Intel Adds A Tiny OpenCL Compiler To Mesa 22.1 For Their Vulkan Ray-Tracing Code

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel Adds A Tiny OpenCL Compiler To Mesa 22.1 For Their Vulkan Ray-Tracing Code

Intel has hadded a little OpenCL C compiler binary to Mesa 22.1 today in the latest development code-base...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-OpenCL-CLC-Mesa-22.1

[Developer12]

But why a binary? Every other shader compiler in mesa is open source and essentially just a function that mesa calls into.

Is there really any special sauce in converting C code to SPIR-V?

[Jaxad0127]

But why a binary? Every other shader compiler in mesa is open source and essentially just a function that mesa calls into.

Is there really any special sauce in converting C code to SPIR-V?

It looks like the full source code is in the Mesa repo.

[mangeek]

Mesa drivers can have a little C compiler, as a treat.

[coder]

Can either of us delete my comments?

First, you need to "edit" your comment. Then, you'll see the option to delete it.

[aschmidtm]

First, you need to "edit" your comment. Then, you'll see the option to delete it.

Thanks! I was on my phone, no options there. Had to make it to my computer to edit.