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CUDA Enabled Cards

List @ CUDA Wiki

Workshop Notes

BLAS Documentation

See the BLAS Documentation Page

Getting Started on Mac

http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/DevZone/docs/html/C/doc/CUDA_Getting_Started_Mac.pdf

http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-downloads

Makefile Documentation

See the Makefile Documentation Page

Troubleshooting

Problem with CUDA driver version 5.0.24 on MacBook Pro 2012 Fix

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and CUDA 5 Toolkit Installation Guide

See the guide here; work in progress

SVGALIBS - Graphics Library

This library is a Linux graphics library and thus will not work on windows (I have tried very briefly on finding a way but could not for the reason that Windows does not have X11/xorgs/linux tty devices). The program needs to be run on a Linux machine because it is using svgalibs which is an archaic way to display stuff on the linux screen (from quick google search on the svga library).

svgalibs link

Nvcc cannot find header files

a.k.a. Dun Goofing where nvcc locates its header files - as experienced by Neil Guzman

Find nvcc.profile (usually located in "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v5.0\bin") and replace everything inside it with this (if you have not changed it before):


TOP              = $(_HERE_)/..

PATH            += $(TOP)/open64/bin;$(TOP)/nvvm;$(_HERE_);$(TOP)/lib;

INCLUDES        +=  "-I$(TOP)/include" "-I$(TOP)/include/cudart" "-IZ:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0/VC/include" $(_SPACE_) 

LIBRARIES        =+ $(_SPACE_) "/LIBPATH:$(TOP)/lib/$(_WIN_PLATFORM_)" cudart.lib

CUDAFE_FLAGS    +=
OPENCC_FLAGS    +=
PTXAS_FLAGS     +=

The most important part to note is: "INCLUDES += ..."

What you want to put is "-IC:/PATH/TO/THE/INCLUDE/FILES", which in my case was: "-IZ:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0/VC/include".

Hope this helps anyone, as it insanely irritated me as changing up the environment path on windows did nothing.

Dynamically Allocated Shared Memory

Here is a roundabout way of working around the shared memory limitations of your graphics card. The idea is to send in chunks that your kernel can handle, then keep on sending chunks until there are none to be sent. The address being sent is also being shifted based on the chunk size.

   CHUNKSIZE = 512;
   shared_ = CHUNKSIZE * sizeof(SimBody);
   while (chunks > 0)
   {
       BodyArray ba = { &arr.array[index], CHUNKSIZE };
       SimCalc <<< numBlocks_, numThreads_, shared_ >>>(ba);
       cudaThreadSynchronize();
       SimTick <<< numBlocks_, numThreads_,  shared_ >>>(ba, timeStep);
       cudaThreadSynchronize();
       index += CHUNKSIZE;
       --chunks;   
   }
   chunks =  arr.size / CHUNKSIZE + 1;
   index = 0;

Converting Fortran Code to C Code

Sample code from the TOMO project - converted by James Boelen, Raymong Hung, and Stanley Tsang

Original Fortran Subroutine

SUBROUTINE longtrack_self(direction,nrep,yp,xp,turnnow)
!-------------------------------------------------------------------------
! h: principal harmonic number
! eta0: phase slip factor
! E0: energy of synchronous particle m
! beta0: relativistic beta of synchronous particle
! phi0: synchronous phase
! q: charge state of particles
! dphi: phase difference between considered particle and synchronous one
! denergy: energy difference between considered particle and synchronous one
! nrep: pass cavity nrep times before returning data
! direction: to inverse the time advance (rotation in the bucket), 1 or -1
! xp and yp: time and energy in pixels
! dtbin and dEbin: GLOBAL time and energy pixel size in s and MeV
! omegarev0: revolution frequency
! VRF1,VRF2,VRF1dot,VRF2dot: GLOBAL RF voltages and derivatives of volts
! turnnow: present turn
!---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  IMPLICIT NONE
  REAL(SP), DIMENSION(:), INTENT(INOUT) :: xp,yp
  REAL(SP), DIMENSION(SIZE(xp)) :: dphi,denergy,selfvolt
!HPF$ distribute dphi(block)
!HPF$ align with dphi :: denergy,selfvolt,xp
  INTEGER :: mm
  INTEGER :: i,p,nrep,direction,turnnow
  dphi=(xp+xorigin)*h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin-phi0(turnnow)
  denergy=(yp-yat0)*dEbin
  IF (direction.GT.0) THEN
    p=turnnow/dturns+1
    DO i=1,nrep
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) dphi(mm)=dphi(mm)-c1(turnnow)*denergy(mm)
      turnnow=turnnow+1
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) xp(mm)=dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow)-&
                                   xorigin*h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) xp(mm)=(xp(mm)-&
        phiwrap*FLOOR(xp(mm)/phiwrap))/(h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin)
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) selfvolt(mm)=vself(p,FLOOR(xp(mm))+1)
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) denergy(mm)=denergy(mm)+q*((&
        (VRF1+VRF1dot*tatturn(turnnow))*SIN(dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow))+&
        (VRF2+VRF2dot*tatturn(turnnow))*&
        SIN(hratio*(dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow)-phi12)))+selfvolt(mm))-c2(turnnow)
    END DO
  ELSE
    p=turnnow/dturns
    DO i=1,nrep
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) selfvolt(mm)=vself(p,FLOOR(xp(mm))+1)
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) denergy(mm)=denergy(mm)-q*((&
        (VRF1+VRF1dot*tatturn(turnnow))*SIN(dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow))+&
        (VRF2+VRF2dot*tatturn(turnnow))*&
        SIN(hratio*(dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow)-phi12)))+selfvolt(mm))+c2(turnnow)
      turnnow=turnnow-1
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) dphi(mm)=dphi(mm)+c1(turnnow)*denergy(mm)
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) xp(mm)=dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow)-&
                                   xorigin*h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin
      forall(mm=1:size(xp)) xp(mm)=(xp(mm)-&
        phiwrap*FLOOR(xp(mm)/phiwrap))/(h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin)
    END DO
  END IF
  yp=denergy/dEbin+yat0
END SUBROUTINE longtrack_self

