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### OpenCL Parallel Prefix Sum (aka Scan) Example ###

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DESCRIPTION:

This example shows how to perform an efficient parallel prefix sum (aka Scan)
using OpenCL.  Scan is a common data parallel primitive which can be used for
variety of different operations -- this example uses local memory for storing
partial sums and avoids memory bank conflicts on architectures which serialize
memory operations that are serviced on the same memory bank by offsetting the
loads and stores based on the size of the local group and the number of
memory banks (see appropriate macro definition).  As a result, this example
requires that the local group size > 1.

Note that the .cl compute kernel file(s) are loaded and compiled at
runtime.  The example source assumes that these files are in the same 
path as the built executable.

For simplicity, this example is intended to be run from the command line.
If run from within XCode, open the Run Log (Command-Shift-R) to see the 
output.  Alternatively, run the applications from within a Terminal.app 
session to launch from the command line.

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BUILD REQUIREMENTS:

Mac OS X v10.6 or later

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RUNTIME REQUIREMENTS:

Mac OS X v10.6 or later with OpenCL 1.0

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PACKAGING LIST:

ReadMe.txt
scan.c
scan_kernel.cl
scan.xcodeproj

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CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS:

Version 1.0
- First version.

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