JuliaGPU / JuliaGPU/GPUArrays.jl
GPUArrays `rand` seeding fails when container is bigger than workgroup size
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Description
See linked comment below for context, but in short I'm getting different results than CI on the `rand` doctest that uses `GPUArrays.default_rng(MtlArray)`
> I was just getting different results locally and figured if it's unstable between devices maybe better to filter it out but maybe we should look into that instead (in a future pr). Lmk if I should revert the regex filter.
_Originally posted by @christiangnrd in https://github.com/JuliaGPU/Metal.jl/pull/641#discussion_r2240216770_
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Research direction
Start with the rand doctest using GPUArrays.default_rng(MtlArray), then read the linked discussion in Metal.jl pull request 641 for the existing context. Reproduce the differing results with a container larger than the workgroup size and establish whether the doctest becomes consistent across the affected devices.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- backend, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100