VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR(3)

# VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR - Structure specifies H.264 decode DPB picture information

## C Specification

The `VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR` structure is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_KHR_video_decode_h264
    typedef struct VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR {
        VkStructureType                           sType;
        const void*                               pNext;
        const StdVideoDecodeH264ReferenceInfo*    pStdReferenceInfo;
    } VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR;

## Members

- `sType` is a VkStructureType value identifying this structure.

- `pNext` is `NULL` or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

- `pStdReferenceInfo` is a pointer to a `StdVideoDecodeH264ReferenceInfo` structure specifying H.264 reference information.

## Description

This structure is specified in the `pNext` chain of VkVideoDecodeInfoKHR::`pSetupReferenceSlot`, if not `NULL`, and the `pNext` chain of the elements of VkVideoDecodeInfoKHR::`pReferenceSlots` to specify the codec-specific reference picture information for an H.264 decode operation.

Active Reference Picture Information

  When this structure is specified in the `pNext` chain of the elements of VkVideoDecodeInfoKHR::`pReferenceSlots`, one or two elements are added to the list of active reference pictures used by the video decode operation for each element of VkVideoDecodeInfoKHR::`pReferenceSlots` as follows:

  - If neither `pStdReferenceInfo->flags.top_field_flag` nor `pStdReferenceInfo->flags.bottom_field_flag` is set, then the picture is added as a frame reference to the list of active reference pictures.

  - If `pStdReferenceInfo->flags.top_field_flag` is set, then the picture is added as a top field reference to the list of active reference pictures.

  - If `pStdReferenceInfo->flags.bottom_field_flag` is set, then the picture is added as a bottom field reference to the list of active reference pictures.

  - For each added reference picture, the corresponding image subregion used is determined according to the H.264 Decode Picture Data Access section.

  - Each added reference picture is associated with the DPB slot index specified in the `slotIndex` member of the corresponding element of VkVideoDecodeInfoKHR::`pReferenceSlots`.

  - Each added reference picture is associated with the H.264 reference information provided in `pStdReferenceInfo`.

Note | When both the top and bottom field of an interlaced frame currently associated with a DPB slot is intended to be used as an active reference picture and both fields are stored in the same image subregion (which is the case when using VK_VIDEO_DECODE_H264_PICTURE_LAYOUT_INTERLACED_INTERLEAVED_LINES_BIT_KHR which stores the two fields at even and odd scanlines of the same image subregion), both references have to be provided through a single VkVideoReferenceSlotInfoKHR structure that has both `flags.top_field_flag` and `flags.bottom_field_flag` set in the `StdVideoDecodeH264ReferenceInfo` structure pointed to by the `pStdReferenceInfo` member of the VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR structure included in the corresponding VkVideoReferenceSlotInfoKHR structure’s `pNext` chain. However, this approach can only be used when both fields are stored in the same image subregion. If that is not the case (e.g. when using VK_VIDEO_DECODE_H264_PICTURE_LAYOUT_INTERLACED_SEPARATE_PLANES_BIT_KHR which requires separate `codedOffset` values for the two fields and also allows storing the two fields of a frame in separate image layers or entirely separate images), then a separate VkVideoReferenceSlotInfoKHR structure needs to be provided for referencing the two fields, each only setting one of `flags.top_field_flag` or `flags.bottom_field_flag`, and providing the appropriate video picture resource information in VkVideoReferenceSlotInfoKHR::`pPictureResource`.

Reconstructed Picture Information

  When this structure is specified in the `pNext` chain of VkVideoDecodeInfoKHR::`pSetupReferenceSlot`, the information related to the reconstructed picture is defined as follows:

  - If neither `pStdReferenceInfo->flags.top_field_flag` nor `pStdReferenceInfo->flags.bottom_field_flag` is set, then the picture represents a frame.

  - If `pStdReferenceInfo->flags.top_field_flag` is set, then the picture represents a field, specifically, the top field of the frame.

  - If `pStdReferenceInfo->flags.bottom_field_flag` is set, then the picture represents a field, specifically, the bottom field of the frame.

  - The image subregion used is determined according to the H.264 Decode Picture Data Access section.

  - If reference picture setup is requested, then the reconstructed picture is used to activate the DPB slot with the index specified in VkVideoDecodeInfoKHR::`pSetupReferenceSlot->slotIndex`.

  - The reconstructed picture is associated with the H.264 reference information provided in `pStdReferenceInfo`.

Std Reference Information

  The members of the `StdVideoDecodeH264ReferenceInfo` structure pointed to by `pStdReferenceInfo` are interpreted as follows:

  - `flags.top_field_flag` is used to indicate whether the reference is used as top field reference;

  - `flags.bottom_field_flag` is used to indicate whether the reference is used as bottom field reference;

  - `flags.used_for_long_term_reference` is used to indicate whether the picture is marked as “used for long-term reference” as defined in section 8.2.5.1 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

  - `flags.is_non_existing` is used to indicate whether the picture is marked as “non-existing” as defined in section 8.2.5.2 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

  - all other members are interpreted as defined in section 8.2 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR-sType-sType
  `sType` must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_DECODE_H264_DPB_SLOT_INFO_KHR

- VUID-VkVideoDecodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR-pStdReferenceInfo-parameter
  `pStdReferenceInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid `StdVideoDecodeH264ReferenceInfo` value

Structure Chaining

Extends the structure

  - VkVideoReferenceSlotInfoKHR

## See Also

VK_KHR_video_decode_h264, VkStructureType

## 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.

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