A simple Vulkan compute sample

VkComputeSample

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#include "vulkan.h"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(result) \
  if (VK_SUCCESS != (result)) { fprintf(stderr, "Failure at %u %s\n", __LINE__, __FILE__); exit(-1); }

VkResult vkGetBestTransferQueueNPH(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, uint32_t* queueFamilyIndex) {
  uint32_t queueFamilyPropertiesCount = 0;
  vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(physicalDevice, &queueFamilyPropertiesCount, 0);

  VkQueueFamilyProperties* const queueFamilyProperties = (VkQueueFamilyProperties*)_alloca(
    sizeof(VkQueueFamilyProperties) * queueFamilyPropertiesCount);

  vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(physicalDevice, &queueFamilyPropertiesCount, queueFamilyProperties);

  // first try and find a queue that has just the transfer bit set
  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < queueFamilyPropertiesCount; i++) {
    // mask out the sparse binding bit that we aren't caring about (yet!)
    const VkQueueFlags maskedFlags = (~VK_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT & queueFamilyProperties[i].queueFlags);

    if (!((VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT | VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT) & maskedFlags) &&
      (VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT & maskedFlags)) {
      *queueFamilyIndex = i;
      return VK_SUCCESS;
    }
  }

  // otherwise we'll prefer using a compute-only queue,
  // remember that having compute on the queue implicitly enables transfer!
  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < queueFamilyPropertiesCount; i++) {
    // mask out the sparse binding bit that we aren't caring about (yet!)
    const VkQueueFlags maskedFlags = (~VK_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT & queueFamilyProperties[i].queueFlags);

    if (!(VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT & maskedFlags) && (VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT & maskedFlags)) {
      *queueFamilyIndex = i;
      return VK_SUCCESS;
    }
  }

  // lastly get any queue that'll work for us (graphics, compute or transfer bit set)
  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < queueFamilyPropertiesCount; i++) {
    // mask out the sparse binding bit that we aren't caring about (yet!)
    const VkQueueFlags maskedFlags = (~VK_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT & queueFamilyProperties[i].queueFlags);

    if ((VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT | VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT | VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT) & maskedFlags) {
      *queueFamilyIndex = i;
      return VK_SUCCESS;
    }
  }

  return VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED;
}

VkResult vkGetBestComputeQueueNPH(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, uint32_t* queueFamilyIndex) {
  uint32_t queueFamilyPropertiesCount = 0;
  vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(physicalDevice, &queueFamilyPropertiesCount, 0);

  VkQueueFamilyProperties* const queueFamilyProperties = (VkQueueFamilyProperties*)_alloca(
    sizeof(VkQueueFamilyProperties) * queueFamilyPropertiesCount);

  vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(physicalDevice, &queueFamilyPropertiesCount, queueFamilyProperties);

  // first try and find a queue that has just the compute bit set
  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < queueFamilyPropertiesCount; i++) {
    // mask out the sparse binding bit that we aren't caring about (yet!) and the transfer bit
    const VkQueueFlags maskedFlags = (~(VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT | VK_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT) &
      queueFamilyProperties[i].queueFlags);

    if (!(VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT & maskedFlags) && (VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT & maskedFlags)) {
      *queueFamilyIndex = i;
      return VK_SUCCESS;
    }
  }

  // lastly get any queue that'll work for us
  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < queueFamilyPropertiesCount; i++) {
    // mask out the sparse binding bit that we aren't caring about (yet!) and the transfer bit
    const VkQueueFlags maskedFlags = (~(VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT | VK_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT) &
      queueFamilyProperties[i].queueFlags);

    if (VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT & maskedFlags) {
      *queueFamilyIndex = i;
      return VK_SUCCESS;
    }
  }

  return VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED;
}

int main(int argc, const char * const argv[]) {
  (void)argc;
  (void)argv;

  const VkApplicationInfo applicationInfo = {
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO,
    0,
    "VKComputeSample",
    0,
    "",
    0,
    VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 9)
  };
  
  const VkInstanceCreateInfo instanceCreateInfo = {
    VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO,
    0,
    0,
    &applicationInfo,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0
  };
  
  VkInstance instance;
  BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateInstance(&instanceCreateInfo, 0, &instance));
  
  uint32_t physicalDeviceCount = 0;
  BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance, &physicalDeviceCount, 0));

  VkPhysicalDevice* const physicalDevices = (VkPhysicalDevice*)malloc(
    sizeof(VkPhysicalDevice) * physicalDeviceCount);

  BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance, &physicalDeviceCount, physicalDevices));

  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < physicalDeviceCount; i++) {
    uint32_t queueFamilyIndex = 0;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkGetBestComputeQueueNPH(physicalDevices[i], &queueFamilyIndex));

    const float queuePrioritory = 1.0f;
    const VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo deviceQueueCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      queueFamilyIndex,
      1,
      &queuePrioritory
    };

    const VkDeviceCreateInfo deviceCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      1,
      &deviceQueueCreateInfo,
      0,
      0,
      0,
      0,
      0
    };

    VkDevice device;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateDevice(physicalDevices[i], &deviceCreateInfo, 0, &device));

    VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties properties;

    vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties(physicalDevices[i], &properties);

    const int32_t bufferLength = 16384;

    const uint32_t bufferSize = sizeof(int32_t) * bufferLength;

    // we are going to need two buffers from this one memory
    const VkDeviceSize memorySize = bufferSize * 2; 

    // set memoryTypeIndex to an invalid entry in the properties.memoryTypes array
    uint32_t memoryTypeIndex = VK_MAX_MEMORY_TYPES;

    for (uint32_t k = 0; k < properties.memoryTypeCount; k++) {
      if ((VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT & properties.memoryTypes[k].propertyFlags) &&
        (VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT & properties.memoryTypes[k].propertyFlags) &&
        (memorySize < properties.memoryHeaps[properties.memoryTypes[k].heapIndex].size)) {
        memoryTypeIndex = k;
        break;
      }
    }

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(memoryTypeIndex == VK_MAX_MEMORY_TYPES ? VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY : VK_SUCCESS);

    const VkMemoryAllocateInfo memoryAllocateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
      0,
      memorySize,
      memoryTypeIndex
    };

    VkDeviceMemory memory;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkAllocateMemory(device, &memoryAllocateInfo, 0, &memory));

    int32_t *payload;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkMapMemory(device, memory, 0, memorySize, 0, (void *)&payload));

    for (uint32_t k = 1; k < memorySize / sizeof(int32_t); k++) {
      payload[k] = rand();
    }

    vkUnmapMemory(device, memory);

    const VkBufferCreateInfo bufferCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      bufferSize,
      VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
      VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
      1,
      &queueFamilyIndex
    };

    VkBuffer in_buffer;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateBuffer(device, &bufferCreateInfo, 0, &in_buffer));

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkBindBufferMemory(device, in_buffer, memory, 0));

    VkBuffer out_buffer;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateBuffer(device, &bufferCreateInfo, 0, &out_buffer));

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkBindBufferMemory(device, out_buffer, memory, bufferSize));

    enum {
      RESERVED_ID = 0,
      FUNC_ID,
      IN_ID,
      OUT_ID,
      GLOBAL_INVOCATION_ID,
      VOID_TYPE_ID,
      FUNC_TYPE_ID,
      INT_TYPE_ID,
      INT_ARRAY_TYPE_ID,
      STRUCT_ID,
      POINTER_TYPE_ID,
      ELEMENT_POINTER_TYPE_ID,
      INT_VECTOR_TYPE_ID,
      INT_VECTOR_POINTER_TYPE_ID,
      INT_POINTER_TYPE_ID,
      CONSTANT_ZERO_ID,
      CONSTANT_ARRAY_LENGTH_ID,
      LABEL_ID,
      IN_ELEMENT_ID,
      OUT_ELEMENT_ID,
      GLOBAL_INVOCATION_X_ID,
      GLOBAL_INVOCATION_X_PTR_ID,
      TEMP_LOADED_ID,
      BOUND
    };

    enum {
      INPUT = 1,
      UNIFORM = 2,
      BUFFER_BLOCK = 3,
      ARRAY_STRIDE = 6,
      BUILTIN = 11,
      BINDING = 33,
      OFFSET = 35,
      DESCRIPTOR_SET = 34,
      GLOBAL_INVOCATION = 28,
      OP_TYPE_VOID = 19,
      OP_TYPE_FUNCTION = 33,
      OP_TYPE_INT = 21,
      OP_TYPE_VECTOR = 23,
      OP_TYPE_ARRAY = 28,
      OP_TYPE_STRUCT = 30,
      OP_TYPE_POINTER = 32,
      OP_VARIABLE = 59,
      OP_DECORATE = 71,
      OP_MEMBER_DECORATE = 72,
      OP_FUNCTION = 54,
      OP_LABEL = 248,
      OP_ACCESS_CHAIN = 65,
      OP_CONSTANT = 43,
      OP_LOAD = 61,
      OP_STORE = 62,
      OP_RETURN = 253,
      OP_FUNCTION_END = 56,
      OP_CAPABILITY = 17,
      OP_MEMORY_MODEL = 14,
      OP_ENTRY_POINT = 15,
      OP_EXECUTION_MODE = 16,
      OP_COMPOSITE_EXTRACT = 81,
    };

    int32_t shader[] = {
      // first is the SPIR-V header
      0x07230203, // magic header ID
      0x00010000, // version 1.0.0
      0,          // generator (optional)
      BOUND,      // bound
      0,          // schema

