vk: external sampler work

vk: preparing for Ycbcr conversion (#8596 )
- Move utils functions to the right files - Add conversion from vk formats to filament - Refactor how to enable multiview and external sampler in VulkanPlatform - Make VuklanDescriptorSet and VuklanDescriptorSetLayout more general to allow for mutability - Reorder vulkan files in CMakeLists.txt to be sorted in alphabetical order.
2025-04-08 15:30:56 -07:00 · 2025-04-08 14:57:21 -07:00 · 2025-04-08 14:57:12 -07:00 · 2025-04-08 14:57:04 -07:00 · 2025-03-31 22:23:27 +00:00
40 changed files with 1585 additions and 823 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ repositories {
 }

 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.google.android.filament:filament-android:1.59.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.filament:filament-android:1.59.1'
 }
 ```

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Here are all the libraries available in the group `com.google.android.filament`:
 iOS projects can use CocoaPods to install the latest release:

 ```shell
-pod 'Filament', '~> 1.59.0'
+pod 'Filament', '~> 1.59.1'
 ```

 ## Documentation
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GROUP=com.google.android.filament
-VERSION_NAME=1.59.0
+VERSION_NAME=1.59.1

 POM_DESCRIPTION=Real-time physically based rendering engine for Android.

--- a/filament/backend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/filament/backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -177,29 +177,6 @@ endif()
 if (FILAMENT_SUPPORTS_VULKAN)
    list(APPEND SRCS
            include/backend/platforms/VulkanPlatform.h
-            src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.cpp
-            src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.h
-            src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.cpp
-            src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.h
-            src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineLayoutCache.cpp
-            src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineLayoutCache.h
-            src/vulkan/memory/ResourceManager.cpp
-            src/vulkan/memory/ResourceManager.h
-            src/vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h
-            src/vulkan/memory/Resource.cpp
-            src/vulkan/memory/Resource.h
-            src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatform.cpp
-            src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformSwapChainImpl.cpp
-            src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformSwapChainImpl.h
-            src/vulkan/utils/Conversion.cpp
-            src/vulkan/utils/Conversion.h
-            src/vulkan/utils/Definitions.h
-            src/vulkan/utils/Helper.h
-            src/vulkan/utils/Image.h
-            src/vulkan/utils/Image.cpp
-            src/vulkan/utils/Spirv.h
-            src/vulkan/utils/Spirv.cpp
-            src/vulkan/utils/StaticVector.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanAsyncHandles.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanBlitter.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanBlitter.h
@@ -210,29 +187,56 @@ if (FILAMENT_SUPPORTS_VULKAN)
            src/vulkan/VulkanConstants.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
+            src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.cpp
+            src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.h
+            src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.cpp
+            src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanDriverFactory.h
+            src/vulkan/VulkanExternalImageManager.cpp
+            src/vulkan/VulkanExternalImageManager.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanFboCache.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanFboCache.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.h
-            src/vulkan/VulkanMemory.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanMemory.cpp
+            src/vulkan/VulkanMemory.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.h
+            src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineLayoutCache.cpp
+            src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineLayoutCache.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanQueryManager.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanQueryManager.h
+            src/vulkan/VulkanReadPixels.cpp
+            src/vulkan/VulkanReadPixels.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanSamplerCache.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanSamplerCache.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanStagePool.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanStagePool.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanSwapChain.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanSwapChain.h
-            src/vulkan/VulkanReadPixels.cpp
-            src/vulkan/VulkanReadPixels.h
            src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
            src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.h
+            src/vulkan/VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.cpp
+            src/vulkan/VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.h
+            src/vulkan/memory/Resource.cpp
+            src/vulkan/memory/Resource.h
+            src/vulkan/memory/ResourceManager.cpp
+            src/vulkan/memory/ResourceManager.h
+            src/vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h
+            src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatform.cpp
+            src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformSwapChainImpl.cpp
+            src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformSwapChainImpl.h
+            src/vulkan/utils/Conversion.cpp
+            src/vulkan/utils/Conversion.h
+            src/vulkan/utils/Definitions.h
+            src/vulkan/utils/Helper.h
+            src/vulkan/utils/Image.cpp
+            src/vulkan/utils/Image.h
+            src/vulkan/utils/Spirv.cpp
+            src/vulkan/utils/Spirv.h
+            src/vulkan/utils/StaticVector.h
    )
    if (LINUX OR WIN32)
        list(APPEND SRCS src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformLinuxWindows.cpp)
--- a/filament/backend/include/backend/platforms/VulkanPlatform.h
+++ b/filament/backend/include/backend/platforms/VulkanPlatform.h
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ public:
    VkQueue getProtectedGraphicsQueue() const noexcept;

    struct ExternalImageMetadata {
+        /**
+         * The Filament texture format.
+         */
+        TextureFormat filamentFormat;
+
+        /**
+         * The Filament texture usage.
+         */
+        TextureUsage filamentUsage;
+
        /**
         * The width of the external image
         */
@@ -308,11 +318,6 @@ public:
         */
        uint32_t height;

-        /**
-         * The layerCount of the external image
-         */
-        uint32_t layerCount;
-
        /**
         * The layer count of the external image
         */
@@ -328,11 +333,6 @@ public:
         */
        VkFormat format;

-        /**
-         * An external buffer can be protected. This tells you if it is.
-         */
-        bool isProtected;
-
        /**
         * The type of external format (opaque int) if used.
         */
@@ -352,21 +352,44 @@ public:
         * Heap information
         */
        uint32_t memoryTypeBits;
+
+        /**
+         * Ycbcr conversion components
+         */
+        VkComponentMapping ycbcrConversionComponents;
+
+        /**
+         * Ycbcr model
+         */
+        VkSamplerYcbcrModelConversion ycbcrModel;
+
+        /**
+         * Ycbcr range
+         */
+        VkSamplerYcbcrRange ycbcrRange;
+
+        /**
+         * Ycbcr x chroma offset
+         */
+        VkChromaLocation xChromaOffset;
+
+        /**
+         * Ycbcr y chroma offset
+         */
+        VkChromaLocation yChromaOffset;
    };
-    virtual ExternalImageMetadata getExternalImageMetadata(ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage);
+
+
+    // Note that the image metadata might change per-frame, hence we need a method for extracting
+    // it.
+    virtual ExternalImageMetadata extractExternalImageMetadata(ExternalImageHandleRef image) const {
+        return {};
+    }

    using ImageData = std::pair<VkImage, VkDeviceMemory>;
-    virtual ImageData createExternalImageData(ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage,
-            const ExternalImageMetadata& metadata, uint32_t memoryTypeIndex,
-            VkImageUsageFlags usage);
-
-    virtual VkSampler createExternalSampler(SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma,
-            SamplerParams sampler,
-            uint32_t internalFormat);
-
-    virtual VkImageView createExternalImageView(SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma,
-            uint32_t internalFormat, VkImage image, VkImageSubresourceRange range,
-            VkImageViewType viewType, VkComponentMapping swizzle);
+    virtual ImageData createVkImageFromExternal(ExternalImageHandleRef image) const {
+        return { VK_NULL_HANDLE, VK_NULL_HANDLE };
+    }

 protected:
    virtual ExtensionSet getSwapchainInstanceExtensions() const;
@@ -379,20 +402,6 @@ private:
    // Platform dependent helper methods
    static ExtensionSet getSwapchainInstanceExtensionsImpl();

-    static ExternalImageMetadata getExternalImageMetadataImpl(ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage,
-            VkDevice device);
-
-    static ImageData createExternalImageDataImpl(ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage,
-            VkDevice device, const ExternalImageMetadata& metadata, uint32_t memoryTypeIndex,
-            VkImageUsageFlags usage);
-    static VkSampler createExternalSamplerImpl(VkDevice device,
-            SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma, SamplerParams sampler,
-            uint32_t internalFormat);
-    static VkImageView createExternalImageViewImpl(VkDevice device,
-            SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma, uint32_t internalFormat, VkImage image,
-            VkImageSubresourceRange range, VkImageViewType viewType,
-            VkComponentMapping swizzle);
-
    // Platform dependent helper methods
    static SurfaceBundle createVkSurfaceKHRImpl(void* nativeWindow, VkInstance instance,
            uint64_t flags) noexcept;
--- a/filament/backend/include/backend/platforms/VulkanPlatformAndroid.h
+++ b/filament/backend/include/backend/platforms/VulkanPlatformAndroid.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace filament::backend {

 class VulkanPlatformAndroid : public VulkanPlatform {
 public:
-    Platform::ExternalImageHandle UTILS_PUBLIC createExternalImage(AHardwareBuffer const* buffer,
+    ExternalImageHandle UTILS_PUBLIC createExternalImage(AHardwareBuffer const* buffer,
            bool sRGB) noexcept;

    struct UTILS_PUBLIC ExternalImageDescAndroid {
@@ -39,31 +39,26 @@ public:
    ExternalImageDescAndroid UTILS_PUBLIC getExternalImageDesc(
            ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage) const noexcept;

+    virtual ExternalImageMetadata extractExternalImageMetadata(
+            ExternalImageHandleRef image) const override;
+
+    virtual ImageData createVkImageFromExternal(ExternalImageHandleRef image) const override;
+
 protected:
+    virtual ExtensionSet getSwapchainInstanceExtensions() const override;
+
+    using SurfaceBundle = VulkanPlatform::SurfaceBundle;
+    virtual SurfaceBundle createVkSurfaceKHR(void* nativeWindow, VkInstance instance,
+            uint64_t flags) const noexcept override;
+
+private:
    struct ExternalImageVulkanAndroid : public Platform::ExternalImage {
        AHardwareBuffer* aHardwareBuffer = nullptr;
        bool sRGB = false;
-        unsigned int width;  // Texture width
-        unsigned int height; // Texture height
-        TextureFormat format;// Texture format
-        TextureUsage usage;  // Texture usage flags

    protected:
        ~ExternalImageVulkanAndroid() override;
    };
-
-    virtual ExternalImageMetadata getExternalImageMetadata(ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage);
-
-    using ImageData = VulkanPlatform::ImageData;
-    virtual ImageData createExternalImageData(ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage,
-            const ExternalImageMetadata& metadata, uint32_t memoryTypeIndex,
-            VkImageUsageFlags usage);
-
-    virtual ExtensionSet getSwapchainInstanceExtensions() const;
-
-    using SurfaceBundle = VulkanPlatform::SurfaceBundle;
-    virtual SurfaceBundle createVkSurfaceKHR(void* nativeWindow, VkInstance instance,
-            uint64_t flags) const noexcept;
 };

 }// namespace filament::backend
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanBlitter.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanBlitter.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 #include "VulkanBlitter.h"
 #include "VulkanCommands.h"
 #include "VulkanContext.h"
-#include "VulkanFboCache.h"
-#include "VulkanHandles.h"
-#include "VulkanSamplerCache.h"
 #include "VulkanTexture.h"
 #include "vulkan/utils/Image.h"

--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanBlitter.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanBlitter.h
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@

 namespace filament::backend {

-class VulkanBuffer;
-class VulkanFboCache;
-class VulkanPipelineCache;
-class VulkanSamplerCache;
-
-struct VulkanProgram;
-
 class VulkanBlitter {
 public:
    VulkanBlitter(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, VulkanCommands* commands) noexcept;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ VkImageView VulkanAttachment::getImageView() {
    assert_invariant(texture);
    VkImageSubresourceRange range = getSubresourceRange();
    if (range.layerCount > 1) {
-        return texture->getMultiviewAttachmentView(range);
+        return texture->getAttachmentView(range, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY);
    }
-    return texture->getAttachmentView(range);
+    return texture->getAttachmentView(range, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D);
 }

 bool VulkanAttachment::isDepth() const {
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ bool VulkanAttachment::isDepth() const {
 VkImageSubresourceRange VulkanAttachment::getSubresourceRange() const {
    assert_invariant(texture);
    return {
-            .aspectMask = texture->getImageAspect(),
-            .baseMipLevel = uint32_t(level),
-            .levelCount = 1,
-            .baseArrayLayer = uint32_t(layer),
-            .layerCount = layerCount,
+        .aspectMask = texture->getImageAspect(),
+        .baseMipLevel = uint32_t(level),
+        .levelCount = 1,
+        .baseArrayLayer = uint32_t(layer),
+        .layerCount = layerCount,
    };
 }

--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANCONTEXT_H
 #define TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANCONTEXT_H

-#include "VulkanConstants.h"
 #include "vulkan/utils/Image.h"
 #include "vulkan/utils/Definitions.h"

@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@

 #include <bluevk/BlueVK.h>

-#include <memory>
-
 VK_DEFINE_HANDLE(VmaAllocator)
 VK_DEFINE_HANDLE(VmaPool)

@@ -73,13 +70,11 @@ struct VulkanRenderPass {
 // context are stored in VulkanPlatform.
 struct VulkanContext {
 public:
-    inline uint32_t selectMemoryType(uint32_t flags, VkFlags reqs) const {
-        if ((reqs & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_PROTECTED_BIT) != 0) {
-            assert_invariant(isProtectedMemorySupported() == true);
-        }
+    static uint32_t selectMemoryType(VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties const& memoryProperties,
+            uint32_t flags, VkFlags reqs) {
        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < VK_MAX_MEMORY_TYPES; i++) {
            if (flags & 1) {
-                if ((mMemoryProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & reqs) == reqs) {
+                if ((memoryProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & reqs) == reqs) {
                    return i;
                }
            }
@@ -88,6 +83,13 @@ public:
        return (uint32_t) VK_MAX_MEMORY_TYPES;
    }

+    inline uint32_t selectMemoryType(uint32_t flags, VkFlags reqs) const {
+        if ((reqs & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_PROTECTED_BIT) != 0) {
+            assert_invariant(isProtectedMemorySupported());
+        }
+        return selectMemoryType(mMemoryProperties, flags, reqs);
+    }
+
    inline fvkutils::VkFormatList const& getAttachmentDepthStencilFormats() const {
        return mDepthStencilFormats;
    }
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ public:
    }

    inline bool isMultiviewEnabled() const noexcept {
-        return mMultiviewEnabled;
+        return mPhysicalDeviceVk11Features.multiview == VK_TRUE;
    }

    inline bool isClipDistanceSupported() const noexcept {
@@ -145,6 +147,9 @@ private:
    VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2 mPhysicalDeviceProperties = {
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2,
    };
+    VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features mPhysicalDeviceVk11Features = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_FEATURES,
+    };
    VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2 mPhysicalDeviceFeatures = {
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2,
    };
@@ -157,7 +162,6 @@ private:
    };
    bool mDebugMarkersSupported = false;
    bool mDebugUtilsSupported = false;
-    bool mMultiviewEnabled = false;
    bool mLazilyAllocatedMemorySupported = false;
    bool mProtectedMemorySupported = false;

--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ VulkanDescriptorSetCache::~VulkanDescriptorSetCache() = default;

 void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::terminate() noexcept{
    mDescriptorPool.reset();
-    clearHistory();
 }

 // bind() is not really binding the set but just stashing until we have all the info
@@ -283,18 +282,25 @@ void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::commit(VulkanCommandBuffer* commands,
    fvkutils::DescriptorSetMask curMask = setMask;

    auto& updateSets = mStashedSets;
-    auto& lastBoundSets = mLastBoundInfo.boundSets;
+    bool const pipelineLayoutIsSame = mLastBoundInfo.pipelineLayout == pipelineLayout;

-    setMask.forEachSetBit([&](size_t index) {
-        if (!updateSets[index] || updateSets[index] == lastBoundSets[index]) {
-            curMask.unset(index);
+    if (pipelineLayoutIsSame) {
+        auto& lastBoundSets = mLastBoundInfo.boundSets;
+        setMask.forEachSetBit([&](size_t index) {
+            if (!updateSets[index] || updateSets[index] == lastBoundSets[index]) {
+                curMask.unset(index);
+            }
+        });
+        if (curMask.none() &&
+                mLastBoundInfo.setMask == setMask && mLastBoundInfo.boundSets == updateSets) {
+            return;
        }
-    });
-
-    if (curMask.none() &&
-            (mLastBoundInfo.pipelineLayout == pipelineLayout && mLastBoundInfo.setMask == setMask &&
-                    mLastBoundInfo.boundSets == updateSets)) {
-        return;
+    } else {
+        setMask.forEachSetBit([&](size_t index) {
+            if (!updateSets[index]) {
+                curMask.unset(index);
+            }
+        });
    }

    curMask.forEachSetBit([&updateSets, commands, pipelineLayout](size_t index) {
@@ -302,7 +308,7 @@ void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::commit(VulkanCommandBuffer* commands,
        auto set = updateSets[index];
        VkCommandBuffer const cmdbuffer = commands->buffer();
        vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(cmdbuffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, pipelineLayout, index,
-                1, &set->vkSet, set->uniqueDynamicUboCount, set->getOffsets()->data());
+                1, &set->getVkSet(), set->uniqueDynamicUboCount, set->getOffsets()->data());
        commands->acquire(set);
    });

@@ -330,8 +336,7 @@ void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::updateBuffer(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescri
    }
    VkWriteDescriptorSet const descriptorWrite = {
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .dstSet = set->vkSet,
+        .dstSet = set->getVkSet(),
        .dstBinding = binding,
        .descriptorCount = 1,
        .descriptorType = type,
@@ -344,26 +349,25 @@ void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::updateBuffer(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescri
 void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::updateSampler(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set,
        uint8_t binding, fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> texture,
        VkSampler sampler) noexcept {
-    VkDescriptorImageInfo info{
-        .sampler = sampler,
-    };
-    VkImageSubresourceRange const range = texture->getPrimaryViewRange();
+    VkImageSubresourceRange range = texture->getPrimaryViewRange();
    VkImageViewType const expectedType = texture->getViewType();
    if (any(texture->usage & TextureUsage::DEPTH_ATTACHMENT) &&
            expectedType == VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D) {
        // If the sampler is part of a mipmapped depth texture, where one of the level *can* be
-        // an attachment, then the sampler for this texture has the same view properties as a
-        // view for an attachment. Therefore, we can use getAttachmentView to get a
-        // corresponding VkImageView.
-        info.imageView = texture->getAttachmentView(range);
-    } else {
-        info.imageView = texture->getViewForType(range, expectedType);
+        // an attachment, then the range for this view has exactly one level and one layer.
