Changes between Version 42 and Version 43 of AppCoprocessor

Timestamp:

Aug 7, 2013, 12:25:08 AM (11 years ago)

Author:

charlief

Comment:

--

AppCoprocessor

@@ -41 +41 @@
 --device 0 --device 3
 }}}
+'''Note:''' The use of this command-line argument is deprecated.  New applications should 
+instead use the value of gpu_device_num passed in the APP_INIT_DATA structure returned 
+by '''boinc_get_init_data()'''.
 
 Some OpenCL apps can use either NVIDIA or ATI GPUs,
 so they must also be told which type of GPU to use.
-This is passed in the APP_INIT_DATA structure returned by '''boinc_get_init_data()'''.
+This is also passed in the APP_INIT_DATA structure.
 {{{
 char gpu_type[64];     // "nvidia" or "ati"
 int gpu_device_num;
 }}}
+OpenCL apps should not use the command line argument, but should instead call 
+the '''boinc_get_opencl_ids()''' API as described 
+[http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/OpenclApps here].
 
 == Do GPU kernels within critical sections ==
@@ -74 +80 @@
  * For CUDA apps, the name must contain "cuda"
  * For CAL apps, the name must contain "ati".
-