Revision 11

What's Changed

• Update badges for revision 10 by @gmlueck in #794
• Prepare for revision 11 by @gmlueck in #795
• Update process doc for publishing a revision by @gmlueck in #797
• Fix issues using buffer in examples by @reble in #802
• Improve description of information descriptors by @Pennycook in #803
• Clarify vec::as behavior by @Pennycook in #804
• Fix swizzle-to-vec conversion by @gmlueck in #805
• Specify return type for "queue_profiling" by @gmlueck in #806
• Remove spurious line from device info descriptor code by @etomzak in #813
• clarify_event_complete_synchronization by @TApplencourt in #816
• Add an example MR of a ratification package by @gmlueck in #819
• Consistent use of behavior vs. behaviour in appendix by @reble in #822
• Allow "std::byte" as "vec" element type by @gmlueck in #826
• Fix horizontal line by @gmlueck in #840
• Add "squash-commits.sh" by @gmlueck in #841
• Remove references to "inter-device copy" by @Pennycook in #866
• Add missing deprecation comments by @Pennycook in #867
• Clarify dimension must be in range [0, Dimensions) by @Pennycook in #868
• Add missing comment by @KornevNikita in #869
• Clarify synchronization behavior of sycl::free by @Pennycook in #870
• Clarify availability of sycl::byte/half on host by @Pennycook in #871
• Deprecate the half_precision:: namespace by @Pennycook in #872
• Update to the latest Docker image by @gmlueck in #873
• Rename TagT to DeductionTagT by @Pennycook in #874
• Add host_task to handler synopsis by @Pennycook in #875
• Clarify the max_num_sub_groups queries by @Pennycook in #876
• Remove "default" from common by-value semantics by @Pennycook in #877
• Add std:: prefix to fixed-width integers by @Pennycook in #885
• Clarify that the CL/sycl.hpp header is deprecated by @Pennycook in #886
• Clarify specializing sycl:: templates is invalid by @Pennycook in #887
• Deprecate accessor::max_size() by @Pennycook in #888
• Clarify effect of using accessors outside commands by @Pennycook in #889
• Add SYCL 2020 (Revision 10) to issue templates by @Pennycook in #890
• Fix compare_exchange_* with only one memory_order by @Pennycook in #895
• Clarify accumulator type for reductions and scans by @Pennycook in #896
• Add UB to get_native() by @etomzak in #897
• Explicitly delete handler move/copy constructors by @Pennycook in #898
• Add noexcept to index space classes by @Pennycook in #899
• Change buffer API descriptions to use new style by @steffenlarsen in #903
• Let implementations elect not to use secondary queues by @steffenlarsen in #905
• Fix very minor typo by @nmnobre in #907
• Add note about vec behavior in relational funcs by @gmlueck in #910
• Clarify device_type and get_devices() functions by @Pennycook in #911
• Change event API description to new style by @etomzak in #912
• Add integral overloads for id and range operators by @Pennycook in #918
• Fix grammatical error by @gmlueck in #919
• Add "std::" to more "size_t" by @gmlueck in #920
• Improve default allocator wording by @etomzak in #923
• Clarify async error handling priorities by @gmlueck in #926
• [KHR] add sycl_khr_queue_empty_query by @TApplencourt in #927
• Add sycl_khr_group_interface extension by @Pennycook in #928
• [KHR] Add sycl_khr_max_work_group_queries extension by @Aympab in #929
• [KHR] Queue flush by @TApplencourt in #930
• Add sycl_khr_work_item_queries extension by @Pennycook in #931
• Add sycl_khr_addrspace_cast extension by @Pennycook in #932
• Removing contradictory statement about context by @gmlueck in #934
• Clarify thread-safety guarantees by @Pennycook in #935
• Add myself to the contributor list by @reble in #938
• Update release process w.r.t. contributors by @gmlueck in #939

