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clGetDeviceInfo(3clc)

Get information about an OpenCL device.

NAME

clGetDeviceInfo - Get information about an OpenCL device.

cl_int clGetDeviceInfo(cl_device_id device, cl_device_info param_name, size_t param_value_size, void *param_value, size_t *param_value_size_ret);

PARAMETERS

device

May be a device returned by clGetDeviceIDs(3clc) or a sub-device created by clCreateSubDevices(3clc). If device is a sub-device, the specific information for the sub-device will be returned. The information that can be queried using clGetDeviceInfo is specified in the table below.

param_value

A pointer to memory location where appropriate values for a given param_name as specified in the table below will be returned. If param_value is NULL, it is ignored.

param_value_size

Specifies the size in bytes of memory pointed to by param_value. This size in bytes must be ≥ size of return type specified in the table below.

param_value_size_ret

Returns the actual size in bytes of data being queried by param_value. If param_value_size_ret is NULL, it is ignored.

param_name

An enumeration constant that identifies the device information being queried. It can be one of the values as specified in the table below.

cl_device_infoReturn TypeDescription
CL_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BITScl_uintThe default compute device address space size specified as an unsigned integer value in bits. Currently supported values are 32 or 64 bits.
CL_DEVICE_AVAILABLEcl_boolIs CL_TRUE if the device is available and CL_FALSE if the device is not available.
CL_DEVICE_BUILT_IN_KERNELSchar[]A semi-colon separated list of built-in kernels supported by the device. An empty string is returned if no built-in kernels are supported by the device.
CL_DEVICE_COMPILER_AVAILABLEcl_boolIs CL_FALSE if the implementation does not have a compiler available to compile the program source. Is CL_TRUE if the compiler is available. This can be CL_FALSE for the embedded platform profile only.
CL_DEVICE_DOUBLE_FP_CONFIGcl_device_-
fp_config
Describes double precision floating-point capability of the OpenCL device. This is a bit-field that describes one or more of the following values:


CL_FP_DENORM - denorms are supported..RE

CL_FP_INF_NAN - INF and NaNs are supported..RE

CL_FP_ROUND_TO_NEAREST - round to nearest even rounding mode supported..RE

CL_FP_ROUND_TO_ZERO - round to zero rounding mode supported..RE

CL_FP_ROUND_TO_INF - round to positive and negative infinity rounding modes supported..RE

CP_FP_FMA - IEEE754-2008 fused multiply-add is supported. .RE

CL_FP_SOFT_FLOAT - Basic floating-point operations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication) are implemented in software..RE
Double precision is an optional feature so the mandated minimum double precision floating-point capability is 0.
If double precision is supported by the device, then the minimum double precision floatingpoint capability must be: CL_FP_FMA | CL_FP_ROUND_TO_NEAREST | CL_FP_ROUND_TO_ZERO | CL_FP_ROUND_TO_INF | CL_FP_INF_NAN | CL_FP_DENORM.
CL_DEVICE_ENDIAN_LITTLEcl_boolIs CL_TRUE if the OpenCL device is a little endian device and CL_FALSE otherwise.
CL_DEVICE_ERROR_CORRECTION_SUPPORTReturn type: cl_boolIs CL_TRUE if the device implements error correction for all accesses to compute device memory (global and constant). Is CL_FALSE if the device does not implement such error correction.
CL_DEVICE_EXECUTION_CAPABILITIEScl_device_-
exec_capabilities
Describes the execution capabilities of the device. This is a bit-field that describes one or more of the following values: CL_EXEC_KERNEL - The OpenCL device can execute OpenCL kernels.
CL_EXEC_NATIVE_KERNEL - The OpenCL device can execute native kernels.
The mandated minimum capability is CL_EXEC_KERNEL.
CL_DEVICE_EXTENSIONSchar[]Returns a space separated list of extension names (the extension names themselves do not contain any spaces) supported by the device. The list of extension names returned can be vendor supported extension names and one or more of the following Khronos approved extension names:


cl_khr_int64_base_atomics(3clc) cl_khr_int64_extended_atomics(3clc) cl_khr_fp16(3clc) cl_khr_gl_sharing(3clc) cl_khr_gl_event(3clc) cl_khr_d3d10_sharing(3clc) cl_khr_dx9_media_sharing(3clc) cl_khr_d3d11_sharing(3clc)

