13 files changed, 386 insertions, 127 deletions

diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLBuffer.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLBuffer.java
index fed7db11..57fba461 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLBuffer.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLBuffer.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class CLBuffer<B extends Buffer> extends CLMemory<B> {
         if(isHostPointerFlag(flags)) {
             host_ptr = directBuffer;
         }
-        int size = sizeOfBufferElem(directBuffer) * directBuffer.capacity();
+        int size = Buffers.sizeOfBufferElem(directBuffer) * directBuffer.capacity();
         long id = cl.clCreateBuffer(context.ID, flags, size, host_ptr, result, 0);
         checkForError(result[0], "can not create cl buffer");
         
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLCommandQueue.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLCommandQueue.java
index 30757bad..6ceed82d 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLCommandQueue.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLCommandQueue.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ package com.jogamp.opencl;
 import com.jogamp.common.nio.CachedBufferFactory;
 import com.jogamp.opencl.gl.CLGLI;
 import com.jogamp.common.nio.PointerBuffer;
+import java.nio.Buffer;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.IntBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
         
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
         
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
             int originX, int originY, int hostX, int hostY, int rangeX, int rangeY,
             long rowPitch, long slicePitch, long hostRowPitch, long hostSlicePitch,
             boolean blockingRead, CLEventList condition, CLEventList events) {
-        // spec: if 2d: origin/hostpos=0, ragne=1
+        // spec: if 2d: origin/hostpos=0, range=1
         putReadBufferRect(  readBuffer, originX, originY, 0,
                             hostX, hostY, 0,
                             rangeX, rangeY, 1,
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -508,7 +509,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -631,7 +632,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -693,7 +694,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -757,7 +758,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -818,7 +819,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
     /**
      * Calls {@native clEnqueueCopyImage}.
      */
-    public CLCommandQueue putCopyImage(CLImage3d<?> srcImage, CLImage3d<?> dstImage,
+    public CLCommandQueue putCopyImage(CLImage<?> srcImage, CLImage<?> dstImage,
                                         int srcOriginX, int srcOriginY, int srcOriginZ,
                                         int dstOriginX, int dstOriginY, int dstOriginZ,
                                         int rangeX, int rangeY, int rangeZ, CLEventList condition, CLEventList events) {
@@ -826,7 +827,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -890,7 +891,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -957,7 +958,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1021,7 +1022,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1088,7 +1089,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1146,7 +1147,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1206,7 +1207,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1272,7 +1273,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1297,30 +1298,30 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
     /**
      * Calls {@native clEnqueueUnmapMemObject}.
      */
-    public CLCommandQueue putUnmapMemory(CLMemory<?> memory) {
-        return putUnmapMemory(memory, null, null);
+    public CLCommandQueue putUnmapMemory(CLMemory<?> memory, Buffer mapped) {
+        return putUnmapMemory(memory, mapped, null, null);
     }
 
     /**
      * Calls {@native clEnqueueUnmapMemObject}.
      */
-    public CLCommandQueue putUnmapMemory(CLMemory<?> memory, CLEventList events) {
-        return putUnmapMemory(memory, null, events);
+    public CLCommandQueue putUnmapMemory(CLMemory<?> memory, Buffer mapped, CLEventList events) {
+        return putUnmapMemory(memory, mapped, null, events);
     }
 
     /**
      * Calls {@native clEnqueueUnmapMemObject}.
      */
-    public CLCommandQueue putUnmapMemory(CLMemory<?> memory, CLEventList condition, CLEventList events) {
+    public CLCommandQueue putUnmapMemory(CLMemory<?> memory, Buffer mapped, CLEventList condition, CLEventList events) {
 
