.. highlight:: c

.. _pragma_soc_interface:

Configure Accelerator Arguments
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**Syntax**

``#pragma LEGUP soc_interface argument(<arg_name>) bytes(<int>) transfer_type(cpu_driven|copy|direct|stream) direction(input|output|inout>``

**Description**

This pragma specifies the configurations for accelerator arguments in the hybrid flow. 
To use this pragma, the function must be set as an accelerator using :ref:`pragma_function_soc_top`.

**Parameters**

+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------------+----------------------------+
|     Parameter     |                        Value                        | Optional |    Default     |        Description         |
+===================+=====================================================+==========+================+============================+
| ``argument``      | String                                              | No       |                | Argument name              |
+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------------+----------------------------+
| ``bytes``         | Integer                                             | Yes      |                | Argument size in bytes     |
+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------------+----------------------------+
| ``transfer_type`` | ``cpu_driven`` | ``copy`` | ``direct`` | ``stream`` | Yes      | ``cpu_driven`` | Transfer type              |
+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------------+----------------------------+
| ``direction``     | ``input`` | ``output`` | ``inout``                  | Yes      |                | Direction of the interface |
+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------------+----------------------------+

**Position**

At the beginning of the function definition block.


**Examples**

.. code-block:: c

  int sum(int *a) {
  #pragma LEGUP function soc_top
  #pragma LEGUP soc_interface argument(a) bytes(100) transfer_type(copy)
    ...
  }

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