pinned

Allocate pinned memory using ArrayFire's memory manager. More...

Functions
AFAPI af_err	af_alloc_pinned (void **ptr, const dim_t bytes)
AFAPI void *	pinned (const size_t elements, const dtype type)
template<typename T >
T *	pinned (const size_t elements)
	Allocate pinned memory using ArrayFire's memory manager. More...

Detailed Description

Allocate pinned memory using ArrayFire's memory manager.

These functions allocate page locked memory. This type of memory has better performance characteristics but require additional care because they are a limited resource.

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Function Documentation

af_alloc_pinned()

AFAPI af_err af_alloc_pinned	(	void **	ptr,
		const dim_t	bytes
	)

pinned() [1/2]

T * pinned

(

const size_t

elements

)

Allocate pinned memory using ArrayFire's memory manager.

These functions allocate page locked memory. This type of memory has better performance characteristics but require additional care because they are a limited resource.

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Parameters

[in]

elements

the number of elements to allocate

Returns

the pointer to the memory

pinned() [2/2]

AFAPI void * pinned	(	const size_t	elements,
		const dtype	type
	)

Allocate pinned memory using ArrayFire's memory manager.

These functions allocate page locked memory. This type of memory has better performance characteristics but require additional care because they are a limited resource.

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Parameters

[in]	elements	the number of elements to allocate
[in]	type	is the type of the elements to allocate

Returns

the pointer to the memory