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
-        int ret = cl.clEnqueueUnmapMemObject(ID, memory.ID, memory.getBuffer(),
+        int ret = cl.clEnqueueUnmapMemObject(ID, memory.ID, mapped,
                                         conditions, conditionIDs, events==null ? null : events.IDs);
         if(ret != CL_SUCCESS) {
             throw newException(ret, "can not unmap " + memory + toStr(condition, events));
@@ -1348,11 +1349,11 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
      * Calls {@native clWaitForEvents} if blockingWait equals true otherwise {@native clEnqueueWaitForEvents}.
      */
     public CLCommandQueue putWaitForEvent(CLEventList list, int index, boolean blockingWait) {
-        int marker = list.IDs.position()-1;
-        list.IDs.position(index);
-        int ret = blockingWait ? cl.clWaitForEvents(1, list.IDs)
-                               : cl.clEnqueueWaitForEvents(ID, 1, list.IDs);
-        list.IDs.position(marker);
+
+        PointerBuffer ids = PointerBuffer.wrap(list.IDs.getBuffer().duplicate()).position(index);
+        
+        int ret = blockingWait ? cl.clWaitForEvents(1, ids)
+                               : cl.clEnqueueWaitForEvents(ID, 1, ids);
         if(ret != CL_SUCCESS) {
             throw newException(ret, "can not "+ (blockingWait?"blocking": "") +" wait for event #" + index+ " in "+list);
         }
@@ -1363,9 +1364,8 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
      * Calls {@native clWaitForEvents} if blockingWait equals true otherwise {@native clEnqueueWaitForEvents}.
      */
     public CLCommandQueue putWaitForEvents(CLEventList list, boolean blockingWait) {
-        list.IDs.rewind();
-        int ret = blockingWait ? cl.clWaitForEvents(list.size, list.IDs)
-                               : cl.clEnqueueWaitForEvents(ID, list.size, list.IDs);
+        int ret = blockingWait ? cl.clWaitForEvents(list.size, list.IDsView)
+                               : cl.clEnqueueWaitForEvents(ID, list.size, list.IDsView);
         if(ret != CL_SUCCESS) {
             throw newException(ret, "can not "+ (blockingWait?"blocking": "") +" wait for events " + list);
         }
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ public class CLCommandQueue extends CLObject implements CLResource {
         PointerBuffer conditionIDs = null;
         int conditions = 0;
         if(condition != null) {
-            conditionIDs = condition.IDs;
+            conditionIDs = condition.IDsView;
             conditions   = condition.size;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLContext.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLContext.java
index 81eb5f37..c8a847a2 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLContext.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLContext.java
@@ -402,15 +402,15 @@ public class CLContext extends CLObject implements CLResource {
     /**
      * Creates a CLImage3d with the specified format, dimension and flags.
      */
-    public final CLImage3d<?> createImage3d(int width, int height, CLImageFormat format, Mem... flags) {
-        return createImage3d(null, width, height, 0, format, flags);
+    public final CLImage3d<?> createImage3d(int width, int height, int depth, CLImageFormat format, Mem... flags) {
+        return createImage3d(null, width, height, depth, format, flags);
     }
 
     /**
      * Creates a CLImage3d with the specified format, dimension and flags.
      */
-    public final CLImage3d<?> createImage3d(int width, int height, int depth, int rowPitch, CLImageFormat format, Mem... flags) {
-        return createImage3d(null, width, height, rowPitch, format, flags);
+    public final CLImage3d<?> createImage3d(int width, int height, int depth, int rowPitch, int slicePitch, CLImageFormat format, Mem... flags) {
+        return createImage3d(null, width, height, depth, rowPitch, slicePitch, format, flags);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLDevice.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLDevice.java
index fd1d93f3..1e9a94dd 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLDevice.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLDevice.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.jogamp.common.nio.PointerBuffer;
 import com.jogamp.common.os.Platform;
 import java.nio.Buffer;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
@@ -637,12 +638,12 @@ public final class CLDevice extends CLObject {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns {@link #isExtensionAvailable}("cl_khr_gl_sharing") || {@link #isExtensionAvailable}("cl_apple_gl_sharing").
+     * Returns {@link #isExtensionAvailable}("cl_khr_gl_sharing") || {@link #isExtensionAvailable}("cl_APPLE_gl_sharing").
      * @see #getExtensions()
      */
-    @CLProperty("cl_khr_gl_sharing | cl_apple_gl_sharing")
+    @CLProperty("cl_khr_gl_sharing | cl_APPLE_gl_sharing")
     public boolean isGLMemorySharingSupported() {
-        return isExtensionAvailable("cl_khr_gl_sharing") || isExtensionAvailable("cl_apple_gl_sharing");
+        return isExtensionAvailable("cl_khr_gl_sharing") || isExtensionAvailable("cl_APPLE_gl_sharing");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -652,6 +653,17 @@ public final class CLDevice extends CLObject {
     public boolean isExtensionAvailable(String extension) {
         return getExtensions().contains(extension);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns {@link ByteOrder#LITTLE_ENDIAN} or {@link ByteOrder#BIG_ENDIAN}.
+     */
+    public ByteOrder getByteOrder() {
+        if(isLittleEndian()) {
+            return ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN;
+        }else{
+            return ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN;
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns all device extension names as unmodifiable Set.
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLEventList.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLEventList.java
index 03a6f838..e2294b45 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLEventList.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLEventList.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 package com.jogamp.opencl;
 
