org.lwjgl.vulkan

Class NVMeshShader

java.lang.Object

org.lwjgl.vulkan.NVMeshShader

public class NVMeshShader
extends java.lang.Object

This extension provides a new mechanism allowing applications to generate collections of geometric primitives via programmable mesh shading. It is an alternative to the existing programmable primitive shading pipeline, which relied on generating input primitives by a fixed function assembler as well as fixed function vertex fetch.

There are new programmable shader types -- the task and mesh shader -- to generate these collections to be processed by fixed-function primitive assembly and rasterization logic. When the task and mesh shaders are dispatched, they replace the standard programmable vertex processing pipeline, including vertex array attribute fetching, vertex shader processing, tessellation, and the geometry shader processing.

This extension also adds support for the following SPIR-V extension in Vulkan:

• SPV_NV_mesh_shader

Name String

VK_NV_mesh_shader

Extension Type

Device extension

Registered Extension Number

203

Revision

1

Extension and Version Dependencies

• Requires Vulkan 1.0
• Requires VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2

Contact

• Christoph Kubisch pixeljetstream

Last Modified Date

2018-07-19

Contributors

• Pat Brown, NVIDIA
• Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA
• Daniel Koch, NVIDIA
• Piers Daniell, NVIDIA
• Pierre Boudier, NVIDIA

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	VK_NV_MESH_SHADER_EXTENSION_NAME The extension name.
static int	VK_NV_MESH_SHADER_SPEC_VERSION The extension specification version.
static int	VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_NV Extends VkPipelineStageFlagBits.
static int	VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_NV Extends VkPipelineStageFlagBits.
static int	VK_SHADER_STAGE_MESH_BIT_NV Extends VkShaderStageFlagBits.
static int	VK_SHADER_STAGE_TASK_BIT_NV Extends VkShaderStageFlagBits.
static int	VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_FEATURES_NV Extends VkStructureType.
static int	VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_PROPERTIES_NV Extends VkStructureType.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV(org.lwjgl.vulkan.VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, long buffer, long offset, long countBuffer, long countBufferOffset, int maxDrawCount, int stride) Perform an indirect mesh tasks draw with the draw count sourced from a buffer.
static void	vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV(org.lwjgl.vulkan.VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, long buffer, long offset, int drawCount, int stride) Issue an indirect mesh tasks draw into a command buffer.
static void	vkCmdDrawMeshTasksNV(org.lwjgl.vulkan.VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, int taskCount, int firstTask) Draw mesh task work items.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

VK_NV_MESH_SHADER_SPEC_VERSION

public static final int VK_NV_MESH_SHADER_SPEC_VERSION

The extension specification version.

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Constant Field Values

VK_NV_MESH_SHADER_EXTENSION_NAME

public static final java.lang.String VK_NV_MESH_SHADER_EXTENSION_NAME

The extension name.

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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_FEATURES_NV

public static final int VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_FEATURES_NV

Extends VkStructureType.

Enum values:

• STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_FEATURES_NV
• STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_PROPERTIES_NV

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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_PROPERTIES_NV

public static final int VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_PROPERTIES_NV

Extends VkStructureType.

Enum values:

• STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_FEATURES_NV
• STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_PROPERTIES_NV

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Constant Field Values

VK_SHADER_STAGE_TASK_BIT_NV

public static final int VK_SHADER_STAGE_TASK_BIT_NV

Extends VkShaderStageFlagBits.

Enum values:

• SHADER_STAGE_TASK_BIT_NV
• SHADER_STAGE_MESH_BIT_NV

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VK_SHADER_STAGE_MESH_BIT_NV

public static final int VK_SHADER_STAGE_MESH_BIT_NV

Extends VkShaderStageFlagBits.

Enum values:

• SHADER_STAGE_TASK_BIT_NV
• SHADER_STAGE_MESH_BIT_NV

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VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_NV

public static final int VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_NV

Extends VkPipelineStageFlagBits.

Enum values:

• PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_NV
• PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_NV

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VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_NV

public static final int VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_NV

Extends VkPipelineStageFlagBits.

Enum values:

• PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_NV
• PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_NV

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Method Detail

vkCmdDrawMeshTasksNV

public static void vkCmdDrawMeshTasksNV(org.lwjgl.vulkan.VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer,
                                        int taskCount,
                                        int firstTask)

Draw mesh task work items.

C Specification

To record a draw that uses the mesh pipeline, call:

 void vkCmdDrawMeshTasksNV(
     VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
     uint32_t                                    taskCount,
     uint32_t                                    firstTask);

Description

When the command is executed, a global workgroup consisting of taskCount local workgroups is assembled.

