C++ Logo

sg14

Advanced search

Re: [SG14] June 11 SG14 6 UTC Inverted meeting (Games)

From: Matthew Bentley <mattreecebentley_at_[hidden]>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:18:28 +1200
The note about it being virtual is Michael's addition, so maybe there is
something he knows which I don't.

On Wed, 17 Jun 2020 at 10:03, Paul M. Bendixen via SG14 <
sg14_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> There is no news saying meetingC++20 is going to be online, this is still
> an ongoing issue.
>
> http://meetingcpp.com/meetingcpp/news/items/A-first-look-at-COVID-19-and-Meeting-Cpp-2020.html
> However, perhaps it won't be a big F2F if it happens.
> /Paul
>
> Den tir. 16. jun. 2020 kl. 19.00 skrev Michael Wong via SG14 <
> sg14_at_[hidden]>:
>
>> Thanks Matthew for the linnks. Here are the minutes from June SG14 call.
>> Thanks also to Matthew for the minutes:
>>
>> No objections to previous minutes
>> No action items from prev meeting
>>
>> Cppcon:
>> will go ahead, online/offline ratio undecided
>> sg14 face to face cppcon will not happen, will have regular online
>> meetup instead
>> submissions still (sort of) open
>> reviewers for papers for embedded track appreciated
>>
>> Future CPP standard meetings:
>> ISO & Insights have put face-to-face meetings on hold for moment
>> Currently moratorium on forwarding papers on, but may not continue due
>> to length of covid lockdowns
>>
>>
>> Papers:
>>
>> Colony:
>> Wording is progressing with help from Jens
>> Question around having reserve function - whether necessary:
>> - not present in deque
>> - performance detriment when present in previous benchmarks (for full
>> reserve implementation)
>> - question whether necessary regarding shifting allocation out of hot
>> loop code - suggestion that this is solved to an extent via allocators
>> when this is necessary
>> - also question around whether is necessary to stop colony from
>> allocating lots of small memory blocks when the rough number of total
>> elements is known in advance - suggestion that this is solved by
>> adjusting minimum block capacities
>> - suggestion that we can always add this later in standardization process
>> - inclusion may force necessity of another function to free up unused
>> memory blocks - as opposed to shrink_to_fit, which is not required to
>> keep iterators to elements valid
>> - retaining memory blocks where all elements have been erased - could
>> be problematic in terms of creating uncertainty for developers as to
>> whether a memory block is freed
>> - question for later paper revision - should shrink_to_fit consolidate
>> container and remove skips, or reallocate elements to maximum capacity
>> blocks and create best-case cache locality
>>
>>
>> Question around supplying min/max block capacity limits to
>> constructors/functions - whether invalid (out-of-range) supplied
>> limits should be silently corrected, or if functions should
>> throw/return an error code/some combination of these:
>> - Constructors can throw anyway, so throwing or defining as UB most
>> logical
>> - Settle for throwing as more straightforward
>> - Is skipfield necessary - seems to be for any future implementation
>> - Nathaniel Niel's suggestion of alternative index - unclear as to
>> what implementation would be - may get back to Matt later
>>
>>
>> Affinity:
>> New paper, 2155, following on from 1436
>> Summary of changes
>> Overview:
>> - p1436 -executor-centric with hints - required knowledge of
>> abstraction of executor
>> - Switch to algorithmic-centric properties - describes what freedoms
>> implementation has, semantics of algorithm
>> - Can be applied more generically to more executors
>> - Executor properties + execution policy properties
>> - Algorithm can execute what user is requesting based on executor's
>> hardware abstraction
>> - Definition of 'locality interference' - metric
>>
>> Jens wording critique:
>> - should contain editorial instruction that this should apply on top of
>> p0443
>> - virtual machines/GPU's/explicit hardware descriptions do not fit
>> within C++ abstract machine, should be moved to proposal
>> - 'bulk algorithm' concept/word is not existing word in C++ standard,
>> needs explicit explanation if used
>> - 'must' too ambiguous, use 'shall'. 'should' similarly cannot be used
>> - only italicize terms when defining them, not elsewhere
>> - 'higher constructive interference' not defined, 'hardware
>> constructive interference' is
>> - changes/additions to abstract machine potentially affects ability of
>> compiler to optimize
>> - work items needs explaining
>>
>>
>> CPP deterministic exception group: nothing
>> Embedded: Nothing to report
>> Financial: nobody present
>> Games: Linear algebra reviewing next week in LEWG online, BLAS &
>> operator overload, 1500 UTC monday
>> Kona is next CPP standards meeting in line
>>
>> Paul: Is there a face-to-face SG14 in november for MeetingCPP? Unlikely
>> as it will be virtual but may be the next Israel F2F meeting.
>>
>> Agenda
>> item for next meeting.
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 6:08 PM Matthew Bentley via SG14 <
>> sg14_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Michael,
>>> just to update the current proposal for colony is at:
>>>
>>> https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/WG21-SG14/SG14/blob/master/Docs/Proposals/D0447R11%20-%20Introduction%20of%20colony%20to%20the%20Standard%20Library.html
>>>
>>> Still going through some revisions before re-submitting at the moment.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 at 07:30, Michael Wong via SG14 <
>>> sg14_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Updated slides affinity:
>>>>
>>>> https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V_69toBb1mF1a_8cRH3G_TkE1EOekW95Jz0LB4o_lTc/edit#slide=id.p4
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 10:14 PM Michael Wong <fraggamuffin_at_[hidden]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Topic: SG14 Low Latency Monthly.
>>>>>
