Regarding my tweet yesterday about wanting GPU ISAs instead of APIs, Jeff Roberts emailed me with the following comment:
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@cmuratori Because at least then there wouldn't be hardware _plus_ a pile of random software happening that we had to account for.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori@Jonathan_Blow Do Mantle/Metal fill that need, or are they still higher level than you want?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori@Jonathan_Blow No, that sounds like unnecessary complexity I'd rather not deal with. Most would be ok with an API. -
@pradnelluru@Jonathan_Blow You can always use whatever your favorite API is _on top of_ the ISA. - Show replies
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