C Specification

To begin a GPA sample, call:

// Provided by VK_AMD_gpa_interface
VkResult vkCmdBeginGpaSampleAMD(
    VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
    VkGpaSessionAMD                             gpaSession,
    const VkGpaSampleBeginInfoAMD*              pGpaSampleBeginInfo,
    uint32_t*                                   pSampleID);

Parameters

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

  • gpaSession is the handle of the GPA session to record the sample.

  • pGpaSampleBeginInfo is a pointer to a VkGpaSampleBeginInfoAMD structure describing the sample parameters.

  • pSampleID is the unique sample ID returned for this sample.

Description

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

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginGpaSampleAMD-gpaSession-parameter
    gpaSession must be a valid VkGpaSessionAMD handle

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginGpaSampleAMD-pGpaSampleBeginInfo-parameter
    pGpaSampleBeginInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid VkGpaSampleBeginInfoAMD structure

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginGpaSampleAMD-pSampleID-parameter
    pSampleID must be a valid pointer to a uint32_t value

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

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

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

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

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginGpaSampleAMD-commonparent
    Both of commandBuffer, and gpaSession 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 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

Action
State

Conditional Rendering

vkCmdBeginGpaSampleAMD is not affected by conditional rendering

Return Codes
On success, this command returns
On failure, this command returns

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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