 import com.jogamp.common.AutoCloseable;
+import com.jogamp.common.nio.CachedBufferFactory;
 import com.jogamp.common.nio.PointerBuffer;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
@@ -40,23 +41,54 @@ public final class CLEventList implements CLResource, AutoCloseable, Iterable<CL
 
     private final CLEvent[] events;
 
+    /**
+     * stores event ids for fast access.
+     */
     final PointerBuffer IDs;
+    
+    /**
+     * Points always to the first element of the id buffer.
+     */
+    final PointerBuffer IDsView;
+    
     int size;
-
+    
     public CLEventList(int capacity) {
-        this.events = new CLEvent[capacity];
-        this.IDs = PointerBuffer.allocateDirect(capacity);
+        this(null, capacity);
     }
 
     public CLEventList(CLEvent... events) {
+        this(null, events);
+    }
+
+    public CLEventList(CachedBufferFactory factory, int capacity) {
+        this.events = new CLEvent[capacity];
+        this.IDs = initIDBuffer(factory, capacity);
+        this.IDsView = PointerBuffer.wrap(IDs.getBuffer().duplicate());
+    }
+
+    public CLEventList(CachedBufferFactory factory, CLEvent... events) {
         this.events = events;
-        this.IDs = PointerBuffer.allocateDirect(events.length);
+        this.IDs = initIDBuffer(factory, events.length);
+        this.IDsView = PointerBuffer.wrap(IDs.getBuffer().duplicate());
+        
         for (CLEvent event : events) {
+            if(event == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("event list containes null element.");
+            }
             IDs.put(event.ID);
         }
         IDs.rewind();
         size = events.length;
     }
+    
+    private PointerBuffer initIDBuffer(CachedBufferFactory factory, int size) {
+        if(factory == null) {
+            return PointerBuffer.allocateDirect(size);
+        }else{
+            return PointerBuffer.wrap(factory.newDirectByteBuffer(size*PointerBuffer.elementSize()));
+        }
+    }
 
     void createEvent(CLContext context) {
 
@@ -86,7 +118,7 @@ public final class CLEventList implements CLResource, AutoCloseable, Iterable<CL
     public final void close() throws Exception {
         release();
     }
-
+ 
     public CLEvent getEvent(int index) {
         if(index >= size)
             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("list contains "+size+" events, can not return event with index "+index);
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLMemory.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLMemory.java
index 5b0422ca..b78e6024 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLMemory.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLMemory.java
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ import com.jogamp.common.nio.Buffers;
 import com.jogamp.common.nio.PointerBuffer;
 import com.jogamp.opencl.impl.CLMemObjectDestructorCallback;
 import java.nio.Buffer;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.DoubleBuffer;
-import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
 import java.nio.IntBuffer;
-import java.nio.ShortBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ public abstract class CLMemory <B extends Buffer> extends CLObject implements CL
     }
 
     private void initElementSizes() {
-        this.elementSize = (buffer==null) ? 1 : sizeOfBufferElem(buffer);
+        this.elementSize = (buffer==null) ? 1 : Buffers.sizeOfBufferElem(buffer);
         this.clCapacity  = (int) (size / elementSize);
     }
 
@@ -85,21 +81,6 @@ public abstract class CLMemory <B extends Buffer> extends CLObject implements CL
             || (flags & CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR)  != 0;
     }
 
