打开caffe目录下的src/caffe/proto/caffe.proto文件,首先讲的就是Blob的描述.

// 该结构描述了 Blob的形状信息
message BlobShape {
  repeated int64 dim = 1 [packed = true];  //只包括若干int64类型值，分别表示Blob每个维度的大小。packed表示这些值在内存中紧密排布，没有空洞
}

//该结构描述Blob在磁盘中序列化后的形态
message BlobProto {
  optional BlobShape shape = 7;    //可选，包括一个BlobShape对象
  repeated float data = 5 [packed = true]; // //包括若千浮点元素，存储数据或权值，元素数目由shape或（num, channels, height, width)确定，这些元素在内存中紧密排布.
  repeated float diff = 6 [packed = true];  ////包括若干浮点元素，用于存储增量信息，维度与data 数组一致
  repeated double double_data = 8 [packed = true];  // 与 data并列，只是类型为double
  repeated double double_diff = 9 [packed = true];  // 与 diff 并列，只是类型为 double

  // 4D dimensions -- deprecated.  Use "shape" instead.
  optional int32 num = 1 [default = 0];
  optional int32 channels = 2 [default = 0];
  optional int32 height = 3 [default = 0];
  optional int32 width = 4 [default = 0];
}

// The BlobProtoVector is simply a way to pass multiple blobproto instances
// around.
message BlobProtoVector {
  repeated BlobProto blobs = 1;
}

这里我们使用protobuffer主要是因为它具有很好的健壮性,将编程最容易出问题的地方加以隐藏，让机器自动处理.

Blob的构成

Blob是一个模板类,声明在include/caffe/blob.hpp中,里面封装了一些基本的Layer,Net,Solver等,还有syncedmem类:

#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include "caffe/common.hpp"
#include "caffe/proto/caffe.pb.h"//由protoc生成的头文件，声明了 BlobProto、BlobShape等遵循caffe.proto协议的数据结构 可以在src/caffe/proto文件下运行protoc caffe.proto --cpp_out=./命令生成该头文件.
#include "caffe/syncedmem.hpp"  //CPU/GPU共享内存类，用于数据同步

const int kMaxBlobAxes = 32;    //Blob最大维数目
template <typename Dtype>
class Blob {    //类声明
 public:
    //默认构造函数
  Blob()
       : data_(), diff_(), count_(0), capacity_(0) {}
    //显式构造函数
  explicit Blob(const int num, const int channels, const int height, const int width);
  explicit Blob(const vector<int>& shape);

 //变形函数，报据输入参数重新设置当前Blob形状,必要时重新分配内存
  void Reshape(const int num, const int channels, const int height,
      const int width);
  