+        range.levelCount = 1;
+        range.layerCount = 1;
    }
-    info.imageLayout = fvkutils::getVkLayout(texture->getDefaultLayout());
+    VkDescriptorImageInfo info{
+        .sampler = sampler,
+        .imageView = texture->getView(range),
+        .imageLayout = fvkutils::getVkLayout(texture->getDefaultLayout()),
+    };
+
    VkWriteDescriptorSet const descriptorWrite = {
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .dstSet = set->vkSet,
+        .dstSet = set->getVkSet(),
        .dstBinding = binding,
        .descriptorCount = 1,
        .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
@@ -381,10 +385,10 @@ void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::updateInputAttachment(

 fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> VulkanDescriptorSetCache::createSet(
        Handle<HwDescriptorSet> handle, fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout) {
-    auto const vkSet = mDescriptorPool->obtainSet(layout);
+    auto const vkSet = getVkSet(layout);
    auto const& count = layout->count;
    auto const vklayout = layout->getVkLayout();
-    return fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet>::make(mResourceManager, handle, vkSet,
+    auto set = fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet>::make(mResourceManager, handle,
            layout->bitmask.dynamicUbo, layout->count.dynamicUbo,
            [vkSet, count, vklayout, this](VulkanDescriptorSet*) {
                // Note that mDescriptorPool could be gone due to terminate (when the backend shuts
@@ -393,10 +397,20 @@ fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> VulkanDescriptorSetCache::createSet
                    mDescriptorPool->recycle(count, vklayout, vkSet);
                }
            });
+    set->setVkSet(vkSet);
+    return set;
 }

-void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::clearHistory() {
-    mStashedSets = {};
+VkDescriptorSet VulkanDescriptorSetCache::getVkSet(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout) {
+    return mDescriptorPool->obtainSet(layout);
 }

+void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::manualRecyle(VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::Count const& count,
+        VkDescriptorSetLayout vklayout, VkDescriptorSet vkSet) {
+    mDescriptorPool->recycle(count, vklayout, vkSet);
+}
+
+void VulkanDescriptorSetCache::gc() { mStashedSets = {}; }
+
 } // namespace filament::backend
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public:
            VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::UNIQUE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_COUNT;

    using DescriptorSetLayoutArray = VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::DescriptorSetLayoutArray;
+    using DescriptorSetArray =
+            std::array<fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet>, UNIQUE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_COUNT>;

    VulkanDescriptorSetCache(VkDevice device, fvkmemory::ResourceManager* resourceManager);
    ~VulkanDescriptorSetCache();
@@ -68,14 +70,21 @@ public:
    fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> createSet(Handle<HwDescriptorSet> handle,
            fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout);

-    void clearHistory();
+    // This method is only meant to be used with external samplers (or internally within this
+    // class).
+    VkDescriptorSet getVkSet(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout);
+
+    // This method is only meant to be used with external samplers.
+    void manualRecyle(VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::Count const& count, VkDescriptorSetLayout vklayout,
+            VkDescriptorSet vkSet);
+
+    DescriptorSetArray const& getBoundSets() const { return mStashedSets; }
+
+    void gc();

 private:
    class DescriptorInfinitePool;

-    using DescriptorSetArray =
-            std::array<fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet>, UNIQUE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_COUNT>;
-
    VkDevice mDevice;
    fvkmemory::ResourceManager* mResourceManager;
    std::unique_ptr<DescriptorInfinitePool> mDescriptorPool;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@

 #include "VulkanHandles.h"

+#include <utils/Hash.h>
+
 namespace filament::backend {

 namespace {
@@ -58,6 +60,56 @@ uint32_t appendBindings(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding* toBind, VkDescriptorType t
    return count;
 }

+uint32_t appendSamplerBindings(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding* toBind,
+        fvkutils::SamplerBitmask const& mask, fvkutils::SamplerBitmask const& external,
+        utils::FixedCapacityVector<VkSampler> const& immutableSamplers) {
+    using Bitmask = fvkutils::SamplerBitmask;
+    uint32_t count = 0;
+    Bitmask alreadySeen;
+    uint8_t immutableIndex = 0;
+    size_t const immutableSamplerCount = immutableSamplers.size();
+    mask.forEachSetBit([&](size_t index) {
+        VkShaderStageFlags stages = 0;
+        uint32_t binding = 0;
+        if (index < fvkutils::getFragmentStageShift<Bitmask>()) {
+            binding = (uint32_t) index;
+            stages |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT;
+            auto fragIndex = index + fvkutils::getFragmentStageShift<Bitmask>();
+            if (mask.test(fragIndex)) {
+                stages |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+                alreadySeen.set(fragIndex);
+            }
+        } else if (!alreadySeen.test(index)) {
+            // We are in fragment stage bits
+            binding = (uint32_t) (index - fvkutils::getFragmentStageShift<Bitmask>());
+            stages |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+        }
+
+        if (stages) {
+            toBind[count++] = {
+                .binding = binding,
+                .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
+                .descriptorCount = 1,
+                .stageFlags = stages,
+                .pImmutableSamplers = external[index] && immutableSamplerCount > immutableIndex
+                                              ? &immutableSamplers[immutableIndex++]
+                                              : nullptr,
+            };
+        }
+    });
+    return count;
+}
+
+uint64_t computeImmutableSamplerHash(utils::FixedCapacityVector<VkSampler> const& samplers) {
+    size_t const size = samplers.size();
+    if (size == 0) {
+        return 0;
+    } else if (size == 1) {
+        return (uint64_t) samplers[0];
+    }
+    return utils::hash::murmur3((uint32_t*) samplers.data(), samplers.size() * 2, 0);
+}
+
 } // anonymous namespace

 VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache::VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache(VkDevice device,
@@ -73,37 +125,44 @@ void VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache::terminate() noexcept {
    }
 }

+VkDescriptorSetLayout VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache::getVkLayout(
+        VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::Bitmask const& bitmasks,
+        utils::FixedCapacityVector<VkSampler> immutableSamplers) {
+    LayoutKey key = {
+        .bitmask = bitmasks,
+        .immutableSamplerHash = computeImmutableSamplerHash(immutableSamplers),
+    };
+    if (auto itr = mVkLayouts.find(key); itr != mVkLayouts.end()) {
+        return itr->second;
+    }
+
+    VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding toBind[VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::MAX_BINDINGS];
+    uint32_t count = 0;
+    count += appendBindings(&toBind[count], VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC,
+            bitmasks.dynamicUbo);
+    count += appendBindings(&toBind[count], VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER, bitmasks.ubo);
+    count += appendSamplerBindings(&toBind[count], bitmasks.sampler, bitmasks.externalSampler,
+            immutableSamplers);
+    count += appendBindings(&toBind[count], VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT,
+            bitmasks.inputAttachment);
+
+    assert_invariant(count != 0 && "Need at least one binding for descriptor set layout.");
+    VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo dlinfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
+        .bindingCount = count,
+        .pBindings = toBind,
+    };
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout vklayout;
+    vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(mDevice, &dlinfo, VKALLOC, &vklayout);
+    mVkLayouts[key] = vklayout;
+    return vklayout;
+}
+
 fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache::createLayout(
        Handle<HwDescriptorSetLayout> handle, backend::DescriptorSetLayout&& info) {
    auto layout = fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout>::make(mResourceManager, handle,
            info);
-    VkDescriptorSetLayout vklayout = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-    auto const& bitmasks = layout->bitmask;
-    if (auto itr = mVkLayouts.find(bitmasks); itr != mVkLayouts.end()) {
-        vklayout = itr->second;
-    } else {
-        VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding toBind[VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::MAX_BINDINGS];
-        uint32_t count = 0;
-        count += appendBindings(&toBind[count], VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC,
-                bitmasks.dynamicUbo);
-        count += appendBindings(&toBind[count], VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER, bitmasks.ubo);
-        count += appendBindings(&toBind[count], VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
-                bitmasks.sampler);
-        count += appendBindings(&toBind[count], VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT,
-                bitmasks.inputAttachment);
-
-        assert_invariant(count != 0 && "Need at least one binding for descriptor set layout.");
-        VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo dlinfo = {
-            .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
-            .pNext = nullptr,
-            .bindingCount = count,
-            .pBindings = toBind,
-        };
-
-        vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(mDevice, &dlinfo, VKALLOC, &vklayout);
-        mVkLayouts[bitmasks] = vklayout;
-    }
-    layout->setVkLayout(vklayout);
+    layout->setVkLayout(getVkLayout(layout->bitmask));
    return layout;
 }

--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.h
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@
 #include <backend/TargetBufferInfo.h>

 #include <utils/bitset.h>
+#include <utils/FixedCapacityVector.h>

 #include <bluevk/BlueVK.h>
 #include <tsl/robin_map.h>

-#include <memory>
-
 namespace filament::backend {

 class VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache {
@@ -41,21 +40,34 @@ public:

    void terminate() noexcept;

+    // Just a wrapper around getVkLayout()
    fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> createLayout(
            Handle<HwDescriptorSetLayout> handle, backend::DescriptorSetLayout&& info);

+    // This method is meant to be used with external samplers
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout getVkLayout(VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::Bitmask const& bitmasks,
+            utils::FixedCapacityVector<VkSampler> immutableSamplers = {});
+
 private:
    VkDevice mDevice;
    fvkmemory::ResourceManager* mResourceManager;

-    using BitmaskGroup = VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::Bitmask;
-    using BitmaskGroupHashFn = utils::hash::MurmurHashFn<BitmaskGroup>;
-    struct BitmaskGroupEqual {
-        bool operator()(BitmaskGroup const& k1, BitmaskGroup const& k2) const { return k1 == k2; }
+    struct LayoutKey {
+        // this describes the layout using bitset.
+        VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::Bitmask bitmask = {};
+        // number of immutable samplers can be arbitrary; so we hash them into 64-bit.
+        uint64_t immutableSamplerHash = 0;
+    };
+    static_assert(sizeof(LayoutKey) == 48);
+
+    using LayoutKeyHashFn = utils::hash::MurmurHashFn<LayoutKey>;
+    struct LayoutKeyEqual {
+        bool operator()(LayoutKey const& k1, LayoutKey const& k2) const {
+            return k1.bitmask == k2.bitmask && k1.immutableSamplerHash == k2.immutableSamplerHash;
+        }
    };

-    tsl::robin_map<BitmaskGroup, VkDescriptorSetLayout, BitmaskGroupHashFn, BitmaskGroupEqual>
-            mVkLayouts;
+    tsl::robin_map<LayoutKey, VkDescriptorSetLayout, LayoutKeyHashFn, LayoutKeyEqual> mVkLayouts;
 };

 } // namespace filament::backend
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@
 #include "VulkanHandles.h"
 #include "VulkanMemory.h"
 #include "VulkanTexture.h"
+#include "vulkan/VulkanSamplerCache.h"
 #include "vulkan/memory/ResourceManager.h"
 #include "vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h"
 #include "vulkan/utils/Conversion.h"
 #include "vulkan/utils/Definitions.h"
+#include "vulkan/vulkan_core.h"

 #include <backend/DriverEnums.h>
 #include <backend/platforms/VulkanPlatform.h>
@@ -198,9 +200,7 @@ Dispatcher VulkanDriver::getDispatcher() const noexcept {
 VulkanDriver::VulkanDriver(VulkanPlatform* platform, VulkanContext const& context,
        Platform::DriverConfig const& driverConfig) noexcept
    : mPlatform(platform),
-      mResourceManager(
-              driverConfig.handleArenaSize,
-              driverConfig.disableHandleUseAfterFreeCheck,
+      mResourceManager(driverConfig.handleArenaSize, driverConfig.disableHandleUseAfterFreeCheck,
              driverConfig.disableHeapHandleTags),
      mAllocator(createAllocator(mPlatform->getInstance(), mPlatform->getPhysicalDevice(),
              mPlatform->getDevice())),
@@ -212,12 +212,15 @@ VulkanDriver::VulkanDriver(VulkanPlatform* platform, VulkanContext const& contex
      mPipelineCache(mPlatform->getDevice()),
      mStagePool(mAllocator, &mCommands),
      mFramebufferCache(mPlatform->getDevice()),
+      mYcbcrConversionCache(mPlatform->getDevice()),
      mSamplerCache(mPlatform->getDevice()),
      mBlitter(mPlatform->getPhysicalDevice(), &mCommands),
      mReadPixels(mPlatform->getDevice()),
      mDescriptorSetLayoutCache(mPlatform->getDevice(), &mResourceManager),
      mDescriptorSetCache(mPlatform->getDevice(), &mResourceManager),
      mQueryManager(mPlatform->getDevice()),
+      mExternalImageManager(platform, &mSamplerCache, &mYcbcrConversionCache, &mDescriptorSetCache,
+              &mDescriptorSetLayoutCache),
      mIsSRGBSwapChainSupported(mPlatform->getCustomization().isSRGBSwapChainSupported),
      mStereoscopicType(driverConfig.stereoscopicType) {

@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@ void VulkanDriver::terminate() {

    mCurrentSwapChain = {};
    mDefaultRenderTarget = {};
-    mBoundPipeline = {};
+    mPipelineState = {};

    mQueryManager.terminate();

@@ -322,6 +325,10 @@ void VulkanDriver::terminate() {

    mCommands.terminate();

+    // Must come before samplerCache, ycbcrConversionCache, descriptorSetCache,
+    // descriptorSetLayoutCache
+    mExternalImageManager.terminate();
+
    mStagePool.terminate();
    mPipelineCache.terminate();
    mFramebufferCache.reset();
@@ -363,7 +370,7 @@ void VulkanDriver::collectGarbage() {
    FVK_SYSTRACE_SCOPE();
    // Command buffers need to be submitted and completed before other resources can be gc'd.
    mCommands.gc();
-    mDescriptorSetCache.clearHistory();
+    mDescriptorSetCache.gc();
    mStagePool.gc();
    mFramebufferCache.gc();
    mPipelineCache.gc();
@@ -378,6 +385,10 @@ void VulkanDriver::beginFrame(int64_t monotonic_clock_ns,
        int64_t refreshIntervalNs, uint32_t frameId) {
    FVK_PROFILE_MARKER(PROFILE_NAME_BEGINFRAME);
    // Do nothing.
+
+    if (mAppState.hasExternalSamplers()) {
+        mExternalImageManager.onBeginFrame();
+    }
 }

 void VulkanDriver::setFrameScheduledCallback(Handle<HwSwapChain> sch, CallbackHandler* handler,
@@ -418,8 +429,16 @@ void VulkanDriver::updateDescriptorSetTexture(
    auto set = resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet>::cast(&mResourceManager, dsh);
    auto texture = resource_ptr<VulkanTexture>::cast(&mResourceManager, th);

-    VkSampler const vksampler = mSamplerCache.getSampler(params);
-    mDescriptorSetCache.updateSampler(set, binding, texture, vksampler);
+    if (mExternalImageManager.isExternallySampledTexture(texture)) {
+        mExternalImageManager.bindExternallySampledTexture(set, binding, texture, params);
+        mAppState.hasBoundExternalImages = true;
+    } else {
+        VulkanSamplerCache::Params cacheParams = {
+            .sampler = params,
+        };
+        VkSampler const vksampler = mSamplerCache.getSampler(cacheParams);
+        mDescriptorSetCache.updateSampler(set, binding, texture, vksampler);
+    }
 }

 void VulkanDriver::flush(int) {
@@ -556,39 +575,35 @@ void VulkanDriver::createTextureExternalImage2R(Handle<HwTexture> th, backend::S
        backend::TextureFormat format, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, backend::TextureUsage usage,
        Platform::ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage) {
    FVK_SYSTRACE_SCOPE();
-    const auto& metadata = mPlatform->getExternalImageMetadata(externalImage);
-    if (metadata.isProtected) {
-        usage |= backend::TextureUsage::PROTECTED;
+    auto const& metadata = mPlatform->extractExternalImageMetadata(externalImage);
+
+    // In theory the following are reasonable expectations, but in practice it's hard for client's
+    // to match up the dimensions of the texture with that of the AHB.
+    // assert_invariant(width == metadata.width);
+    // assert_invariant(height == metadata.height);
+    // assert_invariant(format == metadata.filamentFormat);
+    // assert_invariant(fvkutils::getVkFormat(format) == metadata.format);
+
+    VkImage vkimg;
+    VkDeviceMemory deviceMemory;
+    std::tie(vkimg, deviceMemory) = mPlatform->createVkImageFromExternal(externalImage);
+
+    VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion =
+            mExternalImageManager.getVkSamplerYcbcrConversion(metadata);
+
+    auto texture = resource_ptr<VulkanTexture>::make(&mResourceManager, th, mContext,
+            mPlatform->getDevice(), mAllocator, &mResourceManager, &mCommands, vkimg, deviceMemory,
+            metadata.format, conversion, metadata.samples, metadata.width, metadata.height,
+            metadata.layers, usage, mStagePool);
+
+    if (conversion != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+        mExternalImageManager.addExternallySampledTexture(texture, externalImage);
    }

-    VkImageUsageFlags vkUsage = metadata.usage;
-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::BLIT_SRC)) {
-        vkUsage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT;
-    }
-
-    if (any(usage & (TextureUsage::BLIT_DST & TextureUsage::UPLOADABLE))) {
-        vkUsage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
-    }
-
-    assert_invariant(width == metadata.width);
-    assert_invariant(height == metadata.height);
-    assert_invariant(fvkutils::getVkFormat(format) == metadata.format);
-
-    VkMemoryPropertyFlags const requiredMemoryFlags = any(usage & TextureUsage::UPLOADABLE)
-                                                              ? VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT
-                                                              : VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT;
-    uint32_t const memoryTypeIndex =
-            mContext.selectMemoryType(metadata.memoryTypeBits, requiredMemoryFlags);
-    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(memoryTypeIndex != VK_MAX_MEMORY_TYPES)
-            << "failed to find a valid memory type for external image memory.";
-
-    const auto& data =
-            mPlatform->createExternalImageData(externalImage, metadata, memoryTypeIndex, vkUsage);
-
-    auto texture = resource_ptr<VulkanTexture>::make(&mResourceManager, th, mPlatform->getDevice(),
-            mAllocator, &mResourceManager, &mCommands, data.first, data.second, metadata.format,
-            metadata.samples, metadata.width, metadata.height, metadata.layerCount, usage,
-            mStagePool);
+    // Unlike uploaded textures or swapchains, we need to explicit transition this
+    // texture into the read layout.
