Using VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ASPECT_RATIO_STRETCH_BIT_KHR causes VkSwapchainCreateInfoKHR to fail

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Summary

If I chain VkSwapchainPresentScalingCreateInfoKHR using VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ASPECT_RATIO_STRETCH_BIT_KHR to VkSwapchainCreateInfoKHR then vkCreateSwapchainKHR() unexpectedly fails.

Note: Using VK_PRESENT_SCALING_STRETCH_BIT_KHR instead I get expected behavior, swapchain creation succeeds and it works.

Host system

• Windows 11 Pro Version 24H2 OS build 26100.7171
• AMD Software Adrenalin Edition Version 25.11.1
• CPU AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 w/ Radeon 890M

Repro steps

Enabled vulkan layers:

• VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation

Enabled instance extensions:

• VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2
• VK_KHR_surface_maintenance1
• VK_EXT_debug_utils
• VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace

Enabled device extensions:

• VK_KHR_swapchain
• VK_KHR_swapchain_maintenance1
• VK_KHR_load_store_op_none
• VK_KHR_push_descriptor
• VK_KHR_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready

Detected vulkan physical device properties

  API version         = 1.4.329.0
  Driver ID           = VK_DRIVER_ID_AMD_PROPRIETARY
  Driver name         = AMD proprietary driver
  Driver info         = 25.11.1 (LLPC)
  Driver version      = 00800175
  Driver conformance  = 1
  Vendor ID           = 00001002
  Device ID           = 0000150e
  Device type         = VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU
  Device name         = AMD Radeon(TM) 890M Graphics

Enabled features

• swapchain maintenance1
• present mode fifo latest ready

Detected surface formats:

  format VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM colorspace VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR score 4
  format VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM colorspace VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR score 4
  format VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32 colorspace VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR score 2
  format VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB colorspace VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR score 6
  format VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB colorspace VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR score 6

Detected surface present modes:

present mode VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR
  scaling   = VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ONE_TO_ONE_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_SCALING_STRETCH_BIT_KHR
  gravity X = VK_PRESENT_GRAVITY_MIN_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_GRAVITY_CENTERED_BIT_KHR
  gravity Y = VK_PRESENT_GRAVITY_MIN_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_GRAVITY_CENTERED_BIT_KHR
present mode VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
  scaling   = VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ONE_TO_ONE_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ASPECT_RATIO_STRETCH_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_SCALING_STRETCH_BIT_KHR
  gravity X = 
  gravity Y = 
present mode VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_LATEST_READY_KHR
  scaling   = VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ONE_TO_ONE_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ASPECT_RATIO_STRETCH_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_SCALING_STRETCH_BIT_KHR
  gravity X = 
  gravity Y = 
present mode VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_RELAXED_KHR
  scaling   = VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ONE_TO_ONE_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ASPECT_RATIO_STRETCH_BIT_KHR|VK_PRESENT_SCALING_STRETCH_BIT_KHR
  gravity X = 
  gravity Y = 
Selected present mode VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_LATEST_READY_KHR

Creating swapchain:

Calling vkCreateSwapchainKHR(format = VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB, colorSpace = VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR, extent = 1920 x 1080, presentMode VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_LATEST_READY_KHR, oldSwapchain = 0x0)
  scaling behavior = VK_PRESENT_SCALING_ASPECT_RATIO_STRETCH_BIT_KHR
  gravity x        = 0
  gravity y        = 0

Expected behavior:

Vulkan swapchain creation succeeds

Actual behavior

• Vulkan validation layer is silent
• Error:

'hello_swap.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\D3D12.dll'. Symbol loading disabled by Include/Exclude setting.
'hello_swap.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0421109.inf_amd64_fb479f779d3886ae\B420961\amdxc64.dll'. Symbol loading disabled by Include/Exclude setting.
onecore\windows\directx\database\helperlibrary\lib\perappusersettingsqueryimpl.cpp(159)\directxdatabasehelper.dll!00007FFC54D2FEED: (caller: 00007FFC54D2FD30) ReturnHr(26) tid(6e28) 80070002 The system cannot find the file specified.
'hello_swap.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\D3D12Core.dll'. Symbol loading disabled by Include/Exclude setting.
onecore\windows\directx\database\helperlibrary\lib\perappusersettingsqueryimpl.cpp(159)\directxdatabasehelper.dll!00007FFC54D2FEED: (caller: 00007FFC54D2FD30) ReturnHr(27) tid(6e28) 80070002 The system cannot find the file specified.
'hello_swap.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\D3DSCache.dll'. Symbol loading disabled by Include/Exclude setting.
'hello_swap.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\userenv.dll'. Symbol loading disabled by Include/Exclude setting.
'hello_swap.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dxilconv.dll'. Symbol loading disabled by Include/Exclude setting.
'hello_swap.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dxilconv.dll'
Exception thrown at 0x00007FFC5AF080DA in hello_swap.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: _com_error at memory location 0x00000047810FB270.
[2025-12-07 20:41:50.322] [erhe.graphics.context] [critical] vkCreateSwapchainKHR() failed with 4294967283 VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN