// Copyright (c) 2015-2016 The Khronos Group Inc. // Copyright notice at https://www.khronos.org/registry/speccopyright.html [[clears]] = Clear Commands [[clears-outside]] == Clearing Images Outside A Render Pass Instance Color and depth/stencil images can: be cleared outside a render pass instance using flink:vkCmdClearColorImage or flink:vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage, respectively. These commands are only allowed outside of a render pass instance. // refBegin vkCmdClearColorImage Clear regions of a color image To clear one or more subranges of a color image, call: include::../api/protos/vkCmdClearColorImage.txt[] * pname:commandBuffer is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded. * pname:image is the image to be cleared. * pname:imageLayout specifies the current layout of the image subresource ranges to be cleared, and must: be ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL or ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL. * pname:pColor is a pointer to a slink:VkClearColorValue structure that contains the values the image subresource ranges will be cleared to (see <> below). * pname:rangeCount is the number of image subresource range structures in pname:pRanges. * pname:pRanges points to an array of slink:VkImageSubresourceRange structures that describe a range of mipmap levels, array layers, and aspects to be cleared, as described in <>. The pname:aspectMask of all image subresource ranges must: only include ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT. Each specified range in pname:pRanges is cleared to the value specified by pname:pColor. include::../validity/protos/vkCmdClearColorImage.txt[] // refBegin vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage Fill regions of a combined depth-stencil image To clear one or more subranges of a depth/stencil image, call: include::../api/protos/vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage.txt[] * pname:commandBuffer is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded. * pname:image is the image to be cleared. * pname:imageLayout specifies the current layout of the image subresource ranges to be cleared, and must: be ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL or ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL. * pname:pDepthStencil is a pointer to a slink:VkClearDepthStencilValue structure that contains the values the depth and stencil image subresource ranges will be cleared to (see <> below). * pname:rangeCount is the number of image subresource range structures in pname:pRanges. * pname:pRanges points to an array of slink:VkImageSubresourceRange structures that describe a range of mipmap levels, array layers, and aspects to be cleared, as described in <>. The pname:aspectMask of each image subresource range in pname:pRanges can: include ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT if the image format has a depth component, and ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT if the image format has a stencil component. pname:pDepthStencil is a pointer to a sname:VkClearDepthStencilValue structure that contains the values the image subresource ranges will be cleared to (see <> below). include::../validity/protos/vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage.txt[] Clears outside render pass instances are treated as transfer operations for the purposes of memory barriers. [[clears-inside]] == Clearing Images Inside A Render Pass Instance // refBegin vkCmdClearAttachments Clear regions within currently bound framebuffer attachments To clear one or more regions of color and depth/stencil attachments inside a render pass instance, call: include::../api/protos/vkCmdClearAttachments.txt[] * pname:commandBuffer is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded. * pname:attachmentCount is the number of entries in the pname:pAttachments array. * pname:pAttachments is a pointer to an array of slink:VkClearAttachment structures defining the attachments to clear and the clear values to use. * pname:rectCount is the number of entries in the pname:pRects array. * pname:pRects points to an array of slink:VkClearRect structures defining regions within each selected attachment to clear. fname:vkCmdClearAttachments can: clear multiple regions of each attachment used in the current subpass of a render pass instance. This command must: be called only inside a render pass instance, and implicitly selects the images to clear based on the current framebuffer attachments and the command parameters. include::../validity/protos/vkCmdClearAttachments.txt[] // refBegin VkClearRect Structure specifying a clear rectangle The sname:VkClearRect structure is defined as: include::../api/structs/VkClearRect.txt[] * pname:rect is the two-dimensional region to be cleared. * pname:baseArrayLayer is the first layer to be cleared. * pname:layerCount is the number of layers to clear. The layers latexmath:[$[baseArrayLayer, baseArrayLayer+layerCount)$] counting from the base layer of the attachment image view are cleared. include::../validity/structs/VkClearRect.txt[] // refBegin VkClearAttachment Structure specifying a clear attachment The sname:VkClearAttachment structure is defined as: include::../api/structs/VkClearAttachment.txt[] * pname:aspectMask is a mask selecting the color, depth and/or stencil aspects of the attachment to be cleared. pname:aspectMask can: include ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT for color attachments, ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT for depth/stencil attachments with a depth component, and ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT for depth/stencil attachments with a stencil component. If the subpass's depth/stencil attachment is ename:VK_ATTACHMENT_UNUSED, then the clear has no effect. * pname:colorAttachment is only meaningful if ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT is set in pname:aspectMask, in which case it is an index to the pname:pColorAttachments array in the slink:VkSubpassDescription structure of the current subpass which selects the color attachment to clear. If pname:colorAttachment is ename:VK_ATTACHMENT_UNUSED or is greater than or equal to