CrossPost - Cemu emulator issue with "Corrupt pipeline cache when when booting game a 2nd time"

[rcaridade145]

cemu-project/Cemu#396

[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Render pipeline compile failed (Error code 3):
output of type float4 is not compatible with a MTLPixelFormatRGBA16Uint color attachement..
-[MTLVertexDescriptorInternal newSerializedDescriptor]:726: failed assertion `Serialized Descriptor Creation
None of the attributes set bufferIndex to 29, but MTLVertexDescriptor set buffer layout[29].stride(16).
'

[cdavis5e]

[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Render pipeline compile failed (Error code 3):
output of type float4 is not compatible with a MTLPixelFormatRGBA16Uint color attachement..

What happens when you run your emulator with the Vulkan validation layer enabled? (You don't even have to do this on a Mac; you can use Linux or Windows for this as well.)

[vesper8]

@cdavis5e happy to test this out for you and provide the output.. but can anyone first tell me how do I run Cemu with the Vulkan validation enabled please? I don't see that as an option in the UI so I guess I have to run the command with a special switch first?

[rcaridade145]

@vesper8

[vesper8]

Appears that option is greyed out on Mac

[vesper8]

Unsure if the message has changed but this is the output as of the latest experimental release

[mvk-info] MoltenVK version 1.2.0, supporting Vulkan version 1.2.231.
	The following 83 Vulkan extensions are supported:
		VK_KHR_16bit_storage v1
		VK_KHR_8bit_storage v1
		VK_KHR_bind_memory2 v1
		VK_KHR_buffer_device_address v1
		VK_KHR_create_renderpass2 v1
		VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation v3
		VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve v1
		VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template v1
		VK_KHR_device_group v4
		VK_KHR_device_group_creation v1
		VK_KHR_driver_properties v1
		VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering v1
		VK_KHR_external_fence v1
		VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities v1
		VK_KHR_external_memory v1
		VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities v1
		VK_KHR_external_semaphore v1
		VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities v1
		VK_KHR_fragment_shader_barycentric v1
		VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2 v1
		VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2 v2
		VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2 v1
		VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer v1
		VK_KHR_image_format_list v1
		VK_KHR_maintenance1 v2
		VK_KHR_maintenance2 v1
		VK_KHR_maintenance3 v1
		VK_KHR_multiview v1
		VK_KHR_portability_subset v1
		VK_KHR_push_descriptor v2
		VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout v1
		VK_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge v3
		VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion v14
		VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts v1
		VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters v1
		VK_KHR_shader_float_controls v4
		VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 v1
		VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_extended_types v1
		VK_KHR_spirv_1_4 v1
		VK_KHR_storage_buffer_storage_class v1
		VK_KHR_surface v25
		VK_KHR_swapchain v70
		VK_KHR_swapchain_mutable_format v1
		VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore v2
		VK_KHR_uniform_buffer_standard_layout v1
		VK_KHR_variable_pointers v1
		VK_EXT_buffer_device_address v2
		VK_EXT_debug_marker v4
		VK_EXT_debug_report v10
		VK_EXT_debug_utils v2
		VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing v2
		VK_EXT_fragment_shader_interlock v1
		VK_EXT_hdr_metadata v2
		VK_EXT_host_query_reset v1
		VK_EXT_image_robustness v1
		VK_EXT_inline_uniform_block v1
		VK_EXT_memory_budget v1
		VK_EXT_metal_objects v1
		VK_EXT_metal_surface v1
		VK_EXT_post_depth_coverage v1
		VK_EXT_private_data v1
		VK_EXT_robustness2 v1
		VK_EXT_sample_locations v1
		VK_EXT_scalar_block_layout v1
		VK_EXT_separate_stencil_usage v1
		VK_EXT_shader_stencil_export v1
		VK_EXT_shader_viewport_index_layer v1
		VK_EXT_subgroup_size_control v2
		VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace v4
		VK_EXT_texel_buffer_alignment v1
		VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr v1
		VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor v3
		VK_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float v2
		VK_AMD_negative_viewport_height v1
		VK_AMD_shader_image_load_store_lod v1
		VK_AMD_shader_trinary_minmax v1
		VK_IMG_format_pvrtc v1
		VK_INTEL_shader_integer_functions2 v1
		VK_GOOGLE_display_timing v1
		VK_MVK_macos_surface v3
		VK_MVK_moltenvk v36
		VK_NV_fragment_shader_barycentric v1
		VK_NV_glsl_shader v1
[mvk-info] GPU device:
		model: Apple M1 Max
		type: Integrated
		vendorID: 0x106b
		deviceID: 0xd0003ef
		pipelineCacheUUID: 000027D8-0D00-03EF-0000-000000000000
	supports the following Metal Versions, GPU's and Feature Sets:
		Metal Shading Language 2.4
		GPU Family Apple 7
		GPU Family Apple 6
		GPU Family Apple 5
		GPU Family Apple 4
		GPU Family Apple 3
		GPU Family Apple 2
		GPU Family Apple 1
		GPU Family Mac 2
		GPU Family Mac 1
		GPU Family Common 3
		GPU Family Common 2
		GPU Family Common 1
		macOS GPU Family 2 v1
		macOS GPU Family 1 v4
		macOS GPU Family 1 v3
		macOS GPU Family 1 v2
		macOS GPU Family 1 v1
[mvk-info] Created VkInstance for Vulkan version 1.2.231, as requested by app, with the following 3 Vulkan extensions enabled:
		VK_KHR_surface v25
		VK_EXT_debug_utils v2
		VK_EXT_metal_surface v1
[mvk-info] Vulkan semaphores using Metal implicit guarantees within a single queue.
[mvk-info] Created VkDevice to run on GPU Apple M1 Max with the following 3 Vulkan extensions enabled:
		VK_KHR_driver_properties v1
		VK_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge v3
		VK_KHR_swapchain v70
[mvk-info] Created 3 swapchain images with initial size (1280, 720) and contents scale 1.0 for screen Built-in Retina Display.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:261:1888: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _466 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2655 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _933 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _704 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _1482 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:297:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:261:1888: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _441 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2655 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _854 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _2324 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _965 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:296:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:261:1889: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _424 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2773 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _1219 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _805 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _1457 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:298:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:262:1891: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _435 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2755 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _1012 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _609 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _1016 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(9)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(10)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS17 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS17Smplr [[sampler(16)]], bool gl_FrontFacing [[front_facing]])
