OpenCL Compiler Tools for FPGAs
Dmitry Denisenko · 2016
Compiling OpenCL kernels to FPGAs presents a new set of usability challenges. Many OpenCL users are not hardware experts but are creating state-of-the-art hardware with the help of OpenCL compilers for FPGAs. To get great performance the compiler has to provide clear and actionable feedback on the generated hardware in terms that the user can understand, relate back to the source code, and make modifications. The challenge is even greater because the feedback information type is unfamiliar to users of CPUs and GPUs.