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holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer

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holoscan::utils::cuda::DeviceBuffer

CUDA Host Mapped Buffer Class.

#include <holoscan/utils/cuda/buffer.hpp>

Inherits from: holoscan::utils::cuda::Buffer (public)

Constructors

CudaHostMappedBuffer

holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::CudaHostMappedBuffer(holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::CudaHostMappedBuffer(
    size_t size,
    int device_id = 0
)

Construct a new Cuda Host Mapped Buffer object.

Destructor

~CudaHostMappedBuffer

holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::~CudaHostMappedBuffer()holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::~CudaHostMappedBuffer()

Methods

data

void * holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::data() override

Get the data buffer.

Returns: Void pointer to the buffer

size

size_t holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::size() const override

Get the size of the allocated buffer in elements.

Returns: size in elements

get_bytes

size_t holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::get_bytes() const override

Get the bytes allocated.

Returns: allocated bytes

resize

void holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::resize(
    size_t number_of_elements
) override

Resize the underlying buffer.

Parameters

number_of_elements
size_t

Number of elements to be resized with

device_data

void * holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::device_data() const

get_datatype

BufferDataType holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::get_datatype() constBufferDataType holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::get_datatype() const

Get the datatype.

Returns: datatype

get_device

int holoscan::utils::cuda::CudaHostMappedBuffer::get_device() const

Get the device ID.

Returns: device ID

Member variables

NameTypeDescription
size_size_t
capacity_size_t
buffer_void *
device_buffer_void *
allocator_CudaHostMappedAllocator
free_CudaHostFree
data_type_BufferDataTypeDatatype of the elements in the buffer.
device_id_intDevice ID.