// Copyright 2018-2021 The Khronos Group Inc.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0

include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_EXT_metal_surface.txt[]

=== Other Extension Metadata

*Last Modified Date*::
    2018-10-01
*IP Status*::
    No known IP claims.
*Contributors*::
  - Dzmitry Malyshau, Mozilla Corp.

=== Description

The `VK_EXT_metal_surface` extension is an instance extension.
It provides a mechanism to create a slink:VkSurfaceKHR object (defined by
the `apiext:VK_KHR_surface` extension) from basetype:CAMetalLayer, which is
the native rendering surface of Apple's Metal framework.

include::{generated}/interfaces/VK_EXT_metal_surface.txt[]

=== Version History

 * Revision 1, 2018-10-01 (Dzmitry Malyshau)
   - Initial version