From OpenACC to OpenMP 4: Toward automatic translation

Nawrin Sultana, Alexander Calvert, Jeffrey L. Overbey, Galen Arnold

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Abstract

For the past few years, OpenACC has been the primary directive-based API for programming accelerator devices like GPUs. OpenMP 4.0 is now a competitor in this space, with support from different vendors. In this paper, we describe an algorithm to convert (a subset of) OpenACC to OpenMP 4; we implemented this algorithm in a prototype tool and evaluated it by translating the EPCC Level 1 OpenACC benchmarks. We discuss some of the challenges in the conversion process and propose what parts of the process should be automated, what should be done manually by the programmer, and what future research and development is necessary in this area.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of XSEDE 2016
Subtitle of host publicationDiversity, Big Data, and Science at Scale
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450347556
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 17 2016
EventConference on Diversity, Big Data, and Science at Scale, XSEDE 2016 - Miami, United States
Duration: Jul 17 2016Jul 21 2016

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume17-21-July-2016

Other

OtherConference on Diversity, Big Data, and Science at Scale, XSEDE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMiami
Period7/17/167/21/16

Keywords

  • Accelerators
  • GPUs
  • OpenACC
  • OpenMP
  • Translation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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