sname:VkSubpassDescription::pname:colorAttachmentCount, then the clear has no effect. * pname:clearValue is the color or depth/stencil value to clear the attachment to, as described in <> below. No memory barriers are needed between fname:vkCmdClearAttachments and preceding or subsequent draw or attachment clear commands in the same subpass. The fname:vkCmdClearAttachments command is not affected by the bound pipeline state. Attachments can: also be cleared at the beginning of a render pass instance by setting pname:loadOp (or pname:stencilLoadOp) of slink:VkAttachmentDescription to ename:VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR, as described for flink:vkCreateRenderPass. include::../validity/structs/VkClearAttachment.txt[] [[clears-values]] == Clear Values // refBegin VkClearColorValue Structure specifying a clear color value The sname:VkClearColorValue structure is defined as: include::../api/structs/VkClearColorValue.txt[] * pname:float32 are the color clear values when the format of the image or attachment is floating point, unorm, snorm, uscaled, packed float, or sRGB. Floating point values are automatically converted to the format of the image, with the clear value being treated as linear if the image is sRGB. * pname:int32 are the color clear values when the format of the image or attachment is signed integer. Signed integer values are converted to the format of the image by casting to the smaller type (with negative 32-bit values mapping to negative values in the smaller type). If the integer clear value is not representable in the target type (e.g. would overflow in conversion to that type), the clear value is undefined. * pname:uint32 are the color clear values when the format of the image or attachment is unsigned integer. Unsigned integer values are converted to the format of the image by casting to the integer type with fewer bits. The four array elements of the clear color map to R, G, B, and A components of image formats, in order. If the image has more than one sample, the same value is written to all samples for any pixels being cleared. include::../validity/structs/VkClearColorValue.txt[] // refBegin VkClearDepthStencilValue Structure specifying a clear depth stencil value The sname:VkClearDepthStencilValue structure is defined as: include::../api/structs/VkClearDepthStencilValue.txt[] * pname:depth is the clear value for the depth aspect of the depth/stencil attachment. It is a floating-point value which is automatically converted to the attachment's format. * pname:stencil is the clear value for the stencil aspect of the depth/stencil attachment. It is a 32-bit integer value which is converted to the attachment's format by taking the appropriate number of LSBs. include::../validity/structs/VkClearDepthStencilValue.txt[] // refBegin VkClearValue Structure specifying a clear value The sname:VkClearValue union is defined as: include::../api/structs/VkClearValue.txt[] * pname:color specifies the color image clear values to use when clearing a color image or attachment. * pname:depthStencil specifies the depth and stencil clear values to use when clearing a depth/stencil image or attachment. This union is used where part of the API requires either color or depth/stencil clear values, depending on the attachment, and defines the initial clear values in the slink:VkRenderPassBeginInfo structure. include::../validity/structs/VkClearValue.txt[] [[clears-filling-buffers]] == Filling Buffers // refBegin vkCmdFillBuffer Fill a region of a buffer with a fixed value To clear buffer data, call: include::../api/protos/vkCmdFillBuffer.txt[] * pname:commandBuffer is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded. * pname:dstBuffer is the buffer to be filled. * pname:dstOffset is the byte offset into the buffer at which to start filling, and must: be a multiple of 4. * pname:size is the number of bytes to fill, and must: be either a multiple of 4, or ename:VK_WHOLE_SIZE to fill the range from pname:offset to the end of the buffer. If ename:VK_WHOLE_SIZE is used and the remaining size of the buffer is not a multiple of 4, then the nearest smaller multiple is used. * pname:data is the 4-byte word written repeatedly to the buffer to fill pname:size bytes of data. The data word is written to memory according to the host endianness. fname:vkCmdFillBuffer is treated as ``transfer'' operation for the purposes of synchronization barriers. The ename:VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT must: be specified in pname:usage of sname:VkBufferCreateInfo in order for the buffer to be compatible with fname:vkCmdFillBuffer. include::../validity/protos/vkCmdFillBuffer.txt[] [[clears-updating-buffers]] == Updating Buffers // refBegin vkCmdUpdateBuffer Update a buffer's contents from host memory To update buffer data inline in a command buffer, call: include::../api/protos/vkCmdUpdateBuffer.txt[] * pname:commandBuffer is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded. * pname:dstBuffer is a handle to the buffer to be updated. * pname:dstOffset is the byte offset into the buffer to start updating, and must: be a multiple of 4. * pname:dataSize is the number of bytes to update, and must: be a multiple of 4. * pname:pData is a pointer to the source data for the buffer update, and must: be at least pname:dataSize bytes in size. pname:dataSize must: be less than or equal to 65536 bytes. For larger updates, applications can: use buffer to buffer <>. The source data is copied from the user pointer to the command buffer when the command is called. fname:vkCmdUpdateBuffer is only allowed outside of a render pass. This command is treated as ``transfer'' operation, for the purposes of synchronization barriers. The ename:VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT must: be specified in pname:usage of slink:VkBufferCreateInfo in order for the buffer to be compatible with fname:vkCmdUpdateBuffer. include::../validity/protos/vkCmdUpdateBuffer.txt[] [NOTE] .Note ==== The pname:pData parameter was of type basetype:uint32_t* instead of basetype:void* prior to revision 1.0.19 of the Specification and dlink:VK_HEADER_VERSION 19 of +vulkan.h+. This was a historical anomaly, as the source data may be of other types. ====