diff --git a/cmake/common.cmake b/cmake/common.cmake
index 645837aaaa..ab215a59e3 100755
--- a/cmake/common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common.cmake
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ struct DeviceConfigCaps
 
 	get_target_property(HEADER_RULE_GENERATED ${IMPL_TARGET} NBL_HEADER_GENERATED_RULE)
 	if(NOT HEADER_RULE_GENERATED)
-		set(INCLUDE_DIR "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${IMPL_TARGET},BINARY_DIR>/${IMPL_TARGET}/.cmake/include")
+	    set(INCLUDE_DIR "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${IMPL_TARGET},BINARY_DIR>/${IMPL_TARGET}/.cmake/include")
 		set(INCLUDE_FILE "${INCLUDE_DIR}/$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${IMPL_TARGET},NBL_HEADER_PATH>")
 		set(INCLUDE_CONTENT $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${IMPL_TARGET},NBL_HEADER_CONTENT>)
 
@@ -1277,17 +1277,22 @@ namespace @IMPL_NAMESPACE@ {
     foreach(INDEX RANGE ${LAST_INDEX})
         string(JSON INPUT GET "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} INPUT)
 		string(JSON BASE_KEY GET "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} KEY)
-        string(JSON COMPILE_OPTIONS_LENGTH LENGTH "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} COMPILE_OPTIONS)
-
+        
         set(COMPILE_OPTIONS "")
-        math(EXPR LAST_CO "${COMPILE_OPTIONS_LENGTH} - 1")
-        foreach(COMP_IDX RANGE 0 ${LAST_CO})
-            string(JSON COMP_ITEM GET "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} COMPILE_OPTIONS ${COMP_IDX})
-            list(APPEND COMPILE_OPTIONS "${COMP_ITEM}")
-        endforeach()
+		string(JSON HAS_COMPILE_OPTIONS ERROR_VARIABLE ERROR_VAR TYPE "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} COMPILE_OPTIONS)
+		if(HAS_COMPILE_OPTIONS STREQUAL "ARRAY")
+			string(JSON COMPILE_OPTIONS_LENGTH LENGTH "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} COMPILE_OPTIONS)
+			if(NOT COMPILE_OPTIONS_LENGTH EQUAL 0)
+				math(EXPR LAST_CO "${COMPILE_OPTIONS_LENGTH} - 1")
+				foreach(COMP_IDX RANGE 0 ${LAST_CO})
+					string(JSON COMP_ITEM GET "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} COMPILE_OPTIONS ${COMP_IDX})
+					list(APPEND COMPILE_OPTIONS "${COMP_ITEM}")
+				endforeach()
+			endif()
+		endif()
 
 		set(DEPENDS_ON "")
-        string(JSON HAS_DEPENDS TYPE "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} DEPENDS)
+        string(JSON HAS_DEPENDS ERROR_VARIABLE ERROR_VAR TYPE "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} DEPENDS)
         if(HAS_DEPENDS STREQUAL "ARRAY")
             string(JSON DEPENDS_LENGTH LENGTH "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} DEPENDS)
             if(NOT DEPENDS_LENGTH EQUAL 0)
@@ -1305,7 +1310,7 @@ namespace @IMPL_NAMESPACE@ {
 
         set(HAS_CAPS FALSE)
         set(CAPS_LENGTH 0)
-        string(JSON CAPS_TYPE TYPE "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} CAPS)
+        string(JSON CAPS_TYPE ERROR_VARIABLE ERROR_VAR TYPE "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} CAPS)
         if(CAPS_TYPE STREQUAL "ARRAY")
             string(JSON CAPS_LENGTH LENGTH "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} CAPS)
             if(NOT CAPS_LENGTH EQUAL 0)
@@ -1323,12 +1328,27 @@ namespace @IMPL_NAMESPACE@ {
 
         set(CAP_NAMES "")
         set(CAP_TYPES "")
+		set(CAP_KINDS "")
         if(HAS_CAPS)
             math(EXPR LAST_CAP "${CAPS_LENGTH} - 1")
             foreach(CAP_IDX RANGE 0 ${LAST_CAP})
+				string(JSON CAP_KIND ERROR_VARIABLE CAP_TYPE_ERROR GET "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} CAPS ${CAP_IDX} kind)
                 string(JSON CAP_NAME GET "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} CAPS ${CAP_IDX} name)
                 string(JSON CAP_TYPE GET "${IMPL_INPUTS}" ${INDEX} CAPS ${CAP_IDX} type)
 
