starpu-max/doc/chapters/fft-support.texi

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@node StarPU FFT support
@chapter StarPU FFT support

StarPU provides @code{libstarpufft}, a library whose design is very similar to
both fftw and cufft, the difference being that it takes benefit from both CPUs
and GPUs. It should however be noted that GPUs do not have the same precision as
CPUs, so the results may different by a negligible amount

float, double and long double precisions are available, with the fftw naming
convention:

@enumerate
@item double precision structures and functions are named e.g. @code{starpufft_execute}
@item float precision structures and functions are named e.g. @code{starpufftf_execute}
@item long double precision structures and functions are named e.g. @code{starpufftl_execute}
@end enumerate

The documentation below uses names for double precision, replace
@code{starpufft_} with @code{starpufftf_} or @code{starpufftl_} as appropriate.

Only complex numbers are supported at the moment.

The application has to call @code{starpu_init} before calling starpufft functions.

Either main memory pointers or data handles can be provided.

@enumerate
@item To provide main memory pointers, use @code{starpufft_start} or
@code{starpufft_execute}. Only one FFT can be performed at a time, because
StarPU will have to register the data on the fly. In the @code{starpufft_start}
case, @code{starpufft_cleanup} needs to be called to unregister the data.
@item To provide data handles (which is preferrable),
use @code{starpufft_start_handle} (preferred) or
@code{starpufft_execute_handle}. Several FFTs Several FFT tasks can be submitted
for a given plan, which permits e.g. to start a series of FFT with just one
plan. @code{starpufft_start_handle} is preferrable since it does not wait for
the task completion, and thus permits to enqueue a series of tasks.
@end enumerate

@subsection Compilation

The flags required to compile or link against the FFT library are accessible
with the following commands:

@example
% pkg-config --cflags libstarpufft  # options for the compiler
% pkg-config --libs libstarpufft    # options for the linker
@end example

@subsection Initialisation

@deftypefun {void *} starpufft_malloc (size_t @var{n})
Allocates memory for @var{n} bytes. This is preferred over @code{malloc}, since
it allocates pinned memory, which allows overlapped transfers.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun {void *} starpufft_free (void *@var{p})
Release memory previously allocated.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun {struct starpufft_plan *} starpufft_plan_dft_1d (int @var{n}, int @var{sign}, unsigned @var{flags})
Initializes a plan for 1D FFT of size @var{n}. @var{sign} can be
@code{STARPUFFT_FORWARD} or @code{STARPUFFT_INVERSE}. @var{flags} must be 0.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun {struct starpufft_plan *} starpufft_plan_dft_2d (int @var{n}, int @var{m}, int @var{sign}, unsigned @var{flags})
Initializes a plan for 2D FFT of size (@var{n}, @var{m}). @var{sign} can be
@code{STARPUFFT_FORWARD} or @code{STARPUFFT_INVERSE}. @var{flags} must be 0.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun {struct starpu_task *} starpufft_start (starpufft_plan @var{p}, void *@var{in}, void *@var{out})
Start an FFT previously planned as @var{p}, using @var{in} and @var{out} as
input and output. This only submits the task and does not wait for it.
The application should call @code{starpufft_cleanup} to unregister the data.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun {struct starpu_task *} starpufft_start_handle (starpufft_plan @var{p}, starpu_data_handle_t @var{in}, starpu_data_handle_t @var{out})
Start an FFT previously planned as @var{p}, using data handles @var{in} and
@var{out} as input and output (assumed to be vectors of elements of the expected
types). This only submits the task and does not wait for it.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun void starpufft_execute (starpufft_plan @var{p}, void *@var{in}, void *@var{out})
Execute an FFT previously planned as @var{p}, using @var{in} and @var{out} as
input and output. This submits and waits for the task.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun void starpufft_execute_handle (starpufft_plan @var{p}, starpu_data_handle_t @var{in}, starpu_data_handle_t @var{out})
Execute an FFT previously planned as @var{p}, using data handles @var{in} and
@var{out} as input and output (assumed to be vectors of elements of the expected
types). This submits and waits for the task.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun void starpufft_cleanup (starpufft_plan @var{p})
Releases data for plan @var{p}, in the @code{starpufft_start} case.
@end deftypefun

@deftypefun void starpufft_destroy_plan (starpufft_plan @var{p})
Destroys plan @var{p}, i.e. release all CPU (fftw) and GPU (cufft) resources.
@end deftypefun