Why not infer ParallelArrays automatically? What is the specific reason for requiring a new type?
-Filip On Apr 10, 2013, at 12:16 AM, "Pozdnyakov, Mikhail" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As far as I'm concerned WebCL would have serious security issues as it lets > web app to provide OpenCL target code (which is really unsafe), > besides its using requires OpenCL knowledge and hence might be too complex > for a web developer. > Good alternative could be enabling parallel calculations inside ECMAScript > itself. For instance providing ParallelArray interface for map-reduce > calculations, there is actually a proposal already at > http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=strawman:data_parallelism . > > BR, > Mikhail > > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [[email protected]] on behalf of Jer Noble > [[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 11:23 PM > To: Benjamin Poulain > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [webkit-dev] Is there a plan for supporting multi-process and > WebCL in webkit > > On Apr 9, 2013, at 10:47 AM, Benjamin Poulain > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I am very curious about the source of interest in OpenCL on browser. While > OpenCL is a great technology, I have the feeling it is not ready for the web. > What kind of applications do you foresee being powered by OpenCL on the Web? > > I can imagine some use of CPU based kernels for the web (for image > manipulation for example). But I have a hard time seeing how adding full > support of OpenCL would not be shooting ourself in the foot at this point. > That may change in the future when GPU hardware converges… > > There has also been interest in the WebAudio WG about using OpenCL/WebCL for > custom audio processing. There are significant performance issues involved > with doing custom audio processing in JavaScript, even in a Worker thread, > but WebCL may offer performance and memory characteristics which would couple > well with the requirements of realtime audio threads. > > -Jer > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Intel Finland Oy > Registered Address: PL 281, 00181 Helsinki > Business Identity Code: 0357606 - 4 > Domiciled in Helsinki > > This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution > by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. > > _______________________________________________ > webkit-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
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