  void Reshape(const vector<int>& shape);
  void Reshape(const BlobShape& shape);
  void ReshapeLike(const Blob& other);
  //得到Blob形状字符串用于打印log,见Caffe运行log,类似"Top shape: 100 1 28 28 (78400)"
  inline string shape_string() const {
    ostringstream stream;
    for (int i = 0; i < shape_.size(); ++i) {
      stream << shape_[i] << " ";
    }
    stream << "(" << count_ << ")";
    return stream.str();
  }
  //返回Blob形状
  inline const vector<int>& shape() const { return shape_; }
    //返回某1维度的尺寸
  inline int shape(int index) const {
    return shape_[CanonicalAxisIndex(index)];
  }
  //返回维度数目
  inline int num_axes() const { return shape_.size(); }
  //返回Blob中元素总数
  inline int count() const { return count_; }
    //返回Blob中某几维子集的元素总数
    inline int count(int start_axis, int end_axis) const {
    CHECK_LE(start_axis, end_axis); //保证 start_axis <= end_axis
    CHECK_GE(start_axis, 0);  // 保证 start_axis >= 0
    CHECK_GE(end_axis, 0);      // 保证 end_axis >= 0
    CHECK_LE(start_axis, num_axes()); //保证start_axis    <=总的维度数目
    CHECK_LE(end_axis, num_axes()); //保证end_axis <=总的维度数目
    int count = 1;
    for (int i = start_axis; i < end_axis; ++i) {
      count *= shape(i);
    }
    return count;
  }
  //计算从某一维度开始的元素总数
  inline int count(int start_axis) const {
    return count(start_axis, num_axes());
  }
  //转换坐标轴索引[-N,N)为普通索引[0,N)
  inline int CanonicalAxisIndex(int axis_index) const {
    CHECK_GE(axis_index, -num_axes())
        << "axis " << axis_index << " out of range for " << num_axes()
        << "-D Blob with shape " << shape_string();
    CHECK_LT(axis_index, num_axes())
        << "axis " << axis_index << " out of range for " << num_axes()
        << "-D Blob with shape " << shape_string();
    if (axis_index < 0) {
    //负索引表示从后向前访问，-1表示最后一个个元素，普通索引值为 N-1:同理，-2 => N-2, -3 => N-3,…
      return axis_index + num_axes();
    }
    return axis_index;
  }
  //获取某一维的尺寸
  /// @brief Deprecated legacy shape accessor num: use shape(0) instead.
  inline int num() const { return LegacyShape(0); }
  /// @brief Deprecated legacy shape accessor channels: use shape(1) instead.
  inline int channels() const { return LegacyShape(1); }
  /// @brief Deprecated legacy shape accessor height: use shape(2) instead.
  inline int height() const { return LegacyShape(2); }
  /// @brief Deprecated legacy shape accessor width: use shape(3) instead.
  inline int width() const { return LegacyShape(3); }
  inline int LegacyShape(int index) const {
    CHECK_LE(num_axes(), 4)
        << "Cannot use legacy accessors on Blobs with > 4 axes.";
    CHECK_LT(index, 4);
    CHECK_GE(index, -4);
    if (index >= num_axes() || index < -num_axes()) {
      // Axis is out of range, but still in [0, 3] (or [-4, -1] for reverse
      // indexing) -- this special case simulates the one-padding used to fill
      // extraneous axes of legacy blobs.
      return 1;
    }
    return shape(index);
  }
  //下面的是计算偏移量的函数
  inline int offset(const int n, const int c = 0, const int h = 0,
      const int w = 0) const {
    CHECK_GE(n, 0);
    CHECK_LE(n, num());
    CHECK_GE(channels(), 0);
    CHECK_LE(c, channels());
    CHECK_GE(height(), 0);
    CHECK_LE(h, height());
    CHECK_GE(width(), 0);
    CHECK_LE(w, width());
    return ((n * channels() + c) * height() + h) * width() + w;
  }

  inline int offset(const vector<int>& indices) const {
    CHECK_LE(indices.size(), num_axes());
    int offset = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < num_axes(); ++i) {
      offset *= shape(i);
      if (indices.size() > i) {
        CHECK_GE(indices[i], 0);
        CHECK_LT(indices[i], shape(i));
        offset += indices[i];
      }
    }
    return offset;
  }
  //按值拷贝Blob到当前Blob
  void CopyFrom(const Blob<Dtype>& source, bool copy_diff = false, bool reshape = false);
  
  //下面几个函数是存取器(getter/setter)
  inline Dtype data_at(const int n, const int c, const int h,
      const int w) const {
    return cpu_data()[offset(n, c, h, w)];
  }

  inline Dtype diff_at(const int n, const int c, const int h,
      const int w) const {
    return cpu_diff()[offset(n, c, h, w)];
  }

  inline Dtype data_at(const vector<int>& index) const {
    return cpu_data()[offset(index)];
  }

  inline Dtype diff_at(const vector<int>& index) const {
    return cpu_diff()[offset(index)];
  }

  inline const shared_ptr<SyncedMemory>& data() const {
    CHECK(data_);
    return data_;
  }

  inline const shared_ptr<SyncedMemory>& diff() const {
    CHECK(diff_);
    return diff_;
  }
  