Full Changelog: SYCL-2020/final-rev10...SYCL-2020/final-rev11

Revision 10

What's Changed

• Update for revision 9 release by @gmlueck in #605
• Remove "heterogeneous" where it doesn't make sense by @TApplencourt in #590
• Update platform description to new format by @gmlueck in #567
• CTS issue workflow: Don't assign PR author to issue by @psalz in #609
• Fix spelling by @gmlueck in #607
• Fix typo by @hdelan in #622
• Remove info::platform::profile from the header by @VerenaBeckham in #631
• Fix a grammar mistake. by @VerenaBeckham in #632
• Update device description to new format by @gmlueck in #635
• Update queue description to new format by @gmlueck in #636
• Fix target::host_task rendering in programming_interface by @dmitriy-sobolev in #639
• Alphabetize m before n in glossary by @etomzak in #641
• Undeprecate legacy multi_ptr by @steffenlarsen in #652
• Un-capitalize some middle words in headings by @etomzak in #653
• Include cf. (compare) in set of non-line-ending abbreviations by @etomzak in #654
• Fix a typo in multi_ptr::operator= documentation by @aelovikov-intel in #642
• Add missing multi_ptr aliases for access::address_space::generic by @victor-eds in #658
• Fix error behavior for initialize_to_identity by @Pennycook in #659
• Allow any manifestly constant-evaluated expression and conversion in device function by @keryell in #662
• Update context description to new format by @gmlueck in #677
• Add constraint to vec <<, >> operators by @gmlueck in #689
• CTS issue workflow: Only run on main branch by @psalz in #690
• Prepare sycl_khr_default_context for publication by @gmlueck in #692
• Clarify and deprecate "execution_capabilities" by @gmlueck in #696
• Add pointer-to-object to list of atomic_ref types by @Pennycook in #697
• Move acknowledgements section by @Pennycook in #698
• Redefine SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION by @gmlueck in #704
• Fix 2 kernel in submit in code example by @TApplencourt in #705
• Clarify default context behavior by @gmlueck in #706
• Simplify the introduction by @Pennycook in #707
• Revert "Merge pull request #698 from gmlueck/gmlueck/cherry-pick-693" by @gmlueck in #708
• Replace "inverse sqrt" with "reciprocal" sqrt by @Pennycook in #736
• Fix definition of marray::size() by @Pennycook in #739
• Remove reference to OpenCL 1.2 memory model by @Pennycook in #741
• Highlight variable templates for known_identity by @Pennycook in #742
• Add/Run/CI Clang-format on adoc/code by @TApplencourt in #744
• Clarify the meaning of different device types by @Pennycook in #745
• Add bool to list of types supported by stream by @Pennycook in #746
• Clarify "vec" DataT by @gmlueck in #747
• Change return type of named swizzles by @gmlueck in #748
• Fix definition of RET for vec operators by @gmlueck in #749
• Clarify that RandomFiller uses one random number by @Pennycook in #750
• Fix incorrect reference to vec::as by @Pennycook in #751
• Replace "lambda function" with "lambda expression" by @Pennycook in #752
• Clarify "vec" ADL behavior by @gmlueck in #753
• Fix 1-element "vec" ambiguities by @gmlueck in #756
• First draft of process documentation by @gmlueck in #757
• Add issue templates by @Pennycook in #760
• Fix local_accessor::swap(accessor &other); typo by @aelovikov-intel in #761
• Clarify is_available by @Pennycook in #762
• Remove "implementation note" by @Pennycook in #763
• Deprecate hierarchical parallelism by @Pennycook in #764
• Minor improvements to Section 4.5 and Appendix A by @nmnobre in #766
• Fix reference to rule of five in common-byval.h by @Pennycook in #767
• Remove minimum max_mem_alloc_size by @Pennycook in #768
• Clarify valid integer sizes for kernel attributes by @Pennycook in #769
• Align wait_and_throw from queue:: and event:: by @Pennycook in #772
• Clarify group algorithms don't support iterators by @Pennycook in #773
• Fix description of sycl::free by @Pennycook in #774
• Fix vec constructors by @gmlueck in #775
• Add vec explicit conversion by @gmlueck in #776
• Remove underspecified vector_t by @gmlueck in #778
• Remove references to compile/build_with_source by @Pennycook in #779
• Specify copy assignment operator for vec swizzles by @gmlueck in #781
• Generalize RET for vec logical and comparison ops by @gmlueck in #782
• Fix regex in api_xrefs by @etomzak in #783
• Update to latest docker image by @gmlueck in #785
• Update copyright to 2025 by @gmlueck in #788
• Describe copyright update process by @gmlueck in #790
• Update contributors list by @gmlueck in #792

