diff --git a/include/ircd/cl.h b/include/ircd/cl.h
index 9d00172ee..ecf079d7e 100644
--- a/include/ircd/cl.h
+++ b/include/ircd/cl.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ struct ircd::cl::data
 	void *handle {nullptr};
 
   public:
+	uint flags() const;
+	size_t size() const;
+	char *ptr() const; // host only
+
 	data(const size_t, const mutable_buffer &, const bool wonly = false); // device rw
 	data(const size_t, const const_buffer &); // device ro
 	data(const mutable_buffer &, const bool wonly = false); // host rw
diff --git a/ircd/cl.cc b/ircd/cl.cc
index 8f2290e67..d5a01777d 100644
--- a/ircd/cl.cc
+++ b/ircd/cl.cc
@@ -813,6 +813,36 @@ catch(const std::exception &e)
 	return;
 }
 
+char *
+ircd::cl::data::ptr()
+const
+{
+	assert(handle);
+
+	char buf[sizeof(void *)] {0};
+	return info<char *>(clGetMemObjectInfo, cl_mem(mutable_cast(handle)), CL_MEM_SIZE, buf);
+}
+
+size_t
+ircd::cl::data::size()
+const
+{
+	assert(handle);
+
+	char buf[sizeof(size_t)] {0};
+	return info<size_t>(clGetMemObjectInfo, cl_mem(mutable_cast(handle)), CL_MEM_SIZE, buf);
+}
+
+uint
+ircd::cl::data::flags()
+const
+{
+	assert(handle);
+
+	char buf[sizeof(uint)] {0};
+	return info<uint>(clGetMemObjectInfo, cl_mem(mutable_cast(handle)), CL_MEM_FLAGS, buf);
+}
+
 //
 // cl::work (event)
 //