allocHost

Allocate memory on host. More...

Functions
AFAPI void *	allocHost (const size_t elements, const dtype type)
	Allocate memory on host. More...
template<typename T >
AFAPI T *	allocHost (const size_t elements)
	Allocate memory on host. More...
AFAPI af_err	af_alloc_host (void **ptr, const dim_t bytes)

Detailed Description

Allocate memory on host.

This function is used for allocating regular memory on host. This is useful where the compiler version of ArrayFire library is different from the executable's compiler version.

It does not use ArrayFire's memory manager.

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Function Documentation

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

AFAPI void* af::allocHost	(	const size_t	elements,
		const dtype	type
	)

Allocate memory on host.

Allocate memory on host. This function is used for allocating regular memory on host. This is useful where the compiler version of ArrayFire library is different from the executable's compiler version.

It does not use ArrayFire's memory manager.

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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

AFAPI T* af::allocHost

(

const size_t

elements

)

Allocate memory on host.

Allocate memory on host. This function is used for allocating regular memory on host. This is useful where the compiler version of ArrayFire library is different from the executable's compiler version.

It does not use ArrayFire's memory manager.

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Parameters

[in]

elements

the number of elements to allocate

Returns

the pointer to the memory

Note

the size of the memory allocated is the number of elements * sizeof(type)