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1// Copyright 2016-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
2//
3// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
4
5include::{generated}/meta/{refprefix}VK_KHR_external_fence_fd.adoc[]
6
7=== Other Extension Metadata
8
9*Last Modified Date*::
10    2017-05-08
11*IP Status*::
12    No known IP claims.
13*Contributors*::
14  - Jesse Hall, Google
15  - James Jones, NVIDIA
16  - Jeff Juliano, NVIDIA
17  - Cass Everitt, Oculus
18  - Contributors to `apiext:VK_KHR_external_semaphore_fd`
19
20=== Description
21
22An application using external memory may wish to synchronize access to that
23memory using fences.
24This extension enables an application to export fence payload to and import
25fence payload from POSIX file descriptors.
26
27include::{generated}/interfaces/VK_KHR_external_fence_fd.adoc[]
28
29=== Issues
30
31This extension borrows concepts, semantics, and language from
32`apiext:VK_KHR_external_semaphore_fd`.
33That extension's issues apply equally to this extension.
34
35=== Version History
36
37  * Revision 1, 2017-05-08 (Jesse Hall)
38  ** Initial revision
39