+				# -> TODO: improve validation, input should be string
+				if(CAP_TYPE_ERROR)
+					set(CAP_KIND limits) # I assume its limit by default (or when invalid value present, currently)
+				else()
+					if(NOT CAP_KIND MATCHES "^(limits|features)$")
+						ERROR_WHILE_PARSING_ITEM(
+							"Invalid CAP kind \"${CAP_KIND}\" for ${CAP_NAME}\n"
+							"Allowed kinds are: limits, features"
+						)
+					endif()
+				endif()
+				# <-
+
 				if(NOT CAP_TYPE MATCHES "^(bool|uint16_t|uint32_t|uint64_t)$")
 					ERROR_WHILE_PARSING_ITEM(
 						"Invalid CAP type \"${CAP_TYPE}\" for ${CAP_NAME}\n"
@@ -1366,6 +1386,7 @@ namespace @IMPL_NAMESPACE@ {
                 set(CAP_VALUES_${CAP_IDX} "${VALUES}")
                 list(APPEND CAP_NAMES "${CAP_NAME}")
                 list(APPEND CAP_TYPES "${CAP_TYPE}")
+				list(APPEND CAP_KINDS "${CAP_KIND}")
             endforeach()
         endif()
 
@@ -1405,12 +1426,19 @@ namespace @IMPL_NAMESPACE@ {
 
 ]=])
 		unset(RETVAL_EVAL)
-		foreach(CAP ${CAP_NAMES})
-			string(CONFIGURE [=[
-		retval += ".@CAP@_" + std::to_string(limits.@CAP@);
-]=] RETVALUE_VIEW @ONLY)
-			string(APPEND RETVAL_EVAL "${RETVALUE_VIEW}")
-		endforeach(CAP)
+		list(LENGTH CAP_NAMES CAP_COUNT)
+		if(CAP_COUNT GREATER 0)
+			math(EXPR LAST_CAP "${CAP_COUNT} - 1")
+			foreach(i RANGE ${LAST_CAP})
+				list(GET CAP_NAMES ${i} CAP)
+				list(GET CAP_KINDS ${i} KIND)
+				string(CONFIGURE [=[
+		retval += ".@CAP@_" + std::to_string(@KIND@.@CAP@);
+]=] 			RETVALUE_VIEW @ONLY)
+				string(APPEND RETVAL_EVAL "${RETVALUE_VIEW}")
+			endforeach()
+		endif()
+		
 		string(CONFIGURE "${HEADER_ITEM_VIEW}" HEADER_ITEM_EVAL @ONLY)
 		set_property(TARGET ${IMPL_TARGET} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY NBL_HEADER_CONTENT "${HEADER_ITEM_EVAL}")
 		
@@ -1461,6 +1489,7 @@ namespace @IMPL_NAMESPACE@ {
 
 			list(GET CAP_NAMES ${CAP_INDEX} CURRENT_CAP)
 			list(GET CAP_TYPES ${CAP_INDEX} CURRENT_TYPE)
+			list(GET CAP_KINDS ${CAP_INDEX} CURRENT_KIND)
 			set(VAR_NAME "CAP_VALUES_${CAP_INDEX}")
 			set(VALUES "${${VAR_NAME}}")
 
diff --git a/examples_tests b/examples_tests
index 2b4db21239..e1e8dd6fb0 160000
--- a/examples_tests
+++ b/examples_tests
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2b4db2123918f380cc0a35f6889315a02f84ea73
+Subproject commit e1e8dd6fb0c46612defeea46c960a6b85f4b4155
diff --git a/include/nbl/builtin/hlsl/ieee754.hlsl b/include/nbl/builtin/hlsl/ieee754.hlsl
index 6bdfcf2514..65db917883 100644
--- a/include/nbl/builtin/hlsl/ieee754.hlsl
+++ b/include/nbl/builtin/hlsl/ieee754.hlsl
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct flipSign_helper<FloatingPoint, Bool NBL_PARTIAL_REQ_BOT(concepts::Floatin
 		const AsUint asUint = ieee754::impl::bitCastToUintType(val);
 		// can't use mix_helper because circular dep
 #ifdef __HLSL_VERSION
-		return bit_cast<FloatingPoint>(asUint ^ spirv::select(AsUint(0ull), ieee754::traits<AsFloat>::signMask, flip));
+		return bit_cast<FloatingPoint>(asUint ^ spirv::select(flip, ieee754::traits<AsFloat>::signMask, AsUint(0ull)));
 #else
 		return bit_cast<FloatingPoint>(asUint ^ (flip ? ieee754::traits<AsFloat>::signMask : AsUint(0ull)));
 #endif