cuda编程之 __syncthreads()

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\_\_syncthreads( ) 对一个thread **block**中的线程进行同步。

B.6. Synchronization Functions

void __syncthreads();

waits until **all threads in the thread block** have reached this point and all global andshared memory accesses made by these threads prior to \_\_syncthreads() are visibleto all threads in the block.

\_\_syncthreads() is used to coordinate communication between the threads of thesame block. When some threads within a block access the same addresses in shared  
or global memory, there are potential read-after-write, write-after-read, or write-after-write hazards for some of these memory accesses. These data hazards can be avoided bysynchronizing threads in-between these accesses.

\_\_syncthreads() is allowed in conditional code but only if the conditional evaluatesidentically across the entire thread block, otherwise the code execution is likely to hangor produce unintended side effects.

Devices of compute capability 2.x and higher support three variations of\_\_syncthreads() described below.  
int \_\_syncthreads\_count(int predicate);

is identical to \_\_syncthreads() with the additional feature that it evaluates predicatefor all threads of the block and returns the number of threads for which predicateevaluates to non-zero.  
int \_\_syncthreads\_and(int predicate);

is identical to \_\_syncthreads() with the additional feature that it evaluates predicatefor all threads of the block and returns non-zero if and only if predicate evaluates to non-zero for all of them.  
int \_\_syncthreads\_or(int predicate);

void __syncwarp(unsigned mask=0xffffffff);

will cause the executing thread to wait until all warp lanes named in mask haveexecuted a \_\_syncwarp() (with the same mask) before resuming execution. All non-exited threads named in mask must execute a corresponding \_\_syncwarp() with thesame mask, or the result is undefined.

Executing  \_\_syncwarp() guarantees memory ordering among threads participating inthe barrier. Thus, threads within a warp that wish to communicate via memory can storeto memory, execute \_\_syncwarp(), and then safely read values stored by other threadsin the warp.