+    auto& commands = mCommands.get();
+    texture->transitionLayout(&commands, texture->getPrimaryViewRange(), VulkanLayout::READ_ONLY);

    texture.inc();
 }
@@ -597,13 +612,14 @@ void VulkanDriver::createTextureExternalImageR(Handle<HwTexture> th, backend::Sa
        backend::TextureFormat format, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, backend::TextureUsage usage,
        void* externalImage) {
    FVK_SYSTRACE_SCOPE();
-
+    assert_invariant(false && "Not supported in Vulkan backend");
    // not supported in this backend
 }

 void VulkanDriver::createTextureExternalImagePlaneR(Handle<HwTexture> th,
        backend::TextureFormat format, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, backend::TextureUsage usage,
        void* image, uint32_t plane) {
+    assert_invariant(false && "Not supported in Vulkan backend");
 }

 void VulkanDriver::importTextureR(Handle<HwTexture> th, intptr_t id,
@@ -611,6 +627,7 @@ void VulkanDriver::importTextureR(Handle<HwTexture> th, intptr_t id,
        TextureFormat format, uint8_t samples, uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t depth,
        TextureUsage usage) {
    // not supported in this backend
+    assert_invariant(false && "Not supported in Vulkan backend");
 }

 void VulkanDriver::destroyTexture(Handle<HwTexture> th) {
@@ -619,6 +636,8 @@ void VulkanDriver::destroyTexture(Handle<HwTexture> th) {
    }
    auto texture = resource_ptr<VulkanTexture>::cast(&mResourceManager, th);
    texture.dec();
+
+    mExternalImageManager.removeExternallySampledTexture(texture);
 }

 void VulkanDriver::createProgramR(Handle<HwProgram> ph, Program&& program) {
@@ -787,6 +806,11 @@ void VulkanDriver::createDescriptorSetR(Handle<HwDescriptorSet> dsh,
            fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout>::cast(&mResourceManager, dslh);
    auto set = mDescriptorSetCache.createSet(dsh, layout);
    set.inc();
+
+    if (layout->hasExternalSamplers()) {
+        mAppState.hasExternalSamplerLayouts = true;
+        mExternalImageManager.addDescriptorSet(layout, set);
+    }
 }

 Handle<HwVertexBufferInfo> VulkanDriver::createVertexBufferInfoS() noexcept {
@@ -906,11 +930,19 @@ void VulkanDriver::destroyTimerQuery(Handle<HwTimerQuery> tqh) {
 void VulkanDriver::destroyDescriptorSetLayout(Handle<HwDescriptorSetLayout> dslh) {
    auto layout = resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout>::cast(&mResourceManager, dslh);
    layout.dec();
+
+    if (layout->hasExternalSamplers()) {
+        mExternalImageManager.removeDescriptorSetLayout(layout);
+    }
 }

 void VulkanDriver::destroyDescriptorSet(Handle<HwDescriptorSet> dsh) {
    auto set = resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet>::cast(&mResourceManager, dsh);
    set.dec();
+
+    if (mAppState.hasExternalSamplers()) {
+        mExternalImageManager.removeDescriptorSet(set);
+    }
 }

 Handle<HwStream> VulkanDriver::createStreamNative(void* nativeStream) {
@@ -1471,7 +1503,6 @@ void VulkanDriver::endRenderPass(int) {
    // pipeline barrier between framebuffer writes and shader reads.
    rt->emitBarriersEndRenderPass(*mCurrentRenderPass.commandBuffer);

-    mRenderPassFboInfo = {};
    mCurrentRenderPass.renderTarget = {};
    mCurrentRenderPass.renderPass = VK_NULL_HANDLE;

@@ -1531,10 +1562,10 @@ void VulkanDriver::commit(Handle<HwSwapChain> sch) {

 void VulkanDriver::setPushConstant(backend::ShaderStage stage, uint8_t index,
        backend::PushConstantVariant value) {
-    assert_invariant(mBoundPipeline.program && "Expect a program when writing to push constants");
+    assert_invariant(mPipelineState.program && "Expect a program when writing to push constants");
    assert_invariant(mCurrentRenderPass.commandBuffer && "Should be called within a renderpass");
-    mBoundPipeline.program->writePushConstant(mCurrentRenderPass.commandBuffer->buffer(),
-            mBoundPipeline.pipelineLayout, stage, index, value);
+    mPipelineState.program->writePushConstant(mCurrentRenderPass.commandBuffer->buffer(),
+            mPipelineState.pipelineLayout, stage, index, value);
 }

 void VulkanDriver::insertEventMarker(char const* string) {
@@ -1713,6 +1744,27 @@ void VulkanDriver::blitDEPRECATED(TargetBufferFlags buffers,
 }

 void VulkanDriver::bindPipeline(PipelineState const& pipelineState) {
+    // We need to determine whether to delay bindning until draw().
+    mPipelineState.bindInDraw.first = false;
+    if (mAppState.hasExternalSamplers()) {
+        auto& layouts = pipelineState.pipelineLayout.setLayout;
+        auto haveExternalSamplers = [&](auto hwHandle) {
+            if (!hwHandle) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            auto layout =
+                    resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout>::cast(&mResourceManager, hwHandle);
+            return layout->hasExternalSamplers();
+        };
+        if (std::any_of(layouts.begin(), layouts.end(), haveExternalSamplers)) {
+            mPipelineState.bindInDraw = { true, pipelineState };
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    bindPipelineImpl(pipelineState);
+}
+
+void VulkanDriver::bindPipelineImpl(PipelineState const& pipelineState) {
    FVK_SYSTRACE_SCOPE();
    auto commands = mCurrentRenderPass.commandBuffer;
    auto vbi = resource_ptr<VulkanVertexBufferInfo>::cast(&mResourceManager,
@@ -1781,10 +1833,11 @@ void VulkanDriver::bindPipeline(PipelineState const& pipelineState) {

    constexpr uint8_t descriptorSetMaskTable[4] = {0x1, 0x3, 0x7, 0xF};

-    mBoundPipeline = {
+    mPipelineState = {
        .program = program,
        .pipelineLayout = pipelineLayout,
        .descriptorSetMask = fvkutils::DescriptorSetMask(descriptorSetMaskTable[layoutCount]),
+        .bindInDraw = {false, {}},
    };

    mPipelineCache.bindLayout(pipelineLayout);
@@ -1831,14 +1884,24 @@ void VulkanDriver::draw2(uint32_t indexOffset, uint32_t indexCount, uint32_t ins
    FVK_SYSTRACE_SCOPE();
    VkCommandBuffer cmdbuffer = mCurrentRenderPass.commandBuffer->buffer();

+    if (mAppState.hasExternalSamplers()) {
+        auto const& [bindInDraw, pipelineSt] = mPipelineState.bindInDraw;
+        bool const hasUpdated =
+                mExternalImageManager.prepareBindSets(mDescriptorSetCache.getBoundSets());
+        if (bindInDraw || hasUpdated) {
+            bindPipelineImpl(pipelineSt);
+        }
+        mPipelineState.bindInDraw.first = false;
+    }
+
    mDescriptorSetCache.commit(mCurrentRenderPass.commandBuffer,
-            mBoundPipeline.pipelineLayout,
-            mBoundPipeline.descriptorSetMask);
+            mPipelineState.pipelineLayout,
+            mPipelineState.descriptorSetMask);

    // Finally, make the actual draw call. TODO: support subranges
-    const uint32_t firstIndex = indexOffset;
-    const int32_t vertexOffset = 0;
-    const uint32_t firstInstId = 0;
+    uint32_t const firstIndex = indexOffset;
+    constexpr int32_t vertexOffset = 0;
+    constexpr uint32_t firstInstId = 0;

    vkCmdDrawIndexed(cmdbuffer, indexCount, instanceCount, firstIndex, vertexOffset, firstInstId);
 }
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.h
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
 #include "VulkanSamplerCache.h"
 #include "VulkanStagePool.h"
 #include "VulkanQueryManager.h"
+#include "VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.h"
 #include "vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetCache.h"
 #include "vulkan/VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.h"
+#include "vulkan/VulkanExternalImageManager.h"
 #include "vulkan/VulkanPipelineLayoutCache.h"
 #include "vulkan/memory/ResourceManager.h"
 #include "vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h"
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ private:

 private:
    void collectGarbage();
+    void bindPipelineImpl(PipelineState const& pipelineState);

    VulkanPlatform* mPlatform = nullptr;
    fvkmemory::ResourceManager mResourceManager;
@@ -135,27 +138,36 @@ private:
    VulkanPipelineCache mPipelineCache;
    VulkanStagePool mStagePool;
    VulkanFboCache mFramebufferCache;
+    VulkanYcbcrConversionCache mYcbcrConversionCache;
    VulkanSamplerCache mSamplerCache;
    VulkanBlitter mBlitter;
    VulkanReadPixels mReadPixels;
    VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache mDescriptorSetLayoutCache;
    VulkanDescriptorSetCache mDescriptorSetCache;
    VulkanQueryManager mQueryManager;
+    VulkanExternalImageManager mExternalImageManager;

    // This is necessary for us to write to push constants after binding a pipeline.
    struct {
+        // For push constant
        resource_ptr<VulkanProgram> program;
+        // For push commiting dynamic ubos in draw()
        VkPipelineLayout pipelineLayout;
        fvkutils::DescriptorSetMask descriptorSetMask;
-    } mBoundPipeline = {};

-    // We need to store information about a render pass to enable better barriers at the end of a
-    // renderpass.
+        std::pair<bool, PipelineState> bindInDraw = {false, {}};
+    } mPipelineState = {};
+
    struct {
-        using AttachmentArray =
-                fvkutils::StaticVector<VulkanAttachment, MAX_RENDERTARGET_ATTACHMENT_TEXTURES>;
-        AttachmentArray attachments;
-    } mRenderPassFboInfo = {};
+        // This tracks whether the app has seen external samplers bound to a the descriptor set.
+        // This will force bindPipeline to take a slow path.
+        bool hasExternalSamplerLayouts = false;
+        bool hasBoundExternalImages = false;
+
+        bool hasExternalSamplers() const noexcept {
+            return hasExternalSamplerLayouts && hasBoundExternalImages;
+        }
+    } mAppState;

    bool const mIsSRGBSwapChainSupported;
    backend::StereoscopicType const mStereoscopicType;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanExternalImageManager.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanExternalImageManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "VulkanExternalImageManager.h"
+
+#include "VulkanDescriptorSetCache.h"
+#include "VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache.h"
+#include "VulkanSamplerCache.h"
+#include "VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.h"
+#include "vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h"
+#include "vulkan/utils/Conversion.h"
+
+#include <backend/platforms/VulkanPlatform.h>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace filament::backend {
+
+namespace {
+
+template<typename T>
+void erasep(std::vector<T>& v, std::function<bool(T const&)> f) {
+    auto newEnd = std::remove_if(v.begin(), v.end(), f);
+    v.erase(newEnd, v.end());
+}
+
+} // anonymous
+
+VulkanExternalImageManager::VulkanExternalImageManager(VulkanPlatform* platform,
+        VulkanSamplerCache* samplerCache, VulkanYcbcrConversionCache* ycbcrConversionCache,
+        VulkanDescriptorSetCache* setCache, VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache* layoutCache)
+    : mPlatform(platform),
+      mSamplerCache(samplerCache),
+      mYcbcrConversionCache(ycbcrConversionCache),
+      mDescriptorSetCache(setCache),
+      mDescriptorSetLayoutCache(layoutCache) {
+}
+
+VulkanExternalImageManager::~VulkanExternalImageManager() = default;
+
+void VulkanExternalImageManager::terminate() {
+    mSetAndLayouts.clear();
+    mSetBindings.clear();
+    mImages.clear();
+}
+
+void VulkanExternalImageManager::onBeginFrame() {
+    std::for_each(mImages.begin(), mImages.end(), [](ImageData& image) {
+        image.hasBeenValidated = false;
+    });
+}
+
+bool VulkanExternalImageManager::prepareBindSets(SetArray const& sets) {
+    bool hasUpdated = false;
+    for (auto set: sets) {
+        if (!set) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (auto itr = std::find_if(mSetAndLayouts.begin(), mSetAndLayouts.end(),
+                    [&](auto const& setAndLayout) { return setAndLayout.first == set; });
+                itr != mSetAndLayouts.end()) {
+            hasUpdated = updateSetAndLayout(itr->first, itr->second) || hasUpdated;
+        }
+    }
+    return hasUpdated;
+}
+
+bool VulkanExternalImageManager::updateSetAndLayout(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set,
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout) {
+    auto findImage = [&](fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> texture) -> ImageData* {
+        auto itr = std::find_if(mImages.begin(), mImages.end(), [&](ImageData const& data) {
+            return data.ptr == texture;
+        });
+        assert_invariant(itr != mImages.end());
+        return &(*itr);
+    };
+
+    //std::vector<std::pair<uint8_t, ImageData*>> externalImages;
+    utils::FixedCapacityVector<std::pair<uint8_t, VkSampler>> samplerAndBindings;
+    samplerAndBindings.reserve(MAX_SAMPLER_COUNT);
+
+    bool hasImageUpdates = false;
+    for (auto& bindingInfo : mSetBindings) {
+        if (bindingInfo.set != set) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        auto imageData = findImage(bindingInfo.image);
+        hasImageUpdates = updateImage(imageData) || hasImageUpdates;
+
+        auto samplerParams = bindingInfo.samplerParams;
+        // according to spec, these must match chromaFilter
+        // https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VkSamplerCreateInfo.html#VUID-VkSamplerCreateInfo-minFilter-01645
+        samplerParams.filterMag = SamplerMagFilter::NEAREST;
+        samplerParams.filterMin = SamplerMinFilter::NEAREST;
+
+        auto sampler = mSamplerCache->getSampler({
+            .sampler = samplerParams,
+            .conversion = imageData->conversion,
+        });
+        samplerAndBindings.push_back({ bindingInfo.binding, sampler });
+    }
+
+    // We need to sort by binding number
+    std::sort(samplerAndBindings.begin(), samplerAndBindings.end());
+
+    utils::FixedCapacityVector<VkSampler> outSamplers;
+    outSamplers.reserve(MAX_SAMPLER_COUNT);
+    std::for_each(samplerAndBindings.begin(), samplerAndBindings.end(),
+            [&](auto const& b) { outSamplers.push_back(b.second); });
+
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout const oldLayout = layout->getVkLayout();
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout const newLayout =
+            mDescriptorSetLayoutCache->getVkLayout(layout->bitmask, outSamplers);
+    bool const hasLayoutUpdate = oldLayout != newLayout;
+    layout->setVkLayout(newLayout);
+
+    assert_invariant(
+            (!hasImageUpdates && !hasLayoutUpdate) ||
+            (hasImageUpdates && hasLayoutUpdate));
+
+    if (!hasLayoutUpdate) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    auto foldBitsInHalf = [](auto bitset) {
+        constexpr size_t BITMASK_LOWER_BITS_LEN = sizeof(bitset) * 4;
+        decltype(bitset) outBitset;
+        bitset.forEachSetBit([&](size_t index) { outBitset.set(index % BITMASK_LOWER_BITS_LEN); });
+        return outBitset;
+    };
+    // We need to build a new descriptor set from the new layout
+    VkDescriptorSet oldSet = set->getVkSet();
+    VkDescriptorSet newSet = mDescriptorSetCache->getVkSet(layout);
+
+    using Bitmask = fvkutils::UniformBufferBitmask;
+    static_assert(sizeof(Bitmask) * 8 == fvkutils::MAX_DESCRIPTOR_SET_BITMASK_BITS);
+
+    auto const ubo = layout->bitmask.ubo | layout->bitmask.dynamicUbo;
+    auto const samplers = layout->bitmask.sampler & (~layout->bitmask.externalSampler);
+
+    // each bitmask denotes a binding index, and separated into two stages - vertex and buffer
+    // We fold the two stages into just the lower half of the bits to denote a combined set of
+    // bindings.
+    Bitmask const copyBindings = foldBitsInHalf(ubo | samplers);
+
+    // TODO: fix the size for better memory
+    std::vector<VkCopyDescriptorSet> copies;
+    copyBindings.forEachSetBit([&](size_t index) {
+        copies.push_back({
+            .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
+            .srcSet = oldSet,
+            .srcBinding = (uint32_t) index,
+            .dstSet = newSet,
+            .dstBinding = (uint32_t) index,
+            .descriptorCount = 1,
+        });
+    });
+    vkUpdateDescriptorSets(mPlatform->getDevice(), 0, nullptr, copies.size(), copies.data());
+
+    set->setVkSet(newSet);
+
+    // We need to release the vkset, which is no longer used, back into the pool.
+    mDescriptorSetCache->manualRecyle(layout->count, oldLayout, oldSet);
+
+    // We need to update the external samplers in the set
+    for (auto& bindingInfo: mSetBindings) {
+        if (bindingInfo.set != set) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        mDescriptorSetCache->updateSampler(set, bindingInfo.binding, bindingInfo.image,
+                VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+VkSamplerYcbcrConversion VulkanExternalImageManager::getVkSamplerYcbcrConversion(
+        VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata const& metadata) {
+    // This external image does not require external sampler (YUV conversion).
+    if (metadata.externalFormat == 0) {
+        return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+    }
+    VulkanYcbcrConversionCache::Params ycbcrParams = {
+        .conversion = {
+            .ycbcrModel = fvkutils::getYcbcrModelConversionFilament(metadata.ycbcrModel),
+            .r = fvkutils::getSwizzleFilament(metadata.ycbcrConversionComponents.r, 0),
+            .g = fvkutils::getSwizzleFilament(metadata.ycbcrConversionComponents.g, 1),
+            .b = fvkutils::getSwizzleFilament(metadata.ycbcrConversionComponents.b, 2),
+            .a = fvkutils::getSwizzleFilament(metadata.ycbcrConversionComponents.a, 3),
+            .ycbcrRange = fvkutils::getYcbcrRangeFilament(metadata.ycbcrRange),
+            .xChromaOffset = fvkutils::getChromaLocationFilament(metadata.xChromaOffset),
+            .yChromaOffset = fvkutils::getChromaLocationFilament(metadata.yChromaOffset),
+
+            // Unclear where to get the chromaFilter, we just assume it's nearest.
