# Vulkan® 1.4.321 - A Specification (with all registered extensions)

The Khronos® Vulkan Working Group
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## 42. Memory Decompression

To decompress data between one or more memory regions call:

    // Provided by VK_NV_memory_decompression
    void vkCmdDecompressMemoryNV(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        uint32_t                                    decompressRegionCount,
        const VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV*           pDecompressMemoryRegions);

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

- `decompressRegionCount` is the number of memory regions to decompress.

- `pDecompressMemoryRegions` is a pointer to an array of `decompressRegionCount` VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV structures specifying decompression parameters.

Each region specified in `pDecompressMemoryRegions` is decompressed from the source to destination region based on the specified decompression method.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryNV-None-07684
  The `memoryDecompression` feature must be enabled

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryNV-pDecompressMemoryRegions-parameter
  `pDecompressMemoryRegions` must be a valid pointer to an array of `decompressRegionCount` valid VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV structures

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

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryNV-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support graphics, or compute operations

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

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

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryNV-decompressRegionCount-arraylength
  `decompressRegionCount` must be greater than `0`

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 | Graphics Compute | Action

The `VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV` structure is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_NV_memory_decompression
    typedef struct VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV {
        VkDeviceAddress                       srcAddress;
        VkDeviceAddress                       dstAddress;
        VkDeviceSize                          compressedSize;
        VkDeviceSize                          decompressedSize;
        VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagsNV    decompressionMethod;
    } VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV;

- `srcAddress` is the address where compressed data is stored.

- `dstAddress` is the destination address where decompressed data will be written.

- `compressedSize` is the size of compressed data in bytes.

- `decompressedSize` is the size of decompressed data in bytes.

- `decompressionMethod` is a bitmask of `VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagBitsNV` with a single bit set specifying the method used to decompress data.

Valid Usage

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-srcAddress-07685
  The `srcAddress` must be 4 byte aligned

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-srcAddress-07686
  The memory in range `srcAddress` and `srcAddress` + `compressedSize` must be valid and bound to a `VkDeviceMemory` object

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-dstAddress-07687
  The `dstAddress` must be 4 byte aligned

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-decompressionMethod-09395
  If `decompressionMethod` is `VK_MEMORY_DECOMPRESSION_METHOD_GDEFLATE_1_0_BIT_NV`, then `decompressedSize` must be less than or equal to 65536 bytes

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-dstAddress-07688
  The memory in range `dstAddress` and `dstAddress` + `decompressedSize` must be valid and bound to a `VkDeviceMemory` object

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-decompressedSize-07689
  The `decompressedSize` must be large enough to hold the decompressed data based on the `decompressionMethod`

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-decompressionMethod-07690
  The `decompressionMethod` must have a single bit set

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-srcAddress-07691
  The `srcAddress` to `srcAddress` + `compressedSize` region must not overlap with the `dstAddress` and `dstAddress` + `decompressedSize` region

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-decompressionMethod-parameter
  `decompressionMethod` must be a valid combination of VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagBitsNV values

- VUID-VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV-decompressionMethod-requiredbitmask
  `decompressionMethod` must not be `0`

To decompress data between one or more memory regions by specifying decompression parameters indirectly in a buffer, call:

    // Provided by VK_NV_memory_decompression
    void vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        VkDeviceAddress                             indirectCommandsAddress,
        VkDeviceAddress                             indirectCommandsCountAddress,
        uint32_t                                    stride);

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

- `indirectCommandsAddress` is the device address containing decompression parameters laid out as an array of VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV structures.

- `indirectCommandsCountAddress` is the device address containing the decompression count.

- `stride` is the byte stride between successive sets of decompression parameters located starting from `indirectCommandsAddress`.

Each region specified in `indirectCommandsAddress` is decompressed from the source to destination region based on the specified decompression method.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-None-07692
  The `memoryDecompression` feature must be enabled

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-indirectCommandsAddress-07693
  If `indirectCommandsAddress` comes from a non-sparse buffer then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single `VkDeviceMemory` object

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-indirectCommandsAddress-07694
  The VkBuffer that `indirectCommandsAddress` comes from must have been created with the `VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDIRECT_BUFFER_BIT` bit set

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-offset-07695
  `offset` must be a multiple of `4`

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-indirectCommandsCountAddress-07696
  If `indirectCommandsCountAddress` comes from a non-sparse buffer then it must be bound completely and contiguously to a single `VkDeviceMemory` object

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-indirectCommandsCountAddress-07697
  The VkBuffer that `indirectCommandsCountAddress` comes from must have been created with the `VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDIRECT_BUFFER_BIT` bit set

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-indirectCommandsCountAddress-07698
  `indirectCommandsCountAddress` must be a multiple of `4`

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-indirectCommandsCountAddress-07699
  The count stored in `indirectCommandsCountAddress` must be less than or equal to `VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryDecompressionPropertiesNV`::`maxDecompressionIndirectCount`

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-stride-07700
  `stride` must be a multiple of `4` and must be greater than or equal to sizeof(`VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV`)

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-indirectCommandsCountAddress-07701
  If the count stored in `indirectCommandsCountAddress` is equal to `1`, (`offset` + sizeof(`VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV`)) must be less than or equal to the size of the VkBuffer that `indirectCommandsAddress` comes from

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-indirectCommandsCountAddress-07702
  If the count stored in `indirectCommandsCountAddress` is greater than `1`, `indirectCommandsAddress` + sizeof(`VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV`) + (`stride` × (count stored in `countBuffer` - 1)) must be less than or equal to the last valid address in the VkBuffer that `indirectCommandsAddress` was created from

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

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

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support graphics, or compute operations

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

- VUID-vkCmdDecompressMemoryIndirectCountNV-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 | Graphics Compute | Action

Bits which can be set in `VkDecompressMemoryRegionNV`::`decompressionMethod` specifying the decompression method to select, or returned in `VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryDecompressionPropertiesNV`::`decompressionMethods` specifying the available decompression methods are:

    // Provided by VK_NV_memory_decompression
    // Flag bits for VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagBitsNV
    typedef VkFlags64 VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagBitsNV;
    static const VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagBitsNV VK_MEMORY_DECOMPRESSION_METHOD_GDEFLATE_1_0_BIT_NV = 0x00000001ULL;

- `VK_MEMORY_DECOMPRESSION_METHOD_GDEFLATE_1_0_BIT_NV` specifies that the GDeflate 1.0 algorithm is used to decompress data.

    // Provided by VK_NV_memory_decompression
    typedef VkFlags64 VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagsNV;

`VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagsNV` is a bitmask type for specifying a mask of one or more `VkMemoryDecompressionMethodFlagBitsNV`: