VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_robustness(3)

# VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_robustness(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_robustness - device extension

## Registered Extension Number

609

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Not ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
or
Vulkan Version 1.1

## Deprecation State

- Promoted to VK_KHR_maintenance9 extension

## Contact

- Piers Daniell [GitHub]pdaniell-nv

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2024-11-01

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - Daniel Story, Nintendo

## Description

It can be detrimental to performance for applications to have to define fake vertex attribute locations and buffer bindings for vertex shaders that may reference attribute locations for which there is no vertex data.

This extension allows applications to not have to specify fake vertex attribute locations, and if the vertex shader reads those attributes it will read (0,0,0,0) or (0,0,0,1).

## Promotion to `VK_KHR_maintenance9`

The same functionality is provided by VK_KHR_maintenance9, but enabled by the `maintenance9` feature instead. The VkPhysicalDeviceVertexAttributeRobustnessFeaturesEXT structure was not included in the maintenance extension.

## New Structures

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceVertexAttributeRobustnessFeaturesEXT

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_EXT_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_ROBUSTNESS_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_EXT_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_ROBUSTNESS_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_ROBUSTNESS_FEATURES_EXT

## Issues

None

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2024-11-01 (Piers Daniell)

  - 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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