viennacl::backend::mem_handle Class Reference

Main abstraction class for multiple memory domains. Represents a buffer in either main RAM, an OpenCL context, or a CUDA device. More...

#include <mem_handle.hpp>

Public Types
typedef viennacl::tools::shared_ptr< char >	ram_handle_type
typedef viennacl::tools::shared_ptr< char >	cuda_handle_type

Public Member Functions
	mem_handle ()
	Default CTOR. No memory is allocated. More...
ram_handle_type &	ram_handle ()
	Returns the handle to a buffer in CPU RAM. NULL is returned if no such buffer has been allocated. More...
ram_handle_type const &	ram_handle () const
	Returns the handle to a buffer in CPU RAM. NULL is returned if no such buffer has been allocated. More...
memory_types	get_active_handle_id () const
	Returns an ID for the currently active memory buffer. Other memory buffers might contain old or no data. More...
void	switch_active_handle_id (memory_types new_id)
	Switches the currently active handle. If no support for that backend is provided, an exception is thrown. More...
bool	operator== (mem_handle const &other) const
	Compares the two handles and returns true if the active memory handles in the two mem_handles point to the same buffer. More...
bool	operator< (mem_handle const &other) const
	Compares the two handles and returns true if the active memory handles in the two mem_handles point a buffer with inferior address useful to store handles into a map, since they naturally have strong ordering. More...
bool	operator!= (mem_handle const &other) const
void	swap (mem_handle &other)
	Implements a fast swapping method. No data is copied, only the handles are exchanged. More...
vcl_size_t	raw_size () const
	Returns the number of bytes of the currently active buffer. More...
void	raw_size (vcl_size_t new_size)
	Sets the size of the currently active buffer. Use with care! More...

Detailed Description

Main abstraction class for multiple memory domains. Represents a buffer in either main RAM, an OpenCL context, or a CUDA device.

The idea is to wrap all possible handle types inside this class so that higher-level code does not need to be cluttered with preprocessor switches. Instead, this class collects all the necessary conditional compilations.

Definition at line 89 of file mem_handle.hpp.

Member Typedef Documentation

typedef viennacl::tools::shared_ptr<char> viennacl::backend::mem_handle::cuda_handle_type

Definition at line 93 of file mem_handle.hpp.

typedef viennacl::tools::shared_ptr<char> viennacl::backend::mem_handle::ram_handle_type

Definition at line 92 of file mem_handle.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

viennacl::backend::mem_handle::mem_handle ( )

inline

Default CTOR. No memory is allocated.

Definition at line 96 of file mem_handle.hpp.

Member Function Documentation

memory_types viennacl::backend::mem_handle::get_active_handle_id ( ) const

inline

Returns an ID for the currently active memory buffer. Other memory buffers might contain old or no data.

Definition at line 118 of file mem_handle.hpp.

bool viennacl::backend::mem_handle::operator!= ( mem_handle const &  other ) const

inline

Definition at line 203 of file mem_handle.hpp.

bool viennacl::backend::mem_handle::operator< ( mem_handle const &  other ) const

inline

Compares the two handles and returns true if the active memory handles in the two mem_handles point a buffer with inferior address useful to store handles into a map, since they naturally have strong ordering.

Definition at line 179 of file mem_handle.hpp.

bool viennacl::backend::mem_handle::operator== ( mem_handle const &  other ) const

inline

Compares the two handles and returns true if the active memory handles in the two mem_handles point to the same buffer.

Definition at line 153 of file mem_handle.hpp.

ram_handle_type& viennacl::backend::mem_handle::ram_handle ( )

inline

Returns the handle to a buffer in CPU RAM. NULL is returned if no such buffer has been allocated.

Definition at line 99 of file mem_handle.hpp.

ram_handle_type const& viennacl::backend::mem_handle::ram_handle ( ) const

inline

Returns the handle to a buffer in CPU RAM. NULL is returned if no such buffer has been allocated.

Definition at line 101 of file mem_handle.hpp.

vcl_size_t viennacl::backend::mem_handle::raw_size ( ) const

inline

Returns the number of bytes of the currently active buffer.

Definition at line 230 of file mem_handle.hpp.

void viennacl::backend::mem_handle::raw_size ( vcl_size_t  new_size )

inline

Sets the size of the currently active buffer. Use with care!

Definition at line 233 of file mem_handle.hpp.

void viennacl::backend::mem_handle::swap ( mem_handle &  other )

inline

Implements a fast swapping method. No data is copied, only the handles are exchanged.

Definition at line 206 of file mem_handle.hpp.

void viennacl::backend::mem_handle::switch_active_handle_id ( memory_types  new_id )

inline

Switches the currently active handle. If no support for that backend is provided, an exception is thrown.

Definition at line 121 of file mem_handle.hpp.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• viennacl/backend/mem_handle.hpp