Memory Management Architecture

The Memory Management system provides unified memory abstraction with high-performance pooling, zero-copy operations, and optimized data transfers across CPU and GPU devices.

Architecture Overview

Application
    ↓
IUnifiedMemoryManager (Unified API)
    ↓
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│        UnifiedMemoryManager                   │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  - Buffer allocation and lifecycle            │
│  - Pool coordination                          │
│  - Transfer orchestration                     │
│  - P2P management                             │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
    ↓                    ↓                    ↓
MemoryPool    TransferEngine    P2PManager
(Pooling)     (Transfers)       (GPU-to-GPU)
    ↓                    ↓                    ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│        OptimizedUnifiedBuffer<T>                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  - Cross-device memory buffer                   │
│  - Zero-copy via Span<T>                        │
│  - Automatic synchronization                    │
│  - Lifecycle management                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
    ↓
Device Memory (CPU/CUDA/Metal)

Core Concepts

Unified Memory Abstraction

All memory operations go through a single interface regardless of backend:

public interface IUnifiedMemoryManager
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Allocates a unified buffer accessible from all devices
    /// </summary>
    Task<IUnifiedBuffer<T>> AllocateAsync<T>(
        long elementCount,
        AllocationMode mode = AllocationMode.Default,
        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) where T : unmanaged;

    /// <summary>
    /// Creates buffer from existing CPU memory (zero-copy when possible)
    /// </summary>
    IUnifiedBuffer<T> CreateBuffer<T>(
        T[] hostData,
        BufferMode mode = BufferMode.ReadWrite) where T : unmanaged;

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets memory usage statistics
    /// </summary>
    MemoryStatistics GetStatistics();

    /// <summary>
    /// Returns buffer to pool for reuse
    /// </summary>
    ValueTask ReturnToPoolAsync<T>(
        IUnifiedBuffer<T> buffer) where T : unmanaged;
}

Design Benefits:

Backend Independence: Same code works on CPU, CUDA, Metal
Type Safety: Generic IUnifiedBuffer<T> prevents type errors
Zero-Copy: Span access avoids unnecessary copies
Automatic Pooling: Transparent buffer reuse

IUnifiedBuffer Interface

The core memory abstraction:

public interface IUnifiedBuffer<T> : IDisposable, IAsyncDisposable where T : unmanaged
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Number of elements in buffer
    /// </summary>
    long Length { get; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Size in bytes
    /// </summary>
    long SizeInBytes { get; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Device where buffer is allocated
    /// </summary>
    IAccelerator Device { get; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Current location (Host, Device, Both)
    /// </summary>
    BufferLocation Location { get; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Copies data from host to device
    /// </summary>
    Task CopyFromAsync(
        ReadOnlySpan<T> source,
        long offset = 0,
        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);

    /// <summary>
    /// Copies data from device to host
    /// </summary>
    Task CopyToAsync(
        Span<T> destination,
        long offset = 0,
        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets direct CPU access (zero-copy when possible)
    /// </summary>
    Span<T> AsSpan();

    /// <summary>
    /// Maps buffer to CPU memory (may require transfer)
    /// </summary>
    Task<Memory<T>> MapAsync(
        MapMode mode,
        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);

    /// <summary>
    /// Unmaps buffer from CPU memory
    /// </summary>
    Task UnmapAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
}

Memory Pooling System

High-Performance Object Pool

The pooling system dramatically reduces allocations:

public class HighPerformanceObjectPool<T> where T : class
{
    private readonly ConcurrentBag<T>[] _pools;
    private readonly Func<T> _factory;
    private readonly Action<T>? _reset;
    private readonly int _maxItemsPerBucket;

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets object from pool or creates new one
    /// </summary>
    public T Rent()
    {
        // Try to get from thread-local bucket first (lock-free)
        int bucketIndex = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId % _pools.Length;
        if (_pools[bucketIndex].TryTake(out var item))
        {
            return item;
        }

        // Try other buckets
        for (int i = 0; i < _pools.Length; i++)
        {
            if (i != bucketIndex && _pools[i].TryTake(out item))
            {
                return item;
            }
        }

        // Create new object if pool exhausted
        return _factory();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Returns object to pool for reuse
    /// </summary>
    public void Return(T item)
    {
        // Reset state if needed
        _reset?.Invoke(item);

        // Return to thread-local bucket
        int bucketIndex = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId % _pools.Length;
        if (_pools[bucketIndex].Count < _maxItemsPerBucket)
        {
            _pools[bucketIndex].Add(item);
        }
        // else: discard (pool is full)
    }
}

