Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-19 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, On 16.04.2013 09:50, Zhigang Gong wrote: > [Gong, Zhigang] As I know, Simon implemented ICD for Beignet and it may need > some time to rebase to the latest beignet code base. > If you are interested, this is the link http://psi5.com/~geier/beignet.git. Indeed, the extension handling is entir

Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-16 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, On 16.04.2013 09:50, Zhigang Gong wrote: > [Gong, Zhigang] As I know, Simon implemented ICD for Beignet and it may need > some time to rebase to the latest beignet code base. > If you are interested, this is the link http://psi5.com/~geier/beignet.git. I've rebased on top of the release 0.1

Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-16 Thread Tom Stellard
Hi Nanhai, I'm a developer for AMD working on an Open Source OpenCL implementation for our GPUs. I am very familiar with a number of the active Open Source OpenCL projects, and I have a few comments: > It is not really true to say that the code is duplicated. > Have you done a survey of a

Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-16 Thread Chi-Thanh Christopher Nguyen
Zou, Nanhai intel.com> writes: > > Hi, > We have just released the open source Linux OpenCL project Beignet Version 0.1. >   > If you are interested in this project. Please try it and provide feedback to us. > We welcome developers to  join this project. It appears that CMakeLists.txt

Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-16 Thread Zhigang Gong
irlie > Cc: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org > Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1 > > Hi, > > > Again not really important, we use LLVM and TGSI backends in the > radeon drivers now. The gallium drivers currently use GPU specific LLVM > IRs prod

Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-15 Thread Zou, Nanhai
Hi, > Again not really important, we use LLVM and TGSI backends in the radeon > drivers now. The gallium drivers currently use GPU specific LLVM IRs produced > from specific LLVM backends, but that isn't strictly necessary just leads to > better optimising opportunities. > Because you now have

Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-15 Thread Dave Airlie
> It is not really true to say that the code is duplicated. > > Beignet maps OpenCL into GPGPU pipeline of IvyBridge+ hardware. > So this is real GPGPU other than mimic GPGPU with 3D functions. Nobody mimics GPGPU now with 3D functions. This hasn't been necessary since DX11

Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-15 Thread Zou, Nanhai
p.org Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1 Why does this exist anymore? Seriously this project is duplicating functionality we already have implemented in Mesa/Gallium projects. Its also duplicating code in the Mesa Intel driver I assume. So why not just write a ga

Re: [Intel-gfx] FW: Release Notes for Beignet Version 0.1

2013-04-15 Thread Dave Airlie
Why does this exist anymore? Seriously this project is duplicating functionality we already have implemented in Mesa/Gallium projects. Its also duplicating code in the Mesa Intel driver I assume. So why not just write a gallium ivybridge compute only driver? that uses the current open source infr