The following approved Khronos extension names must be returned by all device that support OpenCL C 1.2:

cl_khr_global_int32_base_atomics cl_khr_global_int32_extended_atomics cl_khr_local_int32_base_atomics cl_khr_local_int32_extended_atomics cl_khr_byte_addressable_store cl_khr_fp64 (for backward compatibility if double precision is supported)

Please refer to the OpenCL 1.2 Extension Specification for a detailed description of these extensions.
CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_CACHE_SIZEcl_ulongSize of global memory cache in bytes.
CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_CACHE_TYPEcl_device_mem-
_cache_type
Type of global memory cache supported. Valid values are: CL_NONE, CL_READ_ONLY_CACHE, and CL_READ_WRITE_CACHE.
CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_CACHELINE_SIZEcl_uintSize of global memory cache line in bytes.
CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_SIZEcl_ulongSize of global device memory in bytes.
CL_DEVICE_HALF_FP_CONFIGcl_device_-
fp_config
Describes the OPTIONAL half precision floating-point capability of the OpenCL device. This is a bit-field that describes one or more of the following values:



CL_FP_DENORM - denorms are supported..RE

CL_FP_INF_NAN - INF and NaNs are supported..RE

CL_FP_ROUND_TO_NEAREST - round to nearest even rounding mode supported..RE

CL_FP_ROUND_TO_ZERO - round to zero rounding mode supported..RE

CL_FP_ROUND_TO_INF - round to +ve and -ve infinity rounding modes supported..RE

CP_FP_FMA - IEEE754-2008 fused multiply-add is supported. .RE

CL_FP_SOFT_FLOAT - Basic floating-point operations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication) are implemented in software..RE
The required minimum half precision floating-point capability as implemented by this extension is CL_FP_ROUND_TO_ZERO or CL_FP_ROUND_TO_INF | CL_FP_INF_NAN.
CL_DEVICE_HOST_UNIFIED_MEMORYcl_boolIs CL_TRUE if the device and the host have a unified memory subsystem and is CL_FALSE otherwise.
CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORTcl_boolIs CL_TRUE if images are supported by the OpenCL device and CL_FALSE otherwise.
CL_DEVICE_IMAGE2D_MAX_HEIGHTsize_tMax height of 2D image in pixels. The minimum value is 8192 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE.
CL_DEVICE_IMAGE2D_MAX_WIDTHsize_tMax width of 2D image or 1D image not created from a buffer object in pixels. The minimum value is 8192 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE.
CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_DEPTHsize_tMax depth of 3D image in pixels. The minimum value is 2048 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE.
CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_HEIGHTsize_tMax height of 3D image in pixels. The minimum value is 2048 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE.
CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_WIDTHsize_tMax width of 3D image in pixels. The minimum value is 2048 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE.
CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_MAX_BUFFER_SIZEsize_tMax number of pixels for a 1D image created from a buffer object. The minimum value is 65536 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE.
CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_MAX_ARRAY_SIZEsize_tMax number of images in a 1D or 2D image array. The minimum value is 2048 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE
CL_DEVICE_LINKER_AVAILABLEcl_boolIs CL_FALSE if the implementation does not have a linker available. Is CL_TRUE if the linker is available. This can be CL_FALSE for the embedded platform profile only. This must be CL_TRUE if CL_DEVICE_COMPILER_AVAILABLE is CL_TRUE
CL_DEVICE_LOCAL_MEM_SIZEcl_ulongSize of local memory arena in bytes. The minimum value is 32 KB for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM.
CL_DEVICE_LOCAL_MEM_TYPEcl_device_-
local_mem_type
Type of local memory supported. This can be set to CL_LOCAL implying dedicated local memory storage such as SRAM, or CL_GLOBAL. For custom devices, CL_NONE can also be returned indicating no local memory support.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_CLOCK_FREQUENCYcl_uintMaximum configured clock frequency of the device in MHz.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_COMPUTE_UNITScl_uintThe number of parallel compute units on the OpenCL device. A work-group executes on a single compute unit. The minimum value is 1.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_CONSTANT_ARGScl_uintMax number of arguments declared with the constant(3clc) qualifier in a kernel. The minimum value is 8 for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_CONSTANT_BUFFER_SIZEcl_ulongMax size in bytes of a constant buffer allocation. The minimum value is 64 KB for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_MEM_ALLOC_SIZEcl_ulongMax size of memory object allocation in bytes. The minimum value is max (1/4th of CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_SIZE, 128*1024*1024) for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_PARAMETER_SIZEsize_tMax size in bytes of the arguments that can be passed to a kernel. The minimum value is 1024 for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM. For this minimum value, only a maximum of 128 arguments can be passed to a kernel.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_READ_IMAGE_ARGScl_uintMax number of simultaneous image objects that can be read by a kernel. The minimum value is 128 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_SAMPLERScl_uintMaximum number of samplers that can be used in a kernel. The minimum value is 16 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE. (Also see sampler_t(3clc).)
CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_GROUP_SIZEsize_tMaximum number of work-items in a work-group executing a kernel on a single compute unit, using the data parallel execution model. (Refer to clEnqueueNDRangeKernel(3clc)). The minimum value is 1.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_ITEM_DIMENSIONScl_uintMaximum dimensions that specify the global and local work-item IDs used by the data parallel execution model. (Refer to clEnqueueNDRangeKernel(3clc)). The minimum value is 3 for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_ITEM_SIZESsize_t[]Maximum number of work-items that can be specified in each dimension of the work-group to clEnqueueNDRangeKernel(3clc).
Returns n size_t entries, where n is the value returned by the query for CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_ITEM_DIMENSIONS.
The minimum value is (1, 1, 1) for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM.
CL_DEVICE_MAX_WRITE_IMAGE_ARGScl_uintMax number of simultaneous image objects that can be written to by a kernel. The minimum value is 8 if CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT is CL_TRUE.
CL_DEVICE_MEM_BASE_ADDR_ALIGNcl_uintThe minimum value is the size (in bits) of the largest OpenCL built-in data type supported by the device (long16 in FULL profile, long16 or int16 in EMBEDDED profile) for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM.
CL_DEVICE_MIN_DATA_TYPE_ALIGN_SIZEcl_uintDeprecated in OpenCL 1.2. The smallest alignment in bytes which can be used for any data type.
CL_DEVICE_NAMEchar[]Device name string.
CL_DEVICE_NATIVE_VECTOR_WIDTH_CHAR CL_DEVICE_NATIVE_VECTOR_WIDTH_SHORT




cl_uintReturns the native ISA vector width. The vector width is defined as the number of scalar elements that can be stored in the vector.
If double precision is not supported, CL_DEVICE_NATIVE_VECTOR_WIDTH_DOUBLE must return 0.
If the cl_khr_fp16(3clc) extension is not supported, CL_DEVICE_NATIVE_VECTOR_WIDTH_HALF must return 0.
CL_DEVICE_OPENCL_C_VERSIONchar[]OpenCL C version string. Returns the highest OpenCL C version supported by the compiler for this device that is not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM. This version string has the following format:
OpenCL<space>C<space><major_version.minor_version><space><vendor-specific information>
The major_version.minor_version value returned must be 1.2 if CL_DEVICE_VERSION is OpenCL 1.2.
The major_version.minor_version value returned must be 1.1 if CL_DEVICE_VERSION is OpenCL 1.1.
CL_DEVICE_PARENT_DEVICEcl_device_idReturns the cl_device_id of the parent device to which this sub-device belongs. If device is a root-level device, a NULL value is returned.
CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_MAX_SUB_DEVICEScl_uintReturns the maximum number of sub-devices that can be created when a device is partitioned. The value returned cannot exceed CL_DEVICE_MAX_COMPUTE_UNITS.
CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_PROPERTIEScl_device_partit-
ion_property[]
Returns the list of partition types supported by device. This is an array of cl_device_partition_property values drawn from the following list:


CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_EQUALLY.RE

CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_BY_COUNTS.RE

CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_BY_AFFINITY_DOMAIN.RE
CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_AFFINITY_DOMAINcl_device_aff-
inity_domain
Returns the list of supported affinity domains for partitioning the device using CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_BY_AFFINITY_DOMAIN. This is a bit-field that describes one or more of the following values:


CL_DEVICE_AFFINITY_DOMAIN_NUMA.RE

CL_DEVICE_AFFINITY_DOMAIN_L4_CACHE.RE

CL_DEVICE_AFFINITY_DOMAIN_L3_CACHE.RE

CL_DEVICE_AFFINITY_DOMAIN_L2_CACHE.RE

CL_DEVICE_AFFINITY_DOMAIN_L1_CACHE.RE

CL_DEVICE_AFFINITY_DOMAIN_NEXT_PARTITIONABLE.RE
CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_TYPEcl_device_part-
ition_property[]
Returns the properties argument specified in clCreateSubDevices(3clc) if device is a subdevice. Otherwise the implementation may either return a param_value_size_ret of 0 i.e. there is no partition type associated with device or can return a property value of 0 (where 0 is used to terminate the partition property list) in the memory that param_value points to.
CL_DEVICE_PLATFORMcl_platform_idThe platform associated with this device.
CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_CHAR CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_SHORT




cl_uintPreferred native vector width size for built-in scalar types that can be put into vectors. The vector width is defined as the number of scalar elements that can be stored in the vector.
If double precision is not supported, CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_DOUBLE must return 0.
If the cl_khr_fp16(3clc) extension is not supported, CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_HALF must return 0.
CL_DEVICE_PRINTF_BUFFER_SIZEsize_tMaximum size of the internal buffer that holds the output of printfFunction(3clc) calls from a kernel. The minimum value for the FULL profile is 1 MB.
CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_INTEROP_USER_SYNCcl_boolIs CL_TRUE if the device's preference is for the user to be responsible for synchronization, when sharing memory objects between OpenCL and other APIs such as DirectX, CL_FALSE if the device / implementation has a performant path for performing synchronization of memory object shared between OpenCL and other APIs such as DirectX
CL_DEVICE_PROFILEchar[]OpenCL profile string. Returns the profile name supported by the device (see note). The profile name returned can be one of the following strings:
FULL_PROFILE - if the device supports the OpenCL specification (functionality defined as part of the core specification and does not require any extensions to be supported).
EMBEDDED_PROFILE - if the device supports the OpenCL embedded profile.
CL_DEVICE_PROFILING_TIMER_RESOLUTIONsize_tDescribes the resolution of device timer. This is measured in nanoseconds.
CL_DEVICE_QUEUE_PROPERTIEScl_command_-
Describes the command-queue properties supported by the device. This is a bit-field that describes one or more of the following values:
CL_QUEUE_OUT_OF_ORDER_EXEC_MODE_ENABLE

