vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL(3)

# vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL - Markers

## C Specification

To help associate query results with a particular point at which an application emitted commands, markers can be set into the command buffers with the call:

    // Provided by VK_INTEL_performance_query
    VkResult vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        const VkPerformanceMarkerInfoINTEL*         pMarkerInfo);

## Description

The last marker set onto a command buffer before the end of a query will be part of the query result.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL-commandBuffer-parameter
  `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL-pMarkerInfo-parameter
  `pMarkerInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkPerformanceMarkerInfoINTEL structure

- VUID-vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL-commandBuffer-recording
  `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- VUID-vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT, VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT, or VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT operations

- VUID-vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL-suspended
  This command must not be called between suspended render pass instances

- VUID-vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL-videocoding
  This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `commandBuffer` must be externally synchronized

- Host access to the `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must be externally synchronized

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Video Coding Scope | Supported Queue Types | Command Type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Primary Secondary | Both | Outside | VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT | Action State

Conditional Rendering

vkCmdSetPerformanceMarkerINTEL is not affected by conditional rendering

Return Codes

On success, this command returns

  - VK_SUCCESS

On failure, this command returns

  - VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY

  - VK_ERROR_TOO_MANY_OBJECTS

  - VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN

  - VK_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILED

## See Also

VK_INTEL_performance_query, VkCommandBuffer, VkPerformanceMarkerInfoINTEL

## 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

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