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[bjang]

Is "structure" allowed inside kernel?

I know it is allowed in non-kernel code in brook file but it doesn't seem to be supported inside kernel? There is a comment on this in Brook+ spec, page 10 but it is not clear.

[Ceq]

It should work, you have an example in your Brook+ directory: " samples / tests / struct / struct.br "
However there could be a few issues in the current version, for example, if you try to use pointer type
inside a typedef structure and you don't use it in any kernel you'll get a compiler assertion failure.
(If you use it inside a kernel it will report "type not supported", but it would be very strange to require pointers inside kernels)

[JiaweiOu]

Originally posted by: Ceq It should work, you have an example in your Brook+ directory: " samples / tests / struct / struct.br " However there could be a few issues in the current version, for example, if you try to use pointer type inside a typedef structure and you don't use it in any kernel you'll get a compiler assertion failure. (If you use it inside a kernel it will report "type not supported", but it would be very strange to require pointers inside kernels)

I found that if I declare a float array inside the struct. The brook+ compile will complain too.  I think their don't like any form of pointer in the structure.

[udeepta]

You should be able to use struct streams.

Pointers are not supported inside the kernels, but you can use indexing with gather/scatter streams.