Summer of Code Ideas

[Hans de Goede]

Hi,

On 17-03-16 23:04, Pierre Moreau wrote:
> Hello Abheek,
>
> Sorry for the long delay.
>
> So, things have changed a bit since last year idea. You should now be able to
> start kernels on most generations, atomic operations are supported and image is
> in the work. Regarding the compiler, Hans de Goede started working on compiling
> LLVM IR to TGSI, which would make it possible to feed OpenCL kernels in a TGSI
> form to Nouveau, and I have been working on compiling SPIR-V to Nouveau's IR
> (NV50 IR).
>
> On the SPIR-V side, there are some things that shouldn't be too difficult and
> some which might take some time, but I have no idea what would fit a GSoC
> project (and I am not really planning to be a mentor).
>
> I don't know if Hans has any plans regarding GSoC.

I pretty sure I can define some gsoc tasks related to the llvm tgsi backend
if people are interested. One possible option would be the addition of
a 64bit memory model (this will also require some mesa changes).

Basically there is a long todo list, but llvm is NOT easy to get into,
so it maybe better to find some other task.

Regards,

Hans



> The SPIR-V that I'm using, is generated by LLVM. But that compilation pass,
> from LLVM IR to SPIR-V, is a work in progress. Since LLVM is also part of the
> GSoC program, you could ask them; that work would benefit to Nouveau, and
> possibly other drivers as well. However that task, I would guess, is a quite
> difficult one.
>
> Regards,
> Pierre Moreau
>
>
> On 08:22 AM - Feb 24 2016, Abheek Ghosh wrote:
>> Thanks for reply. I would like to work on *Compilers*. I have just some
>> basic knowledge on compilers. I liked the 2015 ideas related to compilers
>> and Nouveau like "OpenCL support" (but requires Tesla, not available). The
>> projects were mostly moderate/difficult level. Although, I am at a learning
>> stage and may not have good knowledge on compilers, I am willing to work
>> very hard and learn(why I am here).
>>
>> Regards
>> Abheek
>>
>> On 24 February 2016 at 02:20, Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Abheek,
>>>
>>> On 23 February 2016 at 18:08, Abheek Ghosh <abheekghosh.ag at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I am Abheek Ghosh, sophomore from Indian Institute of Technology,
>>> Guwahati.
>>>> I read the Summer of Code and DRM pages, as well as Mehul's discussion
>>> but
>>>> didn't get much help. I have strong C/C++ skills and familiar with
>>> OpenCL. I
>>>> have Intel CPU and Nvidia GPU of Fermi architecture. I have made small
>>>> contributions to open source projects. I don't have experience in kernel
>>>> level development, but very interested to get my hands dirty.
>>>>
>>>> It would be helpful if any developer can help me get started with some
>>>> suitable projects related to available hardware or any hardware
>>> independent
>>>> projects in OpenCL, OpenGL or Mesa.
>>>>
>>>> Awaiting a positive response.
>>>>
>>> As you've noticed in the thread started by Mehul, people here are keen
>>> on getting to know what your interest and strengths are. Thus listing
>>> those would be beneficial. This way people can come up with more
>>> 'personalised' ideas, should the ones on the wikis (short of links
>>> atm, sorry) do not suit you.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Emil
>>>
>
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