Build Config	Build Status
GN/Clang
CMake/MSVC

GPGMM

GPGMM is a General-Purpose GPU Memory Management C++ library used by GPU applications/runtimes that use modern graphics and compute APIs (D3D12 or Vulkan) that allow low-level memory management. GPGMM is a fast, multi-threaded, full-fledged GPU Memory Manager (GMM) implementation that replaces what older graphics and compute APIs (D3D11 or OpenGL) had accomplished through the GPU driver.

• API Documentation
• Changelog
• License
• Design Doc

How do I use it?

Prerequisites

• Error handing uses GPU API error codes (HRESULT and VkResult for D3D12 and Vulkan, respectively).

First create an allocator then create allocations from it:

D3D12

#include <gpgmm_d3d12.h>

gpgmm::d3d12::RESOURCE_ALLOCATOR_DESC allocatorDesc = {};

ComPtr<gpgmm::d3d12::IResidencyManager> residencyManager; // Optional
ComPtr<gpgmm::d3d12::IResourceAllocator> allocator;
gpgmm::d3d12::CreateResourceAllocator(desc, device, adapter, &allocator, &residencyManager);

D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC& resourceDesc = {};
D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES initialState = {}
gpgmm::d3d12::ALLOCATION_DESC allocationDesc = {};

ComPtr<gpgmm::d3d12::IResourceAllocation> allocation;
allocator->CreateResource(allocationDesc, resourceDesc, initialState, nullptr, &allocation);

GPUs do not support page-faulting, so it's up the GPU application to avoid using too much physical GPU memory. GPGMM integrates residency into the resource allocators to simplify and optimize allocation:

ComPtr<gpgmm::d3d12::IResidencyList> list;
gpgmm::d3d12::CreateResidencyList(&list);
list->Add(allocation->GetMemory());

residencyManager->ExecuteCommandList(&queue, &commandList, &list, 1);

// Prepare for next frame.
list->Reset();

Residency also works for non-resources too:

// Shader-visible heaps should be locked or always resident.
gpgmm::d3d12::RESIDENCY_HEAP_DESC shaderVisibleHeapDesc = {};
shaderVisibleHeapDesc.Flags |= RESIDENCY_HEAP_FLAG_CREATE_LOCKED;
shaderVisibleHeapDesc.HeapSegment = RESIDENCY_HEAP_SEGMENT_LOCAL;

ComPtr<gpgmm::d3d12::IResidencyHeap> descriptorHeap;
gpgmm::d3d12::CreateResidencyHeap(shaderVisibleHeapDesc, residency.Get(),
      d3d12DescriptorHeap.Get(),
      &descriptorHeap);

To clean-up, simply call Release() once the is GPU is finished.

Vulkan

#include <gpgmm_vk.h>

gpgmm::vk::GpAllocatorCreateInfo allocatorInfo = {};

gpgmm::vk::GpResourceAllocator resourceAllocator;
gpgmm::vk::gpCreateResourceAllocator(allocatorInfo, &resourceAllocator)

VkBufferCreateInfo bufferInfo = {};
VkBuffer buffer;

gpgmm::vk::GpResourceAllocation allocation;
gpgmm::vk::GpResourceAllocationCreateInfo allocationInfo = {};

gpgmm::vk::gpCreateBuffer(resourceAllocator, &bufferInfo, &buffer, &allocationInfo, &allocation)

Then to clean-up:

gpgmm::vk::gpDestroyBuffer(resourceAllocator, buffer, allocation); // Make sure GPU is finished!
gpgmm::vk::gpDestroyResourceAllocator(resourceAllocator);

Project integration

Aside from DirectX or Vulkan libraries, GPGMM has no additional dependencies when deployed. GPGMM is distributed for use as source-only. It is recommended to use the built-in GN or CMake build targets. Alternatively, a shared library can be built to enable other build systems.

Source based builds

Allows GPGMM to be added as a source-package dependency to an existing build system.

GN

BUILD.gn

source_set("proj") {
  deps = [ "${gpgmm_dir}:src/gpgmm" ]
}

Create build_overrides/gpgmm.gni file in root directory.

To build with a backend, add the corresponding argument from following table in `build_overrides/gpgmm.gni:

Backend	Build override argument
DirectX 12	gpgmm_enable_d3d12=true
Vulkan	gpgmm_enable_vk=true

CMake

CMakeLists.txt

Using CMake 3.14 or newer:

include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(gpgmm
  GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/intel/gpgmm.git
  GIT_TAG main
)

# Specify GPGMM build options (see below).
...

FetchContent_MakeAvailable(gpgmm)

Or alternatively, manually fetch:

git clone https://github.com/intel/gpgmm.git third_party/gpgmm

And make available:

add_subdirectory(third_party/gpgmm)
...

