VK_NV_memory_decompression

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Last Modified Date

2022-01-31

Contributors

• Vikram Kushwaha, NVIDIA
• Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
• Christoph Kubisch, NVIDIA
• Piers Daniell, NVIDIA

Description

This extension adds support for performing memory to memory decompression.

New Commands

• vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV
• vkCmdDecompressMemoryNV

New Structures

• VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV
• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryDecompressionFeaturesNV
• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryDecompressionPropertiesNV

New Enums

• VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagBitsNV

New Bitmasks

• VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagsNV

New Enum Constants

• VK_NV_MEMORY_DECOMPRESSION_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_NV_MEMORY_DECOMPRESSION_SPEC_VERSION
• Extending VkStructureType:
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_DECOMPRESSION_FEATURES_NV
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_DECOMPRESSION_PROPERTIES_NV

Version History

• Revision 1, 2022-01-31 (Vikram Kushwaha)
  • Initial draft