Intel® DPC++ Compatibility Tool Developer Guide and Reference
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DPCT1096
Message
The right-most dimension of the work-group used in the SYCL kernel that calls this function may be less than <value of kernel sub-group size attribute>. The function <help function name> may return an unexpected result on the CPU device. Modify the size of the work-group to ensure that the value of the right-most dimension is a multiple of <value of kernel sub-group size attribute>.
Detailed Help
The dpct::select_from_sub_group, dpct::shift_sub_group_left, dpct::shift_sub_group_right, and dpct::permute_sub_group_by_xor functions may return unexpected results when run on a CPU device with an OpenCL™ backend, if the right-most dimension value of the work-group used in the SYCL* kernel that calls these functions is less than the value of the kernel sub-group size attribute. The real sub-group size may not be the value specified by the kernel sub-group size attribute and could cause the helper function to return unexpected results on a CPU device.
Adjust the code by modifying the size of the work-group to ensure that the value of the right-most dimension is a multiple of the kernel sub-group size attribute.
For example, this original CUDA* code:
__global__ void kernel() {
...
value = __shfl_down(x, delta);
...
}
void foo() {
...
auto GridSize = dim3(2);
auto BlockSize = dim3(8, 8, 1);
kernel<<<GridSize, BlockSize>>>();
...
}results in the following migrated SYCL code:
void kernel(const sycl::nd_item<3> &item_ct1) {
...
/*
DPCT1096:0: The right-most dimension of the work-group used in the SYCL kernel
that calls this function may be less than "32". The function
"dpct::shift_sub_group_left" may return an unexpected result on the CPU
device. Modify the size of the work-group to ensure that the value of the
right-most dimension is a multiple of "32".
*/
value = dpct::shift_sub_group_left(item_ct1.get_sub_group(), x, delta); // May return unexpected result on CPU
...
}
void foo() {
...
auto GridSize = sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 2);
auto BlockSize = sycl::range<3>(1, 8, 8); // Problem: value of the right-most dimension 8 is less than the kernel sub group size attribute 32.
dpct::get_in_order_queue().parallel_for(
sycl::nd_range<3>(GridSize * BlockSize, BlockSize),
[=](sycl::nd_item<3> item_ct1) [[intel::reqd_sub_group_size(32)]] {
kernel(item_ct1);
});
...
}which is rewritten to:
void kernel(const sycl::nd_item<3> &item_ct1) {
...
value = dpct::shift_sub_group_left(item_ct1.get_sub_group(), x, delta);
...
}
void foo() {
...
auto GridSize = sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 2);
auto BlockSize = sycl::range<3>(1, 2, 32); // Fix: modified work group size to make the right-most dimension to be multiple of the kernel sub group size attribute value, which is 32.
dpct::get_in_order_queue().parallel_for(
sycl::nd_range<3>(GridSize * BlockSize, BlockSize),
[=](sycl::nd_item<3> item_ct1) [[intel::reqd_sub_group_size(32)]] {
kernel(item_ct1);
});
...
}Suggestions to Fix
If the program needs to execute on a CPU device, you may need to adjust the code.