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program_source:296:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:262:1939: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _468 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2855 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _1484 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _434 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _2439 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS17 [[texture(17)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS17Smplr [[sampler(17)]])
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program_source:262:1985: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _468 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2855 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _1484 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _434 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _2439 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS17 [[texture(17)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS17Smplr [[sampler(17)]])
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program_source:297:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:262:1889: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _451 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2716 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _1191 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _820 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _1536 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:298:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:261:1889: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _433 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2723 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _1047 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _800 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _1515 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:296:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:256:1841: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _461 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _679 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _1940 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _862 [[buffer(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:292:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:262:1890: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _468 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2754 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _922 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _434 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _2315 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS17 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS17Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:297:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:261:1889: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _446 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2601 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _1033 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _812 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _2084 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:297:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:260:1889: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15
fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant uniformBlockPS1& _444 [[buffer(1)]], constant uniformBlockPS4& _2646 [[buffer(2)]], constant uniformBlockPS6& _961 [[buffer(3)]], constant uniformBlockPS8& _2447 [[buffer(4)]], constant uniformBlockPS10& _2229 [[buffer(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS0 [[texture(0)]], texturecube_array<float> textureUnitPS1 [[texture(1)]], depth2d_array<float> textureUnitPS2 [[texture(2)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS3 [[texture(3)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS4 [[texture(4)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS5 [[texture(5)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS6 [[texture(6)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS7 [[texture(7)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS8 [[texture(8)]], texture3d<float> textureUnitPS9 [[texture(9)]], texture2d_array<float> textureUnitPS10 [[texture(10)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS11 [[texture(11)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS12 [[texture(12)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS13 [[texture(13)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS14 [[texture(14)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS15 [[texture(15)]], texture2d<float> textureUnitPS16 [[texture(16)]], sampler textureUnitPS0Smplr [[sampler(0)]], sampler textureUnitPS1Smplr [[sampler(1)]], sampler textureUnitPS2Smplr [[sampler(2)]], sampler textureUnitPS3Smplr [[sampler(3)]], sampler textureUnitPS4Smplr [[sampler(4)]], sampler textureUnitPS5Smplr [[sampler(5)]], sampler textureUnitPS6Smplr [[sampler(6)]], sampler textureUnitPS7Smplr [[sampler(7)]], sampler textureUnitPS8Smplr [[sampler(8)]], sampler textureUnitPS9Smplr [[sampler(9)]], sampler textureUnitPS10Smplr [[sampler(10)]], sampler textureUnitPS11Smplr [[sampler(11)]], sampler textureUnitPS12Smplr [[sampler(12)]], sampler textureUnitPS13Smplr [[sampler(13)]], sampler textureUnitPS14Smplr [[sampler(14)]], sampler textureUnitPS15Smplr [[sampler(15)]], sampler textureUnitPS16Smplr [[sampler(16)]])
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program_source:294:10: warning: unused variable 'ARi'
    int4 ARi = int4(0);
         ^
.
libc++abi: terminating with uncaught exception of type std::runtime_error: Failed to create pipeline cache: -3
Abort trap: 6!
Error: signal 6:
0   Cemu                                0x000000010525d9dd _Z20handlerDumpingSignali + 93
1   libsystem_platform.dylib            0x00007ff81a6a1c1d _sigtramp + 29
2   ???                                 0x0000000000000000 0x0 + 0
3   libsystem_c.dylib                   0x00007ff81a5c0ca5 abort + 123
4   libc++abi.dylib                     0x00007ff81a631082 abort_message + 241
5   libc++abi.dylib                     0x00007ff81a622225 _ZL28demangling_terminate_handlerv + 242
6   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007ff81a321258 _ZL15_objc_terminatev + 104
7   libc++abi.dylib                     0x00007ff81a6304a5 _ZSt11__terminatePFvvE + 8
8   libc++abi.dylib                     0x00007ff81a632d05 __cxa_get_exception_ptr + 0
9   libc++abi.dylib                     0x00007ff81a632ccc _ZN10__cxxabiv1L22exception_cleanup_funcE19_Unwind_Reason_CodeP17_Unwind_Exception + 0
10  Cemu                                0x0000000104fa2f96 _ZN14VulkanRenderer10InitializeEv + 1814
11  Cemu                                0x0000000104f072ab _Z17Latte_ThreadEntryv + 443
12  Cemu                                0x0000000104e729ec _ZNSt3__114__thread_proxyINS_5tupleIJNS_10unique_ptrINS_15__thread_structENS_14default_deleteIS3_EEEEPFivEEEEEEPvSA_ + 44
13  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007ff81a677259 _pthread_start + 125
14  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007ff81a672c7b thread_start + 15

