ROCm / ROCm/.github

[Feature]: HIP: External semaphore support on Linux

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Since May 20, 2026.

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Description

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External semaphores currently are only supported on Windows. Reading the docs I assume this is temporary and that support is planned at some point. Is that correct? Is there a technical reason for the current lack of this feature?

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Linux

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HIP

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