VkDynamicState(3)

C Specification

The source of different pieces of dynamic state is specified by the VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo::pDynamicStates property of the currently active pipeline, each of whose elements must be one of the values:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef enum VkDynamicState {
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT = 0,
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR = 1,
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_LINE_WIDTH = 2,
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BIAS = 3,
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_BLEND_CONSTANTS = 4,
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BOUNDS = 5,
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_COMPARE_MASK = 6,
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_WRITE_MASK = 7,
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_REFERENCE = 8,
  // Provided by VK_NV_clip_space_w_scaling
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_W_SCALING_NV = 1000087000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_discard_rectangles
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DISCARD_RECTANGLE_EXT = 1000099000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_sample_locations
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_EXT = 1000143000,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_STACK_SIZE_KHR = 1000347000,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shading_rate_image
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_SHADING_RATE_PALETTE_NV = 1000164004,
  // Provided by VK_NV_shading_rate_image
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_COARSE_SAMPLE_ORDER_NV = 1000164006,
  // Provided by VK_NV_scissor_exclusive
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_EXCLUSIVE_SCISSOR_NV = 1000205001,
  // Provided by VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_KHR = 1000226000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_line_rasterization
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_LINE_STIPPLE_EXT = 1000259000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_CULL_MODE_EXT = 1000267000,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_FRONT_FACE_EXT = 1000267001,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_EXT = 1000267002,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_WITH_COUNT_EXT = 1000267003,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR_WITH_COUNT_EXT = 1000267004,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VERTEX_INPUT_BINDING_STRIDE_EXT = 1000267005,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_TEST_ENABLE_EXT = 1000267006,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_WRITE_ENABLE_EXT = 1000267007,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_COMPARE_OP_EXT = 1000267008,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BOUNDS_TEST_ENABLE_EXT = 1000267009,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_TEST_ENABLE_EXT = 1000267010,
  // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_OP_EXT = 1000267011,
} VkDynamicState;

