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Add OpenCL backend for portable GPU acceleration#7
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Summary

Implements OpenCL support using CLBlast for portable GPU acceleration:

  • OpenCLDefs.h/cpp: Context management, buffer registry, kernel caching
  • OpenCLKernels.cl: Compute kernels for factorization operations
  • MatOpsOpenCL.cpp: NumericCtx and SolveCtx using OpenCL + CLBlast
  • cmake/FindCLBlast.cmake: CMake module for CLBlast detection

Key Features

  • Supports both float and double precision
  • CLBlast for gemm/trsm operations with GPU acceleration
  • CPU fallback with element-by-element accumulation for precision-critical operations
  • Proper GPU/CPU synchronization via clFinish barriers
  • Kernel source embedded at compile time for runtime compilation

Tests

  • OpenCLFactorTest.cpp (double precision with 1e-8 tolerance)
  • All CPU tests continue to pass

Dependencies

⚠️ This PR depends on #6 (Metal backend) - includes BackendAuto and detectBestBackend() infrastructure.

Please merge #6 first, then this PR can be rebased cleanly.

Test Plan

  • Build with -DBASPACHO_USE_OPENCL=1
  • Run OpenCL tests with PoCL (CPU OpenCL)
  • Verify double precision accuracy

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robtaylor and others added 2 commits January 2, 2026 13:57
Implements Apple Metal support as an additional backend alongside CPU and CUDA:

- MetalDefs.h/mm: Buffer registry, context management, and MetalMirror helper
- MetalKernels.metal: Compute shaders for factorization and solve operations
- MatOpsMetal.mm: NumericCtx and SolveCtx implementations using Metal + Eigen
- MetalFactorTest.cpp, MetalSolveTest.cpp: Test suites for factor and solve ops

Key implementation details:
- Float-only (Apple Silicon lacks double precision support)
- Uses Eigen for dense operations (potrf, trsm, saveSyrkGemm)
- Metal compute kernels for sparse operations (factor_lumps, sparse_elim, assemble)
- MTLResourceStorageModeShared for CPU/GPU data sharing
- Row-major storage for Eigen compatibility

All 8 Metal tests pass (factor, solve with sparse elimination + dense factorization).
All 89 CPU tests continue to pass.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add OpenCL/CLBlast backend as portable GPU fallback:
- Add BASPACHO_USE_OPENCL CMake option with CLBlast dependency
- Add FindCLBlast.cmake module
- Add BackendOpenCL to BackendType enum
- Update detectBestBackend() priority: CUDA > Metal > OpenCL > CPU
- Create OpenCLDefs.h/cpp with context management and buffer mirroring
- Port sparse kernels to OpenCL (factor_lumps, assemble, solve kernels)
- Create MatOpsOpenCL.cpp with NumericCtx/SolveCtx stubs
  - CPU fallback for potrf (CLBlast doesn't have this)
  - CLBlast ready for trsm/gemm (CPU fallback for now)

This is a foundational commit - OpenCL backend compiles but
operations throw "not yet implemented" for full GPU execution.
CPU-only build verified: 89 tests pass.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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