>>>>> This meeting is Games focused and is chaired by Guy Davidson.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael Wong is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
>>>>>
>>>>> Topic: SG14 monthly Apr 2020-Oct 2020
>>>>>
>>>>> Time: Jun 11, 2020 02:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 6 UTC
>>>>> Jun 11, 2020 02:00 AM 6UTC
>>>>> Jul 8, 2020 02:00 PM 18 UTC
>>>>> Aug 12, 2020 02:00 PM 18 UTC
>>>>> Sep 9, 2020 02:00 PM 18 UTC
>>>>> Oct 7, 2020 02:00 PM 18 UTC
>>>>>
>>>>> Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
>>>>> https://iso.zoom.us/j/819108882?pwd=L0pPZm5QRWlTYXdJditvU1JLdjFYUT09
>>>>> Password: 013549
>>>>>
>>>>> Or iPhone one-tap :
>>>>> US: +13462487799,,819108882# or +14086380968,,819108882#
>>>>> Or Telephone:
>>>>> Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current
>>>>> location):
>>>>> US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 646 876 9923 or
>>>>> +1
>>>>> 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
>>>>> or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free)
>>>>> Meeting ID: 819 108 882
>>>>> Password: 013549
>>>>> International numbers available: https://iso.zoom.us/u/abhaIjFKLZ
>>>>>
>>>>> Or Skype for Business (Lync):
>>>>> https://iso.zoom.us/skype/819108882
>>>>>
>>>>> Agenda:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Opening and introductions
>>>>>
>>>>> 1.1 Roll call of participants
>>>>>
>>>>> 1.2 Adopt agenda
>>>>>
>>>>> 1.3 Approve minutes from previous meeting, and approve publishing
>>>>> previously approved minutes to ISOCPP.org
>>>>>
>>>>> 1.4 Action items from previous meetings
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Main issue
>>>>>
>>>>> s (125 min)
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.1 General logistics
>>>>> CPPCON logistics
>>>>> CPPCON SG14 plans
>>>>> CPPCON Embedded Track: Ben Saks
>>>>> future C++ Standard meetings:
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.2 Paper reviews
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Colony by Matthew Bentley,
>>>>> Colony Matthew Bentley https://wg21.link/P0447
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Affinity by Gordon Brown al:
>>>>>
>>>>> Affinity Gordon Brown, Ruyman Reyes, Michael Wong, Mark Hoemmen, Jeff
>>>>> Hammond, Tom Scogland, Domagoj Šarić https://wg21.link/p1436
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.2.1 any other proposal for reviews?
>>>>>
>>>>> Discuss future direction of detreministic C++ exception group :
>>>>>
>>>>> Low-cost Deterministic C++ Exceptions for Embedded Systems
>>>>> <
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/78829292/low_cost_deterministic_C_exceptions_for_embedded_systems.pdf>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Low-cost
>>>>> Deterministic C++ Exceptions for Embedded Systems James Renwick James
>>>>> Renwick et al.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.3 Domain-specific discussions
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.3.1 SIG chairs
>>>>>
>>>>> - Embedded Programming chairs: Ben Craig, Wouter van Ooijen and
>>>>> Odin
>>>>> Holmes, John McFarlane
>>>>> <
>>>>>
>>>>> http://wiki.edg.com/bin/edit/Wg21belfast/McFarlane?topicparent=Wg21belfast.SG14CPPCON2019-09-17;nowysiwyg=1>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Financial/Trading chairs: Stephan TJ, Carl Cooke, Neal Horlock,
>>>>> Mateusz Pusz, Clay Trychta,
>>>>> - Games chairs: Rene Riviera, Guy Davidson and Paul Hampson
>>>>> - Linear Algebra chairs: Bob Steagall, Mark Hoemmen, Guy Davidson
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.4 Other Papers and proposals
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.5 Future F2F meetings:
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.6 future C++ Standard meetings:
>>>>> https://isocpp.org/std/meetings-and-participation/upcoming-meetings
>>>>>
>>>>> - 2020-11: (New York, tentative) Cancelled.
>>>>> - 2021-02-22 to 27: Kona, HI, USA
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Any other business
>>>>> Reflector
>>>>> https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sg14
>>>>> As well as look through papers marked "SG14" in recent standards
>>>>> committee
>>>>> paper mailings:
>>>>> http://open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2015/
>>>>> http://open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2016/
>>>>>
>>>>> Code and proposal Staging area
>>>>> https://github.com/WG21-SG14/SG14
>>>>> 4. Review
>>>>>
>>>>> 4.1 Review and approve resolutions and issues [e.g., changes to SG's
>>>>> working draft]
>>>>>
>>>>> 4.2 Review action items (5 min)
>>>>>
>>>>> 5. Closing process
>>>>>
>>>>> 5.1 Establish next agenda
>>>>>
>>>>> 5.2 Future meeting
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Time: Jul 8, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) : Embedded:
>>>>> Ben
>>>>> Craig
>>>>>
>>>>> Time: Aug 12, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) : Fiinance:
>>>>> Jens,
>>>>> Stephan
>>>>>
>>>>> Time: Sep 9, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) : Security:
>>>>> Mathew
>>>>> Butler
>>>>>
>>>>> Time: Oct 14, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada): Games: Rene
>>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> SG14 mailing list
>>>> SG14_at_[hidden]
>>>> https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sg14
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> SG14 mailing list
>>> SG14_at_[hidden]
>>> https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sg14
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> SG14 mailing list
>> SG14_at_[hidden]
>> https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sg14
>>
>
>
> --
> • − − •/• −/• • −/• − • •/− • • •/•/− •/− • •/• •/− • • −/•/− •/• − − •−
> •/− − •/− −/• −/• •/• − • •/• − • − • −/− • − •/− − −/− −//
> _______________________________________________
> SG14 mailing list
> SG14_at_[hidden]
> https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sg14
>

Received on 2020-06-16 18:22:19