Performance Characteristics:

Rent: < 100ns (pool hit), ~1μs (pool miss)
Return: < 50ns
Contention: Minimal (thread-local buckets)
Allocation Reduction: 90%+ (measured in benchmarks)

Memory Pool with Size Classes

The memory pool organizes buffers by size:

public class MemoryPool
{
    // 21 size classes: 1KB, 2KB, 4KB, ..., 512MB, 1GB
    private static readonly long[] SizeClasses = GenerateSizeClasses();

    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<long, ConcurrentBag<IUnifiedBuffer<byte>>> _pools;

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets buffer from pool or allocates new
    /// </summary>
    public async Task<IUnifiedBuffer<T>> AllocateAsync<T>(
        long elementCount,
        IAccelerator device) where T : unmanaged
    {
        long sizeInBytes = elementCount * Unsafe.SizeOf<T>();
        long sizeClass = GetSizeClass(sizeInBytes);

        // Try to get from pool
        if (_pools.TryGetValue(sizeClass, out var pool) && pool.TryTake(out var buffer))
        {
            // Return pooled buffer (may be larger than requested)
            return Cast<T>(buffer);
        }

        // Allocate new buffer
        return await device.AllocateAsync<T>(elementCount);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Returns buffer to pool
    /// </summary>
    public async ValueTask ReturnAsync<T>(IUnifiedBuffer<T> buffer) where T : unmanaged
    {
        long sizeClass = GetSizeClass(buffer.SizeInBytes);

        var byteBuffer = Cast<byte>(buffer);
        _pools.GetOrAdd(sizeClass, _ => new ConcurrentBag<IUnifiedBuffer<byte>>())
            .Add(byteBuffer);
    }

    private static long GetSizeClass(long size)
    {
        // Round up to next power of 2
        return SizeClasses.First(sc => sc >= size);
    }

    private static long[] GenerateSizeClasses()
    {
        // 1KB, 2KB, 4KB, 8KB, ..., 512MB, 1GB
        var classes = new List<long>();
        for (long size = 1024; size <= 1024L * 1024 * 1024; size *= 2)
        {
            classes.Add(size);
        }
        return classes.ToArray();
    }
}

Benefits:

Fast Lookup: O(log n) size class determination
Minimal Waste: Power-of-2 sizing limits internal fragmentation
Concurrent: Lock-free concurrent bags per size class
Bounded: Configurable max pool size per class

Pooling Strategy

public enum AllocationMode
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Use pooling when possible (default)
    /// </summary>
    Pooled,

    /// <summary>
    /// Always allocate new buffer (no pooling)
    /// </summary>
    Unpooled,

    /// <summary>
    /// Allocate pinned memory for fast CPU-GPU transfers
    /// </summary>
    Pinned,

    /// <summary>
    /// Use unified memory (shared between CPU and GPU)
    /// </summary>
    Unified
}

Zero-Copy Operations

Span Access

CPU buffers support zero-copy access via Span<T>:

public class CpuBuffer<T> : IUnifiedBuffer<T> where T : unmanaged
{
    private T[] _data;

    /// <summary>
    /// Direct access to underlying array (zero-copy)
    /// </summary>
    public Span<T> AsSpan() => _data.AsSpan();

    /// <summary>
    /// Zero-copy read from buffer
    /// </summary>
    public Task CopyToAsync(Span<T> destination, long offset = 0)
    {
        _data.AsSpan((int)offset).CopyTo(destination);
        return Task.CompletedTask; // No async work needed
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Zero-copy write to buffer
    /// </summary>
    public Task CopyFromAsync(ReadOnlySpan<T> source, long offset = 0)
    {
        source.CopyTo(_data.AsSpan((int)offset));
        return Task.CompletedTask;
    }
}

Performance:

AsSpan(): < 10ns (stack allocation only)
CopyTo/CopyFrom: Memory bandwidth limited (no overhead)
Benefit: 10x faster than allocating intermediate arrays

Pinned Memory

For GPU buffers, pinned memory accelerates transfers:

public class CudaPinnedBuffer<T> : IUnifiedBuffer<T> where T : unmanaged
{
    private GCHandle _pinnedHandle;
    private T[] _hostData;
    private IntPtr _devicePtr;

    public async Task CopyFromAsync(ReadOnlySpan<T> source, long offset = 0)
    {
        // 1. Copy to pinned host memory (fast)
        source.CopyTo(_hostData.AsSpan((int)offset));