  //只读访问cpu_date
  const Dtype* cpu_data() const;
  //设置cpu_date
  void set_cpu_data(Dtype* data);
  const int* gpu_shape() const;
  //只读访问gpu_date
  const Dtype* gpu_data() const;
  //设置gpu_date
  void set_gpu_data(Dtype* data);
  //只读访问cpu_diff
  const Dtype* cpu_diff() const;
  //只读访问gpu_diff
  const Dtype* gpu_diff() const;
  //下面四个是读写访问数据
  Dtype* mutable_cpu_data();
  Dtype* mutable_gpu_data();
  Dtype* mutable_cpu_diff();
  Dtype* mutable_gpu_diff();
  void Update();    //Blob更新运算，可简单理解为data与diff的merge过程
  //反序列化函数，从BlobProto中恢复个Blob对象
  void FromProto(const BlobProto& proto, bool reshape = true);
  //序列化函数，将内存中的Blob对象保存到BlobProto中
  void ToProto(BlobProto* proto, bool write_diff = false) const;

  /// @brief Compute the sum of absolute values (L1 norm) of the data.
  Dtype asum_data() const;
  /// @brief Compute the sum of absolute values (L1 norm) of the diff.
  Dtype asum_diff() const;
  /// @brief Compute the sum of squares (L2 norm squared) of the data.
  Dtype sumsq_data() const;
  /// @brief Compute the sum of squares (L2 norm squared) of the diff.
  Dtype sumsq_diff() const;

/// @brief Scale the blob data by a constant factor.
  void scale_data(Dtype scale_factor);
  /// @brief Scale the blob diff by a constant factor.
  void scale_diff(Dtype scale_factor);
 // 共享另一个 Blob 的 diff
  void ShareData(const Blob& other);
  void ShareDiff(const Blob& other);
  
  protected:
  shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> data_;   //存放指向data的指针
  shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> diff_;   //存放指向diff的指针
  shared_ptr<SyncedMemory> shape_data_; 
  vector<int> shape_;   //形状信息
  int count_;   //存放有效元素数目信息
  int capacity_;    //存放Blob容器的容量信息

  DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Blob);    //禁用拷贝构造函数、陚值运算符重载
};  // class Blob

注意到Caffe类中成员变量名都带有后缀，这样在函数实现中容易区分临时变量和类成员变量。

打幵include/caffe/syncedmem.hpp，査看该类的用法:

#ifndef CAFFE_SYNCEDMEM_HPP_
#define CAFFE_SYNCEDMEM_HPP_

#include <cstdlib>

#ifdef USE_MKL
  #include "mkl.h"
#endif

#include "caffe/common.hpp"

namespace caffe {

//如果在GPU模式，且CUDA使能，那么主机内存会以页锁定内存方式分配（使用cudaMallocHostU函数。对f-单GPU的性能提升不明显，但多GPU会非常明显)
inline void CaffeMallocHost(void** ptr, size_t size, bool* use_cuda) {
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
  if (Caffe::mode() == Caffe::GPU) {
    CUDA_CHECK(cudaMallocHost(ptr, size));
    *use_cuda = true;
    return;
  }
#endif
#ifdef USE_MKL
  *ptr = mkl_malloc(size ? size:1, 64);
#else
  *ptr = malloc(size);
#endif
  *use_cuda = false;
  CHECK(*ptr) << "host allocation of size " << size << " failed";
}
// 与CaffeMallocHost对应
inline void CaffeFreeHost(void* ptr, bool use_cuda) {
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
  if (use_cuda) {
    CUDA_CHECK(cudaFreeHost(ptr));
    return;
  }
#endif
#ifdef USE_MKL
  mkl_free(ptr);
#else
  free(ptr);
#endif
}

//该类负责存储分配以及主机和设备间同步
class SyncedMemory {
 public:
 //构造函数
  SyncedMemory();
  //显式构造函数
  explicit SyncedMemory(size_t size);
  //析构函数
  ~SyncedMemory();
  const void* cpu_data();       //只读获取cpu data
  void set_cpu_data(void* data);    //设置cpu data
  const void* gpu_data();       //只读获取gpu data
  void set_gpu_data(void* data);    //设置gpu data
  void* mutable_cpu_data();     // 读写获取 cpu data
  void* mutable_gpu_data();     // 读写获取 gpu data
  //状态机变量，表示4种状态：术初始化、CPU数据奋效、GPU数据有效、己同步
  enum SyncedHead { UNINITIALIZED, HEAD_AT_CPU, HEAD_AT_GPU, SYNCED };
  //获得当前状态机变量值
  SyncedHead head() { return head_; }
  //获得当前存储空间尺寸
  size_t size() { return size_; }

#ifndef CPU_ONLY
  void async_gpu_push(const cudaStream_t& stream);
#endif

 private:
  void check_device();

  void to_cpu();    //数据同步至CPU
  void to_gpu();    //数据同步至GPU
  void* cpu_ptr_;   //位于CPU的数据指针
  void* gpu_ptr_;   //位于GPU的数据指针
  size_t size_;     //存储空间大小
  SyncedHead head_; //状态机变量
  bool own_cpu_data_;   //标志是否拥有CPU数据所有权（否，即从别的对象共享)
  bool cpu_malloc_use_cuda_;
  bool own_gpu_data_;   ////标志是否拥有GPU数据所有权
  int device_;      //设备号

  DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(SyncedMemory);
};  // class SyncedMemory

}  // namespace caffe

#endif  // CAFFE_SYNCEDMEM_HPP_

Blob类实现的源码位于src/caffe/blob.cpp中，内容如下:

#include <climits>
#include <vector>

#include "caffe/blob.hpp"
#include "caffe/common.hpp"
#include "caffe/syncedmem.hpp"
#include "caffe/util/math_functions.hpp"

namespace caffe {
//变维函数，将（num, channels, height, width}参数转换为vector<int>，然后调用重载的变维函数void Blob<Dtype>::Reshape(const BlobShape& shape)
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::Reshape(const int num, const int channels, const int height,
    const int width) {
  vector<int> shape(4);
  shape[0] = num;
  shape[1] = channels;
  shape[2] = height;
  shape[3] = width;
  Reshape(shape);
}
//真正变维函数
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::Reshape(const vector<int>& shape) {
  CHECK_LE(shape.size(), kMaxBlobAxes); //保证vector维度<=kMaxBlobAxes
  count_ = 1;   //用于计算元素总数=num * channels * height * width 
  shape_.resize(shape.size());  //成员变量维度也被重罝
  if (!shape_data_ || shape_data_->size() < shape.size() * sizeof(int)) {
    shape_data_.reset(new SyncedMemory(shape.size() * sizeof(int)));
  }
  int* shape_data = static_cast<int*>(shape_data_->mutable_cpu_data());
  for (int i = 0; i < shape.size(); ++i) {
    CHECK_GE(shape[i], 0);  // 保证每维度尺寸都>=0
    if (count_ != 0) {
    //证count_不溢出
      CHECK_LE(shape[i], INT_MAX / count_) << "blob size exceeds INT_MAX";
    }
    count_ *= shape[i];     //count_累乘
    shape_[i] = shape[i];   //为成员变量赋值
    shape_data[i] = shape[i];
  }
  if (count_ > capacity_) {     //如果新的count_大于当前己分f配空间容量
    capacity_ = count_;         //扩容，重新分配data_和dif f_空间
    data_.reset(new SyncedMemory(capacity_ * sizeof(Dtype)));
    diff_.reset(new SyncedMemory(capacity_ * sizeof(Dtype)));
  }
}

//void Blob<Dtype>::Reshape(const BlobShape& shape) 和void Blob<Dtype>::ReshapeLike(const Blob<Dtype>& other)与上面类似. 

//构造函数
template <typename Dtype>
Blob<Dtype>::Blob(const int num, const int channels, const int height,
    const int width)
  // 调用Reshape之前必须初始化capacity_，否则会导致不可预期结果
  : capacity_(0) {
  Reshape(num, channels, height, width);
}

template <typename Dtype>
Blob<Dtype>::Blob(const vector<int>& shape)
  // capacity_ must be initialized before calling Reshape
  : capacity_(0) {
  Reshape(shape);
}

template <typename Dtype>
const int* Blob<Dtype>::gpu_shape() const {
  CHECK(shape_data_);
  return (const int*)shape_data_->gpu_data();
}
//只读获取cpu date指针
template <typename Dtype>
const Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::cpu_data() const {
  CHECK(data_);     //保证data_不为 NULL
  return (const Dtype*)data_->cpu_data();
}
//修改cpu data指针
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::set_cpu_data(Dtype* data) {
  CHECK(data);
  // Make sure CPU and GPU sizes remain equal
  size_t size = count_ * sizeof(Dtype);
  if (data_->size() != size) {
    data_.reset(new SyncedMemory(size));
    diff_.reset(new SyncedMemory(size));
  }
  data_->set_cpu_data(data);
}

template <typename Dtype>
const Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::gpu_data() const {
  CHECK(data_);
  return (const Dtype*)data_->gpu_data();
}

template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::set_gpu_data(Dtype* data) {
  CHECK(data);
  // Make sure CPU and GPU sizes remain equal
  size_t size = count_ * sizeof(Dtype);
  if (data_->size() != size) {
    data_.reset(new SyncedMemory(size));
    diff_.reset(new SyncedMemory(size));
  }
  data_->set_gpu_data(data);
}
//只读获取cpu_diff指针
template <typename Dtype>
const Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::cpu_diff() const {
  CHECK(diff_);
  return (const Dtype*)diff_->cpu_data();
}
//只读获取gpu_diff指针
template <typename Dtype>
const Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::gpu_diff() const {
  CHECK(diff_);
  return (const Dtype*)diff_->gpu_data();
}
//读写访问cpu data指针
template <typename Dtype>
Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::mutable_cpu_data() {
  CHECK(data_);
  return static_cast<Dtype*>(data_->mutable_cpu_data());
}
//读写访问gpu data指针
template <typename Dtype>
Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::mutable_gpu_data() {
  CHECK(data_);
  return static_cast<Dtype*>(data_->mutable_gpu_data());
}
//与上面相同
template <typename Dtype>
Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::mutable_cpu_diff() {
  CHECK(diff_);
  return static_cast<Dtype*>(diff_->mutable_cpu_data());
}

template <typename Dtype>
Dtype* Blob<Dtype>::mutable_gpu_diff() {
  CHECK(diff_);
  return static_cast<Dtype*>(diff_->mutable_gpu_data());
}
//共享另一个Blob的data指针
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::ShareData(const Blob& other) {
  CHECK_EQ(count_, other.count());
  data_ = other.data();
}
//共享另一个Blob的diff指针
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::ShareDiff(const Blob& other) {
  CHECK_EQ(count_, other.count());
  diff_ = other.diff();
}
//Update()函数用于网络参数Blob的更新。其中int和unsigned int类型处理并未实现
template <> void Blob<unsigned int>::Update() { NOT_IMPLEMENTED; }
template <> void Blob<int>::Update() { NOT_IMPLEMENTED; }
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::Update() {
  // We will perform update based on where the data is located.data在哪里我们就在那里更新
  switch (data_->head()) {
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_CPU:       //data位于cpu端
    // 执行CPU计算
        caffe_axpy<Dtype>(count_, Dtype(-1),
        static_cast<const Dtype*>(diff_->cpu_data()),
        static_cast<Dtype*>(data_->mutable_cpu_data()));
    break;
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_GPU:   //data位于GPU端,或者CPU/GPU已经同步
  case SyncedMemory::SYNCED:
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
    // 执行 CPU 上的计算，data_[i】=data_[i] - diff_[i], i = 0,1,2,…，count_-1
    caffe_gpu_axpy<Dtype>(count_, Dtype(-1),
        static_cast<const Dtype*>(diff_->gpu_data()),
        static_cast<Dtype*>(data_->mutable_gpu_data()));
#else
    NO_GPU;     //编泽时打开了CPU_ONLY选项，那么GPU模式禁用
#endif
    break;
  default:
    LOG(FATAL) << "Syncedmem not initialized.";
  }
}
//计算data_的L1-范数,其中int和unsigned int类型处理并未实现
template <> unsigned int Blob<unsigned int>::asum_data() const {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
  return 0;
}
template <> int Blob<int>::asum_data() const {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
  return 0;
}

