VK_KHR_pipeline_library

Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

2020-01-08

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Contributors

• See contributors to VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline

Description

A pipeline library is a special pipeline that cannot be bound, instead it defines a set of shaders and shader groups which can be linked into other pipelines. This extension defines the infrastructure for pipeline libraries, but does not specify the creation or usage of pipeline libraries. This is left to additional dependent extensions.

New Structures

• Extending VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo:
  • VkPipelineLibraryCreateInfoKHR

New Enum Constants

• VK_KHR_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_KHR_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_SPEC_VERSION
• Extending VkPipelineCreateFlagBits:
  • VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_LIBRARY_BIT_KHR
• Extending VkStructureType:
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_CREATE_INFO_KHR

Version History

• Revision 1, 2020-01-08 (Christoph Kubisch)
  • Initial draft.