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/** Vulkan extension VK_MVK_moltenvk. */

#ifndef __vk_mvk_moltenvk_h_
#define __vk_mvk_moltenvk_h_ 1

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif	//  __cplusplus
	
#include "mvk_vulkan.h"
#include <IOSurface/IOSurfaceRef.h>

#ifdef __OBJC__
#import <Metal/Metal.h>
#else
typedef unsigned long MTLLanguageVersion;
typedef unsigned long MTLArgumentBuffersTier;
#endif


/**
 * The version number of MoltenVK is a single integer value, derived from the Major, Minor,
 * and Patch version values, where each of the Major, Minor, and Patch components is allocated
 * two decimal digits, in the format MjMnPt. This creates a version number that is both human
 * readable and allows efficient computational comparisons to a single integer number.
 *
 * The following examples illustrate how the MoltenVK version number is built from its components:
 *   - 002000    (version 0.20.0)
 *   - 010000    (version 1.0.0)
 *   - 030104    (version 3.1.4)
 *   - 401215    (version 4.12.15)
 */
#define MVK_VERSION_MAJOR   1
#define MVK_VERSION_MINOR   1
#define MVK_VERSION_PATCH   11

#define MVK_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch)    (((major) * 10000) + ((minor) * 100) + (patch))
#define MVK_VERSION     MVK_MAKE_VERSION(MVK_VERSION_MAJOR, MVK_VERSION_MINOR, MVK_VERSION_PATCH)

#define VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION            35
#define VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_EXTENSION_NAME          "VK_MVK_moltenvk"

/** Identifies the level of logging MoltenVK should be limited to outputting. */
typedef enum MVKConfigLogLevel {
	MVK_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL_NONE     = 0,	/**< No logging. */
	MVK_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR    = 1,	/**< Log errors only. */
	MVK_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING  = 2,	/**< Log errors and warning messages. */
	MVK_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL_INFO     = 3,	/**< Log errors, warnings and informational messages. */
	MVK_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG    = 4,	/**< Log errors, warnings, infos and debug messages. */
	MVK_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL_MAX_ENUM = 0x7FFFFFFF
} MVKConfigLogLevel;

/** Identifies the level of Vulkan call trace logging MoltenVK should perform. */
typedef enum MVKConfigTraceVulkanCalls {
	MVK_CONFIG_TRACE_VULKAN_CALLS_NONE       = 0,	/**< No Vulkan call logging. */
	MVK_CONFIG_TRACE_VULKAN_CALLS_ENTER      = 1,	/**< Log the name of each Vulkan call when the call is entered. */
	MVK_CONFIG_TRACE_VULKAN_CALLS_ENTER_EXIT = 2,	/**< Log the name of each Vulkan call when the call is entered and exited. This effectively brackets any other logging activity within the scope of the Vulkan call. */
	MVK_CONFIG_TRACE_VULKAN_CALLS_DURATION   = 3,	/**< Same as MVK_CONFIG_TRACE_VULKAN_CALLS_ENTER_EXIT, plus logs the time spent inside the Vulkan function. */
	MVK_CONFIG_TRACE_VULKAN_CALLS_MAX_ENUM   = 0x7FFFFFFF
} MVKConfigTraceVulkanCalls;

/** Identifies the scope for Metal to run an automatic GPU capture for diagnostic debugging purposes. */
typedef enum MVKConfigAutoGPUCaptureScope {
	MVK_CONFIG_AUTO_GPU_CAPTURE_SCOPE_NONE     = 0,	/**< No automatic GPU capture. */
	MVK_CONFIG_AUTO_GPU_CAPTURE_SCOPE_DEVICE   = 1,	/**< Automatically capture all GPU activity during the lifetime of a VkDevice. */
	MVK_CONFIG_AUTO_GPU_CAPTURE_SCOPE_FRAME    = 2,	/**< Automatically capture all GPU activity during the rendering and presentation of the first frame. */
	MVK_CONFIG_AUTO_GPU_CAPTURE_SCOPE_MAX_ENUM = 0x7FFFFFFF
} MVKConfigAutoGPUCaptureScope;

/** Identifies extensions to advertise as part of MoltenVK configuration. */
typedef enum MVKConfigAdvertiseExtensionBits {
	MVK_CONFIG_ADVERTISE_EXTENSIONS_ALL         = 0x00000001,	/**< All supported extensions. */
	MVK_CONFIG_ADVERTISE_EXTENSIONS_MOLTENVK    = 0x00000002,	/**< This VK_MVK_moltenvk extension. */
	MVK_CONFIG_ADVERTISE_EXTENSIONS_WSI         = 0x00000004,	/**< WSI extensions supported on the platform. */
	MVK_CONFIG_ADVERTISE_EXTENSIONS_PORTABILITY = 0x00000008,	/**< Vulkan Portability Subset extensions. */
	MVK_CONFIG_ADVERTISE_EXTENSIONS_MAX_ENUM    = 0x7FFFFFFF
} MVKConfigAdvertiseExtensionBits;
typedef VkFlags MVKConfigAdvertiseExtensions;

/**
 * MoltenVK configuration settings.
 *
 * To be active, some configuration settings must be set before a VkDevice is created.
 * See the description of the individual configuration structure members for more information.
 *
 * There are three mechanisms for setting the values of the MoltenVK configuration parameters:
 *   - Runtime API via the vkGetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK()/vkSetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() functions.
 *   - Application runtime environment variables.
 *   - Build settings at MoltenVK build time.
 *
 * To change the MoltenVK configuration settings at runtime using a programmatic API,
 * use the vkGetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() and vkSetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() functions
 * to retrieve, modify, and set a copy of the MVKConfiguration structure. To be active,
 * some configuration settings must be set before a VkInstance or VkDevice is created.
 * See the description of each member for more information.
 *
 * The initial value of each of the configuration settings can established at runtime
 * by a corresponding environment variable, or if the environment variable is not set,
 * by a corresponding build setting at the time MoltenVK is compiled. The environment
 * variable and build setting for each configuration parameter share the same name.
 *
 * For example, the initial value of the shaderConversionFlipVertexY configuration setting
 * is set by the MVK_CONFIG_SHADER_CONVERSION_FLIP_VERTEX_Y at runtime, or by the
 * MVK_CONFIG_SHADER_CONVERSION_FLIP_VERTEX_Y build setting when MoltenVK is compiled.
 *
 * This structure may be extended as new features are added to MoltenVK. If you are linking to
 * an implementation of MoltenVK that was compiled from a different VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION
 * than your app was, the size of this structure in your app may be larger or smaller than the
 * struct in MoltenVK. See the description of the vkGetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() and
 * vkSetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() functions for information about how to handle this.
 *
 * TO SUPPORT DYNAMIC LINKING TO THIS STRUCTURE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THIS STRUCTURE SHOULD NOT
 * BE CHANGED EXCEPT TO ADD ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ON THE END. EXISTING MEMBERS, AND THEIR ORDER,
 * SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED.
 */
typedef struct {

	/**
	 * If enabled, debugging capabilities will be enabled, including logging
	 * shader code during runtime shader conversion.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_DEBUG
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter is false if MoltenVK was
	 * built in Release mode, and true if MoltenVK was built in Debug mode.
	 */
    VkBool32 debugMode;

	/**
	 * If enabled, MSL vertex shader code created during runtime shader conversion will
	 * flip the Y-axis of each vertex, as the Vulkan Y-axis is the inverse of OpenGL.
	 *
	 * An alternate way to reverse the Y-axis is to employ a negative Y-axis value on
	 * the viewport, in which case this parameter can be disabled.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 * Specifically, this parameter can be enabled when compiling some pipelines,
	 * and disabled when compiling others. Existing pipelines are not automatically
	 * re-compiled when this parameter is changed.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_SHADER_CONVERSION_FLIP_VERTEX_Y
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to true.
	 */
    VkBool32 shaderConversionFlipVertexY;

