VK_KHR_shader_abort

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Last Modified Date

2026-03-18

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Contributors

• Tobias Hector, AMD
• Piers Daniell, Nvidia
• Craig Graham, Samsung
• Erik Hogeman, ARM
• Ralph Potter, Samsung
• Vikram Tarikere, IMG

Description

This extension enables the use of the OpAbortKHR instruction in shaders.

New Structures

• Extending VkDeviceFaultDebugInfoKHR:
  • VkDeviceFaultShaderAbortMessageInfoKHR
• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceShaderAbortFeaturesKHR
• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceShaderAbortPropertiesKHR

New Enum Constants

• VK_KHR_SHADER_ABORT_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_KHR_SHADER_ABORT_SPEC_VERSION
• Extending VkStructureType:
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_FAULT_SHADER_ABORT_MESSAGE_INFO_KHR
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ABORT_FEATURES_KHR
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ABORT_PROPERTIES_KHR

Version History

• Revision 1, 2024-08-22 (Tobias Hector)
  • Initial revision