From a45993ce0b4bec90ac6036f05cff7891a88fbe64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrzej Janik Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 23:10:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Improve wording add tracing section --- docs/src/building.md | 18 +++ docs/src/general-questions.md | 3 +- docs/src/supported-hw.md | 15 +- docs/src/supported-sw.md | 16 ++- docs/src/troubleshooting.md | 254 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/src/usage.md | 6 +- 6 files changed, 295 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/src/building.md b/docs/src/building.md index e9a07cf..e1c6381 100644 --- a/docs/src/building.md +++ b/docs/src/building.md @@ -1 +1,19 @@ # Building + +## Dependencies + +* Git +* CMake +* Python 3 +* Rust compiler (recent version) +* C++ compiler +* (Linux only) HIP ([instructions here](https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/HIP/en/latest/install/install.html)) +* (Optional, but recommended) [Ninja build system](https://ninja-build.org/) + +## Build steps + +* Git clone the repo (make sure to use `--recursive` option to fetch submodules): +`git clone --recursive https://github.com/vosen/ZLUDA.git` +* Enter freshly cloned `ZLUDA` directory and build with cargo (this takes a while): + * `cargo xtask --release` for Release build + * `cargo xtask` for Debug build diff --git a/docs/src/general-questions.md b/docs/src/general-questions.md index bb84f6a..9a18681 100644 --- a/docs/src/general-questions.md +++ b/docs/src/general-questions.md @@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ 1. How can I follow ZLUDA's progress - Every quarter we publish a progress report [ZLUDA's blog](https://vosen.github.io/ZLUDA/) \ No newline at end of file + * Join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/sg6BNzXuc7) + * Every quarter we publish a progress report on [ZLUDA's blog](https://vosen.github.io/ZLUDA/) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/src/supported-hw.md b/docs/src/supported-hw.md index 59549c0..ef2e788 100644 --- a/docs/src/supported-hw.md +++ b/docs/src/supported-hw.md @@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ 1. AMD GPU support? ZLUDA supports AMD Radeon RX 5000 series and newer GPUs (both desktop and integrated). - Older GPUs (Polaris, Vega, etc.) are not supported, server GPUs are not supported; those GPUs are sufficiently different as to require significant effort + Older consumer GPUs (Polaris, Vega, etc.) and server‑class GPUs are not supported; these architectures differ significantly from recent desktop GPUs and would require substantial engineering effort. + We expect that the near-future unified GPU architecture (UDNA) will be more similar to desktop GPUs. 1. Intel GPU support? - ZLUDA used to support Intel GPUs, but it does not anymore. It is possible to add an Intel GPU backend again. The development team is focusing on high‑quality AMD GPU support, but we welcome contributions. + ZLUDA previously supported Intel GPUs, but not currently. It is possible to revive the Intel backend. The development team is focusing on high‑quality AMD GPU support and welcomes contributions. 1. NVIDIA GPU support? @@ -19,14 +20,14 @@ 1. macOS support? - macOS support is not likely to ever be on the roadmap. There is very little non‑deprecated CUDA software for macOS and what remains will soon be unsupported. + Unlikely to ever happen. There is very little non‑deprecated CUDA software for macOS, and what remains will soon be unsupported. 1. ZLUDA on top of OpenCL or Vulkan? - ZLUDA could be ported to OpenCL or Vulkan, but with drastically reduced functionality. This might be acceptable for a narrow use case, but it would not be as general‑purpose as using the native backend. Here is a sample of hardware/software features available with the current compilation path that are not exposed by either Vulkan or OpenCL: - * Disabling FP contraction + ZLUDA could be ported to OpenCL or Vulkan, but with significantly reduced functionality. This might be acceptable for a narrow use case, but it would not be as general‑purpose as using the native backend. Examples of features available with the current compilation path that are not exposed by either Vulkan or OpenCL: + * Disabling FP contraction * Explicit alignment - * Some subgroup and group operators + * Some subgroup and group operations * Bindless images * Pointer casts * Arbitrary virtual calls @@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ * Rounding modes * Denormal modes - Additionally, performance libraries (cuBLAS, cuDNN, etc.) cannot be mapped through Vulkan or OpenCL. \ No newline at end of file + Additionally, performance libraries (cuBLAS, cuDNN, etc.) cannot be easily mapped through Vulkan or OpenCL. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/src/supported-sw.md b/docs/src/supported-sw.md index b714bc4..1478cd2 100644 --- a/docs/src/supported-sw.md +++ b/docs/src/supported-sw.md @@ -2,24 +2,28 @@ 1. PyTorch support? - PyTorch support is currently the top priority for ZLUDA. We expect to have initial support fourth quarter of 2025 + PyTorch support is currently out top priority. We expect to have initial support fourth quarter of 2025. 1. Tensorflow support? - Tensorflow support is currently a top priority for ZLUDA and will follow PyTorch support + Tensorflow support is currently a top priority for ZLUDA and will follow PyTorch support. 1. Blender support - Blender is not on the roadmap, but it's often requested. Supported might be added aat certain point, but it's a low priority. If ZLUDA supports Blender, it will not support hardware ray-tracing (see _Hardware ray-tracing (OptiX) support?_ section below) + Blender is not on the roadmap, but it's often requested. Supported might be added aat certain point, but it's a low priority. If ZLUDA supports Blender, it will not support hardware ray-tracing (see _Hardware ray-tracing (OptiX) support?_ section below). 1. Hardware ray-tracing (OptiX) support? - OptiX support is exceedingly complex. Wile it's built on top of CUDA, it uses its own dialect of PTX, uses its own host code and requires its own specific optimizations. It's unlikely that ZLUDA will ever support OptiX again. OptiX would require a very dedicated contributor to step in + OptiX support is exceedingly complex. Wile it's built on top of CUDA, it uses its own dialect of PTX, uses its own host code and requires its own specific optimizations. It's unlikely that ZLUDA will ever support OptiX again. OptiX would require a very dedicated contributor (or team of contributors) to step in. 1. Support for games using 32 bit PhysX? - We are convinced that it's possible (both for AMD GPUs and NVIDIA GPUs). Necessary groundwork has been done (log collection) and there is a plan how to implement the feature. It's not on the roadmap and we are hoping for outside contributors to step in + We are convinced that it's possible (both for AMD GPUs and NVIDIA GPUs). Necessary groundwork has been done (log collection) and there is a plan how to implement the feature. It's not on the roadmap and we are hoping for outside contributors to step in. 1. Support for games using 64 bit PhysX (GameWorks)? - It is definietely possible, pre-rollback ZLUDA had this capability. It's not on the roadmap and woulds require outside contributions \ No newline at end of file + It is definietely possible, pre-rollback ZLUDA had this capability. It's not on the roadmap and woulds require outside contributions. + +1. DLSS support? + + Previously DLSS support was blocked by a missing functionality in AMD's Direct3D driver: ability to enqueue HIP kernels into Direct3D command list. This functionality now ships in the newest driver and DLSS support should be possible. It's not on our roadmap, but if someone steps in to implement it, we'd be happy to merge. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/src/troubleshooting.md b/docs/src/troubleshooting.md index 4f34127..3215694 100644 --- a/docs/src/troubleshooting.md +++ b/docs/src/troubleshooting.md @@ -1 +1,255 @@ # Troubleshooting + +## Introduction + +zluda_trace is a [shim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shim_(computing)) +for the CUDA API which traces application's CUDA usage. If your application is +encountering issues with ZLUDA, you should use zluda_trace to find out where and +why ZLUDA fails. + +## Quick Start + +### Linux + +Run your application like this: + +#### AMD GPU: + +```bash +ZLUDA_CUDA_LIB=/libcuda.so LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/trace/ \ +ZLUDA_LOG_DIR= +``` + +#### NVIDIA GPU: + +```bash +LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/trace/ \ +ZLUDA_LOG_DIR= +``` + +If you're [filing a GitHub +issue](https://github.com/vosen/ZLUDA/issues/new/choose), please create +an archive with your logs