/// <summary>
/// Creates a new memory buffer with the specified flags for the specified array. The size of memory 1allocated for the memory buffer is determined by <see cref="T"/> and the number of elements in the array.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The size of the memory buffer will be determined by the structure specified in the type parameter.</typeparam>
/// <param name="memoryFlags">The flags, that determines the how the memory buffer is created and how it can be accessed.</param>
/// <param name="value">The value that is to be copied over to the device.</param>
/// <exception cref="OpenClException">If the memory buffer could not be created, then an <see cref="OpenClException"/> is thrown.</exception>
/// <returns>Returns the created memory buffer.</returns>
public MemoryBuffer CreateBuffer <T>(OpenCl.DotNetCore.Memory.MemoryFlag memoryFlags, T[] value) where T : struct
{
return(CreateBuffer(memoryFlags, typeof(T), Array.ConvertAll(value, x => (object)x)));
//// Tries to create the memory buffer, if anything goes wrong, then it is crucial to free the allocated memory
//IntPtr hostBufferPointer = IntPtr.Zero;
//try
//{
// // Determines the size of the specified value and creates a pointer that points to the data inside the structure
// int size = Marshal.SizeOf<T>() * value.Length;
// hostBufferPointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(size);
// for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
// Marshal.StructureToPtr(value[i], IntPtr.Add(hostBufferPointer, i * Marshal.SizeOf<T>()), false);
// // Creates a new memory buffer for the specified value
// Result result;
// IntPtr memoryBufferPointer = MemoryNativeApi.CreateBuffer(this.Handle, (Interop.Memory.MemoryFlag)memoryFlags, new UIntPtr((uint)size), hostBufferPointer, out result);
// // Checks if the creation of the memory buffer was successful, if not, then an exception is thrown
// if (result != Result.Success)
// throw new OpenClException("The memory buffer could not be created.", result);
// // Creates the memory buffer from the pointer to the memory buffer and returns it
// return new MemoryBuffer(memoryBufferPointer);
//}
//finally
//{
// // Deallocates the host memory allocated for the value
// if (hostBufferPointer != IntPtr.Zero)
// Marshal.FreeHGlobal(hostBufferPointer);
//}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new memory buffer with the specified flags and of the specified size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="memoryFlags">The flags, that determines the how the memory buffer is created and how it can be accessed.</param>
/// <param name="size">The size of memory that should be allocated for the memory buffer.</param>
/// <exception cref="OpenClException">If the memory buffer could not be created, then an <see cref="OpenClException"/> is thrown.</exception>
/// <returns>Returns the created memory buffer.</returns>
public MemoryBuffer CreateBuffer(OpenCl.DotNetCore.Memory.MemoryFlag memoryFlags, long size)
{
// Creates a new memory buffer of the specified size and with the specified memory flags
Result result;
IntPtr memoryBufferPointer = MemoryNativeApi.CreateBuffer(this.Handle, (Interop.Memory.MemoryFlag)memoryFlags, new UIntPtr((ulong)size), IntPtr.Zero, out result);
// Checks if the creation of the memory buffer was successful, if not, then an exception is thrown
if (result != Result.Success)
{
throw new OpenClException("The memory buffer could not be created.", result);
}
// Creates the memory buffer from the pointer to the memory buffer and returns it
return(new MemoryBuffer(memoryBufferPointer));
}
public MemoryBuffer CreateBuffer(OpenCl.DotNetCore.Memory.MemoryFlag memoryFlags, Type t, object[] value)
{
// Tries to create the memory buffer, if anything goes wrong, then it is crucial to free the allocated memory
IntPtr hostBufferPointer = IntPtr.Zero;
try
{
// Determines the size of the specified value and creates a pointer that points to the data inside the structure
int size = Marshal.SizeOf(t) * value.Length;
hostBufferPointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(size);
for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
{
Marshal.StructureToPtr(value[i], IntPtr.Add(hostBufferPointer, i * Marshal.SizeOf(t)), false);
}
// Creates a new memory buffer for the specified value
Result result;
IntPtr memoryBufferPointer = MemoryNativeApi.CreateBuffer(this.Handle,
(Interop.Memory.MemoryFlag)memoryFlags, new UIntPtr((uint)size), hostBufferPointer, out result);
// Checks if the creation of the memory buffer was successful, if not, then an exception is thrown
if (result != Result.Success)
{
throw new OpenClException("The memory buffer could not be created.", result);
}
// Creates the memory buffer from the pointer to the memory buffer and returns it
return(new MemoryBuffer(memoryBufferPointer));
}
finally
{
// Deallocates the host memory allocated for the value
if (hostBufferPointer != IntPtr.Zero)
{
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(hostBufferPointer);
}
}
}
/// <summary> /// Creates a new memory buffer with the specified flags. The size of memory allocated for the memory buffer is determined by <see cref="T"/> and the number of elements. /// </summary> /// <typeparam name="T">The size of the memory buffer will be determined by the structure specified in the type parameter.</typeparam> /// <param name="memoryFlags">The flags, that determines the how the memory buffer is created and how it can be accessed.</param> /// <exception cref="OpenClException">If the memory buffer could not be created, then an <see cref="OpenClException"/> is thrown.</exception> /// <returns>Returns the created memory buffer.</returns> public MemoryBuffer CreateBuffer <T>(OpenCl.DotNetCore.Memory.MemoryFlag memoryFlags, long size) where T : struct => this.CreateBuffer(memoryFlags, Marshal.SizeOf <T>() * size);