Developer Guide

Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Linux*

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Date 3/22/2024
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Code Examples

The following simple programs show how to obtain reproducible results from run to run of Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) functions. See the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) Developer Reference for more examples.

C Example of CNR

#include <mkl.h>
int main(void) {
    int my_cbwr_branch;
    /* Align all input/output data on 64-byte boundaries */
    /* for best performance of Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) */
    void *darray;
    int darray_size=1000;
    /* Set alignment value in bytes */
    int alignment=64;
    /* Allocate aligned array */
    darray = mkl_malloc (sizeof(double)*darray_size, alignment);
    /* Find the available MKL_CBWR_BRANCH automatically */
    my_cbwr_branch = mkl_cbwr_get_auto_branch();
    /* User code without oneMKL calls */
    /* Piece of the code where CNR of oneMKL is needed */
    /* The performance of oneMKL functions might be reduced for CNR mode */
/* If the "IF" statement below is commented out, Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) will run in a regular mode, */
    /* and data alignment will allow you to get best performance */
    if (mkl_cbwr_set(my_cbwr_branch)) {
        printf("Error in setting MKL_CBWR_BRANCH! Aborting…\n");
        return;
    }
    /* CNR calls to oneMKL + any other code */
    /* Free the allocated aligned array */
    mkl_free(darray);
}

Fortran Example of CNR

PROGRAM MAIN
    INCLUDE 'mkl.fi'
    INTEGER*4 MY_CBWR_BRANCH
! Align all input/output data on 64-byte boundaries
! for best performance of Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL)
! Declare oneMKL memory allocation routine
    DOUBLE PRECISION DARRAY
    POINTER (P_DARRAY,DARRAY(1))
    INTEGER DARRAY_SIZE
    PARAMETER (DARRAY_SIZE=1000)
! Set alignment value in bytes
    INTEGER ALIGNMENT
    PARAMETER (ALIGNMENT=64)
! Allocate aligned array
    INTEGER*8 ALLOC_SIZE
    ALLOC_SIZE = 8*DARRAY_SIZE
    P_DARRAY = MKL_MALLOC (ALLOC_SIZE, ALIGNMENT);
! Find the available MKL_CBWR_BRANCH automatically
    MY_CBWR_BRANCH = MKL_CBWR_GET_AUTO_BRANCH()
! User code without oneMKL calls
! Piece of the code where CNR of oneMKL is needed
! The performance of oneMKL functions may be reduced for CNR mode
! If the "IF" statement below is commented out,
! Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) will run in a
! regular mode, and data alignment will enable you to get the best performance
    IF (MKL_CBWR_SET (MY_CBWR_BRANCH) .NE. MKL_CBWR_SUCCESS) THEN
        PRINT *, 'Error in setting MKL_CBWR_BRANCH! Aborting…'
        STOP 0
    ENDIF
! CNR calls to oneMKL + any other code
! Free the allocated aligned array
    CALL MKL_FREE(P_DARRAY)
END

Use of CNR with Unaligned Data in C

#include <mkl.h>
int main(void) {
     int my_cbwr_branch;
     /* If it is not possible to align all input/output data on 64-byte boundaries */
     /* to achieve performance, use unaligned IO data with possible performance */ 
     /* penalty */
     /* Using unaligned IO data */
     double *darray;
     int darray_size=1000;
     /* Allocate array, malloc aligns data on 8/16-byte boundary only */
     darray = (double *)malloc (sizeof(double)*darray_size);
     /* Find the available MKL_CBWR_BRANCH automatically */
     my_cbwr_branch = mkl_cbwr_get_auto_branch();
     /* User code without oneMKL calls */
     /* Piece of the code where CNR of oneMKL is needed */
     /* The performance of oneMKL functions might be reduced for CNR mode */
     /* If the "IF" statement below is commented out, oneMKL will run in a regular mode, */ 
     /* and you will NOT get best performance without data alignment */
     if (mkl_cbwr_set(my_cbwr_branch)) {
          printf("Error in setting MKL_CBWR_BRANCH! Aborting…\n");
          return;
}
     /* CNR calls to oneMKL + any other code */
     /* Free the allocated array */
     free(darray);

Use of CNR with Unaligned Data in Fortran

     PROGRAM MAIN
     INCLUDE 'mkl.fi'
     INTEGER*4 MY_CBWR_BRANCH
! If it is not possible to align all input/output data on 64-byte boundaries 
! to achieve performance, use unaligned IO data with possible performance 
! penalty 
     DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(:), ALLOCATABLE :: DARRAY
     INTEGER DARRAY_SIZE, STATUS
     PARAMETER (DARRAY_SIZE=1000)
! Allocate array with undefined alignment
     ALLOCATE(DARRAY(DARRAY_SIZE));
! Find the available MKL_CBWR_BRANCH automatically
     MY_CBWR_BRANCH = MKL_CBWR_GET_AUTO_BRANCH()
! User code without oneMKL calls
! Piece of the code where CNR of oneMKL is needed
! The performance of oneMKL functions might be reduced for CNR mode
! If the "IF" statement below is commented out, oneMKL will run in a regular mode, 
! and you will NOT get best performance without data alignment 
     IF (MKL_CBWR_SET(MY_CBWR_BRANCH) .NE. MKL_CBWR_SUCCESS) THEN
          PRINT *, 'Error in setting MKL_CBWR_BRANCH! Aborting…'
          RETURN
     ENDIF
! CNR calls to oneMKL + any other code
! Free the allocated array
     DEALLOCATE(DARRAY)
     END