C Specification
The set of image layouts consists of:
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef enum VkImageLayout {
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED = 0,
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL = 1,
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL = 2,
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL = 3,
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL = 4,
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL = 5,
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL = 6,
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL = 7,
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PREINITIALIZED = 8,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL = 1000117000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL = 1000117001,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL = 1000241000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL = 1000241001,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL = 1000241002,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL = 1000241003,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_3
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL = 1000314000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_3
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL = 1000314001,
// Provided by VK_KHR_swapchain
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR = 1000001002,
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_DST_KHR = 1000024000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_SRC_KHR = 1000024001,
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_KHR = 1000024002,
// Provided by VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHARED_PRESENT_KHR = 1000111000,
// Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_OPTIMAL_EXT = 1000218000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL_KHR = 1000164003,
// Provided by VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering_local_read
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_RENDERING_LOCAL_READ_KHR = 1000232000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_DST_KHR = 1000299000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_SRC_KHR = 1000299001,
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_KHR = 1000299002,
// Provided by VK_EXT_attachment_feedback_loop_layout
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_ATTACHMENT_FEEDBACK_LOOP_OPTIMAL_EXT = 1000339000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance2
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL_KHR = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
// Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance2
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL_KHR = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
// Provided by VK_NV_shading_rate_image
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADING_RATE_OPTIMAL_NV = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL_KHR,
// Provided by VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL_KHR = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
// Provided by VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL_KHR = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
// Provided by VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL_KHR = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
// Provided by VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL_KHR = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
// Provided by VK_KHR_synchronization2
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL_KHR = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
// Provided by VK_KHR_synchronization2
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL_KHR = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
} VkImageLayout;
Description
The type(s) of device access supported by each layout are:
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VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINEDspecifies that the layout is unknown. Image memory cannot be transitioned into this layout. This layout can be used as theinitialLayoutmember of VkImageCreateInfo. This layout can be used in place of the current image layout in a layout transition, but doing so will cause the contents of the image’s memory to be undefined. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PREINITIALIZEDspecifies that an image’s memory is in a defined layout and can be populated by data, but that it has not yet been initialized by the driver. Image memory cannot be transitioned into this layout. This layout can be used as theinitialLayoutmember of VkImageCreateInfo. This layout is intended to be used as the initial layout for an image whose contents are written by the host, and hence the data can be written to memory immediately, without first executing a layout transition. Currently,VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PREINITIALIZEDis only useful with linear images because there is not a standard layout defined forVK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMALimages. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERALsupports all types of device access. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMALspecifies a layout that must only be used with attachment accesses in the graphics pipeline. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_READ_ONLY_OPTIMALspecifies a layout allowing read only access as an attachment, or in shaders as a sampled image, combined image/sampler, or input attachment. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMALmust only be used as a color or resolve attachment in aVkFramebuffer. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BITusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMALspecifies a layout for both the depth and stencil aspects of a depth/stencil format image allowing read and write access as a depth/stencil attachment. It is equivalent toVK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMALandVK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMALspecifies a layout for both the depth and stencil aspects of a depth/stencil format image allowing read only access as a depth/stencil attachment or in shaders as a sampled image, combined image/sampler, or input attachment. It is equivalent toVK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_OPTIMALandVK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMALspecifies a layout for depth/stencil format images allowing read and write access to the stencil aspect as a stencil attachment, and read only access to the depth aspect as a depth attachment or in shaders as a sampled image, combined image/sampler, or input attachment. It is equivalent toVK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_OPTIMALandVK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMALspecifies a layout for depth/stencil format images allowing read and write access to the depth aspect as a depth attachment, and read only access to the stencil aspect as a stencil attachment or in shaders as a sampled image, combined image/sampler, or input attachment. It is equivalent toVK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMALandVK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMALspecifies a layout for the depth aspect of a depth/stencil format image allowing read and write access as a depth attachment. