Jon Leech ab08f0951e Change log for February 19, 2018 Vulkan 1.0.69 spec update:
* Bump API patch number and header version number to 69 for this update.

Github Issues:

  * Clean up description of synchronization for flink:vkAcquireNextImageKHR
    (public issue 626).
  * Move valid usage statements requiring offset and extent to respect image
    transfer granularity requirements of the queue family they are submitted
    against from slink:VkImageCopy and slink:VkBufferImageCopy to the
    corresponding flink:vkCmdCopyImage, flink:vkCmdCopyBufferToImage, and
    flink:vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer commands, where are relevant information is
    known (public issue 654).
  * Clarify that flink:vkGetDeviceProcAddr only supports device-level
    commands (public issue 655).

Internal Issues:

  * Associate each elink:VkDescriptorType with a type of descriptor, and
    link to descriptions of those types (internal issue 860).
  * Rework valid usage extraction script to better utilize and respond to
    spec markup, and fix some spec markup accordingly (internal issues 846,
    909, 945).
  * Rephrase flink:vkCmdPushConstants valid usage to allow overlapping push
    constant ranges in different shader stages (internal issue 1103).
  * Fix problem with diff_html target in extension.rb (internal issue 1104).
  * Modify valid usage statements for slink:VkClearDepthStencilValue,
    slink:VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo, slink:VkViewport, and
    flink:vkCmdSetDepthBounds, and the description of vkCmdSetDepthBias, to
    clarify that clamping is applied if and only if the
    `VK_EXT_depth_range_unrestricted` is not enabled (internal issue 1124),
    in versions of the specification built with that extension included.
  * Resolve contradictions and use of undefined "`per-sample shading`" term
    in the <<primsrast-sampleshading, Sample Shading>> and
    <<shaders-fragment-execution, Fragment Shader Execution>> sections; for
    the <<features-features-sampleRateShading, sampleRateShading feature>>;
    for code:FragCoord, code:SampleId, and code:SamplePosition; and for
    slink:sname:VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo (internal issue 1134).
  * Clarify the meaning of the ptext:maxDescriptorSet* limits in footnote 8
    of the <<features-limits-required,Required Limits>> table (internal
    issue 1139).
  * Fix broken NOTE markup in slink:VkSamplerCreateInfo.txt (internal issue
    1140).
  * Remove extend comparison language from valid usage statement for
    slink:VkImageCreateInfo, turning it into a simple validation of
    pname:mipLevels against pname:maxMipLevels (internal issue 1151).
  * Update valid usage statements for slink:VkImageCopy when the
    `VK_KHR_maintenance1` extension is enabled to allow multi-slice 2D <->
    3D copies when the pnaem:extent.depth parameter specifies the number of
    layers being copied, and matches the
    slink:VkImageSubresourceLayers.layerCount of the 2D image (internal
    issue 1152).
  * Rephrase memory / control barrier rules in the
    <<spirvenv-module-validation, Validation Rules within a Module>> section
    to avoid "`not use none`", which could be misconstrued to allow no
    synchronization semantics, and only storage class semantics (internal
    issue 1154).

Other Issues:

  * Move GLSL extension specifications to the KhronosGroup/GLSL repository
    on Github.
  * Add missing description of ename:VK_FILTER_CUBIC_IMG enum to
    slink:VkFilter.
  * Update description of code:PrimitiveId in the
    <<interfaces-builtin-variables,Built-In Variables>> section to clarify
    its behavior.
  * Disallow disjoint images from being used with dedicated-memory images in
    slink:VkMemoryDedicatedAllocateInfoKHR.
  * Update README to suggest older versions of "mathematical" and
    "ruby-gems" packages for use on Cygwin.
  * Fix typos

New Extensions:

  * `VK_AMD_buffer_marker`
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// Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Khronos Group. This work is licensed under a
// Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License; see
// http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
[[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.
[open,refpage='vkCmdClearColorImage',desc='Clear regions of a color image',type='protos']
--
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
ifdef::VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image[]
ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHARED_PRESENT_KHR,
endif::VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image[]
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
<<clears-values>> 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 <<resources-image-views,Image
Views>>.
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.
.Valid Usage
****
ifdef::VK_KHR_maintenance1[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-image-00001]]
pname:image must: use a format that supports
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT_KHR, which is indicated by
sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:linearTilingFeatures (for linearly tiled
images) or sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:optimalTilingFeatures (for
optimally tiled images) - as returned by
fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
endif::VK_KHR_maintenance1[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-image-00002]]
pname:image must: have been created with
ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT usage flag
ifdef::VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-image-01545]]
pname:image must: not use a format listed in
<<features-formats-requiring-sampler-ycbcr-conversion>>
endif::VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-image-00003]]
If pname:image is non-sparse then it must: be bound completely and
contiguously to a single sname:VkDeviceMemory object
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-imageLayout-00004]]
pname:imageLayout must: specify the layout of the image subresource
ranges of pname:image specified in pname:pRanges at the time this
command is executed on a sname:VkDevice
ifndef::VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-imageLayout-00005]]
pname:imageLayout must: be ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL or
ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL
endif::VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image[]
ifdef::VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-imageLayout-01394]]
pname:imageLayout must: be ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL, or
ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHARED_PRESENT_KHR
endif::VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-baseMipLevel-01470]]
The slink:VkImageSubresourceRange::pname:baseMipLevel members of the
elements of the pname:pRanges array must: each be less than the
pname:mipLevels specified in slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:image
was created
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-pRanges-01692]]
For each slink:VkImageSubresourceRange element of pname:pRanges, if the
pname:levelCount member is not ename:VK_REMAINING_MIP_LEVELS, then
[eq]#pname:baseMipLevel {plus} pname:levelCount# must: be less than the
pname:mipLevels specified in slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:image
was created
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-baseArrayLayer-01472]]
The slink:VkImageSubresourceRange::pname:baseArrayLayer members of the
elements of the pname:pRanges array must: each be less than the
pname:arrayLayers specified in slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:image
was created
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-pRanges-01693]]
For each slink:VkImageSubresourceRange element of pname:pRanges, if the
pname:layerCount member is not ename:VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS, then
[eq]#pname:baseArrayLayer {plus} pname:layerCount# must: be less than
the pname:arrayLayers specified in slink:VkImageCreateInfo when
pname:image was created
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearColorImage-image-00007]]
pname:image must: not have a compressed or depth/stencil format
****
include::../validity/protos/vkCmdClearColorImage.txt[]
--
[open,refpage='vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage',desc='Fill regions of a combined depth/stencil image',type='protos']
--
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 <<clears-values>> 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 <<resources-image-views,Image
Views>>.
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 <<clears-values>> below).
.Valid Usage
****
ifdef::VK_KHR_maintenance1[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-image-00008]]
pname:image must: use a format that supports
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT_KHR, which is indicated by
sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:linearTilingFeatures (for linearly tiled
images) or sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:optimalTilingFeatures (for