-    static int sizeOfBufferElem(Buffer buffer) {
-        if (buffer instanceof ByteBuffer) {
-            return Buffers.SIZEOF_BYTE;
-        } else if (buffer instanceof IntBuffer) {
-            return Buffers.SIZEOF_INT;
-        } else if (buffer instanceof ShortBuffer) {
-            return Buffers.SIZEOF_SHORT;
-        } else if (buffer instanceof FloatBuffer) {
-            return Buffers.SIZEOF_FLOAT;
-        } else if (buffer instanceof DoubleBuffer) {
-            return Buffers.SIZEOF_DOUBLE;
-        }
-        throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected buffer type " + buffer.getClass().getName());
-    }
-
     protected static long getSizeImpl(CL cl, long id) {
         PointerBuffer pb = PointerBuffer.allocateDirect(1);
         int ret = cl.clGetMemObjectInfo(id, CL_MEM_SIZE, pb.elementSize(), pb.getBuffer(), null);
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLPlatform.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLPlatform.java
index 218efed3..f5c94aed 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLPlatform.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLPlatform.java
@@ -234,20 +234,7 @@ public final class CLPlatform {
 
         for (int i = 0; i < platformId.capacity(); i++) {
             CLPlatform platform = new CLPlatform(platformId.get(i));
-            if(filter == null) {
-                platforms.add(platform);
-            }else{
-                boolean accepted = true;
-                for (Filter<CLPlatform> f : filter) {
-                    if(!f.accept(platform)) {
-                        accepted = false;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                if(accepted) {
-                    platforms.add(platform);
-                }
-            }
+            addIfAccepted(platform, platforms, filter);
         }
 
         return platforms.toArray(new CLPlatform[platforms.size()]);
@@ -285,38 +272,81 @@ public final class CLPlatform {
     public CLDevice[] listCLDevices(CLDevice.Type... types) {
         initialize();
 
-        IntBuffer ib = Buffers.newDirectIntBuffer(1);
-
         List<CLDevice> list = new ArrayList<CLDevice>();
         for(int t = 0; t < types.length; t++) {
             CLDevice.Type type = types[t];
 
-            //find all devices
-            int ret = cl.clGetDeviceIDs(ID, type.TYPE, 0, null, ib);
+            PointerBuffer deviceIDs = getDeviceIDs(type.TYPE); 
 
-            // return an empty array rather than throwing an exception
-            if(ret == CL.CL_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND || ib.get(0) == 0) {
-                continue;
+            //add device to list
+            for (int n = 0; n < deviceIDs.capacity(); n++) {
+                list.add(new CLDevice(cl, this, deviceIDs.get(n)));
             }
+        }
 
-            checkForError(ret, "error while enumerating devices");
+        return list.toArray(new CLDevice[list.size()]);
 
-            PointerBuffer deviceIDs = PointerBuffer.allocateDirect(ib.get(0));
-            ret = cl.clGetDeviceIDs(ID, type.TYPE, deviceIDs.capacity(), deviceIDs, null);
-            checkForError(ret, "error while enumerating devices");
+    }
 
-            //add device to list
-            for (int n = 0; n < deviceIDs.capacity(); n++)
-                list.add(new CLDevice(cl, this, deviceIDs.get(n)));
-        }
+    /**
+     * Lists all physical devices available on this platform matching the given {@link Filter}.
+     */
+    public CLDevice[] listCLDevices(Filter<CLDevice>... filters) {
+        initialize();
 
-        CLDevice[] devices = new CLDevice[list.size()];
-        for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
-            devices[i] = list.get(i);
+        List<CLDevice> list = new ArrayList<CLDevice>();
+        
+        PointerBuffer deviceIDs = getDeviceIDs(CL_DEVICE_TYPE_ALL);
+
+        //add device to list
+        for (int n = 0; n < deviceIDs.capacity(); n++) {
+            CLDevice device = new CLDevice(cl, this, deviceIDs.get(n));
+            addIfAccepted(device, list, filters);
         }
 
-        return devices;
+        return list.toArray(new CLDevice[list.size()]);
+
+    }
+
+    private PointerBuffer getDeviceIDs(long type) {
+        
+        IntBuffer ib = Buffers.newDirectIntBuffer(1);
+        
+        //find all devices
+        int ret = cl.clGetDeviceIDs(ID, type, 0, null, ib);
+        
+        PointerBuffer deviceIDs = null;
+        
+        // return null rather than throwing an exception
+        if(ret == CL.CL_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND || ib.get(0) == 0) {
+            deviceIDs = PointerBuffer.allocate(0);
+        }else{
+            deviceIDs = PointerBuffer.allocateDirect(ib.get(0));
+            
+            checkForError(ret, "error while enumerating devices");
 
