cuda-c-basics

cuda-c-basics is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from mindspore-ai/akg. It costs 21 tokens per session (1,848 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A beginner’s guide to CUDA C, the C/C++ programming model for running work in parallel on NVIDIA GPUs. It covers kernels, threads, blocks, grids, and the GPU’s memory types.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to learn standard CUDA kernel structure, calculate thread indexes, choose grid and block sizes, and understand global memory, shared memory, registers, and read-only memory.
Why use it?
It gives you a basic mental model for how GPU code is organised and how data moves through the GPU. This helps avoid confusion when writing or reading simple CUDA programs.

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Good fit Use it to learn standard CUDA kernel structure, calculate thread indexes, choose grid and block sizes, and understand global memory, shared memory, registers, and read-only memory.

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akg_agents/python/akg_agents/op/resources/skills/cuda-c/guides/cuda-c-basics/SKILL.md · 223 lines

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CUDA C 编程基础

1. 核心概念

内核 (Kernel)

  • 定义: 使用 __global__ 修饰的 C/C++ 函数,在 GPU 上并行执行
  • 特点: 每个内核实例处理数据的一个子集,通过线程索引区分
  • 调用: 使用 <<<grid_size, block_size>>> 语法从主机代码启动

网格 (Grid) 与块 (Block)

  • 网格: 内核启动时的并行维度配置,如 (num_blocks_x, num_blocks_y)
  • : 每个线程块包含的线程数,如 block_size = 256
  • 关系: grid_size = ceil(total_elements / block_size)
  • 限制: 每块最多 1024 线程(大多数 GPU)

线程层次

  • Grid: 所有线程块的集合
  • Block: 一组可以协作的线程(共享内存、同步)
  • Warp: 32 个线程为一组并行执行(SIMT 执行模型)
  • Thread: 最基本的执行单元

内存层次

  • 全局内存 (Global Memory): 所有线程可访问,延迟高,容量大
  • 共享内存 (Shared Memory): 块内线程共享,延迟低,容量有限(通常 48-164 KB/SM)
  • 寄存器 (Registers): 每个线程私有,最快访问
  • 常量内存 (Constant Memory): 只读,缓存优化
  • 纹理内存 (Texture Memory): 只读,空间局部性优化

2. 标准内核结构(五步模式)

所有 CUDA C 内核都遵循相同的五步结构模式:

__global__ void standard_kernel(
    float* output, float* input, int n_elements
) {
    // 1. 计算全局线程索引
    int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    
    // 2. 边界检查
    if (idx < n_elements) {
        // 3. 加载数据
        float data = input[idx];
        
        // 4. 执行计算
        float result = compute_function(data);
        
        // 5. 存储结果
        output[idx] = result;
    }
}

内核启动方式

void launch_kernel(float* input, float* output, int n_elements) {
    const int block_size = 256;
    const int num_blocks = (n_elements + block_size - 1) / block_size;
    
    kernel<<<num_blocks, block_size>>>(output, input, n_elements);
}

3. 全局索引计算

一维数据处理

int global_index = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;

二维数据处理

int row = blockIdx.y * blockDim.y + threadIdx.y;
int col = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;

三维数据处理

int x = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
int y = blockIdx.y * blockDim.y + threadIdx.y;
int z = blockIdx.z * blockDim.z + threadIdx.z;

网格配置

// 一维网格
int block_size = 256;
int num_blocks = (n_elements + block_size - 1) / block_size;
kernel<<<num_blocks, block_size>>>(...);

// 二维网格(矩阵操作)
dim3 block_size(16, 16);
dim3 grid_size((N + 15) / 16, (M + 15) / 16);
kernel<<<grid_size, block_size>>>(...);

// 三维网格(体积数据)
dim3 block_size(8, 8, 8);
dim3 grid_size((X + 7) / 8, (Y + 7) / 8, (Z + 7) / 8);
kernel<<<grid_size, block_size>>>(...);

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cuda-c-basics is a skill published in the GitHub repository mindspore-ai/akg (259 stars, last pushed 29d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 21 tokens to every session and 1,848 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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