[open,refpage='VkValidationFlagsEXT',desc='Specify validation checks to disable for a Vulkan instance',type='structs']
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When creating a Vulkan instance for which you wish to disable validation
checks, add a slink:VkValidationFlagsEXT structure to the pname:pNext chain
of the slink:VkInstanceCreateInfo structure, specifying the checks to be
disabled.

include::../api/structs/VkValidationFlagsEXT.txt[]

  * pname:sType is the type of this structure.
  * pname:pNext is `NULL` or a pointer to an extension-specific structure.
  * pname:disabledValidationCheckCount is the number of checks to disable.
  * pname:pDisabledValidationChecks is a pointer to an array of
    elink:VkValidationCheckEXT values specifying the validation checks to be
    disabled.

include::../validity/structs/VkValidationFlagsEXT.txt[]
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[open,refpage='VkValidationCheckEXT',desc='Specify validation checks to disable',type='enums']
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Possible values of elements of the
slink:VkValidationFlagsEXT::pname:pDisabledValidationChecks array,
specifying validation checks to be disabled, are:

include::../api/enums/VkValidationCheckEXT.txt[]

  * ename:VK_VALIDATION_CHECK_ALL_EXT specifies that all validation checks
    are disabled.
  * ename:VK_VALIDATION_CHECK_SHADERS_EXT specifies that shader validation
    is disabled.

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