Using OpenCL-GPU in WinAos, LinuxAos

[fnecati]

Hello,

The open standard for parallel programming of heterogeneous systems is gaining popularity nowadays.
Nvidia (CUDA), ATI (Stream) and OpenCL (Open Computing Language) are supported by leading companies (see http://www.khronos.org/opencl/)

There are many bindings to OpenCL (C#, java, fortran, python, delphi, etc.) but no Oberon ones.
So, I made a raw Oberon binding to OpenCL dynamic library and able to use GPU computing power for simple examples.
There are many kernels on the internet, (FFT, matrix, image,..) which needs to be adapted to Oberon enviroment.

I adapted and tested a few examples on WinXP32 with Nvidia 8500GT (2 GPU, 16 stream processsor, latest CUDA toolkit and driver )
graphics card using latest WinAos from SVN and on Ubuntu 10.04(lucid),x86_64 using LinuxAos rel-0.94. Component Pascal (Blackbox) version also tested.
There are many examples in OpenCL-SDK which can also be translated to Oberon.

There is a Matrix project in this OCP page also, so, which is better; make a new project for OpenCL or append it to Matrix project.
It is also possible to make a high level framework for OpenCL.

Are there any interest to extend and embed into Oberon, volunteer?

What is your opinion?


best regards,

- Necati.

[sage]

It's very interesting to has high level framework for OpenCL.

[soren renner]

It's a VERY GOOD IDEA. I remember using "dlsym" to code an interface module for linux native oberon so it could use opengl (and glut) more than a decade ago. But I don't remember using it for anything -- probably I got distracted by ray tracing. If the project you suggest is begun I will test, I will contribute, and I will code demos. I suggest that we set up a repository at googlecode os such.

I would be even more interested in opengl than openCL. 

[sage]

I would be even more interested in opengl than openCL.

But openCL may bring more computing power for ray-tracing, because modern GPUs are 15-20 times faster then modern multicore CPUs.

[leledumbo]

I vote for OpenCL since it's standardized though I haven't really used it myself (a Modern Pascal wrapper is available, perhaps that's easier to translate to Oberon). I've taken parallel programming class which uses CUDA & MPI. CUDA really sucks: no host function call, difficult to debug, NVIDIA only technology (others MAY NOT implement it even though they can), requires specific hardware, etc. MPI is better but requires cluster computing environment.

[soren renner]

But openCL may bring more computing power for ray-tracing.

Not for the algorithm I use. But there are hybrid approaches that could be tried.

[fnecati]

Attached bindings for testing and extending.

OpenGL bindings can also be written, soren renner, sage, leledumbo and others..

If i can find time, I can also contribute.

[soren renner]

a mercurial repository has been established at googlecode.

http://code.google.com/p/opencloberon/source/browse/

see also http://code.google.com/p/xenopus/source/browse/

[soren renner]

CPU[-Dual Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ clocked at 600.000 Mhz-]  Kernel[-Linux 2.6.37-0.slh.18-aptosid-amd64 x86_64-]  Up[-4:17-]  Mem[-938.1/1507.4MB-]  HDD[-330GB(71%used)-]  Procs[-132-]  Client[Shell] graphics: nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS]

sr@aptosidbox:~/dev/opencloberon$ aos
X11 Display depth = 24
Kernel: Initialized and started.
Default font installedOpenType 0.45 BBPort /3.12.2004  eos, pl
WindowManager: 16-bit color
WindowManager: Display resolution: 1264x992x192
DisplayRefresher installed.
Autostart: executing WMTrapWriter.Install
{P cpuid= 0, pid= -275326096 Events: System event log started.}
WMMacros: Macro file Macros.XML loaded.
Autostart: executing UpTime.Install
Uptime monitor started.
Autostart: executing StartMenu.Open
Autostart: executing SkinEngine.Unload
ZeroSkin already loaded
Autostart: executing WMRestorable.Load Auto.dsk
{P cpuid= 0, pid= -157451408 Starting logger}
WMRestorable: Loading desktop from Auto.dsk...
SyntaxHighlighter: Auto-loading SyntaxHighlighter.XML ... done.
/usr/lib32/libOpenCL.so loaded.
restarting thread/usr/lib32/libOpenCL.so unloaded.
Cleanup
{P cpuid= 0, pid= -241755280 Events: System event log shut down.}
WindowManager: Window manager closed
sr@aptosidbox:~/dev/opencloberon$ cat log.text


