VK_EXT_physical_device_drm(3)

# VK_EXT_physical_device_drm(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_EXT_physical_device_drm - device extension

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## Registered Extension Number

354

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
or
Vulkan Version 1.1

## Contact

- Simon Ser [GitHub]emersion

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2021-06-09

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - Simon Ser

## Description

This extension provides new facilities to query DRM properties for physical devices, enabling users to match Vulkan physical devices with DRM nodes on Linux.

Its functionality closely overlaps with `EGL_EXT_device_drm`1^. Unlike the EGL extension, this extension does not expose a string containing the name of the device file and instead exposes device minor numbers.

DRM defines multiple device node types. Each physical device may have one primary node and one render node associated. Physical devices may have no primary node (e.g. if the device does not have a display subsystem), may have no render node (e.g. if it is a software rendering engine), or may have neither (e.g. if it is a software rendering engine without a display subsystem).

To query DRM properties for a physical device, chain VkPhysicalDeviceDrmPropertiesEXT to VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2.

## New Structures

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceDrmPropertiesEXT

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_EXT_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DRM_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_EXT_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DRM_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DRM_PROPERTIES_EXT`

## References

1. `EGL_EXT_device_drm`

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2021-06-09

  - First stable revision

## See Also

No cross-references are available

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

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## Copyright

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