[Openmp-commits] [openmp] 9cb7487 - [OpenMP][Docs] Add FAQ entry about math and complex on GPUs

[Johannes Doerfert via Openmp-commits]

Author: Johannes Doerfert
Date: 2020-12-22T13:05:04-06:00
New Revision: 9cb748724ef5d7d0f7d662d849423404267d532a

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/9cb748724ef5d7d0f7d662d849423404267d532a
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/9cb748724ef5d7d0f7d662d849423404267d532a.diff

LOG: [OpenMP][Docs] Add FAQ entry about math and complex on GPUs

Reviewed By: tianshilei1992

Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D93718

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    openmp/docs/SupportAndFAQ.rst

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diff  --git a/openmp/docs/SupportAndFAQ.rst b/openmp/docs/SupportAndFAQ.rst
index 37c5bcecfccc..489b66d5b4a6 100644
--- a/openmp/docs/SupportAndFAQ.rst
+++ b/openmp/docs/SupportAndFAQ.rst
@@ -80,3 +80,32 @@ For now, the answer is most likely *no*. Please see :ref:`build_offload_capable_
 Q: Does OpenMP offloading support work in packages distributed as part of my OS?
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 For now, the answer is most likely *no*. Please see :ref:`build_offload_capable_compiler`.
+
+
+.. _math_and_complex_in_target_regions:
+
+Q: Does Clang support `<math.h>` and `<complex.h>` operations in OpenMP target on GPUs?
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Yes, LLVM/Clang allows math functions and complex arithmetic inside of OpenMP target regions
+that are compiled for GPUs.
+
+Clang provides a set of wrapper headers that are found first when `math.h` and
+`complex.h`, for C, `cmath` and `complex`, foc C++, or similar headers are
+included by the application. These wrappers will eventually include the system
+version of the corresponding header file after setting up a target device
+specific environment. The fact that the system header is included is important
+because they 
diff er based on the architecture and operating system and may
+contain preprocessor, variable, and function definitions that need to be
+available in the target region regardless of the targeted device architecture.
+However, various functions may require specialized device versions, e.g.,
+`sin`, and others are only available on certain devices, e.g., `__umul64hi`. To
+provide "native" support for math and complex on the respective architecture,
+Clang will wrap the "native" math functions, e.g., as provided by the device
+vendor, in an OpenMP begin/end declare variant. These functions will then be
+picked up instead of the host versions while host only variables and function
+definitions are still available. Complex arithmetic and functions are support
+through a similar mechanism. It is worth noting that this support requires
+`extensions to the OpenMP begin/end declare variant context selector
+<https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#pragma-omp-declare-variant>`__
+that are exposed through LLVM/Clang to the user as well.