Shared events for synchronization + async eval (#998)

* more async eval

* fix rebase

* try correct async eval

* fix async

* more tests for async eval

* use shared events for synchronization

* comment + cleanup

* with autorelease pool

* fix no metal build

* fix compile

* fix patch

* don't eval if asyn evale'd

* don't use is_evaled

* comments

* more multi stream tests

* try and cleanup use of is_evaled

* use a status flag

mlx/array.h

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "mlx/allocator.h"
 #include "mlx/dtype.h"
+#include "mlx/event.h"
 
 namespace mlx::core {
 
@@ -315,9 +316,27 @@ class array {
     return static_cast<T*>(array_desc_->data_ptr);
   };
 
-  // Check if the array has been evaluated
-  bool is_evaled() const {
-    return array_desc_->data != nullptr;
+  enum Status { unscheduled, scheduled, available };
+
+  bool is_available() const {
+    return status() == Status::available;
+  }
+  const Status status() const {
+    return array_desc_->status;
+  }
+
+  void set_status(Status s) const {
+    array_desc_->status = s;
+  }
+
+  // Get the array's shared event
+  Event& event() const {
+    return array_desc_->event;
+  }
+
+  // Attach an event to a not yet evaluated array
+  void attach_event(Event e) const {
+    array_desc_->event = std::move(e);
   }
 
   // Mark the array as a tracer array (true) or not.
@@ -370,6 +389,11 @@ class array {
     Dtype dtype;
     std::shared_ptr<Primitive> primitive;
 
+    Status status;
+
+    // An event on the array used for synchronization
+    Event event;
+
     // Indicates an array is being used in a graph transform
     // and should not be detached from the graph
     bool is_tracer{false};
@@ -470,10 +494,11 @@ T array::item() const {
   if (size() != 1) {
     throw std::invalid_argument("item can only be called on arrays of size 1.");
   }
-  if (!is_evaled()) {
+  if (status() == Status::unscheduled) {
     throw std::invalid_argument(
         "item() const can only be called on evaled arrays");
   }
+  const_cast<array*>(this)->eval();
   return *data<T>();
 }