Add ScopedEnvironmentVar class for setting env variables in BackendVk

In the Vulkan backend, we only need to set VK_LAYER_PATH and
VK_ICD_FILENAMES while we're gathering the device information. After
this, we should unset the environment variables or they will persist
and affect loading Vulkan again (from Dawn or another client) in the
future.

Bug: dawn:406
Change-Id: I30c38b0980e181126fcd7fa911bbf9e8aa35f3b8
Reviewed-on: https://dawn-review.googlesource.com/c/dawn/+/22021
Reviewed-by: Stephen White <senorblanco@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Corentin Wallez <cwallez@chromium.org>
Commit-Queue: Austin Eng <enga@chromium.org>
4 files changed
tree: b0ec240753fbaf8693970a8a4c7a006e94736865
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  2. docs/
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  7. src/
  8. third_party/
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  10. .clang-format
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  12. .gitignore
  13. .gn
  14. AUTHORS
  15. BUILD.gn
  16. CMakeLists.txt
  17. codereview.settings
  18. CONTRIBUTING.md
  19. dawn.json
  20. dawn_wire.json
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  24. PRESUBMIT.py
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README.md

Dawn, a WebGPU implementation

Dawn is an open-source and cross-platform implementation of the work-in-progress WebGPU standard. More precisely it implements webgpu.h that is a one-to-one mapping with the WebGPU IDL. Dawn is meant to be integrated as part of a larger system and is the underlying implementation of WebGPU in Chromium.

Dawn provides several WebGPU building blocks:

  • WebGPU C/C++ headers that applications and other building blocks use.
    • The webgpu.h version that Dawn implements.
    • A C++ wrapper for the webgpu.h.
  • A “native” implementation of WebGPU using platforms' GPU APIs:
    • D3D12 on Windows 10
    • Metal on macOS and iOS
    • Vulkan on Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, Android and Fuchsia
    • OpenGL as best effort where available
  • A client-server implementation of WebGPU for applications that are in a sandbox without access to native drivers

Helpful links:

Documentation table of content

Developer documentation:

User documentation: (TODO, figure out what overlaps with webgpu.h docs)

Status

(TODO)

License

Apache 2.0 Public License, please see LICENSE.

Disclaimer

This is not an officially supported Google product.