[cfe-dev] C++ AMP

["C. Bergström"]

On 05/15/12 02:25 PM, John Bytheway wrote:
> On 15/05/12 00:05, Hal Finkel wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 May 2012 23:47:03 +0100
>> John Bytheway<jbytheway+llvm at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> On 14/05/12 21:50, Chandler Carruth wrote:
>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Rahul Garg
>>>> <rahulgarg44 at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:rahulgarg44 at gmail.com>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>      Hi.
>>>>
>>>>      New here. Tried searching for any discussions about C++ AMP but
>>>> did not find anything.
>>>>      I am wondering if there are any plans or projects by anyone to
>>>> support C++ AMP extensions through Clang?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not currently. There is much work to be done outside of AMP on
>>>> Windows, so until we make headway there, it doesn't make much sense
>>>> to look at AMP specifically.
>>> I see no particular reason to aim to support AMP only on Windows.
>>> Personally, I would be more interested in a Linux implementation.
>> Out of curiosity, what does 'supporting AMP' mean in this context.
> I presume it means implementing the specification:
> <http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/0/E/40EA02D8-23A7-4BD2-AD3A-0BFFFB640F28/CppAMPLanguageAndProgrammingModel.pdf>
>
>> Aside from the tile_static storage-class specifier and the
>> restrict(amp) clause, is the rest of it just a template library, or
>> would other frontend modifications be necessary?
> I see some classes use __declspec(property(get)), which is a bit silly.
>   It looks like the spec is also assuming sizeof(long)==4, which could be
> a problem.
We're in discussion with MS about supporting C++ AMP and 
thoughts/feedback/suggestions are greatly welcomed.  We're still on the 
fence about it, but if you think it would be useful we want to know.

sizeof(long)==4 - I wonder if this is a byproduct of MS using LLP64