Re: [boost] Interest in a GPU computing library

Subject: Re: [boost] Interest in a GPU computing library
From: Joel Falcou (joel.falcou_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-18 22:18:17

Le 19/09/2012 02:39, Eric Niebler a écrit :
> On 9/18/2012 1:32 PM, Mathias Gaunard wrote:
>> On 09/18/2012 10:05 PM, Eric Niebler wrote:
>>> On 9/18/2012 11:42 AM, Manjunath Kudlur wrote:
>>>> The thing needed to make Proto more CUDA-friendly is the same
>>>> thing that is needed to make it AMP-friendly, in case you are
>>>> familiar with C++ AMP [1]. Basically, you have to intrusively
>>>> annotate every Proto function with the "__host__ __device__"
>>>> annotation (restrict(x86, amp) in the case of C++ AMP).
>>>
>>> *Every* function in Proto? Or the just ones that build Proto
>>> expressions? Or evaluate them? Or some other subset?
>>
>> The ones to evaluate them. value, proto_base and child_c could be a
>> usable subset.
>
> That's simple enough. But since I'm not a CUDA/AMP guy, I can't do this
> on my own. I would need someone knowledgeable to submit a patch. <nudge>
>

I was pondering proposing a talk about our work on this front for 
C++Now2013, if you happen to be around, we can sort of have a look at 
what's needed.