VK_KHR_push_descriptor
Other Extension Metadata
Last Modified Date
2017-09-12
IP Status
No known IP claims.
Contributors
- Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
- Michael Worcester, Imagination Technologies
Description
This extension allows descriptors to be written into the command buffer, while the implementation is 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 Commands
If VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template is supported:
If Version 1.1 is supported:
New Structures
New Enum Constants
VK_KHR_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENSION_NAME
VK_KHR_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_SPEC_VERSION
- Extending VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateFlagBits:
VK_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_BIT_KHR
- Extending VkStructureType:
VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_PROPERTIES_KHR
If VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template is supported:
- Extending VkDescriptorUpdateTemplateType:
VK_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_TYPE_PUSH_DESCRIPTORS_KHR
If Version 1.1 is supported:
- Extending VkDescriptorUpdateTemplateType:
VK_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_TYPE_PUSH_DESCRIPTORS_KHR
Version History
- Revision 1, 2016-10-15 (Jeff Bolz)
- Internal revisions
- Revision 2, 2017-09-12 (Tobias Hector)
- Added interactions with Vulkan 1.1