template <typename Dtype>
Dtype Blob<Dtype>::asum_data() const {
  if (!data_) { return 0; }
  switch (data_->head()) {
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_CPU:
    return caffe_cpu_asum(count_, cpu_data());  //执行CPU上的asum计算
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_GPU:
  case SyncedMemory::SYNCED:
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
  {
    Dtype asum;
    caffe_gpu_asum(count_, gpu_data(), &asum);
    return asum;
  }
#else
    NO_GPU;
#endif
  case SyncedMemory::UNINITIALIZED:
    return 0;
  default:
    LOG(FATAL) << "Unknown SyncedMemory head state: " << data_->head();
  }
  return 0;
}

template <> unsigned int Blob<unsigned int>::asum_diff() const {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
  return 0;
}

template <> int Blob<int>::asum_diff() const {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
  return 0;
}
//同上,计算diff_的L1范数
template <typename Dtype>
Dtype Blob<Dtype>::asum_diff() const {
  if (!diff_) { return 0; }
  switch (diff_->head()) {
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_CPU:
    return caffe_cpu_asum(count_, cpu_diff());
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_GPU:
  case SyncedMemory::SYNCED:
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
  {
    Dtype asum;
    caffe_gpu_asum(count_, gpu_diff(), &asum);
    return asum;
  }
#else
    NO_GPU;
#endif
  case SyncedMemory::UNINITIALIZED:
    return 0;
  default:
    LOG(FATAL) << "Unknown SyncedMemory head state: " << diff_->head();
  }
  return 0;
}
//计算data_的L2-范数
template <> unsigned int Blob<unsigned int>::sumsq_data() const {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
  return 0;
}
template <> int Blob<int>::sumsq_data() const {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
  return 0;
}

template <typename Dtype>
Dtype Blob<Dtype>::sumsq_data() const {
  Dtype sumsq;
  const Dtype* data;
  if (!data_) { return 0; }
  switch (data_->head()) {
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_CPU:
    data = cpu_data();
    sumsq = caffe_cpu_dot(count_, data, data);  //执行 CPU上的dot计算
    break;
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_GPU:
  case SyncedMemory::SYNCED:
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
    data = gpu_data();
    caffe_gpu_dot(count_, data, data, &sumsq);
#else
    NO_GPU;
#endif
    break;
  case SyncedMemory::UNINITIALIZED:
    return 0;
  default:
    LOG(FATAL) << "Unknown SyncedMemory head state: " << data_->head();
  }
  return sumsq;
}
//同上,计算diff_的L2-范数
template <> unsigned int Blob<unsigned int>::sumsq_diff() const {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
  return 0;
}
template <> int Blob<int>::sumsq_diff() const {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
  return 0;
}
template <typename Dtype>
Dtype Blob<Dtype>::sumsq_diff() const {
  Dtype sumsq;
  const Dtype* diff;
  if (!diff_) { return 0; }
  switch (diff_->head()) {
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_CPU:
    diff = cpu_diff();
    sumsq = caffe_cpu_dot(count_, diff, diff);
    break;
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_GPU:
  case SyncedMemory::SYNCED:
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
    diff = gpu_diff();
    caffe_gpu_dot(count_, diff, diff, &sumsq);
    break;
#else
    NO_GPU;
#endif
  case SyncedMemory::UNINITIALIZED:
    return 0;
  default:
    LOG(FATAL) << "Unknown SyncedMemory head state: " << data_->head();
  }
  return sumsq;
}
//对data_进行幅度缩放
template <> void Blob<unsigned int>::scale_data(unsigned int scale_factor) {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
}

template <> void Blob<int>::scale_data(int scale_factor) {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
}

