VK_KHR_shader_constant_data

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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
• Vikram Tarikere, IMG

Description

This extension allows the use of the SPV_KHR_constant_data extension in SPIR-V shader modules which enables the specification and specialization of arrays of constant data.

New Structures

• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceShaderConstantDataFeaturesKHR

New Enum Constants

• VK_KHR_SHADER_CONSTANT_DATA_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_KHR_SHADER_CONSTANT_DATA_SPEC_VERSION
• Extending VkStructureType:
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_CONSTANT_DATA_FEATURES_KHR

New SPIR-V Capabilities

• ConstantDataKHR

Version History

• Revision 1, 2024-10-30 (Tobias Hector)
  • Initial revision