C Specification

To write a 32-bit marker value into memory as a pipelined operation, call:

// Provided by VK_KHR_device_address_commands with VK_AMD_buffer_marker
void vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD(
    VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
    const VkMemoryMarkerInfoAMD*                pInfo);

Parameters

  • commandBuffer is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.

  • pInfo specifies a pointer to an VkMemoryMarkerInfoAMD structure defining parameters of this command.

Description

When vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD is submitted to a queue, it defines an execution dependency between prior operations and writing the marker value, as well as a memory dependency from earlier buffer marker write commands.

The first synchronization scope includes operations performed by operations that occur earlier in submission order in the pipeline stage identified by pInfo->stage. It additionally includes other buffer marker write commands that occur earlier in submission order that specified either the same pInfo->stage or a stage that is logically earlier.

The second synchronization scope includes only the buffer marker write.

The first access scope includes only accesses performed by other buffer marker write commands.

The second access scope is empty.

The access scope for buffer marker writes falls under the VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT flag, and is performed by either pInfo->stage or VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT. Synchronization commands should specify this access flag and both pipeline stages when defining dependencies with this command.

Note

Similar to vkCmdWriteTimestamp2, if an implementation is unable to write a marker at any specific pipeline stage, it may instead do so at any logically later stage.

Note

Implementations may only support a limited number of pipelined marker write operations in flight at a given time. Thus an excessive number of marker write operations may degrade command execution performance.

Valid Usage
Valid Usage (Implicit)
  • VUID-vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD-commandBuffer-parameter
    commandBuffer must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

  • VUID-vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD-pInfo-parameter
    pInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid VkMemoryMarkerInfoAMD structure

  • VUID-vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD-commandBuffer-recording
    commandBuffer must be in the recording state

  • VUID-vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD-commandBuffer-cmdpool
    The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from must support VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT, VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT, or VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT operations

  • VUID-vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD-suspended
    This command must not be called between suspended render pass instances

  • VUID-vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD-videocoding
    This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope

Host Synchronization
  • Host access to commandBuffer must be externally synchronized

  • Host access to the VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from must be externally synchronized

Command Properties
Command Buffer Levels Render Pass Scope Video Coding Scope Supported Queue Types Command Type

Primary
Secondary

Both

Outside

VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT
VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT
VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT

Action

Conditional Rendering

vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD is not affected by conditional rendering

See Also

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.

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