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Intel's Vulkan Linux Driver Finally Exposes VK_EXT_shader_object


As of today in Mesa 25.3-devel Git, the Intel 'ANV' open-source Vulkan driver for Linux systems is finally exposing the VK_EXT_shader_object extension.

As of today in Mesa 25.3-devel Git, the Intel "ANV" open-source Vulkan driver for Linux systems is finally exposing the VK_EXT_shader_object extension. Now in late 2025, the Intel ANV driver is finally and landed its patches around VK_EXT_shader_object. This merge that landed in Mesa Git a few hours ago finishes up the lengthy affair of adding VK_EXT_shader_object to the Intel Vulkan driver.

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