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# **krnl**
Safe, portable, high performance compute (GPGPU) kernels.
Developed for [**autograph**](https://github.com/charles-r-earp/autograph).
- Similar functionality to CUDA and OpenCL.
- Supports GPU's and other Vulkan 1.2 capable devices.
- MacOS / iOS supported via [MoltenVK](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK).
- Kernels are written inline, entirely in Rust.
- Simple iterator patterns can be implemented without unsafe.
- Supports inline [SPIR-V](https://www.khronos.org/spir) assembly.
- DebugPrintf integration, generates backtraces for panics.
- Buffers on the host can be accessed natively as Vecs and slices.
# **krnlc**
Kernel compiler for **krnl**.
- Built on [RustGPU](https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/rust-gpu)'s spirv-builder.
- Supports dependencies defined in Cargo.toml.
- Uses [spirv-tools](https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/spirv-tools-rs) to validate and optimize.
- Compiles to "krnl-cache.rs", so the crate will build on stable Rust.
See the docs for installation and usage instructions.
# Installing
For device functionality (kernels), install [Vulkan](https://www.vulkan.org) for your platform.
- For development, it's recomended to install the [LunarG Vulkan SDK](https://www.lunarg.com/vulkan-sdk/), which includes additional tools:
- vulkaninfo
- Validation layers
- DebugPrintf
- spirv-tools
- This is used by **krnlc** for spirv validation and optimization.
- **krnlc** builds by default without needing spirv-tools to be installed.
## Test
- Check that `vulkaninfo --summary` shows your devices.
- Instance version should be >= 1.2.
- Alternatively, check that `cargo test --test integration_tests -- --exact none` shows your devices.
- You can run all the tests with `cargo test`.
# Getting Started
See the [docs](https://docs.rs/krnl) or build them locally with `cargo doc --all-features --open`.
# Example
```rust
use krnl::{
macros::module,
anyhow::Result,
device::Device,
buffer::{Buffer, Slice, SliceMut},
};
#[module]
mod kernels {
#[cfg(not(target_arch = "spirv"))]
use krnl::krnl_core;
use krnl_core::macros::kernel;
pub fn saxpy_impl(alpha: f32, x: f32, y: &mut f32) {
*y += alpha * x;
}
// Item kernels for iterator patterns.
#[kernel]
pub fn saxpy(alpha: f32, #[item] x: f32, #[item] y: &mut f32) {
saxpy_impl(alpha, x, y);
}
// General purpose kernels like CUDA / OpenCL.
#[kernel]
pub fn saxpy_global(alpha: f32, #[global] x: Slice<f32>, #[global] y: UnsafeSlice<f32>) {
use krnl_core::buffer::UnsafeIndex;
let global_id = kernel.global_id();
if global_id < x.len().min(y.len()) {
saxpy_impl(alpha, x[global_id], unsafe { y.unsafe_index_mut(global_id) });
}
}
}
fn saxpy(alpha: f32, x: Slice<f32>, mut y: SliceMut<f32>) -> Result<()> {
if let Some((x, y)) = x.as_host_slice().zip(y.as_host_slice_mut()) {
x.iter()
.copied()
.zip(y.iter_mut())
.for_each(|(x, y)| kernels::saxpy_impl(alpha, x, y));
return Ok(());
}
if true {
kernels::saxpy::builder()?
.build(y.device())?
.dispatch(alpha, x, y)
} else {
// or
kernels::saxpy_global::builder()?
.build(y.device())?
.with_global_threads(y.len() as u32)
.dispatch(alpha, x, y)
}
}
fn main() -> Result<()> {
let x = vec![1f32];
let alpha = 2f32;
let y = vec![0f32];
let device = Device::builder().build().ok().unwrap_or(Device::host());
let x = Buffer::from(x).into_device(device.clone())?;
let mut y = Buffer::from(y).into_device(device.clone())?;
saxpy(alpha, x.as_slice(), y.as_slice_mut())?;
let y = y.into_vec()?;
println!("{y:?}");
Ok(())
}
```
# Performance
*NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design*
[benches/compute-benches](benches/compute-benches)
## alloc
| **`1,000,000`** | `319.07 ns` (✅ **1.00x**) | `112.83 us` (❌ *353.62x slower*) | `486.10 ns` (❌ *1.52x slower*) |
| **`10,000,000`** | `318.22 ns` (✅ **1.00x**) | `1.11 ms` (❌ *3494.06x slower*) | `493.02 ns` (❌ *1.55x slower*) |
| **`64,000,000`** | `318.40 ns` (✅ **1.00x**) | `6.31 ms` (❌ *19803.98x slower*) | `493.07 ns` (❌ *1.55x slower*) |
## upload
| **`1,000,000`** | `339.76 us` (✅ **1.00x**) | `363.93 us` (✅ **1.07x slower**) | `789.44 us` (❌ *2.32x slower*) |
| **`10,000,000`** | `4.90 ms` (✅ **1.00x**) | `3.81 ms` (✅ **1.29x faster**) | `8.84 ms` (❌ *1.80x slower*) |
| **`64,000,000`** | `25.92 ms` (✅ **1.00x**) | `24.58 ms` (✅ **1.05x faster**) | `56.74 ms` (❌ *2.19x slower*) |
## download
| **`1,000,000`** | `593.88 us` (✅ **1.00x**) | `461.01 us` (✅ **1.29x faster**) | `20.12 ms` (❌ *33.88x slower*) |
| **`10,000,000`** | `5.66 ms` (✅ **1.00x**) | `4.07 ms` (✅ **1.39x faster**) | `20.13 ms` (❌ *3.55x slower*) |
| **`64,000,000`** | `29.50 ms` (✅ **1.00x**) | `25.71 ms` (✅ **1.15x faster**) | `37.48 ms` (❌ *1.27x slower*) |
## zero
| **`1,000,000`** | `38.49 us` (✅ **1.00x**) | `25.31 us` (✅ **1.52x faster**) | `35.16 us` (✅ **1.09x faster**) |
| **`10,000,000`** | `254.52 us` (✅ **1.00x**) | `243.01 us` (✅ **1.05x faster**) | `252.41 us` (✅ **1.01x faster**) |
| **`64,000,000`** | `1.54 ms` (✅ **1.00x**) | `1.55 ms` (✅ **1.01x slower**) | `1.56 ms` (✅ **1.02x slower**) |
## saxpy
| **`1,000,000`** | `88.59 us` (✅ **1.00x**) | `81.25 us` (✅ **1.09x faster**) | `89.24 us` (✅ **1.01x slower**) |
| **`10,000,000`** | `742.25 us` (✅ **1.00x**) | `770.35 us` (✅ **1.04x slower**) | `780.49 us` (✅ **1.05x slower**) |
| **`64,000,000`** | `4.68 ms` (✅ **1.00x**) | `4.91 ms` (✅ **1.05x slower**) | `4.92 ms` (✅ **1.05x slower**) |
# Recent Changes
See [Releases.md](https://github.com/charles-r-earp/krnl/blob/main/Releases.md)
# License
Dual-licensed to be compatible with the Rust project.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 or the MIT license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT, at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
# Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.