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CLCREATEIMAGE(3clc) | OpenCL Manual | CLCREATEIMAGE(3clc) |
NAME¶
clCreateImage - Creates a 1D image, 1D image buffer, 1D image array, 2D image, 2D image array or 3D image object.¶
cl_mem clCreateImage(cl_context context,
cl_mem_flags flags,
const cl_image_format *image_format,
const cl_image_desc *image_desc,
void *host_ptr,
cl_int *errcode_ret);
PARAMETERS¶
contextA valid OpenCL context on which the image object is to be
created.
flags
A bit-field that is used to specify allocation and usage
information about the image memory object being created and is described in
the table below.
For all image types except CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D_BUFFER, if value
specified for flags is 0, the default is used which is
CL_MEM_READ_WRITE.
For CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D_BUFFER image type, if the
CL_MEM_READ_WRITE, CL_MEM_READ_ONLY or CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY
values are not specified in flags, they are inherited from the
corresponding memory access qualifers associated with buffer. The
CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR, CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR and
CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR values cannot be specified in flags but are
inherited from the corresponding memory access qualifiers associated with
buffer. If CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR is specified in the memory
access qualifier values associated with buffer it does not imply any
additional copies when the sub-buffer is created from buffer. If the
CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY, CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY or
CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS values are not specified in flags, they
are inherited from the corresponding memory access qualifiers associated with
buffer.
image_format
cl_mem_flags | Description |
CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | This flag specifies that the memory object will be read and written by a kernel. This is the default. |
CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | This flags specifies that the memory object will be written but not read by a kernel. Reading from a buffer or image object created with CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY inside a kernel is undefined. CL_MEM_READ_WRITE and CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY are mutually exclusive. |
CL_MEM_READ_ONLY | This flag specifies that the memory object is a read-only memory object when used inside a kernel. Writing to a buffer or image object created with CL_MEM_READ_ONLY inside a kernel is undefined. CL_MEM_READ_WRITE or CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY and CL_MEM_READ_ONLY are mutually exclusive. |
CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR | This flag is valid only if host_ptr is not NULL. If specified, it indicates that the application wants the OpenCL implementation to use memory referenced by host_ptr as the storage bits for the memory object. OpenCL implementations are allowed to cache the buffer contents pointed to by host_ptr in device memory. This cached copy can be used when kernels are executed on a device. The result of OpenCL commands that operate on multiple buffer objects created with the same host_ptr or overlapping host regions is considered to be undefined. Refer to the dataTypes(3clc) for host_ptr for memory objects (buffer and images) created using CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR. |
CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR | This flag specifies that the application wants the OpenCL implementation to allocate memory from host accessible memory. CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR and CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR are mutually exclusive. |
CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR | This flag is valid only if host_ptr is not NULL. If specified, it indicates that the application wants the OpenCL implementation to allocate memory for the memory object and copy the data from memory referenced by host_ptr. CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR and CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR are mutually exclusive. CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR can be used with CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR to initialize the contents of the cl_mem object allocated using host-accessible (e.g. PCIe) memory. |
CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | This flag specifies that the host will only write to the memory object (using OpenCL APIs that enqueue a write or a map for write). This can be used to optimize write access from the host (e.g. enable write combined allocations for memory objects for devices that communicate with the host over a system bus such as PCIe). |
CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | This flag specifies that the host will only read the memory object (using OpenCL APIs that enqueue a read or a map for read). CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY and CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY are mutually exclusive. |
CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS | This flag specifies that the host will not read or write the memory object. CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY or CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY and CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS are mutually exclusive. |
A pointer to a structure that describes format properties
of the image to be allocated. See cl_image_format(3clc) for a detailed
description of the image format descriptor.
image_desc
A pointer to a structure that describes type and
dimensions of the image to be allocated. See imageDescriptor(3clc) for
more information.
host_ptr
A pointer to the image data that may already be allocated
by the application. Refer to table below for a description of how large the
buffer that host_ptr points to must be.
For a 3D image or 2D image array, the image data specified by host_ptr is
stored as a linear sequence of adjacent 2D image slices or 2D images
respectively. Each 2D image is a linear sequence of adjacent scanlines. Each
scanline is a linear sequence of image elements.
For a 2D image, the image data specified by host_ptr is stored as a
linear sequence of adjacent scanlines. Each scanline is a linear sequence of
image elements.
For a 1D image array, the image data specified by host_ptr is stored as a
linear sequence of adjacent 1D images respectively. Each 1D image or 1D image
buffer is a single scanline which is a linear sequence of adjacent
elements.
errcode_ret
Image Type | Size of buffer that host_ptr points to |
CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D | ≥ image_row_pitch |
CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D_BUFFER | ≥ image_row_pitch |
CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D | ≥ image_row_pitch * image_height |
CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE3D | ≥ image_slice_pitch * image_depth |
CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D_ARRAY | ≥ image_slice_pitch * image_array_size |
CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D_ARRAY | ≥ image_slice_pitch * image_array_size |
Will return an appropriate error code. If
errcode_ret is NULL, no error code is returned.
ERRORS¶
clCreateImage returns a valid non-zero image object and errcode_ret is set to CL_SUCCESS if the image object is created successfully. Otherwise, it returns a NULL value with one of the following error values returned in errcode_ret:•CL_INVALID_CONTEXT if context is not a
valid context.
•CL_INVALID_VALUE if values specified in
flags are not valid.
•CL_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT_DESCRIPTOR if values
specified in image_format are not valid or if image_format is
NULL.
•CL_INVALID_IMAGE_DESCRIPTOR if values specified
in image_desc are not valid or if image_desc is NULL.
•CL_INVALID_IMAGE_SIZE if image dimensions
specified in image_desc exceed the minimum maximum image dimensions
described in the table of allowed values for param_name for
clGetDeviceInfo(3clc) for all devices in context.
•CL_INVALID_HOST_PTR if host_ptr in
image_desc is NULL and CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR or
CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR are set in flags or if host_ptr is
not NULL but CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR or CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR are not
set in flags.
•CL_INVALID_VALUE if a 1D image buffer is being
created and the buffer object was created with CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY and
flags specifies CL_MEM_READ_WRITE or CL_MEM_READ_ONLY, or
if the buffer object was created with CL_MEM_READ_ONLY and flags
specifies CL_MEM_READ_WRITE or CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY, or if
flags specifies CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR or
CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR or CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR.
•CL_INVALID_VALUE if a 1D image buffer is being
created and the buffer object was created with CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY
and flags specifies CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY, or if the buffer
object was created with CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY and flags
specifies CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY, or if the buffer object was created
with CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS and flags specifies
CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY or CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY.
•CL_IMAGE_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED if the
image_format is not supported.
•CL_MEM_OBJECT_ALLOCATION_FAILURE if there is a
failure to allocate memory for image object.
•CL_INVALID_OPERATION if there are no devices in
context that support images (i.e. CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT
(specified in the table of OpenCL Device Queries for
clGetDeviceInfo(3clc)) is CL_FALSE).
•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¶
imageDescriptor(3clc), cl_image_format(3clc), classDiagram(3clc)AUTHORS¶
The Khronos GroupCOPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2007-2011 The Khronos Group Inc.NOTES¶
- 1.
- OpenCL Specification
page 90, section 5.3.1 - Creating Image Objects
06/18/2014 | The Khronos Group |