Ben Ashbaugh
ABSTRACT
The Intercept Layer for OpenCL™ Applications is a recently released open source middleware layer to assist debugging, analyzing, and optimizing OpenCL applications. It fills a key gap in the OpenCL development ecosystem, requires no driver or application modifications, and has been tested on OpenCL implementations from multiple vendors.
This Technical Presentation will introduce the Intercept Layer for OpenCL Applications, describe how it works, some of its capabilities, and some of its limitations. The talk will close with a discussion of features that could be added or moved to middleware layers like the Intercept Layer for OpenCL Applications, possible additions to the OpenCL standard that would simplify development of new features or enable new functionality, and a call for contributions.
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Index Terms
- Debugging and Analyzing Programs Using the Intercept Layer for OpenCL Applications
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