VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT(3)

# VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT - Request a specific address for a buffer

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## C Specification

To request a specific device address for a buffer, add a `VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT` structure to the `pNext` chain of the VkBufferCreateInfo structure. The `VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT` structure is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_buffer_device_address
    typedef struct VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT {
        VkStructureType    sType;
        const void*        pNext;
        VkDeviceAddress    deviceAddress;
    } VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT;

## Members

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

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

- `deviceAddress` is the device address requested for the buffer.

## Description

If `deviceAddress` is zero, no specific address is requested.

If `deviceAddress` is not zero, then it must be an address retrieved from an identically created buffer on the same implementation. The buffer must also be bound to an identically created `VkDeviceMemory` object.

If this structure is not present, it is as if `deviceAddress` is zero.

Applications should avoid creating buffers with application-provided addresses and implementation-provided addresses in the same process, to reduce the likelihood of VK_ERROR_INVALID_DEVICE_ADDRESS_EXT errors.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT-sType-sType
  `sType` must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_CREATE_INFO_EXT

- VUID-VkBufferDeviceAddressCreateInfoEXT-deviceAddress-parameter
  If `deviceAddress` is not `0`, `deviceAddress` must be a valid VkDeviceAddress value

## See Also

VK_EXT_buffer_device_address, VkDeviceAddress, 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.

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