// Copyright (c) 2016-2017 The Khronos Group Inc.
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[[VK_KHR_push_descriptor]]
== VK_KHR_push_descriptor

*Name String*::
    +VK_KHR_push_descriptor+
*Extension Type*::
    Device extension
*Registered Extension Number*::
    81
*Status*::
    Draft.
*Last Modified Date*::
    2016-10-15
*Revision*::
    1
*IP Status*::
    No known IP claims.
*Dependencies*::
  - This extension is written against version 1.0 of the Vulkan API.
  - Requires +VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2+.
*Contributors*::
  - Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
  - Michael Worcester, Imagination Technologies
*Contacts*::
  - Jeff Bolz (jbolz 'at' nvidia.com)

This extension allows descriptors to be written into the command buffer,
with the implementation being responsible for managing their memory.
Push descriptors may enable easier porting from older APIs and in some cases
can be more efficient than writing descriptors into descriptor sets.

=== New Object Types

None.

=== New Enum Constants

  * Extending ename:VkStructureType:
  ** ename:VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_PROPERTIES_KHR

  * Extending ename:VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateFlagBits
  ** ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_BIT_KHR

=== New Enums

None.

=== New Structures

  * slink:VkPhysicalDevicePushDescriptorPropertiesKHR

=== New Functions

  * flink:vkCmdPushDescriptorSetKHR

=== Issues

None.

=== Examples

None.

=== Version History

 * Revision 1, 2016-10-15 (Jeff Bolz)
   - Internal revisions