+            ret = cl.clGetDeviceIDs(ID, type, deviceIDs.capacity(), deviceIDs, null);
+            checkForError(ret, "error while enumerating devices");
+        }
+        
+        return deviceIDs;
+    }
+    
+    private static <I> void addIfAccepted(I item, List<I> list, Filter<I>[] filters) {
+        if(filters == null) {
+            list.add(item);
+        }else{
+            boolean accepted = true;
+            for (Filter<I> filter : filters) {
+                if(!filter.accept(item)) {
+                    accepted = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if(accepted) {
+                list.add(item);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     static CLDevice findMaxFlopsDevice(CLDevice[] devices) {
@@ -372,6 +402,15 @@ public final class CLPlatform {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns the device with maximal FLOPS and the specified type from this platform.
+     * The device speed is estimated by calculating the product of
+     * MAX_COMPUTE_UNITS and MAX_CLOCK_FREQUENCY.
+     */
+    public CLDevice getMaxFlopsDevice(Filter<CLDevice>... filter) {
+        return findMaxFlopsDevice(listCLDevices(filter));
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the platform name.
      */
     @CLProperty("CL_PLATFORM_NAME")
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLProgram.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLProgram.java
index fd19cd8f..56804533 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLProgram.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLProgram.java
@@ -584,7 +584,12 @@ public class CLProgram extends CLObject implements CLResource {
      * each call of this method calls into Open
      */
     public String getSource() {
-        return getProgramInfoString(CL_PROGRAM_SOURCE);
+        // some drivers return IVE codes if the program haven't been built from source.
+        try{
+            return getProgramInfoString(CL_PROGRAM_SOURCE);
+        }catch(CLException.CLInvalidValueException ingore) {
+            return "";
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLProgramBuilder.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLProgramBuilder.java
index ece9ba36..389adce8 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLProgramBuilder.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLProgramBuilder.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 /**
  * CLProgramBuilder is a helper for building programs with more complex configurations or
  * building multiple programs with similar configurations.
+ * CLProgramBuilder is used to create {@link CLProgramConfiguration}s and {@link CLBuildConfiguration}s.
  * @see CLProgram#prepare()
  * @see #createConfiguration()
  * @see #createConfiguration(com.jogamp.opencl.CLProgram)
@@ -113,13 +114,13 @@ public final class CLProgramBuilder implements CLProgramConfiguration, Serializa
      * The CLProgram is initialized and ready to be build after this method call.
      * This method prefers program initialization from binaries if this fails or if
      * no binaries have been found, it will try to load the program from sources. If
-     * This also fails an appropriate exception will be thrown.
+     * this also fails an appropriate exception will be thrown.
      * @param ois The ObjectInputStream for reading the object.
      * @param context The context used for program initialization.
      */
     public static CLProgramConfiguration loadConfiguration(ObjectInputStream ois, CLContext context) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
         CLProgramBuilder config = (CLProgramBuilder) ois.readObject();
-        if(config.binariesMap.size() > 0 && config.binariesMap.values().iterator().next().length > 0) {
+        if(allBinariesAvailable(config)) {
             try{
                 config.program = context.createProgram(config.binariesMap);
             }catch(CLException.CLInvalidBinaryException ex) {
@@ -136,6 +137,15 @@ public final class CLProgramBuilder implements CLProgramConfiguration, Serializa
         }
         return config;
     }
+    
+    private static boolean allBinariesAvailable(CLProgramBuilder config) {
+        for (Map.Entry<CLDevice, byte[]> entry : config.binariesMap.entrySet()) {
+            if(Arrays.equals(NO_BINARIES, entry.getValue())) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return config.binariesMap.size() > 0;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void save(ObjectOutputStream oos) throws IOException {
@@ -195,14 +205,16 @@ public final class CLProgramBuilder implements CLProgramConfiguration, Serializa
 
     @Override
     public CLProgramBuilder forDevice(CLDevice device) {
-        binariesMap.put(device, NO_BINARIES);
+        if(!binariesMap.containsKey(device)) {
+            binariesMap.put(device, NO_BINARIES);
+        }
         return this;
     }
 
     @Override
     public CLProgramBuilder forDevices(CLDevice... devices) {
         for (CLDevice device : devices) {
-            binariesMap.put(device, NO_BINARIES);
+            forDevice(device);
         }
         return this;
     }
@@ -260,20 +272,43 @@ public final class CLProgramBuilder implements CLProgramConfiguration, Serializa
         optionSet.clear();
         return this;
     }
+    
+    private int indexOf(CLDevice device, CLDevice[] devices) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < devices.length; i++) {
+            if(device.equals(devices[i])) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     // format: { platform_suffix, num_binaries, (device.ID, length, binaries)+ }
     private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {
         out.defaultWriteObject();
 
