source : http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/HSA-Linux
"AMD has just published a massive patch-set for the Linux kernel that finally implements a HSA (Heterogeneous System Architecture) in open-source. The set of 83 patches implement a Linux HSA driver for Radeon family GPUs and serves too as a sample driver for other HSA-compatible devices. This big driver in part is what well known Phoronix contributor John Bridgman has been working on at AMD."
Source : http://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/Fully-Enabling-A10-7850K-while-Utilizing-Standalone-GPU
comparaison of gains using nvidia gpu on APU, benching on luxmark, shows what could be expected from more software using HSA.
this seem quiet interesting to me, HSA is another tech that AMD took interest in, that looks promessing to me.
on windows not that many software is using it, but when you think about steamOS, and how linux has an open window into evolving with new software and new creations, could be great to see HSA taking a real focus from software developers on linux, on top of having a console like OS for gaming, that already focuses your resources, you get even more efficiency on it's management.
the resuts could be so far beyond what windows offer, that gives me hope of linux taking off and even taking over windows, beh maybe i am too optimistic.
but as the pcper.com little bench showed not only AMD, but even Nvidia stand to win a lot with this.
"AMD has just published a massive patch-set for the Linux kernel that finally implements a HSA (Heterogeneous System Architecture) in open-source. The set of 83 patches implement a Linux HSA driver for Radeon family GPUs and serves too as a sample driver for other HSA-compatible devices. This big driver in part is what well known Phoronix contributor John Bridgman has been working on at AMD."
Source : http://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/Fully-Enabling-A10-7850K-while-Utilizing-Standalone-GPU
comparaison of gains using nvidia gpu on APU, benching on luxmark, shows what could be expected from more software using HSA.
this seem quiet interesting to me, HSA is another tech that AMD took interest in, that looks promessing to me.
on windows not that many software is using it, but when you think about steamOS, and how linux has an open window into evolving with new software and new creations, could be great to see HSA taking a real focus from software developers on linux, on top of having a console like OS for gaming, that already focuses your resources, you get even more efficiency on it's management.
the resuts could be so far beyond what windows offer, that gives me hope of linux taking off and even taking over windows, beh maybe i am too optimistic.
but as the pcper.com little bench showed not only AMD, but even Nvidia stand to win a lot with this.