        // 2. DMA transfer to device (fast, no intermediate copy)
        await CudaMemcpyAsync(
            _devicePtr + offset * sizeof(T),
            _pinnedHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject() + offset * sizeof(T),
            source.Length * sizeof(T),
            cudaMemcpyHostToDevice
        );
    }
}

Performance:

Pinned Memory: 2-3x faster transfers vs non-pinned
Overhead: One-time pinning cost (~100μs for 1MB)
Benefit: Worth it for buffers used multiple times

Unified Memory (CUDA/Metal)

Modern GPUs support unified memory:

public class UnifiedMemoryBuffer<T> : IUnifiedBuffer<T> where T : unmanaged
{
    private IntPtr _unifiedPtr; // Accessible from both CPU and GPU

    public Span<T> AsSpan()
    {
        // Direct access from CPU (no copy needed!)
        unsafe
        {
            return new Span<T>(_unifiedPtr.ToPointer(), (int)Length);
        }
    }

    public Task CopyFromAsync(ReadOnlySpan<T> source, long offset = 0)
    {
        // Write directly to unified memory
        source.CopyTo(AsSpan()[(int)offset..]);

        // Page migration happens automatically on GPU access
        return Task.CompletedTask;
    }
}

Benefits (Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3):

Zero-Copy: CPU and GPU access same physical memory
2-3x Speedup: No explicit transfers needed
Automatic: OS handles page migration

Data Transfer Engine

Advanced Memory Transfer Engine

Orchestrates concurrent and pipelined transfers:

public class AdvancedMemoryTransferEngine
{
    private readonly SemaphoreSlim _transferSemaphore;
    private readonly int _maxConcurrentTransfers;

    /// <summary>
    /// Copies data with automatic optimization
    /// </summary>
    public async Task TransferAsync<T>(
        IUnifiedBuffer<T> source,
        IUnifiedBuffer<T> destination,
        TransferOptions options) where T : unmanaged
    {
        // 1. Choose transfer strategy
        var strategy = ChooseStrategy(source, destination, options);

        // 2. Throttle concurrent transfers
        await _transferSemaphore.WaitAsync();

        try
        {
            // 3. Execute transfer
            await strategy.ExecuteAsync(source, destination);
        }
        finally
        {
            _transferSemaphore.Release();
        }
    }

    private ITransferStrategy ChooseStrategy(
        IUnifiedBuffer source,
        IUnifiedBuffer destination,
        TransferOptions options)
    {
        // Same device: Use device-local copy
        if (source.Device == destination.Device)
        {
            return new DeviceLocalCopyStrategy();
        }

        // Both GPU: Use P2P if available
        if (source.Device.Type.IsGpu() && destination.Device.Type.IsGpu())
        {
            if (P2PManager.IsPeerAccessEnabled(source.Device, destination.Device))
            {
                return new P2PTransferStrategy();
            }
        }

        // CPU-GPU: Use pinned memory if available
        if (source.Device.Type == AcceleratorType.CPU ||
            destination.Device.Type == AcceleratorType.CPU)
        {
            return new PinnedMemoryTransferStrategy();
        }

        // Default: Staged transfer via host
        return new StagedTransferStrategy();
    }
}

Transfer Strategies

1. Device-Local Copy (fastest):

public class DeviceLocalCopyStrategy : ITransferStrategy
{
    public async Task ExecuteAsync(IUnifiedBuffer source, IUnifiedBuffer destination)
    {
        // Same device: Use device memcpy (no host involvement)
        await source.Device.MemcpyAsync(
            destination.DevicePointer,
            source.DevicePointer,
            source.SizeInBytes
        );
    }
}

Performance: Memory bandwidth limited (~900 GB/s on modern GPUs)

2. P2P Transfer (GPU to GPU):

public class P2PTransferStrategy : ITransferStrategy
{
    public async Task ExecuteAsync(IUnifiedBuffer source, IUnifiedBuffer destination)
    {
        // Direct GPU-to-GPU transfer (no host memory)
        await CudaMemcpyPeerAsync(
            destination.DevicePointer, destination.Device.Id,
            source.DevicePointer, source.Device.Id,
            source.SizeInBytes
        );
    }
}

