[vk] unify VkSurfaceKHR with Android and the rest of platforms; remove technically incorrect nullptr() ctor for handles (#2971)

Removes some odd #ifdef-ing that just can use a shrimple opaque type.

Also removes nullptr() ctor'ing for vulkan handles and such; it's not incorrect per se like how `void *p = 0;` isn't incorrect, just that, y'know, any static analyzer will go "woah". Also there isn't any guarantee that handles `sizeof(Handle) == sizeof(void*)` so may as well :)

Signed-off-by: lizzie lizzie@eden-emu.dev

Reviewed-on: https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/pulls/2971
Reviewed-by: CamilleLaVey <camillelavey99@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: MaranBr <maranbr@eden-emu.dev>
Co-authored-by: lizzie <lizzie@eden-emu.dev>
Co-committed-by: lizzie <lizzie@eden-emu.dev>

17 files changed, 104 insertions, 182 deletions

diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.cpp
index 07611ef98c..789f4da2ed 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.cpp
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ void BlitImageHelper::ConvertDepthToColorPipeline(vk::Pipeline& pipeline, VkRend
     VkShaderModule frag_shader = *convert_float_to_depth_frag;
     const std::array stages = MakeStages(*full_screen_vert, frag_shader);
     const VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo input_assembly_ci = GetPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo(device);
-    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline({
+    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline(VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = nullptr,
         .flags = 0,
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ void BlitImageHelper::ConvertColorToDepthPipeline(vk::Pipeline& pipeline, VkRend
     VkShaderModule frag_shader = *convert_depth_to_float_frag;
     const std::array stages = MakeStages(*full_screen_vert, frag_shader);
     const VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo input_assembly_ci = GetPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo(device);
-    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline({
+    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline(VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = nullptr,
         .flags = 0,
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ void BlitImageHelper::ConvertPipelineEx(vk::Pipeline& pipeline, VkRenderPass ren
     }
     const std::array stages = MakeStages(*full_screen_vert, *module);
     const VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo input_assembly_ci = GetPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo(device);
-    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline({
+    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline(VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = nullptr,
         .flags = 0,
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ void BlitImageHelper::ConvertPipeline(vk::Pipeline& pipeline, VkRenderPass rende
         is_target_depth ? *convert_float_to_depth_frag : *convert_depth_to_float_frag;
     const std::array stages = MakeStages(*full_screen_vert, frag_shader);
     const VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo input_assembly_ci = GetPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo(device);
-    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline({
+    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline(VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = nullptr,
         .flags = 0,
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
index d1e607e75f..cb1b1a5362 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
@@ -137,14 +137,8 @@ try
                       memory_allocator,
                       scheduler,
                       swapchain,
-#ifdef ANDROID
-                      surface)
-    ,
-#else
                       *surface)
-    ,
-#endif
-    blit_swapchain(device_memory,
+    , blit_swapchain(device_memory,
                    device,
                    memory_allocator,
                    present_manager,
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.cpp
index 22e646afe9..d45a57f7bb 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ ComputePass::ComputePass(const Device& device_, DescriptorPool& descriptor_pool,
         .requiredSubgroupSize = optional_subgroup_size ? *optional_subgroup_size : 32U,
     };
     bool use_setup_size = device.IsExtSubgroupSizeControlSupported() && optional_subgroup_size;
-    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateComputePipeline({
+    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateComputePipeline(VkComputePipelineCreateInfo{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = nullptr,
         .flags = 0,
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ ComputePass::ComputePass(const Device& device_, DescriptorPool& descriptor_pool,
             .pSpecializationInfo = nullptr,
         },
         .layout = *layout,
-        .basePipelineHandle = nullptr,
+        .basePipelineHandle = {},
         .basePipelineIndex = 0,
     });
 }
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ MSAACopyPass::MSAACopyPass(const Device& device_, Scheduler& scheduler_,
             .codeSize = static_cast<u32>(code.size_bytes()),
             .pCode = code.data(),
         });
-        pipelines[i] = device.GetLogical().CreateComputePipeline({
+        pipelines[i] = device.GetLogical().CreateComputePipeline(VkComputePipelineCreateInfo{
             .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
             .pNext = nullptr,
             .flags = 0,
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ MSAACopyPass::MSAACopyPass(const Device& device_, Scheduler& scheduler_,
                 .pSpecializationInfo = nullptr,
             },
             .layout = *layout,
-            .basePipelineHandle = nullptr,
+            .basePipelineHandle = {},
             .basePipelineIndex = 0,
         });
     };
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.cpp
index 6a6fe2b830..1a62324c95 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.cpp
@@ -67,26 +67,24 @@ ComputePipeline::ComputePipeline(const Device& device_, vk::PipelineCache& pipel
         if (device.IsKhrPipelineExecutablePropertiesEnabled() && Settings::values.renderer_debug.GetValue()) {
             flags |= VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_CAPTURE_STATISTICS_BIT_KHR;
         }
-        pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateComputePipeline(
-            {
-                .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
-                .pNext = nullptr,
-                .flags = flags,
-                .stage{
-                    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO,
-                    .pNext =
-                        device.IsExtSubgroupSizeControlSupported() ? &subgroup_size_ci : nullptr,
-                    .flags = 0,
-                    .stage = VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT,
-                    .module = *spv_module,
-                    .pName = "main",
-                    .pSpecializationInfo = nullptr,
-                },
-                .layout = *pipeline_layout,
-                .basePipelineHandle = 0,
-                .basePipelineIndex = 0,
+        pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateComputePipeline(VkComputePipelineCreateInfo{
+            .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMPUTE_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
+            .pNext = nullptr,
+            .flags = flags,
+            .stage{
+                .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO,
+                .pNext =
+                    device.IsExtSubgroupSizeControlSupported() ? &subgroup_size_ci : nullptr,
+                .flags = 0,
+                .stage = VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT,
+                .module = *spv_module,
+                .pName = "main",
+                .pSpecializationInfo = nullptr,
             },
-            *pipeline_cache);
+            .layout = *pipeline_layout,
+            .basePipelineHandle = 0,
+            .basePipelineIndex = 0,
+        }, *pipeline_cache);
 
