C Specification
Bits which can be set in a VkPipelineStageFlags mask, specifying stages of execution, are:
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef enum VkPipelineStageFlagBits {
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT = 0x00000001,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_DRAW_INDIRECT_BIT = 0x00000002,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_INPUT_BIT = 0x00000004,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT = 0x00000008,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL_SHADER_BIT = 0x00000010,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION_SHADER_BIT = 0x00000020,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT = 0x00000040,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT = 0x00000080,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT = 0x00000100,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_LATE_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT = 0x00000200,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT = 0x00000400,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT = 0x00000800,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT = 0x00001000,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BIT = 0x00002000,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_HOST_BIT = 0x00004000,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_GRAPHICS_BIT = 0x00008000,
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BIT = 0x00010000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_3
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_NONE = 0,
// Provided by VK_EXT_transform_feedback
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_BIT_EXT = 0x01000000,
// Provided by VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_CONDITIONAL_RENDERING_BIT_EXT = 0x00040000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_acceleration_structure
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_BUILD_BIT_KHR = 0x02000000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_BIT_KHR = 0x00200000,
// Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_PROCESS_BIT_EXT = 0x00800000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR = 0x00400000,
// Provided by VK_NV_device_generated_commands
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMMAND_PREPROCESS_BIT_NV = 0x00020000,
// Provided by VK_EXT_mesh_shader
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_EXT = 0x00080000,
// Provided by VK_EXT_mesh_shader
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_EXT = 0x00100000,
// Provided by VK_NV_shading_rate_image
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_SHADING_RATE_IMAGE_BIT_NV = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR,
// Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_BIT_NV = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_BIT_KHR,
// Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_BUILD_BIT_NV = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_BUILD_BIT_KHR,
// Provided by VK_NV_mesh_shader
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_NV = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_EXT,
// Provided by VK_NV_mesh_shader
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_NV = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_EXT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_synchronization2
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_NONE_KHR = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_NONE,
} VkPipelineStageFlagBits;
Description
These values all have the same meaning as the equivalently named values for VkPipelineStageFlags2.
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VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_NONEspecifies no stages of execution. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_DRAW_INDIRECT_BITspecifies the stage of the pipeline whereVkDrawIndirect*/VkDispatchIndirect*/VkTraceRaysIndirect*data structures are consumed. This stage also includes reading commands written by vkCmdExecuteGeneratedCommandsNV. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_EXTspecifies the task shader stage. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_EXTspecifies the mesh shader stage. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_INPUT_BITspecifies the stage of the pipeline where vertex and index buffers are consumed. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_SHADER_BITspecifies the vertex shader stage. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL_SHADER_BITspecifies the tessellation control shader stage. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION_SHADER_BITspecifies the tessellation evaluation shader stage. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BITspecifies the geometry shader stage. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BITspecifies the fragment shader stage. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BITspecifies the stage of the pipeline where early fragment tests (depth and stencil tests before fragment shading) are performed. This stage also includes render pass load operations for framebuffer attachments with a depth/stencil format. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_LATE_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BITspecifies the stage of the pipeline where late fragment tests (depth and stencil tests after fragment shading) are performed. This stage also includes render pass store operations for framebuffer attachments with a depth/stencil format. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BITspecifies the stage of the pipeline after blending where the final color values are output from the pipeline. This stage includes blending, logic operations, render pass load and store operations for color attachments, render pass multisample resolve operations, and vkCmdClearAttachments. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BITspecifies the execution of a compute shader. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BITspecifies the following commands:-
All copy commands, including vkCmdCopyQueryPoolResults
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All clear commands, with the exception of vkCmdClearAttachments
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VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_HOST_BITspecifies a pseudo-stage indicating execution on the host of reads/writes of device memory. This stage is not invoked by any commands recorded in a command buffer. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_BUILD_BIT_KHRspecifies the execution of vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructureNV, vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV, vkCmdWriteAccelerationStructuresPropertiesNV , vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructuresKHR, vkCmdBuildAccelerationStructuresIndirectKHR, vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureKHR, vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureToMemoryKHR, vkCmdCopyMemoryToAccelerationStructureKHR, and vkCmdWriteAccelerationStructuresPropertiesKHR. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_BIT_KHRspecifies the execution of the ray tracing shader stages, via vkCmdTraceRaysNV , vkCmdTraceRaysKHR, or vkCmdTraceRaysIndirectKHR -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_GRAPHICS_BITspecifies the execution of all graphics pipeline stages, and is equivalent to the logical OR of:-
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_DRAW_INDIRECT_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TASK_SHADER_BIT_EXT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_MESH_SHADER_BIT_EXT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_INPUT_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL_SHADER_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION_SHADER_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_LATE_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_CONDITIONAL_RENDERING_BIT_EXT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_BIT_EXT -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_PROCESS_BIT_EXT
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VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BITspecifies all operations performed by all commands supported on the queue it is used with. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_CONDITIONAL_RENDERING_BIT_EXTspecifies the stage of the pipeline where the predicate of conditional rendering is consumed. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_BIT_EXTspecifies the stage of the pipeline where vertex attribute output values are written to the transform feedback buffers. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMMAND_PREPROCESS_BIT_NVspecifies the stage of the pipeline where device-side preprocessing for generated commands via vkCmdPreprocessGeneratedCommandsNV is handled. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHRspecifies the stage of the pipeline where the fragment shading rate attachment or shading rate image is read to determine the fragment shading rate for portions of a rasterized primitive. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_PROCESS_BIT_EXTspecifies the stage of the pipeline where the fragment density map is read to generate the fragment areas. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BITis equivalent toVK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BITwith VkAccessFlags set to0when specified in the second synchronization scope, but specifies no stage of execution when specified in the first scope. -
VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BITis equivalent toVK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BITwith VkAccessFlags set to0when specified in the first synchronization scope, but specifies no stage of execution when specified in the second scope.
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.