llvm-project/openmp/docs/SupportAndFAQ.rst

Support, Getting Involved, and FAQ
==================================

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us via openmp-dev@lists.llvm.org or join
one of our :ref:`regular calls <calls>`. Some common questions are answered in
the :ref:`faq`.

.. _calls:

Calls
-----

OpenMP in LLVM Technical Call
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

-   Development updates on OpenMP (and OpenACC) in the LLVM Project, including Clang, optimization, and runtime work.
-   Join `OpenMP in LLVM Technical Call <https://bluejeans.com/544112769//webrtc>`__.
-   Time: Weekly call on every Wednesday 7:00 AM Pacific time.
-   Meeting minutes are `here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tz8WFN13n7yJ-SCE0Qjqf9LmjGUw0dWO9Ts1ss4YOdg/edit>`__.
-   Status tracking `page <https://openmp.llvm.org/docs>`__.


OpenMP in Flang Technical Call
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   Development updates on OpenMP and OpenACC in the Flang Project.
-   Join `OpenMP in Flang Technical Call <https://bit.ly/39eQW3o>`_
-   Time: Weekly call on every Thursdays 8:00 AM Pacific time.
-   Meeting minutes are `here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yA-MeJf6RYY-ZXpdol0t7YoDoqtwAyBhFLr5thu5pFI>`__.
-   Status tracking `page <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FvHPuSkGbl4mQZRAwCIndvQx9dQboffiD-xD0oqxgU0/edit#gid=0>`__.


.. _faq:

FAQ
---

.. note::
   The FAQ is a work in progress and most of the expected content is not
   yet available. While you can expect changes, we always welcome feedback and
   additions. Please contact, e.g., through ``openmp-dev@lists.llvm.org``.


Q: How to contribute a patch to the webpage or any other part?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

All patches go through the regular `LLVM review process
<https://llvm.org/docs/Contributing.html#how-to-submit-a-patch>`_.


.. _build_offload_capable_compiler:

Q: How to build an OpenMP GPU offload capable compiler?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
To build an *effective* OpenMP offload capable compiler, only one extra CMake
option, `LLVM_ENABLE_RUNTIMES="openmp"`, is needed when building LLVM (Generic
information about building LLVM is available `here <https://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html>`__.).
Make sure all backends that are targeted by OpenMP to be enabled. By default,
Clang will be built with all backends enabled.

For Nvidia offload, please see :ref:`_build_nvidia_offload_capable_compiler`.
For AMDGPU offload, please see :ref:`_build_amdgpu_offload_capable_compiler`.

.. note::
  The compiler that generates the offload code should be the same (version) as
  the compiler that builds the OpenMP device runtimes. The OpenMP host runtime
  can be built by a different compiler.

.. _advanced_builds: https://llvm.org//docs/AdvancedBuilds.html

.. _build_nvidia_offload_capable_compiler:

Q: How to build an OpenMP NVidia offload capable compiler?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The Cuda SDK is required on the machine that will execute the openmp application.

If your build machine is not the target machine or automatic detection of the
available GPUs failed, you should also set:

- `CLANG_OPENMP_NVPTX_DEFAULT_ARCH=sm_XX` where `XX` is the architecture of your GPU, e.g, 80.
- `LIBOMPTARGET_NVPTX_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES=YY` where `YY` is the numeric compute capacity of your GPU, e.g., 75.


.. _build_amdgpu_offload_capable_compiler:

Q: How to build an OpenMP AMDGPU offload capable compiler?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A subset of the `ROCm <https://github.com/radeonopencompute>` toolchain is
required to build the LLVM toolchain and to execute the openmp application.
Either install ROCm somewhere that cmake's find_package can locate it, or
build the required subcomponents ROCt and ROCr from source.

The two components used are ROCT-Thunk-Interface, roct, and ROCR-Runtime,
rocr. Roct is the userspace part of the linux driver. It calls into the
driver which ships with the linux kernel. It is an implementation detail of
Rocr from OpenMP's perspective. Rocr is an implementation of `HSA <http://www.hsafoundation.com>`.

    SOURCE_DIR=same-as-llvm-source # e.g. the checkout of llvm-project, next to openmp
    BUILD_DIR=somewhere
    INSTALL_PREFIX=same-as-llvm-install
    
    cd $SOURCE_DIR
    git clone git@github.com:RadeonOpenCompute/ROCT-Thunk-Interface.git -b roc-4.1.x --single-branch
    git clone git@github.com:RadeonOpenCompute/ROCR-Runtime.git -b rocm-4.1.x --single-branch
    
    cd $BUILD_DIR && mkdir roct && cd roct
    cmake $SOURCE_DIR/ROCT-Thunk-Interface/ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALL_PREFIX -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
    make && make install

    cd $BUILD_DIR && mkdir rocr && cd rocr
    cmake $SOURCE_DIR/ROCR-Runtime/src -DIMAGE_SUPPORT=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALL_PREFIX -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
    make && make install

IMAGE_SUPPORT requires building rocr with clang and is not used by openmp.
    
Provided cmake's find_package can find the ROCR-Runtime package, LLVM will
build a tool `bin/amdgpu-arch` which will print a string like 'gfx906' when
run if it recognises a GPU on the local system. LLVM will also build a shared
library, libomptarget.rtl.amdgpu.so, which is linked against rocr.

With those libraries installed, then LLVM build and installed, try:

    clang -O2 -fopenmp -fopenmp-targets=amdgcn-amd-amdhsa example.c -o example && ./example

Q: What are the known limitations of OpenMP AMDGPU offload?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
LD_LIBRARY_PATH is presently required to find the openmp libraries.

There is no libc. That is, malloc and printf do not exist. Also no libm, so
functions like cos(double) will not work from target regions.

Cards from the gfx10 line, 'navi', that use wave32 are not yet implemented.

Some versions of the driver for the radeon vii (gfx906) will error unless the
environment variable 'export HSA_IGNORE_SRAMECC_MISREPORT=1' is set.

It is a recent addition to LLVM and the implementation differs from that which
has been shipping in ROCm and AOMP for some time. Early adopters will encounter
bugs.

Q: Does OpenMP offloading support work in pre-packaged LLVM releases?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
For now, the answer is most likely *no*. Please see :ref:`build_offload_capable_compiler`.

Q: Does OpenMP offloading support work in packages distributed as part of my OS?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
For now, the answer is most likely *no*. Please see :ref:`build_offload_capable_compiler`.


.. _math_and_complex_in_target_regions:

Q: Does Clang support `<math.h>` and `<complex.h>` operations in OpenMP target on GPUs?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yes, LLVM/Clang allows math functions and complex arithmetic inside of OpenMP target regions
that are compiled for GPUs.

Clang provides a set of wrapper headers that are found first when `math.h` and
`complex.h`, for C, `cmath` and `complex`, for C++, or similar headers are
included by the application. These wrappers will eventually include the system
version of the corresponding header file after setting up a target device
specific environment. The fact that the system header is included is important
because they differ based on the architecture and operating system and may
contain preprocessor, variable, and function definitions that need to be
available in the target region regardless of the targeted device architecture.
However, various functions may require specialized device versions, e.g.,
`sin`, and others are only available on certain devices, e.g., `__umul64hi`. To
provide "native" support for math and complex on the respective architecture,
Clang will wrap the "native" math functions, e.g., as provided by the device
vendor, in an OpenMP begin/end declare variant. These functions will then be
picked up instead of the host versions while host only variables and function
definitions are still available. Complex arithmetic and functions are support
through a similar mechanism. It is worth noting that this support requires
`extensions to the OpenMP begin/end declare variant context selector
<https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#pragma-omp-declare-variant>`__
that are exposed through LLVM/Clang to the user as well.

Q: What is a way to debug errors from mapping memory to a target device?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

An experimental way to debug these errors is to use :ref:`remote process 
offloading <remote_offloading_plugin>`.
By using ``libomptarget.rtl.rpc.so`` and ``openmp-offloading-server``, it is
possible to explicitly perform memory transfers between processes on the host
CPU and run sanitizers while doing so in order to catch these errors.

Q: Why does my application say "Named symbol not found" and abort when I run it?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This is most likely caused by trying to use OpenMP offloading with static
libraries. Static libraries do not contain any device code, so when the runtime
attempts to execute the target region it will not be found and you will get an
an error like this.

.. code-block:: text

   CUDA error: Loading '__omp_offloading_fd02_3231c15__Z3foov_l2' Failed
   CUDA error: named symbol not found
   Libomptarget error: Unable to generate entries table for device id 0.

Currently, the only solution is to change how the application is built and avoid
the use of static libraries.

Q: Can I use dynamically linked libraries with OpenMP offloading
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Dynamically linked libraries can be only used if there is no device code split
between the library and application. Anything declared on the device inside the
shared library will not be visible to the application when it's linked.