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I would guess the documentation is something of a hindrance. I'm in compilers rather than drivers, where the public docs are essentially the pdfs at https://gpu
by JonChesterfield 3y ago
I would guess the documentation is something of a hindrance. I'm in compilers rather than drivers, where the public docs are essentially the pdfs at https://gpuopen.com/amd-isa-documentation/ https://gpuopen.com/amd-isa-documentation/. It's a lot better than the nvidia equivalent but it would also be rough going implementing a compiler based on those alone; too many instructions with names but unspecified semantics. The driver / firmware story is probably similar.
- ahartmetz 3y agoOh, I thought I was missing something, maybe another document with more explanations. Thanks for clearing that up. I was actually motivated to contribute to the AMD drivers at some point and did land a couple of patches, but wasn't looking to switch career paths. The drivers have become quite good without me anyway, so no regrets :)