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PoCL 6.0 released: oneTBB-based task scheduler for the CPU devices, cl_ext_buffer_device_address, LLVM 18.0, improvements PoCL-R and the layered Level Zero and CUDA drivers, a good number of fixes all around the code base, etc! github.com/pocl/pocl/rele… @openclapi @llvmorg

v5.0 now released! github.com/pocl/pocl/rele…

Please give PoCL 5.0-rc1 a testing! 5.0 will be one of the most exciting releases so far with the amazing experimental PoCL-Remote driver, LLVM 17.0 upgrade and various enhancements esp. to CUDA and CPU drivers! github.com/pocl/pocl/rele… @openclapi

PoCL-R is a new backend for offloading OpenCL tasks to other nodes on the network. Now with OpenCL API offloading can be performed identically whether using local or remote devices - very interesting for adaptive edge offloading and other use cases! portablecl.org/remote-backend…

PoCL 4.0 released! Various new features to support more CUDA, HIP and SYCL app inputs via chipStar and DPC++. Also MacOS/CPU support is back and has now a maintainer and a lot more. github.com/pocl/pocl/rele… @openclapi

Many of you have waited this eagerly: PoCL 4.0-rc1 is ready for testing! github.com/pocl/pocl/rele… The usual LLVM upgrade, an experimental Level Zero driver, CPU subgroups, prog. scope variables, Unified Shared Memory, etc. etc! @openclapi

HW accelerators require vendor-specific steps to use. A generic memory-mapped interface helps integrating them to a diverse OpenCL platform. Our interfacing work is now published in doi.org/10.1016/j.micp… and the code available in the @portablecl repo! @openclapi @CPSoSAWARE

PoCL 3.1 is now out! It has LLVM 15 support, much improved SPIR-V input for CPUs and CUDA, better custom/HW accelerator device interfacing, first version of command buffer support, and other goodies! portablecl.org/pocl-3.1.html @openclapi @CPSoSAWARE

PoCL 3.1-RC1 has been tagged! Please help testing the next release: github.com/pocl/pocl/rele… @openclapi #opencl @CPSoSAWARE

We updated the list of known PoCL-related academic publications: portablecl.org/publications.h…. If you know of any missing, please let us know via a github issue or a pull request to the web page. Thanks!

A more advanced version of an OpenCL driver for specialized hardware accelerators has been pushed to the master branch of PoCL portablecl.org/almaif.html @openclapi @CPSoSAWARE

The call for submissions for IWOCL and SYCLcon 2023 is now open. Join us in the beautiful city of Cambridge in the UK on 18-20 April for the 11th Int'l Workshop on OpenCL and SYCL. Submissions close: Friday Jan 20, 2023.

When you let LuxCore and PoCL compute for hours on a Raspberry Pi 3 with 1G of RAM… swapping all the time 🥵️😅️ If there was any doubt, the “Portable” word in “Portable Computing Language” isn't a false claim neither it is overrated. 👀️#OpenCL #LuxCore #PoCL

PoCL 3.0 now published! LLVM 14, OpenCL 3.0 minimal feature set, and lots more portablecl.org/pocl-3.0.html portablecl.org/downloads/CHAN… Thanks to all contributors and testers! @llvmorg @openclapi @CPSoSAWARE @sochubfi

Please help testing PoCL 3.0 with your favourite PoCL-supported devices: github.com/pocl/pocl/wiki… @openclapi

PoCL 1.8 released with LLVM 13 and improved debugging, NetBSD, MacOS and SPIR-V! portablecl.org/pocl-1.8.html @openclapi

Nice use for PoCL here!