Intel® oneAPI Deep Neural Network Library Developer Guide and Reference

Developer Guide and Reference

  • 2022.1
  • 04/11/2022
  • Public Content
Contents

Linking to the Library

oneDNN includes several header files providing C and C++ APIs for the functionality and one or several libraries depending on how oneDNN was built.

Header Files

File
Description
include/oneapi/dnnl/dnnl.h
C header
include/oneapi/dnnl/dnnl.hpp
C++ header
include/oneapi/dnnl/dnnl_types.h
Auxiliary C header
include/oneapi/dnnl/dnnl_config.h
Auxiliary C header
include/oneapi/dnnl/dnnl_version.h
C header with version information

Libraries

Linux
File
Description
lib/libdnnl.so
oneDNN dynamic library
lib/libdnnl.a
oneDNN static library (if built with
DNNL_LIBRARY_TYPE=STATIC
 )
macOS
File
Description
lib/libdnnl.dylib
oneDNN dynamic library
lib/libdnnl.a
oneDNN static library (if built with
DNNL_LIBRARY_TYPE=STATIC
 )
Windows
File
Description
bindnnl.dll
oneDNN dynamic library
libdnnl.lib
oneDNN import or full static library (the latter if built with
DNNL_LIBRARY_TYPE=STATIC
 )

Linking to oneDNN

The examples below assume that oneDNN is installed in the directory defined in the
DNNLROOT
 environment variable.
Linux/macOS
g++ -std=c++11 -I${DNNLROOT}/include -L${DNNLROOT}/lib simple_net.cpp -ldnnl
clang++ -std=c++11 -I${DNNLROOT}/include -L${DNNLROOT}/lib simple_net.cpp -ldnnl
icpc -std=c++11 -I${DNNLROOT}/include -L${DNNLROOT}/lib simple_net.cpp -ldnnl
Applications linked dynamically will resolve the dependencies at runtime. Make sure that the dependencies are available in the standard locations defined by the operating system, in the locations listed in the
LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 (Linux) or
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
 (macOS) environment variable or the
rpath
 mechanism.
Support for macOS hardened runtime
oneDNN requires the com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit entitlement when it is integrated with an application that uses the macOS hardened runtime. This requirement comes from the fact that oneDNN generates code on the fly and then executes it.
It can be enabled in Xcode or passed to
codesign
 like this:
codesign -s "Your identity" --options runtime --entitlements Entitlements.plist [other options...] /path/to/libdnnl.dylib
Example
Entitlements.plist
 :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit</key><true/>
</dict>
</plist>
Windows
To link the application from the command line, set up the
LIB
 and
INCLUDE
 environment variables to point to the locations of the oneDNN headers and libraries.
icl /I%DNNLROOT%\include /Qstd=c++11 /qopenmp simple_net.cpp %DNNLROOT%\lib\dnnl.lib
cl /I%DNNLROOT%\include simple_net.cpp %DNNLROOT%\lib\dnnl.lib
Refer to the Microsoft Visual Studio documentation on linking the application using MSVS solutions.
Applications linked dynamically will resolve the dependencies at runtime. Make sure that the dependencies are available in the standard locations defined by the operating system or in the locations listed in the
PATH
 environment variable.

Product and Performance Information

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Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.