VkCommandBufferBeginInfo(3)

# VkCommandBufferBeginInfo(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkCommandBufferBeginInfo - Structure specifying a command buffer begin operation

## C Specification

The `VkCommandBufferBeginInfo` structure is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    typedef struct VkCommandBufferBeginInfo {
        VkStructureType                          sType;
        const void*                              pNext;
        VkCommandBufferUsageFlags                flags;
        const VkCommandBufferInheritanceInfo*    pInheritanceInfo;
    } VkCommandBufferBeginInfo;

## Members

- `sType` is a VkStructureType value identifying this structure.

- `pNext` is `NULL` or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

- `flags` is a bitmask of VkCommandBufferUsageFlagBits specifying usage behavior for the command buffer.

- `pInheritanceInfo` is a pointer to a VkCommandBufferInheritanceInfo structure, used if `commandBuffer` is a secondary command buffer. If this is a primary command buffer, then this value is ignored.

## Description

Valid Usage

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-09123
  If `flags` contains VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT, the VkCommandPool that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support graphics operations

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-00055
  If `flags` contains VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT, the `framebuffer` member of `pInheritanceInfo` must be either VK_NULL_HANDLE, or a valid `VkFramebuffer` that is compatible with the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo`

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-09240
  If `flags` contains VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT and the `dynamicRendering` feature is not enabled, the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` must not be VK_NULL_HANDLE

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-06002
  If `flags` contains VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT and the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` is VK_NULL_HANDLE, the `pNext` chain of `pInheritanceInfo` must include a VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo structure

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-06003
  If `flags` contains VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT, the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` is VK_NULL_HANDLE, and the `pNext` chain of `pInheritanceInfo` includes a VkAttachmentSampleCountInfoAMD or VkAttachmentSampleCountInfoNV structure, the `colorAttachmentCount` member of that structure must be equal to the value of VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo::`colorAttachmentCount`

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-06000
  If `flags` contains VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT and the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` must be a valid `VkRenderPass`

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-06001
  If `flags` contains VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT and the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, the `subpass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` must be a valid subpass index within the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo`

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-10617
  If `flags` contains VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT , the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, and `renderPass` was created with tile shading enabled, VK_TILE_SHADING_RENDER_PASS_ENABLE_BIT_QCOM must be included in VkRenderPassTileShadingCreateInfoQCOM::`flags`

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-10618
  If `flags` does not contain VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT , the `renderPass` member of `pInheritanceInfo` is VK_NULL_HANDLE, or `renderPass` was not created with tile shading enabled, VK_TILE_SHADING_RENDER_PASS_ENABLE_BIT_QCOM must not be included in VkRenderPassTileShadingCreateInfoQCOM::`flags`

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-10619
  If VK_TILE_SHADING_RENDER_PASS_ENABLE_BIT_QCOM is included in VkRenderPassTileShadingCreateInfoQCOM::`flags`, VkRenderPassTileShadingCreateInfoQCOM::`tileApronSize` must be equal to the `tileApronSize` used to create `renderPass`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-sType-sType
  `sType` must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-pNext-pNext
  `pNext` must be `NULL` or a pointer to a valid instance of VkDeviceGroupCommandBufferBeginInfo

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-sType-unique
  The `sType` value of each structure in the `pNext` chain must be unique

- VUID-VkCommandBufferBeginInfo-flags-parameter
  `flags` must be a valid combination of VkCommandBufferUsageFlagBits values

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkCommandBufferInheritanceInfo, VkCommandBufferUsageFlags, VkStructureType, vkBeginCommandBuffer

## 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

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0