Speaker
Dr
Faith Ekstrand
(Collabora)
Description
When Vulkan 1.0 first came out a decade ago, writing Vulkan drivers was fun. You just mapped API bits to HW bits and off you go! In 2026, with Vulkan 1.4 and hundreds of extensions, it's not so simple. There is legacy cruft we all have to carry. There are 3 versions of some enums which have to be remapped by someone. There are duplicate entrypoints and queries everywhere.
In the OpenGL world, we have an answer for this: Gallium. Is it time for a Gallium for Vulkan? In this presentation, Faith will talk about why she thinks it's time, what that layer would look like, and what it would mean for the Vulkan drivers that exist in the tree today.
| Code of Conduct | Yes |
|---|---|
| GSoC, EVoC or Outreachy | Yes |
| In-person or virtual presentation | In-person |
Primary author
Dr
Faith Ekstrand
(Collabora)
