On 17/12/2024 08:01, Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2024, Tobias Burnus wrote:
>> This is supposed to document that GCC now supports offloading,
>> e.g., from an ARM CPU to a Nvidia GPU (i.e. Grace<->Hopper)
>> or, e.g., x86-64 to RISC-V. → https://gcc.gnu.org/PR96265
>> and https://gcc.gnu.org/PR111937 for the associated PRs.
>>
>> I think it is important enough to get it into the release notes.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
>> However, I am not sure about the wording.
>>
>> Thoughts or suggestions?
> 
> Looks good to me, with one minor nit:
> 
> +<ul>
> +  <li>
> +    For offloading, issues preventing some host-device architecture
> +    combinations have been resolved. In particular, offloading from an
> +    aarch64 host to a nvptx device is now supported.</li>
> +  </li>
> +</li>
> 
> The way "nvptx" is pronounced from what I can tell, this should be
> "...an nvptx device...".

Or avoid the issue entirely by using the plural form "... offloading from 
aarch64 hosts to nvptx devices ..."

> 
> (And maybe note what kind of "offloading" at the beginning of the first 
> sentence, if there is a good term for that?)
> 
> Gerald

R.

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