-        Set<CLDevice> devices = binariesMap.keySet();
-        String suffix = devices.iterator().next().getPlatform().getICDSuffix();
-        out.writeUTF(suffix);
-
-        out.writeInt(binariesMap.size());
+        CLDevice[] deviceList = null;
+        String suffix = null;
+        
+        if(!binariesMap.isEmpty()) {
+            CLPlatform platform = binariesMap.keySet().iterator().next().getPlatform();
+            deviceList = platform.listCLDevices();
 
-        for (CLDevice device : devices) {
-            byte[] binaries = binariesMap.get(device);
-            out.writeLong(device.ID);
+            suffix = platform.getICDSuffix();
+        }
+        
+        out.writeUTF(suffix);               // null if we have no binaries or no devices specified
+        out.writeInt(binariesMap.size());   // may be 0
+
+        for (Map.Entry<CLDevice, byte[]> entry : binariesMap.entrySet()) {
+            CLDevice device = entry.getKey();
+            byte[] binaries = entry.getValue();
+            
+            // we use the device index as identifier since there is currently no other way
+            // to distinguish identical devices via CL.
+            // it should be persistent between runs but may change on driver/hardware update. In this situations we would
+            // have to build from source anyway (build failures).
+            int index = indexOf(device, deviceList);
+            out.writeInt(index);
             out.writeInt(binaries.length);
             out.write(binaries);
         }
@@ -290,18 +325,26 @@ public final class CLProgramBuilder implements CLProgramConfiguration, Serializa
                 break;
             }
         }
-
+        
         this.binariesMap = new LinkedHashMap<CLDevice, byte[]>();
+        
+        CLDevice[] devices = null;
+        if(platform != null) {
+            devices = platform.listCLDevices();
+        }
+        
         int mapSize = in.readInt();
 
         for (int i = 0; i < mapSize; i++) {
-            long deviceID = in.readLong();
+            int index = in.readInt();
             int length = in.readInt();
             byte[] binaries = new byte[length];
             in.readFully(binaries);
-
-            CLDevice device = new CLDevice(CLPlatform.getLowLevelCLInterface(), platform, deviceID);
-            binariesMap.put(device, binaries);
+            
+            // we ignore binaries we can't map to devices
+            if(devices != null && index >= 0 && index < devices.length) {
+                binariesMap.put(devices[index], binaries);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLSubBuffer.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLSubBuffer.java
index 89a74713..d8831783 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLSubBuffer.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/CLSubBuffer.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 package com.jogamp.opencl;
 
