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Clarify cl_khr_kernel_clock vs. event profiling

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Description

Clarify in the extension spec that the means of conveying time-dimensional meaning to the values returned by kernel clock is implementation/vendor specific. It is not guaranteed to coincide with values measured on the host by event profiling, even if those are documented to depend on timers running on the device.

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Research direction

Start with the cl_khr_kernel_clock extension spec and its discussion of event profiling. Clarify that the time-dimensional meaning of kernel-clock values is implementation/vendor specific and need not match host event-profiling measurements, even when device timers are involved; the spec text should make this distinction explicit.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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