VkPipelineBinaryKHR(3)

# VkPipelineBinaryKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkPipelineBinaryKHR - Opaque handle to a pipeline binary object

## C Specification

Pipeline binary objects allow the result of pipeline construction to be reused between pipelines and between runs of an application. Reuse is achieved by extracting pipeline binaries from a VkPipeline object, associating them with a corresponding VkPipelineBinaryKeyKHR and then adding a VkPipelineBinaryInfoKHR to the `pNext` chain of any `Vk*PipelineCreateInfo` when creating a pipeline. Pipeline binaries can be reused between runs by extracting `VkPipelineBinaryDataKHR` from `VkPipelineBinaryKHR` objects, saving the contents, and then using them to create a `VkPipelineBinaryKHR` object on subsequent runs.

When creating a pipeline that includes VkPipelineBinaryInfoKHR in the `pNext` chain, or has the VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_DATA_BIT_KHR flag set, the use of VkPipelineCache objects is not allowed.

Pipeline binary objects are represented by `VkPipelineBinaryKHR` handles:

    // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_binary
    VK_DEFINE_NON_DISPATCHABLE_HANDLE(VkPipelineBinaryKHR)

## See Also

VK_DEFINE_NON_DISPATCHABLE_HANDLE, VK_KHR_pipeline_binary, VkPipelineBinaryDataInfoKHR, VkPipelineBinaryHandlesInfoKHR, VkPipelineBinaryInfoKHR, vkDestroyPipelineBinaryKHR

## 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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