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SSFyTMT
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7 years ago

OpenCL Host Channel or Host Pipes

I attempting to implement a streaming or pseudo streaming interface between the host and device using the Intel A10 GX board, targeting the a10gx_hostch board in the a10_ref BSP supplied by Intel. I...
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7 years ago

I understand your confusion. The underlying implementation is the same. "Channels" was a Intel/Altera extension and the name didn't get changed in the BSP. Pipes are now part of the OpenCL spec so host communication always uses pipes not channels. I'll see if I can get the BSP names changed to pipes.