Advertise VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32 as a surface format. #673
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The documentation for the corresponding Metal format recommends using it on displays with wide-color output to reduce banding artifacts, and thus implies that it is possible to use it with a CAMetalLayer.
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…format. The corresponding Metal format is now documented as supported for `CAMetalLayer`, confirming my findings in KhronosGroup#673. Only support the 10-10-10-2 formats on macOS. iOS and tvOS instead have extended-range formats, which unfortunately have no Vulkan equivalents. I've added them anyway for completeness. I suppose if Vulkan ever does get these formats, we'll then be ready to expose them as surface formats.
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The documentation for the corresponding Metal format recommends using it
on displays with wide-color output to reduce banding artifacts, and thus
implies that it is possible to use it with a CAMetalLayer.
My investigation found that, surprisingly,
MTLPixelFormatRGB10A2Unormisalso supported.