         // Log compute pipeline creation
         if (Settings::values.gpu_logging_enabled.GetValue()) {
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
index 5b11a34232..e989bf6b31 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
@@ -946,29 +946,27 @@ void GraphicsPipeline::MakePipeline(VkRenderPass render_pass) {
         flags |= VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_CAPTURE_STATISTICS_BIT_KHR;
     }
 
-    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline(
-        {
-            .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
-            .pNext = nullptr,
-            .flags = flags,
-            .stageCount = static_cast<u32>(shader_stages.size()),
-            .pStages = shader_stages.data(),
-            .pVertexInputState = &vertex_input_ci,
-            .pInputAssemblyState = &input_assembly_ci,
-            .pTessellationState = &tessellation_ci,
-            .pViewportState = &viewport_ci,
-            .pRasterizationState = &rasterization_ci,
-            .pMultisampleState = &multisample_ci,
-            .pDepthStencilState = &depth_stencil_ci,
-            .pColorBlendState = &color_blend_ci,
-            .pDynamicState = &dynamic_state_ci,
-            .layout = *pipeline_layout,
-            .renderPass = render_pass,
-            .subpass = 0,
-            .basePipelineHandle = nullptr,
-            .basePipelineIndex = 0,
-        },
-        *pipeline_cache);
+    pipeline = device.GetLogical().CreateGraphicsPipeline({
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .pNext = nullptr,
+        .flags = flags,
+        .stageCount = static_cast<u32>(shader_stages.size()),
+        .pStages = shader_stages.data(),
+        .pVertexInputState = &vertex_input_ci,
+        .pInputAssemblyState = &input_assembly_ci,
+        .pTessellationState = &tessellation_ci,
+        .pViewportState = &viewport_ci,
+        .pRasterizationState = &rasterization_ci,
+        .pMultisampleState = &multisample_ci,
+        .pDepthStencilState = &depth_stencil_ci,
+        .pColorBlendState = &color_blend_ci,
+        .pDynamicState = &dynamic_state_ci,
+        .layout = *pipeline_layout,
+        .renderPass = render_pass,
+        .subpass = 0,
+        .basePipelineHandle = nullptr,
+        .basePipelineIndex = 0,
+    }, *pipeline_cache);
 
