VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagBitsNV(3)

# VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagBitsNV(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagBitsNV - Bitmask specifying external memory handle types

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## C Specification

Possible values of VkImportMemoryWin32HandleInfoNV::`handleType`, specifying the type of an external memory handle, are:

    // Provided by VK_NV_external_memory_capabilities
    typedef enum VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagBitsNV {
        VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_OPAQUE_WIN32_BIT_NV = 0x00000001,
        VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_OPAQUE_WIN32_KMT_BIT_NV = 0x00000002,
        VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_D3D11_IMAGE_BIT_NV = 0x00000004,
        VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_D3D11_IMAGE_KMT_BIT_NV = 0x00000008,
    } VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagBitsNV;

## Description

- VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_OPAQUE_WIN32_KMT_BIT_NV specifies a handle to memory returned by vkGetMemoryWin32HandleNV.

- VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_OPAQUE_WIN32_BIT_NV specifies a handle to memory returned by vkGetMemoryWin32HandleNV, or one duplicated from such a handle using `DuplicateHandle()`.

- VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_D3D11_IMAGE_BIT_NV specifies a valid NT handle to memory returned by `IDXGIResource1::CreateSharedHandle`, or a handle duplicated from such a handle using `DuplicateHandle()`.

- VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_D3D11_IMAGE_KMT_BIT_NV specifies a handle to memory returned by `IDXGIResource::GetSharedHandle()`.

## See Also

VK_NV_external_memory_capabilities, VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagsNV

## 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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