Developer Reference for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Fortran
mkl_free_buffers
Frees unused memory allocated by Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) on the Host, including both CPU- and GPU-related buffers.
Syntax
callmkl_free_buffers
Include Files
mkl.fi
Description
To improve performance of Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) on CPU, the Memory Allocator uses per-thread memory pools where buffers may be collected for fast reuse. Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) also allocates temporary buffers on the host memory to improve performance of GPU kernels. The mkl_free_buffers function frees both types of memory.
See the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) Developer Guide Linux or Windows for details.
You should call mkl_free_buffers after the last call to Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) functions. 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.
Product and Performance Information Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex . Notice revision #20201201