+            .chromaFilter = SamplerMagFilter::NEAREST,
+        },
+        .format = metadata.filamentFormat,
+        .externalFormat = metadata.externalFormat,
+    };
+    return mYcbcrConversionCache->getConversion(ycbcrParams);
+}
+
+bool VulkanExternalImageManager::updateImage(ImageData* image) {
+    if (image->hasBeenValidated) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    image->hasBeenValidated = true;
+
+    auto metadata = mPlatform->extractExternalImageMetadata(image->platformHandle);
+    auto vkYcbcr = getVkSamplerYcbcrConversion(metadata);
+    if (vkYcbcr == image->conversion) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    image->ptr->setYcbcrConversion(vkYcbcr, metadata.externalFormat != 0);
+    image->conversion = vkYcbcr;
+    return true;
+}
+
+void VulkanExternalImageManager::addDescriptorSet(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout,
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set) {
+    mSetAndLayouts.push_back({set, layout});
+}
+
+void VulkanExternalImageManager::removeDescriptorSet(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> inSet) {
+    erasep<SetAndLayout>(mSetAndLayouts,
+            [&](auto const& setLayout) { return (setLayout.first == inSet); });
+    erasep<SetBindingInfo>(mSetBindings,
+            [&](auto const& bindingInfo) { return (bindingInfo.set == inSet); });
+}
+
+void VulkanExternalImageManager::removeDescriptorSetLayout(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> inLayout) {
+    erasep<SetAndLayout>(mSetAndLayouts,
+            [&](auto const& setLayout) { return (setLayout.second == inLayout); });
+}
+
+void VulkanExternalImageManager::bindExternallySampledTexture(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set, uint8_t bindingPoint,
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image, SamplerParams samplerParams) {
+    // Should we do duplicate validation here?
+    mSetBindings.push_back({ bindingPoint, image, set, samplerParams });
+}
+
+void VulkanExternalImageManager::addExternallySampledTexture(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image,
+        Platform::ExternalImageHandleRef platformHandleRef) {
+    mImages.push_back({ image, platformHandleRef, false });
+}
+
+void VulkanExternalImageManager::removeExternallySampledTexture(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image) {
+    erasep<SetBindingInfo>(mSetBindings,
+            [&](auto const& bindingInfo) { return (bindingInfo.image == image); });
+    erasep<ImageData>(mImages, [&](auto const& imageData) { return imageData.ptr == image; });
+}
+
+bool VulkanExternalImageManager::isExternallySampledTexture(
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image) const {
+    return std::find_if(mImages.begin(), mImages.end(),
+                   [&](auto const& imageData) { return imageData.ptr == image; }) != mImages.end();
+}
+
+
+} // namesapce filament::backend
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanExternalImageManager.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanExternalImageManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_CACHING_VULKANEXTERNALIMAGEMANAGER_H
+#define TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_CACHING_VULKANEXTERNALIMAGEMANAGER_H
+
+#include "VulkanHandles.h"
+
+#include <backend/DriverEnums.h>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace filament::backend {
+
+class VulkanYcbcrConversionCache;
+class VulkanSamplerCache;
+class VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache;
+class VulkanDescriptorSetCache;
+
+// Manages the logic of external images and their quirks wrt Vulikan.
+class VulkanExternalImageManager {
+public:
+
+    VulkanExternalImageManager(
+            VulkanPlatform* platform,
+            VulkanSamplerCache* samplerCache,
+            VulkanYcbcrConversionCache* ycbcrConversionCache,
+            VulkanDescriptorSetCache* setCache,
+            VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache* layoutCache);
+
+    ~VulkanExternalImageManager();
+
+    void terminate();
+
+    void onBeginFrame();
+
+    using SetArray = std::array<fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet>,
+            VulkanDescriptorSetLayout::UNIQUE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_COUNT>;
+
+    // This sets the currently bound layouts objects for the pipeline
+    bool prepareBindSets(SetArray const& layouts);
+
+    void addDescriptorSet(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout,
+            fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set);
+
+    void removeDescriptorSetLayout(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout);
+
+    void removeDescriptorSet(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set);
+
+    void bindExternallySampledTexture(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set,
+            uint8_t bindingPoint, fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image,
+            SamplerParams samplerParams);
+
+    void addExternallySampledTexture(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image,
+            Platform::ExternalImageHandleRef platformHandleRef);
+
+    void removeExternallySampledTexture(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image);
+
+    bool isExternallySampledTexture(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image) const;
+
+    VkSamplerYcbcrConversion getVkSamplerYcbcrConversion(
+            VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata const& metadata);
+
+private:
+
+    struct ImageData {
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> ptr;
+        Platform::ExternalImageHandle platformHandle;
+        bool hasBeenValidated = false; // indicates whether the image has been validated *this frame*
+        VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+    };
+
+    bool updateSetAndLayout(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set,
+            fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout> layout);
+    bool updateImage(ImageData* imageData);
+
+    VulkanPlatform* mPlatform;
+    VulkanSamplerCache* mSamplerCache;
+    VulkanYcbcrConversionCache* mYcbcrConversionCache;
+    VulkanDescriptorSetCache* mDescriptorSetCache;
+    VulkanDescriptorSetLayoutCache* mDescriptorSetLayoutCache;
+
+    using SetAndLayout = std::pair<fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet>,
+            fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSetLayout>>;
+
+    struct SetBindingInfo {
+        uint8_t binding = 0;
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> image;
+        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanDescriptorSet> set;
+        SamplerParams samplerParams;
+    };
+
+    // Use vectors instead of hash maps because we only expect small number of entries.
+    std::vector<SetAndLayout> mSetAndLayouts;
+    std::vector<SetBindingInfo> mSetBindings;
+    std::vector<ImageData> mImages;
+};
+
+} // filament::backend
+
+#endif // TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_CACHING_VULKANEXTERNALIMAGEMANAGER_H
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@

 #include <backend/platforms/VulkanPlatform.h>

+#include <utils/compiler.h> // UTILS_FALLTHROUGH
 #include <utils/Panic.h>    // ASSERT_POSTCONDITION

 using namespace bluevk;
@@ -89,8 +90,9 @@ BitmaskGroup fromBackendLayout(DescriptorSetLayout const& layout) {
                }
                break;
            }
-            // TODO: properly handle external sampler
            case DescriptorType::SAMPLER_EXTERNAL:
+                fromStageFlags(binding.stageFlags, binding.binding, mask.externalSampler);
+                UTILS_FALLTHROUGH;
            case DescriptorType::SAMPLER: {
                fromStageFlags(binding.stageFlags, binding.binding, mask.sampler);
                break;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.h
@@ -66,18 +66,21 @@ struct VulkanDescriptorSetLayout : public HwDescriptorSetLayout, fvkmemory::Reso

    // The bitmask representation of a set layout.
    struct Bitmask {
-        // TODO: better utiltize the space below and use bitset instead.
        fvkutils::UniformBufferBitmask ubo;         // 8 bytes
        fvkutils::UniformBufferBitmask dynamicUbo;  // 8 bytes
        fvkutils::SamplerBitmask sampler;           // 8 bytes
        fvkutils::InputAttachmentBitmask inputAttachment; // 8 bytes

+        // This is a subset of the bitmask.sampler field.
+        fvkutils::SamplerBitmask externalSampler; // 8 bytes
+
        bool operator==(Bitmask const& right) const {
            return ubo == right.ubo && dynamicUbo == right.dynamicUbo && sampler == right.sampler &&
-                   inputAttachment == right.inputAttachment;
+                   inputAttachment == right.inputAttachment &&
+                   externalSampler == right.externalSampler;
        }
    };
-    static_assert(sizeof(Bitmask) == 32);
+    static_assert(sizeof(Bitmask) == 40);

    // This is a convenience struct to quickly check layout compatibility in terms of descriptor set
    // pools.
@@ -119,10 +122,16 @@ struct VulkanDescriptorSetLayout : public HwDescriptorSetLayout, fvkmemory::Reso

    VulkanDescriptorSetLayout(DescriptorSetLayout const& layout);

+    // Note that we don't destroy the vklayout. This is done by the layout cache.
    ~VulkanDescriptorSetLayout() = default;

-    VkDescriptorSetLayout getVkLayout() const { return mVkLayout; }
-    void setVkLayout(VkDescriptorSetLayout vklayout) { mVkLayout = vklayout; }
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout const& getVkLayout() const noexcept { return mVkLayout; }
+
+    // It is possible to have the layout switch out due to AHardwarebuffer (external image) format
+    // changes.
+    void setVkLayout(VkDescriptorSetLayout vklayout) noexcept { mVkLayout = vklayout; }
+
+    bool hasExternalSamplers() const noexcept { return bitmask.externalSampler.count() > 0; }

    Bitmask const bitmask;
    Count const count;
@@ -137,12 +146,11 @@ public:
    // can use to repackage the vk handle.
    using OnRecycle = std::function<void(VulkanDescriptorSet*)>;

-    VulkanDescriptorSet(VkDescriptorSet rawSet,
+    VulkanDescriptorSet(
            fvkutils::UniformBufferBitmask const& dynamicUboMask,
            uint8_t uniqueDynamicUboCount,
            OnRecycle&& onRecycleFn)
-        : vkSet(rawSet),
-          dynamicUboMask(dynamicUboMask),
+        : dynamicUboMask(dynamicUboMask),
          uniqueDynamicUboCount(uniqueDynamicUboCount),
          mOnRecycleFn(std::move(onRecycleFn)) {}

@@ -152,6 +160,13 @@ public:
        }
    }

+    VkDescriptorSet const& getVkSet() const noexcept {
+        return mVkSet;
+    }
+
+    // Note that the only case where you'd set it more than once is with external images/samplers.
+    void setVkSet(VkDescriptorSet vkset) noexcept { mVkSet = vkset; }
+
    void setOffsets(backend::DescriptorSetOffsetArray&& offsets) noexcept {
        mOffsets = std::move(offsets);
    }
@@ -163,11 +178,11 @@ public:
    void acquire(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> texture);
    void acquire(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanBufferObject> buffer);

-    VkDescriptorSet const vkSet;
    fvkutils::UniformBufferBitmask const dynamicUboMask;
    uint8_t const uniqueDynamicUboCount;

 private:
+    VkDescriptorSet mVkSet = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
    backend::DescriptorSetOffsetArray mOffsets;
    std::vector<fvkmemory::resource_ptr<fvkmemory::Resource>> mResources;
    OnRecycle mOnRecycleFn;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.h
@@ -18,24 +18,18 @@
 #define TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANPIPELINECACHE_H

 #include "VulkanCommands.h"
-#include "VulkanMemory.h"

 #include <backend/DriverEnums.h>
 #include <backend/TargetBufferInfo.h>

-#include "backend/Program.h"
-
 #include <bluevk/BlueVK.h>

 #include <utils/bitset.h>
 #include <utils/compiler.h>
 #include <utils/Hash.h>

-#include <list>
 #include <tsl/robin_map.h>
 #include <type_traits>
-#include <vector>
-#include <unordered_map>

 namespace filament::backend {

--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanSamplerCache.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanSamplerCache.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-#include "vulkan/VulkanSamplerCache.h"
+#include "VulkanSamplerCache.h"
+
+#include "VulkanConstants.h"
 #include "vulkan/utils/Conversion.h"
+#include "vulkan/vulkan_core.h"

 #include <utils/Panic.h>

@@ -26,41 +29,48 @@ namespace filament::backend {
 VulkanSamplerCache::VulkanSamplerCache(VkDevice device)
    : mDevice(device) {}

-VkSampler VulkanSamplerCache::getSampler(SamplerParams params) noexcept {
+VkSampler VulkanSamplerCache::getSampler(Params params) noexcept {
    auto iter = mCache.find(params);
    if (UTILS_LIKELY(iter != mCache.end())) {
        return iter->second;
    }
-    VkSamplerCreateInfo samplerInfo {
+    VkSamplerYcbcrConversionInfo ycbcrConversion = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO,
+        .conversion = params.conversion,
+    };
+
+    auto const& samplerParams = params.sampler;
+    VkSamplerCreateInfo samplerInfo{
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_CREATE_INFO,
-        .magFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(params.filterMag),
-        .minFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(params.filterMin),
-        .mipmapMode = fvkutils::getMipmapMode(params.filterMin),
-        .addressModeU = fvkutils::getWrapMode(params.wrapS),
-        .addressModeV = fvkutils::getWrapMode(params.wrapT),
-        .addressModeW = fvkutils::getWrapMode(params.wrapR),
-        .anisotropyEnable = params.anisotropyLog2 == 0 ? VK_FALSE : VK_TRUE,
-        .maxAnisotropy = (float)(1u << params.anisotropyLog2),
-        .compareEnable = fvkutils::getCompareEnable(params.compareMode),
-        .compareOp = fvkutils::getCompareOp(params.compareFunc),
+        .pNext = params.conversion != VK_NULL_HANDLE ? &ycbcrConversion : VK_NULL_HANDLE,
+        .magFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(samplerParams.filterMag),
+        .minFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(samplerParams.filterMin),
+        .mipmapMode = fvkutils::getMipmapMode(samplerParams.filterMin),
+        .addressModeU = fvkutils::getWrapMode(samplerParams.wrapS),
+        .addressModeV = fvkutils::getWrapMode(samplerParams.wrapT),
+        .addressModeW = fvkutils::getWrapMode(samplerParams.wrapR),
+        .anisotropyEnable = samplerParams.anisotropyLog2 == 0 ? VK_FALSE : VK_TRUE,
+        .maxAnisotropy = (float) (1u << samplerParams.anisotropyLog2),
+        .compareEnable = fvkutils::getCompareEnable(samplerParams.compareMode),
+        .compareOp = fvkutils::getCompareOp(samplerParams.compareFunc),
        .minLod = 0.0f,
-        .maxLod = fvkutils::getMaxLod(params.filterMin),
+        .maxLod = fvkutils::getMaxLod(samplerParams.filterMin),
        .borderColor = VK_BORDER_COLOR_INT_OPAQUE_BLACK,
-        .unnormalizedCoordinates = VK_FALSE
+        .unnormalizedCoordinates = VK_FALSE,
    };
    VkSampler sampler;
    VkResult result = vkCreateSampler(mDevice, &samplerInfo, VKALLOC, &sampler);
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS) << "Unable to create sampler."
                                                       << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
-    mCache.insert({params, sampler});
+    mCache.insert({ params, sampler });
    return sampler;
 }

 void VulkanSamplerCache::terminate() noexcept {
-    for (auto pair : mCache) {
+    for (auto pair: mCache) {
        vkDestroySampler(mDevice, pair.second, VKALLOC);
    }
    mCache.clear();
 }

-} // namespace filament::backend
+}// namespace filament::backend
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanSamplerCache.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanSamplerCache.h
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 #ifndef TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANSAMPLERCACHE_H
 #define TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANSAMPLERCACHE_H

-#include "VulkanContext.h"
+#include <backend/DriverEnums.h>

+#include <utils/Hash.h>
+
+#include <bluevk/BlueVK.h>
 #include <tsl/robin_map.h>

 namespace filament::backend {
@@ -26,12 +29,28 @@ namespace filament::backend {
 // Simple manager for VkSampler objects.
 class VulkanSamplerCache {
 public:
+    struct Params {
+        SamplerParams sampler = {};
+        uint32_t padding = 0;
+        VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+    };
+
+    static_assert(sizeof(Params) == 16);
+
    explicit VulkanSamplerCache(VkDevice device);
-    VkSampler getSampler(SamplerParams params) noexcept;
+    VkSampler getSampler(Params params) noexcept;
    void terminate() noexcept;
 private:
    VkDevice mDevice;
-    tsl::robin_map<SamplerParams, VkSampler, SamplerParams::Hasher, SamplerParams::EqualTo> mCache;
+
+    struct SamplerEqualTo {
+        bool operator()(Params lhs, Params rhs) const noexcept {
+            SamplerParams::EqualTo equal;
+            return equal(lhs.sampler, rhs.sampler) && lhs.conversion == rhs.conversion;
+        }
+    };
+    using SamplerHashFn = utils::hash::MurmurHashFn<Params>;
+    tsl::robin_map<Params, VkSampler, SamplerHashFn, SamplerEqualTo> mCache;
 };

 } // namespace filament::backend
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanSwapChain.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanSwapChain.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ VulkanSwapChain::VulkanSwapChain(VulkanPlatform* platform, VulkanContext const&
        VulkanCommands* commands, VulkanStagePool& stagePool, void* nativeWindow, uint64_t flags,
        VkExtent2D extent)
    : mPlatform(platform),
+      mContext(context),
      mResourceManager(resourceManager),
      mCommands(commands),
      mAllocator(allocator),
@@ -77,16 +78,16 @@ void VulkanSwapChain::update() {
    }
    for (auto const color: bundle.colors) {
        auto colorTexture = fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture>::construct(mResourceManager,
-                device, mAllocator, mResourceManager, mCommands, color, VK_NULL_HANDLE,
-                bundle.colorFormat, 1, bundle.extent.width, bundle.extent.height, bundle.layerCount, colorUsage,
-                mStagePool);
+                mContext, device, mAllocator, mResourceManager, mCommands, color, VK_NULL_HANDLE,
+                bundle.colorFormat, VK_NULL_HANDLE /*ycrcb */, 1, bundle.extent.width,
+                bundle.extent.height, bundle.layerCount, colorUsage, mStagePool);
        mColors.push_back(colorTexture);
    }

-    mDepth = fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture>::construct(mResourceManager, device,
-        mAllocator, mResourceManager, mCommands, bundle.depth, VK_NULL_HANDLE,
-        bundle.depthFormat, 1, bundle.extent.width, bundle.extent.height, bundle.layerCount, depthUsage,
-        mStagePool);
+    mDepth = fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture>::construct(mResourceManager, mContext, device,
+            mAllocator, mResourceManager, mCommands, bundle.depth, VK_NULL_HANDLE,
+            bundle.depthFormat, VK_NULL_HANDLE /*ycrcb */, 1, bundle.extent.width,
+            bundle.extent.height, bundle.layerCount, depthUsage, mStagePool);

    mExtent = bundle.extent;
    mLayerCount = bundle.layerCount;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanSwapChain.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanSwapChain.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@

 #include "DriverBase.h"

+#include "VulkanConstants.h"
 #include "VulkanContext.h"
 #include "VulkanTexture.h"
 #include "vulkan/memory/Resource.h"
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <bluevk/BlueVK.h>
 #include <utils/FixedCapacityVector.h>

-#include <memory>

 using namespace bluevk;

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ private:
    void update();

    VulkanPlatform* mPlatform;
+    VulkanContext const& mContext;
    fvkmemory::ResourceManager* mResourceManager;
    VulkanCommands* mCommands;
    VmaAllocator mAllocator;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 */

 #include "VulkanCommands.h"
+#include "VulkanContext.h"
 #include "VulkanMemory.h"
 #include "VulkanTexture.h"
 #include "vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h"
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ VkComponentMapping composeSwizzle(VkComponentMapping const& prev, VkComponentMap
        VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_B,
        VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_A,
    };
-
    auto const compose = [](VkComponentMapping const& prev,
                                 VkComponentMapping const& next) -> VkComponentMapping {
        VkComponentSwizzle vals[4] = { next.r, next.g, next.b, next.a };
@@ -151,35 +151,152 @@ uint8_t getLayerCountFromDepth(uint32_t const depth) {
    return getLayerCount(getSamplerTypeFromDepth(depth), depth);
 }

+VkImageUsageFlags getUsage(VulkanContext const& context, uint8_t samples,
+        VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, VkFormat vkFormat, TextureUsage tusage) {
+    VkImageUsageFlags usage = {};
+    if (any(tusage & TextureUsage::BLIT_SRC)) {
+        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT;
+    }
+    if (any(tusage & TextureUsage::BLIT_DST)) {
+        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+    }
+
+    // Determine if we can use the transient usage flag combined with lazily allocated memory.
