KhronosGroup · arovir01 · Aug 8, 2025 · Aug 14, 2025 · Aug 15, 2025 · Sep 8, 2025
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if(Vulkan_FOUND)
         message(STATUS "Couldn't find slang Shader Compiler executable, make sure it is present in Vulkan SDK or add it manually via Vulkan_slang_EXECUTABLE cmake variable. Slang shaders won't be compiled.")
     endif()
     # glsl compiler
-    if(NOT Vulkan_glslang_exe_FOUND)
+    if(NOT Vulkan_glslc_exe_FOUND)
         find_program(Vulkan_glslc_EXECUTABLE
                     NAMES glslc
                     HINTS
@@ -85,7 +85,21 @@ if(Vulkan_FOUND)
     else()
         message(STATUS "Couldn't find glslc Shader Compiler executable, make sure it is present in Vulkan SDK or add it manually via Vulkan_glslc_EXECUTABLE cmake variable. GLSL shaders won't be compiled.")
     endif()
-    # glsl compiler
+    # spvasm compiler
+    if(NOT Vulkan_spirvas_exe_FOUND)
+        find_program(Vulkan_spirvas_EXECUTABLE
+                    NAMES spirv-as
+                    HINTS
+                    "$ENV{VULKAN_SDK}/Bin"
+                    "$ENV{VULKAN_SDK}/bin"
+                    )
+    endif()
+    if(Vulkan_spirvas_EXECUTABLE)
+        message(STATUS "Found spirv-as Shader Compiler under ${Vulkan_spirvas_EXECUTABLE}")
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "Couldn't find spirv-as Shader Compiler executable, make sure it is present in Vulkan SDK or add it manually via Vulkan_spirvas_EXECUTABLE cmake variable. SPIR-V assembly shaders won't be compiled.")
+    endif()
+
 endif()
 
 # globally add VKB_DEBUG for the debug build

diff --git a/antora/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/antora/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ////
 - Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Holochip Inc
 - Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Sascha Willems
+- Copyright (c) 2025, Arm Limited and Contributors
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
 ** xref:samples/extensions/shader_debugprintf/README.adoc[Shader Debug Printf]
 ** xref:samples/extensions/sparse_image/README.adoc[Sparse Image]
 ** xref:samples/extensions/synchronization_2/README.adoc[Synchronization 2]
+** xref:samples/extensions/tensor_and_data_graph/README.adoc[Tensor and Data Graph]
 ** xref:samples/extensions/timeline_semaphore/README.adoc[Timeline semaphore]
 ** xref:samples/extensions/vertex_dynamic_state/README.adoc[Vertex dynamic state]
 ** xref:samples/extensions/dynamic_multisample_rasterization/README.adoc[Dynamic multisample rasterization]

diff --git a/bldsys/cmake/sample_helper.cmake b/bldsys/cmake/sample_helper.cmake
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 set(SCRIPT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
 function(add_sample)
-    set(options)  
+    set(options)
     set(oneValueArgs ID CATEGORY AUTHOR NAME DESCRIPTION DXC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS GLSLC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS)
     set(multiValueArgs FILES LIBS SHADER_FILES_GLSL SHADER_FILES_HLSL SHADER_FILES_SLANG)
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function(add_sample)
         AUTHOR ${TARGET_AUTHOR}
         NAME ${TARGET_NAME}
         DESCRIPTION ${TARGET_DESCRIPTION}
-        TAGS 
+        TAGS
             "any"
         FILES
             ${TARGET_FILES}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ endfunction()
 function(add_sample_with_tags)
     set(options)
     set(oneValueArgs ID CATEGORY AUTHOR NAME DESCRIPTION DXC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS GLSLC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS)
-    set(multiValueArgs TAGS FILES LIBS SHADER_FILES_GLSL SHADER_FILES_HLSL SHADER_FILES_SLANG)
+    set(multiValueArgs TAGS FILES LIBS SHADER_FILES_GLSL SHADER_FILES_HLSL SHADER_FILES_SLANG SHADER_FILES_SPVASM)
 
