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<div class="line"><a class="code hl_struct" href="struct_vma_allocation.html">VmaAllocation</a> alloc;</div>
<div class="line"><a class="code hl_struct" href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html">VmaAllocationInfo</a> allocInfo;</div>
<div class="line"><a class="code hl_function" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#ac72ee55598617e8eecca384e746bab51">vmaCreateBuffer</a>(allocator, &amp;bufCreateInfo, &amp;allocCreateInfo, &amp;buf, &amp;alloc, &amp;allocInfo);</div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_create_info_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html">VmaAllocationCreateInfo</a></div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1100</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_create_info_html_a6272c0555cfd1fe28bff1afeb6190150"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html#a6272c0555cfd1fe28bff1afeb6190150">VmaAllocationCreateInfo::pool</a></div><div class="ttdeci">VmaPool pool</div><div class="ttdoc">Pool that this allocation should be created in.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1132</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_create_info_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html">VmaAllocationCreateInfo</a></div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1098</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_create_info_html_a6272c0555cfd1fe28bff1afeb6190150"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html#a6272c0555cfd1fe28bff1afeb6190150">VmaAllocationCreateInfo::pool</a></div><div class="ttdeci">VmaPool pool</div><div class="ttdoc">Pool that this allocation should be created in.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1130</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation.html">VmaAllocation</a></div><div class="ttdoc">Represents single memory allocation.</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_info_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html">VmaAllocationInfo</a></div><div class="ttdoc">Parameters of VmaAllocation objects, that can be retrieved using function vmaGetAllocationInfo().</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1248</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_pool_create_info_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html">VmaPoolCreateInfo</a></div><div class="ttdoc">Describes parameter of created VmaPool.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1151</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_pool_create_info_html_a596fa76b685d3f1f688f84a709a5b319"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html#a596fa76b685d3f1f688f84a709a5b319">VmaPoolCreateInfo::memoryTypeIndex</a></div><div class="ttdeci">uint32_t memoryTypeIndex</div><div class="ttdoc">Vulkan memory type index to allocate this pool from.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1154</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_pool_create_info_html_ae41142f2834fcdc82baa4883c187b75c"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html#ae41142f2834fcdc82baa4883c187b75c">VmaPoolCreateInfo::maxBlockCount</a></div><div class="ttdeci">size_t maxBlockCount</div><div class="ttdoc">Maximum number of blocks that can be allocated in this pool. Optional.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1179</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_info_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html">VmaAllocationInfo</a></div><div class="ttdoc">Parameters of VmaAllocation objects, that can be retrieved using function vmaGetAllocationInfo().</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1247</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_pool_create_info_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html">VmaPoolCreateInfo</a></div><div class="ttdoc">Describes parameter of created VmaPool.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1149</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_pool_create_info_html_a596fa76b685d3f1f688f84a709a5b319"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html#a596fa76b685d3f1f688f84a709a5b319">VmaPoolCreateInfo::memoryTypeIndex</a></div><div class="ttdeci">uint32_t memoryTypeIndex</div><div class="ttdoc">Vulkan memory type index to allocate this pool from.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1152</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_pool_create_info_html_ae41142f2834fcdc82baa4883c187b75c"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html#ae41142f2834fcdc82baa4883c187b75c">VmaPoolCreateInfo::maxBlockCount</a></div><div class="ttdeci">size_t maxBlockCount</div><div class="ttdoc">Maximum number of blocks that can be allocated in this pool. Optional.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1178</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_pool_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_pool.html">VmaPool</a></div><div class="ttdoc">Represents custom memory pool.</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="avk__mem__alloc_8h_html_a5c8770ded7c59c8caac6de0c2cb00b50"><div class="ttname"><a href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a5c8770ded7c59c8caac6de0c2cb00b50">vmaCreatePool</a></div><div class="ttdeci">VkResult vmaCreatePool(VmaAllocator allocator, const VmaPoolCreateInfo *pCreateInfo, VmaPool *pPool)</div><div class="ttdoc">Allocates Vulkan device memory and creates VmaPool object.</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="avk__mem__alloc_8h_html_ac72ee55598617e8eecca384e746bab51"><div class="ttname"><a href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#ac72ee55598617e8eecca384e746bab51">vmaCreateBuffer</a></div><div class="ttdeci">VkResult vmaCreateBuffer(VmaAllocator allocator, const VkBufferCreateInfo *pBufferCreateInfo, const VmaAllocationCreateInfo *pAllocationCreateInfo, VkBuffer *pBuffer, VmaAllocation *pAllocation, VmaAllocationInfo *pAllocationInfo)</div></div>