+import com.jogamp.common.nio.Buffers;
 import com.jogamp.opencl.CLMemory.Mem;
 import java.nio.Buffer;
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public class CLSubBuffer<B extends Buffer> extends CLBuffer<B> {
      * Returns the offset of this sub buffer to its parent in buffer elements.
      */
     public int getOffset() {
-        int elemSize = buffer==null ? 1 : sizeOfBufferElem(buffer);
+        int elemSize = buffer==null ? 1 : Buffers.sizeOfBufferElem(buffer);
         return offset/elemSize;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLBuildConfiguration.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLBuildConfiguration.java
index f70f088e..89f59110 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLBuildConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLBuildConfiguration.java
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * Configuration representing everything needed to build an OpenCL program.
+ * <p>
+ * If you use {@link #save(java.io.ObjectOutputStream)} to persist build configurations between
+ * JVM sessions it is highly recommended to call {@link #forDevice(com.jogamp.opencl.CLDevice) }
+ * or {@link #forDevices(com.jogamp.opencl.CLDevice[]) } before building the program.
+ * Driver updates or HW changes can make exact device-to-binary mapping hard, the
+ * builder will drop all unmappable binaries silently. Setting the devices explicitly will
+ * force automatic rebuilds from source in this situation.
+ * </p>
  * @author Michael Bien
  * @see com.jogamp.opencl.CLProgramBuilder#createConfiguration()
  * @see com.jogamp.opencl.CLProgramBuilder#loadConfiguration(java.io.ObjectInputStream)
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLDeviceFilters.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLDeviceFilters.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2ba0475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLDeviceFilters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 JogAmp Community. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+ * permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ *    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+ *       conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 
+ *    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+ *       of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ *       provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY JogAmp Community ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL JogAmp Community OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+ * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * 
+ * The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the
+ * authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies, either expressed
+ * or implied, of JogAmp Community.
+ */
+
+package com.jogamp.opencl.util;
+
+import com.jogamp.opencl.CLCommandQueue.Mode;
+import com.jogamp.opencl.CLDevice;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+/**
+ * Pre-defined filters.
+ * @author Michael Bien
+ * @see com.jogamp.opencl.CLPlatform#listCLDevices(com.jogamp.opencl.util.Filter[]) 
+ * @see com.jogamp.opencl.CLPlatform#getMaxFlopsDevice(com.jogamp.opencl.util.Filter[])
+ */
+public class CLDeviceFilters {
+    
+    /**
+     * Accepts all devices of the given type.
+     */
+    public static Filter<CLDevice> type(final CLDevice.Type type) {
+        return new Filter<CLDevice>() {
+            public boolean accept(CLDevice item) {
+                if(type.equals(CLDevice.Type.ALL)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return item.getType().equals(type);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Accepts all devices of the given {@link ByteOrder}.
+     */
+    public static Filter<CLDevice> byteOrder(final ByteOrder order) {
+        return new Filter<CLDevice>() {
+            public boolean accept(CLDevice item) {
+                return item.getByteOrder().equals(order);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Accepts all devices which support OpenGL-OpenCL interoparability.
+     */
+    public static Filter<CLDevice> glSharing() {
+        return new Filter<CLDevice>() {
+            public boolean accept(CLDevice item) {
+                return item.isGLMemorySharingSupported();
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Accepts all devices supporting the given extensions.
+     */
+    public static Filter<CLDevice> extension(final String... extensions) {
+        return new Filter<CLDevice>() {
+            public boolean accept(CLDevice item) {
+                return item.getExtensions().containsAll(Arrays.asList(extensions));
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Accepts all devices supporting the specified command queue modes.
+     */
+    public static Filter<CLDevice> queueMode(final Mode... modes) {
+        return new Filter<CLDevice>() {
+            public boolean accept(CLDevice item) {
+                return item.getQueueProperties().containsAll(Arrays.asList(modes));
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLPlatformFilters.java b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLPlatformFilters.java
index 3d23a45c..dab7448f 100644
--- a/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLPlatformFilters.java
+++ b/src/com/jogamp/opencl/util/CLPlatformFilters.java
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 
 package com.jogamp.opencl.util;
 
+import com.jogamp.opencl.CLCommandQueue.Mode;
 import com.jogamp.opencl.CLDevice;
 import com.jogamp.opencl.CLPlatform;
 import com.jogamp.opencl.CLVersion;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Pre-defined filters.
@@ -62,15 +64,49 @@ public class CLPlatformFilters {
             }
         };
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Accepts all platforms containing at least one devices of which supports OpenGL-OpenCL interoparability.
+     */
+    public static Filter<CLPlatform> glSharing() {
+        return new Filter<CLPlatform>() {
+            public boolean accept(CLPlatform item) {
+                CLDevice[] devices = item.listCLDevices();
+                for (CLDevice device : devices) {
+                    if(device.isGLMemorySharingSupported()) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+        };
+    }
 
     /**
-     * Accepts all platforms containing devices of the given extensions.
+     * Accepts all platforms supporting the given extensions.
      */
-    public static Filter<CLPlatform> extensions(final String... extensions) {
+    public static Filter<CLPlatform> extension(final String... extensions) {
         return new Filter<CLPlatform>() {
             public boolean accept(CLPlatform item) {
                 return item.getExtensions().containsAll(Arrays.asList(extensions));
             }
         };
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Accepts all platforms containing at least one devices supporting the specified command queue modes.
+     */
+    public static Filter<CLPlatform> queueMode(final Mode... modes) {
+        return new Filter<CLPlatform>() {
+            public boolean accept(CLPlatform item) {
+                List<Mode> modesList = Arrays.asList(modes);
+                for (CLDevice device : item.listCLDevices()) {
+                    if(device.getQueueProperties().containsAll(modesList)) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+        };
+    }
 }