diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9be75f4a7de4c..24a7066adc57c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
 endif(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
 find_package(Git REQUIRED)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost QUIET)
 
 include(simd)
 
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ include_directories("${PROJ_ROOT}")
 include_directories("${PROJ_ROOT}/paddle/cuda/include")
 include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/proto")
 include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/go/pserver/cclient")
+include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 set(EXTERNAL_LIBS
     ${GFLAGS_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/paddle/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/CMakeLists.txt
index 573bd937a351a..979b68e827218 100644
--- a/paddle/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@ add_subdirectory(scripts)
 add_subdirectory(optimizer)
 add_subdirectory(strings)
 
-# Do not build go directory until go cmake is working smoothly.
-# if(CMAKE_Go_COMPILER)
-#   add_subdirectory(go)
-# endif()
-
-find_package(Boost QUIET)
-
 if(Boost_FOUND)
-  include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  add_subdirectory(memory)
   add_subdirectory(platform)
   add_subdirectory(framework)
 endif()
diff --git a/paddle/memory/.clang-format b/paddle/memory/.clang-format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..29282dc87e2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/.clang-format
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+Language:        Cpp
+BasedOnStyle:  Google
+Standard:  Cpp11 
+...
diff --git a/paddle/memory/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/memory/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3943c3cfad31d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_subdirectory(detail)
diff --git a/paddle/memory/README.md b/paddle/memory/README.md
index e5f7880e4cad3..96a331a486f57 100644
--- a/paddle/memory/README.md
+++ b/paddle/memory/README.md
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class BuddyAllocator {
   struct Block {
     size_t size;
     Block* left, right;
+    size_t index; // allocator id
   };
   ...
 };
diff --git a/paddle/memory/detail/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/memory/detail/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..72d3749ad789e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/detail/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if(${WITH_GPU})
+  nv_library(system_allocator SRCS system_allocator.cc DEPS gflags)
+  nv_test(system_allocator_test SRCS system_allocator_test.cc DEPS system_allocator gflags)
+else(${WITH_GPU})
+  cc_library(system_allocator SRCS system_allocator.cc DEPS gflags)
+  cc_test(system_allocator_test SRCS system_allocator_test.cc DEPS system_allocator gflags)
+endif(${WITH_GPU})
diff --git a/paddle/memory/detail/buddy_allocator.cc b/paddle/memory/detail/buddy_allocator.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ebe680f5eea49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/detail/buddy_allocator.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "paddle/memory/detail/buddy_allocator.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace memory {
+namespace detail {
+
+BuddyAllocator::BuddyAllocator(size_t pool_size, size_t max_pools,
+                               SystemAllocator* system_allocator)
+    : pool_size_(pool_size),
+      max_pools_(max_pools),
+      system_allocator_(system_allocator) {
+  PADDLE_ASSERT(pool_size > 0);
+  PADDLE_ASSERT(max_pools > 0);
+  PADDLE_ASSERT(system_allocator != nullptr);
+}
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace memory
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/memory/detail/buddy_allocator.h b/paddle/memory/detail/buddy_allocator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..82e6aaedc7199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/detail/buddy_allocator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.h"
+
+#include <mutex>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace memory {
+namespace detail {
+
+class BuddyAllocator {
+ public:
+  BuddyAllocator(size_t pool_size, size_t max_pools,
+                 SystemAllocator* system_allocator);
+  ~BuddyAllocator();
+
+  void* Alloc(size_t size);
+  void Free(void*);
+  size_t Used();
+
+ private:
+  struct Block {
+    size_t size_;
+    Block* left_;   // left buddy
+    Block* right_;  // right buddy
+  };
+
+  // Initially, there is only one pool.  If a Alloc founds not enough
+  // memory from that pool, and there has not been max_num_pools_,
+  // create a new pool by calling system_allocator_.Alloc(pool_size_).
+  std::vector<void*> pools_;
+
+  size_t pool_size_;      // the size of each pool;
+  size_t max_num_pools_;  // the size of all pools;
+
+  SystemAllocator* system_allocator_;
+
+  std::mutex mutex_;
+
+  // Disable copy and assignment.
+  BuddyAllocator(const BuddyAllocator&) = delete;
