[QST]question about CuteDSL SmemAllocator API design
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in class cutlass.utils.SmemAllocator，the allocate api like this：
allocate(
size_or_type: int,
byte_alignment: int,
*,
loc=None,
ip=None,
) → cutlass.cute.typing.Pointer
why there is not a type arg for allocate？from the code， default type is int8
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- Tech stack
- cpp, python
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- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
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- Needs clarification
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