VK_AMD_buffer_marker(3)

# VK_AMD_buffer_marker(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_AMD_buffer_marker - device extension

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## Registered Extension Number

180

## Revision

1

## Extension and Version Dependencies

- Requires Vulkan 1.0

## Special Use

- Developer tools

### Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2018-01-26

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - Matthaeus G. Chajdas, AMD

  - Jaakko Konttinen, AMD

  - Daniel Rakos, AMD

### Description

This extension adds a new operation to execute pipelined writes of small marker values into a `VkBuffer` object.

The primary purpose of these markers is to facilitate the development of debugging tools for tracking which pipelined command contributed to device loss.

### New Commands

- vkCmdWriteBufferMarkerAMD

### New Enum Constants

- `VK_AMD_BUFFER_MARKER_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_AMD_BUFFER_MARKER_SPEC_VERSION`

### Examples

None.

### Version History

- Revision 1, 2018-01-26 (Jaakko Konttinen)

  - Initial revision

## See Also

vkCmdWriteBufferMarkerAMD

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

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## Copyright

Copyright (c) 2014-2020 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0