cuda-samples/Samples/3_CUDA_Features/simpleCudaGraphs/README.md

# simpleCudaGraphs - Simple CUDA Graphs

## Description

A demonstration of CUDA Graphs creation, instantiation and launch using Graphs APIs and Stream Capture APIs.

## Key Concepts

CUDA Graphs, Stream Capture

## Supported SM Architectures

## Supported OSes

Linux, Windows

## Supported CPU Architecture

x86_64, ppc64le, armv7l

## CUDA APIs involved

### [CUDA Runtime API](http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-runtime-api/index.html)
cudaGraphClone, cudaExtent, cudaGraphLaunch, cudaStreamCreate, cudaLaunchHostFunc, cudaGraphAddMemcpyNode, cudaMallocHost, cudaPitchedPtr, cudaStreamEndCapture, cudaGraphCreate, cudaFreeHost, cudaGraphGetNodes, cudaMemsetAsync, cudaMemcpyAsync, cudaGraphAddHostNode, cudaGraphInstantiate, cudaStreamDestroy, cudaStreamBeginCapture, cudaStreamWaitEvent, cudaEventCreate, cudaMalloc, cudaFree, cudaPos, cudaGraphAddKernelNode, cudaGraphDestroy, cudaEventRecord, cudaGraphsManual, cudaStreamSynchronize, cudaGraphAddMemsetNode, cudaGraphsUsingStreamCapture, cudaGraphExecDestroy

## Prerequisites

Download and install the [CUDA Toolkit 12.1](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads) for your corresponding platform.

## Build and Run

### Windows
The Windows samples are built using the Visual Studio IDE. Solution files (.sln) are provided for each supported version of Visual Studio, using the format:
```
*_vs<version>.sln - for Visual Studio <version>
```
Each individual sample has its own set of solution files in its directory:

To build/examine all the samples at once, the complete solution files should be used. To build/examine a single sample, the individual sample solution files should be used.
> **Note:** Some samples require that the Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010 or newer) be installed and that the VC++ directory paths are properly set up (**Tools > Options...**). Check DirectX Dependencies section for details."

### Linux
The Linux samples are built using makefiles. To use the makefiles, change the current directory to the sample directory you wish to build, and run make:
```
$ cd <sample_dir>
$ make
```
The samples makefiles can take advantage of certain options:
*  **TARGET_ARCH=<arch>** - cross-compile targeting a specific architecture. Allowed architectures are x86_64, ppc64le, armv7l.
    By default, TARGET_ARCH is set to HOST_ARCH. On a x86_64 machine, not setting TARGET_ARCH is the equivalent of setting TARGET_ARCH=x86_64.<br/>
`$ make TARGET_ARCH=x86_64` <br/> `$ make TARGET_ARCH=ppc64le` <br/> `$ make TARGET_ARCH=armv7l` <br/>
    See [here](http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-samples/index.html#cross-samples) for more details.
*   **dbg=1** - build with debug symbols
    ```
    $ make dbg=1
    ```
*   **SMS="A B ..."** - override the SM architectures for which the sample will be built, where `"A B ..."` is a space-delimited list of SM architectures. For example, to generate SASS for SM 50 and SM 60, use `SMS="50 60"`.
    ```
    $ make SMS="50 60"
    ```

*  **HOST_COMPILER=<host_compiler>** - override the default g++ host compiler. See the [Linux Installation Guide](http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-linux/index.html#system-requirements) for a list of supported host compilers.
```
    $ make HOST_COMPILER=g++
```

## References (for more details)