+  BuddyAllocator& operator=(const BuddyAllocator&) = delete;
+};
+
+BuddyAllocator<CPUAllocator>* GetCPUBuddyAllocator() {
+  static BuddyAllocator<CPUAllocator>* a = nullptr;
+  if (a == nullptr) {
+    a = new BuddyAllocator<CPUAllocator>();
+  }
+  return a;
+}
+
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU  // The following code are for CUDA.
+
+BuddyAllocator<GPUAllocator>* GetGPUBuddyAllocator(int gpu_id) {
+  static BuddyAllocator<GPUAllocator>** as = NULL;
+  if (as == NULL) {
+    int gpu_num = platform::GetDeviceCount();
+    as = new BuddyAllocator<GPUAllocator>*[gpu_num];
+    for (int gpu = 0; gpu < gpu_num; gpu++) {
+      as[gpu] = new BuddyAllocator<GPUAllocator>();
+    }
+  }
+  return as[gpu_id];
+}
+
+#endif  // PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace memory
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.cc b/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..50bec926f83de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>    // for malloc and free
+#include <sys/mman.h>  // for mlock and munlock
+
+#include "gflags/gflags.h"
+#include "paddle/platform/assert.h"
+#include "paddle/platform/cuda.h"
+
+// If use_pinned_memory is true, CPUAllocator calls mlock, which
+// returns pinned and locked memory as staging areas for data exchange
+// between host and device.  Allocates too much would reduce the amount
+// of memory available to the system for paging.  So, by default, we
+// should set false to use_pinned_memory.
+DEFINE_bool(use_pinned_memory, false,
+            "If set, allocate cpu/gpu pinned memory.");
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace memory {
+namespace detail {
+
+void* CPUAllocator::Alloc(size_t size) {
+  // According to http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdlib/malloc/,
+  // malloc might not return nullptr if size is zero, but the returned
+  // pointer shall not be dereferenced -- so we make it nullptr.
+  if (size <= 0) return nullptr;
+
+  void* p = malloc(size);
+  if (p != nullptr && FLAGS_use_pinned_memory) {
+    mlock(p, size);
+  }
+  return p;
+}
+
+void CPUAllocator::Free(void* p, size_t size) {
+  if (p != nullptr && FLAGS_use_pinned_memory) {
+    munlock(p, size);
+  }
+  free(p);
+}
+
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+
+void* GPUAllocator::Alloc(size_t size) {
+  // CUDA documentation doesn't explain if cudaMalloc returns nullptr
+  // if size is 0.  We just make sure it does.
+  if (size <= 0) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  void* p = 0;
+  cudaError_t result =
+      FLAGS_use_pinned_memory ? cudaMallocHost(&p, size) : cudaMalloc(&p, size);
+  if (result != cudaSuccess) {
+    cudaGetLastError();  // clear error if there is any.
+  }
+  return result == cudaSuccess ? p : nullptr;
+}
+
+void GPUAllocator::Free(void* p, size_t size) {
+  // Purposefully allow cudaErrorCudartUnloading, because
+  // that is returned if you ever call cudaFree after the
+  // driver has already shutdown. This happens only if the
+  // process is terminating, in which case we don't care if
+  // cudaFree succeeds.
+  cudaError_t err = FLAGS_use_pinned_memory ? cudaFreeHost(p) : cudaFree(p);
+  if (err != cudaErrorCudartUnloading) {
+    platform::throw_on_error(err, "cudaFree{Host} failed");
+  }
+}
+
+#endif  // PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace memory
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.h b/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..184b383f7f782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stddef.h>  // for size_t
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace memory {
+namespace detail {
+
+// SystemAllocator is the parent class of CPUAllocator and
+// GPUAllocator.  A BuddyAllocator object uses a SystemAllocator*
+// pointing to the underlying system allocator.  An alternative to
+// this class hierarchy is to pass a system allocator class to
+// BuddyAllocator as a template parameter.  This approach makes
+// BuddyAllocator a class template, and it's very complicated
+// algorithm would make the buddy_allocator.h messy.
+class SystemAllocator {
+ public:
+  virtual ~SystemAllocator() {}
+  virtual void* Alloc(size_t size) = 0;
+  virtual void Free(void* p, size_t size) = 0;
+};
+
+class CPUAllocator : public SystemAllocator {
+ public:
+  virtual void* Alloc(size_t size);
+  virtual void Free(void* p, size_t size);
+};
+
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+class GPUAllocator : public SystemAllocator {
+ public:
+  virtual void* Alloc(size_t size);
+  virtual void Free(void* p, size_t size);
+};
+#endif  // PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace memory
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator_test.cc b/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9bd5706a4e4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "gflags/gflags.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+DECLARE_bool(use_pinned_memory);
+
