vk_layer_settings.txt

# The settings in this file can be used to configure the behavior of
# layers in this repository.
#
# Note that this file is not regulary updated, so not all possible layer
# settings may be listed, and some layer settings may even be obsolete.

# VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation

# Debug Action
# =====================
# Specifies what action is to be taken when a layer reports information
khronos_validation.debug_action = VK_DBG_LAYER_ACTION_LOG_MSG

# Log Filename
# =====================
# Specifies the output filename
khronos_validation.log_filename = stdout

# Message Severity
# =====================
# Comma-delineated list of options specifying the types of messages to be
# reported
khronos_validation.report_flags = error

# Limit Duplicated Messages
# =====================
# Enable limiting of duplicate messages.
khronos_validation.enable_message_limit = true

# Max Duplicated Messages
# =====================
# Maximum number of times any single validation message should be reported.
khronos_validation.duplicate_message_limit = 10

# Mute Message VUIDs
# =====================
# List of VUIDs and VUID identifers which are to be IGNORED by the validation
# layer
khronos_validation.message_id_filter =

# Disables
# =====================
# Specify areas of validation to be disabled
khronos_validation.disables = VK_VALIDATION_FEATURE_DISABLE_THREAD_SAFETY_EXT

# Enables
# =====================
# Setting an option here will enable specialized areas of validation
khronos_validation.enables =

# Redirect Printf messages to stdout
# =====================
# Enable redirection of Debug Printf messages from the debug callback to stdout
#khronos_validation.printf_to_stdout = true

# Printf verbose
# =====================
# Set the verbosity of debug printf messages
#khronos_validation.printf_verbose = false

# Printf buffer size
# =====================
# Set the size in bytes of the buffer used by debug printf
#khronos_validation.printf_buffer_size = 1024

# Shader instrumentation
# =====================
# Will have GPU-AV try and prevent crashes, but will be much slower to validate.
# If using Safe Mode, consider using selective shader instrumentation, to only instrument the shaders/pipelines causing issues.
#khronos_validation.gpuav_safe_mode = true

# Shader instrumentation
# =====================
# Instrument shaders to validate descriptors, descriptor indexing, buffer device addresses and ray queries.
# Warning: will considerably slow down shader executions
#khronos_validation.gpuav_shader_instrumentation = true

# Check descriptor indexing accesses
# =====================
# Enable descriptor indexing and buffer out of bounds checking
#khronos_validation.gpuav_descriptor_checks = true

# Force robustness on behalf of the user
# =====================
# When robustness is enabled, GPU-AV will skip checks already covered by robustness
#khronos_validation.gpuav_force_on_robustness = true

# Out of bounds buffer device addresses
# =====================
# Check for invalid access using buffer device address
#khronos_validation.gpuav_buffer_address_oob = true

# Specify the maximum number of buffer device addresses in simultaneous use
# =====================
# Specify the maximum number of buffer device addresses to allow GPU-AV allocate resources
#khronos_validation.gpuav_max_buffer_device_addresses = 10000

# Validate RayQuery SPIR-V Instructions
# =====================
# Enable shader instrumentation on SPV_KHR_ray_query
#khronos_validation.gpuav_validate_ray_query = true

# Post Process Descriptor Indexing
# =====================
# Track which descriptor indexes were used in shader to run normal validation afterwards
#khronos_validation.gpuav_post_process_descriptor_indexing = true

# Select which shaders to instrument by passing a VkValidationFeaturesEXT struct with GPU-AV enabled in the VkShaderModuleCreateInfo pNext
# =====================
# Enable selection of shaders to instrument
#khronos_validation.gpuav_select_instrumented_shaders = false

# Buffer content validation
# =====================
# Validate buffers containing parameters used in indirect Vulkan commands, or used in copy commands
#khronos_validation.gpuav_buffers_validation = true

# Indirect draws parameters
# =====================
# Validate buffers containing draw parameters used in indirect draw commands
# Includes vkCmdDrawMeshTasks* calls as well
#khronos_validation.gpuav_indirect_draws_buffers = true

# Indirect dispatch parameters
# =====================
# Validate buffers containing dispatch parameters used in indirect dispatch commands
#khronos_validation.gpuav_indirect_dispatches_buffers = true

# Indirect trace rays parameters
# =====================
# Validate buffers containing ray tracing parameters used in indirect ray tracing commands
#khronos_validation.gpuav_indirect_trace_rays_buffers = true

# Buffer copies
# =====================
# Validate copies involving a VkBuffer. Right now only validates copy buffer to image
#khronos_validation.gpuav_buffer_copies = true

# Index copies
# =====================
# Validate that indexed draws do not fetch indices outside of the bounds of the index buffer
# Also validates that those indices are not out of the bounds of the fetched vertex buffers
#khronos_validation.gpuav_index_buffers = true

# Use linear vma allocator for GPU-AV output buffers
# =====================
# Use VMA linear memory allocations for GPU-AV output buffers
#khronos_validation.gpuav_vma_linear_output = true

# Use GPU-AV to do Image Layout checks
# =====================
# (Warning - still known to have false positives)
# Use GPU-AV to detect which descriptors were accessed.
# Then using post processing, check that the layout of each image subresource is correct whenever it is used by a command buffer
#khronos_validation.gpuav_image_layout = true

# Fine Grained Locking
# =====================
# Enable fine grained locking for Core Validation, which should improve
# performance in multithreaded applications.
khronos_validation.fine_grained_locking = true

# Display as JSON
# =====================
# Display Validation as JSON
#khronos_validation.message_format_json = false

# Display Application Name
# =====================
# Useful when running multiple instances to know which instance the message is from
#khronos_validation.message_format_display_application_name = false

# Best Practices
# =====================
# Enable best practices layer
khronos_validation.enables=VK_VALIDATION_FEATURE_ENABLE_BEST_PRACTICES_EXT

# Best Practices with ARM best practices
# =====================
# Enable best practices layer
khronos_validation.enables=VK_VALIDATION_FEATURE_ENABLE_BEST_PRACTICES_EXT,VALIDATION_CHECK_ENABLE_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_ARM

# Best Practices with AMD best practices
# =====================
# Enable best practices layer
khronos_validation.enables=VK_VALIDATION_FEATURE_ENABLE_BEST_PRACTICES_EXT,VALIDATION_CHECK_ENABLE_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_AMD

# Best Practices with Imagination Tech best practices
# =====================
# Enable best practices layer
khronos_validation.enables=VK_VALIDATION_FEATURE_ENABLE_BEST_PRACTICES_EXT,VALIDATION_CHECK_ENABLE_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_IMG

# Best Practices with Nvidia Specific Check
# =====================
# Enable best practices layer
khronos_validation.enables=VK_VALIDATION_FEATURE_ENABLE_BEST_PRACTICES_EXT,VALIDATION_CHECK_ENABLE_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_NVIDIA

# Best Practices with ALL Vendor Specific Checks
# =====================
# Enable best practices layer
khronos_validation.enables=VK_VALIDATION_FEATURE_ENABLE_BEST_PRACTICES_EXT,VALIDATION_CHECK_ENABLE_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_ALL