C Specification

To retain a program object, call the function

// Provided by CL_VERSION_1_0
cl_int clRetainProgram(
    cl_program program);

Parameters

  • program is the program object to be retained.

Description

The program reference count is incremented. All APIs that create a program do an implicit retain.

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

  • CL_INVALID_PROGRAM if program is not a valid program 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_program

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.

Copyright

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