vkQueueBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT(3)

# vkQueueBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkQueueBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT - Open a queue debug label region

## C Specification

A queue debug label region is opened by calling:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_debug_utils
    void vkQueueBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT(
        VkQueue                                     queue,
        const VkDebugUtilsLabelEXT*                 pLabelInfo);

## Parameters

- `queue` is the queue in which to start a debug label region.

- `pLabelInfo` is a pointer to a VkDebugUtilsLabelEXT structure specifying parameters of the label region to open.

## Description

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkQueueBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT-queue-parameter
  `queue` must be a valid VkQueue handle

- VUID-vkQueueBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT-pLabelInfo-parameter
  `pLabelInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkDebugUtilsLabelEXT structure

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `queue` must be externally synchronized if it was not created with VK_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INTERNALLY_SYNCHRONIZED_BIT_KHR

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Video Coding Scope | Supported Queue Types | Command Type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
- | - | - | Any | -

## See Also

VK_EXT_debug_utils, VkDebugUtilsLabelEXT, VkQueue

## 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