diff --git a/wgpu-native/src/command/mod.rs b/wgpu-native/src/command/mod.rs
index 14bdbcf89..4e699cc80 100644
--- a/wgpu-native/src/command/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-native/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ pub use self::allocator::CommandAllocator;
 pub use self::compute::*;
 pub use self::render::*;
 
-use hal;
+use hal::{self, Device};
 
 use {
     Color, Origin3d, Stored,
     BufferId, CommandBufferId, ComputePassId, DeviceId, RenderPassId, TextureId, TextureViewId,
 };
+use conv;
 use registry::{HUB, Items, Registry};
 use track::{BufferTracker, TextureTracker};
 
+use std::iter;
 use std::thread::ThreadId;
 
 
@@ -88,17 +90,72 @@ pub struct CommandBufferDescriptor {}
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn wgpu_command_buffer_begin_render_pass(
     command_buffer_id: CommandBufferId,
-    _descriptor: RenderPassDescriptor<TextureViewId>,
+    desc: RenderPassDescriptor<TextureViewId>,
 ) -> RenderPassId {
     let mut cmb_guard = HUB.command_buffers.lock();
     let cmb = cmb_guard.get_mut(command_buffer_id);
-
     let device_guard = HUB.devices.lock();
     let device = device_guard.get(cmb.device_id.0);
 
     let current_comb = device.com_allocator.extend(cmb);
 
-    //let render_pass = device.create_render_pass();
+    let render_pass = {
+        let tracker = &mut cmb.texture_tracker;
+        let view_guard = HUB.texture_views.lock();
+
+        let depth_stencil_attachment = match desc.depth_stencil_attachment {
+            Some(ref at) => {
+                let view = view_guard.get(at.attachment);
+                let query = tracker.query(view.source_id.0);
+                let (_, layout) = conv::map_texture_state(
+                    query.usage,
+                    hal::format::Aspects::DEPTH | hal::format::Aspects::STENCIL,
+                );
+                Some(hal::pass::Attachment {
+                    format: Some(conv::map_texture_format(view.format)),
+                    samples: view.samples,
+                    ops: conv::map_load_store_ops(at.depth_load_op, at.depth_store_op),
+                    stencil_ops: conv::map_load_store_ops(at.stencil_load_op, at.stencil_store_op),
+                    layouts: layout .. layout,
+                })
+            }
+            None => None,
+        };
+        let color_attachments = desc.color_attachments
+            .iter()
+            .map(|at| {
+                let view = view_guard.get(at.attachment);
+                let query = tracker.query(view.source_id.0);
+                let (_, layout) = conv::map_texture_state(query.usage, hal::format::Aspects::COLOR);
+                hal::pass::Attachment {
+                    format: Some(conv::map_texture_format(view.format)),
+                    samples: view.samples,
+                    ops: conv::map_load_store_ops(at.load_op, at.store_op),
+                    stencil_ops: hal::pass::AttachmentOps::DONT_CARE,
+                    layouts: layout .. layout,
+                }
+            });
+        let attachments = color_attachments.chain(depth_stencil_attachment);
+
+        //TODO: retain the storage
+        let color_refs = (0 .. desc.color_attachments.len())
+            .map(|i| {
+                (i, hal::image::Layout::ColorAttachmentOptimal)
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let ds_ref = desc.depth_stencil_attachment.as_ref().map(|_| {
+            (desc.color_attachments.len(), hal::image::Layout::DepthStencilAttachmentOptimal)
+        });
+        let subpass = hal::pass::SubpassDesc {
+            colors: &color_refs,
+            depth_stencil: ds_ref.as_ref(),
+            inputs: &[],
+            resolves: &[],
+            preserves: &[],
+        };
+
+        device.raw.create_render_pass(attachments, iter::once(subpass), &[])
+    };
     //let framebuffer = device.create_framebuffer();
 
     /*TODO:
diff --git a/wgpu-native/src/conv.rs b/wgpu-native/src/conv.rs
index c266e1e8f..c84f8a366 100644
--- a/wgpu-native/src/conv.rs
+++ b/wgpu-native/src/conv.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use hal;
 
-use {Extent3d, binding_model, pipeline, resource};
+use {Extent3d, binding_model, command, pipeline, resource};
 
 
 pub fn map_buffer_usage(
@@ -358,3 +358,15 @@ pub fn map_texture_state(
 
     (access, layout)
 }
+
+pub fn map_load_store_ops(load: command::LoadOp, store: command::StoreOp) -> hal::pass::AttachmentOps {
+    hal::pass::AttachmentOps {
+        load: match load {
+            command::LoadOp::Clear => hal::pass::AttachmentLoadOp::Clear,
+            command::LoadOp::Load => hal::pass::AttachmentLoadOp::Load,
+        },
+        store: match store {
+            command::StoreOp::Store => hal::pass::AttachmentStoreOp::Store,
+        },
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wgpu-native/src/device.rs b/wgpu-native/src/device.rs
index 3c7c4e6ad..539da439d 100644
--- a/wgpu-native/src/device.rs
+++ b/wgpu-native/src/device.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use {back, binding_model, command, conv, pipeline, resource};
 use registry::{HUB, Items, Registry};
-use track::{BufferTracker, TextureTracker, TrackPermit};
+use track::{BufferTracker, TextureTracker};
 use {
     AttachmentStateId, BindGroupLayoutId, BlendStateId, CommandBufferId, DepthStencilStateId,
     DeviceId, PipelineLayoutId, QueueId, RenderPipelineId, ShaderModuleId, TextureId,
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ pub extern "C" fn wgpu_device_create_texture(
             raw: bound_image,
             aspects,
         });
-    device.texture_tracker
+    let query = device.texture_tracker
         .lock()
         .unwrap()
-        .track(id, resource::TextureUsageFlags::empty(), TrackPermit::empty())
-        .expect("Resource somehow is already registered");
+        .query(id);
+    assert!(query.initialized);
 
     id
 }
diff --git a/wgpu-native/src/lib.rs b/wgpu-native/src/lib.rs
index f1705c5bb..88932c393 100644
--- a/wgpu-native/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wgpu-native/src/lib.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ type BufferHandle = Buffer<B>;
 
