Update wgpu-types requirement from 23.0 to 24.0

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Updates the requirements on wgpu-types to permit the latest version.

Release notes

Sourced from wgpu-types's releases.

v24.0.0

Major changes

Refactored Dispatch Between wgpu-core and webgpu

The crate wgpu has two different "backends", one which targets webgpu in the browser, one which targets wgpu_core on native platforms and webgl. This was previously very difficult to traverse and add new features to. The entire system was refactored to make it simpler. Additionally the new system has zero overhead if there is only one "backend" in use. You can see the new system in action by using go-to-definition on any wgpu functions in your IDE.

By @​cwfitzgerald in #6619.

Most objects in wgpu are now Clone

All types in the wgpu API are now Clone. This is implemented with internal reference counting, so cloning for instance a Buffer does copies only the "handle" of the GPU buffer, not the underlying resource.

Previously, libraries using wgpu objects like Device, Buffer or Texture etc. often had to manually wrap them in a Arc to allow passing between libraries. This caused a lot of friction since if one library wanted to use a Buffer by value, calling code had to give up ownership of the resource which may interfere with other subsystems. Note that this also mimics how the WebGPU javascript API works where objects can be cloned and moved around freely.

By @​cwfitzgerald in #6665.

Render and Compute Passes Now Properly Enforce Their Lifetime

A regression introduced in 23.0.0 caused lifetimes of render and compute passes to be incorrectly enforced. While this is not a soundness issue, the intent is to move an error from runtime to compile time. This issue has been fixed and restored to the 22.0.0 behavior.

Bindless (binding_array) Grew More Capabilities

• DX12 now supports PARTIALLY_BOUND_BINDING_ARRAY on Resource Binding Tier 3 Hardware. This is most D3D12 hardware D3D12 Feature Table for more information on what hardware supports this feature. By @​cwfitzgerald in #6734.

Device::create_shader_module_unchecked Renamed and Now Has Configuration Options

create_shader_module_unchecked became create_shader_module_trusted.

This allows you to customize which exact checks are omitted so that you can get the correct balance of performance and safety for your use case. Calling the function is still unsafe, but now can be used to skip certain checks only on certain builds.

This also allows users to disable the workarounds in the msl-out backend to prevent the compiler from optimizing infinite loops. This can have a big impact on performance, but is not recommended for untrusted shaders.

let desc: ShaderModuleDescriptor = include_wgsl!(...)
- let module = unsafe { device.create_shader_module_unchecked(desc) };
+ let module = unsafe { device.create_shader_module_trusted(desc, wgpu::ShaderRuntimeChecks::unchecked()) };

By @​cwfitzgerald and @​rudderbucky in #6662.

wgpu::Instance::new now takes InstanceDescriptor by reference

Previously wgpu::Instance::new took InstanceDescriptor by value (which is overall fairly uncommon in wgpu).

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Changelog

Sourced from wgpu-types's changelog.

v24.0.0 (2025-01-15)

Major changes

Refactored Dispatch Between wgpu-core and webgpu

The crate wgpu has two different "backends", one which targets webgpu in the browser, one which targets wgpu_core on native platforms and webgl. This was previously very difficult to traverse and add new features to. The entire system was refactored to make it simpler. Additionally the new system has zero overhead if there is only one "backend" in use. You can see the new system in action by using go-to-definition on any wgpu functions in your IDE.

By @​cwfitzgerald in #6619.

Most objects in wgpu are now Clone

All types in the wgpu API are now Clone. This is implemented with internal reference counting, so cloning for instance a Buffer does copies only the "handle" of the GPU buffer, not the underlying resource.

Previously, libraries using wgpu objects like Device, Buffer or Texture etc. often had to manually wrap them in a Arc to allow passing between libraries. This caused a lot of friction since if one library wanted to use a Buffer by value, calling code had to give up ownership of the resource which may interfere with other subsystems. Note that this also mimics how the WebGPU javascript API works where objects can be cloned and moved around freely.

By @​cwfitzgerald in #6665.

Render and Compute Passes Now Properly Enforce Their Lifetime

A regression introduced in 23.0.0 caused lifetimes of render and compute passes to be incorrectly enforced. While this is not a soundness issue, the intent is to move an error from runtime to compile time. This issue has been fixed and restored to the 22.0.0 behavior.

Bindless (binding_array) Grew More Capabilities

• DX12 now supports PARTIALLY_BOUND_BINDING_ARRAY on Resource Binding Tier 3 Hardware. This is most D3D12 hardware D3D12 Feature Table for more information on what hardware supports this feature. By @​cwfitzgerald in #6734.

Device::create_shader_module_unchecked Renamed and Now Has Configuration Options

create_shader_module_unchecked became create_shader_module_trusted.

This allows you to customize which exact checks are omitted so that you can get the correct balance of performance and safety for your use case. Calling the function is still unsafe, but now can be used to skip certain checks only on certain builds.

This also allows users to disable the workarounds in the msl-out backend to prevent the compiler from optimizing infinite loops. This can have a big impact on performance, but is not recommended for untrusted shaders.

let desc: ShaderModuleDescriptor = include_wgsl!(...)
- let module = unsafe { device.create_shader_module_unchecked(desc) };
+ let module = unsafe { device.create_shader_module_trusted(desc, wgpu::ShaderRuntimeChecks::unchecked()) };

By @​cwfitzgerald and @​rudderbucky in #6662.

wgpu::Instance::new now takes InstanceDescriptor by reference

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Commits

• 779261e Release v24 (#6923)
• 3036413 Expose conversions between TextureFormat and naga::StorageFormat (#6185)
• 0f37714 Separate Out Backend Options into Individual Structs (#6895)
• a324670 fix >= in template list matching for a\<b>=c (#6898)
• be95178 64 bit image atomics (#5537)
• 6c10e0b Add changelog
• ea5d3b9 Add test
• a65216c [naga] wgsl automatic conversion for override initializers
• 4576e4d Refactor init and type handling into separate function from var
• 21de7f7 Support DXR in wgpu-hal & naga. (#6777)
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