from `` and attach it to the issue: + + +```bash +tar -cvf logs.tar.gz -C . +``` + +### Windows + +Run your application like this: + +#### AMD GPU: + +```bash +export ZLUDA_CUDA_LIB=/nvcuda.dll +export ZLUDA_LOG_DIR= +zluda_with.exe --nvcuda /zluda_trace.dll -- +``` + +#### NVIDIA GPU: + +```bash +export ZLUDA_LOG_DIR= +zluda_with.exe --nvcuda /zluda_trace.dll -- +``` + +If you're [filing a GitHub +issue](https://github.com/vosen/ZLUDA/issues/new/choose), please create +a .zip file with your logs from `` to attach to the +issue. In Windows Explorer, right click on `` and select +"Send to"/"Compressed (zipped) folder". Exact steps may vary between +Windows versions. + +### Explanation + +#### `LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/trace/` + +`` is the directory that contains the ZLUDA driver (`libcuda.so` +and various other libraries). It will be `target/release` if you built from +source, or `zluda` if you downloaded one of the release packages. `/trace` +contains tracing shims for `libcuda.so` (zluda_trace) and other CUDA libraries. + +> [!NOTE] +> `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` is an environment variable used by `ld`, Linux's dynamic linker. It tells `ld` that when it's looking for a shared library – for example, `libcuda.so` – it should first look in a specific list of directories, before system paths. It's just like `PATH`, but for shared libraries instead of executables. + +#### `ZLUDA_CUDA_LIB=/libcuda.so` + +By default, zluda_trace will log all calls and then redirect them to an actual +CUDA driver (`libcuda.so`). In order to use ZLUDA, `ZLUDA_CUDA_LIB` must be set +to the `libcuda.so` provided by ZLUDA. If `ZLUDA_CUDA_LIB` is not set, +zluda_trace will use NVIDIA’s `libcuda.so`. + +#### `ZLUDA_TRACE_DIR=` + +By default, zluda_trace prints logs to stderr. In order to save them to a +file, as well as save other useful information, you must provide a +directory that they should be saved in – for example, `/tmp/zluda`. + +## Understanding the zluda_trace output + +Let's look at the zluda_trace output for a simple application. Here's a +CUDA program that adds two numbers on the GPU: + +```cpp,linenos +#include + +__global__ void add(int a, int b, int *out) { + *out = a + b; +} + +int main() { + int *result; + cudaMallocManaged(&result, sizeof(int)); + add<<<1, 1>>>(1, 2, result); + cudaDeviceSynchronize(); + std::cout << "result: " << *result << std::endl; + cudaFree(result); + return 0; +} +``` + +I've saved this file as `add.cu`. ZLUDA doesn't successfully run this +application yet, so I'll compile it and run it using zluda_trace and CUDA +in order to demonstrate all of zluda_trace's features. + +```bash +nvcc add.cu -o add -arch sm_80 +LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/ZLUDA/target/release/trace/ ZLUDA_TRACE_DIR=/tmp/zluda ./add +``` + +The last few lines should look something like: + +``` +[ZLUDA_TRACE] cuCtxSynchronize() -> CUDA_SUCCESS +result: 3 +[ZLUDA_TRACE] {CONTEXT_LOCAL_STORAGE_INTERFACE_V0301}::context_local_storage_get(value: 0x562c764a73c0, cu_ctx: 0x0, key: 0x562c764ba130) -> CUDA_SUCCESS +[ZLUDA_TRACE] cuMemFree_v2(dptr: 0x7f3ca2000000) -> CUDA_SUCCESS +[ZLUDA_TRACE] {CONTEXT_LOCAL_STORAGE_INTERFACE_V0301}::context_local_storage_delete(context: 0x562c764ba760, key: 0x562c764ba130) -> CUDA_ERROR_DEINITIALIZED +[ZLUDA_TRACE] cuLibraryUnload(library: 0x562c773ffb10) -> CUDA_ERROR_DEINITIALIZED +[ZLUDA_TRACE] cuDevicePrimaryCtxRelease(dev: 0) -> CUDA_ERROR_DEINITIALIZED +``` + +Now, let's take a look at our log directory: + +```bash +ls /tmp/zluda +add +``` + +zluda_trace creates a new directory for each run, based on the name of +the command. If the `add` directory already existed, it'd create an `add_1` +directory, and so on. Next, let's look at that newly-created directory: + +```bash +ls /tmp/zluda/add/ +log.txt module_0001_01.elf module_0001_02.ptx +``` + +Let's take a look at each of these files. + +### log.txt + +```bash +#no_wrap +cat /tmp/zluda/add/log.txt +# ... +# cuModuleGetFunction(hfunc: 0x55ee94d645d0, hmod: 0x55ee94d63c40, name: "_Z3addiiPi") -> CUDA_SUCCESS +# cuLaunchKernel(f: 0x55ee94d645d0, gridDimX: 1, gridDimY: 1, gridDimZ: 1, blockDimX: 1, blockDimY: 1, blockDimZ: 1, sharedMemBytes: 0, hStream: 0x0, kernelParams: 0x7fffe0fa193c, extra: NULL) -> CUDA_SUCCESS +# {CONTEXT_LOCAL_STORAGE_INTERFACE_V0301}::context_local_storage_get(value: 0x55ee93e083c0, cu_ctx: 