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ROCm/HIP #452

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Adds a section about how to use software that runs on or interacts with ROCm/HIP.

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  • Squashed commits with git rebase -i (if needed)

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When this is ready for review, would you mind rebasing? I want a guinea pig for the new Github Actions

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GZGavinZhao commented Jan 14, 2024

@davidjharder Since this change is pretty easy to rebase, feel free to ping me on Matrix if you need me to do it a few more times.

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Rebase now and the checks should work as expected

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Hey, can you rebase this again to try the check

Signed-off-by: Gavin Zhao <git@gzgz.dev>
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@davidjharder Done.

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ROCm is designed such that in order for a library to support N different GPU
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This is a wall of text, nobody will read this.

With that being said, is it even necessary to mention all of this? I mean, for end users what matters is whether the GPU architecture is supported or not: If it's supported, they'll continue their day without reading everything; if it's not supported, they'll reach out using the available support channels.

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ROCm is designed such that in order for a library to support N different GPU
:::tip
Install and run `rocminfo` to see your GPU architecture.
:::
The ROCm package included in Solus supports the following GPU architectures out of the box:
- `gfx803`
- `gfx900`
- `gfx906`
- `gfx908`
- `gfx90a`
- `gfx1010`. This architecture can run programs compiled for `gfx101*` GPUs such as `gfx1011` and `gfx1012`, see [Emulating
as a Supported Architecture](#emulating-as-a-supported-architecture).
- `gfx1030`. This architecture can run programs compiled for `gfx103*` GPUs such as `gfx1031` and `gfx1032`, see [Emulating
as a Supported Architecture](#emulating-as-a-supported-architecture).
- `gfx1010`
- `gfx1011`
- `gfx1012`
If your GPU is not on the list, please open an issue in our [issue tracker](https://github.com/getsolus/packages/issues/new/choose) with your GPU model and release year.
This list is only the minimum supported architectures. Some packages like [Blender](#blender) support more architectures.

- `gfx1011`
- `gfx1012`

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Move this note to the top of the section (See my first comment for more info)


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This shouldn't be a note (See my first comment for more info)


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If your GPU model is not on the list, please open an issue in
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Move this right after the GPU list.

in PyTorch.

## Install ROCm/HIP

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Add an introductory sentence to this block:

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To install ROCm, execute the following command:

### Emulating as a Supported Architecture

Several GPU archiectures, such as those in the Navi 1 family, have
almost identical (if not exactly identical) ISA that allows a program compiled for
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Simplify this line:

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almost identical (if not exactly identical) ISA that allows a program compiled for
similar ISAs. This allows programs compiled for


Several GPU archiectures, such as those in the Navi 1 family, have
almost identical (if not exactly identical) ISA that allows a program compiled for
one architecture to run seamlessly on other.
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Avoid excessive claims

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one architecture to run seamlessly on other.
one architecture to run on another.

the `gfx1031` and `gfx1032` architectures. A list of such architectures is
listed in the previous section.

To emulate your GPU as a supported architecture, the environment variable
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Avoid passive voice:

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To emulate your GPU as a supported architecture, the environment variable
To emulate your GPU as a supported architecture, add the `HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION` environment variable to your system. For example:

almost identical (if not exactly identical) ISA that allows a program compiled for
one architecture to run seamlessly on other.
For example, any program compiled for the `gfx1030` architecture can also run on
the `gfx1031` and `gfx1032` architectures. A list of such architectures is
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In general, it's not a good idea to say things like "the previous section" or "the previous step". Instead, refer to the specific section name and include a link to it.

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the `gfx1031` and `gfx1032` architectures. A list of such architectures is
the `gfx1031` and `gfx1032` architectures. See the _Supported Hardware and GPU Architectures_ list for the supported architectures.

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@deoxys94 Thank you so much for your detailed review! I will address them later in the week.

ROCm is AMD's open-source software stack for GPU computation.

Note that ROCm is not required in order for, say, your display or browser, to
use GPU-acclerated rendering. These are more on the driver side of things and
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use GPU-acclerated rendering. These are more on the driver side of things and
use GPU-accelerated rendering. These are more on the driver side of things and

Other than this, spelling checks out

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