# VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 - Bitmask controlling how a pipeline is created

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## C Specification

Bits which can be set in VkPipelineCreateFlags2CreateInfo::`flags`, specifying how a pipeline is created, are:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_4
    // Flag bits for VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2
    typedef VkFlags64 VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DISABLE_OPTIMIZATION_BIT = 0x00000001ULL;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_ALLOW_DERIVATIVES_BIT = 0x00000002ULL;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DERIVATIVE_BIT = 0x00000004ULL;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_VIEW_INDEX_FROM_DEVICE_INDEX_BIT = 0x00000008ULL;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DISPATCH_BASE_BIT = 0x00000010ULL;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_FAIL_ON_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_BIT = 0x00000100ULL;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_EARLY_RETURN_ON_FAILURE_BIT = 0x00000200ULL;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_NO_PROTECTED_ACCESS_BIT = 0x08000000ULL;
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_PROTECTED_ACCESS_ONLY_BIT = 0x40000000ULL;
    #ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
    // Provided by VK_AMDX_shader_enqueue with VK_KHR_maintenance5 or VK_VERSION_1_4
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_EXECUTION_GRAPH_BIT_AMDX = 0x100000000ULL;
    #endif
    // Provided by VK_EXT_legacy_dithering with (VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering or VK_VERSION_1_3) and (VK_KHR_maintenance5 or VK_VERSION_1_4)
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_ENABLE_LEGACY_DITHERING_BIT_EXT = 0x400000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DISABLE_OPTIMIZATION_BIT_KHR = 0x00000001ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_ALLOW_DERIVATIVES_BIT_KHR = 0x00000002ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DERIVATIVE_BIT_KHR = 0x00000004ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_VIEW_INDEX_FROM_DEVICE_INDEX_BIT_KHR = 0x00000008ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DISPATCH_BASE_BIT_KHR = 0x00000010ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_NV_ray_tracing
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DEFER_COMPILE_BIT_NV = 0x00000020ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_STATISTICS_BIT_KHR = 0x00000040ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_INTERNAL_REPRESENTATIONS_BIT_KHR = 0x00000080ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_VERSION_1_3 or VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_cache_control
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_FAIL_ON_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_BIT_KHR = 0x00000100ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_VERSION_1_3 or VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_cache_control
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_EARLY_RETURN_ON_FAILURE_BIT_KHR = 0x00000200ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_BIT_EXT = 0x00000400ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RETAIN_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_INFO_BIT_EXT = 0x00800000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_pipeline_library
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_LIBRARY_BIT_KHR = 0x00000800ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_SKIP_TRIANGLES_BIT_KHR = 0x00001000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_SKIP_AABBS_BIT_KHR = 0x00002000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_ANY_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR = 0x00004000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_CLOSEST_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR = 0x00008000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_MISS_SHADERS_BIT_KHR = 0x00010000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_INTERSECTION_SHADERS_BIT_KHR = 0x00020000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_GROUP_HANDLE_CAPTURE_REPLAY_BIT_KHR = 0x00080000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_NV_device_generated_commands
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_INDIRECT_BINDABLE_BIT_NV = 0x00040000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_NV_ray_tracing_motion_blur
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_ALLOW_MOTION_BIT_NV = 0x00100000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with (VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering or VK_VERSION_1_3) and VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RENDERING_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR = 0x00200000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with (VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering or VK_VERSION_1_3) and VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RENDERING_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_ATTACHMENT_BIT_EXT = 0x00400000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_EXT_opacity_micromap
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_OPACITY_MICROMAP_BIT_EXT = 0x01000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_EXT_attachment_feedback_loop_layout
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_FEEDBACK_LOOP_BIT_EXT = 0x02000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_EXT_attachment_feedback_loop_layout
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_FEEDBACK_LOOP_BIT_EXT = 0x04000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_VERSION_1_4 or VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_NO_PROTECTED_ACCESS_BIT_EXT = 0x08000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_VERSION_1_4 or VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_PROTECTED_ACCESS_ONLY_BIT_EXT = 0x40000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_NV_displacement_micromap
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_DISPLACEMENT_MICROMAP_BIT_NV = 0x10000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5 with VK_EXT_descriptor_buffer
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT = 0x20000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_KHR_pipeline_binary
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_DATA_BIT_KHR = 0x80000000ULL;
    // Provided by VK_EXT_device_generated_commands
    static const VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_INDIRECT_BINDABLE_BIT_EXT = 0x4000000000ULL;

or the equivalent

    // Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance5
    typedef VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2 VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2KHR;

