GCC Allowed To Add Offloading Library To Code-Base

[phoronix]

Phoronix: GCC Allowed To Add Offloading Library To Code-Base

The GCC steering committee has ruled on allowing a foreign library for compute offloading into the GNU Compiler Collection...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTcyNjI

[kalrish]

Could someone elaborate on this? Will this enable the compiler's work to be done on, for example, a GPU? Thanks.

[Gumix]

Could someone elaborate on this? Will this enable the compiler's work to be done on, for example, a GPU? Thanks.

This is runtime library for the applications that use OpenMP or OpenACC offload feature. It was developed for Intel Xeon Phi cards, but perhaps other accelerators be able to reuse it.

[kalrish]

This is runtime library for the applications that use OpenMP or OpenACC offload feature. It was developed for Intel Xeon Phi cards, but perhaps other accelerators be able to reuse it.

Thank you!