+void TestAllocator(paddle::memory::detail::SystemAllocator& a, size_t size) {
+  bool freed = false;
+  {
+    void* p = a.Alloc(size);
+    if (size > 0) {
+      EXPECT_NE(p, nullptr);
+    } else {
+      EXPECT_EQ(p, nullptr);
+    }
+
+    int* i = static_cast<int*>(p);
+    std::shared_ptr<int> ptr(i, [&](void* p) {
+      freed = true;
+      a.Free(p, size);
+    });
+  }
+  EXPECT_TRUE(freed);
+}
+
+TEST(CPUAllocator, NoLockMem) {
+  FLAGS_use_pinned_memory = false;
+  paddle::memory::detail::CPUAllocator a;
+  TestAllocator(a, 2048);
+  TestAllocator(a, 0);
+}
+
+TEST(CPUAllocator, LockMem) {
+  FLAGS_use_pinned_memory = true;
+  paddle::memory::detail::CPUAllocator a;
+  TestAllocator(a, 2048);
+  TestAllocator(a, 0);
+}
+
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+TEST(GPUAllocator, NoStaging) {
+  FLAGS_use_pinned_memory = false;
+  paddle::memory::detail::GPUAllocator a;
+  TestAllocator(a, 2048);
+  TestAllocator(a, 0);
+}
+TEST(GPUAllocator, Staging) {
+  FLAGS_use_pinned_memory = true;
+  paddle::memory::detail::GPUAllocator a;
+  TestAllocator(a, 2048);
+  TestAllocator(a, 0);
+}
+#endif  // PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
diff --git a/paddle/memory/memory.cc b/paddle/memory/memory.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0d123d99e234a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/memory.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "paddle/memory/memory.h"
+#include "paddle/memory/detail/buddy_allocator.h"
+#include "paddle/memory/detail/system_allocator.h"
+#include "paddle/platform/assert.h"
+
+#include <boost/variant.hpp>
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace memory {
+
+void* Alloc(platform::Place pl, size_t size) {
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+  if (paddle::platform::is_gpu_place(pl)) {
+    size_t gpu_id = boost::get<platform::GPUPlace>(pl).device;
+    return detail::GetGPUBuddyAllocator(gpu_id)->Alloc(size);
+  }
+#endif  // PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+  PADDLE_ASSERT(paddle::platform::is_cpu_place(pl));
+  return detail::GetCPUBuddyAllocator()->Alloc(size);
+}
+
+void Free(paddle::platform::Place pl, void* p) {
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+  if (paddle::platform::is_gpu_place(pl)) {
+    size_t gpu_id = boost::get<platform::GPUPlace>(pl).device;
+    detail::GetGPUBuddyAllocator(gpu_id)->Free(p);
+  }
+#endif  // PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+  PADDLE_ASSERT(paddle::platform::is_cpu_place(pl));
+  detail::GetCPUBuddyAllocator()->Free(p);
+}
+
+size_t Used(paddle::platform::Place pl) {
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+  if (paddle::platform::is_gpu_place(pl)) {
+    size_t gpu_id = boost::get<platform::GPUPlace>(pl).device;
+    return detail::GetGPUBuddyAllocator(gpu_id)->Used();
+  }
+#endif  // PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+  PADDLE_ASSERT(paddle::platform::is_cpu_place(pl));
+  return detail::GetCPUBuddyAllocator()->Used();
+}
+
+}  // namespace memory
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/memory/memory.h b/paddle/memory/memory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a33092bade65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/memory/memory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "paddle/platform/place.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace memory {
+
+void* Alloc(paddle::platform::Place, size_t);
+void Free(paddle::platform::Place, void*);
+size_t Used(paddle::platform::Place);
+
+}  // namespace memory
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/platform/cuda.h b/paddle/platform/cuda.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8fe891f9ce6c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/platform/cuda.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+
+#include <thrust/system/cuda/error.h>
+#include <thrust/system_error.h>
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace platform {
+
+inline void throw_on_error(cudaError_t e, const char* message) {
+  if (e) {
+    throw thrust::system_error(e, thrust::cuda_category(), message);
+  }
+}
+
+int GetDeviceCount(void) {
+  int count;
+  throw_on_error(cudaGetDeviceCount(&count), "cudaGetDeviceCount failed");
+  return count;
+}
+
+}  // namespace platform
+}  // namespace paddle
+
+#endif  // PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
diff --git a/paddle/platform/place.cc b/paddle/platform/place.cc
index 1afd03c01169d..0704820aa0507 100644
--- a/paddle/platform/place.cc
+++ b/paddle/platform/place.cc
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ namespace detail {
 class PlacePrinter : public boost::static_visitor<> {
  public:
   PlacePrinter(std::ostream &os) : os_(os) {}
-  void operator()(const CpuPlace &) { os_ << "CpuPlace"; }
-  void operator()(const GpuPlace &p) { os_ << "GpuPlace(" << p.device << ")"; }
+  void operator()(const CPUPlace &) { os_ << "CPUPlace"; }
+  void operator()(const GPUPlace &p) { os_ << "GPUPlace(" << p.device << ")"; }
 