Valid Usage

• If a VkImageView is sampled with FILTER_LINEAR as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT
• If a VkImageView is accessed using atomic operations as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT
• If a VkImageView is sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT
• Any VkImageView being sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command must have a VkImageViewType and format that supports cubic filtering, as specified by VkFilterCubicImageViewImageFormatPropertiesEXT::filterCubic returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2
• Any VkImageView being sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT with a reduction mode of either SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MIN_EXT or SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MAX_EXT as a result of this command must have a VkImageViewType and format that supports cubic filtering together with minmax filtering, as specified by VkFilterCubicImageViewImageFormatPropertiesEXT::filterCubicMinmax returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2
• Any VkImage created with a VkImageCreateInfo::flags containing IMAGE_CREATE_CORNER_SAMPLED_BIT_NV sampled as a result of this command must only be sampled using a VkSamplerAddressMode of SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE.
• For each set n that is statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, a descriptor set must have been bound to n at the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for set n, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline, as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility
• For each push constant that is statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, a push constant value must have been set for the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for push constants, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline, as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility
• Descriptors in each bound descriptor set, specified via vkCmdBindDescriptorSets, must be valid if they are statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command
• A valid pipeline must be bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command requires any dynamic state, that state must have been set for commandBuffer
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used to sample from any VkImage with a VkImageView of the type IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_3D, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_1D_ARRAY, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY or IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE_ARRAY, in any shader stage
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used with any of the SPIR-V OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions with ImplicitLod, Dref or Proj in their name, in any shader stage
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used with any of the SPIR-V OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions that includes a LOD bias or any offset values, in any shader stage
• If the robust buffer access feature is not enabled, and if the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a uniform buffer, it must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point
• If the robust buffer access feature is not enabled, and if the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a storage buffer, it must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point
• If commandBuffer is an unprotected command buffer, any resource accessed by the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command must not be a protected resource
• The current render pass must be compatible with the renderPass member of the VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo structure specified when creating the VkPipeline bound to PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS.
• The subpass index of the current render pass must be equal to the subpass member of the VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo structure specified when creating the VkPipeline bound to PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS.
• Every input attachment used by the current subpass must be bound to the pipeline via a descriptor set
• Image subresources used as attachments in the current render pass must not be accessed in any way other than as an attachment by this command.
• If the draw is recorded in a render pass instance with multiview enabled, the maximum instance index must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceMultiviewProperties::maxMultiviewInstanceIndex.
• If the bound graphics pipeline was created with VkPipelineSampleLocationsStateCreateInfoEXT::sampleLocationsEnable set to TRUE and the current subpass has a depth/stencil attachment, then that attachment must have been created with the IMAGE_CREATE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_COMPATIBLE_DEPTH_BIT_EXT bit set
• taskCount must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceMeshShaderPropertiesNV::maxDrawMeshTasksCount

Valid Usage (Implicit)

• commandBuffer must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle
• commandBuffer must be in the recording state
• The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from must support graphics operations
• This command must only be called inside of a render pass instance

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	Supported Queue Types	Pipeline Type
Primary Secondary	Inside	Graphics	Graphics

Parameters:

commandBuffer - the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.

taskCount - the number of local workgroups to dispatch in the X dimension. Y and Z dimension are implicitly set to one.

firstTask - the X component of the first workgroup ID.

vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV

public static void vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV(org.lwjgl.vulkan.VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer,
                                                long buffer,
                                                long offset,
                                                int drawCount,
                                                int stride)

Issue an indirect mesh tasks draw into a command buffer.

C Specification

To record an indirect mesh tasks draw, call:

 void vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV(
     VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
     VkBuffer                                    buffer,
     VkDeviceSize                                offset,
     uint32_t                                    drawCount,
     uint32_t                                    stride);

Description

vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV behaves similarly to CmdDrawMeshTasksNV except that the parameters are read by the device from a buffer during execution. drawCount draws are executed by the command, with parameters taken from buffer starting at offset and increasing by stride bytes for each successive draw. The parameters of each draw are encoded in an array of VkDrawMeshTasksIndirectCommandNV structures. If drawCount is less than or equal to one, stride is ignored.

