VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo(3)

# VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo - Structure specifying command buffer inheritance info for dynamic render pass instances

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## C Specification

The `VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo` structure is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_3
    typedef struct VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo {
        VkStructureType          sType;
        const void*              pNext;
        VkRenderingFlags         flags;
        uint32_t                 viewMask;
        uint32_t                 colorAttachmentCount;
        const VkFormat*          pColorAttachmentFormats;
        VkFormat                 depthAttachmentFormat;
        VkFormat                 stencilAttachmentFormat;
        VkSampleCountFlagBits    rasterizationSamples;
    } VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo;

    // Provided by VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering
    // Equivalent to VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo
    typedef VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfoKHR;

## Members

- `sType` is a VkStructureType value identifying this structure.

- `pNext` is `NULL` or a pointer to a structure extending this structure

- `flags` is a bitmask of VkRenderingFlagBits used by the render pass instance.

- `viewMask` is the view mask used for rendering.

- `colorAttachmentCount` is the number of color attachments specified in the render pass instance.

- `pColorAttachmentFormats` is a pointer to an array of VkFormat values defining the format of color attachments.

- `depthAttachmentFormat` is a VkFormat value defining the format of the depth attachment.

- `stencilAttachmentFormat` is a VkFormat value defining the format of the stencil attachment.

- `rasterizationSamples` is a VkSampleCountFlagBits specifying the number of samples used in rasterization.

## Description

If the `pNext` chain of VkCommandBufferInheritanceInfo includes a `VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo` structure, then that structure controls parameters of dynamic render pass instances that the VkCommandBuffer can be executed within. If VkCommandBufferInheritanceInfo::`renderPass` is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, or VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT is not specified in VkCommandBufferBeginInfo::`flags`, parameters of this structure are ignored.

If `colorAttachmentCount` is `0` and the `variableMultisampleRate` feature is enabled, `rasterizationSamples` is ignored.

If `depthAttachmentFormat`, `stencilAttachmentFormat`, or any element of `pColorAttachmentFormats` is VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED, it indicates that the corresponding attachment is unused within the render pass and writes to those attachments are discarded.

Valid Usage

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-colorAttachmentCount-06004
  If `colorAttachmentCount` is not `0`, `rasterizationSamples` must be a valid VkSampleCountFlagBits value

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-variableMultisampleRate-06005
  If the `variableMultisampleRate` feature is not enabled, `rasterizationSamples` must be a valid VkSampleCountFlagBits value

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-depthAttachmentFormat-06540
  If `depthAttachmentFormat` is not VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED, it must be a format that includes a depth component

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-depthAttachmentFormat-06007
  If `depthAttachmentFormat` is not VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED, it must be a format with potential format features that include VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-pColorAttachmentFormats-06492
  If any element of `pColorAttachmentFormats` is not VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED, it must be a format with potential format features that include VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT , or VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_LINEAR_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT_NV if the `linearColorAttachment` feature is enabled

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-stencilAttachmentFormat-06541
  If `stencilAttachmentFormat` is not VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED, it must be a format that includes a stencil aspect

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-stencilAttachmentFormat-06199
  If `stencilAttachmentFormat` is not VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED, it must be a format with potential format features that include VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-depthAttachmentFormat-06200
  If `depthAttachmentFormat` is not VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED and `stencilAttachmentFormat` is not VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED, `depthAttachmentFormat` must equal `stencilAttachmentFormat`

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-multiview-06008
  If the `multiview` feature is not enabled, `viewMask` must be `0`

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-viewMask-06009
  The index of the most significant bit in `viewMask` must be less than `maxMultiviewViewCount`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-sType-sType
  `sType` must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_INHERITANCE_RENDERING_INFO

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-flags-parameter
  `flags` must be a valid combination of VkRenderingFlagBits values

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-pColorAttachmentFormats-parameter
  If `colorAttachmentCount` is not `0`, `pColorAttachmentFormats` must be a valid pointer to an array of `colorAttachmentCount` valid VkFormat values

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-depthAttachmentFormat-parameter
  `depthAttachmentFormat` must be a valid VkFormat value

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-stencilAttachmentFormat-parameter
  `stencilAttachmentFormat` must be a valid VkFormat value

- VUID-VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo-rasterizationSamples-parameter
  If `rasterizationSamples` is not `0`, `rasterizationSamples` must be a valid VkSampleCountFlagBits value

## See Also

VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering, VK_VERSION_1_3, VkFormat, VkRenderingFlags, VkSampleCountFlagBits, VkStructureType

## 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.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0