optimally tiled images) - as returned by
fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
endif::VK_KHR_maintenance1[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-image-00009]]
pname:image must: have been created with
ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT usage flag
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-image-00010]]
If pname:image is non-sparse then it must: be bound completely and
contiguously to a single sname:VkDeviceMemory object
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-imageLayout-00011]]
pname:imageLayout must: specify the layout of the image subresource
ranges of pname:image specified in pname:pRanges at the time this
command is executed on a sname:VkDevice
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-imageLayout-00012]]
pname:imageLayout must: be either of
ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL or
ename:VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-baseMipLevel-01474]]
The slink:VkImageSubresourceRange::pname:baseMipLevel members of the
elements of the pname:pRanges array must: each be less than the
pname:mipLevels specified in slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:image
was created
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-pRanges-01694]]
For each slink:VkImageSubresourceRange element of pname:pRanges, if the
pname:levelCount member is not ename:VK_REMAINING_MIP_LEVELS, then
[eq]#pname:baseMipLevel {plus} pname:levelCount# must: be less than the
pname:mipLevels specified in slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:image
was created
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-baseArrayLayer-01476]]
The slink:VkImageSubresourceRange::pname:baseArrayLayer members of the
elements of the pname:pRanges array must: each be less than the
pname:arrayLayers specified in slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:image
was created
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-pRanges-01695]]
For each slink:VkImageSubresourceRange element of pname:pRanges, if the
pname:layerCount member is not ename:VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS, then
[eq]#pname:baseArrayLayer {plus} pname:layerCount# must: be less than
the pname:arrayLayers specified in slink:VkImageCreateInfo when
pname:image was created
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage-image-00014]]
pname:image must: have a depth/stencil format
****
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
[open,refpage='vkCmdClearAttachments',desc='Clear regions within currently bound framebuffer attachments',type='protos']
--
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.
.Valid Usage
****
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearAttachments-aspectMask-00015]]
If the pname:aspectMask member of any element of pname:pAttachments
contains ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, the pname:colorAttachment
member of that element must: refer to a valid color attachment in the
current subpass
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearAttachments-pRects-00016]]
The rectangular region specified by each element of pname:pRects must:
be contained within the render area of the current render pass instance
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearAttachments-pRects-00017]]
The layers specified by each element of pname:pRects must: be contained
within every attachment that pname:pAttachments refers to
ifdef::VK_KHX_multiview[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdClearAttachments-baseArrayLayer-00018]]
If the render pass instance this is recorded in uses multiview, then
pname:baseArrayLayer must: be zero and pname:layerCount must: be one.
endif::VK_KHX_multiview[]
****
include::../validity/protos/vkCmdClearAttachments.txt[]
--
[open,refpage='VkClearRect',desc='Structure specifying a clear rectangle',type='structs']
--
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 [eq]#[pname:baseArrayLayer, pname:baseArrayLayer {plus}
pname:layerCount)# counting from the base layer of the attachment image view
are cleared.
include::../validity/structs/VkClearRect.txt[]
--
[open,refpage='VkClearAttachment',desc='Structure specifying a clear attachment',type='structs']
--
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 then the clear
has no effect.
* pname:clearValue is the color or depth/stencil value to clear the
attachment to, as described in <<clears-values,Clear Values>> 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.
.Valid Usage
****
* [[VUID-VkClearAttachment-aspectMask-00019]]
If pname:aspectMask includes ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, it must:
not include ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT or
ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT
* [[VUID-VkClearAttachment-aspectMask-00020]]
pname:aspectMask must: not include ename:VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_METADATA_BIT
* [[VUID-VkClearAttachment-clearValue-00021]]
pname:clearValue must: be a valid sname:VkClearValue union
****
include::../validity/structs/VkClearAttachment.txt[]
--
[[clears-values]]
== Clear Values