Valid Usage

• If a VkImageView is sampled with FILTER_LINEAR as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT
• If a VkImageView is accessed using atomic operations as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT
• If a VkImageView is sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT
• Any VkImageView being sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command must have a VkImageViewType and format that supports cubic filtering, as specified by VkFilterCubicImageViewImageFormatPropertiesEXT::filterCubic returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2
• Any VkImageView being sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT with a reduction mode of either SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MIN_EXT or SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MAX_EXT as a result of this command must have a VkImageViewType and format that supports cubic filtering together with minmax filtering, as specified by VkFilterCubicImageViewImageFormatPropertiesEXT::filterCubicMinmax returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2
• Any VkImage created with a VkImageCreateInfo::flags containing IMAGE_CREATE_CORNER_SAMPLED_BIT_NV sampled as a result of this command must only be sampled using a VkSamplerAddressMode of SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE.
• For each set n that is statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, a descriptor set must have been bound to n at the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for set n, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline, as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility
• For each push constant that is statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, a push constant value must have been set for the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for push constants, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline, as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility
• Descriptors in each bound descriptor set, specified via vkCmdBindDescriptorSets, must be valid if they are statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command
• A valid pipeline must be bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command requires any dynamic state, that state must have been set for commandBuffer
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used to sample from any VkImage with a VkImageView of the type IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_3D, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_1D_ARRAY, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY or IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE_ARRAY, in any shader stage
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used with any of the SPIR-V OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions with ImplicitLod, Dref or Proj in their name, in any shader stage
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used with any of the SPIR-V OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions that includes a LOD bias or any offset values, in any shader stage
• If the robust buffer access feature is not enabled, and if the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a uniform buffer, it must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point
• If the robust buffer access feature is not enabled, and if the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a storage buffer, it must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point
• If commandBuffer is an unprotected command buffer, any resource accessed by the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command must not be a protected resource
• The current render pass must be compatible with the renderPass member of the VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo structure specified when creating the VkPipeline bound to PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS.
• The subpass index of the current render pass must be equal to the subpass member of the VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo structure specified when creating the VkPipeline bound to PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS.
• Every input attachment used by the current subpass must be bound to the pipeline via a descriptor set
• Image subresources used as attachments in the current render pass must not be accessed in any way other than as an attachment by this command.
• If the draw is recorded in a render pass instance with multiview enabled, the maximum instance index must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceMultiviewProperties::maxMultiviewInstanceIndex.
• If the bound graphics pipeline was created with VkPipelineSampleLocationsStateCreateInfoEXT::sampleLocationsEnable set to TRUE and the current subpass has a depth/stencil attachment, then that attachment must have been created with the IMAGE_CREATE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_COMPATIBLE_DEPTH_BIT_EXT bit set
• If buffer is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single VkDeviceMemory object
• buffer must have been created with the BUFFER_USAGE_INDIRECT_BUFFER_BIT bit set
• offset must be a multiple of 4
• commandBuffer must not be a protected command buffer
• If the multi-draw indirect feature is not enabled, drawCount must be 0 or 1
• drawCount must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxDrawIndirectCount
• If drawCount is greater than 1, stride must be a multiple of 4 and must be greater than or equal to sizeof(VkDrawMeshTasksIndirectCommandNV)
• If drawCount is equal to 1, (offset sizeof(VkDrawMeshTasksIndirectCommandNV)) must be less than or equal to the size of buffer
• If drawCount is greater than 1, (stride × (drawCount - 1) + offset sizeof(VkDrawMeshTasksIndirectCommandNV)) must be less than or equal to the size of buffer

Valid Usage (Implicit)

• commandBuffer must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle
• buffer must be a valid VkBuffer handle
• commandBuffer must be in the recording state
• The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from must support graphics operations
• This command must only be called inside of a render pass instance
• Both of buffer, and commandBuffer 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	Supported Queue Types	Pipeline Type
Primary Secondary	Inside	Graphics	Graphics

Parameters:

commandBuffer - the command buffer into which the command is recorded.

buffer - the buffer containing draw parameters.

offset - the byte offset into buffer where parameters begin.

drawCount - the number of draws to execute, and can be zero.

stride - the byte stride between successive sets of draw parameters.

vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV

public static void vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV(org.lwjgl.vulkan.VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer,
                                                     long buffer,
                                                     long offset,
                                                     long countBuffer,
                                                     long countBufferOffset,
                                                     int maxDrawCount,
                                                     int stride)

Perform an indirect mesh tasks draw with the draw count sourced from a buffer.

C Specification

To record an indirect mesh tasks draw with the draw count sourced from a buffer, call:

 void vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV(
     VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
     VkBuffer                                    buffer,
     VkDeviceSize                                offset,
     VkBuffer                                    countBuffer,
     VkDeviceSize                                countBufferOffset,
     uint32_t                                    maxDrawCount,
     uint32_t                                    stride);

Description

vkCmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV behaves similarly to CmdDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV except that the draw count is read by the device from a buffer during execution. The command will read an unsigned 32-bit integer from countBuffer located at countBufferOffset and use this as the draw count.

