vkDestroySemaphore(3)

# vkDestroySemaphore(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkDestroySemaphore - Destroy a semaphore object

## C Specification

To destroy a semaphore, call:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    void vkDestroySemaphore(
        VkDevice                                    device,
        VkSemaphore                                 semaphore,
        const VkAllocationCallbacks*                pAllocator);

## Parameters

- `device` is the logical device that destroys the semaphore.

- `semaphore` is the handle of the semaphore to destroy.

- `pAllocator` controls host memory allocation as described in the Memory Allocation chapter.

## Description

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkDestroySemaphore-semaphore-05149
  All submitted batches that refer to `semaphore` must have completed execution

- VUID-vkDestroySemaphore-semaphore-01138
  If `VkAllocationCallbacks` were provided when `semaphore` was created, a compatible set of callbacks must be provided here

- VUID-vkDestroySemaphore-semaphore-01139
  If no `VkAllocationCallbacks` were provided when `semaphore` was created, `pAllocator` must be `NULL`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkDestroySemaphore-device-parameter
  `device` must be a valid VkDevice handle

- VUID-vkDestroySemaphore-semaphore-parameter
  If `semaphore` is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, `semaphore` must be a valid VkSemaphore handle

- VUID-vkDestroySemaphore-pAllocator-parameter
  If `pAllocator` is not `NULL`, `pAllocator` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkAllocationCallbacks structure

- VUID-vkDestroySemaphore-semaphore-parent
  If `semaphore` is a valid handle, it must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from `device`

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `semaphore` must be externally synchronized

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkAllocationCallbacks, VkDevice, VkSemaphore

## 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