[petsc-dev] A closer look at the Xeon Phi

[Karl Rupp]

Hey,

>     Almost-all (OpenCL, CUDA). Native mode ought to be the exception,
>     but it's the OpenMP overhead which limits then. Single-core on the
>     MIC is not really an option either...
>
>     It would be interesting to play with a pthreads-threadpool
>     implementation on the MIC to see how much performance can really be
>     obtained for smallish problems.
>
>
> Yup, I'd like to experiment with this. Do you have a device on a
> convenient development machine?

I only have access to one of the Xlab machines equipped with two Xeon 
Phi boards running CentOS. It's mostly/occasionally used by the OS 
hackers from MCS, so it's hardly ever loaded. Also, everybody gets root 
access. If that fits your expectations, let me know.

Best regards,
Karli