Valid Usage

• If a VkImageView is sampled with FILTER_LINEAR as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT
• If a VkImageView is accessed using atomic operations as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT
• If a VkImageView is sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command, then the image view’s format features must contain FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT
• Any VkImageView being sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT as a result of this command must have a VkImageViewType and format that supports cubic filtering, as specified by VkFilterCubicImageViewImageFormatPropertiesEXT::filterCubic returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2
• Any VkImageView being sampled with FILTER_CUBIC_EXT with a reduction mode of either SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MIN_EXT or SAMPLER_REDUCTION_MODE_MAX_EXT as a result of this command must have a VkImageViewType and format that supports cubic filtering together with minmax filtering, as specified by VkFilterCubicImageViewImageFormatPropertiesEXT::filterCubicMinmax returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2
• Any VkImage created with a VkImageCreateInfo::flags containing IMAGE_CREATE_CORNER_SAMPLED_BIT_NV sampled as a result of this command must only be sampled using a VkSamplerAddressMode of SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE.
• For each set n that is statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, a descriptor set must have been bound to n at the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for set n, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline, as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility
• For each push constant that is statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command, a push constant value must have been set for the same pipeline bind point, with a VkPipelineLayout that is compatible for push constants, with the VkPipelineLayout used to create the current VkPipeline, as described in Pipeline Layout Compatibility
• Descriptors in each bound descriptor set, specified via vkCmdBindDescriptorSets, must be valid if they are statically used by the VkPipeline bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command
• A valid pipeline must be bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command requires any dynamic state, that state must have been set for commandBuffer
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used to sample from any VkImage with a VkImageView of the type IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_3D, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_1D_ARRAY, IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY or IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE_ARRAY, in any shader stage
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used with any of the SPIR-V OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions with ImplicitLod, Dref or Proj in their name, in any shader stage
• If the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a VkSampler object that uses unnormalized coordinates, that sampler must not be used with any of the SPIR-V OpImageSample* or OpImageSparseSample* instructions that includes a LOD bias or any offset values, in any shader stage
• If the robust buffer access feature is not enabled, and if the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a uniform buffer, it must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point
• If the robust buffer access feature is not enabled, and if the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command accesses a storage buffer, it must not access values outside of the range of the buffer as specified in the descriptor set bound to the same pipeline bind point
• If commandBuffer is an unprotected command buffer, any resource accessed by the VkPipeline object bound to the pipeline bind point used by this command must not be a protected resource
• The current render pass must be compatible with the renderPass member of the VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo structure specified when creating the VkPipeline bound to PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS.
• The subpass index of the current render pass must be equal to the subpass member of the VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo structure specified when creating the VkPipeline bound to PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS.
• Every input attachment used by the current subpass must be bound to the pipeline via a descriptor set
• Image subresources used as attachments in the current render pass must not be accessed in any way other than as an attachment by this command.
• If the draw is recorded in a render pass instance with multiview enabled, the maximum instance index must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceMultiviewProperties::maxMultiviewInstanceIndex.
• If the bound graphics pipeline was created with VkPipelineSampleLocationsStateCreateInfoEXT::sampleLocationsEnable set to TRUE and the current subpass has a depth/stencil attachment, then that attachment must have been created with the IMAGE_CREATE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_COMPATIBLE_DEPTH_BIT_EXT bit set
• If buffer is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single VkDeviceMemory object
• buffer must have been created with the BUFFER_USAGE_INDIRECT_BUFFER_BIT bit set
• offset must be a multiple of 4
• commandBuffer must not be a protected command buffer
• If countBuffer is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single VkDeviceMemory object
• countBuffer must have been created with the BUFFER_USAGE_INDIRECT_BUFFER_BIT bit set
• countBufferOffset must be a multiple of 4
• The count stored in countBuffer must be less than or equal to VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::maxDrawIndirectCount
• stride must be a multiple of 4 and must be greater than or equal to sizeof(VkDrawMeshTasksIndirectCommandNV)
• If maxDrawCount is greater than or equal to 1, (stride × (maxDrawCount - 1) + offset + sizeof(VkDrawMeshTasksIndirectCommandNV)) must be less than or equal to the size of buffer
• If the count stored in countBuffer is equal to 1, (offset sizeof(VkDrawMeshTasksIndirectCommandNV)) must be less than or equal to the size of buffer
• If the count stored in countBuffer is greater than 1, (stride × (drawCount - 1) + offset + sizeof(VkDrawMeshTasksIndirectCommandNV)) must be less than or equal to the size of buffer

Valid Usage (Implicit)

• commandBuffer must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle
• buffer must be a valid VkBuffer handle
• countBuffer must be a valid VkBuffer handle
• commandBuffer must be in the recording state
• The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from must support graphics operations
• This command must only be called inside of a render pass instance
• Each of buffer, commandBuffer, and countBuffer 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	Supported Queue Types	Pipeline Type
Primary Secondary	Inside	Graphics	Graphics

Parameters:

commandBuffer - the command buffer into which the command is recorded.

buffer - the buffer containing draw parameters.

offset - the byte offset into buffer where parameters begin.

countBuffer - the buffer containing the draw count.

countBufferOffset - the byte offset into countBuffer where the draw count begins.

maxDrawCount - specifies the maximum number of draws that will be executed. The actual number of executed draw calls is the minimum of the count specified in countBuffer and maxDrawCount.

stride - the byte stride between successive sets of draw parameters.