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<div class="textblock"><h1><a class="anchor" id="general_considerations_thread_safety"></a>
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Thread safety</h1>
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<li>The library has no global state, so separate <code>VmaAllocator</code> objects can be used independently. There should be no need to create multiple such objects though - one per <code>VkDevice</code> is enough.</li>
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<li>By default, all calls to functions that take <code>VmaAllocator</code> as first parameter are safe to call from multiple threads simultaneously because they are synchronized internally when needed.</li>
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<li>When the allocator is created with <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a4f87c9100d154a65a4ad495f7763cf7ca4816ddaed324ba110172ca608a20f29d" title="Allocator and all objects created from it will not be synchronized internally, so you must guarantee ...">VMA_ALLOCATOR_CREATE_EXTERNALLY_SYNCHRONIZED_BIT</a> flag, calls to functions that take such <code>VmaAllocator</code> object must be synchronized externally.</li>
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<li>Access to a <code>VmaAllocation</code> object must be externally synchronized. For example, you must not call <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a86dd08aba8633bfa4ad0df2e76481d8b" title="Returns current information about specified allocation and atomically marks it as used in current fra...">vmaGetAllocationInfo()</a> and <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#ad5bd1243512d099706de88168992f069" title="Maps memory represented by given allocation and returns pointer to it. ">vmaMapMemory()</a> from different threads at the same time if you pass the same <code>VmaAllocation</code> object to these functions.</li>
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<h1><a class="anchor" id="general_considerations_allocation_algorithm"></a>
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Allocation algorithm</h1>
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<p>The library uses following algorithm for allocation, in order:</p>
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<li>If failed, choose other memory type that meets the requirements specified in <a class="el" href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html">VmaAllocationCreateInfo</a> and go to point 1.</li>
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<li>If failed, return <code>VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY</code>.</li>
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<h1><a class="anchor" id="general_considerations_features_not_supported"></a>
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Features not supported</h1>
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<p>Features deliberately excluded from the scope of this library:</p>
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<li>Data transfer - issuing commands that transfer data between buffers or images, any usage of <code>VkCommandList</code> or <code>VkCommandQueue</code> and related synchronization is responsibility of the user.</li>
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