# vkDeviceWaitIdle(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkDeviceWaitIdle - Wait for a device to become idle

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## C Specification

To wait on the host for the completion of outstanding queue operations for all queues on a given logical device, call:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    VkResult vkDeviceWaitIdle(
        VkDevice                                    device);

## Parameters

- `device` is the logical device to idle.

## Description

`vkDeviceWaitIdle` is equivalent to calling `vkQueueWaitIdle` for all queues owned by `device`.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkDeviceWaitIdle-device-parameter
  `device` must be a valid VkDevice handle

Host Synchronization

- Host access to all `VkQueue` objects created from `device` must be externally synchronized

Return Codes

On success, this command returns

  - `VK_SUCCESS`

On failure, this command returns

  - `VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY`

  - `VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY`

  - `VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST`

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkDevice

## 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 2014-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0