Extending DPC++ with Support for Huawei Ascend AI Chipset

Abstract

Heterogeneous computing has emerged as an important method for supporting more than one kind of processors or accelerators in a program. The Khronos SYCL [3] standard defines an abstract programming model for heterogeneous computing. The oneAPI Specification [10] and at its core the DPC++ programming language [9] are built on top of the SYCL standards. In this presentation, we will be reviewing the implementation steps taken to add the support for the Huawei Ascend AI Chipset to DPC++.