+    const bool useTransientAttachment =
+            // Lazily allocated memory is available.
+            context.isLazilyAllocatedMemorySupported() &&
+            // Usage consists of attachment flags only.
+            none(tusage & ~TextureUsage::ALL_ATTACHMENTS) &&
+            // Usage contains at least one attachment flag.
+            any(tusage & TextureUsage::ALL_ATTACHMENTS) &&
+            // Depth resolve cannot use transient attachment because it uses a custom shader.
+            // TODO: see VulkanDriver::isDepthStencilResolveSupported() to know when to remove this
+            // restriction.
+            // Note that the custom shader does not resolve stencil. We do need to move to vk 1.2
+            // and above to be able to support stencil resolve (along with depth).
+            !(any(tusage & TextureUsage::DEPTH_ATTACHMENT) && samples > 1);
+
+    const VkImageUsageFlags transientFlag =
+       useTransientAttachment ? VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSIENT_ATTACHMENT_BIT : 0U;
+
+    if (any(tusage & TextureUsage::SAMPLEABLE)) {
+
+#if FVK_ENABLED(FVK_DEBUG_TEXTURE)
+        if (physicalDevice != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+            // Validate that the format is actually sampleable.
+            VkFormatProperties props;
+            vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(physicalDevice, vkFormat, &props);
+            if (!(props.optimalTilingFeatures & VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT)) {
+                FVK_LOGW << "Texture usage is SAMPLEABLE but format " << mState->mVkFormat << " is not "
+                        "sampleable with optimal tiling." << utils::io::endl;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
+        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
+    }
+    if (any(tusage & TextureUsage::COLOR_ATTACHMENT)) {
+        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT | transientFlag;
+        if (any(tusage & TextureUsage::SUBPASS_INPUT)) {
+            usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
+        }
+    }
+    if (any(tusage & TextureUsage::STENCIL_ATTACHMENT)) {
+        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT | transientFlag;
+    }
+    if (any(tusage & TextureUsage::UPLOADABLE)) {
+        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+    }
+    if (any(tusage & TextureUsage::DEPTH_ATTACHMENT)) {
+        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT | transientFlag;
+
+        // Depth resolves uses a custom shader and therefore needs to be sampleable.
+        if (samples > 1) {
+            usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
+        }
+    }
+    return usage;
+}
+
 } // anonymous namespace

-VulkanTextureState::VulkanTextureState(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator,
-        VulkanCommands* commands, VulkanStagePool& stagePool, VkFormat format,
-        VkImageViewType viewType, uint8_t levels, uint8_t layerCount, VulkanLayout defaultLayout,
+VulkanTextureState::VulkanTextureState(VulkanStagePool& stagePool, VulkanCommands* commands,
+        VmaAllocator allocator, VkDevice device, VkImage image, VkDeviceMemory deviceMemory,
+        VkFormat format, VkImageViewType viewType, uint8_t levels, uint8_t layerCount,
+        VkSamplerYcbcrConversion ycbcrConversion, bool isExternalFormat, VkImageUsageFlags usage,
        bool isProtected)
-    : mVkFormat(format),
-      mViewType(viewType),
-      mFullViewRange{fvkutils::getImageAspect(format), 0, levels, 0, layerCount},
-      mDefaultLayout(defaultLayout),
-      mIsProtected(isProtected),
-      mStagePool(stagePool),
-      mDevice(device),
-      mAllocator(allocator),
+    : mStagePool(stagePool),
      mCommands(commands),
-      mIsTransientAttachment(false) {}
+      mAllocator(allocator),
+      mDevice(device),
+      mTextureImage(image),
+      mTextureImageMemory(deviceMemory),
+      mVkFormat(format),
+      mViewType(viewType),
+      mFullViewRange{ fvkutils::getImageAspect(format), 0, levels, 0, layerCount },
+      mYcbcr{ ycbcrConversion, isExternalFormat },
+      mDefaultLayout(getDefaultLayoutImpl(usage)),
+      mUsage(usage),
+      mIsProtected(isProtected) {}

-// Constructor for internally passed VkImage
-VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator,
+VulkanTextureState::~VulkanTextureState() {
+    if (mTextureImageMemory != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+        vkDestroyImage(mDevice, mTextureImage, VKALLOC);
+        vkFreeMemory(mDevice, mTextureImageMemory, VKALLOC);
+    }
+    clearCachedImageViews();
+}
+
+void VulkanTextureState::clearCachedImageViews() noexcept {
+    for (auto entry: mCachedImageViews) {
+        vkDestroyImageView(mDevice, entry.second, VKALLOC);
+    }
+    mCachedImageViews.clear();
+}
+
+VkImageView VulkanTextureState::getImageView(VkImageSubresourceRange range, VkImageViewType viewType,
+        VkComponentMapping swizzle) {
+    ImageViewKey const key{ range, viewType, swizzle };
+    if (auto iter = mCachedImageViews.find(key); iter != mCachedImageViews.end()) {
+        return iter->second;
+    }
+
+    VkSamplerYcbcrConversionInfo conversionInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO,
+        .conversion = mYcbcr.conversion,
+    };
+
+    VkImageViewCreateInfo viewInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO,
+        .pNext = mYcbcr.conversion != VK_NULL_HANDLE ? &conversionInfo : nullptr,
+        .flags = 0,
+        .image = mTextureImage,
+        .viewType = viewType,
+        .format = mYcbcr.isExternalFormat ? VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED : mVkFormat,
+        .components = swizzle,
+        .subresourceRange = range,
+    };
+    VkImageView imageView;
+    vkCreateImageView(mDevice, &viewInfo, VKALLOC, &imageView);
+    mCachedImageViews.emplace(key, imageView);
+    return imageView;
+}
+
+// Constructor for internally passed VkImage - including swapchain images and external images.
+VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VulkanContext const& context, VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator,
        fvkmemory::ResourceManager* resourceManager, VulkanCommands* commands, VkImage image,
-        VkDeviceMemory memory, VkFormat format, uint8_t samples, uint32_t width,
-        uint32_t height, uint32_t depth, TextureUsage tusage, VulkanStagePool& stagePool)
-    : HwTexture(getSamplerTypeFromDepth(depth), 1, samples, width, height, depth, TextureFormat::UNUSED,
-              tusage),
-      mState(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTextureState>::construct(resourceManager, device,
-              allocator, commands, stagePool, format, fvkutils::getViewType(SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D),
-              /*mipLevels=*/1, getLayerCountFromDepth(depth), getDefaultLayoutImpl(tusage), any(usage & TextureUsage::PROTECTED))) {
-    mState->mTextureImage = image;
-    mState->mTextureImageMemory = memory;
+        VkDeviceMemory memory, VkFormat format, VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion,
+        uint8_t samples, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t depth, TextureUsage tusage,
+        VulkanStagePool& stagePool)
+    : HwTexture(getSamplerTypeFromDepth(depth), 1, samples, width, height, depth,
+              TextureFormat::UNUSED, tusage),
+      mState(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTextureState>::construct(resourceManager, stagePool,
+              commands, allocator, device, image, memory, format,
+              fvkutils::getViewType(SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D),
+              /*mipLevels=*/1, getLayerCountFromDepth(depth), conversion,
+              /*isExternalFormat=*/false,
+              getUsage(context, samples, VK_NULL_HANDLE, format, tusage),
+              any(usage & TextureUsage::PROTECTED))) {
    mPrimaryViewRange = mState->mFullViewRange;
 }

@@ -189,21 +306,19 @@ VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VkDevice device, VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
        fvkmemory::ResourceManager* resourceManager, VulkanCommands* commands, SamplerType target,
        uint8_t levels, TextureFormat tformat, uint8_t samples, uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
        uint32_t depth, TextureUsage tusage, VulkanStagePool& stagePool)
-    : HwTexture(target, levels, samples, w, h, depth, tformat, tusage),
-      mState(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTextureState>::construct(resourceManager, device,
-              allocator, commands, stagePool, fvkutils::getVkFormat(tformat),
-              fvkutils::getViewType(target), levels, getLayerCount(target, depth),
-              VulkanLayout::UNDEFINED, any(usage & TextureUsage::PROTECTED))) {
+     : HwTexture(target, levels, samples, w, h, depth, tformat, tusage) {
    // Create an appropriately-sized device-only VkImage, but do not fill it yet.
+    VkFormat const vkFormat = fvkutils::getVkFormat(tformat);
+    bool const isProtected = any(tusage & TextureUsage::PROTECTED);
    VkImageCreateInfo imageInfo{
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
        .imageType = target == SamplerType::SAMPLER_3D ? VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D : VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D,
-        .format = mState->mVkFormat,
+        .format = vkFormat,
        .extent = {w, h, depth},
        .mipLevels = levels,
        .arrayLayers = 1,
        .tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
-        .usage = 0,
+        .usage = getUsage(context, samples, physicalDevice, vkFormat, tusage),
    };
    if (target == SamplerType::SAMPLER_3D && any(tusage & TextureUsage::ALL_ATTACHMENTS)) {
        if (context.isImageView2DOn3DImageSupported()) {
@@ -233,79 +348,17 @@ VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VkDevice device, VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
        imageInfo.arrayLayers = depth * 6;
        imageInfo.extent.depth = 1;
    }
-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::PROTECTED)) {
+    if (isProtected) {
        imageInfo.flags |= VK_IMAGE_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT;
    }

-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::BLIT_SRC)) {
-        imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT;
-    }
-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::BLIT_DST)) {
-        imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
-    }
-
-    // Determine if we can use the transient usage flag combined with lazily allocated memory.
-    const bool useTransientAttachment =
-            // Lazily allocated memory is available.
-            context.isLazilyAllocatedMemorySupported() &&
-            // Usage consists of attachment flags only.
-            none(tusage & ~TextureUsage::ALL_ATTACHMENTS) &&
-            // Usage contains at least one attachment flag.
-            any(tusage & TextureUsage::ALL_ATTACHMENTS) &&
-            // Depth resolve cannot use transient attachment because it uses a custom shader.
-            // TODO: see VulkanDriver::isDepthStencilResolveSupported() to know when to remove this
-            // restriction.
-            // Note that the custom shader does not resolve stencil. We do need to move to vk 1.2
-            // and above to be able to support stencil resolve (along with depth).
-            !(any(usage & TextureUsage::DEPTH_ATTACHMENT) && samples > 1);
-
-    mState->mIsTransientAttachment = useTransientAttachment;
-
-    const VkImageUsageFlags transientFlag =
-       useTransientAttachment ? VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSIENT_ATTACHMENT_BIT : 0U;
-
-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::SAMPLEABLE)) {
-
-#if FVK_ENABLED(FVK_DEBUG_TEXTURE)
-        // Validate that the format is actually sampleable.
-        VkFormatProperties props;
-        vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(physicalDevice, mState->mVkFormat, &props);
-        if (!(props.optimalTilingFeatures & VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT)) {
-            FVK_LOGW << "Texture usage is SAMPLEABLE but format " << mState->mVkFormat << " is not "
-                    "sampleable with optimal tiling." << utils::io::endl;
-        }
-#endif
-
-        imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
-    }
-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::COLOR_ATTACHMENT)) {
-        imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT | transientFlag;
-        if (any(usage & TextureUsage::SUBPASS_INPUT)) {
-            imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
-        }
-    }
-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::STENCIL_ATTACHMENT)) {
-        imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT | transientFlag;
-    }
-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::UPLOADABLE)) {
-        imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
-    }
-    if (any(usage & TextureUsage::DEPTH_ATTACHMENT)) {
-        imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT | transientFlag;
-
-        // Depth resolves uses a custom shader and therefore needs to be sampleable.
-        if (samples > 1) {
-            imageInfo.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
-        }
-    }
-
    // Constrain the sample count according to the sample count masks in VkPhysicalDeviceProperties.
    // Note that VulkanRenderTarget holds a single MSAA count, so we play it safe if this is used as
    // any kind of attachment (color or depth).
-    const auto& limits = context.getPhysicalDeviceLimits();
+    auto const& limits = context.getPhysicalDeviceLimits();
    if (imageInfo.usage & VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT) {
        samples = fvkutils::reduceSampleCount(samples,
-                fvkutils::isVkDepthFormat(mState->mVkFormat)
+                fvkutils::isVkDepthFormat(vkFormat)
                        ? limits.sampledImageDepthSampleCounts
                        : limits.sampledImageColorSampleCounts);
    }
@@ -319,33 +372,36 @@ VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VkDevice device, VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
    this->samples = samples;
    imageInfo.samples = (VkSampleCountFlagBits) samples;

-    VkResult result = vkCreateImage(mState->mDevice, &imageInfo, VKALLOC, &mState->mTextureImage);
+    VkImage textureImage;
+    VkResult result = vkCreateImage(device, &imageInfo, VKALLOC, &textureImage);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS || FVK_ENABLED(FVK_DEBUG_TEXTURE)) {
        FVK_LOGD << "vkCreateImage: "
-            << "image = " << mState->mTextureImage << ", "
+            << "image = " << textureImage << ", "
            << "result = " << result << ", "
-            << "handle = " << utils::io::hex << mState->mTextureImage << utils::io::dec << ", "
+            << "handle = " << utils::io::hex << textureImage << utils::io::dec << ", "
            << "extent = " << w << "x" << h << "x"<< depth << ", "
            << "mipLevels = " << int(levels) << ", "
-            << "TextureUsage = " << static_cast<int>(usage) << ", "
+            << "TextureUsage = " << static_cast<int>(tusage) << ", "
            << "usage = " << imageInfo.usage << ", "
            << "samples = " << imageInfo.samples << ", "
            << "type = " << imageInfo.imageType << ", "
            << "flags = " << imageInfo.flags << ", "
            << "target = " << static_cast<int>(target) <<", "
-            << "format = " << mState->mVkFormat << utils::io::endl;
+            << "format = " << vkFormat << utils::io::endl;
    }
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS) << "Unable to create image."
                                                       << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);

    // Allocate memory for the VkImage and bind it.
-    VkMemoryRequirements memReqs = {};
-    vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(mState->mDevice, mState->mTextureImage, &memReqs);
+    VkMemoryRequirements memReqs;
+    vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(device, textureImage, &memReqs);

-    const VkFlags requiredMemoryFlags =
+    bool const useTransientAttachment = imageInfo.usage & VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSIENT_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
+
+    VkFlags const requiredMemoryFlags =
        VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT |
        (useTransientAttachment ? VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_LAZILY_ALLOCATED_BIT : 0U) |
-        (mState->mIsProtected ? VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_PROTECTED_BIT : 0U);
+        (isProtected ? VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_PROTECTED_BIT : 0U);
    uint32_t memoryTypeIndex
            = context.selectMemoryType(memReqs.memoryTypeBits, requiredMemoryFlags);

@@ -357,21 +413,22 @@ VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VkDevice device, VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
        .allocationSize = memReqs.size,
        .memoryTypeIndex = memoryTypeIndex,
    };
-    result = vkAllocateMemory(mState->mDevice, &allocInfo, nullptr, &mState->mTextureImageMemory);
+    VkDeviceMemory textureImageMemory;
+    result = vkAllocateMemory(device, &allocInfo, nullptr, &textureImageMemory);
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS) << "Unable to allocate image memory."
                                                       << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
-    result = vkBindImageMemory(mState->mDevice, mState->mTextureImage, mState->mTextureImageMemory,
-            0);
+    result = vkBindImageMemory(device, textureImage, textureImageMemory, 0);
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS) << "Unable to bind image."
                                                       << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);

+    mState = fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTextureState>::construct(resourceManager, stagePool,
+            commands, allocator, device, textureImage, textureImageMemory, vkFormat,
+            fvkutils::getViewType(target), levels, getLayerCount(target, depth),
+            VK_NULL_HANDLE /* ycbcrConversion */, false /*isExternalFormat*/, imageInfo.usage,
+            isProtected);
+
    // Spec out the "primary" VkImageView that shaders use to sample from the image.
    mPrimaryViewRange = mState->mFullViewRange;
-
-    // Go ahead and create the primary image view.
