Use vbo with cuda

use-vbo-cuda.cpp

GLuint positionsVBO;
struct cudaGraphicsResource* positionsVBO_CUDA;

int main() {

    // Explicitly set device
    cudaGLSetGLDevice(0);
    // Initialize OpenGL and GLUT
    ...
    glutDisplayFunc(display);
    // Create buffer object and register it with CUDA
    glGenBuffers(1, positionsVBO);
    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, &vbo);
    unsigned int size = width * height * 4 * sizeof(float);
    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, size, 0, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
    cudaGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer(&positionsVBO_CUDA, positionsVBO, cudaGraphicsMapFlagsWriteDiscard);

    // Launch rendering loop
    glutMainLoop();
}
void display() {
    // Map buffer object for writing from CUDA
    float4* positions;
    cudaGraphicsMapResources(1, &positionsVBO_CUDA, 0);
    size_t num_bytes;
    cudaGraphicsResourceGetMappedPointer((void**)&positions, &num_bytes, positionsVBO_CUDA));
    // Execute kernel
    dim3 dimBlock(16, 16, 1);
    dim3 dimGrid(width / dimBlock.x, height / dimBlock.y, 1);
    createVertices<<<dimGrid, dimBlock>>>(positions, time, width, height);
    // Unmap buffer object
    cudaGraphicsUnmapResources(1, &positionsVBO_CUDA, 0);
    // Render from buffer object
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, positionsVBO);
    glVertexPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, 0, 0);
    glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
    glDrawArrays(GL_POINTS, 0, width * height);
    glDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
    // Swap buffers
    glutSwapBuffers();
    glutPostRedisplay();
}
void deleteVBO() {
    cudaGraphicsUnregisterResource(positionsVBO_CUDA);
    glDeleteBuffers(1, &positionsVBO);
}

__global__ void createVertices(float4* positions, float time, unsigned int width, unsigned int height) { 
    // [....]
}