[llvm-dev] LLVM and parallelization

[Hal Finkel via llvm-dev]

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> From: "Iulia Stirb via llvm-dev" <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org>
> To: llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 9:28:54 AM
> Subject: [llvm-dev] LLVM and parallelization
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> I know LLVM provides t hread-level automatic parallel support using
> OpenMP (see http://blog.llvm.org/2015/05/openmp-support_22.html ),
> but it is not clear for me which of the following is correct?
> 
> 
> 1. Clang inserts in the source code OpenMP compiler directives, so,
> it auto-parallelizes the serial source code provided as input or
> 2. Clang can compile manually written parallel source code that uses
> OpenMP directives

Thus far, only (2). There is, however, experimental support for (1) in the Polly project.

 -Hal

> 
> Best regards,
> Iulia Stirb
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Hal Finkel
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Argonne National Laboratory