// Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Khronos Group. This work is licensed under a
// Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License; see
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include::meta/VK_KHR_push_descriptor.txt[]

*Last Modified Date*::
    2016-10-15
*IP Status*::
    No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
  - Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
  - Michael Worcester, Imagination Technologies

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 elink:VkStructureType:
  ** ename:VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_PROPERTIES_KHR

  * Extending elink: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