	/**
	 * If enabled, queue command submissions (vkQueueSubmit() & vkQueuePresentKHR()) will be
	 * processed on the thread that called the submission function. If disabled, processing
	 * will be dispatched to a GCD dispatch_queue whose priority is determined by
	 * VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo::pQueuePriorities during vkCreateDevice().
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_SYNCHRONOUS_QUEUE_SUBMITS
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to true for macOS 10.14
	 * and above or iOS 12 and above, and false otherwise. The reason for this distinction
	 * is that this feature should be disabled when emulation is required to support VkEvents
	 * because native support for events (MTLEvent) is not available.
	 */
	VkBool32 synchronousQueueSubmits;

	/**
	 * If enabled, where possible, a Metal command buffer will be created and filled when each
	 * Vulkan command buffer is filled. For applications that parallelize the filling of Vulkan
	 * commmand buffers across multiple threads, this allows the Metal command buffers to also
	 * be filled on the same parallel thread. Because each command buffer is filled separately,
	 * this requires that each Vulkan command buffer requires a dedicated Metal command buffer.
	 *
	 * If disabled, a single Metal command buffer will be created and filled when the Vulkan
	 * command buffers are submitted to the Vulkan queue. This allows a single Metal command
	 * buffer to be used for all of the Vulkan command buffers in a queue submission. The
	 * Metal command buffer is filled on the thread that processes the command queue submission.
	 *
	 * Depending on the nature of your application, you may find performance is improved by filling
	 * the Metal command buffers on parallel threads, or you may find that performance is improved by
	 * consolidating all Vulkan command buffers onto a single Metal command buffer during queue submission.
	 *
	 * Prefilling of a Metal command buffer will not occur during the filling of secondary command
	 * buffers (VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_SECONDARY), or for primary command buffers that are intended
	 * to be submitted to multiple queues concurrently (VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_SIMULTANEOUS_USE_BIT).
	 *
	 * When enabling this feature, be aware that one Metal command buffer is required for each Vulkan
	 * command buffer. Depending on the number of command buffers that you use, you may also need to
	 * change the value of the maxActiveMetalCommandBuffersPerQueue setting.
	 *
	 * If this feature is enabled, be aware that if you have recorded commands to a Vulkan command buffer,
	 * and then choose to reset that command buffer instead of submitting it, the corresponding prefilled
	 * Metal command buffer will still be submitted. This is because Metal command buffers do not support
	 * the concept of being reset after being filled. Depending on when and how often you do this,
	 * it may cause unexpected visual artifacts and unnecessary GPU load.
	 *
	 * This feature is incompatible with updating descriptors after binding. If any of the
	 * *UpdateAfterBind feature flags of VkPhysicalDeviceDescriptorIndexingFeatures or
	 * VkPhysicalDeviceInlineUniformBlockFeatures have been enabled, the value of this
	 * setting will be ignored and treated as if it is false.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 * Specifically, this parameter can be enabled when filling some command buffers,
	 * and disabled when filling others.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_PREFILL_METAL_COMMAND_BUFFERS
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to false.
	 */
	VkBool32 prefillMetalCommandBuffers;

	/**
	 * The maximum number of Metal command buffers that can be concurrently active per Vulkan queue.
	 * The number of active Metal command buffers required depends on the prefillMetalCommandBuffers
	 * setting. If prefillMetalCommandBuffers is enabled, one Metal command buffer is required per
	 * Vulkan command buffer. If prefillMetalCommandBuffers is disabled, one Metal command buffer
	 * is required per command buffer queue submission, which may be significantly less than the
	 * number of Vulkan command buffers.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_MAX_ACTIVE_METAL_COMMAND_BUFFERS_PER_QUEUE
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to 64.
	 */
	uint32_t maxActiveMetalCommandBuffersPerQueue;

	/**
	 * Metal allows only 8192 occlusion queries per MTLBuffer. If enabled, MoltenVK
	 * allocates a MTLBuffer for each query pool, allowing each query pool to support
	 * 8192 queries, which may slow performance or cause unexpected behaviour if the query
	 * pool is not established prior to a Metal renderpass, or if the query pool is changed
	 * within a renderpass. If disabled, one MTLBuffer will be shared by all query pools,
	 * which improves performance, but limits the total device queries to 8192.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 * Specifically, this parameter can be enabled when creating some query pools,
	 * and disabled when creating others.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_SUPPORT_LARGE_QUERY_POOLS
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to true.
	 */
	VkBool32 supportLargeQueryPools;

	/** Obsolete, ignored, and deprecated. All surface presentations are performed with a command buffer. */
	VkBool32 presentWithCommandBuffer;

	/**
	 * If enabled, swapchain images will use simple Nearest sampling when magnifying the
	 * swapchain image to fit a physical display surface. If disabled, swapchain images will
	 * use Linear sampling when magnifying the swapchain image to fit a physical display surface.
	 * Enabling this setting avoids smearing effects when swapchain images are simple interger
	 * multiples of display pixels (eg- macOS Retina, and typical of graphics apps and games),
	 * but may cause aliasing effects when using non-integer display scaling.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed before creating a VkSwapchain,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_SWAPCHAIN_MAG_FILTER_USE_NEAREST
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to true.
	 */
	VkBool32 swapchainMagFilterUseNearest;

	/**
	 * The maximum amount of time, in nanoseconds, to wait for a Metal library, function, or
	 * pipeline state object to be compiled and created by the Metal compiler. An internal error
	 * within the Metal compiler can stall the thread for up to 30 seconds. Setting this value
	 * limits that delay to a specified amount of time, allowing shader compilations to fail fast.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_METAL_COMPILE_TIMEOUT
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to infinite.
	 */
	uint64_t metalCompileTimeout;

	/**
	 * If enabled, performance statistics, as defined by the MVKPerformanceStatistics structure,
	 * are collected, and can be retrieved via the vkGetPerformanceStatisticsMVK() function.
	 *
	 * You can also use the performanceLoggingFrameCount or logActivityPerformanceInline
	 * parameters to automatically log the performance statistics collected by this parameter.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to false.
	 */
	VkBool32 performanceTracking;

	/**
	 * If non-zero, performance statistics, frame-based statistics will be logged, on a
	 * repeating cycle, once per this many frames. The performanceTracking parameter must
	 * also be enabled. If this parameter is zero, or the performanceTracking parameter
	 * is disabled, no frame-based performance statistics will be logged.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_PERFORMANCE_LOGGING_FRAME_COUNT
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to zero.
	 */
	uint32_t performanceLoggingFrameCount;

	/**
	 * If enabled, a MoltenVK logo watermark will be rendered on top of the scene.
	 * This can be enabled for publicity during demos.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_DISPLAY_WATERMARK
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to false.
	 */
	VkBool32 displayWatermark;

	/**
	 * Metal does not distinguish functionality between queues, which would normally mean only
	 * a single general-purpose queue family with multiple queues is needed. However, Vulkan
	 * associates command buffers with a queue family, whereas Metal associates command buffers
	 * with a specific Metal queue. In order to allow a Metal command buffer to be prefilled
	 * before is is formally submitted to a Vulkan queue, each Vulkan queue family can support
	 * only a single Metal queue. As a result, in order to provide parallel queue operations,
	 * MoltenVK provides multiple queue families, each with a single queue.
	 *
	 * If this parameter is disabled, all queue families will be advertised as having general-purpose
	 * graphics + compute + transfer functionality, which is how the actual Metal queues behave.
	 *
	 * If this parameter is enabled, one queue family will be advertised as having general-purpose
	 * graphics + compute + transfer functionality, and the remaining queue families will be advertised
	 * as having specialized graphics OR compute OR transfer functionality, to make it easier for some
	 * apps to select a queue family with the appropriate requirements.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice, and before
	 * querying a VkPhysicalDevice for queue family properties, for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_SPECIALIZED_QUEUE_FAMILIES
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to false.
	 */
	VkBool32 specializedQueueFamilies;