-    getImageView(mPrimaryViewRange, mState->mViewType, mSwizzle);
-
-    mState->mDefaultLayout = getDefaultLayoutImpl(imageInfo.usage);
 }

 // Constructor for creating a texture view
@@ -380,8 +437,8 @@ VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VkDevice device, VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> src, uint8_t baseLevel,
        uint8_t levelCount)
    : HwTexture(src->target, src->levels, src->samples, src->width, src->height, src->depth,
-            src->format, src->usage) {
-    mState = src->mState;
+            src->format, src->usage),
+      mState(src->mState) {
    mPrimaryViewRange = src->mPrimaryViewRange;
    mPrimaryViewRange.baseMipLevel = src->mPrimaryViewRange.baseMipLevel + baseLevel;
    mPrimaryViewRange.levelCount = levelCount;
@@ -392,21 +449,10 @@ VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VkDevice device, VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
        VulkanContext const& context, VmaAllocator allocator, VulkanCommands* commands,
        fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> src, VkComponentMapping swizzle)
    : HwTexture(src->target, src->levels, src->samples, src->width, src->height, src->depth,
-              src->format, src->usage) {
-    mState = src->mState;
-    mPrimaryViewRange = src->mPrimaryViewRange;
-    mSwizzle = composeSwizzle(src->mSwizzle, swizzle);
-}
-
-VulkanTextureState::~VulkanTextureState() {
-    if (mTextureImageMemory != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
-        vkDestroyImage(mDevice, mTextureImage, VKALLOC);
-        vkFreeMemory(mDevice, mTextureImageMemory, VKALLOC);
-    }
-    for (auto entry: mCachedImageViews) {
-        vkDestroyImageView(mDevice, entry.second, VKALLOC);
-    }
-}
+              src->format, src->usage),
+      mState(src->mState),
+      mPrimaryViewRange(src->mPrimaryViewRange),
+      mSwizzle(composeSwizzle(src->mSwizzle, swizzle)) {}

 void VulkanTexture::updateImage(const PixelBufferDescriptor& data, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
        uint32_t depth, uint32_t xoffset, uint32_t yoffset, uint32_t zoffset, uint32_t miplevel) {
@@ -513,20 +559,20 @@ void VulkanTexture::updateImageWithBlit(const PixelBufferDescriptor& hostData, u
    commands.acquire(fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture>::cast(this));

    // TODO: support blit-based format conversion for 3D images and cubemaps.
-    const int layer = 0;
+    constexpr int layer = 0;

-    const VkOffset3D rect[2] { {0, 0, 0}, {int32_t(width), int32_t(height), 1} };
+    VkOffset3D const rect[2] { {0, 0, 0}, {int32_t(width), int32_t(height), 1} };

-    const VkImageAspectFlags aspect = getImageAspect();
+    VkImageAspectFlags const aspect = getImageAspect();

-    const VkImageBlit blitRegions[1] = {{
+    VkImageBlit const blitRegions[1] = {{
        .srcSubresource = { aspect, 0, 0, 1 },
        .srcOffsets = { rect[0], rect[1] },
        .dstSubresource = { aspect, uint32_t(miplevel), layer, 1 },
        .dstOffsets = { rect[0], rect[1] }
    }};

-    const VkImageSubresourceRange range = { aspect, miplevel, 1, layer, 1 };
+    VkImageSubresourceRange const range = { aspect, miplevel, 1, layer, 1 };

    VulkanLayout const newLayout = VulkanLayout::TRANSFER_DST;
    VulkanLayout const oldLayout = getLayout(layer, miplevel);
@@ -542,41 +588,21 @@ VulkanLayout VulkanTexture::getDefaultLayout() const {
    return mState->mDefaultLayout;
 }

-VkImageView VulkanTexture::getAttachmentView(VkImageSubresourceRange range) {
-    range.levelCount = 1;
-    range.layerCount = 1;
-    return getImageView(range, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D, {});
-}
-
-VkImageView VulkanTexture::getMultiviewAttachmentView(VkImageSubresourceRange range) {
-    return getImageView(range, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY, {});
-}
-
-VkImageView VulkanTexture::getViewForType(VkImageSubresourceRange const& range, VkImageViewType type) {
-    return getImageView(range, type, mSwizzle);
-}
-
-VkImageView VulkanTexture::getImageView(VkImageSubresourceRange range, VkImageViewType viewType,
-        VkComponentMapping swizzle) {
-    VulkanTextureState::ImageViewKey const key{ range, viewType, swizzle };
-    auto iter = mState->mCachedImageViews.find(key);
-    if (iter != mState->mCachedImageViews.end()) {
-        return iter->second;
+VkImageView VulkanTexture::getAttachmentView(VkImageSubresourceRange const& range, VkImageViewType type) {
+    assert_invariant(mState->mYcbcr.conversion == VK_NULL_HANDLE &&
+                     "We are not yet supporting external image as attachments.");
+    if (type == VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D) {
+        VkImageSubresourceRange copy = range;
+        copy.levelCount = 1;
+        copy.layerCount = 1;
+        return mState->getImageView(copy, type, {});
+    } else {
+        return mState->getImageView(range, type, {});
    }
-    VkImageViewCreateInfo viewInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .flags = 0,
-        .image = mState->mTextureImage,
-        .viewType = viewType,
-        .format = mState->mVkFormat,
-        .components = swizzle,
-        .subresourceRange = range,
-    };
-    VkImageView imageView;
-    vkCreateImageView(mState->mDevice, &viewInfo, VKALLOC, &imageView);
-    mState->mCachedImageViews.emplace(key, imageView);
-    return imageView;
+}
+
+VkImageView VulkanTexture::getView(VkImageSubresourceRange const& range) {
+    return mState->getImageView(range, mState->mViewType, mSwizzle);
 }

 VkImageAspectFlags VulkanTexture::getImageAspect() const {
@@ -738,6 +764,21 @@ void VulkanTexture::setLayout(VkImageSubresourceRange const& range, VulkanLayout
    }
 }

+void VulkanTexture::setYcbcrConversion(VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion, bool isExternalFormat) {
+    // Note that this comparison is valid because we only ever create VkSamplerYcbcrConversion from
+    // a cache.  So for each set of parameters, there is exactly one conversion (similar to
+    // samplers).
+    VulkanTextureState::Ycbcr ycbcr = {
+        .conversion = conversion,
+        .isExternalFormat = isExternalFormat,
+    };
+
+    if (mState->mYcbcr != ycbcr) {
+        mState->mYcbcr = ycbcr;
+        mState->clearCachedImageViews();
+    }
+}
+
 VulkanLayout VulkanTexture::getLayout(uint32_t layer, uint32_t level) const {
    assert_invariant(level <= 0xffff && layer <= 0xffff);
    const uint32_t key = (layer << 16) | level;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.h
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@

 #include "DriverBase.h"

-#include "VulkanBuffer.h"
+#include "VulkanCommands.h"
+#include "VulkanConstants.h"
+#include "VulkanMemory.h"
+#include "VulkanStagePool.h"
 #include "vulkan/memory/Resource.h"
 #include "vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h"
 #include "vulkan/utils/Image.h"
@@ -31,10 +34,14 @@

 namespace filament::backend {

+struct VulkanTexture;
+
 struct VulkanTextureState : public fvkmemory::Resource {
-    VulkanTextureState(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VulkanCommands* commands,
-            VulkanStagePool& stagePool, VkFormat format, VkImageViewType viewType, uint8_t levels,
-            uint8_t layerCount, VulkanLayout defaultLayout, bool isProtected);
+    VulkanTextureState(VulkanStagePool& stagePool, VulkanCommands* commands, VmaAllocator allocator,
+            VkDevice device, VkImage image, VkDeviceMemory deviceMemory, VkFormat format,
+            VkImageViewType viewType, uint8_t levels, uint8_t layerCount,
+            VkSamplerYcbcrConversion ycbcrConversion, bool isExternalFormat,
+            VkImageUsageFlags usage, bool isProtected);

    ~VulkanTextureState();

@@ -57,29 +64,50 @@ struct VulkanTextureState : public fvkmemory::Resource {
    // No implicit padding allowed due to it being a hash key.
    static_assert(sizeof(ImageViewKey) == 40);

-    using ImageViewHash = utils::hash::MurmurHashFn<ImageViewKey>;
+    VkImageView getImageView(VkImageSubresourceRange range, VkImageViewType viewType,
+            VkComponentMapping swizzle);
+private:
+    void clearCachedImageViews() noexcept;
+    VulkanStagePool& mStagePool;
+    VulkanCommands* const mCommands;
+    VmaAllocator const mAllocator;
+    VkDevice const mDevice;

    // The texture with the sidecar owns the sidecar.
    fvkmemory::resource_ptr<VulkanTexture> mSidecarMSAA;
-    VkDeviceMemory mTextureImageMemory = VK_NULL_HANDLE;

+    VkImage const mTextureImage;
+    VkDeviceMemory const mTextureImageMemory;
    VkFormat const mVkFormat;
    VkImageViewType const mViewType;
    VkImageSubresourceRange const mFullViewRange;
-    VkImage mTextureImage = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-    VulkanLayout mDefaultLayout;

-    bool mIsProtected = false;
+    // Note that this parameter is not constant due to the fact that AHB can force a change in the
+    // conversion matrix per-frame.
+    struct Ycbcr {
+        VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion;
+        bool isExternalFormat;
+
+        bool operator==(Ycbcr const& other) const {
+            return conversion == other.conversion && isExternalFormat == other.isExternalFormat;
+        }
+
+        bool operator!=(Ycbcr const& other) const {
+            return !((*this) == other);
+        }
+
+    } mYcbcr;
+
+    VulkanLayout const mDefaultLayout;
+    VkImageUsageFlags const mUsage;
+    bool const mIsProtected;

    // Track the image layout of each subresource using a sparse range map.
    utils::RangeMap<uint32_t, VulkanLayout> mSubresourceLayouts;
-
+    using ImageViewHash = utils::hash::MurmurHashFn<ImageViewKey>;
    std::unordered_map<ImageViewKey, VkImageView, ImageViewHash> mCachedImageViews;
-    VulkanStagePool& mStagePool;
-    VkDevice mDevice;
-    VmaAllocator mAllocator;
-    VulkanCommands* mCommands;
-    bool mIsTransientAttachment;
+
+    friend struct VulkanTexture;
 };

 struct VulkanTexture : public HwTexture, fvkmemory::Resource {
@@ -91,10 +119,10 @@ struct VulkanTexture : public HwTexture, fvkmemory::Resource {
            VulkanStagePool& stagePool);

    // Specialized constructor for internally created textures (e.g. from a swap chain)
-    // The texture will never destroy the given VkImage, but it does manages its subresources.
-    VulkanTexture(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator,
+    VulkanTexture(VulkanContext const& context, VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator,
            fvkmemory::ResourceManager* resourceManager, VulkanCommands* commands, VkImage image,
-            VkDeviceMemory memory, VkFormat format, uint8_t samples, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t depth,
+            VkDeviceMemory memory, VkFormat format, VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion,
+            uint8_t samples, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t depth,
            TextureUsage tusage, VulkanStagePool& stagePool);

    // Constructor for creating a texture view for wrt specific mip range
@@ -113,11 +141,6 @@ struct VulkanTexture : public HwTexture, fvkmemory::Resource {
    void updateImage(const PixelBufferDescriptor& data, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
            uint32_t depth, uint32_t xoffset, uint32_t yoffset, uint32_t zoffset, uint32_t miplevel);

-    // Returns the primary image view, which is used for shader sampling.
-    VkImageView getPrimaryImageView() {
-        return getImageView(mPrimaryViewRange, mState->mViewType, mSwizzle);
-    }
-
    VkImageViewType getViewType() const {
        return mState->mViewType;
    }
@@ -132,20 +155,11 @@ struct VulkanTexture : public HwTexture, fvkmemory::Resource {
    // time of the call.
    VulkanLayout getDefaultLayout() const;

-    // Gets or creates a cached VkImageView for a single subresource that can be used as a render
-    // target attachment.  Unlike the primary image view, this always has type VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D
-    // and the identity swizzle.
-    VkImageView getAttachmentView(VkImageSubresourceRange range);
+    // Gets or creates a cached VkImageView for a subresource that can be used as a render
+    // target attachment.  Unlike the primary image view, this always the identity swizzle.
+    VkImageView getAttachmentView(VkImageSubresourceRange const& range, VkImageViewType type);

-    // Gets or creates a cached VkImageView for a single subresource that can be used as a render
-    // target attachment when rendering with multiview.
-    VkImageView getMultiviewAttachmentView(VkImageSubresourceRange range);
-
-    // This is a workaround for the first few frames where we're waiting for the texture to actually
-    // be uploaded.  In that case, we bind the sampler to an empty texture, but the corresponding
-    // imageView needs to be of the right type. Hence, we provide an option to indicate the
-    // view type. Swizzle option does not matter in this case.
-    VkImageView getViewForType(VkImageSubresourceRange const& range, VkImageViewType type);
+    VkImageView getView(VkImageSubresourceRange const& range);

    VkFormat getVkFormat() const {
        return mState->mVkFormat;
@@ -165,7 +179,7 @@ struct VulkanTexture : public HwTexture, fvkmemory::Resource {
    }

    bool isTransientAttachment() const {
-        return mState->mIsTransientAttachment;
+        return mState->mUsage & VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSIENT_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
    }

    bool getIsProtected() const {
@@ -192,6 +206,11 @@ struct VulkanTexture : public HwTexture, fvkmemory::Resource {
    // manually (outside of calls to transitionLayout).
    void setLayout(VkImageSubresourceRange const& range, VulkanLayout newLayout);

+    // This is used in the case of external images and external samplers. AHB might update the
+    // conversion per-frame. This implies that we need to invalidate the view cache when that
+    // happens.
+    void setYcbcrConversion(VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion, bool isExternal);
+
 #if FVK_ENABLED(FVK_DEBUG_TEXTURE)
    void print() const;
 #endif
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.h"
+
+#include "vulkan/VulkanConstants.h"
+#include "vulkan/utils/Conversion.h"
+
+#include <utils/Panic.h>
+
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_android.h>  // for VkExternalFormatANDROID
+#endif
+
+using namespace bluevk;
+
+namespace filament::backend {
+
+VulkanYcbcrConversionCache::VulkanYcbcrConversionCache(VkDevice device)
+    : mDevice(device) {}
+
+VkSamplerYcbcrConversion VulkanYcbcrConversionCache::getConversion(
+        VulkanYcbcrConversionCache::Params params) noexcept {
+    auto iter = mCache.find(params);
+    if (UTILS_LIKELY(iter != mCache.end())) {
+        return iter->second;
+    }
+
+    auto const& chroma = params.conversion;
+    TextureSwizzle const swizzleArray[] = { chroma.r, chroma.g, chroma.b, chroma.a };
+    VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo conversionInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CREATE_INFO,
+        .format = fvkutils::getVkFormat(params.format),
+        .ycbcrModel = fvkutils::getYcbcrModelConversion(chroma.ycbcrModel),
+        .ycbcrRange = fvkutils::getYcbcrRange(chroma.ycbcrRange),
+        .components = fvkutils::getSwizzleMap(swizzleArray),
+        .xChromaOffset = fvkutils::getChromaLocation(chroma.xChromaOffset),
+        .yChromaOffset = fvkutils::getChromaLocation(chroma.yChromaOffset),
+        .chromaFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(chroma.chromaFilter),
+    };
+
+    // We could put this in the platform class, but that seems like a bit of an overkill
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    VkExternalFormatANDROID externalFormat = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FORMAT_ANDROID,
+        .externalFormat = params.externalFormat,
+    };
+    if (params.externalFormat) {
+        conversionInfo.pNext = &externalFormat;
+        conversionInfo.format = VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion;
+    VkResult result =
+            vkCreateSamplerYcbcrConversion(mDevice, &conversionInfo, nullptr, &conversion);
+    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS) << "Unable to create Ycbcr Conversion."
+                                                       << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
+
+    mCache.insert({ params, conversion });
+    return conversion;
+}
+
+void VulkanYcbcrConversionCache::terminate() noexcept {
+    for (auto& [param, conv]: mCache) {
+        vkDestroySamplerYcbcrConversion(mDevice, conv, VKALLOC);
+    }
+    mCache.clear();
+}
+
+} // namespace filament::backend
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanYcbcrConversionCache.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANYCBCRCONVERSIONCACHE_H
+#define TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANYCBCRCONVERSIONCACHE_H
+
+#include <backend/DriverEnums.h>
+
+#include <utils/Hash.h>
+
+#include <bluevk/BlueVK.h>
+#include <tsl/robin_map.h>
+
+namespace filament::backend {
+
+// Simple manager for VkSamplerYcbcrConversion objects.
+class VulkanYcbcrConversionCache {
+public:
+    struct Params {
+        SamplerYcbcrConversion conversion = {};
+        TextureFormat format = {};
+        uint16_t padding = 0;
+        uint64_t externalFormat = 0;
+    };
+    static_assert(sizeof(Params) == 16);
+
+    explicit VulkanYcbcrConversionCache(VkDevice device);
+    VkSamplerYcbcrConversion getConversion(Params params) noexcept;
+    void terminate() noexcept;
+
+private:
+    VkDevice mDevice;
+
+    struct ConversionEqualTo {
+        bool operator()(Params lhs, Params rhs) const noexcept {
+            SamplerYcbcrConversion::EqualTo equal;
+            return equal(lhs.conversion, rhs.conversion) &&
+                   lhs.externalFormat == rhs.externalFormat;
+        }
+    };
+    using ConversionHashFn = utils::hash::MurmurHashFn<Params>;
+    tsl::robin_map<Params, VkSamplerYcbcrConversion, ConversionHashFn, ConversionEqualTo> mCache;
+};
+
+}// namespace filament::backend
+
+#endif// TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANYCBCRCONVERSIONCACHE_H
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/memory/ResourcePointer.h
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ public:
        return id() == other.id() && type() == other.type();
    }

+    inline bool operator!=(resource_ptr<D> const& other) const {
+        return !((*this) == other);
+    }
+
    inline explicit operator bool() const {
        return bool(mRef);
    }
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatform.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatform.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ ExtensionSet getDeviceExtensions(VkPhysicalDevice device) {
        VK_KHR_DEDICATED_ALLOCATION_EXTENSION_NAME,
        VK_KHR_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_EXTENSION_NAME,
        VK_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_EXTENSION_NAME,
+        VK_EXT_QUEUE_FAMILY_FOREIGN_EXTENSION_NAME,
 #endif
        // MoltenVk is the only non-conformant implementation we're interested in.
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -326,7 +327,9 @@ VkInstance createInstance(ExtensionSet const& requiredExts) {
 }

 VkDevice createLogicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
-        VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2 const& features, uint32_t graphicsQueueFamilyIndex,
+        VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2 const& features,
+        VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features const& vk11Features,
+        uint32_t graphicsQueueFamilyIndex,
        uint32_t protectedGraphicsQueueFamilyIndex, ExtensionSet const& deviceExtensions,
        bool requestImageView2DOn3DImage) {
    VkDevice device;
@@ -359,14 +362,28 @@ VkDevice createLogicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,

    // We could simply enable all supported features, but since that may have performance
    // consequences let's just enable the features we need.