     // Log graphics pipeline creation
     if (Settings::values.gpu_logging_enabled.GetValue()) {
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.cpp
index 3b5c2e3c01..aa019a4160 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2023 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -101,22 +101,14 @@ PresentManager::PresentManager(const vk::Instance& instance_,
                                MemoryAllocator& memory_allocator_,
                                Scheduler& scheduler_,
                                Swapchain& swapchain_,
-#ifdef ANDROID
-                               vk::SurfaceKHR& surface_)
-#else
-                               VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_handle_)
-#endif
+                               VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_)
     : instance{instance_}
     , render_window{render_window_}
     , device{device_}
     , memory_allocator{memory_allocator_}
     , scheduler{scheduler_}
     , swapchain{swapchain_}
-#ifdef ANDROID
     , surface{surface_}
-#else
-    , surface_handle{surface_handle_}
-#endif
     , blit_supported{CanBlitToSwapchain(device.GetPhysical(), swapchain.GetImageViewFormat())}
     , use_present_thread{Settings::values.async_presentation.GetValue()}
 {
@@ -299,11 +291,7 @@ void PresentManager::PresentThread(std::stop_token token) {
 }
 
 void PresentManager::RecreateSwapchain(Frame* frame) {
-#ifndef ANDROID
-    swapchain.Create(surface_handle, frame->width, frame->height); // Pass raw pointer
-#else
-    swapchain.Create(*surface, frame->width, frame->height); // Pass raw pointer
-#endif
+    swapchain.Create(surface, frame->width, frame->height); // Pass raw pointer
     SetImageCount();
 }
 
@@ -322,7 +310,7 @@ void PresentManager::CopyToSwapchain(Frame* frame) {
             // Recreate surface and swapchain if needed.
             if (requires_recreation) {
 #ifdef ANDROID
-                surface = CreateSurface(instance, render_window.GetWindowInfo());
+                surface = *CreateSurface(instance, render_window.GetWindowInfo()).address();
 #endif
                 RecreateSwapchain(frame);
             }
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.h
index aacc9b025a..3d5cc32102 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2023 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_memory_allocator.h"
 #include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
-struct VkSurfaceKHR_T;
-
 namespace Core::Frontend {
 class EmuWindow;
 } // namespace Core::Frontend
@@ -46,11 +44,7 @@ public:
                    MemoryAllocator& memory_allocator,
                    Scheduler& scheduler,
                    Swapchain& swapchain,
-#ifdef ANDROID
-                   vk::SurfaceKHR& surface);
-#else
-                   VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_handle);
-#endif
+                   VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface);
     ~PresentManager();
 
     /// Returns the last used presentation frame
@@ -84,11 +78,7 @@ private:
     MemoryAllocator& memory_allocator;
     Scheduler& scheduler;
     Swapchain& swapchain;
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    vk::SurfaceKHR& surface;
-#else
-    VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_handle;
-#endif
+    VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface;
     vk::CommandPool cmdpool;
     std::vector<Frame> frames;
     boost::container::deque<Frame*> present_queue;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.cpp
index 415259c72c..7cdb3acadd 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.cpp
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ void QueryCacheRuntime::EndHostConditionalRendering() {
     PauseHostConditionalRendering();
     impl->hcr_is_set = false;
     impl->is_hcr_running = false;
-    impl->hcr_buffer = nullptr;
+    impl->hcr_buffer = VkBuffer{};
     impl->hcr_offset = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h
index b8dae9bc2d..e2aa4d991e 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2023 yuzu Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ public:
     ~QueryCacheRuntime();
 
     template <typename SyncValuesType>
-    void SyncValues(std::span<SyncValuesType> values, VkBuffer base_src_buffer = nullptr);
+    void SyncValues(std::span<SyncValuesType> values, VkBuffer base_src_buffer = VkBuffer{});
 
     void Barriers(bool is_prebarrier);
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
index 0a032cdae0..947de6a80e 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void Scheduler::EndRenderPass()
                                    VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT, 0, nullptr, nullptr, vk::Span(barriers.data(), num_images));
         });
 
-        state.renderpass = nullptr;
+        state.renderpass = VkRenderPass{};
         num_renderpass_images = 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
index 667f136ee6..00a912f2cd 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ public:
     ~Scheduler();
 
     /// Sends the current execution context to the GPU.
-    u64 Flush(VkSemaphore signal_semaphore = nullptr, VkSemaphore wait_semaphore = nullptr);
+    u64 Flush(VkSemaphore signal_semaphore = {}, VkSemaphore wait_semaphore = {});
 
     /// Sends the current execution context to the GPU and waits for it to complete.
-    void Finish(VkSemaphore signal_semaphore = nullptr, VkSemaphore wait_semaphore = nullptr);
+    void Finish(VkSemaphore signal_semaphore = {}, VkSemaphore wait_semaphore = {});
 
     /// Waits for the worker thread to finish executing everything. After this function returns it's
     /// safe to touch worker resources.
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ private:
     };
 
     struct State {
-        VkRenderPass renderpass = nullptr;
-        VkFramebuffer framebuffer = nullptr;
+        VkRenderPass renderpass{};
+        VkFramebuffer framebuffer{};
         VkExtent2D render_area = {0, 0};
         GraphicsPipeline* graphics_pipeline = nullptr;
         bool is_rescaling = false;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
index b89e981444..cd8f948d8b 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
@@ -109,38 +109,22 @@ VkCompositeAlphaFlagBitsKHR ChooseAlphaFlags(const VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR& cap
 } // Anonymous namespace
 
 Swapchain::Swapchain(
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    VkSurfaceKHR surface_,
-#else
-    VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_handle_,
-#endif
+    VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_,
     const Device& device_,
     Scheduler& scheduler_,
     u32 width_,
     u32 height_)
-#ifdef ANDROID
     : surface(surface_)
-#else
-    : surface_handle{surface_handle_}
-#endif
     , device{device_}
     , scheduler{scheduler_}
 {
-#ifdef ANDROID
     Create(surface, width_, height_);
-#else
-    Create(surface_handle, width_, height_);
-#endif
 }
 
 Swapchain::~Swapchain() = default;
 
 void Swapchain::Create(
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    VkSurfaceKHR surface_,
-#else
-    VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_handle_,
-#endif
+    VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_,
     u32 width_,
     u32 height_)
 {
@@ -148,18 +132,10 @@ void Swapchain::Create(
     is_suboptimal = false;
     width = width_;
     height = height_;
-#ifdef ANDROID
     surface = surface_;
-#else
-    surface_handle = surface_handle_;
-#endif
 
     const auto physical_device = device.GetPhysical();
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    const auto capabilities{physical_device.GetSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(surface)};
-#else
-    const auto capabilities{physical_device.GetSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(surface_handle)};
-#endif
+    const auto capabilities{physical_device.GetSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(VkSurfaceKHR(surface))};
     if (capabilities.maxImageExtent.width == 0 || capabilities.maxImageExtent.height == 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -254,14 +230,8 @@ void Swapchain::Present(VkSemaphore render_semaphore) {
 
 void Swapchain::CreateSwapchain(const VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR& capabilities) {
     const auto physical_device{device.GetPhysical()};
-
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    const auto formats{physical_device.GetSurfaceFormatsKHR(surface)};
-    const auto present_modes = physical_device.GetSurfacePresentModesKHR(surface);
-#else
-    const auto formats{physical_device.GetSurfaceFormatsKHR(surface_handle)};
-    const auto present_modes = physical_device.GetSurfacePresentModesKHR(surface_handle);
-#endif
+    const auto formats{physical_device.GetSurfaceFormatsKHR(VkSurfaceKHR(surface))};
+    const auto present_modes = physical_device.GetSurfacePresentModesKHR(VkSurfaceKHR(surface));
 
     has_mailbox = std::find(present_modes.begin(), present_modes.end(), VK_PRESENT_MODE_MAILBOX_KHR)
                   != present_modes.end();
@@ -290,11 +260,7 @@ void Swapchain::CreateSwapchain(const VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR& capabilities) {
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR,
         .pNext = nullptr,
         .flags = 0,
-#ifdef ANDROID
-        .surface = surface,
-#else
-        .surface = surface_handle,
-#endif
+        .surface = VkSurfaceKHR(surface),
         .minImageCount = requested_image_count,
         .imageFormat = surface_format.format,
         .imageColorSpace = surface_format.colorSpace,
@@ -313,7 +279,7 @@ void Swapchain::CreateSwapchain(const VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR& capabilities) {
         .compositeAlpha = alpha_flags,
         .presentMode = present_mode,
         .clipped = VK_FALSE,
-        .oldSwapchain = nullptr,
+        .oldSwapchain = VkSwapchainKHR{},
     };
     const u32 graphics_family{device.GetGraphicsFamily()};
     const u32 present_family{device.GetPresentFamily()};
@@ -345,11 +311,7 @@ void Swapchain::CreateSwapchain(const VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR& capabilities) {
         swapchain_ci.flags |= VK_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_MUTABLE_FORMAT_BIT_KHR;
     }
     // Request the size again to reduce the possibility of a TOCTOU race condition.
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    const auto updated_capabilities = physical_device.GetSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(surface);
-#else
-    const auto updated_capabilities = physical_device.GetSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(surface_handle);
-#endif
+    const auto updated_capabilities = physical_device.GetSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(VkSurfaceKHR(surface));
     swapchain_ci.imageExtent = ChooseSwapExtent(updated_capabilities, width, height);
     // Don't add code within this and the swapchain creation.
     swapchain = device.GetLogical().CreateSwapchainKHR(swapchain_ci);
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h
index 7e99bf8fa7..d926cc118a 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2019 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
-struct VkSurfaceKHR_T;
-
 namespace Layout {
 struct FramebufferLayout;
 }
@@ -25,11 +23,7 @@ class Scheduler;
 class Swapchain {
 public:
     explicit Swapchain(
-#ifdef ANDROID
-        VkSurfaceKHR surface,
-#else
-        VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_handle,
-#endif
+        VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface,
         const Device& device,
         Scheduler& scheduler,
         u32 width,
@@ -38,11 +32,7 @@ public:
 
     /// Creates (or recreates) the swapchain with a given size.
     void Create(
-#ifdef ANDROID
-        VkSurfaceKHR surface,
-#else
-        VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_handle,
-#endif
+        VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface,
         u32 width,
         u32 height);
 
@@ -128,11 +118,7 @@ private:
 
     bool NeedsPresentModeUpdate() const;
 
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    VkSurfaceKHR surface;
-#else
-    VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface_handle;
-#endif
+    VkSurfaceKHR_T* surface;
 
     const Device& device;
     Scheduler& scheduler;
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan.h
index 8d2e8e2a37..2cc0f0d7f0 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan.h
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2023 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@
 #undef False
 #undef None
 #undef True
+
+// "Catch-all" handle for both Android and.. the rest of platforms
+struct VkSurfaceKHR_T;
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
index a2ff3ee6ed..b51c57d380 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Device::Device(VkInstance instance_, vk::PhysicalDevice physical_, VkSurfaceKHR
     : instance{instance_}, dld{dld_}, physical{physical_},
     format_properties(GetFormatProperties(physical)) {
     // Get suitability and device properties.
-    const bool is_suitable = GetSuitability(surface != nullptr);
+    const bool is_suitable = GetSuitability(surface != VkSurfaceKHR{});
 
     const VkDriverId driver_id = properties.driver.driverID;
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.cpp
index dc65d3960a..761b7759c8 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ vk::SurfaceKHR CreateSurface(
     const vk::Instance& instance,
     [[maybe_unused]] const Core::Frontend::EmuWindow::WindowSystemInfo& window_info) {
     [[maybe_unused]] const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld = instance.Dispatch();
-    VkSurfaceKHR unsafe_surface = nullptr;
+    VkSurfaceKHR unsafe_surface = VkSurfaceKHR{};
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     if (window_info.type == Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Windows) {
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
index 5c04132f7b..872fbd858e 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ public:
 
     /// Construct a handle transferring the ownership from another handle.
     Handle(Handle&& rhs) noexcept
-        : handle{std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr)}, owner{rhs.owner}, dld{rhs.dld} {}
+        : handle{std::exchange(rhs.handle, Type{})}, owner{rhs.owner}, dld{rhs.dld} {}
 
     /// Assign the current handle transferring the ownership from another handle.
     /// Destroys any previously held object.
     Handle& operator=(Handle&& rhs) noexcept {
         Release();
-        handle = std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr);
+        handle = std::exchange(rhs.handle, Type{});
         owner = rhs.owner;
         dld = rhs.dld;
         return *this;
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public:
     /// Destroys any held object.
     void reset() noexcept {
         Release();
-        handle = nullptr;
+        handle = Type{};
     }
 
     /// Returns the address of the held object.
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ public:
 
     /// Returns true when there's a held object.
     explicit operator bool() const noexcept {
-        return handle != nullptr;
+        return handle != Type{};
     }
 
