VK_KHR_bind_memory2(3)

# VK_KHR_bind_memory2(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_KHR_bind_memory2 - device extension

## Registered Extension Number

158

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

None

## Deprecation State

- Promoted to Vulkan 1.1

## Contact

- Tobias Hector [GitHub]tobski

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2017-09-05

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA

  - Tobias Hector, Imagination Technologies

## Description

This extension provides versions of vkBindBufferMemory and vkBindImageMemory that allow multiple bindings to be performed at once, and are extensible.

This extension also introduces VK_IMAGE_CREATE_ALIAS_BIT_KHR, which allows “identical” images that alias the same memory to interpret the contents consistently, even across image layout changes.

## 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 Commands

- vkBindBufferMemory2KHR

- vkBindImageMemory2KHR

## New Structures

- VkBindBufferMemoryInfoKHR

- VkBindImageMemoryInfoKHR

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_KHR_BIND_MEMORY_2_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_KHR_BIND_MEMORY_2_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkImageCreateFlagBits:

  - VK_IMAGE_CREATE_ALIAS_BIT_KHR

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_INFO_KHR

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_INFO_KHR

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2017-05-19 (Tobias Hector)

  - Pulled bind memory functions into their own extension

## See Also

No cross-references are available

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

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## Copyright

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