LunarG has released new Vulkan SDKs based on the 1.1.130.0 header with maintenance updates, the latest extensions, and a link to the Vulkan License Registry.
Specific updates in this release include:
- Licensing for the SDK is clarified with the release of the Vulkan License Registry. In addition, the SDK license has been updated.
- Improved validation layer coverage and bug fixes
- Since the release of SDK 1.1.126.0, the following extensions have been added to the Vulkan spec and may be supported by a Vulkan device. To query extensions available to a given physical device, call
- vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties() or run vulkaninfo.
- VK_EXT_tooling_info
- VK_KHR_buffer_device_address
- VK_KHR_performance_query
- VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts
Also of note, the vktrace and vkreplay tools will be removed in 3-6 months and replaced with GFX Reconstruct.