# vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT - Copy device memory to a micromap

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## C Specification

To copy device memory to a micromap call:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_opacity_micromap
    void vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        const VkCopyMemoryToMicromapInfoEXT*        pInfo);

## Parameters

- `commandBuffer` is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.

- `pInfo` is a pointer to a VkCopyMemoryToMicromapInfoEXT structure defining the copy operation.

## Description

Accesses to `pInfo->dst` must be synchronized with the `VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_MICROMAP_BUILD_BIT_EXT` pipeline stage and an access type of `VK_ACCESS_2_MICROMAP_READ_BIT_EXT`. Accesses to the buffer indicated by `pInfo->src.deviceAddress` must be synchronized with the `VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_MICROMAP_BUILD_BIT_EXT` pipeline stage and an access type of `VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT`.

This command can accept micromaps produced by either vkCmdCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT or vkCopyMicromapToMemoryEXT.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-pInfo-07543
  `pInfo->src.deviceAddress` must be a valid device address for a buffer bound to device memory

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-pInfo-07544
  `pInfo->src.deviceAddress` must be aligned to `256` bytes

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-pInfo-07545
  If the buffer pointed to by `pInfo->src.deviceAddress` is non-sparse then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single VkDeviceMemory object

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-buffer-07546
  The `buffer` used to create `pInfo->dst` must be bound to device memory

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-commandBuffer-parameter
  `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-pInfo-parameter
  `pInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkCopyMemoryToMicromapInfoEXT structure

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-commandBuffer-recording
  `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support compute operations

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-renderpass
  This command must only be called outside of a render pass instance

- VUID-vkCmdCopyMemoryToMicromapEXT-videocoding
  This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `commandBuffer` must be externally synchronized

- Host access to the `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must be externally synchronized

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Video Coding Scope | Supported Queue Types | Command Type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Primary Secondary | Outside | Outside | Compute | Action

## See Also

VK_EXT_opacity_micromap, VkCommandBuffer, VkCopyMemoryToMicromapInfoEXT

## 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 2014-2025 The Khronos Group Inc.

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