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'''SPU Problems on Linux 3.x, OpenCL related | |||
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As far as I know, I'm the only coding OpenCL on the Cell here, if someone want to test something be warned that due some spufs changes that ppc-kernel-devs are (maybe) trying to fix, latest 3.3/3.4/3.5 branches falls into 'possible circular locking dependency detected' and slowdown runtime. | <pre> | ||
As far as I know, I'm the only coding OpenCL on the Cell here, if someone want to test something be warned that it's stable until 3.2 branch. | |||
This due some spufs changes that ppc-kernel-devs are (maybe) trying to fix, so now latest 3.3/3.4/3.5 branches falls into 'possible circular locking dependency detected' and slowdown runtime. | |||
Even disabling lock debugging it slowdowns runtime without debug messages, it happens even with OpenCL samples from IBM. | |||
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http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.ppc.embedded/50547 | http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.ppc.embedded/50547 | ||
Latest tested kernels: | Latest tested kernels: | ||
* 3.2. | * 3.2.28 works fine | ||
< | <code> | ||
# ./perlin | [root@fedora_clone ppc]# ./perlin<br /> | ||
OpenCL took 22.496168 seconds to compute 1000 frames. Pixel Rate = 46.611316 Mpixels/sec, Frame Rate = 44.452015 frames/sec | OpenCL took 22.496168 seconds to compute 1000 frames. Pixel Rate = 46.611316 Mpixels/sec, Frame Rate = 44.452015 frames/sec<br /> | ||
Host code took 12.620616 seconds to compute 10 frames. Pixel Rate = 0.830844 Mpixels/sec, Frame Rate = 0.792354 frames/sec | Host code took 12.620616 seconds to compute 10 frames. Pixel Rate = 0.830844 Mpixels/sec, Frame Rate = 0.792354 frames/sec<br /> | ||
OpenCL provided a 56.101182 speedup | OpenCL provided a 56.101182 speedup<br /> | ||
</ | </code> | ||
* 3.3.3 | * 3.3.3 falls into 'possible circular locking dependency detected' and slowdown runtime | ||
* 3.4.6 falls into 'possible circular locking dependency detected' and slowdown runtime | |||
< | * 3.5.3 falls into 'possible circular locking dependency detected' and slowdown runtime | ||
# ./perlin | <code> | ||
OpenCL took 93.280273 seconds to compute 1000 frames. Pixel Rate = 11.241133 Mpixels/sec, Frame Rate = 10.720380 frames/sec | [root@fedora_clone ppc]# ./perlin<br /> | ||
Host code took 12.948244 seconds to compute 10 frames. Pixel Rate = 0.809821 Mpixels/sec, Frame Rate = 0.772305 frames/sec | OpenCL took 93.280273 seconds to compute 1000 frames. Pixel Rate = 11.241133 Mpixels/sec, Frame Rate = 10.720380 frames/sec<br /> | ||
OpenCL provided a 13.881010 speedup | Host code took 12.948244 seconds to compute 10 frames. Pixel Rate = 0.809821 Mpixels/sec, Frame Rate = 0.772305 frames/sec<br /> | ||
</ | OpenCL provided a 13.881010 speedup<br /> | ||
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When program runs something is going weird, e.g. in my program I'm used to query an OpenCL builtin function to tell me how many available SPEs there are, and its reply 8.<br /> | When program runs something is going weird, e.g. in my program I'm used to query an OpenCL builtin function to tell me how many available SPEs there are, and its reply 8.<br /> | ||
Using spu_base.enum_shared=1 parameter it should reply 7, so seems that the issue is OpenCL related. | Using spu_base.enum_shared=1 parameter it should reply 7, so seems that the issue is OpenCL related. | ||