cuda.bindings.nvml.device_get_handle_by_serial#

cuda.bindings.nvml.device_get_handle_by_serial(serial) → intptr_t#

Acquire the handle for a particular device, based on its board serial number.

For Fermi ™️ or newer fully supported devices. This number corresponds to the value printed directly on the board, and to the value returned by device_get_serial(). [Deprecated]. Starting from NVML 5, this API causes NVML to initialize the target GPU NVML may initialize additional GPUs as it searches for the target GPU.

Parameters:: serial (str) – The board serial number of the target GPU.
Returns:: Reference in which to return the device handle.
Return type:: intptr_t