OpenCL 2.0 Coarse-Grained SVM: Share Buffers Without Explicit Copies
OpenCL 2.0 coarse-grained SVM lets host and device share one buffer without explicit copy calls, but requires capability queries, map/unmap discipline, and trust boundaries.
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OpenCL 2.0 coarse-grained SVM lets host and device share one buffer without explicit copy calls, but requires capability queries, map/unmap discipline, and trust boundaries.
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