If [`VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation`] is present, and it supports [`VK_EXT_validation_features`], we can configure it with another instance creation info. element of type [`VkValidationFeaturesEXT`] to enable GPU-based validation. Wire `InstanceFlags::GPU_BASED_VALIDATION` to do this in the Vulkan backend. It's even already finding issues in our `examples` and other tests! But…we'd like to handle those later, since this is so important for users. So, I've broken that out to separate issues. The instances we're aware of: * `water` is running into sync. validation issues: see <gfx-rs#5231> * `wgpu_test::shader::struct_layout::uniform_input` is failing to instrument shaders now; see <gfx-rs#5245> It is apparent from this and the [DX12 implementation of GPU-based validation] that we will need to communicate clearly to users that `InstanceFlags::GPU_BASED_VALIDATION` implies `InstanceFlags::VALIDATION`. Not all backends enforce this yet; I have [split out this work][follow-up for flag implication]. Note that `VK_EXT_validation_features` has been deprecated in favor of the more general layer configuration mechanism offered by [`VK_EXT_layer_settings`]. [DX12 implementation of GPU-based validation]: gfx-rs#5146 [`VK_EXT_layer_settings`]: https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_layer_settings.html [`VK_EXT_validation_features`]: https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_validation_features.html [`VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation`]:https://vulkan.lunarg.com/doc/sdk/1.3.275.0/linux/khronos_validation_layer.html [`VkValidationFeaturesEXT`]: https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkValidationFeaturesEXT.html [follow-up for flag implication]: gfx-rs#5232

Commits

Commits on Feb 12, 2024

refactor(vulkan): hoist validation layer check

refactor(vulkan): extract enumerate_instance_extension_properties helper

feat(vulkan): enable GPU-based validation for Vulkan backend

docs: note that GPU_BASED_VALIDATION implies VALIDATION

refactor(vulkan): extract `enumerate_instance_extension_properties` helper

docs: note that `GPU_BASED_VALIDATION` implies `VALIDATION`