sdk/1.1/docs/man/clGetExtensionFunctionAddress.xml

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            <keyword>clGetExtensionFunctionAddress</keyword>
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        <refentrytitle>clGetExtensionFunctionAddress</refentrytitle>

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    <refnamediv id="clGetExtensionFunctionAddress">             
        <refname>clGetExtensionFunctionAddress</refname>

        <refpurpose>
            Returns the address of the extension function named by <varname>funcname</varname>.
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                    <function>                   
                        clGetExtensionFunctionAddress
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            <varlistentry>
                <term>
                    <varname> <!-- parameter name -->
                        funcname
                    </varname>
                </term>

                <listitem>
                    <para> <!-- parameter description -->
                        Name of an extension function.
                    </para>
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    <refsect1 id="description"><title>Description</title>
        <para>
The function <function>clGetExtensionFunctionAddress</function>
returns the address of the extension function named by <varname>funcname</varname>. The pointer returned should be cast to a function pointer type matching the extension function's definition defined in the
appropriate extension specification and header file. A return value of NULL indicates that the
specified function does not exist for the implementation. A non-NULL return value for
<function>clGetExtensionFunctionAddress</function> does not guarantee that an extension function is actually supported. The application must also make a corresponding query using
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>clGetPlatformInfo</refentrytitle></citerefentry>(platform, <constant>CL_PLATFORM_EXTENSIONS</constant>, ... ) or <citerefentry><refentrytitle>clGetDeviceInfo</refentrytitle></citerefentry>(device,
<constant>CL_DEVICE_EXTENSIONS</constant>, ... ) to determine if an extension is supported by the OpenCL
implementation.
        </para>
        <para>
<function>clGetExtensionFunctionAddress</function> may not be queried for core (non-extension) functions in OpenCL. For functions that are queryable with <function>clGetExtensionFunctionAddress</function>,
implementations may choose to also export those functions statically from the object libraries
implementing those functions. However, portable applications cannot rely on this behavior.
        </para>
        <para>
Function pointer typedefs must be declared for all extensions that add API entrypoints. These
typedefs are a required part of the extension interface, to be provided in an appropriate header
(such as <code>cl_ext.h</code> if the extension is an OpenCL extension, or <code>cl_gl_ext.h</code> if the
extension is an OpenCL/OpenGL sharing extension).
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    <refsect1 id="notes"><title>Notes</title>
        <para>
  Since there is no way to qualify the query with a device, the function pointer returned must work for all implementations of that extension on different devices. The behavior of calling a device extension function on a device not supporting that extension is undefined.
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            Example
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The following convention must be followed for all extensions affecting the host API, where TAG can be KHR, EXT or vendor-specific:
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                        <entry>#ifndef extension_name
#define extension_name       1

// all data typedefs, token #defines, prototypes, and
// function pointer typedefs for this extension

// function pointer typedefs must use the
// following naming convention
typedef CL_API_ENTRY return type
      (CL_API_CALL *clextension_func_nameTAG_fn)(...);
      
#endif // extension_name
                        </entry>
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<para>
Consider, for example, the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cl_khr_gl_sharing</refentrytitle></citerefentry> extension. 
This extension would add the following to cl_gl_ext.h::
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                        <entry>#ifndef cl_khr_gl_sharing
#define cl_khr_gl_sharing     1

// all data typedefs, token #defines, prototypes, and
// function pointer typedefs for this extension
#define CL_INVALID_GL_SHAREGROUP_REFERENCE_KHR -1000
#define CL_CURRENT_DEVICE_FOR_GL_CONTEXT_KHR 0x2006
#define CL_DEVICES_FOR_GL_CONTEXT_KHR 0x2007
#define CL_GL_CONTEXT_KHR 0x2008
#define CL_EGL_DISPLAY_KHR 0x2009
#define CL_GLX_DISPLAY_KHR 0x200A
#define CL_WGL_HDC_KHR 0x200B
#define CL_CGL_SHAREGROUP_KHR 0x200C

// function pointer typedefs must use the
// following naming convention
typedef CL_API_ENTRY cl_int
     (CL_API_CALL *clGetGLContextInfoKHR_fn)(
              const cl_context_properties * /* properties */,
              cl_gl_context_info /* param_name */,
              size_t /* param_value_size */,
              void * /* param_value */,
              size_t * /*param_value_size_ret*/);
#endif // cl_khr_gl_sharing
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            <olink uri="clGetExtensionFunctionAddress">OpenCL Specification</olink>
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<!-- ================================ ALSO SEE  -->

    <refsect1 id="seealso"><title>Also see</title>
        <para>
            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>EXTENSION</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
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