vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT(3)

Name

vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT - Serialize a micromap on the host

C Specification

To copy a micromap to host accessible memory, call:

// Provided by VK_EXT_opacity_micromap
VkResult vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT(
    VkDevice                                    device,
    VkDeferredOperationKHR                      deferredOperation,
    const VkCopyMicromapToMemoryInfoEXT*        pInfo);

Parameters

Description

This command fulfills the same task as vkCmdCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT but is executed by the host.

This command produces the same results as vkCmdCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT, but writes its result directly to a host pointer, and is executed on the host rather than the device. The output may not necessarily be bit-for-bit identical, but it can be equally used by either vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT or vkCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT.

Valid Usage
  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-deferredOperation-03678
    Any previous deferred operation that was associated with deferredOperation must be complete

  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-buffer-07568
    The buffer used to create pInfo->src must be bound to host-visible device memory

  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-pInfo-07569
    pInfo->dst.hostAddress must be a valid host pointer

  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-pInfo-07570
    pInfo->dst.hostAddress must be aligned to 16 bytes

  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-micromapHostCommands-07571
    The VkPhysicalDeviceOpacityMicromapFeaturesEXT::micromapHostCommands feature must be enabled

  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-buffer-07572
    The buffer used to create pInfo->src must be bound to memory that was not allocated with multiple instances

Valid Usage (Implicit)
  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-device-parameter
    device must be a valid VkDevice handle

  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-deferredOperation-parameter
    If deferredOperation is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, deferredOperation must be a valid VkDeferredOperationKHR handle

  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-pInfo-parameter
    pInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid VkCopyMicromapToMemoryInfoEXT structure

  • VUID-vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT-deferredOperation-parent
    If deferredOperation is a valid handle, it must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from device

Return Codes
Success
  • VK_OPERATION_DEFERRED_KHR

  • VK_OPERATION_NOT_DEFERRED_KHR

  • VK_SUCCESS

Failure
  • VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY

  • VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY

  • VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN

  • VK_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILED

Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.