     cmake_parse_arguments(TARGET "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ function(add_sample_with_tags)
     # Add slang shader files for this sample
     foreach(SHADER_FILE_SLANG ${TARGET_SHADER_FILES_SLANG})
         list(APPEND SHADERS_SLANG "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/shaders/${SHADER_FILE_SLANG}")
-    endforeach()   
+    endforeach()
+
+    # Add spvasm shader files for this sample
+    foreach(SHADER_FILE_SPVASM ${TARGET_SHADER_FILES_SPVASM})
+        list(APPEND SHADERS_SPVASM "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/shaders/${SHADER_FILE_SPVASM}")
+    endforeach()
 
     add_project(
         TYPE "Sample"
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ function(add_sample_with_tags)
         AUTHOR ${TARGET_AUTHOR}
         NAME ${TARGET_NAME}
         DESCRIPTION ${TARGET_DESCRIPTION}
-        TAGS 
+        TAGS
             ${TARGET_TAGS}
         FILES
             ${SRC_FILES}
@@ -103,15 +108,17 @@ function(add_sample_with_tags)
         SHADERS_HLSL
             ${SHADERS_HLSL}
         SHADERS_SLANG
-            ${SHADERS_SLANG}            
+            ${SHADERS_SLANG}
+        SHADERS_SPVASM
+            ${SHADERS_SPVASM}
         DXC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS ${TARGET_DXC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS}
         GLSLC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS ${TARGET_GLSLC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS})
 endfunction()
 
 function(add_project)
-    set(options)  
+    set(options)
     set(oneValueArgs TYPE ID CATEGORY AUTHOR NAME DESCRIPTION DXC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS GLSLC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS)
-    set(multiValueArgs TAGS FILES LIBS SHADERS_GLSL SHADERS_HLSL SHADERS_SLANG)
+    set(multiValueArgs TAGS FILES LIBS SHADERS_GLSL SHADERS_HLSL SHADERS_SLANG SHADERS_SPVASM)
 
     cmake_parse_arguments(TARGET "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
@@ -138,16 +145,19 @@ function(add_project)
     if (TARGET_SHADERS_HLSL)
         source_group("\\Shaders\\hlsl" FILES ${TARGET_SHADERS_HLSL})
         # Disable automatic compilation of HLSL shaders for MSVC
-        set_source_files_properties(SOURCE ${SHADERS_HLSL} PROPERTIES VS_SETTINGS "ExcludedFromBuild=true")        
+        set_source_files_properties(SOURCE ${SHADERS_HLSL} PROPERTIES VS_SETTINGS "ExcludedFromBuild=true")
     endif()
     if (TARGET_SHADERS_SLANG)
         source_group("\\Shaders\\slang" FILES ${TARGET_SHADERS_SLANG})
-    endif()    
+    endif()
+    if (TARGET_SHADERS_SPVASM)
+        source_group("\\Shaders\\spvasm" FILES ${TARGET_SHADERS_SPVASM})
+    endif()
 
 if(${TARGET_TYPE} STREQUAL "Sample")
-    add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} OBJECT ${TARGET_FILES} ${SHADERS_GLSL} ${SHADERS_HLSL} ${SHADERS_SLANG})
+    add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} OBJECT ${TARGET_FILES} ${SHADERS_GLSL} ${SHADERS_HLSL} ${SHADERS_SLANG} ${SHADERS_SPVASM})
 elseif(${TARGET_TYPE} STREQUAL "Test")
-    add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${TARGET_FILES} ${SHADERS_GLSL} ${SHADERS_HLSL} ${SHADERS_SLANG})
+    add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${TARGET_FILES} ${SHADERS_GLSL} ${SHADERS_HLSL} ${SHADERS_SLANG} ${SHADERS_SPVASM})
 endif()
     set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
@@ -160,15 +170,15 @@ endif()
         target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${TARGET_LIBS})
     endif()
 
