Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:48:45 +0200 From: "Svein Skogen (Listmail account)" <svein-listmail@stillbilde.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD, GPGPU and OpenCL/CUDA Message-ID: <4C6F84DD.3040007@stillbilde.net> In-Reply-To: <4C6C085A.2010009@pathscale.com> References: 4C666786.6000205@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de 20100816141324.7de6d7b4@ukr.net 20100816134713.66411ai1w435q5wh@webmail.xroff.net 201008161618.35076.pieter@degoeje.nl 20100816173333.4a1bba57@ukr.net 20100816145001.GA90619@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk <20100818120455.10870.qmail@dusk.parklogic.com> <4C6C085A.2010009@pathscale.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig40F6264BAE42BE507D777568 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 18.08.2010 18:20, "C. Bergstr=F6m" wrote: > Hi Oliver, >=20 >> The problem behind the subject is a little bit frustrating, so I do >> not know were to start. > Yeah it's a pretty big problem, but I can say others are looking at it > and taking small steps in the right direction. >> First, and this hasn't changed since the last 15 years, FreeBSD lack >> in support of professional Compiler vendors. Pprtland Group offers >> only Linux compilers, as far as I know Intel does not offer a native >> FreeBSD 64 Bit compiler. So we are stuck with gcc and gfortran *SNIP* If we see beyond the CUDA part of this question, it should be noted that ATI/AMD has kept to their promise of actually supporting opensource. (see also http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=3Darticle&item=3Damd_evergreen_3d&n= um=3D1) I must admit not having tested that code myself (my two 5970s sit in a windows box), but projects should maybe consider the ATI/AMD cards. 928GFLOPS double-precision per card (4.64TFLOPS single precision) with proper documentation should at least give a proper start to things... //Svein --=20 --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | svein@d80.iso100.no \ / |Solberg =D8stli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | svein@jernhuset.no / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | svein@stillbilde.net ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | svein-listmail@stillbilde.net Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |svein@jernhuset.no | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE --------+-------------------+------------------------------- If you really are in a hurry, mail me at svein-mobile@stillbilde.net This mailbox goes directly to my cellphone and is checked even when I'm not in front of my computer. ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------enig40F6264BAE42BE507D777568 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkxvhOEACgkQODUnwSLUlKTZpQCfdELruqheTBIDONeffO+ZSYUn 4/MAn2oNHensJX4eVEPoNL6PQ1vqnMvn =NVas -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig40F6264BAE42BE507D777568--
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