname:memoryBarrierCount valid sname:VkMemoryBarrier structures
* If pname:bufferMemoryBarrierCount is not `0`, pname:pBufferMemoryBarriers must: be a pointer to an array of pname:bufferMemoryBarrierCount valid sname:VkBufferMemoryBarrier structures
* If pname:imageMemoryBarrierCount is not `0`, pname:pImageMemoryBarriers must: be a pointer to an array of pname:imageMemoryBarrierCount valid sname:VkImageMemoryBarrier structures
* pname:commandBuffer must: be in the recording state
* The sname:VkCommandPool that pname:commandBuffer was allocated from must: support transfer, graphics or compute operations
* If the <<features-features-geometryShader,geometry shaders>> feature is not enabled, pname:srcStageMask mustnot: contain ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT
* If the <<features-features-geometryShader,geometry shaders>> feature is not enabled, pname:dstStageMask mustnot: contain ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT
* If the <<features-features-tessellationShader,tessellation shaders>> feature is not enabled, pname:srcStageMask mustnot: contain ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL_SHADER_BIT or ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION_SHADER_BIT
* If the <<features-features-tessellationShader,tessellation shaders>> feature is not enabled, pname:dstStageMask mustnot: contain ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL_SHADER_BIT or ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION_SHADER_BIT
* If fname:vkCmdPipelineBarrier is called within a render pass instance, the render pass must: declare at least one self-dependency from the current subpass to itself - see <<synchronization-pipeline-barriers-subpass-self-dependencies,Subpass Self-dependency>>