-    # capitalise the first letter of the category  (performance -> Performance) 
+    # capitalise the first letter of the category  (performance -> Performance)
     string(SUBSTRING ${TARGET_CATEGORY} 0 1 FIRST_LETTER)
     string(TOUPPER ${FIRST_LETTER} FIRST_LETTER)
     string(REGEX REPLACE "^.(.*)" "${FIRST_LETTER}\\1" CATEGORY "${TARGET_CATEGORY}")
 
     if(${TARGET_TYPE} STREQUAL "Sample")
         # set sample properties
         set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME}
-            PROPERTIES 
+            PROPERTIES
                 SAMPLE_CATEGORY ${TARGET_CATEGORY}
                 SAMPLE_AUTHOR ${TARGET_AUTHOR}
                 SAMPLE_NAME ${TARGET_NAME}
@@ -185,12 +195,12 @@ endif()
     if(VKB_DO_CLANG_TIDY)
         set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_CLANG_TIDY "${VKB_DO_CLANG_TIDY}")
     endif()
-   
+
     # HLSL compilation via DXC
     if(Vulkan_dxc_EXECUTABLE AND DEFINED SHADERS_HLSL)
         set(OUTPUT_FILES "")
         set(HLSL_TARGET_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}-HLSL)
-        foreach(SHADER_FILE_HLSL ${TARGET_SHADERS_HLSL})        
+        foreach(SHADER_FILE_HLSL ${TARGET_SHADERS_HLSL})
             get_filename_component(HLSL_SPV_FILE ${SHADER_FILE_HLSL} NAME_WLE)
             get_filename_component(bare_name ${HLSL_SPV_FILE} NAME_WLE)
             get_filename_component(extension ${HLSL_SPV_FILE} LAST_EXT)
@@ -242,7 +252,7 @@ endif()
         endforeach()
         add_custom_target(${HLSL_TARGET_NAME} DEPENDS ${OUTPUT_FILES})
         set_property(TARGET ${HLSL_TARGET_NAME} PROPERTY FOLDER "Shaders-HLSL")
-        add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${HLSL_TARGET_NAME})           
+        add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${HLSL_TARGET_NAME})
     endif()
 
     # Slang shader compilation
@@ -274,11 +284,11 @@ endif()
         endforeach()
         add_custom_target(${SLANG_TARGET_NAME} DEPENDS ${OUTPUT_FILES})
         set_property(TARGET ${SLANG_TARGET_NAME} PROPERTY FOLDER "Shaders-SLANG")
-        add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SLANG_TARGET_NAME})        
+        add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SLANG_TARGET_NAME})
     endif()
 
     # GLSL shader compilation
-    if(Vulkan_glslc_EXECUTABLE AND DEFINED SHADERS_GLSL)                
+    if(Vulkan_glslc_EXECUTABLE AND DEFINED SHADERS_GLSL)
         set(GLSL_TARGET_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}-GLSL)
         set(OUTPUT_FILES "")
         foreach(SHADER_FILE_GLSL ${TARGET_SHADERS_GLSL})
@@ -293,9 +303,22 @@ endif()
             set(OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/shader-glsl-spv")
             set(OUTPUT_FILE ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${bare_name}${extension}.spv)
             file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${OUTPUT_DIR})
+
+            # NOTE: Vulkan SDK has old glslc but new glslang. We must use glslang to compile shaders from `tensor_and_data_graph`.
+            # TODO: Remove workaround once glslc is updated.
+            if ("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" MATCHES "tensor_and_data_graph" AND NOT ${SHADER_FILE_GLSL} MATCHES "base")
+                #  glslang (NOT glslangValidator, as that also seems to be old)
+                string(REPLACE "glslangValidator" "glslang" GLSLANG_EXECUTABLE ${Vulkan_GLSLANG_VALIDATOR_EXECUTABLE})
+                SET(COMPILE_COMMAND ${GLSLANG_EXECUTABLE} ${SHADER_FILE_GLSL} -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} -V -I"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shaders/includes/glsl" ${TARGET_GLSLC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS})
+            else()
+                # glslc
+                SET(COMPILE_COMMAND ${Vulkan_glslc_EXECUTABLE} ${SHADER_FILE_GLSL} -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} -I "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shaders/includes/glsl" ${TARGET_GLSLC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS})
+            endif()
+
+
             add_custom_command(
                 OUTPUT ${OUTPUT_FILE}
-                COMMAND ${Vulkan_glslc_EXECUTABLE} ${SHADER_FILE_GLSL} -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} -I "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shaders/includes/glsl" ${TARGET_GLSLC_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS}
+                COMMAND ${COMPILE_COMMAND}
                 COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${directory}
                 MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${SHADER_FILE_GLSL}
                 WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
@@ -310,4 +333,34 @@ endif()
         add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${GLSL_TARGET_NAME})
     endif()
 
