/// <summary>
/// Uses GCHandle to allocated pinned allocate pinned chunks of memory in CPU host memory.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="accelerator">The current accelerator.</param>
/// <param name="dataSize">The number of elements to copy.</param>
static void PerformPinnedCopyUsingGCHandle(Accelerator accelerator, int dataSize)
{
var array = new int[dataSize];
var handle = GCHandle.Alloc(array, GCHandleType.Pinned);
try
{
// Allocate buffer on this device
using (var bufferOnGPU = accelerator.Allocate1D <int>(array.Length))
{
var stream = accelerator.DefaultStream;
// Page locked buffers enable async memory transfers
using (var scope = accelerator.CreatePageLockFromPinned(array))
{
bufferOnGPU.View.CopyFromPageLockedAsync(stream, scope);
//
// Perform other operations...
//
// Wait for the copy operation to finish
stream.Synchronize();
}
}
}
finally
{
handle.Free();
}
}
public void PinnedUsingGCAllocateArray()
{
var expected = Enumerable.Repeat(42, Length).ToArray();
var array = System.GC.AllocateArray <int>(Length, pinned: true);
using var buffer = Accelerator.Allocate1D <int>(array.Length);
using var scope = Accelerator.CreatePageLockFromPinned(array);
buffer.View.CopyFromPageLockedAsync(scope);
Execute(buffer.Length, buffer.View);
buffer.View.CopyToPageLockedAsync(scope);
Accelerator.Synchronize();
Verify1D(array, expected);
}
/// <summary>
/// Uses System.GC.AllocateArray to allocated pinned allocate pinned chunks of memory in CPU host memory.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="accelerator">The current accelerator.</param>
/// <param name="dataSize">The number of elements to copy.</param>
static void PerformPinnedCopyUsingGCAllocateArray(Accelerator accelerator, int dataSize)
{
var array = GC.AllocateArray <int>(dataSize, pinned: true);
// Allocate buffer on this device
using var bufferOnGPU = accelerator.Allocate1D <int>(array.Length);
var stream = accelerator.DefaultStream;
// Page locked buffers enable async memory transfers
using var scope = accelerator.CreatePageLockFromPinned(array);
bufferOnGPU.View.CopyFromPageLockedAsync(stream, scope);
//
// Perform other operations...
//
// Wait for the copy operation to finish
stream.Synchronize();
}
public unsafe void PinnedUsingGCHandle()
{
var expected = Enumerable.Repeat(42, Length).ToArray();
var array = new int[Length];
var handle = GCHandle.Alloc(array, GCHandleType.Pinned);
try
{
using var buffer = Accelerator.Allocate1D <int>(array.Length);
using var scope = Accelerator.CreatePageLockFromPinned(array);
buffer.View.CopyFromPageLockedAsync(scope);
Execute(buffer.Length, buffer.View);
buffer.View.CopyToPageLockedAsync(scope);
Accelerator.Synchronize();
Verify1D(array, expected);
}
finally
{
handle.Free();
}
}