Array¶

Programming interface¶

All types and functions in this section are declared in the oneapi::dal namespace and be available via inclusion of the oneapi/dal/array.hpp header file.

All the array class methods can be divided into several groups:

Constructors that are used to create an array from external, mutable or immutable memory.
Constructors and assignment operators that are used to create an array that shares its data with another one.
The group of reset() methods that are used to re-assign an array to another external memory block.
The group of reset() methods that are used to re-assign an array to an internally allocated memory block.
The methods that are used to access the data.
Static methods that provide simplified ways to create an array either from external memory or by allocating it within a new object.

template<typename T> class array¶

Template Parameters: T – The type of the memory block elements within the array. T can represent any type.

Public Static Methods

static array<T> empty(std::int64_t count)¶

Allocates a new memory block for mutable data, does not initialize it, creates a new array instance by passing a pointer to the memory block. The array owns the memory block (for details, see data ownership requirements).

Parameters: count – The number of elements of type Data to allocate memory for.

Preconditions: count > 0

template<typename K> static array<T> full(std::int64_t count, K &&element)¶

Allocates a new memory block for mutable data, fills it with a scalar value, creates a new array instance by passing a pointer to the memory block. The array owns the memory block (for details, see data ownership requirements).

Parameters

count – The number of elements of type T to allocate memory for.
element – The value that is used to fill a memory block.

Preconditions: count > 0

Elements of type T are constructible from the Element type.

static array<T> zeros(std::int64_t count)¶

Allocates a new memory block on mutable data, fills it with zeros, creates a new array instance by passing a pointer to the memory block. The array owns the memory block (for details, see data ownership requirements).

Parameters: count – The number of elements of type Data to allocate memory for.

Preconditions: count > 0

template<typename Y> static array<T> wrap(Y *data, std::int64_t count)¶

Creates a new array instance by passing the pointer to externally-allocated memory block for mutable data. It is the responsibility of the calling application to free the memory block as the array does not free it when the reference count is zero.

Parameters

data – The pointer to externally-allocated memory block.
count – The number of elements of type Data in the memory block.

Preconditions: data != nullptr

count > 0

Constructors

array()¶: Creates a new instance of the class without memory allocation: mutable_data and data pointers should be set to nullptr, count should be zero; the pointer to the ownership structure should be set to nullptr.

array(const array<T> &other)¶: Creates a new array instance that shares an ownership with other on its memory block.

array(array<T> &&other)¶: Moves data, mutable_data pointers, count, and pointer to the ownership structure in other to the new array instance.

template<typename Deleter> array(T *data, std::int64_t count, Deleter &&deleter)¶

Creates a new array instance which owns a memory block of externally-allocated mutable data. The ownership structure is created for a block, the input deleter is assigned to it.

Template Parameters

Deleter – The type of a deleter used to free the Data. The deleter provides void operator()(Data*) member function.

Parameters

data – The pointer to externally-allocated memory block.
count – The number of elements of type Data in the memory block.
deleter – The object used to free Data.

template<typename ConstDeleter> array(const T *data, std::int64_t count, ConstDeleter &&deleter)¶

Creates a new array instance which owns a memory block of externally-allocated immutable data. The ownership structure is created for a block, the input deleter is assigned to it.

Template Parameters

ConstDeleter – The type of a deleter used to free the Data. The deleter implements void operator()(const Data*) member function.

Parameters

data – The pointer to externally-allocated memory block.
count – The number of elements of type Data in the Data.
deleter – The object used to free Data.

array(const std::shared_ptr<T> &data, std::int64_t count)¶

Creates a new array instance that shares ownership with the user-provided shared pointer.

Parameters

data – The shared pointer to externally-allocated memory block.
count – The number of elements of type Data in the memory block.

array(const std::shared_ptr<const T> &data, std::int64_t count)¶

Creates a new array instance that shares ownership with the user-provided shared pointer.

Parameters

data – The shared pointer to externally-allocated memory block.
count – The number of elements of type Data in the memory block.

template<typename Y, typename K> array(const array<Y> &ref, K *data, std::int64_t count)¶

An aliasing constructor: creates a new array instance that stores Data pointer, assigns the pointer to the ownership structure of ref to the new instance. Array returns Data pointer as its mutable or immutable block depending on the Data type.

Template Parameters

Y – The type of elements in the referenced array.
K – Either T or \(const T\) type.

Parameters

ref – The array which shares ownership structure with created one.
data – Mutable or immutable unmanaged pointer hold by created array.
count – The number of elements of type T in the Data.

Preconditions: std::is_same_v<data, const T> || std::is_same_v<data, T>

Public Methods

array<T> operator=(const array<T> &other)¶

Replaces the data, mutable_data pointers, count, and pointer to the ownership structure in the array instance by the values in other.

Postconditions: data == other.data

mutable_data == other.mutable_data

count == other.count

array<T> operator=(array<T> &&other)¶: Swaps the values of data, mutable_data pointers, count, and pointer to the ownership structure in the array instance and other.

T *get_mutable_data() const¶

The pointer to the memory block holding mutable data.

