/// <summary>
/// Creates a new buffer and allocates the specified ammount of memory.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sizeInBytes">The number of bytes to allocate for the buffer</param>
/// <returns>A pointer to the allocated buffer</returns>
public static IntPtr Alloc(uint sizeInBytes)
{
IntPtr result = IntPtr.Zero;
CudaUtil.Call(CudaMem.cuMemAllocHost(out result, (UInt32)sizeInBytes));
return(result);
}
public static HostBuffer1D <T> Alloc(int length)
{
HostBuffer1D <T> result = new HostBuffer1D <T>();
uint elemSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(T));
CudaUtil.Call(CudaMem.cuMemAllocHost(out result.ptr, elemSize * (uint)length));
result.length = length;
return(result);
}