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Descriptor Heap Support #524

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Whilst descriptor heap can be used with regular descriptor sets/bindings.
It also allows for untyped access which is much more flexible.

// VkPhysicalDeviceDescriptorHeapPropertiesEXT::bufferDescriptorSize == 16 (0x10)
layout(descriptor_heap) buffer SSBO {
    vec4 payload;
} s_buffers[];

void main() {
    s_buffers[6].payload = vec4(1.0);
}

https://github.khronos.org/SPIRV-Registry/extensions/EXT/SPV_EXT_descriptor_heap.html
https://github.khronos.org/SPIRV-Registry/extensions/KHR/SPV_KHR_untyped_pointers.html
https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Guide/blob/main/chapters/untyped_pointers.md

https://docs.vulkan.org/guide/latest/descriptor_heap.html#_untyped_shader_model
https://docs.vulkan.org/refpages/latest/refpages/source/VK_EXT_descriptor_heap.html
https://docs.vulkan.org/features/latest/features/proposals/VK_EXT_descriptor_heap.html

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