Managing Metal4 Synchronization

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name: Managing Metal4 Synchronization
description: Metal 4 explicit synchronization — barriers, fences, events, and cross-API state translation (from D3D12, Vulkan, OpenGL). Use when porting GPU synchronization, translating resource state transitions, or debugging…
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# Managing Metal4 Synchronization

Part of the **Apple Game Porting Skills** pack by Apple (`apple/game-porting-toolkit`).

Metal 4 explicit synchronization — barriers, fences, events, and cross-API state translation (from D3D12, Vulkan, OpenGL). Use when porting GPU synchronization, translating resource state transitions, or debugging…

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Full skill & source: https://github.com/apple/game-porting-toolkit/tree/main/game-porting-skills/skills/managing-metal4-synchronization