	/**
	 * If enabled, when the app creates a VkDevice from a VkPhysicalDevice (GPU) that is neither
	 * headless nor low-power, and is different than the GPU used by the windowing system, the
	 * windowing system will be forced to switch to use the GPU selected by the Vulkan app.
	 * When the Vulkan app is ended, the windowing system will automatically switch back to
	 * using the previous GPU, depending on the usage requirements of other running apps.
	 *
	 * If disabled, the Vulkan app will render using its selected GPU, and if the windowing
	 * system uses a different GPU, the windowing system compositor will automatically copy
	 * framebuffer content from the app GPU to the windowing system GPU.
	 *
	 * The value of this parmeter has no effect on systems with a single GPU, or when the
	 * Vulkan app creates a VkDevice from a low-power or headless VkPhysicalDevice (GPU).
	 *
	 * Switching the windowing system GPU to match the Vulkan app GPU maximizes app performance,
	 * because it avoids the windowing system compositor from having to copy framebuffer content
	 * between GPUs on each rendered frame. However, doing so forces the entire system to
	 * potentially switch to using a GPU that may consume more power while the app is running.
	 *
	 * Some Vulkan apps may want to render using a high-power GPU, but leave it up to the
	 * system window compositor to determine how best to blend content with the windowing
	 * system, and as a result, may want to disable this parameter.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_SWITCH_SYSTEM_GPU
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to true.
	 */
	VkBool32 switchSystemGPU;

	/**
	 * Older versions of Metal do not natively support per-texture swizzling. When running on
	 * such a system, and this parameter is enabled, arbitrary VkImageView component swizzles
	 * are supported, as defined in VkImageViewCreateInfo::components when creating a VkImageView.
	 *
	 * If disabled, and native Metal per-texture swizzling is not available on the platform,
	 * a very limited set of VkImageView component swizzles are supported via format substitutions.
	 *
	 * If Metal supports native per-texture swizzling, this parameter is ignored.
	 *
	 * When running on an older version of Metal that does not support native per-texture
	 * swizzling, if this parameter is enabled, both when a VkImageView is created, and
	 * when any pipeline that uses that VkImageView is compiled, VkImageView swizzling is
	 * automatically performed in the converted Metal shader code during all texture sampling
	 * and reading operations, regardless of whether a swizzle is required for the VkImageView
	 * associated with the Metal texture. This may result in reduced performance.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 * Specifically, this parameter can be enabled when creating VkImageViews that need it,
	 * and compiling pipelines that use those VkImageViews, and can be disabled when creating
	 * VkImageViews that don't need it, and compiling pipelines that use those VkImageViews.
	 *
	 * Existing pipelines are not automatically re-compiled when this parameter is changed.
	 *
	 * An error is logged and returned during VkImageView creation if that VkImageView
	 * requires full image view swizzling and this feature is not enabled. An error is
	 * also logged when a pipeline that was not compiled with full image view swizzling
	 * is presented with a VkImageView that is expecting it.
	 *
	 * An error is also retuned and logged when a VkPhysicalDeviceImageFormatInfo2KHR is passed
	 * in a call to vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2KHR() to query for an VkImageView
	 * format that will require full swizzling to be enabled, and this feature is not enabled.
	 *
	 * If this parameter is disabled, and native Metal per-texture swizzling is not available
	 * on the platform, the following limited set of VkImageView swizzles are supported by
	 * MoltenVK, via automatic format substitution:
	 *
	 * Texture format			       Swizzle
	 * --------------                  -------
	 * VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM              ZERO, ANY, ANY, RED
	 * VK_FORMAT_A8_UNORM              ALPHA, ANY, ANY, ZERO
	 * VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM        BLUE, GREEN, RED, ALPHA
	 * VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB         BLUE, GREEN, RED, ALPHA
	 * VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM        BLUE, GREEN, RED, ALPHA
	 * VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB         BLUE, GREEN, RED, ALPHA
	 * VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT    RED, ANY, ANY, ANY (stencil only)
	 * VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT     RED, ANY, ANY, ANY (stencil only)
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_FULL_IMAGE_VIEW_SWIZZLE
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to false.
	 */
	VkBool32 fullImageViewSwizzle;

	/**
	 * The index of the queue family whose presentation submissions will
	 * be used as the default GPU Capture Scope during debugging in Xcode.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_DEFAULT_GPU_CAPTURE_SCOPE_QUEUE_FAMILY_INDEX
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to zero (the first queue family).
	 */
	uint32_t defaultGPUCaptureScopeQueueFamilyIndex;

	/**
	 * The index of the queue, within the queue family identified by the
	 * defaultGPUCaptureScopeQueueFamilyIndex parameter, whose presentation submissions
	 * will be used as the default GPU Capture Scope during debugging in Xcode.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_DEFAULT_GPU_CAPTURE_SCOPE_QUEUE_INDEX
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to zero (the first queue).
	 */
	uint32_t defaultGPUCaptureScopeQueueIndex;

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the fastMathEnabled property of MTLCompileOptions.
	 * Setting it may cause the Metal Compiler to optimize floating point operations
	 * in ways that may violate the IEEE 754 standard.
	 *
	 * Must be changed before creating a VkDevice, for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_FAST_MATH_ENABLED
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to true.
	 */
	VkBool32 fastMathEnabled;

	/**
	 * Controls the level of logging performned by MoltenVK.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, errors and informational messages are logged.
	 */
	MVKConfigLogLevel logLevel;

	/**
	 * Causes MoltenVK to log the name of each Vulkan call made by the application,
	 * along with the Mach thread ID, global system thread ID, and thread name.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect subsequent MoltenVK behaviour.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_TRACE_VULKAN_CALLS
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, no Vulkan call logging will occur.
	 */
	MVKConfigTraceVulkanCalls traceVulkanCalls;

	/**
	 * Force MoltenVK to use a low-power GPU, if one is availble on the device.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkInstance,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_FORCE_LOW_POWER_GPU
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is disabled by default, allowing both
	 * low-power and high-power GPU's to be used.
	 */
	VkBool32 forceLowPowerGPU;

	/**
	 * Use MTLFence, if it is available on the device, for VkSemaphore synchronization behaviour.
	 *
	 * This parameter interacts with semaphoreUseMTLEvent. If both are enabled, on GPUs other than
	 * NVIDIA, semaphoreUseMTLEvent takes priority and MTLEvent will be used if it is available,
	 * otherwise MTLFence will be used if it is available. On NVIDIA GPUs, MTLEvent is disabled
	 * for VkSemaphores, so CPU-based synchronization will be used unless semaphoreUseMTLFence
	 * is enabled and MTLFence is available.
	 *
	 * In the special case of VK_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_TIMELINE semaphores, MoltenVK will always
	 * use MTLSharedEvent if it is available on the platform, regardless of the values of
	 * semaphoreUseMTLEvent or semaphoreUseMTLFence.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_ALLOW_METAL_FENCES
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is disabled by default, and VkSemaphore will not use MTLFence.
	 */
	VkBool32 semaphoreUseMTLFence;

	/**
	 * Use MTLEvent, if it is available on the device, for VkSemaphore synchronization behaviour.
	 *
	 * This parameter interacts with semaphoreUseMTLFence. If both are enabled, on GPUs other than
	 * NVIDIA, semaphoreUseMTLEvent takes priority and MTLEvent will be used if it is available,
	 * otherwise MTLFence will be used if it is available. On NVIDIA GPUs, MTLEvent is disabled
	 * for VkSemaphores, so CPU-based synchronization will be used unless semaphoreUseMTLFence
	 * is enabled and MTLFence is available.
	 *
	 * In the special case of VK_SEMAPHORE_TYPE_TIMELINE semaphores, MoltenVK will always
	 * use MTLSharedEvent if it is available on the platform, regardless of the values of
	 * semaphoreUseMTLEvent or semaphoreUseMTLFence.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_ALLOW_METAL_EVENTS
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is enabled by default, and VkSemaphore will use MTLEvent,
	 * if it is available, except on NVIDIA GPUs.
	 */
	VkBool32 semaphoreUseMTLEvent;

