[PATCH v2 2/4] Add AMDGPU generic targets

Project / Subsystem

binutils / bfd

Date

2026-05-07

Proposer

Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

/10

Technical tradeoffs

  • Increased complexity in architecture handling within binutils.
  • Potential for less precise optimization compared to targeting specific GPU architectures.

All attributes

project
binutils
subsystem
bfd
patch_id
discussion_id
20260507194615.943267-3-simon.marchi@efficios.com
source_type
public_inbox
title
[PATCH v2 2/4] Add AMDGPU generic targets
headline
Add AMDGPU generic targets
tldr
Adds generic AMDGPU architectures (gfx9-generic, gfx10-1-generic, etc.) to binutils.
proposer
Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
consensus
Proposed
outcome
proposed
sentiment_score
technical_tradeoffs
  • Increased complexity in architecture handling within binutils.
  • Potential for less precise optimization compared to targeting specific GPU architectures.
series_id
binutils:add amdgpu generic targets
series_role
reply
series_parts
  • {"title":"Add AMDGPU generic targets","url":"https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/f3372be4-4476-4a1b-8613-c2835f3dbdb4@polymtl.ca"}
tags
  • AMDGPU
  • generic targets
  • binutils
  • bfd
  • GPU
bugzilla_url
date
2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

[PATCH v2 2/4] Add AMDGPU generic targets

This patch adds support for generic AMDGPU targets to binutils. These generic targets, such as gfx9-generic, gfx10-1-generic, and others, allow developers to target a broader range of AMD GPUs without specifying a particular microarchitecture. This simplifies the build process and increases the portability of AMDGPU code.