VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout(3)

# VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout - device extension

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## Registered Extension Number

145

## Revision

1

## Extension and Version Dependencies

## Deprecation state

- Promoted to Vulkan 1.1

## Contact

- John Kessenich johnkslang

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2017-03-26

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Interactions and External Dependencies

  - Promoted to Vulkan 1.1 Core

Contributors

  - John Kessenich, Google

## Description

The `VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout` extension allows implementations to indicate they can support more variation in block `Offset` decorations. For example, placing a vector of three floats at an offset of 16×N + 4.

See Offset and Stride Assignment for details.

## Promotion to Vulkan 1.1

All functionality in this extension is included in core Vulkan 1.1, with the KHR suffix omitted. The original type, enum and command names are still available as aliases of the core functionality.

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_KHR_RELAXED_BLOCK_LAYOUT_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_KHR_RELAXED_BLOCK_LAYOUT_SPEC_VERSION`

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2017-03-26 (JohnK)

## See Also

No cross-references are available

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

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## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2023 The Khronos Group Inc.

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