NAME

       vload_half - Read a half float from a pointer to memory.

       float vload_half(size_t offset, const __global half *p);

       float vload_half(size_t offset, const __local half *p);

       float vload_half(size_t offset, const __constant half *p);

       float vload_half(size_t offset, const __private half *p);

DESCRIPTION

       Read sizeof(half) bytes of data from address (p + offset). The data read is interpreted as
       a half value.

       The half value is converted to a float value and the float value is returned. The read
       address computed as (p + offset) must be 16-bit aligned.

       An application that wants to use half and halfn types will need to include the #pragma
       OPENCL EXTENSION cl_khr_fp16(3clc) : enable directive.

NOTES

       Vector Data Load and Store Functions allow you to read and write vector types from a
       pointer to memory.

       The generic type gentype is used to indicate the built-in data types char, uchar, short,
       ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, or double.

       The generic type name gentypen represents n-element vectors of gentype elements. The
       suffix n is also used in the function names (i.e.  vloadn, vstoren, etc.), where n = 2, 3,
       4, 8, or 16.

       The results of vector data load and store functions are undefined if the address being
       read from or written to is not correctly aligned. The pointer argument p can be a pointer
       to global(3clc), local(3clc), or private(3clc) memory for store functions. The pointer
       argument p can be a pointer to __global, __local, constant(3clc) or __private memory for
       load functions.

SPECIFICATION

       OpenCL Specification[1]

SEE ALSO

       vectorDataLoadandStoreFunctions(3clc)

AUTHORS

       The Khronos Group

COPYRIGHT

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NOTES

        1. OpenCL Specification
           page 267, section 6.12.7 - Vector Data Load and Store Functions