+    # spvasm shader compilation
+    if(Vulkan_spirvas_EXECUTABLE AND DEFINED SHADERS_SPVASM)
+        set(SPVASM_TARGET_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}-SPVASM)
+        set(OUTPUT_FILES "")
+        foreach(SHADER_FILE_SPVASM ${TARGET_SHADERS_SPVASM})
+            get_filename_component(SPVASM_FILE ${SHADER_FILE_SPVASM} NAME_WLE)
+            get_filename_component(bare_name ${SPVASM_FILE} NAME_WLE)
+            get_filename_component(extension ${SHADER_FILE_SPVASM} LAST_EXT)
+            get_filename_component(directory ${SHADER_FILE_SPVASM} DIRECTORY)
+            set(OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/shader-spvasm-spv")
+            set(OUTPUT_FILE ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${bare_name}${extension}.spv)
+            file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${OUTPUT_DIR})
+            add_custom_command(
+                OUTPUT ${OUTPUT_FILE}
+                COMMAND ${Vulkan_spirvas_EXECUTABLE} ${SHADER_FILE_SPVASM} -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${TARGET_SPVASM_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS}
+                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${directory}
+                MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${SHADER_FILE_SPVASM}
+                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+            )
+            list(APPEND OUTPUT_FILES ${OUTPUT_FILE})
+            set_source_files_properties(${OUTPUT_FILE} PROPERTIES
+                MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Resources
+            )
+        endforeach()
+        add_custom_target(${SPVASM_TARGET_NAME} DEPENDS ${OUTPUT_FILES})
+        set_property(TARGET ${SPVASM_TARGET_NAME} PROPERTY FOLDER "Shaders-SPVASM")
+        add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SPVASM_TARGET_NAME})
+
+    endif()
+
 endfunction()
diff --git a/docs/build.adoc b/docs/build.adoc
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ Alternatively, for command line builds use the steps below:
 cmake --build build/windows --config Release --target vulkan_samples
 ----
 
-`Step 3.` Run the *Vulkan Samples* application
+`Step 3.` Run the *Vulkan Samples* application by specifying the name of the sample
 
 ----
-build\windows\app\bin\Release\AMD64\vulkan_samples.exe
+build\windows\app\bin\Release\AMD64\vulkan_samples.exe sample <sample_name>
 ----
 
 == Linux
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ____
 It is highly recommended to install https://d.android.com/studio[Android Studio] to build, run and trace the sample project. Building via Android Studio requires at least Ladybug 2024.2.1.
 
 Android Studio uses the following plugins/tools to build samples:
- 
+
 * Android Gradle Plugin
 * CMake Plugin, which installs and uses Ninja
 * NDK

diff --git a/framework/common/vk_common.cpp b/framework/common/vk_common.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ int32_t get_bits_per_pixel(VkFormat format)
 VkShaderModule load_shader(const std::string &filename, VkDevice device, VkShaderStageFlagBits stage)
 {
 	auto spirv = vkb::fs::read_shader_binary_u32(filename);
+	return load_shader_from_vector(spirv, device);
+}
+
+VkShaderModule load_shader_from_vector(const std::vector<uint32_t> &spirv, VkDevice device)
+{
+	assert(spirv.size() != 0);
 
