Developer Reference for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for C

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Date 10/31/2024
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mkl_thread_free_buffers

Frees unused memory allocated by the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) Memory Allocator in the current thread.

Syntax

void mkl_thread_free_buffers (void);

Include Files

  • mkl.h

Description

To improve performance of Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL), the Memory Allocator uses per-thread memory pools where buffers may be collected for fast reuse. Themkl_thread_free_buffers function frees unused memory allocated by the Memory Allocator in the current thread only.

You should call mkl_thread_free_buffersafter the last call to Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) functions in the current thread. In large applications, if you suspect that the memory may get insufficient, you may call this function earlier, but anticipate a drop in performance that may occur due to reallocation of buffers for subsequent calls to Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) functions.

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