[open,refpage='VkClearColorValue',desc='Structure specifying a clear color value',type='structs']
--
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 one of the formats in the
<<features-formats-numericformat, Interpretation of Numeric Format>>
table other than signed integer (etext:SINT) or unsigned integer
(etext:UINT).
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 (etext:SINT).
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 (etext:UINT).
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[]
--
[open,refpage='VkClearDepthStencilValue',desc='Structure specifying a clear depth stencil value',type='structs']
--
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.
.Valid Usage
****
ifdef::VK_EXT_depth_range_unrestricted[]
* [[VUID-VkClearDepthStencilValue-depth-00022]]
Unless the `<<VK_EXT_depth_range_unrestricted>>` extension is enabled
pname:depth must: be between `0.0` and `1.0`, inclusive
endif::VK_EXT_depth_range_unrestricted[]
ifndef::VK_EXT_depth_range_unrestricted[]
* [[VUID-VkClearDepthStencilValue-depth-00022]]
pname:depth must: be between `0.0` and `1.0`, inclusive
endif::VK_EXT_depth_range_unrestricted[]
****
include::../validity/structs/VkClearDepthStencilValue.txt[]
--
[open,refpage='VkClearValue',desc='Structure specifying a clear value',type='structs']
--
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.
.Valid Usage
****
* [[VUID-VkClearValue-depthStencil-00023]]
pname:depthStencil must: be a valid sname:VkClearDepthStencilValue
structure
****
include::../validity/structs/VkClearValue.txt[]
--
[[clears-filling-buffers]]
== Filling Buffers
[open,refpage='vkCmdFillBuffer',desc='Fill a region of a buffer with a fixed value',type='protos']
--
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.
.Valid Usage
****
* [[VUID-vkCmdFillBuffer-dstOffset-00024]]
pname:dstOffset must: be less than the size of pname:dstBuffer
* [[VUID-vkCmdFillBuffer-dstOffset-00025]]
pname:dstOffset must: be a multiple of `4`
* [[VUID-vkCmdFillBuffer-size-00026]]
If pname:size is not equal to ename:VK_WHOLE_SIZE, pname:size must: be
greater than `0`
* [[VUID-vkCmdFillBuffer-size-00027]]
If pname:size is not equal to ename:VK_WHOLE_SIZE, pname:size must: be
less than or equal to the size of pname:dstBuffer minus pname:dstOffset
* [[VUID-vkCmdFillBuffer-size-00028]]
If pname:size is not equal to ename:VK_WHOLE_SIZE, pname:size must: be a
multiple of `4`
* [[VUID-vkCmdFillBuffer-dstBuffer-00029]]
pname:dstBuffer must: have been created with
ename:VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT usage flag
ifndef::VK_KHR_maintenance1[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdFillBuffer-commandBuffer-00030]]
The sname:VkCommandPool that pname:commandBuffer was allocated from
must: support graphics or compute operations
endif::VK_KHR_maintenance1[]
* [[VUID-vkCmdFillBuffer-dstBuffer-00031]]
If pname:dstBuffer is non-sparse then it must: be bound completely and
contiguously to a single sname:VkDeviceMemory object
****
include::../validity/protos/vkCmdFillBuffer.txt[]
--
[[clears-updating-buffers]]
== Updating Buffers
[open,refpage='vkCmdUpdateBuffer',desc='Update a buffer\'s contents from host memory',type='protos']
--
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
<<copies-buffers,copies>>.
[NOTE]
.Note
====
Buffer updates performed with fname:vkCmdUpdateBuffer first copy the data
into command buffer memory when the command is recorded (which requires
additional storage and may incur an additional allocation), and then copy
the data from the command buffer into pname:dstBuffer when the command is
executed on a device.
The additional cost of this functionality compared to <<copies-buffers,
buffer to buffer copies>> means it is only recommended for very small
amounts of data, and is why it is limited to only 65536 bytes.
Applications can: work around this by issuing multiple
fname:vkCmdUpdateBuffer commands to different ranges of the same buffer, but
it is strongly recommended that they should: not.
====
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.
.Valid Usage
****
* [[VUID-vkCmdUpdateBuffer-dstOffset-00032]]
pname:dstOffset must: be less than the size of pname:dstBuffer
* [[VUID-vkCmdUpdateBuffer-dataSize-00033]]
pname:dataSize must: be less than or equal to the size of
pname:dstBuffer minus pname:dstOffset
* [[VUID-vkCmdUpdateBuffer-dstBuffer-00034]]
pname:dstBuffer must: have been created with
ename:VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT usage flag
* [[VUID-vkCmdUpdateBuffer-dstBuffer-00035]]
If pname:dstBuffer is non-sparse then it must: be bound completely and
contiguously to a single sname:VkDeviceMemory object
* [[VUID-vkCmdUpdateBuffer-dstOffset-00036]]
pname:dstOffset must: be a multiple of `4`
* [[VUID-vkCmdUpdateBuffer-dataSize-00037]]
pname:dataSize must: be less than or equal to `65536`
* [[VUID-vkCmdUpdateBuffer-dataSize-00038]]
pname:dataSize must: be a multiple of `4`
****
include::../validity/protos/vkCmdUpdateBuffer.txt[]
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[NOTE]
.Note
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The pname:pData parameter was of type code:uint32_t* instead of code: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.
====