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Bolt is a C++ template library optimized for GPUs. Bolt provides high-performance library implementations for common algorithms such as scan, reduce, transform, and sort.
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Open source OpenCL Static C++ Kernel Language Extension #165

Open oscarbg opened 10 years ago

oscarbg commented 10 years ago

Hi, sorry as for sure that's not the best place to post but I remember seeing at APU13 a presentation saying AMD would open source his "OpenCL Static C++ Kernel Language Extension" so all OpenCL implementations could take advantage of it.. I think it was in Bolt presentation so asking here as I also remember it's was said either Q1 2014 or H1 2014 so must be coming soon right? Also Bolt takes advantage of it right now in OCL path right?

bensander commented 10 years ago

The c++ static kernel language is an open specification but has only been implemented by amd. The bolt implementation on c++amp currently provides portability across several vendors on windows , and there is an open source project which will bring c++ amp support to Linux through SPIR and HSAIL in the near future.

oscarbg commented 10 years ago

Yes but I'm refering to what you "seem" to have said in http://www.slideshare.net/DevCentralAMD/pt-4059-bensander "PT-4059, Bolt: A C++ Template Library for Heterogeneous Computing, by Ben Sander" in both slide 12 you say: "Provide translator tool for C++ static kernel language" and you dedicate full slide 14 saying: AMD C++ Static Kernel Language (aka “OpenCL-C++ Kernel Language "New translator tool is designed to bring these benefits to any OpenCL™ Implementation" and finally "Translator expected to be available in Q1-2014" so just asking if all is going acording to plan and will soon see this translator.. would be awesome!

bensander commented 10 years ago

Unfortunately the translator tool has been put on hold.
We are evaluating the recently-released specification for "SYCL", which provides many of the benefits of the C++ kernel language and additionally provides the advantage of a robust single-source C++ development language.