What was previously declared as `ArrayHandleNewStyle` is now just the
implementation of `ArrayHandle`. The old implementation of `ArrayHandle`
has been moved to `ArrayHandleDeprecated`, and `ArrayHandle`s still
using this implementation must declare `VTKM_ARRAY_HANDLE_DEPRECATED` to
use it.
Previously you had to create a special virtual object to place in the
`Buffer`'s metadata. This added a lot of difficulty that is probably
unnecessary.
Instead, just have `Buffer` hold an arbitrary object and some simple
functions to copy and delete it. There may be issues with type safety
across translation units, but we'll deal with that when/if we run into
it.
The new method `ArrayHandle::DeepCopy` had the pattern such that the
data in the `this` array was pushed to the provided destination array.
However, this is the opposite pattern used in the equivalent method in
VTK, which takes the data from the provided array and copies it to
`this` array.
So, swap the pattern to match that of VTK. Also, make the method name
more descriptive by renaming it to `DeepCopyFrom`. Hopefully, users will
read that to mean given the `ArrayHandle`, you copy data from the other
provided `ArrayHandle`.
`ArrayHandle::PrepareForOutput` often has to reallocate the array to the
specified size. Previously, this allocation was not happening with the
`Token` that is passed to `PrepareForOutput`. If the `ArrayHandle` is
already attached or enqueued for that `Token`, then the allocation would
deadlock.
You can now pass a `Token` object to `Allocate`, which is what
`PrepareForOutput` does.
The buffer class encapsulates the movement of raw C arrays between
host and devices.
The `Buffer` class itself is not associated with any device. Instead,
`Buffer` is used in conjunction with a new templated class named
`DeviceAdapterMemoryManager` that can allocate data on a given
device and transfer data as necessary. `DeviceAdapterMemoryManager`
will eventually replace the more complicated device adapter classes
that manage data on a device.
The code in `DeviceAdapterMemoryManager` is actually enclosed in
virtual methods. This allows us to limit the number of classes that
need to be compiled for a device. Rather, the implementation of
`DeviceAdapterMemoryManager` is compiled once with whatever compiler
is necessary, and then the `RuntimeDeviceInformation` is used to
get the correct object instance.
