diptr.h

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#ifndef DIPTR_H
#define DIPTR_H



#if defined USE_CUDA
#include "cuda/app/deviceptr.h"
#elif defined USE_OPENCL
#include "opencl/app/deviceptr.h"
#else 
  typedef void *  device_ptr_t; // dummy , not needed in this case
#endif

// TODO: One day, when we refactor the code in an Object Oriented way, this should become a "smart" like pointer
// TODO: that supports device memory and host memory across platforms and has utility member functions
// TODO: for memory management and debugging support. For now, just use a simple union 

typedef union ptr_union_float {
	float        * host_ptr;
	device_ptr_t   device_ptr;
} DIfloatPtr;




// TODO : define some generic functions, e.g. for dumping to file or reading to file, allocating, deallocating ...




#endif