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ASPLOS Keynote: The Golden Age of Compiler Design in an Era of HW/SW Co-design by Dr. Chris Lattner

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What it is

Chris Lattner's ASPLOS 2021 keynote on the golden age of compiler design in an era of hardware and software co-design, covering compiler infrastructure for accelerators and unifying hardware IRs.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended for explaining where the compiler ecosystem lacks standardization for accelerators and why efforts like MLIR and CIRCT matter.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “You might like this talk that describes parts of the compiler ecosystem that are lacking standardization for accelerators”

    Talk on compiler ecosystem gaps in standardization for accelerators

    justaguy88, 2021-04 · Recommendation · in “Cerebras’ new monster AI chip adds 1.4T transistors”

  2. “I watched Chris Lattner's ASPLOS talk and it finally clicked.”

    Explains the purpose of RISC-V

    CalChris, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in ““Shared libraries are not a good thing in general””

  3. “a much better talk[2] Chris Lattner gave shortly thereafter”

    Lattner's talk on why CIRCT and unifying hardware IRs

    mikeurbach, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “Chisel/FIRRTL Hardware Compiler Framework”

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Topics: chris lattner, mlir, circt, compilers, accelerators, risc-v

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