What's Changed

• Update examples link by @Nevin1901 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1931
• Add VulkanLibrary as first initialization step before Instance by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1932
• Update winit to 0.27 by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1933
• Merged ImmutableBuffer into DeviceLocalBuffer #1934 by @pac85 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1936
• Add from_handle constructors for various Vulkan object types. #1935 by @p3t3rix in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1938
• Remove unnecessary question mark operator and unsafe block by @AustinJ235 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1940
• Make StandardCommandPool lockless by @marc0246 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1939
• Better defaults for vulkano config by @hakolao in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1942
• StdDescriptorPool rewamp by @marc0246 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1943
• Vulkano-shaders struct generation refactor by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1945
• Changes regarding naming and API consistency by @marc0246 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1946
• Use libloading instead of shared_library by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1947
• Remove an unneccessary Mutex layer when accessing StandardMemoryPool by @marc0246 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1949
• Ios fix by @hakolao in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1950
• Switch to parking_lot's Mutexes by @marc0246 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1951
• Fixup some outdated code by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1948
• Refactor internal error handling by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1952
• Fix or allow all Clippy errors, re-enable dead code and unused variable warnings by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1953
• Opaque Windows handle external memory import support by @idanraiter in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1959
• Autogen enhancements for InstanceExtensions, DeviceExtensions, device::Features by @Firestar99 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1960
• vulkano: export LoadingError by @gurchetansingh in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1961
• Refactor bind/push commands by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1962
• Refactor draw/dispatch commands, render pass state, improve validation checks by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1963
• Macrofy all Vulkan bitflag and enum types, check for device support by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1964
• Better validation and errors by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1966
• Make PhysicalDevice an independent object by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1967
• Add sparse image querying functions by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1968
• Add DeviceMemory::commitment by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1969
• Fix validation for physical device surface methods by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1970
• Add khr_external_fence and remaining parts of khr_external_semaphore by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1972
• Add support for all remaining surface types, add missing functions for the existing ones by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1973
• Include device extension functions under instance functions if they use a physical device by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1974
• Fix LayerNotPresent error in debug.rs example by @CodesOtakuYT in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1977
• Impl Present Wait Feature by @AustinJ235 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1965
• Add validation to Format by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1975
• Rename next and chunk methods of CpuBufferPool for consistency by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1978
• Improvements to from_handle documentation and parameter order by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1982
• Add support for ext_tooling_info by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1983
• Add external memory support for buffers by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1984
• Update Khronos URLs by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1986
• Add support for ext_separate_stencil_usage, image view usages and two new layouts by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1985
• Example Tweaks by @AustinJ235 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1987
• Treat atomic writes in shaders as write accesses by @Rua in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1989
• Fix memory leak by @marc0246 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1991
• Release 0.31 by @AustinJ235 in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1990

New Contributors

• @Nevin1901 made their first contribution in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1931
• @pac85 made their first contribution in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1936
• @p3t3rix made their first contribution in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1938
• @idanraiter made their first contribution in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1959
• @Firestar99 made their first contribution in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1960
• @CodesOtakuYT made their first contribution in https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/pull/1977

Full Changelog: https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/compare/v0.30.0...v0.31.0