layer: Deprecated force physical device

Author: christophe-lunarg

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 
 # Release Notes
 
+## [Vulkan Profiles Tools 1.3.321](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Profiles/tree/main) - October 2025
+
+### Deprecation:
+- Deprecate layer forced physical device, replaced by the loader forced physical device
+
 ## [Vulkan Profiles Tools 1.3.321](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Profiles/tree/sdk-1.4.321.0) - July 2025
 
 ### Bugfixes:

layer/VkLayer_khronos_profiles.json.in

@@ -27,30 +27,6 @@
         ],
         "features": {
             "presets": [
-                {
-                    "label": "Force Physical Device Only",
-                    "description": "Use the Profiles layer to force a specific physical device",
-                    "platforms": [ "WINDOWS", "LINUX", "MACOS" ],
-                    "status": "STABLE",
-                    "settings": [
-                        {
-                            "key": "force_device",
-                            "value": "FORCE_DEVICE_WITH_NAME"
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "key": "profile_emulation",
-                            "value": false
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "key": "simulate_capabilities",
-                            "value": []
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "key": "emulate_portability",
-                            "value": false
-                        }
-                    ]
-                },
                 {
                     "label": "Emulate a Vulkan Conformant Profile",
                     "description": "Emulate a Conformant Vulkan Profile",
@@ -153,7 +129,8 @@
                     "key": "force_device",
                     "label": "Force Device",
                     "description": "On system with multiple physical devices, force the use of one specific physical device.",
-                    "status": "STABLE",
+                    "status": "DEPRECATED",
+                    "view": "HIDDEN"
                     "type": "ENUM",
                     "default": "FORCE_DEVICE_OFF",
                     "platforms": [ "WINDOWS", "LINUX", "MACOS" ],