 #ifndef ANDROID
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 
 protected:
-    Type handle = nullptr;
+    Type handle{};
     OwnerType owner = nullptr;
     const Dispatch* dld = nullptr;
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ private:
     /// Destroys the held object if it exists.
     void Release() noexcept {
         if (handle) {
-            Destroy(owner, handle, *dld);
+            Destroy(OwnerType(owner), Type(handle), *dld);
         }
     }
 };
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ public:
     /// Destroys any held object.
     void reset() noexcept {
         Release();
-        handle = nullptr;
+        handle = {};
     }
 
     /// Returns the address of the held object.
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ public:
 
     /// Returns true when there's a held object.
     explicit operator bool() const noexcept {
-        return handle != nullptr;
+        return handle != Type{};
     }
 
 #ifndef ANDROID
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 
 protected:
-    Type handle = nullptr;
+    Type handle{};
     const Dispatch* dld = nullptr;
 
 private:
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<AllocationType[]> allocations;
     std::size_t num = 0;
     VkDevice device = nullptr;
-    PoolType pool = nullptr;
+    PoolType pool{};
     const DeviceDispatch* dld = nullptr;
 };
 
@@ -669,12 +669,12 @@ public:
     Image& operator=(const Image&) = delete;
 
     Image(Image&& rhs) noexcept
-        : handle{std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr)}, usage{rhs.usage}, owner{rhs.owner},
+        : handle{std::exchange(rhs.handle, VkImage{})}, usage{rhs.usage}, owner{rhs.owner},
           allocator{rhs.allocator}, allocation{rhs.allocation}, dld{rhs.dld} {}
 
     Image& operator=(Image&& rhs) noexcept {
         Release();
-        handle = std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr);
+        handle = std::exchange(rhs.handle, VkImage{});
         usage = rhs.usage;
         owner = rhs.owner;
         allocator = rhs.allocator;
@@ -693,11 +693,11 @@ public:
 
     void reset() noexcept {
         Release();
-        handle = nullptr;
+        handle = VkImage{};
     }
 
     explicit operator bool() const noexcept {
-        return handle != nullptr;
+        return handle != VkImage{};
     }
 
     void SetObjectNameEXT(const char* name) const;
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ public:
 private:
     void Release() const noexcept;
 
-    VkImage handle = nullptr;
+    VkImage handle{};
     VkImageUsageFlags usage{};
     VkDevice owner = nullptr;
     VmaAllocator allocator = nullptr;
@@ -730,13 +730,13 @@ public:
     Buffer& operator=(const Buffer&) = delete;
 
     Buffer(Buffer&& rhs) noexcept
-        : handle{std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr)}, owner{rhs.owner}, allocator{rhs.allocator},
+        : handle{std::exchange(rhs.handle, VkBuffer{})}, owner{rhs.owner}, allocator{rhs.allocator},
           allocation{rhs.allocation}, mapped{rhs.mapped},
           is_coherent{rhs.is_coherent}, dld{rhs.dld} {}
 
     Buffer& operator=(Buffer&& rhs) noexcept {
         Release();
-        handle = std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr);
+        handle = std::exchange(rhs.handle, VkBuffer{});
         owner = rhs.owner;
         allocator = rhs.allocator;
         allocation = rhs.allocation;
@@ -756,11 +756,11 @@ public:
 
     void reset() noexcept {
         Release();
-        handle = nullptr;
+        handle = VkBuffer{};
     }
 
     explicit operator bool() const noexcept {
-        return handle != nullptr;
+        return handle != VkBuffer{};
     }
 
     /// Returns the host mapped memory, an empty span otherwise.
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ public:
 private:
     void Release() const noexcept;
 
-    VkBuffer handle = nullptr;
+    VkBuffer handle{};
     VkDevice owner = nullptr;
     VmaAllocator allocator = nullptr;
     VmaAllocation allocation = nullptr;
@@ -1020,10 +1020,10 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] PipelineLayout CreatePipelineLayout(const VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo& ci) const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] Pipeline CreateGraphicsPipeline(const VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo& ci,
-                                                  VkPipelineCache cache = nullptr) const;
+                                                  VkPipelineCache cache = {}) const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] Pipeline CreateComputePipeline(const VkComputePipelineCreateInfo& ci,
-                                                 VkPipelineCache cache = nullptr) const;
+                                                 VkPipelineCache cache = {}) const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] Sampler CreateSampler(const VkSamplerCreateInfo& ci) const;