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_OPTIMALspecifies a layout for the depth aspect of a depth/stencil format image allowing read-only access as a depth attachment or in shaders as a sampled image, combined image/sampler, or input attachment. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMALspecifies a layout for the stencil aspect of a depth/stencil format image allowing read and write access as a stencil attachment. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMALspecifies a layout for the stencil aspect of a depth/stencil format image allowing read-only access as a stencil attachment or in shaders as a sampled image, combined image/sampler, or input attachment. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMALspecifies a layout allowing read-only access in a shader as a sampled image, combined image/sampler, or input attachment. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BITorVK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BITusage bits enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMALmust only be used as a source image of a transfer command (see the definition ofVK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT). This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BITusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMALmust only be used as a destination image of a transfer command. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BITusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHRmust only be used for presenting a presentable image for display. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHARED_PRESENT_KHRis valid only for shared presentable images, and must be used for any usage the image supports. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL_KHRmust only be used as a fragment shading rate attachment or shading rate image. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHRusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_OPTIMAL_EXTmust only be used as a fragment density map attachment in aVkRenderPass. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_BIT_EXTusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_DST_KHRmust only be used as a decode output picture in a video decode operation. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_DST_BIT_KHRusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_SRC_KHRis reserved for future use. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_KHRmust only be used as an output reconstructed picture or an input reference picture in a video decode operation. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHRusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_DST_KHRis reserved for future use. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_SRC_KHRmust only be used as an encode input picture in a video encode operation. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_ENCODE_SRC_BIT_KHRusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_KHRmust only be used as an output reconstructed picture or an input reference picture in a video encode operation. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_BIT_KHRusage bit enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_ATTACHMENT_FEEDBACK_LOOP_OPTIMAL_EXTmust only be used as either a color attachment or depth/stencil attachment in aVkFramebufferand/or read-only access in a shader as a sampled image, combined image/sampler, or input attachment. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_ATTACHMENT_FEEDBACK_LOOP_BIT_EXTusage bit enabled and either theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BITorVK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BITand either theVK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BITorVK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BITusage bits enabled. -
VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_RENDERING_LOCAL_READ_KHRmust only be used as either a storage image, or a color or depth/stencil attachment and an input attachment. This layout is valid only for image subresources of images created with eitherVK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT, or bothVK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BITand either ofVK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BITorVK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT.
The layout of each image subresource is not a state of the image subresource
itself, but is rather a property of how the data in memory is organized, and
thus for each mechanism of accessing an image in the API the application
must specify a parameter or structure member that indicates which image
layout the image subresource(s) are considered to be in when the image will
be accessed.
For transfer commands, this is a parameter to the command (see https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#clears
and https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#copies).
For use as a framebuffer attachment, this is a member in the substructures
of the VkRenderPassCreateInfo (see Render Pass).
For use in a descriptor set, this is a member in the
VkDescriptorImageInfo structure (see https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#descriptorsets-updates).
See Also
VK_VERSION_1_0, VkAttachmentDescription, VkAttachmentDescription2, VkAttachmentDescriptionStencilLayout, VkAttachmentReference, VkAttachmentReference2, VkAttachmentReferenceStencilLayout, VkBlitImageInfo2, VkCopyBufferToImageInfo2, VkCopyImageInfo2, VkCopyImageToBufferInfo2, VkCopyImageToImageInfoEXT, VkCopyImageToMemoryInfoEXT, VkCopyMemoryToImageInfoEXT, VkDescriptorImageInfo, VkHostImageLayoutTransitionInfoEXT, VkImageCreateInfo, VkImageMemoryBarrier, VkImageMemoryBarrier2, VkPhysicalDeviceHostImageCopyPropertiesEXT, VkRenderingAttachmentInfo, VkRenderingFragmentDensityMapAttachmentInfoEXT, VkRenderingFragmentShadingRateAttachmentInfoKHR, VkResolveImageInfo2, vkBindOpticalFlowSessionImageNV, vkCmdBindInvocationMaskHUAWEI, vkCmdBindShadingRateImageNV, vkCmdBlitImage, vkCmdClearColorImage, vkCmdClearDepthStencilImage, vkCmdCopyBufferToImage, vkCmdCopyImage, vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer, vkCmdCopyMemoryToImageIndirectNV, vkCmdResolveImage
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.