template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::scale_data(Dtype scale_factor) {
  Dtype* data;
  if (!data_) { return; }
  switch (data_->head()) {
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_CPU:   //执行CPU上的计算
    data = mutable_cpu_data();
    caffe_scal(count_, scale_factor, data);
    return;
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_GPU:
  case SyncedMemory::SYNCED:
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
    data = mutable_gpu_data();
    caffe_gpu_scal(count_, scale_factor, data);
    return;
#else
    NO_GPU;
#endif
  case SyncedMemory::UNINITIALIZED:
    return;
  default:
    LOG(FATAL) << "Unknown SyncedMemory head state: " << data_->head();
  }
}

template <> void Blob<unsigned int>::scale_diff(unsigned int scale_factor) {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
}

template <> void Blob<int>::scale_diff(int scale_factor) {
  NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
}
//对diff_进行缩放,同理
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::scale_diff(Dtype scale_factor) {
  Dtype* diff;
  if (!diff_) { return; }
  switch (diff_->head()) {
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_CPU:
    diff = mutable_cpu_diff();
    caffe_scal(count_, scale_factor, diff);
    return;
  case SyncedMemory::HEAD_AT_GPU:
  case SyncedMemory::SYNCED:
#ifndef CPU_ONLY
    diff = mutable_gpu_diff();
    caffe_gpu_scal(count_, scale_factor, diff);
    return;
#else
    NO_GPU;
#endif
  case SyncedMemory::UNINITIALIZED:
    return;
  default:
    LOG(FATAL) << "Unknown SyncedMemory head state: " << diff_->head();
  }
}
//判断形状是否相同
template <typename Dtype>
bool Blob<Dtype>::ShapeEquals(const BlobProto& other) {
  if (other.has_num() || other.has_channels() ||
      other.has_height() || other.has_width()) {
    // Using deprecated 4D Blob dimensions --
    // shape is (num, channels, height, width).
    // Note: we do not use the normal Blob::num(), Blob::channels(), etc.
    // methods as these index from the beginning of the blob shape, where legacy parameter blobs were indexed from the end of the blob shape (e.g., bias Blob shape (1 x 1 x 1 x N), IP layer weight Blob shape (1 x 1 x M x N)).
    //输入的维度若使用过时的维度信息（num, channels,height, width)，则需要转换为新的vector参数,代码使用了C++中的“懒”逻辑
    return shape_.size() <= 4 &&
           LegacyShape(-4) == other.num() &&
           LegacyShape(-3) == other.channels() &&
           LegacyShape(-2) == other.height() &&
           LegacyShape(-1) == other.width();
  }
  //直接对比
  vector<int> other_shape(other.shape().dim_size());
  for (int i = 0; i < other.shape().dim_size(); ++i) {
    other_shape[i] = other.shape().dim(i);
  }
  return shape_ == other_shape;
}
//从另一个Blob对象拷贝data (可选diff),必要时进行变维
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::CopyFrom(const Blob& source, bool copy_diff, bool reshape) {
  if (source.count() != count_ || source.shape() != shape_) {
    if (reshape) {
      ReshapeLike(source);      //如果要变维,则执行这个
    } else {    //两个blob形状不同,则报错
      LOG(FATAL) << "Trying to copy blobs of different sizes.";
    }
  }
  switch (Caffe::mode()) {
  case Caffe::GPU:      //GPU模式
    if (copy_diff) {
      caffe_copy(count_, source.gpu_diff(),
          static_cast<Dtype*>(diff_->mutable_gpu_data()));
    } else {
      caffe_copy(count_, source.gpu_data(),
          static_cast<Dtype*>(data_->mutable_gpu_data()));
    }
    break;
  case Caffe::CPU:      //CPU模式
    if (copy_diff) {
      caffe_copy(count_, source.cpu_diff(),
          static_cast<Dtype*>(diff_->mutable_cpu_data()));
    } else {
      caffe_copy(count_, source.cpu_data(),
          static_cast<Dtype*>(data_->mutable_cpu_data()));
    }
    break;
  default:
    LOG(FATAL) << "Unknown caffe mode.";
  }
}

//从BlobProto中加载一个Blob,适用于从磁盘载入之前导出的Blob
template <typename Dtype>
void Blob<Dtype>::FromProto(const BlobProto& proto, bool reshape) {
  if (reshape) {        //从BlobProto对象中获得所需各个维度信息
    vector<int> shape;
    if (proto.has_num() || proto.has_channels() ||
        proto.has_height() || proto.has_width()) {
      // Using deprecated 4D Blob dimensions --
      // shape is (num, channels, height, width).
      shape.resize(4);
      shape[0] = proto.num();
      shape[1] = proto.channels();
      shape[2] = proto.height();
      shape[3] = proto.width();
    } else {
      shape.resize(proto.shape().dim_size());
      for (int i = 0; i < proto.shape().dim_size(); ++i) {
        shape[i] = proto.shape().dim(i);
      }
    }
    Reshape(shape);     //Blob按照维度信息进行变维
  } else {
    CHECK(ShapeEquals(proto)) << "shape mismatch (reshape not set)";
  }
  // copy data 加载数据
  Dtype* data_vec = mutable_cpu_data();
  if (proto.double_data_size() > 0) {   // 如果之前保存的是double类型 data
    CHECK_EQ(count_, proto.double_data_size());
    for (int i = 0; i < count_; ++i) {
      data_vec[i] = proto.double_data(i);   //加载double date
    }
  } else {
    CHECK_EQ(count_, proto.data_size());
    for (int i = 0; i < count_; ++i) {
      data_vec[i] = proto.data(i);  //否则加载float data
    }
  }
  if (proto.double_diff_size() > 0) {   // 如果之前保存的是 double 类型 diff
    CHECK_EQ(count_, proto.double_diff_size());
    Dtype* diff_vec = mutable_cpu_diff();
    for (int i = 0; i < count_; ++i) {
      diff_vec[i] = proto.double_diff(i);
    }
  } else if (proto.diff_size() > 0) {
    CHECK_EQ(count_, proto.diff_size());
    Dtype* diff_vec = mutable_cpu_diff();
    for (int i = 0; i < count_; ++i) {
      diff_vec[i] = proto.diff(i);
    }
  }
}
//将Blob中的data(可选diff)导出到BlobProto结构体.便于存储到磁盘文件中
template <>
void Blob<double>::ToProto(BlobProto* proto, bool write_diff) const {
  proto->clear_shape();     //重置proto的维度,保证与blob相同
  for (int i = 0; i < shape_.size(); ++i) {
    proto->mutable_shape()->add_dim(shape_[i]);
  }
  proto->clear_double_data();   //清除data
  proto->clear_double_diff();   //清除diff
  const double* data_vec = cpu_data();  //将data导出到proto
  for (int i = 0; i < count_; ++i) {
    proto->add_double_data(data_vec[i]);
  }
  if (write_diff) {         //  若有write_diff的需求
    const double* diff_vec = cpu_diff();    //将diff导出到proto
    for (int i = 0; i < count_; ++i) {
      proto->add_double_diff(diff_vec[i]);
    }
  }
}
//同上,只不过类型为float
template <>
void Blob<float>::ToProto(BlobProto* proto, bool write_diff) const {
  proto->clear_shape();
  for (int i = 0; i < shape_.size(); ++i) {
    proto->mutable_shape()->add_dim(shape_[i]);
  }
  proto->clear_data();
  proto->clear_diff();
  const float* data_vec = cpu_data();
  for (int i = 0; i < count_; ++i) {
    proto->add_data(data_vec[i]);
  }
  if (write_diff) {
    const float* diff_vec = cpu_diff();
    for (int i = 0; i < count_; ++i) {
      proto->add_diff(diff_vec[i]);
    }
  }
}
//实例化Blob   类模板（float, double)
INSTANTIATE_CLASS(Blob);
template class Blob<int>;
template class Blob<unsigned int>;

}  // namespace caffe

到此,我们就了解了Caffe一些基本的数据结构.后面就应该学习Layer层中对数据的一些处理.