vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR(3)

# vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR - Get the executables associated with a pipeline

## C Specification

When a pipeline is created, its state and shaders are compiled into zero or more device-specific executables, which are used when executing commands against that pipeline. To query the properties of these pipeline executables, call:

    // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    VkResult vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR(
        VkDevice                                    device,
        const VkPipelineInfoKHR*                    pPipelineInfo,
        uint32_t*                                   pExecutableCount,
        VkPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR*          pProperties);

## Parameters

- `device` is the device that created the pipeline.

- `pPipelineInfo` describes the pipeline being queried.

- `pExecutableCount` is a pointer to an integer related to the number of pipeline executables available or queried, as described below.

- `pProperties` is either `NULL` or a pointer to an array of VkPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR structures.

## Description

If `pProperties` is `NULL`, then the number of pipeline executables associated with the pipeline is returned in `pExecutableCount`. Otherwise, `pExecutableCount` must point to a variable set by the application to the number of elements in the `pProperties` array, and on return the variable is overwritten with the number of structures actually written to `pProperties`. If `pExecutableCount` is less than the number of pipeline executables associated with the pipeline, at most `pExecutableCount` structures will be written, and VK_INCOMPLETE will be returned instead of VK_SUCCESS, to indicate that not all the available properties were returned.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR-pipelineExecutableInfo-03270
  The `pipelineExecutableInfo` feature must be enabled

- VUID-vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR-pipeline-03271
  The `pipeline` member of `pPipelineInfo` must have been created with `device`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR-device-parameter
  `device` must be a valid VkDevice handle

- VUID-vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR-pPipelineInfo-parameter
  `pPipelineInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkPipelineInfoKHR structure

- VUID-vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR-pExecutableCount-parameter
  `pExecutableCount` must be a valid pointer to a `uint32_t` value

- VUID-vkGetPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR-pProperties-parameter
  If the value referenced by `pExecutableCount` is not `0`, and `pProperties` is not `NULL`, `pProperties` must be a valid pointer to an array of `pExecutableCount` VkPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR structures

Return Codes

On success, this command returns

  - VK_INCOMPLETE

  - VK_SUCCESS

On failure, this command returns

  - VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY

  - VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY

  - VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN

  - VK_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILED

## See Also

VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties, VkDevice, VkPipelineExecutablePropertiesKHR, VkPipelineInfoKHR

## 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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