github taichi-dev/taichi v0.6.17

latest releases: v1.7.1, v1.7.0, v1.6.0...
3 years ago

Highlights:

  • Bug fixes
    • Fix all potential matrix SSA violation by using element_wise_write_binary (#1424) (by 彭于斌)
  • CUDA backend
    • Improve random number generator performance (#1419) (by Yuanming Hu)
  • Docker
    • Update the Dockerfile to use up-to-date instructions for Ubuntu (#1385) (by Chengchen(Rex) Wang)
  • Error messages
    • Raise an warning when a Taichi matrix have > 32 entries (#1401) (by 彭于斌)
    • Show pretty & intuitive stack traceback when ti.enable_excepthook() used (#1405) (by 彭于斌)
  • GUI
    • Get images from the current GUI using gui.get_image() (#1422) (by Xudong Feng)
    • Support mouse wheel event on Linux/X11 (#1411) (by 彭于斌)
    • Support mouse wheel event on Mac Cocoa (#1418) (by Ye Kuang)
    • Support mouse wheel event on Win32 (#1382) (by JYLeeLYJ)
  • Intermediate representation
    • Block local storage for struct-for's on CUDA (#1394) (by Yuanming Hu)
  • Language and syntax
    • Add ti.static_assert for compile-time assertations (#1344) (by 彭于斌)
  • Metal backend
    • Use managed storage mode to improve performance (#1415) (by Ye Kuang)
  • IR optimization passes
    • Better aliasing analysis for dead store elimination (#1432) (by xumingkuan)
  • Performance improvements
    • Support TLS for GlobalTemporaryStmt (#1423) (by Ye Kuang)

Full changelog:

  • [GUI] Get images from the current GUI using gui.get_image() (#1422) (by Xudong Feng)
  • [cuda] [bug] Fix CUDA garbage collection grid dim (#1438) (by Yuanming Hu)
  • [misc] ActionRecorder (Stage I) (#1428) (by Yuanming Hu)
  • [Bug] [lang] [std] Fix all potential matrix SSA violation by using element_wise_write_binary (#1424) (by 彭于斌)
  • [Opt] [bug] Better aliasing analysis for dead store elimination (#1432) (by xumingkuan)
  • [metal] Pass kernel name and is_evalutator to the runtime (#1430) (by Ye Kuang)
  • [Error] Raise an warning when a Taichi matrix have > 32 entries (#1401) (by 彭于斌)
  • [llvm] Separate BLS/TLS and refactor loop code generation (#1425) (by Yuanming Hu)
  • [Metal] Use managed storage mode to improve performance (#1415) (by Ye Kuang)
  • [Perf] Support TLS for GlobalTemporaryStmt (#1423) (by Ye Kuang)
  • [Error] Show pretty & intuitive stack traceback when ti.enable_excepthook() used (#1405) (by 彭于斌)
  • [error] Instruct user to use static range when matrix accessed with non constant index (#1420) (by 彭于斌)
  • [CUDA] Improve random number generator performance (#1419) (by Yuanming Hu)
  • [GUI] [linux] Support mouse wheel event on Linux/X11 (#1411) (by 彭于斌)
  • [GUI] Support mouse wheel event on Mac Cocoa (#1418) (by Ye Kuang)
  • [error] Fix wrong error message when using vector as if condition (#1417) (by 彭于斌)
  • [bug] Fix test_fibonacci (#1414) (by Ye Kuang)
  • [test] [std] Add matrix SSA violation regression test (#1412) (by 彭于斌)
  • [GUI] Support mouse wheel event on Win32 (#1382) (by JYLeeLYJ)
  • [opt] [refactor] Move advanced optimization toggle to "ti.cfg.advanced_optimization" (#1403) (by 彭于斌)
  • [Lang] Add ti.static_assert for compile-time assertations (#1344) (by 彭于斌)
  • [IR] Block local storage for struct-for's on CUDA (#1394) (by Yuanming Hu)
  • [Docker] Update the Dockerfile to use up-to-date instructions for Ubuntu (#1385) (by Chengchen(Rex) Wang)
  • [llvm] Use LLVM 10 for AppVeyor and GitHub actions (#1402) (by Yuanming Hu)
  • [opt] Flatten if(0) and if(1) (#1393) (by xumingkuan)
  • [cc] Add struct compiler to the experimental C backend (#1354) (by 彭于斌)
  • [workflow] Fix PR title checker "fix fatal: bad revision 'master'" in release PR (#1399) (by 彭于斌)

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