 // Resource
 pub type TextureViewId = Id;
+type TextureViewHandle = TextureView<B>;
 pub type TextureId = Id;
 type TextureHandle = Texture<B>;
 pub type SamplerId = Id;
diff --git a/wgpu-native/src/registry/mod.rs b/wgpu-native/src/registry/mod.rs
index 935732323..5c5344efe 100644
--- a/wgpu-native/src/registry/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-native/src/registry/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use {
     BlendStateHandle, CommandBufferHandle, DepthStencilStateHandle, DeviceHandle, InstanceHandle,
     RenderPassHandle, ComputePassHandle,
     PipelineLayoutHandle, RenderPipelineHandle, ComputePipelineHandle, ShaderModuleHandle,
-    BufferHandle, TextureHandle,
+    BufferHandle, TextureHandle, TextureViewHandle,
 };
 
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub struct Hub {
     pub(crate) compute_passes: ConcreteRegistry<ComputePassHandle>,
     pub(crate) buffers: ConcreteRegistry<BufferHandle>,
     pub(crate) textures: ConcreteRegistry<TextureHandle>,
+    pub(crate) texture_views: ConcreteRegistry<TextureViewHandle>,
 }
 
 lazy_static! {
diff --git a/wgpu-native/src/resource.rs b/wgpu-native/src/resource.rs
index 14df48e7a..45b7e674a 100644
--- a/wgpu-native/src/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-native/src/resource.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use {Extent3d};
+use {Extent3d, Stored, TextureId};
 
 use hal;
 
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Buffer<B: hal::Backend> {
     // TODO: mapping, unmap()
 }
 
-pub struct TextureView {
-    // TODO
-}
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
@@ -81,6 +78,13 @@ pub(crate) struct Texture<B: hal::Backend> {
     pub aspects: hal::format::Aspects,
 }
 
+pub(crate) struct TextureView<B: hal::Backend> {
+    pub raw: B::ImageView,
+    pub source_id: Stored<TextureId>,
+    pub format: TextureFormat,
+    pub samples: hal::image::NumSamples,
+}
+
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum AddressMode {
diff --git a/wgpu-native/src/track.rs b/wgpu-native/src/track.rs
index 752e06116..ee628b1b7 100644
--- a/wgpu-native/src/track.rs
+++ b/wgpu-native/src/track.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ pub enum Tracktion<T> {
     Replace { old: T },
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Query<T> {
+    pub usage: T,
+    pub initialized: bool,
+}
+
 bitflags! {
     pub struct TrackPermit: u32 {
         const EXTEND = 1;
@@ -23,14 +29,21 @@ bitflags! {
 
 
 pub trait GenericUsage {
+    fn default() -> Self;
     fn is_exclusive(&self) -> bool;
 }
 impl GenericUsage for BufferUsageFlags {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        BufferUsageFlags::empty()
+    }
     fn is_exclusive(&self) -> bool {
         BufferUsageFlags::WRITE_ALL.intersects(*self)
     }
 }
 impl GenericUsage for TextureUsageFlags {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        TextureUsageFlags::empty()
+    }
     fn is_exclusive(&self) -> bool {
         TextureUsageFlags::WRITE_ALL.intersects(*self)
     }
@@ -53,7 +66,26 @@ impl<
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn track(&mut self, id: I, usage: U, permit: TrackPermit) -> Result<Tracktion<U>, U> {
+    pub fn query(&mut self, id: I) -> Query<U> {
+        match self.map.entry(Stored(id)) {
+            Entry::Vacant(e) => {
+                let usage = U::default();
+                e.insert(usage);
+                Query {
+                    usage,
+                    initialized: true,
+                }
+            }
+            Entry::Occupied(e) => {
+                Query {
+                    usage: *e.get(),
+                    initialized: false,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn transit(&mut self, id: I, usage: U, permit: TrackPermit) -> Result<Tracktion<U>, U> {
         match self.map.entry(Stored(id)) {
             Entry::Vacant(e) => {
                 e.insert(usage);
@@ -77,7 +109,7 @@ impl<
     pub(crate) fn consume<'a>(&'a mut self, other: Self) -> impl 'a + Iterator<Item = (I, Range<U>)> {
         other.map
             .into_iter()
-            .flat_map(move |(id, new)| match self.track(id.0.clone(), new, TrackPermit::REPLACE) {
+            .flat_map(move |(id, new)| match self.transit(id.0.clone(), new, TrackPermit::REPLACE) {
                 Ok(Tracktion::Init) |
                 Ok(Tracktion::Keep) => None,
                 Ok(Tracktion::Replace { old }) => Some((id.0, old .. new)),