      // OpCapability Shader
      (2 << 16) | OP_CAPABILITY, 1, 

      // OpMemoryModel Logical Simple
      (3 << 16) | OP_MEMORY_MODEL, 0, 0, 

      // OpEntryPoint GLCompute %FUNC_ID "f" %IN_ID %OUT_ID
      (4 << 16) | OP_ENTRY_POINT, 5, FUNC_ID, 0x00000066,

      // OpExecutionMode %FUNC_ID LocalSize 1 1 1
      (6 << 16) | OP_EXECUTION_MODE, FUNC_ID, 17, 1, 1, 1,

      // next declare decorations

      (3 << 16) | OP_DECORATE, STRUCT_ID, BUFFER_BLOCK, 

      (4 << 16) | OP_DECORATE, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_ID, BUILTIN, GLOBAL_INVOCATION,

      (4 << 16) | OP_DECORATE, IN_ID, DESCRIPTOR_SET, 0,

      (4 << 16) | OP_DECORATE, IN_ID, BINDING, 0,

      (4 << 16) | OP_DECORATE, OUT_ID, DESCRIPTOR_SET, 0,

      (4 << 16) | OP_DECORATE, OUT_ID, BINDING, 1,

      (4 << 16) | OP_DECORATE, INT_ARRAY_TYPE_ID, ARRAY_STRIDE, 4,

      (5 << 16) | OP_MEMBER_DECORATE, STRUCT_ID, 0, OFFSET, 0,

      // next declare types
      (2 << 16) | OP_TYPE_VOID, VOID_TYPE_ID,

      (3 << 16) | OP_TYPE_FUNCTION, FUNC_TYPE_ID, VOID_TYPE_ID,

      (4 << 16) | OP_TYPE_INT, INT_TYPE_ID, 32, 1,

      (4 << 16) | OP_CONSTANT, INT_TYPE_ID, CONSTANT_ARRAY_LENGTH_ID, bufferLength,

      (4 << 16) | OP_TYPE_ARRAY, INT_ARRAY_TYPE_ID, INT_TYPE_ID, CONSTANT_ARRAY_LENGTH_ID,

      (3 << 16) | OP_TYPE_STRUCT, STRUCT_ID, INT_ARRAY_TYPE_ID,

      (4 << 16) | OP_TYPE_POINTER, POINTER_TYPE_ID, UNIFORM, STRUCT_ID,

      (4 << 16) | OP_TYPE_POINTER, ELEMENT_POINTER_TYPE_ID, UNIFORM, INT_TYPE_ID,

      (4 << 16) | OP_TYPE_VECTOR, INT_VECTOR_TYPE_ID, INT_TYPE_ID, 3,

      (4 << 16) | OP_TYPE_POINTER, INT_VECTOR_POINTER_TYPE_ID, INPUT, INT_VECTOR_TYPE_ID,

      (4 << 16) | OP_TYPE_POINTER, INT_POINTER_TYPE_ID, INPUT, INT_TYPE_ID,

      // then declare constants
      (4 << 16) | OP_CONSTANT, INT_TYPE_ID, CONSTANT_ZERO_ID, 0,

      // then declare variables
      (4 << 16) | OP_VARIABLE, POINTER_TYPE_ID, IN_ID, UNIFORM,

      (4 << 16) | OP_VARIABLE, POINTER_TYPE_ID, OUT_ID, UNIFORM,

      (4 << 16) | OP_VARIABLE, INT_VECTOR_POINTER_TYPE_ID, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_ID, INPUT,

      // then declare function
      (5 << 16) | OP_FUNCTION, VOID_TYPE_ID, FUNC_ID, 0, FUNC_TYPE_ID,

      (2 << 16) | OP_LABEL, LABEL_ID,

      (5 << 16) | OP_ACCESS_CHAIN, INT_POINTER_TYPE_ID, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_X_PTR_ID, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_ID, CONSTANT_ZERO_ID,