clCreateCommandQueue(3clc). The mandated minimum capability is CL_QUEUE_PROFILING_ENABLE.
CL_DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNTcl_uintReturns the device reference count. If the device is a root-level device, a reference count of one is returned.
CL_DEVICE_SINGLE_FP_CONFIGcl_device_-
fp_config
Describes single precision floating-point capability of the device. This is a bit-field that describes one or more of the following values:
CL_FP_DENORM - denorms are supported
- INF and quiet NaNs are supported
- round to nearest even rounding mode supported
- round to zero rounding mode supported
- round to +ve and -ve infinity rounding modes supported
- IEEE754-2008 fused multiply-add is supported
CL_FP_CORRECTLY_ROUNDED_DIVIDE_SQRT - divide and sqrt are correctly rounded as defined by the IEEE754 specification.
CL_FP_SOFT_FLOAT - Basic floating-point operations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication) are implemented in software.
The mandated minimum floating-point capability for devices that are not of type CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM is CL_FP_ROUND_TO_NEAREST | CL_FP_INF_NAN.
CL_DEVICE_TYPEcl_device_typeThe OpenCL device type. Currently supported values are one of or a combination of: CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CPU, CL_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU, CL_DEVICE_TYPE_ACCELERATOR, CL_DEVICE_TYPE_DEFAULT, a combination of the above types, or CL_DEVICE_TYPE_CUSTOM.
CL_DEVICE_VENDORchar[]Vendor name string.
CL_DEVICE_VENDOR_IDcl_uintA unique device vendor identifier. An example of a unique device identifier could be the PCIe ID.
CL_DEVICE_VERSIONchar[]OpenCL version string. Returns the OpenCL version supported by the device. This version string has the following format:
OpenCL<space><major_version.minor_version><space><vendor-specific information>
The major_version.minor_version value returned will be 1.1.
CL_DRIVER_VERSIONchar[]OpenCL software driver version string in the form major_number.minor_number.

NOTES

CL_DEVICE_PROFILE: The platform profile returns the profile that is implemented by the OpenCL framework. If the platform profile returned is FULL_PROFILE, the OpenCL framework will support devices that are FULL_PROFILE and may also support devices that are EMBEDDED_PROFILE. The compiler must be available for all devices i.e. CL_DEVICE_COMPILER_AVAILABLE is CL_TRUE. If the platform profile returned is EMBEDDED_PROFILE, then devices that are only EMBEDDED_PROFILE are supported.

The device queries described the table above should return the same information for a root-level device i.e. a device returned by clGetDeviceIDs(3clc) and any sub-devices created from this device except for the following queries:

• CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_CACHE_SIZE.RE

• CL_DEVICE_BUILT_IN_KERNELS.RE

• CL_DEVICE_PARENT_DEVICE.RE

• CL_DEVICE_PARTITION_TYPE.RE

• CL_DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT.RE

ERRORS

clGetDeviceInfo returns CL_SUCCESS if the function is executed successfully. Otherwise, it returns the following:

• CL_INVALID_DEVICE if device is not valid.

• CL_INVALID_VALUE if param_name is not one of the supported values or if size in bytes specified by param_value_size is less than size of return type as shown in the table above and param_value is not a NULL value or if param_name is a value that is available as an extension and the corresponding extension is not supported by the device.

• CL_OUT_OF_RESOURCES if there is a failure to allocate resources required by the OpenCL implementation on the device.

• CL_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY if there is a failure to allocate resources required by the OpenCL implementation on the host.

SPECIFICATION

OpenCL Specification[1]

SEE ALSO

clGetDeviceIDs(3clc), cl_khr_fp64(3clc), constant(3clc), clCreateCommandQueue(3clc), clRetainCommandQueue(3clc), clEnqueueNDRangeKernel(3clc)

AUTHORS

The Khronos Group

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2011 The Khronos Group Inc.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and/or associated documentation files (the "Materials"), to deal in the Materials without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Materials, and to permit persons to whom the Materials are furnished to do so, subject to the condition that this copyright notice and permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Materials.

NOTES

1.

OpenCL Specification

page 37, section 4.2 - Querying Devices

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