## Description

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DISABLE_OPTIMIZATION_BIT` specifies that the created pipeline will not be optimized. Using this flag may reduce the time taken to create the pipeline.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_ALLOW_DERIVATIVES_BIT` specifies that the pipeline to be created is allowed to be the parent of a pipeline that will be created in a subsequent pipeline creation call.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DERIVATIVE_BIT` specifies that the pipeline to be created will be a child of a previously created parent pipeline.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_VIEW_INDEX_FROM_DEVICE_INDEX_BIT` specifies that any shader input variables decorated as `ViewIndex` will be assigned values as if they were decorated as `DeviceIndex`.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DISPATCH_BASE_BIT` specifies that a compute pipeline can be used with vkCmdDispatchBase with a non-zero base workgroup.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DEFER_COMPILE_BIT_NV` specifies that a pipeline is created with all shaders in the deferred state. Before using the pipeline the application must call vkCompileDeferredNV exactly once on each shader in the pipeline before using the pipeline.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_STATISTICS_BIT_KHR` specifies that the shader compiler should capture statistics for the pipeline executables produced by the compile process which can later be retrieved by calling vkGetPipelineExecutableStatisticsKHR. Enabling this flag must not affect the final compiled pipeline but may disable pipeline caching or otherwise affect pipeline creation time.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_INTERNAL_REPRESENTATIONS_BIT_KHR` specifies that the shader compiler should capture the internal representations of pipeline executables produced by the compile process which can later be retrieved by calling vkGetPipelineExecutableInternalRepresentationsKHR. Enabling this flag must not affect the final compiled pipeline but may disable pipeline caching or otherwise affect pipeline creation time. When capturing IR from pipelines created with pipeline libraries, there is no guarantee that IR from libraries can be retrieved from the linked pipeline. Applications should retrieve IR from each library, and any linked pipelines, separately.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_LIBRARY_BIT_KHR` specifies that the pipeline cannot be used directly, and instead defines a pipeline library that can be combined with other pipelines using the VkPipelineLibraryCreateInfoKHR structure. This is available in ray tracing and graphics pipelines.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_ANY_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR` specifies that an any-hit shader will always be present when an any-hit shader would be executed. A NULL any-hit shader is an any-hit shader which is effectively `VK_SHADER_UNUSED_KHR`, such as from a shader group consisting entirely of zeros.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_CLOSEST_HIT_SHADERS_BIT_KHR` specifies that a closest hit shader will always be present when a closest hit shader would be executed. A NULL closest hit shader is a closest hit shader which is effectively `VK_SHADER_UNUSED_KHR`, such as from a shader group consisting entirely of zeros.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_MISS_SHADERS_BIT_KHR` specifies that a miss shader will always be present when a miss shader would be executed. A NULL miss shader is a miss shader which is effectively `VK_SHADER_UNUSED_KHR`, such as from a shader group consisting entirely of zeros.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_NO_NULL_INTERSECTION_SHADERS_BIT_KHR` specifies that an intersection shader will always be present when an intersection shader would be executed. A NULL intersection shader is an intersection shader which is effectively `VK_SHADER_UNUSED_KHR`, such as from a shader group consisting entirely of zeros.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_SKIP_TRIANGLES_BIT_KHR` specifies that triangle primitives will be skipped during traversal using pipeline trace ray instructions.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_SKIP_AABBS_BIT_KHR` specifies that AABB primitives will be skipped during traversal using pipeline trace ray instructions.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_SHADER_GROUP_HANDLE_CAPTURE_REPLAY_BIT_KHR` specifies that the shader group handles can be saved and reused on a subsequent run (e.g. for trace capture and replay).

