vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV(3)

# vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV - Update the indirect compute pipeline's metadata

## C Specification

To save a compute pipeline’s metadata at a device address call:

    // Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands_compute
    void vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        VkPipelineBindPoint                         pipelineBindPoint,
        VkPipeline                                  pipeline);

## Parameters

- `commandBuffer` is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.

- `pipelineBindPoint` is a VkPipelineBindPoint value specifying the type of pipeline whose metadata will be saved.

- `pipeline` is the pipeline whose metadata will be saved.

## Description

`vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV` is only allowed outside of a render pass. This command is treated as a “transfer” operation for the purposes of synchronization barriers. The writes to the address must be synchronized using stages VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_COPY_BIT and VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMMAND_PREPROCESS_BIT_NV and with access masks VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_WRITE_BIT and VK_ACCESS_COMMAND_PREPROCESS_READ_BIT_NV respectively before using the results in preprocessing.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-pipelineBindPoint-09018
  `pipelineBindPoint` must be VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_COMPUTE

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-pipeline-09019
  `pipeline` must have been created with VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_INDIRECT_BINDABLE_BIT_NV flag set

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-pipeline-09020
  `pipeline` must have been created with VkComputePipelineIndirectBufferInfoNV structure specifying a valid address where its metadata will be saved

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-deviceGeneratedComputePipelines-09021
  The `VkPhysicalDeviceDeviceGeneratedCommandsComputeFeaturesNV`::`deviceGeneratedComputePipelines` feature must be enabled

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-commandBuffer-parameter
  `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-pipelineBindPoint-parameter
  `pipelineBindPoint` must be a valid VkPipelineBindPoint value

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-pipeline-parameter
  `pipeline` must be a valid VkPipeline handle

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-commandBuffer-recording
  `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT, VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT, or VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT operations

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-renderpass
  This command must only be called outside of a render pass instance

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-suspended
  This command must not be called between suspended render pass instances

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-videocoding
  This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope

- VUID-vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV-commonparent
  Both of `commandBuffer`, and `pipeline` must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from the same VkDevice

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `commandBuffer` must be externally synchronized

- Host access to the `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must be externally synchronized

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Video Coding Scope | Supported Queue Types | Command Type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Primary Secondary | Outside | Outside | VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT | Action

Conditional Rendering

vkCmdUpdatePipelineIndirectBufferNV is not affected by conditional rendering

## See Also

VK_NV_device_generated_commands_compute, VkCommandBuffer, VkPipeline, VkPipelineBindPoint

## 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.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0