@bashbaug

Computers, Hiking, Music, and Coffee, oh my! Opinions are mine, though #iamintel.

Joined June 2011
Ben Ashbaugh retweeted
The call for submissions for the 11th International Workshop on #OpenCL and #SYCL closes on Friday Jan 20, 2023. Papers, tech talks and posters are all welcome. Join us in Cambridge, UK on April 18-20. iwocl.org/ @openclapi @thekhronosgroup @SYCLstd
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I missed seeing everyone at the @thekhronosgroup face-to-face meeting this week but I guess attending remotely had some benefits? #opencl #sycl #kittiesofkhronos
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Want to experiment with the new command buffer mutable dispatch extension right away? My command buffer emulation layer now supports this extension and should work with most OpenCL implementations. github.com/bashbaug/SimpleOp… #OpenCL
OpenCL 3.0.12 Released With Command Buffers Mutable Dispatch Extension and Enhanced Layers Support khr.io/zb
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I also recently added command buffer emulation layer support for out-of-order command buffers for OpenCL implementations that support out-of-order queues. The same repo has sample applications that demonstrate how to use both new features. #OpenCL
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If you need help debugging and tracing your command buffer applications, the OpenCL Intercept Layer has full support for both the base command buffer extension and the mutable dispatch extension. github.com/intel/opencl-inte… #OpenCL
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I’ve been back at work for two weeks and I’m happy to report the new office assistants are working out great.
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Ben Ashbaugh retweeted
There's room for better GL/VK perf (benchmarks next week), but as a developer card, the A380 at $139 is a bargain... @openclapi 3.0 on open-source stack, @IntelSoftware oneAPI ecosystem for testing and porting work is great, SYCL & rest of software ecosystem around it.
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Managed to squeeze in one last sabbatical hike before heading back to work next week. #desolationwilderness
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Epic road trip complete! 5000 miles, 34 nights (32 in a tent), 9 national parks, one flat tire 😥, countless memories. Pic from yesterday at Crater Lake.
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Oregon friends, we are driving down the coast today, starting at the Washington border. Anything we should be sure to see (or eat/drink 😀) along the way?
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Glacier National Park was pretty incredible! @GlacierNPS #ManyGlacier
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Thanks for the Arc shirt @IntelGraphics! Got here just in time for sabbatical and I wore it today on our hike today in Great Basin National Park. #intelarc #IamIntel #grba
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I've been experimenting recently with OpenCL installable interception layers. This is a relatively recent addition to the OpenCL ICD loader, similar to Vulkan's installable layers. It's been a lot of fun and it's been working well. #OpenCL
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I ultimately ended up implementing a "Command Buffer Emulation" layer that functionally implements the provisional cl_khr_command_buffer extension. It has a few restrictions, but it's enough to run my simple samples and even passes CTS tests. #OpenCL github.com/bashbaug/SimpleOp…
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I'm not going to stop working on the OpenCL Intercept Layer - there's simply too much well-tested functionality there that's not worth rewriting - but it's great to have layers as a first-class tool in our OpenCL toolbox!
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Being a good maintainer (or any other kind of technical leader) requires three things: technical competence and the ability to trust yourself without becoming an ass. Most people have one of these, some have two, few have all three. 🫤 Fortunately, the later two can be learned.
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This is always a fun part of the conference. I hope you’ll be able to join us! #IWOCL #OpenCL #SYCL
Replying to @simonmcs
Panelists include @neilt3d @bashbaug @ProjectPhysX @alycm, Balaji Calidas from Qualcomm, and Nagy-Egri Máté Ferenc from Stream HPC. I'll be chairing. Bring along some interesting questions to put to the panel! @IWOCL @thekhronosgroup #OpenCL #SYCL
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