vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD(3)

# vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD - Execute a pipelined write of a marker value into a buffer

## C Specification

To write a 32-bit marker value into a buffer as a pipelined operation, call:

Warning | This functionality is superseded by vkCmdWriteMarkerToMemoryAMD. See Legacy Functionality for more information.

    // Provided by VK_AMD_buffer_marker with VK_VERSION_1_3 or VK_KHR_synchronization2
    void vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        VkPipelineStageFlags2                       stage,
        VkBuffer                                    dstBuffer,
        VkDeviceSize                                dstOffset,
        uint32_t                                    marker);

## Parameters

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

- `stage` specifies the pipeline stage whose completion triggers the marker write.

- `dstBuffer` is the buffer where the marker will be written.

- `dstOffset` is the byte offset into the buffer where the marker will be written.

- `marker` is the 32-bit value of the marker.

## Description

When `vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD` is submitted to a queue, it defines an execution dependency between prior operations and writing the marker value, as well as a memory dependency from earlier buffer marker write commands.

The first synchronization scope includes operations performed by operations that occur earlier in submission order in the pipeline stage identified by `pipelineStage`. It additionally includes other buffer marker write commands that occur earlier in submission order that specified either the same `pipelineStage` or a stage that is logically earlier.

The second synchronization scope includes only the buffer marker write.

The first access scope includes only accesses performed by other buffer marker write commands.

The second access scope is empty.

The access scope for buffer marker writes falls under the VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT flag, and is performed by either `pipelineStage` or VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT. Synchronization commands should specify this access flag and both pipeline stages when defining dependencies with this command.

Note | Similar to `vkCmdWriteTimestamp2`, if an implementation is unable to write a marker at any specific pipeline stage, it may instead do so at any logically later stage.

Note | Implementations may only support a limited number of pipelined marker write operations in flight at a given time. Thus an excessive number of marker write operations may degrade command execution performance.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03929
  If the `geometryShader` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03930
  If the `tessellationShader` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_TESSELLATION_CONTROL_SHADER_BIT or VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION_SHADER_BIT

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03931
  If the `conditionalRendering` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_CONDITIONAL_RENDERING_BIT_EXT

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03932
  If the `fragmentDensityMap` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_PROCESS_BIT_EXT

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03933
  If the `transformFeedback` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_BIT_EXT

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03934
  If the `meshShader` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_MESH_SHADER_BIT_EXT

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03935
  If the `taskShader` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_TASK_SHADER_BIT_EXT

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-07316
  If neither of the `shadingRateImage` or the `attachmentFragmentShadingRate` features are enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-04957
  If the `subpassShading` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_SUBPASS_SHADER_BIT_HUAWEI

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-04995
  If the `invocationMask` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_INVOCATION_MASK_BIT_HUAWEI

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-07946
  If neither the VK_NV_ray_tracing extension or the `rayTracingPipeline` feature are enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_BIT_KHR

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-10751
  If the `accelerationStructure` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_BUILD_BIT_KHR

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-10752
  If the `rayTracingMaintenance1` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_COPY_BIT_KHR

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-11541
  If the `VkPhysicalDeviceOpacityMicromapFeaturesEXT`::`micromap` feature is not enabled, `stage` must not contain VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_MICROMAP_BUILD_BIT_EXT

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-synchronization2-03893
  The `synchronization2` feature must be enabled

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03894
  `stage` must include only a single pipeline stage

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-03895
  `stage` must include only stages that are valid for the queue family that was used to create the command pool that `commandBuffer` was allocated from

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-dstOffset-03896
  `dstOffset` must be less than or equal to the size of `dstBuffer` minus `4`

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-dstBuffer-03897
  `dstBuffer` must have been created with the VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT usage flag set

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-dstBuffer-03898
  If `dstBuffer` is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single `VkDeviceMemory` object

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-dstOffset-03899
  `dstOffset` must be a multiple of `4`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-commandBuffer-parameter
  `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-stage-parameter
  `stage` must be a valid combination of VkPipelineStageFlagBits2 values

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-dstBuffer-parameter
  `dstBuffer` must be a valid VkBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-commandBuffer-recording
  `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT, VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT, or VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT operations

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-suspended
  This command must not be called between suspended render pass instances

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-videocoding
  This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope

- VUID-vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD-commonparent
  Both of `commandBuffer`, and `dstBuffer` 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 VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT | Action

Conditional Rendering

vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD is not affected by conditional rendering

## See Also

VK_AMD_buffer_marker, VK_KHR_synchronization2, VK_VERSION_1_3, VkBuffer, VkCommandBuffer, VkDeviceSize, VkPipelineStageFlags2

## 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.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0