-    VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures enabledFeatures{
+    VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures enabledFeatures = {
        .depthClamp = features.features.depthClamp,
        .samplerAnisotropy = features.features.samplerAnisotropy,
        .textureCompressionETC2 = features.features.textureCompressionETC2,
        .textureCompressionBC = features.features.textureCompressionBC,
        .shaderClipDistance = features.features.shaderClipDistance,
    };
-    deviceCreateInfo.pEnabledFeatures = &enabledFeatures;
+
+    VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2 enabledFeatures2 = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2,
+        .features = enabledFeatures,
+    };
+    chainStruct(&deviceCreateInfo, &enabledFeatures2);
+
+    VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features enabledVk11Features = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_FEATURES,
+        .multiview = vk11Features.multiview,
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+        .samplerYcbcrConversion = vk11Features.samplerYcbcrConversion,
+#endif
+    };
+    chainStruct(&deviceCreateInfo, &enabledVk11Features);

    deviceCreateInfo.enabledExtensionCount = (uint32_t) requestExtensions.size();
    deviceCreateInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = requestExtensions.data();
@@ -383,7 +400,7 @@ VkDevice createLogicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,

    VkPhysicalDeviceMultiviewFeaturesKHR multiview = {
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_FEATURES_KHR,
-        .multiview = VK_TRUE,
+        .multiview = vk11Features.multiview,
        .multiviewGeometryShader = VK_FALSE,
        .multiviewTessellationShader = VK_FALSE,
    };
@@ -734,6 +751,7 @@ Driver* VulkanPlatform::createDriver(void* sharedContext,
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROTECTED_MEMORY_PROPERTIES,
    };
    chainStruct(&context.mPhysicalDeviceFeatures, &queryProtectedMemoryFeatures);
+    chainStruct(&context.mPhysicalDeviceFeatures, &context.mPhysicalDeviceVk11Features);
    chainStruct(&context.mPhysicalDeviceProperties, &protectedMemoryProperties);

    // Initialize the following fields: physicalDeviceProperties, memoryProperties,
@@ -795,10 +813,10 @@ Driver* VulkanPlatform::createDriver(void* sharedContext,
    }

    if (mImpl->mDevice == VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
-        mImpl->mDevice =
-                createLogicalDevice(mImpl->mPhysicalDevice, context.mPhysicalDeviceFeatures,
-                        mImpl->mGraphicsQueueFamilyIndex, mImpl->mProtectedGraphicsQueueFamilyIndex,
-                        deviceExts, requestPortabilitySubsetImageView2DOn3DImage);
+        mImpl->mDevice = createLogicalDevice(mImpl->mPhysicalDevice,
+                context.mPhysicalDeviceFeatures, context.mPhysicalDeviceVk11Features,
+                mImpl->mGraphicsQueueFamilyIndex, mImpl->mProtectedGraphicsQueueFamilyIndex,
+                deviceExts, requestPortabilitySubsetImageView2DOn3DImage);
    }

    assert_invariant(mImpl->mDevice != VK_NULL_HANDLE);
@@ -826,12 +844,10 @@ Driver* VulkanPlatform::createDriver(void* sharedContext,
    if (!mImpl->mSharedContext) {
        context.mDebugUtilsSupported = setContains(instExts, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
        context.mDebugMarkersSupported = setContains(deviceExts, VK_EXT_DEBUG_MARKER_EXTENSION_NAME);
-        context.mMultiviewEnabled = setContains(deviceExts, VK_KHR_MULTIVIEW_EXTENSION_NAME);
    } else {
        VulkanSharedContext const* scontext = (VulkanSharedContext const*) sharedContext;
        context.mDebugUtilsSupported = scontext->debugUtilsSupported;
        context.mDebugMarkersSupported = scontext->debugMarkersSupported;
-        context.mMultiviewEnabled = scontext->multiviewSupported;
    }

    // Check the availability of lazily allocated memory
@@ -977,30 +993,6 @@ VkQueue VulkanPlatform::getProtectedGraphicsQueue() const noexcept {
    return mImpl->mProtectedGraphicsQueue;
 }

-VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata VulkanPlatform::getExternalImageMetadata(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage) {
-    return getExternalImageMetadataImpl(externalImage, mImpl->mDevice);
-}
-
-VulkanPlatform::ImageData VulkanPlatform::createExternalImageData(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage, const ExternalImageMetadata& metadata,
-        uint32_t memoryTypeIndex, VkImageUsageFlags usage) {
-    return createExternalImageDataImpl(externalImage, mImpl->mDevice, metadata, memoryTypeIndex,
-            usage);
-}
-
-VkSampler VulkanPlatform::createExternalSampler(SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma,
-        SamplerParams sampler, uint32_t internalFormat) {
-    return createExternalSamplerImpl(mImpl->mDevice, chroma, sampler, internalFormat);
-}
-
-VkImageView VulkanPlatform::createExternalImageView(SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma,
-        uint32_t internalFormat, VkImage image, VkImageSubresourceRange range,
-        VkImageViewType viewType, VkComponentMapping swizzle) {
-    return createExternalImageViewImpl(mImpl->mDevice, chroma, internalFormat, image, range,
-            viewType, swizzle);
-}
-
 ExtensionSet VulkanPlatform::getSwapchainInstanceExtensions() const {
    return getSwapchainInstanceExtensionsImpl();
 }
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformAndroid.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformAndroid.cpp
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 */
 #include <backend/platforms/VulkanPlatformAndroid.h>

+#include "vulkan/VulkanConstants.h"
+#include "vulkan/VulkanContext.h"
+#include "vulkan/vulkan_core.h"
+
 #include <backend/DriverEnums.h>
 #include <private/backend/BackendUtilsAndroid.h>

-#include "vulkan/VulkanConstants.h"
-
 #include <utils/Panic.h>
-#include "vulkan/utils/Image.h"
-#include "vulkan/utils/Conversion.h"

 #include <bluevk/BlueVK.h>

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ VkFormat transformVkFormat(VkFormat format, bool sRGB) {
 }

 bool isProtectedFromUsage(uint64_t usage) {
-    return (usage & AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_PROTECTED_CONTENT) ? true : false;
+    return usage & AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_PROTECTED_CONTENT;
 }

 std::pair<VkFormat, VkImageUsageFlags> getVKFormatAndUsage(const AHardwareBuffer_Desc& desc,
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ std::pair<VkFormat, VkImageUsageFlags> getVKFormatAndUsage(const AHardwareBuffer
    usage = 0;
    if (desc.usage & AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_SAMPLED_IMAGE) {
        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
-        usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
+
+        // We shouldn't be using external samplers as input attachments
+        // usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
    }
    if (desc.usage & AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_FRAMEBUFFER) {
        if (isDepthFormat) {
@@ -136,87 +138,38 @@ std::pair<VkFormat, VkImageUsageFlags> getVKFormatAndUsage(const AHardwareBuffer
    return { format, usage };
 }

-VulkanPlatform::ImageData allocateExternalImage(AHardwareBuffer* buffer, VkDevice device,
-        VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata const& metadata, uint32_t memoryTypeIndex,
-        VkImageUsageFlags usage) {
-    VulkanPlatform::ImageData data;
-
-    // if external format we need to specifiy it in the allocation
-    const bool useExternalFormat = metadata.format == VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED;
-
-    const VkExternalFormatANDROID externalFormat = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FORMAT_ANDROID,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        // pass down the format (external means we don't have it VK defined)
-        .externalFormat = metadata.externalFormat,
+std::pair<TextureFormat, TextureUsage> getFilamentFormatAndUsage(const AHardwareBuffer_Desc& desc,
+        bool sRGB) {
+    auto const format = mapToFilamentFormat(desc.format, sRGB);
+    return {
+        format,
+        mapToFilamentUsage(desc.usage, format),
    };
-    const VkExternalMemoryImageCreateInfo externalCreateInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = useExternalFormat ? &externalFormat : nullptr,
-        .handleTypes = VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_BIT_ANDROID,
-    };
-
-    VkImageCreateInfo imageInfo{ .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO };
-    imageInfo.pNext = &externalCreateInfo;
-    imageInfo.format = metadata.format;
-    imageInfo.imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D;
-    imageInfo.extent = {
-        metadata.width,
-        metadata.height,
-        1u,
-    };
-    imageInfo.mipLevels = 1;
-    imageInfo.arrayLayers = metadata.layers;
-    imageInfo.samples = metadata.samples;
-    imageInfo.usage = usage;
-
-    VkResult result = vkCreateImage(device, &imageInfo, VKALLOC, &data.first);
-    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS)
-            << "vkCreateImage failed with error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
-
-    // Allocate the memory
-    VkImportAndroidHardwareBufferInfoANDROID androidHardwareBufferInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_INFO_ANDROID,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .buffer = buffer,
-    };
-    VkMemoryDedicatedAllocateInfo memoryDedicatedAllocateInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_ALLOCATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = &androidHardwareBufferInfo,
-        .image = data.first,
-        .buffer = VK_NULL_HANDLE,
-    };
-    VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = &memoryDedicatedAllocateInfo,
-        .allocationSize = metadata.allocationSize,
-        .memoryTypeIndex = memoryTypeIndex,
-    };
-    result = vkAllocateMemory(device, &allocInfo, VKALLOC, &data.second);
-    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS)
-            << "vkAllocateMemory failed with error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
-
-    return data;
 }

+
 }// namespace

-VulkanPlatformAndroid::ExternalImageVulkanAndroid::~ExternalImageVulkanAndroid() = default;
+VulkanPlatformAndroid::ExternalImageVulkanAndroid::~ExternalImageVulkanAndroid() {
+    if (__builtin_available(android 26, *)) {
+        if (aHardwareBuffer) {
+            AHardwareBuffer_release(aHardwareBuffer);
+        }
+    }
+}

 Platform::ExternalImageHandle VulkanPlatformAndroid::createExternalImage(
        AHardwareBuffer const* buffer, bool sRGB) noexcept {
    if (__builtin_available(android 26, *)) {
+        auto bufferImpl = const_cast<AHardwareBuffer*>(buffer);
+        AHardwareBuffer_acquire(bufferImpl);
+
        AHardwareBuffer_Desc hardwareBufferDescription = {};
        AHardwareBuffer_describe(buffer, &hardwareBufferDescription);

        auto* const p = new (std::nothrow) ExternalImageVulkanAndroid;
        p->aHardwareBuffer = const_cast<AHardwareBuffer*>(buffer);
        p->sRGB = sRGB;
-        p->height = hardwareBufferDescription.height;
-        p->width = hardwareBufferDescription.width;
-        TextureFormat textureFormat = mapToFilamentFormat(hardwareBufferDescription.format, sRGB);
-        p->format = textureFormat;
-        p->usage = mapToFilamentUsage(hardwareBufferDescription.usage, textureFormat);
        return Platform::ExternalImageHandle{ p };
    }

@@ -225,23 +178,20 @@ Platform::ExternalImageHandle VulkanPlatformAndroid::createExternalImage(

 VulkanPlatformAndroid::ExternalImageDescAndroid VulkanPlatformAndroid::getExternalImageDesc(
        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage) const noexcept {
-    auto const* fvkExternalImage =
-            static_cast<ExternalImageVulkanAndroid const*>(externalImage.get());
-
+    auto metadata = extractExternalImageMetadata(externalImage);
    return {
-        .width = fvkExternalImage->width,
-        .height = fvkExternalImage->height,
-        .format = fvkExternalImage->format,
-        .usage = fvkExternalImage->usage,
+        .width = metadata.width,
+        .height = metadata.height,
+        .format = metadata.filamentFormat,
+        .usage = metadata.filamentUsage,
    };
 }

-VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata VulkanPlatformAndroid::getExternalImageMetadata(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage) {
-    auto const* fvkExternalImage =
-            static_cast<ExternalImageVulkanAndroid const*>(externalImage.get());
+VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata VulkanPlatformAndroid::extractExternalImageMetadata(
+        ExternalImageHandleRef image) const {
+    auto const* fvkExternalImage = static_cast<ExternalImageVulkanAndroid const*>(image.get());

-    ExternalImageMetadata metadata;
+    ExternalImageMetadata metadata = {};
    AHardwareBuffer* buffer = fvkExternalImage->aHardwareBuffer;
    if (__builtin_available(android 26, *)) {
        AHardwareBuffer_Desc bufferDesc;
@@ -249,16 +199,30 @@ VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata VulkanPlatformAndroid::getExternalImageMet
        metadata.width = bufferDesc.width;
        metadata.height = bufferDesc.height;
        metadata.layers = bufferDesc.layers;
-        metadata.isProtected = isProtectedFromUsage(bufferDesc.usage);
        std::tie(metadata.format, metadata.usage) =
                getVKFormatAndUsage(bufferDesc, fvkExternalImage->sRGB);
-    }
+        std::tie(metadata.filamentFormat, metadata.filamentUsage) =
+                getFilamentFormatAndUsage(bufferDesc, fvkExternalImage->sRGB);

+        if (isProtectedFromUsage(bufferDesc.usage)) {
+            metadata.filamentUsage |= TextureUsage::PROTECTED;
+        }
+
+        // TODO: The following seems unnecessary. we should be able to discern directly from the
+        // bufferDesc.
+        if (any(metadata.filamentUsage & TextureUsage::BLIT_SRC)) {
+            metadata.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT;
+        }
+
+        if (any(metadata.filamentUsage & (TextureUsage::BLIT_DST | TextureUsage::UPLOADABLE))) {
+            metadata.usage |= VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+        }
+    }
    metadata.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;

+
    VkAndroidHardwareBufferFormatPropertiesANDROID formatInfo = {
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_ANDROID,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
    };
    VkAndroidHardwareBufferPropertiesANDROID properties = {
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_PROPERTIES_ANDROID,
@@ -268,141 +232,116 @@ VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata VulkanPlatformAndroid::getExternalImageMet
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS)
            << "vkGetAndroidHardwareBufferProperties failed with error="
            << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
-
    VkFormat bufferPropertiesFormat = transformVkFormat(formatInfo.format, fvkExternalImage->sRGB);
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(metadata.format == bufferPropertiesFormat)
            << "mismatched image format( " << metadata.format << ") and queried format("
            << bufferPropertiesFormat << ") for external image (AHB)";
    metadata.externalFormat = formatInfo.externalFormat;
+
+    // Choose either externalFormat > 0 or metadata.format and prefer the latter.
+    if (metadata.externalFormat > 0 &&  metadata.format != VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED) {
+        // See VUID-VkImageCreateInfo-pNext-09457
+        metadata.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
+        metadata.externalFormat = 0;
+    }
+
    metadata.allocationSize = properties.allocationSize;
    metadata.memoryTypeBits = properties.memoryTypeBits;
+
+    metadata.ycbcrConversionComponents = formatInfo.samplerYcbcrConversionComponents;
+    metadata.ycbcrModel = formatInfo.suggestedYcbcrModel;
+    metadata.ycbcrRange = formatInfo.suggestedYcbcrRange;
+    metadata.xChromaOffset = formatInfo.suggestedXChromaOffset;
+    metadata.yChromaOffset = formatInfo.suggestedYChromaOffset;
+
    return metadata;
 }

-VulkanPlatformAndroid::ImageData VulkanPlatformAndroid::createExternalImageData(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage, const ExternalImageMetadata& metadata,
-        uint32_t memoryTypeIndex, VkImageUsageFlags usage) {
+VulkanPlatformAndroid::ImageData VulkanPlatformAndroid::createVkImageFromExternal(
+        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage) const {
+    auto const& metadata = extractExternalImageMetadata(externalImage);
+
    auto const* fvkExternalImage =
            static_cast<ExternalImageVulkanAndroid const*>(externalImage.get());
-    ImageData data = allocateExternalImage(fvkExternalImage->aHardwareBuffer, getDevice(), metadata,
-            memoryTypeIndex, usage);
-    VkResult result = vkBindImageMemory(getDevice(), data.first, data.second, 0);
-    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS)
-        << "vkBindImageMemory error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
-    return data;
-}
+    AHardwareBuffer* buffer = fvkExternalImage->aHardwareBuffer;

-VkImageView VulkanPlatform::createExternalImageViewImpl(VkDevice device, SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma,
-            uint32_t internalFormat, VkImage image, VkImageSubresourceRange range,
-            VkImageViewType viewType, VkComponentMapping swizzle){
-        VkExternalFormatANDROID externalFormat = {
+    // if external format we need to specifiy it in the allocation
+    bool const useExternalFormat = metadata.format == VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED;
+
+    VkExternalFormatANDROID const externalFormat = {
        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FORMAT_ANDROID,
        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .externalFormat = internalFormat,
+        .externalFormat = metadata.externalFormat,
+    };
+    VkExternalMemoryImageCreateInfo const externalCreateInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .pNext = useExternalFormat ? &externalFormat : nullptr,
+        .handleTypes = VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_BIT_ANDROID,
    };

-    TextureSwizzle const swizzleArray[] = {chroma.r, chroma.g, chroma.b, chroma.a};
-    VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo conversionInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CREATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = &externalFormat,
-        .format = VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED,
-        .ycbcrModel = fvkutils::getYcbcrModelConversion(chroma.ycbcrModel),
-        .ycbcrRange = fvkutils::getYcbcrRange(chroma.ycbcrRange),
-        .components = fvkutils::getSwizzleMap(swizzleArray),
-        .xChromaOffset = fvkutils::getChromaLocation(chroma.xChromaOffset),
-        .yChromaOffset = fvkutils::getChromaLocation(chroma.yChromaOffset),
-        .chromaFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(chroma.chromaFilter),
+    VkImageCreateInfo const imageInfo{
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .pNext = &externalCreateInfo,
+        .flags = useExternalFormat ? VK_IMAGE_CREATE_ALIAS_BIT : 0u,
+        .imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D,
+        .format = metadata.format,
+        .extent = {
+            metadata.width,
+            metadata.height,
+            1u,
+        },
+        .mipLevels = 1,
+        .arrayLayers = metadata.layers,
+        .samples = metadata.samples,
+        .usage = metadata.usage,
    };
-    VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-    VkResult result = vkCreateSamplerYcbcrConversion(device, &conversionInfo,
-                                                     nullptr, &conversion);
+
+    VkDevice const device = getDevice();
+
+    VkImage image;
+    VkResult result = vkCreateImage(device, &imageInfo, VKALLOC, &image);
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS)
-        << "Unable to create Ycbcr Conversion."