      (4 << 16) | OP_LOAD, INT_TYPE_ID, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_X_ID, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_X_PTR_ID,

      (6 << 16) | OP_ACCESS_CHAIN, ELEMENT_POINTER_TYPE_ID, IN_ELEMENT_ID, IN_ID, CONSTANT_ZERO_ID, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_X_ID,

      (4 << 16) | OP_LOAD, INT_TYPE_ID, TEMP_LOADED_ID, IN_ELEMENT_ID,

      (6 << 16) | OP_ACCESS_CHAIN, ELEMENT_POINTER_TYPE_ID, OUT_ELEMENT_ID, OUT_ID, CONSTANT_ZERO_ID, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_X_ID,

      (3 << 16) | OP_STORE, OUT_ELEMENT_ID, TEMP_LOADED_ID,

      (1 << 16) | OP_RETURN,

      (1 << 16) | OP_FUNCTION_END,
    };

    VkShaderModuleCreateInfo shaderModuleCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      sizeof(shader),
      shader
    };

    VkShaderModule shader_module;

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateShaderModule(device, &shaderModuleCreateInfo, 0, &shader_module));

    VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding descriptorSetLayoutBindings[2] = {
      {
        0,
        VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,
        1,
        VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT,
        0
      },
      {
        1,
        VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,
        1,
        VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT,
        0
      }
    };

    VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo descriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      2,
      descriptorSetLayoutBindings
    };

    VkDescriptorSetLayout descriptorSetLayout;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(device, &descriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo, 0, &descriptorSetLayout));

    VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo pipelineLayoutCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      1,
      &descriptorSetLayout,
      0,
      0
    };

    VkPipelineLayout pipelineLayout;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreatePipelineLayout(device, &pipelineLayoutCreateInfo, 0, &pipelineLayout));

    VkComputePipelineCreateInfo computePipelineCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      {
        VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO,
        0,
        0,
        VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT,
        shader_module,
        "f",
        0
      },
      pipelineLayout,
      0,
      0
    };

    VkPipeline pipeline;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateComputePipelines(device, 0, 1, &computePipelineCreateInfo, 0, &pipeline));

    VkCommandPoolCreateInfo commandPoolCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      queueFamilyIndex
    };

    VkDescriptorPoolSize descriptorPoolSize = {
      VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,
      2
    };

    VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo descriptorPoolCreateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      1,
      1,
      &descriptorPoolSize
    };

    VkDescriptorPool descriptorPool;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateDescriptorPool(device, &descriptorPoolCreateInfo, 0, &descriptorPool));

    VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo descriptorSetAllocateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO,
      0,
      descriptorPool,
      1,
      &descriptorSetLayout
    };

    VkDescriptorSet descriptorSet;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkAllocateDescriptorSets(device, &descriptorSetAllocateInfo, &descriptorSet));

    VkDescriptorBufferInfo in_descriptorBufferInfo = {
      in_buffer,
      0,
      VK_WHOLE_SIZE
    };

    VkDescriptorBufferInfo out_descriptorBufferInfo = {
      out_buffer,
      0,
      VK_WHOLE_SIZE
    };

    VkWriteDescriptorSet writeDescriptorSet[2] = {
      {
        VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
        0,
        descriptorSet,
        0,
        0,
        1,
        VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,
        0,
        &in_descriptorBufferInfo,
        0
      },
      {
        VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
        0,
        descriptorSet,
        1,
        0,
        1,
        VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,
        0,
        &out_descriptorBufferInfo,
        0
      }
    };

    vkUpdateDescriptorSets(device, 2, writeDescriptorSet, 0, 0);

    VkCommandPool commandPool;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkCreateCommandPool(device, &commandPoolCreateInfo, 0, &commandPool));

    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo commandBufferAllocateInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO,
      0,
      commandPool,
      VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY,
      1
    };

    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer;
    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device, &commandBufferAllocateInfo, &commandBuffer));

    VkCommandBufferBeginInfo commandBufferBeginInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO,
      0,
      VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_ONE_TIME_SUBMIT_BIT,
      0
    };

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer, &commandBufferBeginInfo));

    vkCmdBindPipeline(commandBuffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_COMPUTE, pipeline);

    vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(commandBuffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_COMPUTE,
      pipelineLayout, 0, 1, &descriptorSet, 0, 0);

    vkCmdDispatch(commandBuffer, bufferSize / sizeof(int32_t), 1, 1);

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkEndCommandBuffer(commandBuffer));

