diff --git a/core/lls_core/tiling.py b/core/lls_core/tiling.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f42e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lls_core/tiling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#Functions for tiling.. Could move functions into utils.py as well
+#PLACEHOLDER
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diff --git a/core/lls_core/utils.py b/core/lls_core/utils.py
index ad8f502..3f0a9b8 100644
--- a/core/lls_core/utils.py
+++ b/core/lls_core/utils.py
@@ -341,4 +341,18 @@ def convert_xyz_to_zyx_order(deskew_affine_transform:cle.AffineTransform3D):
     # Swap X and Z axes using numpy indexing
     xyz_to_zyx = [2, 1, 0, 3]  
     zyx_tranform = deskew_affine_transform[xyz_to_zyx][:, xyz_to_zyx]
-    return zyx_tranform
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+    return zyx_tranform
+
+def get_max_allocation_size():
+    """Returns maximum memory size for OpenCL device
+    Returns:
+        int: Maximum allocation size for OpenCL device
+    """
+    import re
+    info = cle.cl_info()
+    match = re.search(r'MAX_MEM_ALLOC_SIZE:(\d+)', info)
+    if match:
+        return int(match.group(1))
+    else:
+        logger.error("Could not find MAX_MEM_ALLOC_SIZE in OpenCL device info")
+    return None
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