In a 2D or 3D block, the CUDA "thread index" - according to official documentation - is a 3D or 3D entity, while the "thread ID" is its linearization (where x changes fastest, then y, then z).
cuda-kat currently doesn't observe this distinction, due to a bias in favor of work with linear grids. We should make sure it is respected in:
Function and member names (especially but not limited to grid_info:: namespaces)
Parameter names
Implementations
We should also check if there are separate special registers for the dimensioned index and the id; that could be useful.
In a 2D or 3D block, the CUDA "thread index" - according to official documentation - is a 3D or 3D entity, while the "thread ID" is its linearization (where x changes fastest, then y, then z).
cuda-kat currently doesn't observe this distinction, due to a bias in favor of work with linear grids. We should make sure it is respected in:
grid_info::namespaces)We should also check if there are separate special registers for the dimensioned index and the id; that could be useful.