[llvm-dev] [OpenCL][AMDGPU] Using AMDGPU generated kernel code for OpenCL

[Michael Kruse via llvm-dev]

2017-05-10 10:11 GMT+02:00 Philipp Schaad <schaad.phil at gmail.com>:
> Thank you for those two links.
> So if I understand that correctly, this means that the ISA generated by the
> AMDGPU backend is only a part of the expected elf-linked binary file, and
> would have to be correctly wrapped/packed up in order for OpenCL to accept
> it?

I cannot tell you anything more than the two links already say.

I remember an article where somebody reverse-engineered the format and
found an elf inside and elf file, which they called "elfception".
Unfortunately I cannot find the article anymore.

If possible, I suggest to go using SPIR or SPIR-V instead. The
proprietary format might change in any version of the driver. There is
currently a discussion about including SPIR-V into LLVM.

Michael