Appendix I. Buffer Object Layouts

This appendix describes ways to deterministically lay out buffers that are shared between multiple readers or writers. It has the following major sections:

• “Using Standard Layout Qualifiers

• “The std140 Layout Rules

• “The std430 Layout Rules

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