	/**
	 * Controls whether Metal should run an automatic GPU capture without the user having to
	 * trigger it manually via the Xcode user interface, and controls the scope under which
	 * that GPU capture will occur. This is useful when trying to capture a one-shot GPU trace,
	 * such as when running a Vulkan CTS test case. For the automatic GPU capture to occur, the
	 * Xcode scheme under which the app is run must have the Metal GPU capture option enabled.
	 * This parameter should not be set to manually trigger a GPU capture via the Xcode user interface.
	 *
	 * When the value of this parameter is MVK_CONFIG_AUTO_GPU_CAPTURE_SCOPE_FRAME,
	 * the queue for which the GPU activity is captured is identifed by the values of
	 * the defaultGPUCaptureScopeQueueFamilyIndex and defaultGPUCaptureScopeQueueIndex
	 * configuration parameters.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_AUTO_GPU_CAPTURE_SCOPE
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, no automatic GPU capture will occur.
	 */
	MVKConfigAutoGPUCaptureScope autoGPUCaptureScope;

	/**
	 * The path to a file where the automatic GPU capture should be saved, if autoGPUCaptureScope
	 * is enabled. In this case, the Xcode scheme need not have Metal GPU capture enabled, and in
	 * fact the app need not be run under Xcode's control at all. This is useful in case the app
	 * cannot be run under Xcode's control. A path starting with '~' can be used to place it in a
	 * user's home directory, as in the shell. This feature requires Metal 3.0 (macOS 10.15, iOS 13).
	 *
	 * If this parameter is NULL or an empty string, and autoGPUCaptureScope is enabled, automatic
	 * GPU capture will be handled by the Xcode user interface.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_AUTO_GPU_CAPTURE_OUTPUT_FILE
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, automatic GPU capture will be handled by the Xcode user interface.
	 */
	const char* autoGPUCaptureOutputFilepath;

	/**
	 * Controls whether MoltenVK should use a Metal 2D texture with a height of 1 for a
	 * Vulkan 1D image, or use a native Metal 1D texture. Metal imposes significant restrictions
	 * on native 1D textures, including not being renderable, clearable, or permitting mipmaps.
	 * Using a Metal 2D texture allows Vulkan 1D textures to support this additional functionality.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter should only be changed before creating the VkInstance.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_TEXTURE_1D_AS_2D
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is enabled by default, and MoltenVK will
	 * use a Metal 2D texture for each Vulkan 1D image.
	 */
	VkBool32 texture1DAs2D;

	/**
	 * Controls whether MoltenVK should preallocate memory in each VkDescriptorPool according
	 * to the values of the VkDescriptorPoolSize parameters. Doing so may improve descriptor set
	 * allocation performance and memory stability at a cost of preallocated application memory.
	 * If this setting is disabled, the descriptors required for a descriptor set will be individually
	 * dynamically allocated in application memory when the descriptor set itself is allocated.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime, and the
	 * changed value will affect the behavior of VkDescriptorPools created after the value is changed.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_PREALLOCATE_DESCRIPTORS
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is enabled by default, and MoltenVK will
	 * allocate a pool of descriptors when a VkDescriptorPool is created.
	 */
	VkBool32 preallocateDescriptors;

	/**
	 * Controls whether MoltenVK should use pools to manage memory used when adding commands
	 * to command buffers. If this setting is enabled, MoltenVK will use a pool to hold command
	 * resources for reuse during command execution. If this setting is disabled, command memory
	 * is allocated and destroyed each time a command is executed. This is a classic time-space
	 * trade off. When command pooling is active, the memory in the pool can be cleared via a
	 * call to the vkTrimCommandPoolKHR() command.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will immediately effect behavior of VkCommandPools created
	 * after the setting is changed.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_USE_COMMAND_POOLING
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is enabled by default, and MoltenVK will pool command memory.
	 */
	VkBool32 useCommandPooling;

	/**
	 * Controls whether MoltenVK should use MTLHeaps for allocating textures and buffers
	 * from device memory. If this setting is enabled, and placement MTLHeaps are
	 * available on the platform, MoltenVK will allocate a placement MTLHeap for each VkDeviceMemory
	 * instance, and allocate textures and buffers from that placement heap. If this environment
	 * variable is disabled, MoltenVK will allocate textures and buffers from general device memory.
	 *
	 * Apple recommends that MTLHeaps should only be used for specific requirements such as aliasing
	 * or hazard tracking, and MoltenVK testing has shown that allocating multiple textures of
	 * different types or usages from one MTLHeap can occassionally cause corruption issues under
	 * certain circumstances.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkInstance,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_USE_MTLHEAP
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is disabled by default, and MoltenVK
	 * will allocate texures and buffers from general device memory.
	 */
	VkBool32 useMTLHeap;

	/**
	 * Controls whether MoltenVK should log the performance of individual activities as they happen.
	 * If this setting is enabled, activity performance will be logged when each activity happens.
	 * If this setting is disabled, activity performance will be logged when frame peformance is
	 * logged as determined by the performanceLoggingFrameCount value.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkDevice,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_PERFORMANCE_LOGGING_INLINE
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is disabled by default, and activity
	 * performance will be logged only when frame activity is logged.
	 */
	VkBool32 logActivityPerformanceInline;

	/**
	 * Controls the Vulkan API version that MoltenVK should advertise in vkEnumerateInstanceVersion().
	 * When reading this value, it will be one of the VK_API_VERSION_1_* values, including the latest
	 * VK_HEADER_VERSION component. When setting this value, it should be set to one of:
	 *
	 *   VK_API_VERSION_1_1  (equivalent decimal number 4198400)
	 *   VK_API_VERSION_1_0  (equivalent decimal number 4194304)
	 *
	 * MoltenVK will automatically add the VK_HEADER_VERSION component.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkInstance,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_API_VERSION_TO_ADVERTISE
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this parameter defaults to the highest API version
	 * currently supported by MoltenVK, including the latest VK_HEADER_VERSION component.
	 */
	uint32_t apiVersionToAdvertise;

	/**
	 * Controls which extensions MoltenVK should advertise it supports in
	 * vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties() and vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties().
	 * The value of this parameter is a bitwise OR of values from the MVKConfigAdvertiseExtensionBits
	 * enumeration. Any prerequisite extensions are also advertised.
	 * If the flag MVK_CONFIG_ADVERTISE_EXTENSIONS_ALL is included, all supported extensions
	 * will be advertised. A value of zero means no extensions will be advertised.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkInstance,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_ADVERTISE_EXTENSIONS
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, the value of this setting defaults to
	 * MVK_CONFIG_ADVERTISE_EXTENSIONS_ALL, and all supported extensions will be advertised.
	 */
	MVKConfigAdvertiseExtensions advertiseExtensions;

	/**
	 * Controls whether MoltenVK should treat a lost VkDevice as resumable, unless the
	 * corresponding VkPhysicalDevice has also been lost. The VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST error has
	 * a broad definitional range, and can mean anything from a GPU hiccup on the current
	 * command buffer submission, to a physically removed GPU. In the case where this error does
	 * not impact the VkPhysicalDevice, Vulkan requires that the app destroy and re-create a new
	 * VkDevice. However, not all apps (including CTS) respect that requirement, leading to what
	 * might be a transient command submission failure causing an unexpected catastrophic app failure.
	 *
	 * If this setting is enabled, in the case of a VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST error that does NOT impact
	 * the VkPhysicalDevice, MoltenVK will log the error, but will not mark the VkDevice as lost,
	 * allowing the VkDevice to continue to be used. If this setting is disabled, MoltenVK will
	 * mark the VkDevice as lost, and subsequent use of that VkDevice will be reduced or prohibited.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter may be changed at any time during application runtime,
	 * and the changed value will affect the error behavior of subsequent command submissions.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_RESUME_LOST_DEVICE
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is disabled by default, and MoltenVK
	 * will mark the VkDevice as lost when a command submission failure occurs.
	 */
	VkBool32 resumeLostDevice;

