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Image accessor DataT and image_format relationship
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Description
[Section 4.7.6.1](https://registry.khronos.org/SYCL/specs/sycl-2020/html/sycl-2020.html#_data_type) in the SYCL 2020 specification (Rev. 7) limits the `DataT` template argument in image accessors to `int4` (`vec`), `uint4` (`vec`), `float4` (`vec`), or `half4` (`vec`). However, there are no stated correlation between the `image_format` on the image the accessors are accessing and `DataT`.
Should the specification restrict which specific `DataT` types are allowed when making an accessor from an image with a given `image_format` or is it intentional that images can be accessed as another type than suggested by the `image_format`?
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Research direction
Start with Section 4.7.6.1 of the linked SYCL 2020 specification and compare its allowed DataT types with the image_format definitions. Determine whether the specification needs an explicit relationship or intends to allow other type and format combinations; done means documenting the resolved rule in the relevant specification text.
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Assessment
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- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
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- 25/100