Full Changelog: SYCL-2020/final-rev9...SYCL-2020/final-rev10

Revision 9

What's Changed

• Update to revision 8 by @gmlueck in #477
• Fix broken link in README by @mkinsner in #488
• Use hyphens in reference names by @gmlueck in #482
• Fix longstanding informational messages by @gmlueck in #483
• Remove confusing wording about errors by @gmlueck in #471
• Allow platforms to be empty by @illuhad in #468
• Fix incorrect word use after a previous search-replace update by @mkinsner in #490
• Fix incorrect info name by @KornevNikita in #491
• Fix properties synopsis indent by @mkinsner in #493
• Fix bugs in SYCL2020 USM section by @mkinsner in #485
• Clarify sections previously using "synchronize" by @Pennycook in #484
• Reflow: break lines at end of sentence / 80 cols by @TApplencourt in #495
• Update contributors by @gmlueck in #494
• Fix missing word by @mkinsner in #496
• Fix editorial bug - bracket -> comma by @mkinsner in #505
• Refine vec interface code snippet by @AlexeySachkov in #479
• [reflow] Abbreviation "ch." does not end sentence by @gmlueck in #510
• Editorial fixes to "vec" by @gmlueck in #503
• Fix prvalue to xvalue conversion address space assignment by @Naghasan in #464
• Align description of logical vec operator overloads by @AlexeySachkov in #480
• Clarify group synchronization behavior by @Pennycook in #499
• Improve default allocator wording by @mkinsner in #501
• Update reqd_sub_group_size argument name. by @bader in #506
• Fix an editorial mistake in "vec" by @gmlueck in #513
• Fix formatting by removing trailing 's' by @mkinsner in #518
• Fix comments for nd_item interface. by @bader in #517
• Improve wording around buffer mutexes by @mkinsner in #497
• Host allocation sharing via set final data - construction->destruction by @mkinsner in #502
• Clarify that capture by ref host_task requires caution by @hdelan in #515
• Use fixed-width type in nan() by @gmlueck in #519
• Editorial fix in vector section by @mkinsner in #522
• Editorial fix for marray table by @mkinsner in #523
• Builtin function precision is backend specific by @gmlueck in #511
• Add Alignment Imposition by @AD2605 in #512
• Update hostTaskSynopsis.h by @mkinsner in #527
• Bump copyright dates to the new year by @gmlueck in #529
• Update copyright notice to revision 10 by @gmlueck in #528
• Fix tiny typo by @KornevNikita in #531
• Fix missing comma in atomic_ref::load. by @VerenaBeckham in #533
• Remove unusable asciidoc attribute by @etomzak in #534
• Remove unused commandGroup.h file. by @VerenaBeckham in #544
• Clarify access::target::host_task by @hdelan in #537
• Move cl::sycl::memory_order, atomic class and atomic operations to sycl namespace by @VerenaBeckham in #542
• Fix description of get_access() by @VerenaBeckham in #538
• Insert missing closing parenthesis. by @VerenaBeckham in #554
• Update formatting for builtin functions by @gmlueck in #556
• Deprecate device selector types. by @VerenaBeckham in #557
• Allow raw pointers in addition to multi_ptr by @gmlueck in #555
• Add HTML links for "synopsis" code blocks by @gmlueck in #559
• Add new non-normative note format by @gmlueck in #563
• Expandable TOC for HTML output by @gmlueck in #560
• Remove "listing" cross references by @gmlueck in #561
• Create a new init.py file by @gmlueck in #558
• Add clarification to event wait wording by @AerialMantis in #520
• Fix typo with "accessor::get_pointer" by @gmlueck in #549
• Add API synopsis titles and cross references by @gmlueck in #562
• Deprecate item's conversion operator to an item with offset by @VerenaBeckham in #550
• Clarify max work-group size by @gmlueck in #548
• Clarify swizzled_vec class by @gmlueck in #514
• Clarify wording about local_access "value_type" by @gmlueck in #566
• Fix Asciidoc error in vec table by @gmlueck in #570
• Update CI "actions/upload-artifact" version by @gmlueck in #571
• Add new contributors by @gmlueck in #572
• Correct commit id when building from CI by @gmlueck in #573
• Remove unused "OPENCL_VERSION" attribute by @gmlueck in #574
• Reference Docker Hub image by SHA by @gmlueck in #576
• Fix local docker build of PDF spec by @gmlueck in #579
• Update to latest docker image by @gmlueck in #581
• Fix typos in RandomFiller example by @Pennycook in #584
• Fix the link to the table with mem_advice and prefetch method descriptions. by @bader in #583
• Reflow improvements by @gmlueck in #586
• Fix typo in multi_ptr class name by @bader in #591
• Typos in programming_interface.adoc by @TApplencourt in #592
• Disallow repeated swizzle element in assignment by @gmlueck in #585
• Clarify that "sycl::free(nullptr)" does nothing by @gmlueck in #593
• Add workflow to automatically open CTS issue on spec changes by @psalz in #589
• Reflow and "etc." by @gmlueck in #594
• Update to the latest Docker image by @gmlueck in #595
• Some editorial cleanup by @gmlueck in #596
• Only run CTS issue workflow when opening PRs; run on base branch by @psalz in #597
• Generalize synopsis role by @gmlueck in #599
• Enable additional API cross-references by @gmlueck in #600

