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NAME
clGetEventProfilingInfo - Returns profiling information for the command associated with
event if profiling is enabled.
cl_int clGetEventProfilingInfo(cl_event event, cl_profiling_info param_name,
size_t param_value_size, void *param_value,
size_t *param_value_size_ret);
PARAMETERS
event
Specifies the event object.
param_name
Specifies the profiling data to query. The list of supported param_name types and the
information returned in param_value by clGetEventProfilingInfo is described in the
table of parameter queries below.
param_value_size
Specifies the size in bytes of memory pointed to by param_value. This size must be ≥
size of return type as described in the table below.
param_value
A pointer to memory where the appropriate result being queried is returned. if
param_value is NULL, it is ignored.
param_value_size_ret
Returns the actual size in bytes of data copied to param_value. If
param_value_size_ret is NULL, it is ignored.
The following is a table of clGetEventProfilingInfo parameter queries
┌────────────────────────────┬─────────────┬──────────────────────────┐
│cl_profiling_info │ Return Type │ Info. returned in │
│ │ │ param_value │
├────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│CL_PROFILING_COMMAND_QUEUED │ cl_ulong │ A 64-bit value that │
│ │ │ describes the current │
│ │ │ device time counter in │
│ │ │ nanoseconds when the │
│ │ │ command identified by │
│ │ │ event is enqueued in a │
│ │ │ command-queue by the │
│ │ │ host. │
├────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│CL_PROFILING_COMMAND_SUBMIT │ cl_ulong │ A 64-bit value that │
│ │ │ describes the current │
│ │ │ device time counter in │
│ │ │ nanoseconds when the │
│ │ │ command identified by │
│ │ │ event that has been │
│ │ │ enqueued is submitted by │
│ │ │ the host to the device │
│ │ │ associated with the │
│ │ │ command-queue. │
├────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│CL_PROFILING_COMMAND_START │ cl_ulong │ A 64-bit value that │
│ │ │ describes the current │
│ │ │ device time counter in │
│ │ │ nanoseconds when the │
│ │ │ command identified by │
│ │ │ event starts execution │
│ │ │ on the device. │
├────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│CL_PROFILING_COMMAND_END │ cl_ulong │ A 64-bit value that │
│ │ │ describes the current │
│ │ │ device time counter in │
│ │ │ nanoseconds when the │
│ │ │ command identified by │
│ │ │ event has finished │
│ │ │ execution on the device. │
└────────────────────────────┴─────────────┴──────────────────────────┘
NOTES
The unsigned 64-bit values returned can be used to measure the time in nano-seconds
consumed by OpenCL commands.
OpenCL devices are required to correctly track time across changes in device frequency and
power states. The CL_DEVICE_PROFILING_TIMER_RESOLUTION specifies the resolution of the
timer i.e. the number of nanoseconds elapsed before the timer is incremented.
Event objects can be used to capture profiling information that measure execution time of
a command. Profiling of OpenCL commands can be enabled either by using a command-queue
created with CL_QUEUE_PROFILING_ENABLE flag set in properties argument to
clCreateCommandQueue(3clc).
ERRORS
Returns CL_SUCCESS if the function is executed successfully and the profiling information
has been recorded. Otherwise, it returns one of the following errors:
• CL_PROFILING_INFO_NOT_AVAILABLE if the CL_QUEUE_PROFILING_ENABLE flag is not set for
the command-queue, if the execution status of the command identified by event is not
CL_COMPLETE or if event is a user event object.
• CL_INVALID_VALUE if param_name is not valid, or if size in bytes specified by
param_value_size is < size of return type as described in the above table and
param_value is not NULL.
• CL_INVALID_EVENT if event is a not a valid event object.
• 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
clCreateCommandQueue(3clc)
AUTHORS
The Khronos Group
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2007-2011 The Khronos Group Inc.
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NOTES
1. OpenCL Specification
page 190, section 5.12 - Profiling Operations on Memory Objects and Kernels