VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access(3)

# VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access - device extension

## Registered Extension Number

467

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
or
Vulkan Version 1.1

## Deprecation State

- Promoted to Vulkan 1.4

## Contact

- Shahbaz Youssefi [GitHub]syoussefi

## Extension Proposal

VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2022-07-28

Contributors

  - Shahbaz Youssefi, Google

  - Jörg Wagner, Arm

  - Ralph Potter, Samsung

  - Daniel Koch, NVIDIA

## Description

This extension allows protected memory access to be specified per pipeline as opposed to per device. Through the usage of this extension, any performance penalty paid due to access to protected memory will be limited to the specific pipelines that make such accesses.

## New Structures

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkPhysicalDevicePipelineProtectedAccessFeaturesEXT

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_EXT_PIPELINE_PROTECTED_ACCESS_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_EXT_PIPELINE_PROTECTED_ACCESS_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkPipelineCreateFlagBits:

  - VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_NO_PROTECTED_ACCESS_BIT_EXT

  - VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_PROTECTED_ACCESS_ONLY_BIT_EXT

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PIPELINE_PROTECTED_ACCESS_FEATURES_EXT

## Promotion to Vulkan 1.4

Functionality in this extension is included in core Vulkan 1.4 with the EXT suffix omitted. The original type, enum, and command names are still available as aliases of the core functionality.

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2022-07-28 (Shahbaz Youssefi)

  - 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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