    VkQueue queue;
    vkGetDeviceQueue(device, queueFamilyIndex, 0, &queue);

    VkSubmitInfo submitInfo = {
      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO,
      0,
      0,
      0,
      0,
      1,
      &commandBuffer,
      0,
      0
    };

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkQueueSubmit(queue, 1, &submitInfo, 0));

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkQueueWaitIdle(queue));

    BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkMapMemory(device, memory, 0, memorySize, 0, (void *)&payload));

    for (uint32_t k = 0, e = bufferSize / sizeof(int32_t); k < e; k++) {
      BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(payload[k + e] == payload[k] ? VK_SUCCESS : VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
    }
  }
}

Thanks for your code sample
Can you explain me what is the NPH suffix and what it means ?
I can't find any explanation on the web...
Thanks!

the NPH is just my initials - Neil Paul Henning. Since C doesn't have any namespaces I decided to namespace the methods!

This is great. I think learning Vulkan through the compute side first makes a lot more sense, rather than going through the very long graphics setup.

UNASSIGNED-CoreValidation-Shader-InconsistentSpirv(ERROR / SPEC): msgNum: 0 - SPIR-V module not valid: Interface variable id <4> is used by entry point 'f' id <1>, but is not listed as an interface
%gl_GlobalInvocationID = OpVariable %_ptr_Input_v3int Input

the module validates fine for me after changing line 325 to:
(4 << 16) | OP_ENTRY_POINT, 5, FUNC_ID, 0x66, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_ID

UNASSIGNED-CoreValidation-Shader-InconsistentSpirv(ERROR / SPEC): msgNum: 0 - SPIR-V module not valid: Interface variable id <4> is used by entry point 'f' id <1>, but is not listed as an interface
%gl_GlobalInvocationID = OpVariable %_ptr_Input_v3int Input

the module validates fine for me after changing line 325 to:
(4 << 16) | OP_ENTRY_POINT, 5, FUNC_ID, 0x66, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_ID

It works with me with (5 << 16) | OP_ENTRY_POINT, 5, FUNC_ID, 0x66, GLOBAL_INVOCATION_ID.

Seemingly (x << 16) means "the current instruction consists of x uint32_t values."

I measured times with the following code:

        auto tm0 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
        BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkQueueSubmit(queue, 1, &submitInfo, 0));
        BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkQueueWaitIdle(queue));
        auto tm1 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
        BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(vkMapMemory(device, memory, 0, memorySize, 0, (void **)&payload));
        auto tm2 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();

        for (uint32_t k = 0, e = bufferSize / sizeof(int32_t); k < e; k++) {
            BAIL_ON_BAD_RESULT(payload[k + e] == payload[k] ? VK_SUCCESS : VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
        }
        auto tm3 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
        using milliseconds = std::chrono::duration<double, std::milli>;
        milliseconds tmProcess = tm1-tm0;
        milliseconds tmMap     = tm2-tm1;
        milliseconds tmRead    = tm3-tm2;
        printf("Times (ms):\n    process: %f\n    map    : %f\n    read    : %f",
            tmProcess.count(), tmMap.count(), tmRead.count());

NVidia Geforce RTX 2080 super, Windows 10, Core I9-10980HK.

Times (ms):
    process: 0.315900
    map    : 0.000300
    read    : 3.107100

Reading back the memory takes most of the time because a memory without VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_CACHED_BIT was being selected. If I change memory selection code like this:

        for (uint32_t k = 0; k < properties.memoryTypeCount; k++) {
            if ((VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT & properties.memoryTypes[k].propertyFlags) &&
                (VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT & properties.memoryTypes[k].propertyFlags) &&
                (VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_CACHED_BIT & properties.memoryTypes[k].propertyFlags) &&
                (memorySize < properties.memoryHeaps[properties.memoryTypes[k].heapIndex].size)) {
                memoryTypeIndex = k;
                break;
            }
        }

then I get

Times (ms):
    process: 0.327000
    map    : 0.000500
    read    : 0.010500

Thank you to everyone who participates because it enriches the development of NPH.

VkQueueFamilyProperties* const queueFamilyProperties = (VkQueueFamilyProperties*)_alloca(
sizeof(VkQueueFamilyProperties) * queueFamilyPropertiesCount);

in Visual Studio Comunity advise me to change: _alloca for _malloca

@xakepp35 You can write compute shader in GLSL and then compile to SPIR-V.

Or alternatively, write an OpenCL kernel and then compile to SPIR-V using clspv