Modified Fortran Subroutine

SUBROUTINE longtrack_self(direction,nrep,yp,xp,turnnow)
!-------------------------------------------------------------------------
! h: principal harmonic number
! eta0: phase slip factor
! E0: energy of synchronous particle
! beta0: relativistic beta of synchronous particle
! phi0: synchronous phase
! q: charge state of particles
! dphi: phase difference between considered particle and synchronous one
! denergy: energy difference between considered particle and synchronous one
! nrep: pass cavity nrep times before returning data
! direction: to inverse the time advance (rotation in the bucket), 1 or -1
! xp and yp: time and energy in pixels
! dtbin and dEbin: GLOBAL time and energy pixel size in s and MeV
! omegarev0: revolution frequency
! VRF1,VRF2,VRF1dot,VRF2dot: GLOBAL RF voltages and derivatives of volts
! turnnow: present turn
!---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  IMPLICIT NONE
  REAL(SP), DIMENSION(:), INTENT(INOUT) :: xp,yp
  REAL(SP), DIMENSION(SIZE(xp)) :: dphi,denergy,selfvolt
!HPF$ distribute dphi(block)
!HPF$ align with dphi :: denergy,selfvolt,xp
  INTEGER :: mm
  INTEGER :: i,p,nrep,direction,turnnow
  CALL gputrack_self(direction,nrep,yp,xp,turnnow, &
  SIZE(xp),dphi,denergy, &
     c1, &
     c2, &
     dEbin, &
     dtbin, &
     h, &
     hratio, &
     omegarev0, &
     phi0, &
     phi12, &
     q, &
     tatturn, &
     VRF1, &
     VRF1dot, &
     VRF2, &
     VRF2dot, &
     xorigin, &
     yat0, &
     p, &
     dturns, &
     phiwrap, &
     selfvolt, &
     profilecount-1, &
     wraplength, &
     vself )
END SUBROUTINE longtrack_self

New C Function

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

void gputrack_self_ ( \
    int  *direction, \
    int  *nrep, \
    float *yp, \
    float *xp, \
    int  *turnnow, \
    int  *sizeofarrays, \
    float *dphi, \
    float *denergy, \
    float *c1, \
    float *c2, \
    float *dEbin, \
    float *dtbin, \
    float *h, \
    float *hratio, \
    float *omegarev0, \
    float *phi0, \
    float *phi12, \
    float *q, \
    float *tatturn, \
    float *VRF1, \
    float *VRF1dot, \
    float *VRF2, \
    float *VRF2dot, \
    float *xorigin, \
    float *yat0, \
    int *p, \
    int *dturns, \
    float *phiwrap, \
    float *selfvolt, \
    int *vselfDimRow, \
    int *vselfDimCol, \
    float *vself \
)
{
    /* Local Variables */
    int l,i,mm,t;
    l = *sizeofarrays;
    t = *turnnow;
   
   
    // longtrack_self specific local variables
    int cp;
    cp = *p;
   
    /*  dphi=(xp+xorigin)*h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin-phi0(turnnow) */
    for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
        dphi[mm] = (xp[mm] + *xorigin) * *h * omegarev0[t] * *dtbin - phi0[t];
    }
   
    /*  denergy=(yp-yat0)*dEbin */
    for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
        denergy[mm] = (yp[mm] - *yat0) * *dEbin;
    }

