vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT
Transform feedback for specific transform feedback buffers is made active by calling:
void vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT(
VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer,
uint32_t firstCounterBuffer,
uint32_t counterBufferCount,
const VkBuffer* pCounterBuffers,
const VkDeviceSize* pCounterBufferOffsets);
commandBuffer
is the command buffer into which the command is recorded.firstCounterBuffer
is the index of the first transform feedback buffer corresponding topCounterBuffers
[0] andpCounterBufferOffsets
[0].counterBufferCount
is the size of thepCounterBuffers
andpCounterBufferOffsets
arrays.pCounterBuffers
isNULL
or a pointer to an array of VkBuffer handles to counter buffers. Each buffer contains a 4 byte integer value representing the byte offset from the start of the corresponding transform feedback buffer from where to start capturing vertex data. If the byte offset stored to the counter buffer location was done using vkCmdEndTransformFeedbackEXT it can be used to resume transform feedback from the previous location. IfpCounterBuffers
isNULL
, then transform feedback will start capturing vertex data to byte offset zero in all bound transform feedback buffers. For each element ofpCounterBuffers
that is VK_NULL_HANDLE, transform feedback will start capturing vertex data to byte zero in the corresponding bound transform feedback buffer.pCounterBufferOffsets
isNULL
or a pointer to an array of VkDeviceSize values specifying offsets within each of thepCounterBuffers
where the counter values were previously written. The location in each counter buffer at these offsets must be large enough to contain 4 bytes of data. This data is the number of bytes captured by the previous transform feedback to this buffer. IfpCounterBufferOffsets
isNULL
, then it is assumed the offsets are zero.
The active transform feedback buffers will capture primitives emitted from
the corresponding XfbBuffer
in the bound graphics pipeline.
Any XfbBuffer
emitted that does not output to an active transform
feedback buffer will not be captured.
Valid Usage
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-transformFeedback-02366
VkPhysicalDeviceTransformFeedbackFeaturesEXT
::transformFeedback
must be enabled
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-None-02367
Transform feedback must not be active
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-firstCounterBuffer-02368
firstCounterBuffer
must be less than
VkPhysicalDeviceTransformFeedbackPropertiesEXT
::maxTransformFeedbackBuffers
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-firstCounterBuffer-02369
The sum of firstCounterBuffer
and counterBufferCount
must
be less than or equal to
VkPhysicalDeviceTransformFeedbackPropertiesEXT
::maxTransformFeedbackBuffers
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-counterBufferCount-02607
If counterBufferCount
is not 0
, and pCounterBuffers
is not
NULL
, pCounterBuffers
must be a valid pointer to an array of
counterBufferCount
VkBuffer
handles that are either valid or
VK_NULL_HANDLE
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-pCounterBufferOffsets-02370
For each buffer handle in the array, if it is not VK_NULL_HANDLE
it must reference a buffer large enough to hold 4 bytes at the
corresponding offset from the pCounterBufferOffsets
array
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-pCounterBuffer-02371
If pCounterBuffer
is NULL
, then pCounterBufferOffsets
must also be NULL
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-pCounterBuffers-02372
For each buffer handle in the pCounterBuffers
array that is not
VK_NULL_HANDLE it must have been created with a usage
value
containing
VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_COUNTER_BUFFER_BIT_EXT
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-firstCounterBuffer-09630
The sum of firstCounterBuffer
and counterBufferCount
must
be less than or equal to the number of transform feedback buffers
currently bound by vkCmdBindTransformFeedbackBuffersEXT
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-None-06233
If the shaderObject
feature is not
enabled, a
valid graphics pipeline must be bound to
VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-None-04128
The last
pre-rasterization shader
stage of the bound graphics pipeline must have been declared with the
Xfb
execution mode
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-None-02373
Transform feedback must not be made active in a render pass instance with multiview enabled
Valid Usage (Implicit)
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-commandBuffer-parameter
commandBuffer
must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-pCounterBufferOffsets-parameter
If counterBufferCount
is not 0
, and pCounterBufferOffsets
is not NULL
, pCounterBufferOffsets
must be a valid pointer to an array of counterBufferCount
VkDeviceSize values
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-commandBuffer-recording
commandBuffer
must be in the recording state
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-commandBuffer-cmdpool
The VkCommandPool
that commandBuffer
was allocated from must support graphics operations
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-renderpass
This command must only be called inside of a render pass instance
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-videocoding
This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope
VUID-vkCmdBeginTransformFeedbackEXT-commonparent
Both of commandBuffer
, and the elements of pCounterBuffers
that are valid handles of non-ignored parameters must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from the same VkDevice
Host Synchronization
- Host access to
commandBuffer
must be externally synchronized - Host access to the
VkCommandPool
thatcommandBuffer
was allocated from must be externally synchronized ::