[Nouveau] [Bug 40891] New: OpenCL: Implementing an LLVM backend for GPGPU

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           Summary: OpenCL: Implementing an LLVM backend for GPGPU
           Product: xorg
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Driver/nouveau
        AssignedTo: nouveau at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: martin.peres at ensi-bourges.fr
         QAContact: xorg-team at lists.x.org


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Tom Stellard's presentation 

At the XDC2011, we discussed how GPGPU should be handled and we kind of agreed
on what we should do. This can basically be summed up as using the LLVM IR for
compute. This means we need to implement LLVM backends for our GPUs. See the
Mesa_compilers.pdf attachment.

The OpenCL frontend has been implemented by Denis Steckelmacher during the GSoC
2011 (https://steckdenis.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/the-gsoc-is-over/) that
currently works on the CPU only.

This implementation work can be done by a newcomer, it requires knowledge (or
willing to get it) in compilers. Please contact Martin Peres(mupuf) to get
started. We'll see who can mentor your work.

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