UnixAos (0.94/r3872) for Linux

Trap   11 (Segmentation violation)
SP = 00000000H, FP = EA7FD1E0H, PC = F76E6201H

Unknown PC=F76E6201H FP=EA7FD1E0H
MyMandelbrotCL.MBWindow.InitCL:317 pc=918 [00000396H] = 601 + 317
  @Self=E542E720H (MyMandelbrotCL.MBWindow)
  err=-32
  @hiddenVar4=00000000H (NIL)
MyMandelbrotCL.MBWindow.New:291 pc=308 [00000134H] = 17 + 291
  @Self=E542E720H (MyMandelbrotCL.MBWindow)
MyMandelbrotCL.Open:89 pc=2647 [00000A57H] = 2558 + 89
  @hiddenVar2=E542E720H (MyMandelbrotCL.MBWindow)
Commands.Runner.@Body:466 pc=1307 [0000051BH] = 841 + 466
  @Self=E53DF890H (Commands.Runner)
Objects.BodyStarter:415 pc=780 [0000030CH] = 365 + 415
  p=E53DF9B0H (Objects.Process)
  proc=Commands.Runner.@Body:0 pc=841 [00000349H] = 841 + 0
  id=-360719504
  res=0
  prevBP=-360721512
  type=-148674156
Unknown PC=0804AFF2H FP=EA7FD398H


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sr@aptosidbox:~/dev/opencloberon$

[soren renner]

Quick, fnecati or sage, give me an image file for a logo so I can upload it to our googlecode project.

[fnecati]

CPU[-Dual Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ clocked at 600.000 Mhz-]  Kernel[-Linux 2.6.37-0.slh.18-aptosid-amd64 x86_64-]  Up[-4:17-]  Mem[-938.1/1507.4MB-]  HDD[-330GB(71%used)-]  Procs[-132-]  Client[Shell] graphics: nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_gpus.html shows  CUDA (OpenCL) enabled products for nvidia cards. Your GeoForce 7300 card is not listed there.

Trap   11 (Segmentation violation)
SP = 00000000H, FP = EA7FD1E0H, PC = F76E6201H

Unknown PC=F76E6201H FP=EA7FD1E0H
MyMandelbrotCL.MBWindow.InitCL:317 pc=918 [00000396H] = 601 + 317
  @Self=E542E720H (MyMandelbrotCL.MBWindow)
  err=-32   <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<********************
  @hiddenVar4=00000000H (NIL)

** err = -32 means that "INVALID-PLATFORM", see error codes in OpenCL.Mod or OpenCLUtils.Mod

please look at the above page for installing and support.

Did you get any info for your platform using TestOpenCLInfo.Info, it think, it also traps ?.

[sage]

On GeForce 8600 GT all examples works fine. However updating of forceware driver to latest version was needed. Before driver update the OpenCL.dll was absent, and Win32.OpenCL.Mod trapped.

[sage]

give me an image file for a logo

Do you mean OpenCL logo or A2 logo? As for A2 logo, I don't know, are we able to use following picture freely. This picture exists also somewhere in vector (SVG) format.

[soren renner]

I meant an opencloberon logo for this page: http://code.google.com/p/opencloberon/ . Please join this project at once. I will assign both of you administrator status (if there can be more than one -- I am unsure). For the time being I will use the A2 logo.

[soren renner]

TestOpenCLInfo.Info does NOT trap. It reports that "Error: Cannot get number of platforms!"