include::meta/VK_EXT_metal_surface.txt[]

*Last Modified Date*::
    2018-10-01
*IP Status*::
    No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
  - Dzmitry Malyshau, Mozilla Corp.

The `VK_EXT_metal_surface` extension is an instance extension.
It provides a mechanism to create a slink:VkSurfaceKHR object (defined by
the `<<VK_KHR_surface>>` extension) from dlink:CAMetalLayer, which is the
native rendering surface of Apple's Metal framework.

=== New Object Types

None.

=== New Enum Constants

  * Extending elink:VkStructureType:
  ** ename:VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_METAL_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_EXT

=== New Enums

None.

=== New Structures

  * slink:VkMetalSurfaceCreateInfoEXT

=== New Functions

  * flink:vkCreateMetalSurfaceEXT

=== Issues

None.

=== Version History

 * Revision 1, 2018-10-01 (Dzmitry Malyshau)
   - Initial version