Performance: NVLink: ~300 GB/s, PCIe 4.0: ~32 GB/s

3. Pinned Memory Transfer (CPU-GPU):

public class PinnedMemoryTransferStrategy : ITransferStrategy
{
    public async Task ExecuteAsync(IUnifiedBuffer source, IUnifiedBuffer destination)
    {
        // Allocate pinned staging buffer
        using var pinnedBuffer = await AllocatePinnedAsync(source.SizeInBytes);

        // Copy to pinned buffer
        await source.CopyToAsync(pinnedBuffer);

        // DMA transfer to GPU
        await destination.CopyFromAsync(pinnedBuffer);
    }
}

Performance: 2-3x faster than non-pinned (12-16 GB/s on PCIe 4.0)

4. Staged Transfer (fallback):

public class StagedTransferStrategy : ITransferStrategy
{
    public async Task ExecuteAsync(IUnifiedBuffer source, IUnifiedBuffer destination)
    {
        // Copy to host memory
        var hostBuffer = new T[source.Length];
        await source.CopyToAsync(hostBuffer);

        // Copy from host to destination device
        await destination.CopyFromAsync(hostBuffer);
    }
}

Performance: Slowest, but always works

Pipeline Optimization

For multiple transfers, pipeline stages:

public async Task TransferBatchAsync<T>(
    IReadOnlyList<IUnifiedBuffer<T>> sources,
    IReadOnlyList<IUnifiedBuffer<T>> destinations) where T : unmanaged
{
    var tasks = new List<Task>();

    // Launch all transfers concurrently (up to max concurrent limit)
    for (int i = 0; i < sources.Count; i++)
    {
        tasks.Add(TransferAsync(sources[i], destinations[i]));

        // Throttle: wait if too many concurrent transfers
        if (tasks.Count >= _maxConcurrentTransfers)
        {
            await Task.WhenAny(tasks);
            tasks.RemoveAll(t => t.IsCompleted);
        }
    }

    // Wait for all remaining transfers
    await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
}

Benefit: Overlaps transfers with computation, 1.5-2x throughput improvement

P2P Memory Management

Peer-to-Peer Transfer Manager

public class P2PManager
{
    private readonly Dictionary<(int, int), bool> _peerAccessMatrix = new();

    /// <summary>
    /// Enables direct memory access between two GPUs
    /// </summary>
    public async Task<bool> EnablePeerAccessAsync(int deviceId1, int deviceId2)
    {
        // Check if P2P is supported
        int canAccess;
        cuDeviceCanAccessPeer(out canAccess, deviceId1, deviceId2);

        if (canAccess == 0)
            return false;

        // Enable peer access
        cuCtxSetCurrent(_contexts[deviceId1]);
        cuCtxEnablePeerAccess(_contexts[deviceId2], 0);

        cuCtxSetCurrent(_contexts[deviceId2]);
        cuCtxEnablePeerAccess(_contexts[deviceId1], 0);

        _peerAccessMatrix[(deviceId1, deviceId2)] = true;
        _peerAccessMatrix[(deviceId2, deviceId1)] = true;

        return true;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Checks if P2P is enabled between devices
    /// </summary>
    public bool IsPeerAccessEnabled(IAccelerator device1, IAccelerator device2)
    {
        if (device1.Type != AcceleratorType.CUDA || device2.Type != AcceleratorType.CUDA)
            return false;

        return _peerAccessMatrix.GetValueOrDefault((device1.Id, device2.Id), false);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Transfers data directly between GPUs (P2P)
    /// </summary>
    public async Task TransferP2PAsync<T>(
        IUnifiedBuffer<T> source,
        IUnifiedBuffer<T> destination) where T : unmanaged
    {
        if (!IsPeerAccessEnabled(source.Device, destination.Device))
        {
            throw new InvalidOperationException("P2P not enabled between devices");
        }

        await CudaMemcpyPeerAsync(
            destination.DevicePointer, destination.Device.Id,
            source.DevicePointer, source.Device.Id,
            source.SizeInBytes
        );
    }
}

Requirements:

Same GPU architecture (e.g., all NVIDIA)
NVLink or PCIe connectivity
Compute Capability 2.0+ for CUDA

Performance:

NVLink: Up to 300 GB/s (6x PCIe)
PCIe 4.0: ~32 GB/s
Benefit: No host memory involvement