	/**
	 * Controls whether MoltenVK should use Metal argument buffers for resources defined in
	 * descriptor sets, if Metal argument buffers are supported on the platform. Using Metal
	 * argument buffers dramatically increases the number of buffers, textures and samplers
	 * that can be bound to a pipeline shader, and in most cases improves performance. If this
	 * setting is enabled, MoltenVK will use Metal argument buffers to bind resources to the
	 * shaders. If this setting is disabled, MoltenVK will bind resources to shaders discretely.
	 *
	 * NOTE: Currently, Metal argument buffer support is in beta stage, and is only supported
	 * on macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or later, or on older versions of macOS using an Intel GPU.
	 * Metal argument buffers support is not available on iOS. Development to support iOS
	 * and a wider combination of GPU's on older macOS versions is under way.
	 *
	 * The value of this parameter must be changed before creating a VkInstance,
	 * for the change to take effect.
	 *
	 * The initial value or this parameter is set by the
	 * MVK_CONFIG_USE_METAL_ARGUMENT_BUFFERS
	 * runtime environment variable or MoltenVK compile-time build setting.
	 * If neither is set, this setting is enabled by default, and MoltenVK will not
	 * use Metal argument buffers, and will bind resources to shaders discretely.
	 */
	VkBool32 useMetalArgumentBuffers;

} MVKConfiguration;

/** Identifies the type of rounding Metal uses for float to integer conversions in particular calculatons. */
typedef enum MVKFloatRounding {
	MVK_FLOAT_ROUNDING_NEAREST     = 0,	 /**< Metal rounds to nearest. */
	MVK_FLOAT_ROUNDING_UP          = 1,	 /**< Metal rounds towards positive infinity. */
	MVK_FLOAT_ROUNDING_DOWN        = 2,	 /**< Metal rounds towards negative infinity. */
	MVK_FLOAT_ROUNDING_UP_MAX_ENUM = 0x7FFFFFFF
} MVKFloatRounding;

/** Identifies the pipeline points where GPU counter sampling can occur. Maps to MTLCounterSamplingPoint. */
typedef enum MVKCounterSamplingBits {
	MVK_COUNTER_SAMPLING_AT_DRAW           = 0x00000001,
	MVK_COUNTER_SAMPLING_AT_DISPATCH       = 0x00000002,
	MVK_COUNTER_SAMPLING_AT_BLIT           = 0x00000004,
	MVK_COUNTER_SAMPLING_AT_PIPELINE_STAGE = 0x00000008,
	MVK_COUNTER_SAMPLING_MAX_ENUM          = 0X7FFFFFFF
} MVKCounterSamplingBits;
typedef VkFlags MVKCounterSamplingFlags;

/**
 * Features provided by the current implementation of Metal on the current device. You can
 * retrieve a copy of this structure using the vkGetPhysicalDeviceMetalFeaturesMVK() function.
 *
 * This structure may be extended as new features are added to MoltenVK. If you are linking to
 * an implementation of MoltenVK that was compiled from a different VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION
 * than your app was, the size of this structure in your app may be larger or smaller than the
 * struct in MoltenVK. See the description of the vkGetPhysicalDeviceMetalFeaturesMVK() function
 * for information about how to handle this.
 *
 * TO SUPPORT DYNAMIC LINKING TO THIS STRUCTURE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THIS STRUCTURE SHOULD NOT
 * BE CHANGED EXCEPT TO ADD ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ON THE END. EXISTING MEMBERS, AND THEIR ORDER,
 * SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED.
 */
typedef struct {
    uint32_t mslVersion;                        	/**< The version of the Metal Shading Language available on this device. The format of the integer is MMmmpp, with two decimal digts each for Major, minor, and patch version values (eg. MSL 1.2 would appear as 010200). */
	VkBool32 indirectDrawing;                   	/**< If true, draw calls support parameters held in a GPU buffer. */
	VkBool32 baseVertexInstanceDrawing;         	/**< If true, draw calls support specifiying the base vertex and instance. */
    uint32_t dynamicMTLBufferSize;              	/**< If greater than zero, dynamic MTLBuffers for setting vertex, fragment, and compute bytes are supported, and their content must be below this value. */
    VkBool32 shaderSpecialization;              	/**< If true, shader specialization (aka Metal function constants) is supported. */
    VkBool32 ioSurfaces;                        	/**< If true, VkImages can be underlaid by IOSurfaces via the vkUseIOSurfaceMVK() function, to support inter-process image transfers. */
    VkBool32 texelBuffers;                      	/**< If true, texel buffers are supported, allowing the contents of a buffer to be interpreted as an image via a VkBufferView. */
	VkBool32 layeredRendering;                  	/**< If true, layered rendering to multiple cube or texture array layers is supported. */
	VkBool32 presentModeImmediate;              	/**< If true, immediate surface present mode (VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR), allowing a swapchain image to be presented immediately, without waiting for the vertical sync period of the display, is supported. */
	VkBool32 stencilViews;                      	/**< If true, stencil aspect views are supported through the MTLPixelFormatX24_Stencil8 and MTLPixelFormatX32_Stencil8 formats. */
	VkBool32 multisampleArrayTextures;          	/**< If true, MTLTextureType2DMultisampleArray is supported. */
	VkBool32 samplerClampToBorder;              	/**< If true, the border color set when creating a sampler will be respected. */
	uint32_t maxTextureDimension; 	     	  		/**< The maximum size of each texture dimension (width, height, or depth). */
	uint32_t maxPerStageBufferCount;            	/**< The total number of per-stage Metal buffers available for shader uniform content and attributes. */
    uint32_t maxPerStageTextureCount;           	/**< The total number of per-stage Metal textures available for shader uniform content. */
    uint32_t maxPerStageSamplerCount;           	/**< The total number of per-stage Metal samplers available for shader uniform content. */
    VkDeviceSize maxMTLBufferSize;              	/**< The max size of a MTLBuffer (in bytes). */
    VkDeviceSize mtlBufferAlignment;            	/**< The alignment used when allocating memory for MTLBuffers. Must be PoT. */
    VkDeviceSize maxQueryBufferSize;            	/**< The maximum size of an occlusion query buffer (in bytes). */
	VkDeviceSize mtlCopyBufferAlignment;        	/**< The alignment required during buffer copy operations (in bytes). */
    VkSampleCountFlags supportedSampleCounts;   	/**< A bitmask identifying the sample counts supported by the device. */
	uint32_t minSwapchainImageCount;	 	  		/**< The minimum number of swapchain images that can be supported by a surface. */
	uint32_t maxSwapchainImageCount;	 	  		/**< The maximum number of swapchain images that can be supported by a surface. */
	VkBool32 combinedStoreResolveAction;			/**< If true, the device supports VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE with a simultaneous resolve attachment. */
	VkBool32 arrayOfTextures;			 	  		/**< If true, arrays of textures is supported. */
	VkBool32 arrayOfSamplers;			 	  		/**< If true, arrays of texture samplers is supported. */
	MTLLanguageVersion mslVersionEnum;				/**< The version of the Metal Shading Language available on this device, as a Metal enumeration. */
	VkBool32 depthSampleCompare;					/**< If true, depth texture samplers support the comparison of the pixel value against a reference value. */
	VkBool32 events;								/**< If true, Metal synchronization events (MTLEvent) are supported. */
	VkBool32 memoryBarriers;						/**< If true, full memory barriers within Metal render passes are supported. */
	VkBool32 multisampleLayeredRendering;       	/**< If true, layered rendering to multiple multi-sampled cube or texture array layers is supported. */
	VkBool32 stencilFeedback;						/**< If true, fragment shaders that write to [[stencil]] outputs are supported. */
	VkBool32 textureBuffers;						/**< If true, textures of type MTLTextureTypeBuffer are supported. */
	VkBool32 postDepthCoverage;						/**< If true, coverage masks in fragment shaders post-depth-test are supported. */
	VkBool32 fences;								/**< If true, Metal synchronization fences (MTLFence) are supported. */
	VkBool32 rasterOrderGroups;						/**< If true, Raster order groups in fragment shaders are supported. */
	VkBool32 native3DCompressedTextures;			/**< If true, 3D compressed images are supported natively, without manual decompression. */
	VkBool32 nativeTextureSwizzle;					/**< If true, component swizzle is supported natively, without manual swizzling in shaders. */
	VkBool32 placementHeaps;						/**< If true, MTLHeap objects support placement of resources. */
	VkDeviceSize pushConstantSizeAlignment;			/**< The alignment used internally when allocating memory for push constants. Must be PoT. */
	uint32_t maxTextureLayers;						/**< The maximum number of layers in an array texture. */
    uint32_t maxSubgroupSize;			        	/**< The maximum number of threads in a SIMD-group. */
	VkDeviceSize vertexStrideAlignment;         	/**< The alignment used for the stride of vertex attribute bindings. */
	VkBool32 indirectTessellationDrawing;			/**< If true, tessellation draw calls support parameters held in a GPU buffer. */
	VkBool32 nonUniformThreadgroups;				/**< If true, the device supports arbitrary-sized grids in compute workloads. */
	VkBool32 renderWithoutAttachments;          	/**< If true, we don't have to create a dummy attachment for a render pass if there isn't one. */
	VkBool32 deferredStoreActions;					/**< If true, render pass store actions can be specified after the render encoder is created. */
	VkBool32 sharedLinearTextures;					/**< If true, linear textures and texture buffers can be created from buffers in Shared storage. */
	VkBool32 depthResolve;							/**< If true, resolving depth textures with filters other than Sample0 is supported. */
	VkBool32 stencilResolve;						/**< If true, resolving stencil textures with filters other than Sample0 is supported. */
	uint32_t maxPerStageDynamicMTLBufferCount;		/**< The maximum number of inline buffers that can be set on a command buffer. */
	uint32_t maxPerStageStorageTextureCount;    	/**< The total number of per-stage Metal textures with read-write access available for writing to from a shader. */
	VkBool32 astcHDRTextures;						/**< If true, ASTC HDR pixel formats are supported. */
	VkBool32 renderLinearTextures;					/**< If true, linear textures are renderable. */
	VkBool32 pullModelInterpolation;				/**< If true, explicit interpolation functions are supported. */
	VkBool32 samplerMirrorClampToEdge;				/**< If true, the mirrored clamp to edge address mode is supported in samplers. */
	VkBool32 quadPermute;							/**< If true, quadgroup permutation functions (vote, ballot, shuffle) are supported in shaders. */
	VkBool32 simdPermute;							/**< If true, SIMD-group permutation functions (vote, ballot, shuffle) are supported in shaders. */
	VkBool32 simdReduction;							/**< If true, SIMD-group reduction functions (arithmetic) are supported in shaders. */
    uint32_t minSubgroupSize;			        	/**< The minimum number of threads in a SIMD-group. */
    VkBool32 textureBarriers;                   	/**< If true, texture barriers are supported within Metal render passes. */
    VkBool32 tileBasedDeferredRendering;        	/**< If true, this device uses tile-based deferred rendering. */
	VkBool32 argumentBuffers;						/**< If true, Metal argument buffers are supported. */
	VkBool32 descriptorSetArgumentBuffers;			/**< If true, a Metal argument buffer can be assigned to a descriptor set, and used on any pipeline and pipeline stage. If false, a different Metal argument buffer must be used for each pipeline-stage/descriptor-set combination. */
	MVKFloatRounding clearColorFloatRounding;		/**< Identifies the type of rounding Metal uses for MTLClearColor float to integer conversions. */
	MVKCounterSamplingFlags counterSamplingPoints;	/**< Identifies the points where pipeline GPU counter sampling may occur. */
	VkBool32 programmableSamplePositions;			/**< If true, programmable MSAA sample positions are supported. */
	VkBool32 shaderBarycentricCoordinates;			/**< If true, fragment shader barycentric coordinates are supported. */
	MTLArgumentBuffersTier argumentBuffersTier;		/**< The argument buffer tier available on this device, as a Metal enumeration. */
} MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures;