    /*   IF (direction.GT.0) THEN */
    if (*direction > 0) {
        /* p=turnnow/dturns+1 */
        cp = t / *dturns + 1;
        /* DO i=1,nrep */
        for(i = 1; i <= *nrep; i++) {
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) dphi(mm)=dphi(mm)-c1(turnnow)*denergy(mm) */
            for(mm=0;mm<l;mm++) {
                dphi[mm] = dphi[mm] - c1[t] *denergy[mm];
            }
            /* turnnow=turnnow+1 */
            t=t+1;
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) xp(mm)=dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow)-&
                xorigin*h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin */
            for(mm=0;mm<l;mm++) {
                xp[mm] = dphi[mm] + phi0[t] - \
                *xorigin * *h * omegarev0[t] * *dtbin;
            }
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) xp(mm)=(xp(mm)-&
                phiwrap*FLOOR(xp(mm)/phiwrap))/(h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin) */
            for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
                xp[mm] = (xp[mm] - \
                *phiwrap * floor(xp[mm] / *phiwrap)) / (*h * omegarev0[t] * *dtbin);
            }
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) selfvolt(mm)=vself(p,FLOOR(xp(mm))+1) */
            for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
                int itemp = floor(xp[mm]);
                selfvolt[mm] = vself[(*vselfDimRow * (itemp)) + (cp-1)];
            }
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) denergy(mm)=denergy(mm)+q*((&
                (VRF1+VRF1dot*tatturn(turnnow))*SIN(dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow))+&
                (VRF2+VRF2dot*tatturn(turnnow))*&
                SIN(hratio*(dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow)-phi12)))+selfvolt(mm))-c2(turnnow) */
            for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
                denergy[mm] = denergy[mm] + *q *(( \
                (*VRF1 + *VRF1dot * tatturn[t]) * sin(dphi[mm] + phi0[t]) + \
                (*VRF2 + *VRF2dot * tatturn[t]) * \
                sin(*hratio * (dphi[mm] + phi0[t] - *phi12))) + selfvolt[mm]) -c2[t];
            }
        /*     END DO */
        }
    }
      else {
        // p=turnnow/dturns
        cp = t / *dturns;
        // DO i=1,nrep
        for (i=1;i<=*nrep;i++) {
            // forall(mm=1:size(xp)) selfvolt(mm)=vself(p,FLOOR(xp(mm))+1)
            for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
                int itemp = (int)floor(xp[mm]);
                selfvolt[mm] = vself[(*vselfDimRow*(itemp)) + (cp-1)];
            }
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) denergy(mm)=denergy(mm)-q*((&
                (VRF1+VRF1dot*tatturn(turnnow))*SIN(dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow))+&
                (VRF2+VRF2dot*tatturn(turnnow))*&
                SIN(hratio*(dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow)-phi12)))+selfvolt(mm))+c2(turnnow) */
            for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
                denergy[mm]=denergy[mm] - *q *(( \
                (*VRF1 + *VRF1dot * tatturn[t]) *sin(dphi[mm] + phi0[t]) + \
                (*VRF2 + *VRF2dot * tatturn[t]) * \
                sin(*hratio * (dphi[mm] + phi0[t] - *phi12))) + selfvolt[mm]) + c2[t];
            }
            // turnnow=turnnow-1
            t--;
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) dphi(mm)=dphi(mm)-c1(turnnow)*denergy(mm) */
            for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
                dphi[mm]=dphi[mm] + c1[t] * denergy[mm];
            }
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) xp(mm)=dphi(mm)+phi0(turnnow)-&
                xorigin*h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin */
            for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
                xp[mm] = dphi[mm] + phi0[t] - \
                *xorigin * *h * omegarev0[t] * *dtbin;
            }
            /* forall(mm=1:size(xp)) xp(mm)=(xp(mm)-&
                phiwrap*FLOOR(xp(mm)/phiwrap))/(h*omegarev0(turnnow)*dtbin) */
            for(mm = 0; mm < l; mm++) {
                xp[mm] = (xp[mm] - \
                *phiwrap * floor(xp[mm] / *phiwrap)) / (*h * omegarev0[t] * *dtbin);
            }
        }
    }
   
    // yp=denergy/dEbin+yat0
    for(mm=0; mm<l; mm++) {
        yp[mm] = denergy[mm] / *dEbin + *yat0;
    }   

    *turnnow = t;
   
  return;
}

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GPU610/DPS915 Student Resources

CUDA Enabled Cards

Workshop Notes

BLAS Documentation

Getting Started on Mac

Makefile Documentation

Troubleshooting

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and CUDA 5 Toolkit Installation Guide

SVGALIBS - Graphics Library

Nvcc cannot find header files

Dynamically Allocated Shared Memory

Converting Fortran Code to C Code

Original Fortran Subroutine

Modified Fortran Subroutine

New C Function

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GPU610/DPS915 Student Resources

CUDA Enabled Cards

Workshop Notes

BLAS Documentation

Getting Started on Mac

Makefile Documentation

Troubleshooting

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and CUDA 5 Toolkit Installation Guide

SVGALIBS - Graphics Library

Nvcc cannot find header files

Dynamically Allocated Shared Memory

Converting Fortran Code to C Code

Original Fortran Subroutine

Modified Fortran Subroutine

New C Function

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