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caffe2op-fallbackgpu
A Rust crate that provides a fallback GPU implementation for certain mathematical operators used in DSP and machine learning computations.
Note: This crate is currently being translated from C++ to Rust, and some function bodies may still be in the process of translation.
This crate includes an implementation of the
GPUFallbackOp
and GPUFallbackOpEx
operators,
which provide a fallback implementation for
certain operators when the GPU implementation is
not available or is not supported on the current
system. The GPUFallbackOp
operator is a simple
implementation that executes the operator on the
CPU, while GPUFallbackOpEx
is a more advanced
implementation that uses OpenCL to execute the
operator on the GPU.
In addition, this crate also includes
implementations of the IncrementByOne
and
IncrementByOneOp
operators, which increment the
values of a tensor by one. These operators can be
used as examples for implementing new operators
with fallback GPU support.
The main purpose of this crate is to provide a prototyping environment for developing new mathematical operators in Rust, without having to worry about the performance implications of running the operators on a CPU or a GPU. By providing a fallback GPU implementation, this crate allows developers to test the correctness of their implementations and evaluate the performance of the operators on a CPU and a GPU without having to write separate CPU and GPU implementations.
The performance implications of using the fallback GPU implementation depend on various factors, such as the size of the input tensor, the complexity of the operation, and the hardware configuration of the system. In general, the fallback GPU implementation can provide a performance boost compared to the CPU implementation, but the speedup may not be as significant as the speedup provided by a native GPU implementation.
In conclusion, caffe2op-fallbackgpu
is a useful
tool for developers who are working on
implementing new mathematical operators in Rust
and want to evaluate the performance of their
implementations on both CPU and GPU.
Dependencies
~36MB
~401K SLoC