vkDestroyFence(3)

# vkDestroyFence(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkDestroyFence - Destroy a fence object

## C Specification

To destroy a fence, call:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    void vkDestroyFence(
        VkDevice                                    device,
        VkFence                                     fence,
        const VkAllocationCallbacks*                pAllocator);

## Parameters

- `device` is the logical device that destroys the fence.

- `fence` is the handle of the fence to destroy.

- `pAllocator` controls host memory allocation as described in the Memory Allocation chapter.

## Description

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkDestroyFence-fence-01120
  All queue submission commands that refer to `fence` must have completed execution

- VUID-vkDestroyFence-fence-01121
  If `VkAllocationCallbacks` were provided when `fence` was created, a compatible set of callbacks must be provided here

- VUID-vkDestroyFence-fence-01122
  If no `VkAllocationCallbacks` were provided when `fence` was created, `pAllocator` must be `NULL`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

- VUID-vkDestroyFence-fence-parameter
  If `fence` is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, `fence` must be a valid VkFence handle

- VUID-vkDestroyFence-pAllocator-parameter
  If `pAllocator` is not `NULL`, `pAllocator` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkAllocationCallbacks structure

- VUID-vkDestroyFence-fence-parent
  If `fence` is a valid handle, it must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from `device`

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `fence` must be externally synchronized

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkAllocationCallbacks, VkDevice, VkFence

## 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 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

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