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| author | David Neto <dneto@google.com> | 2017-01-27 23:30:09 +0300 |
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| committer | David Neto <dneto@google.com> | 2017-01-30 06:53:50 +0300 |
| commit | ab03b879cab5d09147c257035145f0ad36c45064 (patch) | |
| tree | 600925b5c21de34a130a7d4d7347268a35c5467b /README.md | |
| parent | affbc3184900322de6dd71057e258296d585666b (diff) | |
Encourage use of the validator
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -61,8 +61,18 @@ See [`syntax.md`](syntax.md) for the assembly language syntax. ### Validator -*Warning:* The validator is incomplete. -Check the [CHANGES](CHANGES) file for reports on completed work, and +The validator checks validation rules described by the SPIR-V specification. + +Khronos recommends that tools that create or transform SPIR-V modules use the +validator to ensure their outputs are valid, and that tools that consume SPIR-V +modules optionally use the validator to protect themselves from bad inputs. +This is especially encouraged for debug and development scenarios. + +The validator has one-sided error: it will only return an error when it has +implemented a rule check and the module violates that rule. + +The validator is incomplete. +See the [CHANGES](CHANGES) file for reports on completed work, and the [Validator sub-project](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools/projects/1) for planned and in-progress work. |