Description

VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT specifies that the pViewports state in VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetViewport before any draw commands. The number of viewports used by a pipeline is still specified by the viewportCount member of VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR specifies that the pScissors state in VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetScissor before any draw commands. The number of scissor rectangles used by a pipeline is still specified by the scissorCount member of VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_LINE_WIDTH specifies that the lineWidth state in VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetLineWidth before any draw commands that generate line primitives for the rasterizer.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BIAS specifies that the depthBiasConstantFactor, depthBiasClamp and depthBiasSlopeFactor states in VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetDepthBias before any draws are performed with depthBiasEnable in VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo set to VK_TRUE.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_BLEND_CONSTANTS specifies that the blendConstants state in VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetBlendConstants before any draws are performed with a pipeline state with VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState member blendEnable set to VK_TRUE and any of the blend functions using a constant blend color.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BOUNDS specifies that the minDepthBounds and maxDepthBounds states of VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetDepthBounds before any draws are performed with a pipeline state with VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo member depthBoundsTestEnable set to VK_TRUE.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_COMPARE_MASK specifies that the compareMask state in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo for both front and back will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetStencilCompareMask before any draws are performed with a pipeline state with VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo member stencilTestEnable set to VK_TRUE
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_WRITE_MASK specifies that the writeMask state in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo for both front and back will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetStencilWriteMask before any draws are performed with a pipeline state with VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo member stencilTestEnable set to VK_TRUE
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_REFERENCE specifies that the reference state in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo for both front and back will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetStencilReference before any draws are performed with a pipeline state with VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo member stencilTestEnable set to VK_TRUE
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_W_SCALING_NV specifies that the pViewportScalings state in VkPipelineViewportWScalingStateCreateInfoNV will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetViewportWScalingNV before any draws are performed with a pipeline state with VkPipelineViewportWScalingStateCreateInfoNV member viewportScalingEnable set to VK_TRUE
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DISCARD_RECTANGLE_EXT specifies that the pDiscardRectangles state in VkPipelineDiscardRectangleStateCreateInfoEXT will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetDiscardRectangleEXT before any draw or clear commands. The VkDiscardRectangleModeEXT and the number of active discard rectangles is still specified by the discardRectangleMode and discardRectangleCount members of VkPipelineDiscardRectangleStateCreateInfoEXT.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_EXT specifies that the sampleLocationsInfo state in VkPipelineSampleLocationsStateCreateInfoEXT will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetSampleLocationsEXT before any draw or clear commands. Enabling custom sample locations is still indicated by the sampleLocationsEnable member of VkPipelineSampleLocationsStateCreateInfoEXT.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_EXCLUSIVE_SCISSOR_NV specifies that the pExclusiveScissors state in VkPipelineViewportExclusiveScissorStateCreateInfoNV will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetExclusiveScissorNV before any draw commands. The number of exclusive scissor rectangles used by a pipeline is still specified by the exclusiveScissorCount member of VkPipelineViewportExclusiveScissorStateCreateInfoNV.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_SHADING_RATE_PALETTE_NV specifies that the pShadingRatePalettes state in VkPipelineViewportShadingRateImageStateCreateInfoNV will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetViewportShadingRatePaletteNV before any draw commands.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_COARSE_SAMPLE_ORDER_NV specifies that the coarse sample order state in VkPipelineViewportCoarseSampleOrderStateCreateInfoNV will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetCoarseSampleOrderNV before any draw commands.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_LINE_STIPPLE_EXT specifies that the lineStippleFactor and lineStipplePattern state in VkPipelineRasterizationLineStateCreateInfoEXT will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetLineStippleEXT before any draws are performed with a pipeline state with VkPipelineRasterizationLineStateCreateInfoEXT member stippledLineEnable set to VK_TRUE.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_CULL_MODE_EXT specifies that the cullMode state in VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetCullModeEXT before any draw commands.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_FRONT_FACE_EXT specifies that the frontFace state in VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT before any draw commands.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_EXT specifies that the topology state in VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo only specifies the topology class, and the specific topology order and adjacency must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetPrimitiveTopologyEXT before any draw commands.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_WITH_COUNT_EXT specifies that the viewportCount and pViewports state in VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetViewportWithCountEXT before any draw call.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR_WITH_COUNT_EXT specifies that the scissorCount and pScissors state in VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetScissorWithCountEXT before any draw call.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VERTEX_INPUT_BINDING_STRIDE_EXT specifies that the stride state in VkVertexInputBindingDescription will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdBindVertexBuffers2EXT before any draw call.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_TEST_ENABLE_EXT specifies that the depthTestEnable state in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetDepthTestEnableEXT before any draw call.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_WRITE_ENABLE_EXT specifies that the depthWriteEnable state in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetDepthWriteEnableEXT before any draw call.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_COMPARE_OP_EXT specifies that the depthCompareOp state in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetDepthCompareOpEXT before any draw call.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BOUNDS_TEST_ENABLE_EXT specifies that the depthBoundsTestEnable state in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnableEXT before any draw call.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_TEST_ENABLE_EXT specifies that the stencilTestEnable state in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetStencilTestEnableEXT before any draw call.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_OP_EXT specifies that the failOp, passOp, depthFailOp, and compareOp states in VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo for both front and back will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetStencilOpEXT before any draws are performed with a pipeline state with VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo member stencilTestEnable set to VK_TRUE
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_KHR specifies that state in VkPipelineFragmentShadingRateStateCreateInfoKHR and VkPipelineFragmentShadingRateEnumStateCreateInfoNV will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetFragmentShadingRateKHR or vkCmdSetFragmentShadingRateEnumNV before any draw commands.
VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_STACK_SIZE_KHR specifies that the default stack size computation for the pipeline will be ignored and must be set dynamically with vkCmdSetRayTracingPipelineStackSizeKHR before any ray tracing calls are performed.

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.

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