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<div class="line"><a class="code hl_function" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a5485779c8f1948238fc4e92232fa65e1">vmaDestroyPool</a>(allocator, pool);</div>
<div class="ttc" id="avk__mem__alloc_8h_html_a0d9f4e4ba5bf9aab1f1c746387753d77"><div class="ttname"><a href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a0d9f4e4ba5bf9aab1f1c746387753d77">vmaDestroyBuffer</a></div><div class="ttdeci">void vmaDestroyBuffer(VmaAllocator allocator, VkBuffer buffer, VmaAllocation allocation)</div><div class="ttdoc">Destroys Vulkan buffer and frees allocated memory.</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="avk__mem__alloc_8h_html_a5485779c8f1948238fc4e92232fa65e1"><div class="ttname"><a href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a5485779c8f1948238fc4e92232fa65e1">vmaDestroyPool</a></div><div class="ttdeci">void vmaDestroyPool(VmaAllocator allocator, VmaPool pool)</div><div class="ttdoc">Destroys VmaPool object and frees Vulkan device memory.</div></div>
</div><!-- fragment --><h1><a class="anchor" id="custom_memory_pools_MemTypeIndex"></a>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >New versions of this library support creating dedicated allocations in custom pools. It is supported only when <a class="el" href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html#aa4265160536cdb9be821b7686c16c676" title="Size of a single VkDeviceMemory block to be allocated as part of this pool, in bytes....">VmaPoolCreateInfo::blockSize</a> = 0. To use this feature, set <a class="el" href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html#a6272c0555cfd1fe28bff1afeb6190150" title="Pool that this allocation should be created in.">VmaAllocationCreateInfo::pool</a> to the pointer to your custom pool and <a class="el" href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html#add09658ac14fe290ace25470ddd6d41b" title="Use VmaAllocationCreateFlagBits enum.">VmaAllocationCreateInfo::flags</a> to <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#ad9889c10c798b040d59c92f257cae597a3fc311d855c2ff53f1090ef5c722b38f" title="Set this flag if the allocation should have its own memory block.">VMA_ALLOCATION_CREATE_DEDICATED_MEMORY_BIT</a>.</p>
<h1><a class="anchor" id="custom_memory_pools_MemTypeIndex"></a>
Choosing memory type index</h1>
<p >When creating a pool, you must explicitly specify memory type index. To find the one suitable for your buffers or images, you can use helper functions <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#ae790ab9ffaf7667fb8f62523e6897888" title="Helps to find memoryTypeIndex, given VkBufferCreateInfo and VmaAllocationCreateInfo.">vmaFindMemoryTypeIndexForBufferInfo()</a>, <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a088da83d8eaf3ce9056d9ea0b981d472" title="Helps to find memoryTypeIndex, given VkImageCreateInfo and VmaAllocationCreateInfo.">vmaFindMemoryTypeIndexForImageInfo()</a>. You need to provide structures with example parameters of buffers or images that you are going to create in that pool.</p>
<div class="fragment"><div class="line">VkBufferCreateInfo exampleBufCreateInfo = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO };</div>
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<div class="line"><a class="code hl_struct" href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html">VmaPoolCreateInfo</a> poolCreateInfo = {};</div>
<div class="line">poolCreateInfo.<a class="code hl_variable" href="struct_vma_pool_create_info.html#a596fa76b685d3f1f688f84a709a5b319">memoryTypeIndex</a> = memTypeIndex;</div>
<div class="line"><span class="comment">// ...</span></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_create_info_html_accb8b06b1f677d858cb9af20705fa910"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html#accb8b06b1f677d858cb9af20705fa910">VmaAllocationCreateInfo::usage</a></div><div class="ttdeci">VmaMemoryUsage usage</div><div class="ttdoc">Intended usage of memory.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1108</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_create_info_html_accb8b06b1f677d858cb9af20705fa910"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html#accb8b06b1f677d858cb9af20705fa910">VmaAllocationCreateInfo::usage</a></div><div class="ttdeci">VmaMemoryUsage usage</div><div class="ttdoc">Intended usage of memory.</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1106</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="avk__mem__alloc_8h_html_aa5846affa1e9da3800e3e78fae2305ccac6b5dc1432d88647aa4cd456246eadf7"><div class="ttname"><a href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#aa5846affa1e9da3800e3e78fae2305ccac6b5dc1432d88647aa4cd456246eadf7">VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_ONLY</a></div><div class="ttdeci">@ VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_ONLY</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:458</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="avk__mem__alloc_8h_html_ae790ab9ffaf7667fb8f62523e6897888"><div class="ttname"><a href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#ae790ab9ffaf7667fb8f62523e6897888">vmaFindMemoryTypeIndexForBufferInfo</a></div><div class="ttdeci">VkResult vmaFindMemoryTypeIndexForBufferInfo(VmaAllocator allocator, const VkBufferCreateInfo *pBufferCreateInfo, const VmaAllocationCreateInfo *pAllocationCreateInfo, uint32_t *pMemoryTypeIndex)</div><div class="ttdoc">Helps to find memoryTypeIndex, given VkBufferCreateInfo and VmaAllocationCreateInfo.</div></div>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >When creating buffers/images allocated in that pool, provide following parameters:</p>