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On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:38:47 +0200
Fernando Apestegu=EDa wrote:


> I Googled this question and found some information that suggest that
> the OS needs to support this. This project is an example:
>=20
> https://github.com/HSAFoundation/HSA-Drivers-Linux-AMD

That also needs support in the application. You can't just run ordinary
pthreads or processes on a GPU. I doubt there's much that would use it,
even if it had support in the kernel.=20


> Other interesting links:
> https://community.amd.com/message/1308713#1308713
> https://community.amd.com/message/1306778#1306778

These appear to be about support for the GPUs as ordinary graphics
devices. This is what you should be concerned about.