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_INDIRECT_BINDABLE_BIT_NV` specifies that the pipeline can be used in combination with https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#device-generated-commands.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_INDIRECT_BINDABLE_BIT_EXT` specifies that the pipeline can be used in a `VkIndirectExecutionSetEXT`.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_FAIL_ON_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_BIT` specifies that pipeline creation will fail if a compile is required for creation of a valid VkPipeline object; `VK_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED` will be returned by pipeline creation, and the VkPipeline will be VK_NULL_HANDLE.

- When creating multiple pipelines, `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_EARLY_RETURN_ON_FAILURE_BIT` specifies that control will be returned to the application if any individual pipeline returns a result which is not `VK_SUCCESS` rather than continuing to create additional pipelines.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_ALLOW_MOTION_BIT_NV` specifies that the pipeline is allowed to use `OpTraceRayMotionNV`.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RENDERING_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR` specifies that the pipeline will be used with a fragment shading rate attachment.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RENDERING_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_ATTACHMENT_BIT_EXT` specifies that the pipeline will be used with a fragment density map attachment.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_BIT_EXT` specifies that pipeline libraries being linked into this library should have link time optimizations applied. If this bit is omitted, implementations should instead perform linking as rapidly as possible.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RETAIN_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_INFO_BIT_EXT` specifies that pipeline libraries should retain any information necessary to later perform an optimal link with `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_BIT_EXT`.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER_BIT_EXT` specifies that a pipeline will be used with descriptor buffers, rather than descriptor sets.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_FEEDBACK_LOOP_BIT_EXT` specifies that the pipeline may be used with an attachment feedback loop including color attachments.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_FEEDBACK_LOOP_BIT_EXT` specifies that the pipeline may be used with an attachment feedback loop including depth-stencil attachments.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_OPACITY_MICROMAP_BIT_EXT` specifies that the ray tracing pipeline can be used with acceleration structures which reference an opacity micromap array.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_RAY_TRACING_DISPLACEMENT_MICROMAP_BIT_NV` specifies that the ray tracing pipeline can be used with acceleration structures which reference a displacement micromap array.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_NO_PROTECTED_ACCESS_BIT_EXT` specifies that the pipeline must not be bound to a protected command buffer.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_PROTECTED_ACCESS_ONLY_BIT_EXT` specifies that the pipeline must not be bound to an unprotected command buffer.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_DATA_BIT_KHR` specifies that `VkPipelineBinaryKHR` objects can be created from the pipeline. If `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_DATA_BIT_KHR` is used, implementations should not store pipeline data to an internal cache, if such a cache exists as stated by `pipelineBinaryInternalCache`. If `pipelineBinaryPrefersInternalCache` is `VK_TRUE`, applications should not use `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_CAPTURE_DATA_BIT_KHR`.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_ENABLE_LEGACY_DITHERING_BIT_EXT` specifies that the pipeline will be used in a render pass that is begun with `VK_RENDERING_ENABLE_LEGACY_DITHERING_BIT_EXT`.

- `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_EXECUTION_GRAPH_BIT_AMDX` specifies that the pipeline will be used in an execution graph

It is valid to set both `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_ALLOW_DERIVATIVES_BIT` and `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_DERIVATIVE_BIT`. This allows a pipeline to be both a parent and possibly a child in a pipeline hierarchy. See Pipeline Derivatives for more information.

When an implementation is looking up a pipeline in a pipeline cache, if that pipeline is being created using linked libraries, implementations should always return an equivalent pipeline created with `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_BIT_EXT` if available, whether or not that bit was specified.

Note | Using `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_BIT_EXT` (or not) when linking pipeline libraries is intended as a performance tradeoff between host and device. If the bit is omitted, linking should be faster and produce a pipeline more rapidly, but performance of the pipeline on the target device may be reduced. If the bit is included, linking may be slower but should produce a pipeline with device performance comparable to a monolithically created pipeline. Using both options can allow latency-sensitive applications to generate a suboptimal but usable pipeline quickly, and then perform an optimal link in the background, substituting the result for the suboptimally linked pipeline as soon as it is available.

## See Also

VK_KHR_maintenance5, VK_VERSION_1_4, VkPipelineCreateFlags2

## 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.

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