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HSA Platform System Architecture Specification

Defines a set of functionality and features for HSA hardware
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The Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) is designed to efficiently support a wide assortment of data-parallel and task-parallel programming models. A single HSA system can support multiple instruction sets based on host CPUs and kernel agents.

The HSA programming model is enabled through the presence of a select number of key hardware and system features for the heterogeneous system components. Examples are kernel agents and other agents, interface connection fabric, memory, and so forth. The presence of these features on an HSA-compatible system simplifies the number of permutations that the software stack needs to deal with. Thus, the HSA programming model is much simpler than heterogeneous system programming models based on more traditional system design.

This standard identifies, from a hardware point of view, system architecture requirements necessary to support the HSA programming model and HSA application and system software infrastructure.

It defines a set of functionality and features for HSA hardware product deliverables to meet the minimum specified requirements to qualify for a valid HSA product.

Specification can be downloaded from the HSA Foundation.


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