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CURAND host API example
/* This program uses the host CURAND API to generate 100
* pseudorandom floats.
*
* Code taken verbatim from CURAND library documentation.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <cuda.h>
#include <curand.h>
#define CUDA_CALL(x) do { if((x) != cudaSuccess) { \
printf("Error at %s:%d\n",__FILE__,__LINE__); \
return EXIT_FAILURE;}} while(0)
#define CURAND_CALL(x) do { if((x) != CURAND_STATUS_SUCCESS) { \
printf("Error at %s:%d\n",__FILE__,__LINE__); \
return EXIT_FAILURE;}} while(0)
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
size_t n = 100;
size_t i;
curandGenerator_t gen;
float *devData, *hostData;
/* Allocate n floats on host */
hostData = (float *)calloc(n, sizeof(float));
/* Allocate n floats on device */
CUDA_CALL(cudaMalloc((void **)&devData, n * sizeof(float)));
/* Create pseudo-random number generator */
CURAND_CALL(curandCreateGenerator(&gen,
CURAND_RNG_PSEUDO_DEFAULT));
/* Set seed */
CURAND_CALL(curandSetPseudoRandomGeneratorSeed(gen, 1234ULL));
/* Generate n floats on device */
CURAND_CALL(curandGenerateUniform(gen, devData, n));
/* Copy device memory to host */
CUDA_CALL(cudaMemcpy(hostData, devData, n * sizeof(float),
cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost));
/* Set seed */
CURAND_CALL(curandSetPseudoRandomGeneratorSeed(gen, 1234ULL));
/* Generate n floats on device */
CURAND_CALL(curandGenerateUniform(gen, devData, n));
/* Copy device memory to host */
CUDA_CALL(cudaMemcpy(hostData, devData, n * sizeof(float),
cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost));
/* Show result */
for(i = 0; i < n; i++) {
printf("%1.4f ", hostData[i]);
}
printf("\n");
/* Cleanup */
CURAND_CALL(curandDestroyGenerator(gen));
CUDA_CALL(cudaFree(devData));
free(hostData);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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