0x0, key: 0x55ee93e1b130) -> CUDA_SUCCESS +# cuCtxSynchronize() -> CUDA_SUCCESS +# {CONTEXT_LOCAL_STORAGE_INTERFACE_V0301}::context_local_storage_get(value: 0x55ee93e083c0, cu_ctx: 0x0, key: 0x55ee93e1b130) -> CUDA_SUCCESS +# cuMemFree_v2(dptr: 0x7fbde6000000) -> CUDA_SUCCESS +# {CONTEXT_LOCAL_STORAGE_INTERFACE_V0301}::context_local_storage_delete(context: 0x55ee93e1b760, key: 0x55ee93e1b130) -> CUDA_ERROR_DEINITIALIZED +# cuLibraryUnload(library: 0x55ee94d60ae0) -> CUDA_ERROR_DEINITIALIZED +# cuDevicePrimaryCtxRelease(dev: 0) -> CUDA_ERROR_DEINITIALIZED +``` + +As you can see, this is the same log that was written to stderr. It +records each call made to a CUDA library, the arguments it was passed, +and the status code returned. Most of these will be calls that you can +find in the NVIDIA documentation – for example, +[`cuModuleGetFunction`](https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-driver-api/group__CUDA__MODULE.html#group__CUDA__MODULE_1ga52be009b0d4045811b30c965e1cb2cf) +– but some of them aren't publicly documented. + + +For example, look at the calls to +`{CONTEXT_LOCAL_STORAGE_INTERFACE_V0301}​::​context_local_storage_get`. +Calls with this format are to what we call NVIDIA's Dark API. We'll +write more documentation for this later, but for now all you need to +know are that these are from function pointer tables returned by +`cuGetExportTable`. + +We're looking at a very simple example, so it doesn't use any +performance libraries. If you use zluda_trace for code calling one of +NVIDIA's performance libraries, zluda_trace will log both the call to +that library, and then all of the calls made by that library call. That +looks like: + +``` +cublasCreate_v2(handle: 0x55e502373120) -> CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS + cuGetProcAddress_v2(symbol: "", pfn: 0x0, cudaVersion: 0, flags: 0, symbolStatus: NULL) -> CUDA_ERROR_NOT_FOUND +``` + +The call to `cublasCreate_v2` is making a call to `cuGetProcAddress_v2`. + +### module_0001_01.elf + +This is precompiled SASS assembly for a single GPU architecture. + +### module_0001_02.ptx + +This is PTX assembly that is portable across many NVIDIA GPUs. + +```bash +cat /tmp/zluda/add/module_0001_02.ptx +# // +# // +# // +# // +# // +# // +# +# .version 8.7 +# .target sm_80 +# .address_size 64 +# +# // +# +# .visible .entry _Z3addiiPi( +# .param .u32 _Z3addiiPi_param_0, +# .param .u32 _Z3addiiPi_param_1, +# .param .u64 _Z3addiiPi_param_2 +# ) +# { +# .reg .b32 %r<4>; +# .reg .b64 %rd<3>; +# +# +# ld.param.u32 %r1, [_Z3addiiPi_param_0]; +# ld.param.u32 %r2, [_Z3addiiPi_param_1]; +# ld.param.u64 %rd1, [_Z3addiiPi_param_2]; +# cvta.to.global.u64 %rd2, %rd1; +# add.s32 %r3, %r2, %r1; +# st.global.u32 [%rd2], %r3; +# ret; +# +# } +``` + +This is the `add` function from `add.cu`. `_Z3addiiPi` is the `add(int, int, int*)` after [C++ name mangling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_mangling). + +### Compiler logs + +There's one more kind of file zluda_trace might produce: a compiler error +log file. When zluda_trace encounters a PTX module, it tries to compile +it with ZLUDA's PTX compiler. Any errors produced will be saved into a +`module_NNNN_NN.log` file. For example, it might look like + +``` +Unrecognized statement "nanosleep.u32 %r101;" +``` + +We use this information to discover which PTX instructions are used by the +application and not supported by ZLUDA. diff --git a/docs/src/usage.md b/docs/src/usage.md index 917f076..66b507a 100644 --- a/docs/src/usage.md +++ b/docs/src/usage.md @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ > [!WARNING] > This version of ZLUDA is under heavy development and will likely not work with your application yet. In the meantime, yuou are encouraged to try it and report results. -## Get it +## How to get it -ZLUDA evolves quickly. Download the [most recent pre-release version](https://github.com/vosen/ZLUDA/releases). From time to time we arbitrarily pick a pre-release version and we mark it as a new major version, but you don't have to wait for that +ZLUDA evolves quickly. Download the [most recent pre-release version](https://github.com/vosen/ZLUDA/releases). Periodically, we mark a pre-release version as stable, but you don't have to wait for that. -## Use it +## Usage ### Windows You should have a recent AMD GPU driver ("AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition") installed.\