Make CouchDB View server take use of GPU capabilities (// computing)
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Key: COUCHDB-544
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-544
Project: CouchDB
Issue Type: New Feature
Components: Database Core, JavaScript View Server
Environment: All
Reporter: Maxime Garcia
Priority: Minor
Nowadays, GPUs provide a considerable amount of power in parallel computing of
shaders... in screen rendering. For example, a standard GPU like ATI's HD 2900
XT gives 500 Gflops power whereas a classic CPU gives only 8 Gflops.
nVidia CUDA, OpenCL... it is underway.
It is a computing mode that permits massive parallel computing on isolated data.
o_O That sounds like docs in view building ?
Yeah, exactly.
The main idea is to make CouchDB View engine use these GPU (if available).
Can you imagine the power of view building on a super CouchDB server with 4
PCI-Express GPU cards ?
Some infos (for example) :
http://www.behardware.com/articles/744-1/opencl-democracy-for-gpu-computing.html
(for FR :
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/744-1/opencl-gpu-computing-enfin-democratise.html
)
PS : This issue is submitted to make discussions happen on this crazy idea.
Relax.
I don't know how, but i think this could be a great improvement in the world of
database, and the Couch fits perfectly.
What do you think about ?
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