diff --git a/ptx/src/pass/filter_for_demo.rs b/ptx/src/pass/filter_for_demo.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..816aab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ptx/src/pass/filter_for_demo.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+pub(crate) fn run<'input>(
+    directives: Vec<ptx_parser::Directive<'input, ptx_parser::ParsedOperand<&'input str>>>,
+) -> Vec<ptx_parser::Directive<'input, ptx_parser::ParsedOperand<&'input str>>> {
+    let demo_kernels_path = std::env::var("ZLUDA_DEMO_KERNELS").unwrap();
+    let demo_kernels_file = std::fs::read_to_string(demo_kernels_path).unwrap();
+    let demo_kernels = demo_kernels_file
+        .lines()
+        .map(|line| line.trim())
+        .filter(|line| !line.is_empty())
+        .collect::<std::collections::HashSet<_>>();
+    let result = directives
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|directive| match directive {
+            ptx_parser::Directive::Method(_, method) => {
+                !method.func_directive.name.is_kernel()
+                    || demo_kernels.contains(method.func_directive.name())
+            }
+            _ => true,
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    for directive in result.iter() {
+        match directive {
+            ptx_parser::Directive::Method(_, method) => {
+                eprintln!("{}", method.func_directive.name());
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    result
+}
diff --git a/ptx/src/pass/insert_post_saturation.rs b/ptx/src/pass/insert_post_saturation.rs
index 904bf37..d3e0b7b 100644
--- a/ptx/src/pass/insert_post_saturation.rs
+++ b/ptx/src/pass/insert_post_saturation.rs
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ fn run_instruction<'input>(
         | ast::Instruction::Xor { .. }
         | ast::Instruction::Vote { .. }
         | ast::Instruction::ReduxSync { .. }
+        | ast::Instruction::GridDepControl { .. }
         | ast::Instruction::LdMatrix { .. } => result.push(Statement::Instruction(instruction)),
         ast::Instruction::Add {
             data:
diff --git a/ptx/src/pass/instruction_mode_to_global_mode/mod.rs b/ptx/src/pass/instruction_mode_to_global_mode/mod.rs
index a4c2dc4..229e179 100644
--- a/ptx/src/pass/instruction_mode_to_global_mode/mod.rs
+++ b/ptx/src/pass/instruction_mode_to_global_mode/mod.rs
@@ -1855,6 +1855,7 @@ fn get_modes<T: ast::Operand>(inst: &ast::Instruction<T>) -> InstructionModes {
         | ast::Instruction::AtomCas { .. }
         | ast::Instruction::Vote { .. }
         | ast::Instruction::ReduxSync { .. }
+        | ast::Instruction::GridDepControl { .. }
         | ast::Instruction::LdMatrix { .. } => InstructionModes::none(),
         ast::Instruction::Add {
             data: ast::ArithDetails::Integer(_),
diff --git a/ptx/src/pass/llvm/emit.rs b/ptx/src/pass/llvm/emit.rs
index baaff6a..0677345 100644
--- a/ptx/src/pass/llvm/emit.rs
+++ b/ptx/src/pass/llvm/emit.rs
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodEmitContext<'a> {
             ast::Instruction::CpAsyncCommitGroup {} => Ok(()), // nop
             ast::Instruction::CpAsyncWaitGroup { .. } => Ok(()), // nop
             ast::Instruction::CpAsyncWaitAll { .. } => Ok(()), // nop
+            ast::Instruction::GridDepControl { .. } => Ok(()), // nop
             // replaced by a function call
             ast::Instruction::Bfe { .. }
             | ast::Instruction::Bar { .. }
diff --git a/ptx/src/pass/mod.rs b/ptx/src/pass/mod.rs
index 4f87dc3..e4a22c7 100644
--- a/ptx/src/pass/mod.rs
+++ b/ptx/src/pass/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use strum_macros::EnumIter;
 
 mod deparamize_functions;
 mod expand_operands;
+mod filter_for_demo;
 mod fix_special_registers;
 mod hoist_globals;
 mod insert_explicit_load_store;
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ pub fn to_llvm_module<'input>(
     let mut flat_resolver = GlobalStringIdentResolver2::<'input>::new(SpirvWord(1));
     let mut scoped_resolver = ScopedResolver::new(&mut flat_resolver);
     let sreg_map = SpecialRegistersMap::new(&mut scoped_resolver)?;
-    let directives = normalize_identifiers2::run(&mut scoped_resolver, ast.directives)?;
+    let directives = filter_for_demo::run(ast.directives);
+    on_pass_end("filter_for_demo");
+    let directives = normalize_identifiers2::run(&mut scoped_resolver, directives)?;
     on_pass_end("normalize_identifiers2");
     let directives = replace_known_functions::run(&mut flat_resolver, directives);
     on_pass_end("replace_known_functions");
diff --git a/ptx_parser/src/ast.rs b/ptx_parser/src/ast.rs
index 9fecba3..04e1b6a 100644
--- a/ptx_parser/src/ast.rs
+++ b/ptx_parser/src/ast.rs
@@ -721,6 +721,9 @@ ptx_parser_macros::generate_instruction_type!(
                     space: { data.state_space },
                 }
             }
+        },
+        GridDepControl {
+            data: crate::GridDepControlAction,
         }
     }
 );
diff --git a/ptx_parser/src/lib.rs b/ptx_parser/src/lib.rs
index 4253ae6..5389118 100644
--- a/ptx_parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ptx_parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -3897,6 +3897,14 @@ derive_parser!(
     .type: ScalarType = {.b16, .b8};
     // .dst_fmt = { .b8x16 };
     // .src_fmt = { .b6x16_p32, .b4x16_p64 };
+
+    // https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/parallel-thread-execution/#parallel-synchronization-and-communication-instructions-griddepcontrol
+    griddepcontrol.action => {
+        Instruction::GridDepControl {
+            data: action
+        }
+    }
+    .action: GridDepControlAction  = { .launch_dependents, .wait };
 );
 
 #[cfg(test)]