What does XR_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILURE = -1 mean?

[Marius4560]

So, I am getting XrResult = -1 when calling xrGetInstanceProperties(instance, &instance_properties) and xrGetSystemProperties(instance, system_id, &system_properties).

I get XrResult = 0 on xrCreateInstance(&createInfo, &instance) and xrGetSystem(instance, &systemInfo, &system_id).

If I try to print the content of instance_properties or system_properties I get a long line like this: ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Im guessing the XR_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILURE = -1 is the reason I cant get real property strings? What is the reason for this failure?

Im using OpenGL, OpenXR, glfw, Oculus Quest 2.

Any tips are very welcome

[ryliepavlik]

We’ll need more code to help you troubleshoot. VALIDATION_FAILURE is the fallback error code, for when others don’t apply. Make sure you’re initializing the .type and .next members of your various structures, that’s a common mistake.

[Marius4560]

Here is the beginning of my initializing code:

void Viewer::VR_Init(GLFWwindow* window) {

HWND	windowHWND = glfwGetWin32Window(window);
HDC		windowDC = GetDC(windowHWND);
HGLRC	windowHGLRC = glfwGetWGLContext(window);

//***INSTANCE SETUP***

//EXTENSIONS

std::vector<const char*> use_extensions;
const char* ask_extensions[] = {
	XR_KHR_OPENGL_ENABLE_EXTENSION_NAME, // Use OpenGL for rendering
};

uint32_t ext_count = 0;
xrEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(nullptr, 0, &ext_count, nullptr);
std::vector<XrExtensionProperties> xr_exts(ext_count, { XR_TYPE_EXTENSION_PROPERTIES });
xrEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(nullptr, ext_count, &ext_count, xr_exts.data());

//Print available extension names to console
globjects::debug() << "Extensions available:";
for (size_t i = 0; i < xr_exts.size(); i++) {
	globjects::debug() << xr_exts[i].extensionName;
}

for (size_t i = 0; i < xr_exts.size(); i++) {

	// Check if we're asking for this extensions, and add it to our use list!
	for (int32_t ask = 0; ask < _countof(ask_extensions); ask++) {
		if (strcmp(ask_extensions[ask], xr_exts[i].extensionName) == 0) {
			use_extensions.push_back(ask_extensions[ask]);
			break;
		}
	}
}

//CREATE INSTANCE

// Initialize OpenXR with the extensions we've found!
XrInstanceCreateInfo createInfo = { XR_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO };
createInfo.next = nullptr;
createInfo.enabledExtensionCount = use_extensions.size();
createInfo.enabledExtensionNames = use_extensions.data();
createInfo.applicationInfo.apiVersion = XR_CURRENT_API_VERSION;
strcpy_s(createInfo.applicationInfo.applicationName, "Silbits box");
XrResult createInstanceResult = xrCreateInstance(&createInfo, &instance);
globjects::debug() << "Create instance result: " << createInstanceResult << " (0 = SUCCESS)";

// ***SESSION SETUP***

//INSTANCE PROPERTIES

//Load extension methods that we'll need for this application!
XrResult getInstanceProcAdrr = xrGetInstanceProcAddr(instance, "xrGetOpenGLGraphicsRequirementsKHR", (PFN_xrVoidFunction*)(&ext_xrGetOpenGLGraphicsRequirementsKHR));
globjects::debug() << "Get instance Proaddr result: " << getInstanceProcAdrr << " (0 = SUCCESS)";

XrResult GetInstancePropertiesResult = xrGetInstanceProperties(instance, &instance_properties);
globjects::debug() << "Get instance properties result: " << GetInstancePropertiesResult << " (0 = SUCCESS)";
globjects::debug() << instance_properties.runtimeName;

//TODO: Why do we get -1 here? And just gibberish inside instance_properties?
// XR_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILURE = -1,

//SYSTEM ID

//Request a form factor from the device (HMD, Handheld, etc.)
XrSystemGetInfo systemInfo = { XR_TYPE_SYSTEM_GET_INFO };
systemInfo.formFactor = formfactor;
XrResult getSystemResult = xrGetSystem(instance, &systemInfo, &system_id);
globjects::debug() << "Get system result: " << getSystemResult;
XrResult GetSystemPropertiesResult = xrGetSystemProperties(instance, system_id, &system_properties);
globjects::debug() << "Get system properties result: " << GetSystemPropertiesResult;
globjects::debug() << system_properties.systemName;

//TODO: Why do we get -1 here? And just gibberish inside system_properties?

Here is my debug print:

Extensions available:
XR_KHR_D3D11_enable
XR_KHR_D3D12_enable
XR_KHR_opengl_enable
XR_KHR_vulkan_enable
XR_KHR_vulkan_enable2
XR_KHR_composition_layer_depth
XR_KHR_win32_convert_performance_counter_time
XR_KHR_convert_timespec_time
XR_KHR_composition_layer_cube
XR_KHR_composition_layer_cylinder
XR_KHR_composition_layer_equirect
XR_KHR_visibility_mask
XR_KHR_composition_layer_color_scale_bias
XR_EXT_win32_appcontainer_compatible
XR_OCULUS_recenter_event
XR_FB_color_space
XR_OCULUS_ovrsession_handle
XR_OCULUS_perf_stats
XR_OCULUS_audio_device_guid
XR_EXT_debug_utils
Create instance result: 0 (0 = SUCCESS)
Get instance Proaddr result: 0 (0 = SUCCESS)
Get instance properties result: -1 (0 = SUCCESS)
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Get system result: 0
Get system properties result: -1
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[ryliepavlik]

I don’t see where you’re initializing instance_properties but it’s presumably missing type/next.