/** MoltenVK performance of a particular type of activity. */
typedef struct {
    uint32_t count;             /**< The number of activities of this type. */
	double latestDuration;      /**< The latest (most recent) duration of the activity, in milliseconds. */
    double averageDuration;     /**< The average duration of the activity, in milliseconds. */
    double minimumDuration;     /**< The minimum duration of the activity, in milliseconds. */
    double maximumDuration;     /**< The maximum duration of the activity, in milliseconds. */
} MVKPerformanceTracker;

/** MoltenVK performance of shader compilation activities. */
typedef struct {
	MVKPerformanceTracker hashShaderCode;				/** Create a hash from the incoming shader code. */
    MVKPerformanceTracker spirvToMSL;					/** Convert SPIR-V to MSL source code. */
    MVKPerformanceTracker mslCompile;					/** Compile MSL source code into a MTLLibrary. */
    MVKPerformanceTracker mslLoad;						/** Load pre-compiled MSL code into a MTLLibrary. */
	MVKPerformanceTracker shaderLibraryFromCache;		/** Retrieve a shader library from the cache, lazily creating it if needed. */
    MVKPerformanceTracker functionRetrieval;			/** Retrieve a MTLFunction from a MTLLibrary. */
    MVKPerformanceTracker functionSpecialization;		/** Specialize a retrieved MTLFunction. */
    MVKPerformanceTracker pipelineCompile;				/** Compile MTLFunctions into a pipeline. */
	MVKPerformanceTracker glslToSPRIV;					/** Convert GLSL to SPIR-V code. */
} MVKShaderCompilationPerformance;

/** MoltenVK performance of pipeline cache activities. */
typedef struct {
	MVKPerformanceTracker sizePipelineCache;			/** Calculate the size of cache data required to write MSL to pipeline cache data stream. */
	MVKPerformanceTracker writePipelineCache;			/** Write MSL to pipeline cache data stream. */
	MVKPerformanceTracker readPipelineCache;			/** Read MSL from pipeline cache data stream. */
} MVKPipelineCachePerformance;

/** MoltenVK performance of queue activities. */
typedef struct {
	MVKPerformanceTracker mtlQueueAccess;               /** Create an MTLCommandQueue or access an existing cached instance. */
	MVKPerformanceTracker mtlCommandBufferCompletion;   /** Completion of a MTLCommandBuffer on the GPU, from commit to completion callback. */
	MVKPerformanceTracker nextCAMetalDrawable;			/** Retrieve next CAMetalDrawable from CAMetalLayer during presentation. */
	MVKPerformanceTracker frameInterval;				/** Frame presentation interval (1000/FPS). */
} MVKQueuePerformance;

/**
 * MoltenVK performance. You can retrieve a copy of this structure using the vkGetPerformanceStatisticsMVK() function.
 *
 * This structure may be extended as new features are added to MoltenVK. If you are linking to
 * an implementation of MoltenVK that was compiled from a different VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION
 * than your app was, the size of this structure in your app may be larger or smaller than the
 * struct in MoltenVK. See the description of the vkGetPerformanceStatisticsMVK() function for
 * information about how to handle this.
 *
 * TO SUPPORT DYNAMIC LINKING TO THIS STRUCTURE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THIS STRUCTURE SHOULD NOT
 * BE CHANGED EXCEPT TO ADD ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ON THE END. EXISTING MEMBERS, AND THEIR ORDER,
 * SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED.
 */
typedef struct {
	MVKShaderCompilationPerformance shaderCompilation;	/** Shader compilations activities. */
	MVKPipelineCachePerformance pipelineCache;			/** Pipeline cache activities. */
	MVKQueuePerformance queue;          				/** Queue activities. */
} MVKPerformanceStatistics;


#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Function types

typedef VkResult (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK)(VkInstance ignored, MVKConfiguration* pConfiguration, size_t* pConfigurationSize);
typedef VkResult (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkSetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK)(VkInstance ignored, const MVKConfiguration* pConfiguration, size_t* pConfigurationSize);
typedef VkResult (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceMetalFeaturesMVK)(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures* pMetalFeatures, size_t* pMetalFeaturesSize);
typedef VkResult (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetPerformanceStatisticsMVK)(VkDevice device, MVKPerformanceStatistics* pPerf, size_t* pPerfSize);
typedef void (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetVersionStringsMVK)(char* pMoltenVersionStringBuffer, uint32_t moltenVersionStringBufferLength, char* pVulkanVersionStringBuffer, uint32_t vulkanVersionStringBufferLength);
typedef void (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkSetWorkgroupSizeMVK)(VkShaderModule shaderModule, uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t z);
typedef VkResult (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkUseIOSurfaceMVK)(VkImage image, IOSurfaceRef ioSurface);
typedef void (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetIOSurfaceMVK)(VkImage image, IOSurfaceRef* pIOSurface);

#ifdef __OBJC__
typedef void (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetMTLDeviceMVK)(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, id<MTLDevice>* pMTLDevice);
typedef VkResult (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkSetMTLTextureMVK)(VkImage image, id<MTLTexture> mtlTexture);
typedef void (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetMTLTextureMVK)(VkImage image, id<MTLTexture>* pMTLTexture);
typedef void (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetMTLBufferMVK)(VkBuffer buffer, id<MTLBuffer>* pMTLBuffer);
typedef void (VKAPI_PTR *PFN_vkGetMTLCommandQueueMVK)(VkQueue queue, id<MTLCommandQueue>* pMTLCommandQueue);
#endif // __OBJC__


#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Function prototypes

#ifndef VK_NO_PROTOTYPES

/** 
 * Populates the pConfiguration structure with the current MoltenVK configuration settings.
 *
 * To change a specific configuration value, call vkGetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() to retrieve
 * the current configuration, make changes, and call  vkSetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() to
 * update all of the values.
 *
 * The VkInstance object you provide here is ignored, and a VK_NULL_HANDLE value can be provided.
 * This function can be called before the VkInstance has been created. It is safe to call this function
 * with a VkInstance retrieved from a different layer in the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 *
 * To be active, some configuration settings must be set before a VkInstance or VkDevice
 * is created. See the description of the MVKConfiguration members for more information.
 *
 * If you are linking to an implementation of MoltenVK that was compiled from a different
 * VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION than your app was, the size of the MVKConfiguration structure
 * in your app may be larger or smaller than the same struct as expected by MoltenVK.
 *
 * When calling this function, set the value of *pConfigurationSize to sizeof(MVKConfiguration),
 * to tell MoltenVK the limit of the size of your MVKConfiguration structure. Upon return from
 * this function, the value of *pConfigurationSize will hold the actual number of bytes copied
 * into your passed MVKConfiguration structure, which will be the smaller of what your app
 * thinks is the size of MVKConfiguration, and what MoltenVK thinks it is. This represents the
 * safe access area within the structure for both MoltenVK and your app.
 *
 * If the size that MoltenVK expects for MVKConfiguration is different than the value passed in
 * *pConfigurationSize, this function will return VK_INCOMPLETE, otherwise it will return VK_SUCCESS.
 *
 * Although it is not necessary, you can use this function to determine in advance the value
 * that MoltenVK expects the size of MVKConfiguration to be by setting the value of pConfiguration
 * to NULL. In that case, this function will set *pConfigurationSize to the size that MoltenVK
 * expects MVKConfiguration to be.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL vkGetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK(
	VkInstance                                  ignored,
	MVKConfiguration*                           pConfiguration,
	size_t*                                     pConfigurationSize);

/** 
 * Sets the MoltenVK configuration settings to those found in the pConfiguration structure.
 *
 * To change a specific configuration value, call vkGetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK()
 * to retrieve the current configuration, make changes, and call
 * vkSetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() to update all of the values.
 *
 * The VkInstance object you provide here is ignored, and a VK_NULL_HANDLE value can be provided.
 * This function can be called before the VkInstance has been created. It is safe to call this function
 * with a VkInstance retrieved from a different layer in the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 *
 * To be active, some configuration settings must be set before a VkInstance or VkDevice
 * is created. See the description of the MVKConfiguration members for more information.
 *
 * If you are linking to an implementation of MoltenVK that was compiled from a different
 * VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION than your app was, the size of the MVKConfiguration structure
 * in your app may be larger or smaller than the same struct as expected by MoltenVK.
 *
 * When calling this function, set the value of *pConfigurationSize to sizeof(MVKConfiguration),
 * to tell MoltenVK the limit of the size of your MVKConfiguration structure. Upon return from
 * this function, the value of *pConfigurationSize will hold the actual number of bytes copied
 * out of your passed MVKConfiguration structure, which will be the smaller of what your app
 * thinks is the size of MVKConfiguration, and what MoltenVK thinks it is. This represents the
 * safe access area within the structure for both MoltenVK and your app.
 *
 * If the size that MoltenVK expects for MVKConfiguration is different than the value passed in
 * *pConfigurationSize, this function will return VK_INCOMPLETE, otherwise it will return VK_SUCCESS.
 *
 * Although it is not necessary, you can use this function to determine in advance the value
 * that MoltenVK expects the size of MVKConfiguration to be by setting the value of pConfiguration
 * to NULL. In that case, this function will set *pConfigurationSize to the size that MoltenVK
 * expects MVKConfiguration to be.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL vkSetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK(
	VkInstance                                  ignored,
	const MVKConfiguration*                     pConfiguration,
	size_t*                                     pConfigurationSize);

/** 
 * Populates the pMetalFeatures structure with the Metal-specific features
 * supported by the specified physical device. 
 *
 * If you are linking to an implementation of MoltenVK that was compiled from a different
 * VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION than your app was, the size of the MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures
 * structure in your app may be larger or smaller than the same struct as expected by MoltenVK.
 *
 * When calling this function, set the value of *pMetalFeaturesSize to sizeof(MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures),
 * to tell MoltenVK the limit of the size of your MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures structure. Upon return from
 * this function, the value of *pMetalFeaturesSize will hold the actual number of bytes copied into your
 * passed MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures structure, which will be the smaller of what your app thinks is the
 * size of MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures, and what MoltenVK thinks it is. This represents the safe access
 * area within the structure for both MoltenVK and your app.
 *
 * If the size that MoltenVK expects for MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures is different than the value passed in
 * *pMetalFeaturesSize, this function will return VK_INCOMPLETE, otherwise it will return VK_SUCCESS.
 *
 * Although it is not necessary, you can use this function to determine in advance the value that MoltenVK
 * expects the size of MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures to be by setting the value of pMetalFeatures to NULL.
 * In that case, this function will set *pMetalFeaturesSize to the size that MoltenVK expects
 * MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures to be.
 *
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL vkGetPhysicalDeviceMetalFeaturesMVK(
	VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
	MVKPhysicalDeviceMetalFeatures*             pMetalFeatures,
	size_t*                                     pMetalFeaturesSize);

/**
 * Populates the pPerf structure with the current performance statistics for the device.
 *
 * If you are linking to an implementation of MoltenVK that was compiled from a different
 * VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION than your app was, the size of the MVKPerformanceStatistics
 * structure in your app may be larger or smaller than the same struct as expected by MoltenVK.
 *
 * When calling this function, set the value of *pPerfSize to sizeof(MVKPerformanceStatistics),
 * to tell MoltenVK the limit of the size of your MVKPerformanceStatistics structure. Upon return
 * from this function, the value of *pPerfSize will hold the actual number of bytes copied into
 * your passed MVKPerformanceStatistics structure, which will be the smaller of what your app
 * thinks is the size of MVKPerformanceStatistics, and what MoltenVK thinks it is. This
 * represents the safe access area within the structure for both MoltenVK and your app.
 *
 * If the size that MoltenVK expects for MVKPerformanceStatistics is different than the value passed
 * in *pPerfSize, this function will return VK_INCOMPLETE, otherwise it will return VK_SUCCESS.
 *
 * Although it is not necessary, you can use this function to determine in advance the value
 * that MoltenVK expects the size of MVKPerformanceStatistics to be by setting the value of
 * pPerf to NULL. In that case, this function will set *pPerfSize to the size that MoltenVK
 * expects MVKPerformanceStatistics to be.
 *
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL vkGetPerformanceStatisticsMVK(
	VkDevice                                    device,
	MVKPerformanceStatistics*            		pPerf,
	size_t*                                     pPerfSize);

/**
 * Returns a human readable version of the MoltenVK and Vulkan versions.
 *
 * This function is provided as a convenience for reporting. Use the MVK_VERSION, 
 * VK_API_VERSION_1_0, and VK_HEADER_VERSION macros for programmatically accessing
 * the corresponding version numbers.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL vkGetVersionStringsMVK(
    char*                                       pMoltenVersionStringBuffer,
    uint32_t                                    moltenVersionStringBufferLength,
    char*                                       pVulkanVersionStringBuffer,
    uint32_t                                    vulkanVersionStringBufferLength);

/**
 * Sets the number of threads in a workgroup for a compute kernel.
 *
 * This needs to be called if you are creating compute shader modules from MSL
 * source code or MSL compiled code. Workgroup size is determined automatically
 * if you're using SPIR-V.
 *
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL vkSetWorkgroupSizeMVK(
    VkShaderModule                              shaderModule,
    uint32_t                                    x,
    uint32_t                                    y,
    uint32_t                                    z);

#ifdef __OBJC__

/**
 * Returns, in the pMTLDevice pointer, the MTLDevice used by the VkPhysicalDevice.
 *
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL vkGetMTLDeviceMVK(
    VkPhysicalDevice                           physicalDevice,
    id<MTLDevice>*                             pMTLDevice);

/**
 * Sets the VkImage to use the specified MTLTexture.
 *
 * Any differences in the properties of mtlTexture and this image will modify the
 * properties of this image.
 *
 * If a MTLTexture has already been created for this image, it will be destroyed.
 *
 * Returns VK_SUCCESS.
 *
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL vkSetMTLTextureMVK(
    VkImage                                     image,
    id<MTLTexture>                              mtlTexture);

/**
 * Returns, in the pMTLTexture pointer, the MTLTexture currently underlaying the VkImage.
 *
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL vkGetMTLTextureMVK(
    VkImage                                     image,
    id<MTLTexture>*                             pMTLTexture);

/**
* Returns, in the pMTLBuffer pointer, the MTLBuffer currently underlaying the VkBuffer.
*
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
*/
VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL vkGetMTLBufferMVK(
    VkBuffer                                    buffer,
    id<MTLBuffer>*                              pMTLBuffer);

/**
* Returns, in the pMTLCommandQueue pointer, the MTLCommandQueue currently underlaying the VkQueue.
*
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
*/
VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL vkGetMTLCommandQueueMVK(
    VkQueue                                     queue,
    id<MTLCommandQueue>*                        pMTLCommandQueue);

#endif // __OBJC__

/**
 * Indicates that a VkImage should use an IOSurface to underlay the Metal texture.
 *
 * If ioSurface is not null, it will be used as the IOSurface, and any differences
 * in the properties of that IOSurface will modify the properties of this image.
 *
 * If ioSurface is null, this image will create and use an IOSurface
 * whose properties are compatible with the properties of this image.
 *
 * If a MTLTexture has already been created for this image, it will be destroyed.
 *
 * IOSurfaces are supported on the following platforms:
 *   -  macOS 10.11 and above
 *   -  iOS 11.0 and above
 *
 * To enable IOSurface support, ensure the Deployment Target build setting
 * (MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET or IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET) is set to at least
 * one of the values above when compiling MoltenVK, and any app that uses MoltenVK.
 *
 * Returns:
 *   - VK_SUCCESS.
 *   - VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT if IOSurfaces are not supported on the platform.
 *   - VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED if ioSurface is specified and is not compatible with this VkImage.
 *
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL vkUseIOSurfaceMVK(
    VkImage                                     image,
    IOSurfaceRef                                ioSurface);

/**
 * Returns, in the pIOSurface pointer, the IOSurface currently underlaying the VkImage,
 * as set by the useIOSurfaceMVK() function, or returns null if the VkImage is not using
 * an IOSurface, or if the platform does not support IOSurfaces.
 *
 * This function is not supported by the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework
 * and is unavailable when using the Vulkan SDK Loader and Layers framework.
 */
VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL vkGetIOSurfaceMVK(
    VkImage                                     image,
    IOSurfaceRef*                               pIOSurface);


#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Shaders

/**
 * NOTE: Shader code should be submitted as SPIR-V. Although some simple direct MSL shaders may work,
 * direct loading of MSL source code or compiled MSL code is not officially supported at this time.
 * Future versions of MoltenVK may support direct MSL submission again.
 *
 * Enumerates the magic number values to set in the MVKMSLSPIRVHeader when
 * submitting a SPIR-V stream that contains either Metal Shading Language source
 * code or Metal Shading Language compiled binary code in place of SPIR-V code.
 */
typedef enum {
    kMVKMagicNumberSPIRVCode        = 0x07230203,    /**< SPIR-V stream contains standard SPIR-V code. */
    kMVKMagicNumberMSLSourceCode    = 0x19960412,    /**< SPIR-V stream contains Metal Shading Language source code. */
    kMVKMagicNumberMSLCompiledCode  = 0x19981215,    /**< SPIR-V stream contains Metal Shading Language compiled binary code. */
} MVKMSLMagicNumber;

/**
 * NOTE: Shader code should be submitted as SPIR-V. Although some simple direct MSL shaders may work,
 * direct loading of MSL source code or compiled MSL code is not officially supported at this time.
 * Future versions of MoltenVK may support direct MSL submission again.
 *
 * Describes the header at the start of an SPIR-V stream, when it contains either
 * Metal Shading Language source code or Metal Shading Language compiled binary code.
 *
 * To submit MSL source code to the vkCreateShaderModule() function in place of SPIR-V
 * code, prepend a MVKMSLSPIRVHeader containing the kMVKMagicNumberMSLSourceCode magic
 * number to the MSL source code. The MSL source code must be null-terminated.
 *
 * To submit MSL compiled binary code to the vkCreateShaderModule() function in place of
 * SPIR-V code, prepend a MVKMSLSPIRVHeader containing the kMVKMagicNumberMSLCompiledCode
 * magic number to the MSL compiled binary code.
 *
 * In both cases, the pCode element of VkShaderModuleCreateInfo should pointer to the
 * location of the MVKMSLSPIRVHeader, and the MSL code should start at the byte immediately
 * after the MVKMSLSPIRVHeader.
 *
 * The codeSize element of VkShaderModuleCreateInfo should be set to the entire size of
 * the submitted code memory, including the additional sizeof(MVKMSLSPIRVHeader) bytes
 * taken up by the MVKMSLSPIRVHeader, and, in the case of MSL source code, including
 * the null-terminator byte.
 */
typedef uint32_t MVKMSLSPIRVHeader;


#endif // VK_NO_PROTOTYPES


#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif	//  __cplusplus

#endif