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12 years ago

Slowdown when increasing the number of compute units

Hi, I've recently started experimenting with increasing the number of compute units for a particular kernel. I've previously had some good results using manual vectorisation to reduce runtime....
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11 years ago

Keep in mind if you modify the output files generated by the OpenCL kernel compiler you are on your own since you may end up breaking the functionality of the kernel. This is no different than hacking up the RTL for any IP core so if functionality breaks as a result and you require support from Altera you will probably be asked to revert back to a flow that is supported.