[Open-graphics] Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing

[Nick S-A]

> We're trying to convert
> functions to hardware, and exposing some of the underlying semantics
> is an okay thing to do.
> To learn a new language, the performance gain would have to be very  
> serious.
>
> I'm skipping the GPU entirely and proposing that we convert to FPGA  
> logic.


Given these three constraints, I agree that a Limited C->Verilog  
converter is probably the best option.
I didn't realize that we were just using FPGA Logic, but I guess that  
makes sense because it is more efficient, and more configurable, than  
going through a GPU. However, I still think we should focus more on  
getting the GPU working, and this has the nice side-effect of letting  
us use BrookGPU. Once we get the GPU working, the OHF should have  
enough followers to support any number of languages that people feel  
like implementing.

As a side note, isn't this all that SystemC is? I have never even  
looked at SystemC, but given the name it seems like this is the goal.

nick