VkValidationFlagsEXT(3)

# VkValidationFlagsEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkValidationFlagsEXT - Specify validation checks to disable for a Vulkan instance

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## C Specification

When creating a Vulkan instance for which you wish to disable validation checks, add a VkValidationFlagsEXT structure to the `pNext` chain of the VkInstanceCreateInfo structure, specifying the checks to be disabled.

    // Provided by VK_EXT_validation_flags
    typedef struct VkValidationFlagsEXT {
        VkStructureType                sType;
        const void*                    pNext;
        uint32_t                       disabledValidationCheckCount;
        const VkValidationCheckEXT*    pDisabledValidationChecks;
    } VkValidationFlagsEXT;

## Members

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

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

- `disabledValidationCheckCount` is the number of checks to disable.

- `pDisabledValidationChecks` is a pointer to an array of VkValidationCheckEXT values specifying the validation checks to be disabled.

## Description

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkValidationFlagsEXT-sType-sType
  `sType` must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VALIDATION_FLAGS_EXT

- VUID-VkValidationFlagsEXT-pDisabledValidationChecks-parameter
  `pDisabledValidationChecks` must be a valid pointer to an array of `disabledValidationCheckCount` valid VkValidationCheckEXT values

- VUID-VkValidationFlagsEXT-disabledValidationCheckCount-arraylength
  `disabledValidationCheckCount` must be greater than `0`

## See Also

VK_EXT_validation_flags, VkStructureType, VkValidationCheckEXT

## 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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