# Specify GPGMM build options (see below).
...

Then add:

target_link_libraries(proj PRIVATE gpgmm)

Linked-library builds

Allows GPGMM to be built as a library-binary then linked as build-dependency.

vcpkg (package manager)

First install vcpkg then run install gpgmm.

vcpkg install gpgmm

GN

Use is_clang=false gpgmm_shared_library=true when Setting up the build. Then use ninja -C out/Release gpgmm or ninja -C out/Debug gpgmm to build the shared library.

CMake

cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug .
cmake --build . --config Debug

Visual Studio configuration

1. Copy the DLL into the $(OutputPath) folder and configure the VS build:
2. Highlight project in the Solution Explorer, and then select Project > Properties.
3. Under Configuration Properties > C/C++ > General, add gpgmm\include to Additional Include Directories.
4. Under Configuration Properties > Linker > Input, add gpgmm.dll.lib to Additional Dependencies.
5. Under Configuration Properties > Linker > General, add the folder path to out\Release to Additional Library Directories.

Build and Run

Building GPGMM for development.

GN

Install depot_tools and visual studio

GPGMM uses the Chromium build system and dependency management so you need to install depot_tools and add it to the PATH. Then install visual studio with the SDK and “Debugging Tools For Windows” package.

Notes:

• On Windows, you'll need to set the environment variable DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0. This tells depot_tools to use your locally installed version of Visual Studio (by default, depot_tools will try to download a Google-internal version).

Get the code

Get the source code as follows:

# Clone the repo as "GPGMM"
> git clone https://github.com/intel/GPGMM.git GPGMM && cd GPGMM

# Bootstrap the gclient configuration
> cp scripts/standalone.gclient .gclient

# Fetch external dependencies and toolchains with gclient
> gclient sync

Configure the build

Generate build files using gn args out/Debug or gn args out/Release.

A text editor will appear asking build arguments, the most common argument is is_debug=true/false; otherwise gn args out/Release --list shows all the possible options.

Build

Then use ninja -C out/Release or ninja -C out/Debug to build.

CMake

Install CMake

GPGMM uses CMake 3.14 or higher for the build system and dependency management, so you need to install cmake and add it to the PATH.

Configure the build

Generate build files using cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug or cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release.

To build with a backend, please specify the corresponding argument from following table.

Backend	Build argument
DirectX 12	GPGMM_ENABLE_D3D12=ON
Vulkan	GPGMM_ENABLE_VK=ON

For example, adding -DGPGMM_ENABLE_VK=OFF builds without Vulkan.

Additional build options further configure GPGMM:

Build option	Build argument
Disable compilation of tests	GPGMM_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF
GPGMM is NOT being built in GPGMM repo	GPGMM_STANDALONE=OFF
Compile GPGMM as shared library	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS

For example, adding -dGPGMM_STANDALONE=OFF, and -dBUILD_SHARED_LIBS builds GPGMM as a shared DLL.

Notes: CMake 3.14 or higher is required for GPGMM_ENABLE_TESTS or GPGMM_ENABLE_VK.

Vulkan-specific

The following build options are only available when GPGMM_ENABLE_VK=ON:

Build option	Build argument
Import Vulkan functions statically	GPGMM_ENABLE_VK_STATIC_FUNCTIONS=ON

For example, adding -dGPGMM_ENABLE_VK_STATIC_FUNCTIONS=ON will use Vulkan by statically linking functions (from the built-in Vulkan Loader).

Build

cmake --build .

Testing

• Unit tests check the front-end code in isolation or without a GPU.
• End2End tests check both the front AND backend code with a GPU.
• Capture replay checks using pre-recorded memory patterns with a GPU.
• Fuzzer checks using random memory patterns with a GPU.

GN

> cd out/Debug # or out/Release

Run unit tests:

> gpgmm_unittests

Run end2end tests:

> gpgmm_end2end_tests

Run capture replay tests:

> gpgmm_capture_replay_tests

To re-generate the capture:

gpgmm_capture_replay_tests.exe --gtest_filter=*Replay/* --event-mask=0x3 --disable-memory-playback

Run fuzzing tests:

> gpgmm_*_fuzzer  -max_total_time=<seconds_to_run>

CMake

> cd Debug # or Release

Run ALL tests (after build)

> cmake --build . --target RUN_TESTS

License

Apache 2.0 Public License, please see LICENSE.