VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM(3)

# VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM - Bitmask specifying allowed usage of a tensor

## C Specification

Bits which can be set in VkTensorDescriptionARM::`usage`, specifying usage behavior of a tensor, are:

    // Provided by VK_ARM_tensors
    // Flag bits for VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM
    typedef VkFlags64 VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM;
    static const VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM VK_TENSOR_USAGE_SHADER_BIT_ARM = 0x00000002ULL;
    static const VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM VK_TENSOR_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT_ARM = 0x00000004ULL;
    static const VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM VK_TENSOR_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT_ARM = 0x00000008ULL;
    static const VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM VK_TENSOR_USAGE_IMAGE_ALIASING_BIT_ARM = 0x00000010ULL;
    // Provided by VK_ARM_data_graph
    static const VkTensorUsageFlagBitsARM VK_TENSOR_USAGE_DATA_GRAPH_BIT_ARM = 0x00000020ULL;

## Description

- VK_TENSOR_USAGE_SHADER_BIT_ARM specifies that the tensor can be used to create a `VkTensorViewARM` suitable for occupying a `VkDescriptorSet` slot of type VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_TENSOR_ARM accessed by shader stages.

- VK_TENSOR_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT_ARM specifies that the tensor can be used as the source of a transfer command (see the definition of VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT).

- VK_TENSOR_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT_ARM specifies that the tensor can be used as the destination of a transfer command.

- VK_TENSOR_USAGE_IMAGE_ALIASING_BIT_ARM specifies that the tensor can be bound to a range of memory aliased with an image created with VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL. See https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#resources-memory-aliasing for a complete set of rules for tensor/image aliasing.

- VK_TENSOR_USAGE_DATA_GRAPH_BIT_ARM specifies that the tensor can be used to create a `VkTensorViewARM` suitable for occupying a `VkDescriptorSet` slot of type VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_TENSOR_ARM accessed by data graph pipelines.

## See Also

VK_ARM_tensors, VkTensorUsageFlagsARM

## 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

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