VK_AMD_buffer_marker

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Last Modified Date

2018-01-26

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Contributors

• Matthaeus G. Chajdas, AMD
• Jaakko Konttinen, AMD
• Daniel Rakos, AMD

Description

This extension adds a new operation to execute pipelined writes of small marker values into a VkBuffer object.

The primary purpose of these markers is to facilitate the development of debugging tools for tracking which pipelined command contributed to device loss.

New Commands

• vkCmdWriteBufferMarkerAMD

If Vulkan Version 1.3 or VK_KHR_synchronization2 is supported:

• vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD

New Enum Constants

• VK_AMD_BUFFER_MARKER_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_AMD_BUFFER_MARKER_SPEC_VERSION

Examples

None.

Version History

• Revision 1, 2018-01-26 (Jaakko Konttinen)
  • Initial revision