Level-Zero on Aurora¶

Overview¶

The objective of the ‘oneAPI’ Level-Zero Application Programming Interface (API) is to provide direct-to-metal interfaces to offload accelerator devices. Its programming interface can be tailored to any device's needs and can be adapted to support a broader set of language features such as function pointers, virtual functions, unified memory, and I/O capabilities.

Using Level-Zero on Aurora¶

The Intel Compute Runtime is part of the node images on Aurora, and available under standard system paths (/usr/include/level_zero/ for example).

Building on Aurora¶

Level-Zero is a C API that can be used in your application by including the ze_api.h file:

#include <level_zero/ze_api.h>

Applications that use the Level-Zero API need to be linked to the Level-Zero loader library by using the -lze_loader linker flag.

Level-Zero Documentation¶

The Level-Zero documentation can be found here: Level-Zero Specification.