[petsc-dev] Should we add something about GPU support to the user manual?

[Matthew Knepley]

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 1:18 PM Mills, Richard Tran via petsc-dev <
petsc-dev at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> Fellow PETSc developers,
>
> I've had a few people recently ask me something along the lines of "Where
> do I look in the user manual for information about how to use GPUs with
> PETSc?", and then I have to give them the slightly embarrassing answer that
> there is nothing in there. Since we officially added GPU support a few
> releases ago, it might be appropriate to put something in the manual (even
> though our GPU support is still a moving target). I think I can draft
> something based on the existing tutorial material that Karl and I have been
> presenting. Do others think this would be worthwhile, or is our GPU support
> still too immature to belong in the manual?
>

Yes, even just pictures of the slides from you and Karl would be useful in
the manual.


> And are there any thoughts on where this belongs in the manual?
>

I think just make another chapter.

  Thanks,

    Matt


> --Richard
>


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