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1// Copyright (c) 2017-2021 Google Inc.
2//
3// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
4
5include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_FUCHSIA_external_memory.adoc[]
6
7=== Other Extension Metadata
8
9*Last Modified Date*::
10    2021-03-01
11*IP Status*::
12    No known IP claims.
13*Contributors*::
14  - Craig Stout, Google
15  - John Bauman, Google
16  - John Rosasco, Google
17
18=== Description
19
20Vulkan apps may wish to export or import device memory handles to or from
21other logical devices, instances or APIs.
22
23This memory sharing can eliminate copies of memory buffers when different
24subsystems need to interoperate on them.
25Sharing memory buffers may also facilitate a better distribution of
26processing workload for more complex memory manipulation pipelines.
27
28include::{generated}/interfaces/VK_FUCHSIA_external_memory.adoc[]
29
30=== Issues
31
32See `apiext:VK_KHR_external_memory` issues list for further information.
33
34=== Version History
35
36  * Revision 1, 2021-03-01 (John Rosasco)
37  ** Initial draft
38