Preconditions: has_mutable_data() == true, othewise throws domain_error

const T *get_data() const noexcept¶: The pointer to the memory block holding immutable data.

bool has_mutable_data() const noexcept¶: Returns whether array contains mutable_data or not.

array &need_mutable_data()¶

Returns mutable_data, if array contains it. Otherwise, allocates a memory block for mutable data and fills it with the data stored at data. Creates the ownership structure for allocated memory block and stores the pointer.

Postconditions: has_mutable_data() == true

std::int64_t get_count() const noexcept¶: The number of elements of type T in a memory block.

std::int64_t get_size() const noexcept¶: The size of memory block in bytes.

void reset()¶: Resets ownership structure pointer to nullptr, sets count to zero, data and mutable_data to nullptr.

void reset(std::int64_t count)¶

Allocates a new memory block for mutable data, does not initialize it, creates ownership structure for this block, assigns the structure inside the array. The array owns allocated memory block.

Parameters: count – The number of elements of type Data to allocate memory for.

template<typename Deleter> void reset(T *data, std::int64_t count, Deleter &&deleter)¶

Creates the ownership structure for memory block of externally-allocated mutable data, assigns input deleter object to it, sets data and mutable_data pointers to this block.

Template Parameters

Deleter – The type of a deleter used to free the Data. The deleter implements void operator()(Data*) member function.

Parameters

data – The mutable memory block pointer to be assigned inside the array.
count – The number of elements of type Data into the block.
deleter – The object used to free Data.

template<typename ConstDeleter> void reset(const T *data, std::int64_t count, ConstDeleter &&deleter)¶

Creates the ownership structure for memory block of externally-allocated immutable data, assigns input deleter object to it, sets data pointer to this block.

Template Parameters

ConstDeleter – The type of a deleter used to free. The deleter implements void operator()(const Data*)` member function.

Parameters

data – The immutable memory block pointer to be assigned inside the array.
count – The number of elements of type Data into the block.
deleter – The object used to free Data.

template<typename Y> void reset(const array<Y> &ref, T *data, std::int64_t count)¶

Initializes data and mutable_data with data pointer, count with input count value, initializes the pointer to ownership structure with the one from ref. Array returns Data pointer as its mutable block.

Template Parameters

Y – The type of elements in the referenced array.

Parameters

ref – The array which is used to share ownership structure with current one.
data – Mutable unmanaged pointer to be assigned to the array.
count – The number of elements of type T in the Data.

template<typename Y> void reset(const array<Y> &ref, const T *data, std::int64_t count)¶

Initializes data with data pointer, count with input count value, initializes the pointer to ownership structure with the one from ref. Array returns Data pointer as its immutable block.

Template Parameters

Y – The type of elements in the referenced array.

Parameters

ref – The array which is used to share ownership structure with current one.
data – Immutable unmanaged pointer to be assigned to the array.
count – The number of elements of type T in the Data.

const T &operator[](std::int64_t index) const noexcept¶: Provides a read-only access to the elements of array. Does not perform boundary checks.

Usage example¶

The following listing provides a brief introduction to the array API and an example of basic usage scenario:

#include <CL/sycl.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "oneapi/dal/array.hpp"

using namespace oneapi;

void print_property(const std::string& description, const auto& property) {
   std::cout << description << ": " << property << std::endl;
}

int main() {
   sycl::queue queue { sycl::default_selector() };

   constexpr std::int64_t data_count = 4;
   const float data[] = { 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f, 4.0f };

   // Creating an array from immutable user-defined memory
   auto arr_data = dal::array<float>::wrap(data, data_count);

   // Creating an array from internally allocated memory filled by ones
   auto arr_ones = dal::array<float>::full(queue, data_count, 1.0f);

   print_property("Is arr_data mutable", arr_data.has_mutable_data()); // false
   print_property("Is arr_ones mutable", arr_ones.has_mutable_data()); // true

   // Creating new array from arr_data without data copy - they share ownership information.
   dal::array<float> arr_mdata = arr_data;

   print_property("arr_mdata elements count", arr_mdata.get_count()); // equal to data_count
   print_property("Is arr_mdata mutable", arr_mdata.has_mutable_data()); // false

   /// Copying data inside arr_mdata to new mutable memory block.
   /// arr_data still refers to the original data pointer.
   arr_mdata.need_mutable_data(queue);

   print_property("Is arr_data mutable", arr_data.has_mutable_data()); // false
   print_property("Is arr_mdata mutable", arr_mdata.has_mutable_data()); // true

   queue.submit([&](sycl::handler& cgh){
      auto mdata = arr_mdata.get_mutable_data();
      auto cones = arr_ones.get_data();
      cgh.parallel_for<class array_addition>(sycl::range<1>(data_count), [=](sycl::id<1> idx) {
         mdata[idx[0]] += cones[idx[0]];
      });
   }).wait();

   std::cout << "arr_mdata values: ";
   for(std::int64_t i = 0; i < arr_mdata.get_count(); i++) {
      std::cout << arr_mdata[i] << ", ";
   }
   std::cout << std::endl;

   return 0;
}

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Array¶

Programming interface¶

Usage example¶