C Specification

To release a kernel object, call the function

// Provided by CL_VERSION_1_0
cl_int clReleaseKernel(
    cl_kernel kernel);

Parameters

  • kernel is the kernel object to be released.

Description

The kernel reference count is decremented.

The kernel object is deleted once the number of instances that are retained to kernel become zero and the kernel object is no longer needed by any enqueued commands that use kernel. Using this function to release a reference that was not obtained by creating the object or by calling clRetainKernel causes undefined behavior.

clReleaseKernel returns CL_SUCCESS if the function is executed successfully. Otherwise, it returns one of the following errors:

  • CL_INVALID_KERNEL if kernel is not a valid kernel object.

  • CL_OUT_OF_RESOURCES if there is a failure to allocate resources required by the OpenCL implementation on the device.

  • CL_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY if there is a failure to allocate resources required by the OpenCL implementation on the host.

See Also

CL_VERSION_1_0, cl_kernel

Document Notes

For more information, see the OpenCL Specification

This page is extracted from the OpenCL Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

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