-        << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
+            << "vkCreateImage failed with error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);

-    VkSamplerYcbcrConversionInfo samplerYcbcrConversionInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .conversion = conversion,
+    // Allocate the memory
+    VkImportAndroidHardwareBufferInfoANDROID const androidHardwareBufferInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMPORT_ANDROID_HARDWARE_BUFFER_INFO_ANDROID,
+        .buffer = buffer,
    };
-
-    VkImageViewCreateInfo viewInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = &samplerYcbcrConversionInfo,
-        .flags = 0,
+    VkMemoryDedicatedAllocateInfo const memoryDedicatedAllocateInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .pNext = &androidHardwareBufferInfo,
        .image = image,
-        .viewType = viewType,
-        .format = VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED,
-        .components = swizzle,
-        .subresourceRange = range,
+        .buffer = VK_NULL_HANDLE,
    };
-    VkImageView imageView;
-    result = vkCreateImageView(device, &viewInfo, VKALLOC, &imageView);
+
+    VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memoryProperties;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties(getPhysicalDevice(), &memoryProperties);
+
+
+    VkMemoryPropertyFlags const requiredMemoryFlags =
+            any(metadata.filamentUsage & TextureUsage::UPLOADABLE)
+                    ? VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT
+                    : VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT;
+
+    uint32_t const memoryTypeIndex = VulkanContext::selectMemoryType(memoryProperties,
+            metadata.memoryTypeBits, requiredMemoryFlags);
+
+    VkMemoryAllocateInfo const allocInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .pNext = &memoryDedicatedAllocateInfo,
+        .allocationSize = metadata.allocationSize,
+        .memoryTypeIndex = memoryTypeIndex,
+    };
+    VkDeviceMemory memory;
+    result = vkAllocateMemory(device, &allocInfo, VKALLOC, &memory);
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS)
-        << "Unable to create VkImageView."
-        << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
+            << "vkAllocateMemory failed with error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);

-    return imageView;
-}
-
-VkSampler VulkanPlatform::createExternalSamplerImpl(
-        VkDevice device, SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma, SamplerParams params,
-        uint32_t internalFormat) {
-    VkExternalFormatANDROID externalFormat = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FORMAT_ANDROID,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .externalFormat = internalFormat,
-    };
-
-    TextureSwizzle const swizzleArray[] = {chroma.r, chroma.g, chroma.b, chroma.a};
-    VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo conversionInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CREATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = &externalFormat,
-        .format = VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED,
-        .ycbcrModel = fvkutils::getYcbcrModelConversion(chroma.ycbcrModel),
-        .ycbcrRange = fvkutils::getYcbcrRange(chroma.ycbcrRange),
-        .components = fvkutils::getSwizzleMap(swizzleArray),
-        .xChromaOffset = fvkutils::getChromaLocation(chroma.xChromaOffset),
-        .yChromaOffset = fvkutils::getChromaLocation(chroma.yChromaOffset),
-        .chromaFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(chroma.chromaFilter),
-    };
-    VkSamplerYcbcrConversion conversion = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-    VkResult result = vkCreateSamplerYcbcrConversion(device, &conversionInfo,
-                                                     nullptr, &conversion);
+    result = vkBindImageMemory(getDevice(), image, memory, 0);
    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS)
-        << "Unable to create Ycbcr Conversion."
-        << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
-
-    VkSamplerYcbcrConversionInfo samplerYcbcrConversionInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .conversion = conversion,
-    };
-
-    VkSamplerCreateInfo samplerInfo = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_CREATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = &samplerYcbcrConversionInfo,
-        .magFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(params.filterMag),
-        .minFilter = fvkutils::getFilter(params.filterMin),
-        .mipmapMode = fvkutils::getMipmapMode(params.filterMin),
-        .addressModeU = fvkutils::getWrapMode(params.wrapS),
-        .addressModeV = fvkutils::getWrapMode(params.wrapT),
-        .addressModeW = fvkutils::getWrapMode(params.wrapR),
-        .anisotropyEnable = params.anisotropyLog2 == 0 ? VK_FALSE : VK_TRUE,
-        .maxAnisotropy = (float)(1u << params.anisotropyLog2),
-        .compareEnable = fvkutils::getCompareEnable(params.compareMode),
-        .compareOp = fvkutils::getCompareOp(params.compareFunc),
-        .minLod = 0.0f,
-        .maxLod = fvkutils::getMaxLod(params.filterMin),
-        .borderColor = VK_BORDER_COLOR_INT_OPAQUE_BLACK,
-        .unnormalizedCoordinates = VK_FALSE,
-    };
-    VkSampler sampler;
-    result = vkCreateSampler(device, &samplerInfo, VKALLOC, &sampler);
-    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(result == VK_SUCCESS)
-        << "Unable to create sampler."
-        << " error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
-    return sampler;
+            << "vkBindImageMemory error=" << static_cast<int32_t>(result);
+    return { image, memory };
 }

 VulkanPlatform::ExtensionSet VulkanPlatformAndroid::getSwapchainInstanceExtensions() const {
@@ -430,20 +369,9 @@ VulkanPlatform::SurfaceBundle VulkanPlatformAndroid::createVkSurfaceKHR(void* na
 // Deprecated platform dependent helper methods
 VulkanPlatform::ExtensionSet VulkanPlatform::getSwapchainInstanceExtensionsImpl() { return {}; }

-VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata VulkanPlatform::getExternalImageMetadataImpl(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage, VkDevice device) {
-    return ExternalImageMetadata{};
-}
-
-VulkanPlatform::ImageData VulkanPlatform::createExternalImageDataImpl(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage, VkDevice device,
-        const ExternalImageMetadata& metadata, uint32_t memoryTypeIndex, VkImageUsageFlags usage) {
-    return ImageData{};
-}
-
 VulkanPlatform::SurfaceBundle VulkanPlatform::createVkSurfaceKHRImpl(void* nativeWindow,
        VkInstance instance, uint64_t flags) noexcept {
    return SurfaceBundle{};
 }

-}// namespace filament::backend
+} // namespace filament::backend
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformApple.mm
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformApple.mm
@@ -63,30 +63,6 @@ VulkanPlatform::ExtensionSet VulkanPlatform::getSwapchainInstanceExtensionsImpl(
    return ret;
 }

-VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata VulkanPlatform::getExternalImageMetadataImpl(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage, VkDevice device) {
-    return {};
-}
-
-VulkanPlatform::ImageData VulkanPlatform::createExternalImageDataImpl(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage, VkDevice device,
-        const ExternalImageMetadata& metadata, uint32_t memoryTypeIndex, VkImageUsageFlags usage) {
-    return {};
-}
-
-VkSampler VulkanPlatform::createExternalSamplerImpl(VkDevice device,
-    SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma,
-    SamplerParams sampler,
-    uint32_t internalFormat) {
-    return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-}
-
-VkImageView VulkanPlatform::createExternalImageViewImpl(VkDevice device,
-        SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma, uint32_t internalFormat, VkImage image,
-        VkImageSubresourceRange range, VkImageViewType viewType, VkComponentMapping swizzle) {
-    return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-}
-
 VulkanPlatform::SurfaceBundle VulkanPlatform::createVkSurfaceKHRImpl(void* nativeWindow,
        VkInstance instance, uint64_t flags) noexcept {
    VkSurfaceKHR surface;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformLinuxWindows.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformLinuxWindows.cpp
@@ -84,30 +84,6 @@ using namespace bluevk;

 namespace filament::backend {

-VulkanPlatform::ExternalImageMetadata VulkanPlatform::getExternalImageMetadataImpl(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage, VkDevice device) {
-    return {};
-}
-
-VulkanPlatform::ImageData VulkanPlatform::createExternalImageDataImpl(
-        ExternalImageHandleRef externalImage, VkDevice device,
-        const ExternalImageMetadata& metadata, uint32_t memoryTypeIndex, VkImageUsageFlags usage) {
-    return {};
-}
-
-VkSampler VulkanPlatform::createExternalSamplerImpl(VkDevice device,
-    SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma,
-    SamplerParams sampler,
-    uint32_t internalFormat) {
-    return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-}
-
-VkImageView VulkanPlatform::createExternalImageViewImpl(VkDevice device,
-        SamplerYcbcrConversion chroma, uint32_t internalFormat, VkImage image,
-        VkImageSubresourceRange range, VkImageViewType viewType, VkComponentMapping swizzle) {
-    return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-}
-
 VulkanPlatform::ExtensionSet VulkanPlatform::getSwapchainInstanceExtensionsImpl() {
    VulkanPlatform::ExtensionSet const ret = {
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(FILAMENT_SUPPORTS_WAYLAND)
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformSwapChainImpl.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatformSwapChainImpl.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 #define TNT_FILAMENT_BACKEND_VULKANSWAPCHAIN_IMPL_H

 #include "vulkan/VulkanContext.h"
+#include "vulkan/VulkanConstants.h"

 #include <backend/platforms/VulkanPlatform.h>

 #include <bluevk/BlueVK.h>

-#include <tuple>
 #include <unordered_map>

 using namespace bluevk;
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/utils/Conversion.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/utils/Conversion.cpp
@@ -668,4 +668,111 @@ VkShaderStageFlags getShaderStageFlags(ShaderStageFlags stageFlags) {
    return flags;
 }

+VkSamplerYcbcrModelConversion getYcbcrModelConversion(
+    SamplerYcbcrModelConversion model) {
+    switch (model) {
+    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::RGB_IDENTITY:
+        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_RGB_IDENTITY;
+    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_IDENTITY:
+        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_IDENTITY;
+    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_709:
+        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_709;
+    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_601:
+        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_601;
+    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_2020:
+        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_2020;
+    default:
+        assert_invariant(false &&
+            "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
+    }
+}
+
+VkSamplerYcbcrRange getYcbcrRange(SamplerYcbcrRange range) {
+    switch (range) {
+    case SamplerYcbcrRange::ITU_FULL:
+        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_RANGE_ITU_FULL;
+    case SamplerYcbcrRange::ITU_NARROW:
+        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_RANGE_ITU_NARROW;
+    default:
+        assert_invariant(false &&
+            "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
+    }
+}
+
+VkChromaLocation getChromaLocation(ChromaLocation loc) {
+    switch (loc) {
+    case ChromaLocation::COSITED_EVEN:
+        return VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_COSITED_EVEN;
+    case ChromaLocation::MIDPOINT:
+        return VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_MIDPOINT;
+    default:
+        assert_invariant(false &&
+            "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
+    }
+}
+
+SamplerYcbcrModelConversion getYcbcrModelConversionFilament(VkSamplerYcbcrModelConversion model) {
+    switch (model) {
+        case VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_RGB_IDENTITY:
+            return SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::RGB_IDENTITY;
+        case VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_IDENTITY:
+            return SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_IDENTITY;
+        case VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_709:
+            return SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_709;
+        case VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_601:
+            return SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_601;
+        case VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_2020:
+            return SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_2020;
+        default:
+            assert_invariant(false && "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
+            return {};
+    }
+}
+
+SamplerYcbcrRange getYcbcrRangeFilament(VkSamplerYcbcrRange range) {
+    switch (range) {
+        case VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_RANGE_ITU_FULL:
+            return SamplerYcbcrRange::ITU_FULL;
+        case VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_RANGE_ITU_NARROW:
+            return SamplerYcbcrRange::ITU_NARROW;
+        default:
+            assert_invariant(false && "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
+            return {};
+    }
+}
+
+ChromaLocation getChromaLocationFilament(VkChromaLocation loc) {
+    switch (loc) {
+        case VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_COSITED_EVEN:
+            return ChromaLocation::COSITED_EVEN;
+        case VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_MIDPOINT:
+            return ChromaLocation::MIDPOINT;
+        default:
+            assert_invariant(false && "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
+            return {};
+    }
+}
+
+TextureSwizzle getSwizzleFilament(VkComponentSwizzle c, uint8_t rgbaIndex) {
+    switch (c) {
+        case VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_ZERO:
+            return TextureSwizzle::SUBSTITUTE_ZERO;
+        case VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_ONE:
+            return TextureSwizzle::SUBSTITUTE_ONE;
+        case VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY:
+            return (TextureSwizzle) (((uint8_t) TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_0) + rgbaIndex);
+        case VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_R:
+            return TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_0;
+        case VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_G:
+            return TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_1;
+        case VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_B:
+            return TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_2;
+        case VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_A:
+            return TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_3;
+        default:
+            assert_invariant(false && "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
+            return {};
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace filament::backend::fvkutils
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/utils/Conversion.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/utils/Conversion.h
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ VkSamplerYcbcrModelConversion getYcbcrModelConversion(SamplerYcbcrModelConversio
 VkSamplerYcbcrRange getYcbcrRange(SamplerYcbcrRange range);
 VkChromaLocation getChromaLocation(ChromaLocation loc);

+// Ycbcr related functions
+SamplerYcbcrModelConversion getYcbcrModelConversionFilament(VkSamplerYcbcrModelConversion model);
+SamplerYcbcrRange getYcbcrRangeFilament(VkSamplerYcbcrRange range);
+ChromaLocation getChromaLocationFilament(VkChromaLocation loc);
+TextureSwizzle getSwizzleFilament(VkComponentSwizzle c, uint8_t rgbaIndex);
+
 inline VkImageViewType getViewType(SamplerType target) {
    switch (target) {
        case SamplerType::SAMPLER_CUBEMAP:
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/utils/Definitions.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/utils/Definitions.h
@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ using SamplerBitmask = utils::bitset64;
 // general.
 using InputAttachmentBitmask = utils::bitset64;

+constexpr uint8_t MAX_DESCRIPTOR_SET_BITMASK_BITS =
+        std::max(std::max(sizeof(UniformBufferBitmask), sizeof(SamplerBitmask)),
+                sizeof(InputAttachmentBitmask)) * 8;
+
 template<typename Bitmask>
 static constexpr uint8_t getVertexStageShift() noexcept {
    // We assume the bottom half of bits are for vertex stages.
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/utils/Image.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/utils/Image.cpp
@@ -193,49 +193,6 @@ uint8_t reduceSampleCount(uint8_t sampleCount, VkSampleCountFlags mask) {
    return mostSignificantBit((sampleCount - 1) & mask);
 }

-VkSamplerYcbcrModelConversion getYcbcrModelConversion(
-    SamplerYcbcrModelConversion model) {
-    switch (model) {
-    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::RGB_IDENTITY:
-        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_RGB_IDENTITY;
-    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_IDENTITY:
-        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_IDENTITY;
-    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_709:
-        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_709;
-    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_601:
-        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_601;
-    case SamplerYcbcrModelConversion::YCBCR_2020:
-        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_MODEL_CONVERSION_YCBCR_2020;
-    default:
-        assert_invariant(false &&
-            "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
-    }
-}
-
-VkSamplerYcbcrRange getYcbcrRange(SamplerYcbcrRange range) {
-    switch (range) {
-    case SamplerYcbcrRange::ITU_FULL:
-        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_RANGE_ITU_FULL;
-    case SamplerYcbcrRange::ITU_NARROW:
-        return VK_SAMPLER_YCBCR_RANGE_ITU_NARROW;
-    default:
-        assert_invariant(false &&
-            "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
-    }
-}
-
-VkChromaLocation getChromaLocation(ChromaLocation loc) {
-    switch (loc) {
-    case ChromaLocation::COSITED_EVEN:
-        return VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_COSITED_EVEN;
-    case ChromaLocation::MIDPOINT:
-        return VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_MIDPOINT;
-    default:
-        assert_invariant(false &&
-            "Unknown data type, conversion is not supported.");
-    }
-}
-
 } // namespace filament::backend::fvkutils

 bool operator<(const VkImageSubresourceRange& a, const VkImageSubresourceRange& b) {
--- a/ios/CocoaPods/Filament.podspec
+++ b/ios/CocoaPods/Filament.podspec
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
  spec.name = "Filament"
-  spec.version = "1.59.0"
+  spec.version = "1.59.1"
  spec.license = { :type => "Apache 2.0", :file => "LICENSE" }
  spec.homepage = "https://google.github.io/filament"
  spec.authors = "Google LLC."
  spec.summary = "Filament is a real-time physically based rendering engine for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and WASM/WebGL."
  spec.platform = :ios, "11.0"
-  spec.source = { :http => "https://github.com/google/filament/releases/download/v1.59.0/filament-v1.59.0-ios.tgz" }
+  spec.source = { :http => "https://github.com/google/filament/releases/download/v1.59.1/filament-v1.59.1-ios.tgz" }

  # Fix linking error with Xcode 12; we do not yet support the simulator on Apple silicon.
  spec.pod_target_xcconfig = {
--- a/web/filament-js/package.json
+++ b/web/filament-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "filament",
-  "version": "1.59.0",
+  "version": "1.59.1",
  "description": "Real-time physically based rendering engine",
  "main": "filament.js",
  "module": "filament.js",
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Andy Hovingh	edfdc7fe44	vk: external sampler work	2025-04-08 15:30:56 -07:00
Powei Feng	eb483501f0	vk: preparing for Ycbcr conversion (#8596 ) - Move utils functions to the right files - Add conversion from vk formats to filament - Refactor how to enable multiview and external sampler in VulkanPlatform - Make VuklanDescriptorSet and VuklanDescriptorSetLayout more general to allow for mutability - Reorder vulkan files in CMakeLists.txt to be sorted in alphabetical order.	2025-04-08 14:57:21 -07:00
Powei Feng	c54fe53936	vk: add YcbcrConversion to VulkanTexture (#8588 ) - Refactor VulkanTextureState and VulkanTexture so that most state fields are consts. - Add a field for VkYcbcrConversion. - Clear the image view cache when YcbcrConversion changes - Make sure that getAttachmentView and getView are better defined and called.	2025-04-08 14:57:12 -07:00
Powei Feng	b915e2f35f	vk: add ycbcr conversion cache (#8557 ) Introduce a cache for Ycbcr conversion, which is needed for external textures on Android.	2025-04-08 14:57:04 -07:00
Sungun Park	c24e5089c4	Bump version to 1.59.1	2025-03-31 22:23:27 +00:00