VK_AMD_buffer_marker(3)

# VK_AMD_buffer_marker(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_AMD_buffer_marker - device extension

## Registered Extension Number

180

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Not ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

None

## API Interactions

- Interacts with VK_VERSION_1_3

- Interacts with VK_KHR_synchronization2

## Special Use

- Developer tools

## Contact

- Daniel Rakos [GitHub]drakos-amd

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2018-01-26

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - Matthaeus G. Chajdas, AMD

  - Jaakko Konttinen, AMD

  - Daniel Rakos, AMD

## Description

This extension adds a new operation to execute pipelined writes of small marker values into a `VkBuffer` object.

The primary purpose of these markers is to facilitate the development of debugging tools for tracking which pipelined command contributed to device loss.

## New Commands

- vkCmdWriteBufferMarkerAMD

If Vulkan Version 1.3 or VK_KHR_synchronization2 is supported:

- vkCmdWriteBufferMarker2AMD

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_AMD_BUFFER_MARKER_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_AMD_BUFFER_MARKER_SPEC_VERSION`

## Examples

None.

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2018-01-26 (Jaakko Konttinen)

  - Initial revision

## See Also

No cross-references are available

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is a generated document. Fixes and changes should be made to the generator scripts, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0