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Can not use Vulkan Subgroup operations in Android Studio

I'm writing a Vulkan compute shader in Android studio and launching it on Android phone. The problem I'm experiencing is next - I can not use any subgroup operations like subgroupAdd and subgroupElect. When I'm trying to use these functions I have an error like this:

reduce_vec.comp:35: error: 'subgroup op' : requires SPIR-V 1.3

I have checked - my Android phone supports subgroups, and my shader accepts such extensions:

#extension GL_KHR_shader_subgroup_arithmetic: enable
#extension GL_KHR_shader_subgroup_basic: enable

The problem is pretty much straightforward, I need to update my SPIR-V. But according to my findings, SPIR-V that comes automatically with Android studio is not something I can update easily.

Did someone experience a similar issue before? What was your solution? Thanks in advance!

Solution

  • Android solution

    You can pass arguments to the Android shaderc compiler in your Gradle DSL:

    https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/graphics/shader-compilers

    You need glslcArgs to contain --target-env=vulkan1.1

    Flexible solution

    Build your own compilation pipeline to compile from source into SPIR-V, and then include the SPIR-V binary files directly into your Android project.

    There are multiple language front-ends that can generate SPIR-V, for GLSL the Khronos tools are here: