arm_compute/runtime/ITensorAllocator.h

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#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_ITENSORALLOCATOR_H__
#define __ARM_COMPUTE_ITENSORALLOCATOR_H__

#include "arm_compute/core/TensorInfo.h"
#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"

#include <cstdint>

namespace arm_compute
{
/** Interface to allocate tensors */
class ITensorAllocator
{
public:
    /** Default constructor. */
    ITensorAllocator();
    /** Allow instances of this class to be copy constructed */
    ITensorAllocator(const ITensorAllocator &) = default;
    /** Allow instances of this class to be copied */
    ITensorAllocator &operator=(const ITensorAllocator &) = default;
    /** Allow instances of this class to be move constructed */
    ITensorAllocator(ITensorAllocator &&) = default;
    /** Allow instances of this class to be moved */
    ITensorAllocator &operator=(ITensorAllocator &&) = default;
    /** Default virtual destructor. */
    virtual ~ITensorAllocator() = default;

    /** Initialize a tensor based on the passed @ref TensorInfo.
     *
     * @param[in] input TensorInfo object containing the description of the tensor to initialize.
     */
    void init(const TensorInfo &input);
    /** Return a reference to the tensor's metadata
     *
     * @return Reference to the tensor's metadata.
     */
    TensorInfo &info();
    /** Return a constant reference to the tensor's metadata
     *
     * @return Constant reference to the tensor's metadata.
     */
    const TensorInfo &info() const;

    /** Interface to be implemented by the child class to allocate the tensor.
     *
     * @note The child is expected to use the TensorInfo to get the size of the memory allocation.
     * @warning The tensor must not already be allocated. Otherwise calling the function will fail.
     */
    virtual void allocate() = 0;

    /** Interface to be implemented by the child class to free the allocated tensor.
     *
     * @warning The tensor must have been allocated previously. Otherwise calling the function will fail.
     */
    virtual void free() = 0;

protected:
    /** Interface to be implemented by the child class to lock the memory allocation for the CPU to access.
     *
     * @return Pointer to a CPU mapping of the memory
     */
    virtual uint8_t *lock() = 0;
    /** Interface to be implemented by the child class to unlock the memory allocation after the CPU is done accessing it. */
    virtual void unlock() = 0;

private:
    TensorInfo _info; /**< Tensor's metadata. */
};
}
#endif /*__ARM_COMPUTE_ITENSORALLOCATOR_H__ */