 	VkShaderModule           shader_module;
 	VkShaderModuleCreateInfo module_create_info{};

diff --git a/framework/common/vk_common.h b/framework/common/vk_common.h
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ enum class ShadingLanguage
  */
 VkShaderModule load_shader(const std::string &filename, VkDevice device, VkShaderStageFlagBits stage);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Helper function to create a VkShaderModule from a SPIR-V vector
+ * @param spirv The SPIR-V code in vector format
+ * @param device The logical device
+ * @return The shader module containing the loaded shader
+ */
+VkShaderModule load_shader_from_vector(const std::vector<uint32_t> &spirv, VkDevice device);
+
 /**
  * @brief Helper function to select a VkSurfaceFormatKHR
  * @param gpu The VkPhysicalDevice to select a format for.

diff --git a/framework/core/allocated.h b/framework/core/allocated.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2021-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2024-2025, Bradley Austin Davis. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Arm Limited and Contributors
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  *
@@ -181,6 +182,11 @@ class Allocated : public vkb::core::VulkanResource<bindingType, HandleType>
 	 */
 	DeviceMemoryType get_memory() const;
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Retrieves the offset into the raw Vulkan memory object (which can be retrieved from get_memory()).
+	 */
+	DeviceSizeType get_memory_offset() const;
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Maps Vulkan memory if it isn't already mapped to a host visible address. Does nothing if the
 	 * allocation is already mapped (including persistently mapped allocations).
@@ -309,6 +315,25 @@ class Allocated : public vkb::core::VulkanResource<bindingType, HandleType>
 	 * instead of `protected`, and because it (mostly) isolates interaction with the VMA to a single class
 	 */
 	[[nodiscard]] ImageType create_image(ImageCreateInfoType const &create_info);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Internal method to retrieve the VMA allocation owned by this object.
+	 *
+	 * This is needed for derived classes to handle some of the VMA allocation code themselves,
+	 * in particular for Tensor objects to be allocated, in tensor_and_data_graph_common.cpp.
+	 * Once Tensor objects are integrated into VMA, this code can be refactored and this function removed.
+	 */
+	VmaAllocation get_allocation() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Internal method to set the VMA allocation owned by this object.
+	 *
+	 * This is needed for derived classes to handle some of the VMA allocation code themselves,
+	 * in particular for Tensor objects to be allocated, in tensor_and_data_graph_common.cpp.
+	 * Once Tensor objects are integrated into VMA, this code can be refactored and this function removed.
+	 */
+	void set_allocation(VmaAllocation alloc);
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief The post_create method is called after the creation of a buffer or image to store the allocation info internally.  Derived classes
 	 * could in theory override this to ensure any post-allocation operations are performed, but the base class should always be called to ensure
@@ -563,6 +588,21 @@ inline typename Allocated<bindingType, HandleType>::DeviceMemoryType Allocated<b
 	}
 }
 
+template <vkb::BindingType bindingType, typename HandleType>
+inline typename Allocated<bindingType, HandleType>::DeviceSizeType Allocated<bindingType, HandleType>::get_memory_offset() const
+{
+	VmaAllocationInfo alloc_info;
+	vmaGetAllocationInfo(get_memory_allocator(), allocation, &alloc_info);
+	if constexpr (bindingType == vkb::BindingType::Cpp)
+	{
+		return static_cast<vk::DeviceSize>(alloc_info.offset);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return alloc_info.offset;
+	}
+}
+
 template <vkb::BindingType bindingType, typename HandleType>
 inline uint8_t *Allocated<bindingType, HandleType>::map()
 {
@@ -580,6 +620,18 @@ inline bool Allocated<bindingType, HandleType>::mapped() const
 	return mapped_data != nullptr;
 }
 
+template <vkb::BindingType bindingType, typename HandleType>
+inline VmaAllocation Allocated<bindingType, HandleType>::get_allocation() const
+{
+	return allocation;
+}
+
+template <vkb::BindingType bindingType, typename HandleType>
+inline void Allocated<bindingType, HandleType>::set_allocation(VmaAllocation alloc)
+{
+	allocation = alloc;
+}
+
 template <vkb::BindingType bindingType, typename HandleType>
 inline void Allocated<bindingType, HandleType>::post_create(VmaAllocationInfo const &allocation_info)
 {