VK_EXT_map_memory_placed(3)

# VK_EXT_map_memory_placed(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_EXT_map_memory_placed - device extension

## Registered Extension Number

273

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_map_memory2
or
Vulkan Version 1.4

## Contact

- Faith Ekstrand [GitHub]gfxstrand

## Extension Proposal

VK_EXT_map_memory_placed

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2023-03-21

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Interactions and External Dependencies

  - Depends on apitext:VK_KHR_map_memory2

  - Interacts with apitext:VK_EXT_external_memory_host

Contributors

  - Faith Ekstrand, Collabora

  - Tobias Hector, AMD

  - James Jones, NVIDIA

  - Georg Lehmann, Valve

  - Derek Lesho, Codeweavers

## Description

This extension allows an application to request that vkMapMemory2KHR attempt to place the memory map at a particular virtual address.

## New Structures

- Extending VkMemoryMapInfo:

  - VkMemoryMapPlacedInfoEXT

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMapMemoryPlacedFeaturesEXT

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMapMemoryPlacedPropertiesEXT

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_EXT_MAP_MEMORY_PLACED_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_EXT_MAP_MEMORY_PLACED_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkMemoryMapFlagBits:

  - VK_MEMORY_MAP_PLACED_BIT_EXT

- Extending VkMemoryUnmapFlagBits:

  - VK_MEMORY_UNMAP_RESERVE_BIT_EXT

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_MAP_PLACED_INFO_EXT

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAP_MEMORY_PLACED_FEATURES_EXT

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAP_MEMORY_PLACED_PROPERTIES_EXT

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2024-01-14 (Faith Ekstrand)

  - Internal revisions

## 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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