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"Please note that there is a closed-source kernel used for math operations that is linked via a shared object called libsparse_inference.so. We provide the libs

by te0006 6y ago

"Please note that there is a closed-source kernel used for math operations that is linked via a shared object called libsparse_inference.so. We provide the libsparse_inference.so library to be linked, but are unable to provide source for it. This is the reason that a specific toolchain/compiler is required.* - README

ncmncm 6y ago
[update: proprietary .so] They should re-implement the needed bits of libsparse_inference before releasing this thing. Otherwise it's just a distraction. Probably they should get it building with something other than Bazel, too.
- danaliv 6y ago
  It's not a kernel module, it's a compute kernel. Nothing to do with operating systems. They provide versions for android-arm64 and linux-x86_64. The fine README says it builds and runs on Ubuntu 20.04.
  - posguy 6y ago
    Ah, so Lyra today will not work on RISC-V, i386, Power, MIPS, lower end or older ARM chips like the Allwinner H3 (very popular in Single Board Computers) and any other new architecture that comes out?
    - mark4o 6y ago
      It won't even work on Windows, macOS, or iOS.
skybrian 6y ago
Yes, that will have to be removed as part of the effort of porting it to new platforms.
- ocdtrekkie 6y ago
  Any idea why this is proprietary? Is it third party? The only references I find online to "libsparse" is an MIT-licensed Python library.
  - skybrian 6y ago
    Nope, no idea.
- regularfry 6y ago
  What's in it? Is there anything in there that's likely to be generally useful, or is it all Lyra-specific?