gcc/liboffloadmic/include/coi/sink/COIBuffer_sink.h

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#ifndef _COIBUFFER_SINK_H
#define _COIBUFFER_SINK_H

/** @ingroup COIBuffer
 *  @addtogroup COIBufferSink
@{

* @file sink\COIBuffer_sink.h 
*/
#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
#include "../common/COITypes_common.h"
#include "../common/COIResult_common.h"
#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif 

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///
/// Adds a reference to the memory of a buffer.  The memory of the buffer
/// will remain on the device until both a corresponding COIBufferReleaseRef() 
/// call is made and the run function that delivered the buffer returns.
///
/// Intel® Coprocessor Offload Infrastructure (Intel® COI)  streaming buffers should not be AddRef'd. Doing so may result in
/// unpredictable results or may cause the sink process to crash.
///
/// @warning 1.It is possible for enqueued run functions to be unable to 
///            execute due to all card memory being occupied by addref'ed
///            buffers. As such, it is important that whenever a buffer is
///            addref'd that there be no dependencies on future run functions
///            for progress to be made towards releasing the buffer.
///          2.It is important that AddRef is called within the scope of 
///            run function that carries the buffer to be addref'ed.
///
/// @param  in_pBuffer
///         [in] Pointer to the start of a buffer being addref'ed, that was
///         passed in at the start of the run function.
/// 
/// @return COI_SUCCESS if the buffer ref count was successfully incremented.
///
/// @return COI_INVALID_POINTER if the buffer pointer is NULL.
///
/// @return COI_INVALID_HANDLE if the buffer pointer is invalid.
///
COIRESULT
COIBufferAddRef(
            void*           in_pBuffer);


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///
/// Removes a reference to the memory of a buffer.  The memory of the buffer
/// will be eligible for being freed on the device when the following
/// conditions are met: the run function that delivered the buffer
/// returns, and the number of calls to COIBufferReleaseRef() matches the 
/// number of calls to COIBufferAddRef().
///
/// @warning When a buffer is addref'ed it is assumed that it is in use and all
///          other operations on that buffer waits for ReleaseRef() to happen.
///          So you cannot pass the addref'ed buffer's handle to RunFunction 
///          that calls ReleaseRef(). This is a circular dependency and will 
///          cause a deadlock. Buffer's pointer (buffer's sink side 
///          address/pointer which is different than source side BUFFER handle)
///          needs to be stored somewhere to retrieve it later to use in 
///          ReleaseRef.
///
/// @param  in_pBuffer
///         [in] Pointer to the start of a buffer previously addref'ed, that
///         was passed in at the start of the run function.
/// 
/// @return COI_SUCCESS if the buffer refcount was successfully decremented.
///
/// @return COI_INVALID_POINTER if the buffer pointer was invalid.
///
/// @return COI_INVALID_HANDLE if the buffer did not have COIBufferAddRef() 
///         previously called on it.
///
COIRESULT
COIBufferReleaseRef(
            void*           in_pBuffer);


#ifdef __cplusplus
} /* extern "C" */
#endif 

#endif /* _COIBUFFER_SINK_H */

/*! @} */