[cdavis5e]

The generated shaders are using too many samplers--on Metal without argument buffers, you're limited to 16 samplers. Try enabling argument buffers--the limit on samplers is lifted in this case. (The easiest way to do this is to set MVK_CONFIG_USE_METAL_ARGUMENT_BUFFERS=1 in the program environment.)

@nastys's comment suggests it might be because the stack is too small. If you're doing this from a thread other than the main thread, increasing the stack size in the call to pthread_attr_setstacksize() might help.

[JaimieVandenbergh]

Setting MVK_CONFIG_USE_METAL_ARGUMENT_BUFFERS=1 seems to work fine.
Without: [mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Shader library compile failed (Error code 3):
program_source:261:1888: error: 'sampler' attribute parameter is out of bounds: must be between 0 and 15

With: [mvk-error] VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED: Render pipeline compile failed (Error code 3):
output of type float4 is not compatible with a MTLPixelFormatRGBA16Uint color attachement..
and it loads ok. Thanks to rcaridade145 on discord for mentioning this.

// later edit - it helps but savegames don't complete loading. Cemu project lead exzap has said none of this is MoltenVK's problem though.

[bmargula]

How can I set this Environment Variable when using the Cemu App on Mac?

[cdavis5e]

How can I set this Environment Variable when using the Cemu App on Mac?

You'll need to start it from Terminal. You can set it when you run open(1) to open the app:

env MVK_CONFIG_USE_METAL_ARGUMENT_BUFFERS=1 open /path/to/Cemu.app

[Tiang-88]

Using this method to start, the game membership card cannot enter the file loading page

[Tiang-88]

在 Mac 上使用 Cemu 应用程序时如何设置此环境变量？

您需要从终端启动它。您可以在运行open(1)打开应用程序时设置它：

env MVK_CONFIG_USE_METAL_ARGUMENT_BUFFERS=1 open /path/to/Cemu.app

Using this method to start, the game membership card cannot enter the file loading page

[exqlnet]

Any new ideas here?

[Squall-Leonhart]

try with 2.0-36