Asynchronous GPU calculations

2012 4 17
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In the latest release, GPU calls execute asynchronously to the CPU. But do also GPU calls themselves run asynchronously? I.e. does multiple calls using e.g. feval(CUDA_kernel, ...) execute at the same time, or does the GPU wait for subsequent calls to finish? Does one need to impose wait() between feval to guarantee that the calls execute in order on the GPU? Experimental tests indicate that wait() is not needed, but it would be nice with a proper guarantee.

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Edric Ellis
Edric Ellis 2012-4-17

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The asynchronous nature of the kernel invocations should be completely transparent in terms of functionality (if it isn't, then that would be a bug), the "wait()" is required only when attempting to get timings for portions of code.

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Gunnar Läthén
Gunnar Läthén 2012-4-17
Ok, so then I can expect that my feval(CUDA_kernel, ...) calls get executed in order? To be more precise, the following code will be executed "properly" ?
A = feval(kernel, ...);
B = feval(kernel, A, ...);
C = feval(kernel, B, ...);
Also, if I add:
D = gather(C);
Will the gather() call wait for the last GPU evaluation to complete?
Thanks for your input!
Jill Reese
Jill Reese 2012-4-17
Yes, this code will be executed properly. And gather does wait for the variable it is transferring to be completely evaluated before the transfer starts.

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