  private:
   std::ostream &os_;
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ static Place the_default_place;
 void set_place(const Place &place) { the_default_place = place; }
 const Place &get_place() { return the_default_place; }
 
-const GpuPlace default_gpu() { return GpuPlace(0); }
-const CpuPlace default_cpu() { return CpuPlace(); }
+const GPUPlace default_gpu() { return GPUPlace(0); }
+const CPUPlace default_cpu() { return CPUPlace(); }
 
 bool is_gpu_place(const Place &p) {
-  return boost::apply_visitor(IsGpuPlace(), p);
+  return boost::apply_visitor(IsGPUPlace(), p);
 }
 bool is_cpu_place(const Place &p) {
-  return !boost::apply_visitor(IsGpuPlace(), p);
+  return !boost::apply_visitor(IsGPUPlace(), p);
 }
 
 bool places_are_same_class(const Place &p1, const Place &p2) {
diff --git a/paddle/platform/place.h b/paddle/platform/place.h
index 489572c526e16..7cead183884bc 100644
--- a/paddle/platform/place.h
+++ b/paddle/platform/place.h
@@ -1,43 +1,58 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
 #pragma once
+
 #include <boost/variant.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace platform {
 
-struct CpuPlace {
+struct CPUPlace {
   // WORKAROUND: for some reason, omitting this constructor
   // causes errors with boost 1.59 and OSX
-  CpuPlace() {}
+  CPUPlace() {}
 
   // needed for variant equality comparison
-  inline bool operator==(const CpuPlace &) const { return true; }
-  inline bool operator!=(const CpuPlace &) const { return false; }
+  inline bool operator==(const CPUPlace &) const { return true; }
+  inline bool operator!=(const CPUPlace &) const { return false; }
 };
 
-struct GpuPlace {
-  GpuPlace() : GpuPlace(0) {}
-  GpuPlace(int d) : device(d) {}
+struct GPUPlace {
+  GPUPlace() : GPUPlace(0) {}
+  GPUPlace(int d) : device(d) {}
 
   // needed for variant equality comparison
-  inline bool operator==(const GpuPlace &o) const { return device == o.device; }
-  inline bool operator!=(const GpuPlace &o) const { return !(*this == o); }
+  inline bool operator==(const GPUPlace &o) const { return device == o.device; }
+  inline bool operator!=(const GPUPlace &o) const { return !(*this == o); }
 
   int device;
 };
 
-struct IsGpuPlace : public boost::static_visitor<bool> {
-  bool operator()(const CpuPlace &) const { return false; }
-  bool operator()(const GpuPlace &gpu) const { return true; }
+struct IsGPUPlace : public boost::static_visitor<bool> {
+  bool operator()(const CPUPlace &) const { return false; }
+  bool operator()(const GPUPlace &gpu) const { return true; }
 };
 
-typedef boost::variant<GpuPlace, CpuPlace> Place;
+typedef boost::variant<GPUPlace, CPUPlace> Place;
 
 void set_place(const Place &);
 const Place &get_place();
 
-const GpuPlace default_gpu();
-const CpuPlace default_cpu();
+const GPUPlace default_gpu();
+const CPUPlace default_cpu();
 
 bool is_gpu_place(const Place &);
 bool is_cpu_place(const Place &);
diff --git a/paddle/platform/place_test.cc b/paddle/platform/place_test.cc
index 73fccceedf691..33e2e5a439ce6 100644
--- a/paddle/platform/place_test.cc
+++ b/paddle/platform/place_test.cc
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
 TEST(Place, Equality) {
-  paddle::platform::CpuPlace cpu;
-  paddle::platform::GpuPlace g0(0), g1(1), gg0(0);
+  paddle::platform::CPUPlace cpu;
+  paddle::platform::GPUPlace g0(0), g1(1), gg0(0);
 
   EXPECT_EQ(cpu, cpu);
   EXPECT_EQ(g0, g0);
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ TEST(Place, Default) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(paddle::platform::is_gpu_place(paddle::platform::default_gpu()));
   EXPECT_TRUE(paddle::platform::is_cpu_place(paddle::platform::default_cpu()));
 
-  paddle::platform::set_place(paddle::platform::CpuPlace());
+  paddle::platform::set_place(paddle::platform::CPUPlace());
   EXPECT_TRUE(paddle::platform::is_cpu_place(paddle::platform::get_place()));
 }
 
 TEST(Place, Print) {
   {
     std::stringstream ss;
-    ss << paddle::platform::GpuPlace(1);
-    EXPECT_EQ("GpuPlace(1)", ss.str());
+    ss << paddle::platform::GPUPlace(1);
+    EXPECT_EQ("GPUPlace(1)", ss.str());
   }
   {
     std::stringstream ss;
-    ss << paddle::platform::CpuPlace();
-    EXPECT_EQ("CpuPlace", ss.str());
+    ss << paddle::platform::CPUPlace();
+    EXPECT_EQ("CPUPlace", ss.str());
   }
 }