New Contributors

• @illuhad made their first contribution in #468
• @KornevNikita made their first contribution in #491
• @bader made their first contribution in #506
• @hdelan made their first contribution in #515
• @AD2605 made their first contribution in #512
• @VerenaBeckham made their first contribution in #533
• @etomzak made their first contribution in #534

Full Changelog: SYCL-2020/final-rev8...SYCL-2020/final-rev9

Revision 8

What's Changed

• Minor corrections and tweaks by @nmnobre in #403
• Fix table link in the description of platform::get_info() by @nmnobre in #407
• [SYCL] Modify signature of async_work_group_copy in nd_item and group by @mmoadeli in #402
• Remove image deduction tag constructors by @steffenlarsen in #400
• Add missing accessor deduction tags to syntax highlighting by @keryell in #398
• Minor corrections to image APIs by @steffenlarsen in #397
• Clarify "is_compatible" by @gmlueck in #381
• Fix "multi_ptr" errors relating to "const" by @gmlueck in #405
• Type for copy and fill should be device-copyable by @gmlueck in #425
• Clarify wording where people were misinterpreting requirement by @mkinsner in #423
• with_offset -> WithOffset to match template name by @mkinsner in #422
• Add missing noexcept to sampled_image member functions by @steffenlarsen in #418
• Clarify queries for memory scope / order caps by @gmlueck in #382
• Multi-ptr bug fixes, phase 1 by @gmlueck in #395
• Clarify "gentype" function signatures by @gmlueck in #428
• Remove errc_for / error_category_for by @gmlueck in #431
• Relax exception requirement for placeholder capture by @steffenlarsen in #427
• Default multi_ptr to legacy to avoid code break with SYCL 1.2.1 by @AerialMantis in #432
• [SYCL] Address multi_ptr in spec vs intel/llvm mismatches by @mmoadeli in #439
• Clarify default constructed accessor and "require" by @gmlueck in #434
• Add minor fixes to accessor/multi_ptr wording by @AerialMantis in #437
• Introduce a default constructor for sycl::range by @psalz in #453
• Add restriction to "vec::as" by @gmlueck in #447
• Fix local_accessor code section rendering by @dmitriy-sobolev in #457
• Update programming_interface.adoc by @jzc in #456
• Clarify the builtin functions (again) by @gmlueck in #440
• Clarify operations on swizzled vec by @gmlueck in #462
• Change return type for "abs_diff" by @gmlueck in #458
• Fix definition of "nextafter" for double and half by @gmlueck in #449
• Limit vec alignment to 64 bytes by @gmlueck in #448
• Add marray support to "any" / "all" by @gmlueck in #446
• Remove reference to "denorms are flushed to zero" by @gmlueck in #445
• Add "half" to geometric functions by @gmlueck in #444
• