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# MLCExecutionOptions

A bitmask that specifies the options you use when executing a graph.

```
struct MLCExecutionOptions
```

## Topics

### Execution Options

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCExecutionOptions/init(rawValue:))

Creates an execution option with the specified raw value.

[`skipWritingInputDataToDevice`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCExecutionOptions/skipWritingInputDataToDevice)

The option to skip writing input data to device memory.

[`synchronous`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCExecutionOptions/synchronous)

The option to execute the graph synchronously.

[`profiling`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCExecutionOptions/profiling)

The option to return profiling information in the callback before returning from execution.

[`perLayerProfiling`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCExecutionOptions/perLayerProfiling)

The option to enable additional per-layer profiling information using signposts.

[`forwardForInference`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCExecutionOptions/forwardForInference)

The option to execute the forward pass for inference only.


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