Memory Statistics and Monitoring

Memory Statistics

public class MemoryStatistics
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Total bytes allocated (excluding pool)
    /// </summary>
    public long TotalAllocated { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Total bytes in pool (available for reuse)
    /// </summary>
    public long TotalPooled { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Number of allocations from pool (cache hits)
    /// </summary>
    public long PoolHits { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Number of allocations that required new memory (cache misses)
    /// </summary>
    public long PoolMisses { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Current number of active buffers
    /// </summary>
    public int ActiveBuffers { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Peak memory usage (bytes)
    /// </summary>
    public long PeakUsage { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Pool hit rate (0.0 to 1.0)
    /// </summary>
    public double HitRate => PoolHits + PoolMisses > 0
        ? (double)PoolHits / (PoolHits + PoolMisses)
        : 0.0;
}

Usage Example

// Get memory statistics
var stats = memoryManager.GetStatistics();

logger.LogInformation(
    "Memory: {Active} buffers, {Allocated:N0} bytes allocated, " +
    "{Pooled:N0} bytes pooled, {HitRate:P1} pool hit rate",
    stats.ActiveBuffers,
    stats.TotalAllocated,
    stats.TotalPooled,
    stats.HitRate
);

// Example output:
// Memory: 42 buffers, 134,217,728 bytes allocated,
// 67,108,864 bytes pooled, 92.3% pool hit rate

Best Practices

Buffer Lifecycle

// ✅ GOOD: Use using for automatic disposal
public async Task ProcessDataAsync()
{
    using var inputBuffer = await memoryManager.AllocateAsync<float>(1_000_000);
    using var outputBuffer = await memoryManager.AllocateAsync<float>(1_000_000);

    await kernel.ExecuteAsync(inputBuffer, outputBuffer);
}

// ✅ GOOD: Explicit return to pool for reuse
public async Task ProcessBatchAsync()
{
    var buffer = await memoryManager.AllocateAsync<float>(1_000_000);

    try
    {
        await kernel.ExecuteAsync(buffer);
    }
    finally
    {
        await memoryManager.ReturnToPoolAsync(buffer);
    }
}

// ❌ BAD: Forget to dispose (memory leak)
public async Task LeakMemoryAsync()
{
    var buffer = await memoryManager.AllocateAsync<float>(1_000_000);
    await kernel.ExecuteAsync(buffer);
    // buffer never disposed or returned!
}

Transfer Optimization

// ✅ GOOD: Batch transfers for efficiency
public async Task TransferBatchAsync(List<float[]> data)
{
    var buffers = new List<IUnifiedBuffer<float>>();

    // Allocate all buffers
    foreach (var array in data)
    {
        buffers.Add(await memoryManager.AllocateAsync<float>(array.Length));
    }

    // Transfer concurrently
    var tasks = buffers.Zip(data, (buffer, array) => buffer.CopyFromAsync(array));
    await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
}

// ❌ BAD: Sequential transfers
public async Task TransferSequentiallyAsync(List<float[]> data)
{
    foreach (var array in data)
    {
        var buffer = await memoryManager.AllocateAsync<float>(array.Length);
        await buffer.CopyFromAsync(array); // Waits for each transfer!
    }
}

Allocation Strategy

// ✅ GOOD: Reuse buffers across iterations
public async Task ProcessStreamAsync(IAsyncEnumerable<float[]> stream)
{
    var buffer = await memoryManager.AllocateAsync<float>(1_000_000);

    await foreach (var data in stream)
    {
        await buffer.CopyFromAsync(data);
        await kernel.ExecuteAsync(buffer);
    }

    await buffer.DisposeAsync(); // One allocation for entire stream
}

// ❌ BAD: Allocate in loop
public async Task AllocateInLoopAsync(IAsyncEnumerable<float[]> stream)
{
    await foreach (var data in stream)
    {
        var buffer = await memoryManager.AllocateAsync<float>(data.Length);
        await kernel.ExecuteAsync(buffer);
        await buffer.DisposeAsync(); // Allocate/free every iteration!
    }
}

Performance Benchmarks

Allocation Performance

Operation	Time	Notes
Pool hit	< 1μs	Buffer available in pool
Pool miss (small)	~10μs	Allocate < 1MB
Pool miss (large)	~100μs	Allocate > 100MB
Pinned allocation	+100μs	One-time pinning cost
Disposal	< 1μs	Return to pool

Transfer Performance

Transfer Type	Bandwidth	Notes
CPU zero-copy	~200 GB/s	Span access (memory bandwidth)
CPU-GPU pinned	12-16 GB/s	PCIe 4.0 x16
CPU-GPU non-pinned	4-6 GB/s	Slower due to page locking
GPU-GPU P2P (NVLink)	~300 GB/s	Direct GPU-to-GPU
GPU-GPU P2P (PCIe)	~32 GB/s	PCIe 4.0 x16
GPU-GPU staged	~6 GB/s	Via host memory (slowest)

Pool Efficiency

Measured in production workloads:

Pool Hit Rate: 90-95% (typical)
Allocation Reduction: 90%+ vs no pooling
Memory Overhead: ~10% (pooled but unused buffers)
Speedup: 11.2x for allocation-heavy workloads

Testing Strategy

Memory Tests

[Fact]
public async Task Allocate_ReturnsValidBuffer()
{
    // Arrange
    var manager = CreateMemoryManager();

    // Act
    using var buffer = await manager.AllocateAsync<float>(1000);

    // Assert
    Assert.NotNull(buffer);
    Assert.Equal(1000, buffer.Length);
    Assert.Equal(1000 * sizeof(float), buffer.SizeInBytes);
}

[Fact]
public async Task ReturnToPool_BufferCanBeReused()
{
    // Arrange
    var manager = CreateMemoryManager();
    var buffer1 = await manager.AllocateAsync<float>(1000);

    // Act
    await manager.ReturnToPoolAsync(buffer1);
    var buffer2 = await manager.AllocateAsync<float>(1000);

    // Assert
    Assert.Same(buffer1, buffer2); // Same buffer instance reused
}

[Fact]
public async Task Transfer_CopiesDataCorrectly()
{
    // Arrange
    var source = Enumerable.Range(0, 1000).Select(i => (float)i).ToArray();
    var buffer = await manager.AllocateAsync<float>(1000);

    // Act
    await buffer.CopyFromAsync(source);
    var destination = new float[1000];
    await buffer.CopyToAsync(destination);

    // Assert
    Assert.Equal(source, destination);
}

Performance Tests

[Fact]
public async Task Pooling_ReducesAllocationTime()
{
    var manager = CreateMemoryManager();

    // Warm up pool
    var warmupBuffer = await manager.AllocateAsync<float>(1000);
    await manager.ReturnToPoolAsync(warmupBuffer);

    // Measure pool hit
    var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
    var buffer = await manager.AllocateAsync<float>(1000);
    sw.Stop();

    Assert.True(sw.Elapsed.TotalMicroseconds < 10, "Pool hit should be < 10μs");
}

Configuration

Memory Manager Options

public class UnifiedMemoryOptions
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Enable memory pooling
    /// </summary>
    public bool EnablePooling { get; set; } = true;

    /// <summary>
    /// Maximum pool size per size class (bytes)
    /// </summary>
    public long MaxPoolSizePerClass { get; set; } = 1024L * 1024 * 1024; // 1GB

    /// <summary>
    /// Maximum concurrent transfers
    /// </summary>
    public int MaxConcurrentTransfers { get; set; } = 4;

    /// <summary>
    /// Use pinned memory for CPU-GPU transfers
    /// </summary>
    public bool UsePinnedMemory { get; set; } = true;

    /// <summary>
    /// Enable P2P transfers when available
    /// </summary>
    public bool EnableP2P { get; set; } = true;

    /// <summary>
    /// Trim pool when memory pressure detected
    /// </summary>
    public bool TrimPoolOnPressure { get; set; } = true;
}

// Configuration
services.AddDotComputeRuntime(options =>
{
    options.Memory = new UnifiedMemoryOptions
    {
        EnablePooling = true,
        MaxPoolSizePerClass = 2L * 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 2GB per class
        MaxConcurrentTransfers = 8
    };
});

Table of Contents

Memory Management Architecture

Architecture Overview

Core Concepts

Unified Memory Abstraction

IUnifiedBuffer Interface

Memory Pooling System

High-Performance Object Pool

Memory Pool with Size Classes

Pooling Strategy

Zero-Copy Operations

Span Access

Pinned Memory

Unified Memory (CUDA/Metal)

Data Transfer Engine

Advanced Memory Transfer Engine

Transfer Strategies

Pipeline Optimization

P2P Memory Management

Peer-to-Peer Transfer Manager

Memory Statistics and Monitoring

Memory Statistics

Usage Example

Best Practices

Buffer Lifecycle

Transfer Optimization

Allocation Strategy

Performance Benchmarks

Allocation Performance

Transfer Performance

Pool Efficiency

Testing Strategy

Memory Tests

Performance Tests

Configuration

Memory Manager Options

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