VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM(3)

# VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM - Specify that a tensor may be backed by external memory

## C Specification

To define a set of external memory handle types that may be used as backing store for a tensor, add a VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM structure to the `pNext` chain of the VkTensorCreateInfoARM structure.

The `VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM` structure is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_ARM_tensors
    typedef struct VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM {
        VkStructureType                    sType;
        const void*                        pNext;
        VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlags    handleTypes;
    } VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM;

## Members

Note | A `VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM` structure with a non-zero `handleTypes` field must be included in the creation parameters for a tensor that will be bound to memory that is either exported or imported.

## Description

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

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

- `handleTypes` is zero or a bitmask of VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagBits specifying one or more external memory handle types.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM-sType-sType
  `sType` must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_TENSOR_CREATE_INFO_ARM

- VUID-VkExternalMemoryTensorCreateInfoARM-handleTypes-parameter
  `handleTypes` must be a valid combination of VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagBits values

Structure Chaining

Extends the structure

  - VkTensorCreateInfoARM

## See Also

VK_ARM_tensors, VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlags, 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

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