C Specification

To copy data between image objects, call:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_3
void vkCmdCopyImage2(
    VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
    const VkCopyImageInfo2*                     pCopyImageInfo);
// Provided by VK_KHR_copy_commands2
// Equivalent to vkCmdCopyImage2
void vkCmdCopyImage2KHR(
    VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
    const VkCopyImageInfo2*                     pCopyImageInfo);

Parameters

  • commandBuffer is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.

  • pCopyImageInfo is a pointer to a VkCopyImageInfo2 structure describing the copy parameters.

Description

This command is functionally identical to vkCmdCopyImage, but includes extensible sub-structures that include sType and pNext parameters, allowing them to be more easily extended.

Valid Usage
Valid Usage (Implicit)
  • VUID-vkCmdCopyImage2-commandBuffer-parameter
    commandBuffer must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

  • VUID-vkCmdCopyImage2-pCopyImageInfo-parameter
    pCopyImageInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid VkCopyImageInfo2 structure

  • VUID-vkCmdCopyImage2-commandBuffer-recording
    commandBuffer must be in the recording state

  • VUID-vkCmdCopyImage2-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-vkCmdCopyImage2-renderpass
    This command must only be called outside of a render pass instance

  • VUID-vkCmdCopyImage2-suspended
    This command must not be called between suspended render pass instances

  • VUID-vkCmdCopyImage2-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

Outside

Outside

VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT
VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT
VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT

Action

Conditional Rendering

vkCmdCopyImage2 is not affected by conditional rendering

See Also

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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