VK_KHR_pipeline_library(3)

# VK_KHR_pipeline_library(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_KHR_pipeline_library - device extension

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## Registered Extension Number

291

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

None

## Contact

- Christoph Kubisch [GitHub]pixeljetstream

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2020-01-08

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - See contributors to `VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline`

## Description

A pipeline library is a special pipeline that cannot be bound, instead it defines a set of shaders and shader groups which can be linked into other pipelines. This extension defines the infrastructure for pipeline libraries, but does not specify the creation or usage of pipeline libraries. This is left to additional dependent extensions.

## New Structures

- Extending VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo:

  - VkPipelineLibraryCreateInfoKHR

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_KHR_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_KHR_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkPipelineCreateFlagBits:

  - VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_LIBRARY_BIT_KHR

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_CREATE_INFO_KHR

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2020-01-08 (Christoph Kubisch)

  - Initial draft.

## See Also

No cross-references are available

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

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## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

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