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vkCreateSemaphore(3)
====================

Name
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vkCreateSemaphore - Create a new queue semaphore object.

C Specification
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// refBegin vkCreateSemaphore Create a new queue semaphore object.

To create a new semaphore object, use the command

include::../api/protos/vkCreateSemaphore.txt[]


Parameters
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  * pname:device is the logical device that creates the semaphore.
  * pname:pCreateInfo points to a slink:VkSemaphoreCreateInfo structure
    specifying the state of the semaphore object.
  * pname:pAllocator controls host memory allocation as described in the
    <<memory-allocation, Memory Allocation>> chapter.
  * pname:pSemaphore points to a handle in which the resulting
    semaphore object is returned. The semaphore is created in the unsignaled
    state.


Description
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include::../validity/protos/vkCreateSemaphore.txt[]


See Also
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slink:VkAllocationCallbacks, slink:VkDevice, slink:VkSemaphore, slink:VkSemaphoreCreateInfo


Document Notes
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For more information, see the Vulkan Specification at URL

https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/1.0/xhtml/vkspec.html#vkCreateSemaphore

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification.
Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification,not directly.

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