VK_KHR_shader_abort(3)

# VK_KHR_shader_abort(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_KHR_shader_abort - device extension

## Registered Extension Number

234

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_device_fault
and
VK_KHR_shader_constant_data

## SPIR-V Dependencies

- SPV_KHR_abort

## Contact

- Tobias Hector [GitHub]tobski

## Extension Proposal

VK_KHR_shader_abort

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2026-03-18

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - Tobias Hector, AMD

  - Piers Daniell, Nvidia

  - Craig Graham, Samsung

  - Erik Hogeman, ARM

  - Ralph Potter, Samsung

  - Vikram Tarikere, IMG

## Description

This extension enables the use of the `OpAbortKHR` instruction in shaders.

## New Structures

- Extending VkDeviceFaultDebugInfoKHR:

  - VkDeviceFaultShaderAbortMessageInfoKHR

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceShaderAbortFeaturesKHR

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceShaderAbortPropertiesKHR

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_KHR_SHADER_ABORT_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_KHR_SHADER_ABORT_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_FAULT_SHADER_ABORT_MESSAGE_INFO_KHR

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ABORT_FEATURES_KHR

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ABORT_PROPERTIES_KHR

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2024-08-22 (Tobias Hector)

  - Initial revision

## See Also

No cross-references are available

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is a generated document. Fixes and changes should be made to the generator scripts, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0