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commit a8f23ba02b8aa80a02769d091e46a187bfff59e3 Author: Jared Roesch <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Fri Feb 26 11:11:16 2021 -0800 Initial commit Add LICENSE, placeholder README and template for RFCs --- 0000-template.md | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ LICENSE | 202 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ rfcs/.gitkeep | 0 3 files changed, 304 insertions(+) diff --git a/0000-template.md b/0000-template.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bb82e19 --- /dev/null +++ b/0000-template.md @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +- Feature Name: (fill me in with a unique identifier, `my_awesome_feature`) +- Start Date: (fill me in with today's date, YYYY-MM-DD) +- RFC PR: [apache/tvm-rfcs#0000](https://github.com/apache/tvm-rfcs/pull/0000) +- GitHub Issue: [apache/tvm#0000](https://github.com/apache/tvm/issues/0000) + +# Summary +[summary]: #summary + +One paragraph explanation of the feature. + +# Motivation +[motivation]: #motivation + +Why are we doing this? What use cases does it support? What is the expected outcome? + +# Guide-level explanation +[guide-level-explanation]: #guide-level-explanation + +Explain the proposal as if it was already included in the language and you were teaching it to a TVM user. + +That generally means: + +- Introducing new named concepts. +- Explaining what the feature enables (hint: think in terms of examples). +- If applicable, provide sample error messages, deprecation warnings, or migration guidance. + +For internal RFCs (e.g. for compiler internals), this section should focus on how core contributors s +hould think about the change, and give examples of its concrete impact. + +For policy RFCs, this section should provide an example-driven introduction to the policy, + and explain its impact in concrete terms. + +# Reference-level explanation +[reference-level-explanation]: #reference-level-explanation + +This is the technical portion of the RFC. Explain the design in sufficient detail that: + +- Its interaction with other features is clear. +- It is reasonably clear how the feature would be implemented. +- Corner cases are dissected by example. + +The section should return to the examples given in the previous section, +and explain more fully how the detailed proposal makes those examples work. + +# Drawbacks +[drawbacks]: #drawbacks + +Why should we *not* do this? + +# Rationale and alternatives +[rationale-and-alternatives]: #rationale-and-alternatives + +- Why is this design the best in the space of possible designs? +- What other designs have been considered and what is the rationale for not choosing them? +- What is the impact of not doing this? + +# Prior art +[prior-art]: #prior-art + +Discuss prior art, both the good and the bad, in relation to this proposal. +A few examples of what this can include are: + +- Does this feature exist in other ML compilers or languages and discuss the experince their community has had? +- For community proposals: Is this done by some other community and what were their experiences with it? +- For other teams: What lessons can we learn from what other communities have done here? +- Papers: Are there any published papers or great posts that discuss this? + If you have some relevant papers to refer to, this can serve as a more detailed theoretical background. + +If there is no prior art, that is fine - your ideas are interesting to us whether they are + brand new or if it is an adaptation from other languages. + +Note that while precedent set by other languages is some motivation, it does not on its own motivate an RFC. +Please also take into consideration that TVM intentionally diverges from other compilers. + +# Unresolved questions +[unresolved-questions]: #unresolved-questions + +- What parts of the design do you expect to resolve through the RFC process before this gets merged? +- What parts of the design do you expect to resolve through the implementation of this feature before stabilization? +- What related issues do you consider out of scope for this RFC that could be addressed in the future + independently of the solution that comes out of this RFC? + +# Future possibilities +[future-possibilities]: #future-possibilities + +Think about what the natural extension and evolution of your proposal would +be and how it would affect the language and project as a whole in a holistic +way. 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