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Summary: We provide an RPC server to manage calls initiated by the device to run on the host. This is very useful for the built-in handling we have, however there are cases where we would want to extend this functionality. Cases like Fortran or MPI would be useful, but we cannot put references to these in the core offloading runtime. This way, we can provide this as a library interface that registers custom handlers for whatever code people want.
The LLVM/Offload Subproject
The Offload subproject aims at providing tooling, runtimes, and APIs that allow users to execute code on accelerators or other "co-processors" that may or may not match the architecture of their "host". In the long run, all kinds of targets are in scope of this effort, including but not limited to: CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, AI/ML accelerators, distributed resources, etc.
For OpenMP offload users, the project is ready and fully usable. The final API design is still under development. More content will show up here and on our webpage soon. In the meantime, people are encouraged to participate in our meetings (see below) and check our development board as well as the discussions on Discourse.
Meetings
Every second Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:00am PT, starting Jan 24, 2024. Alternates with the OpenMP in LLVM meeting. invite.ics Meeting Minutes and Agenda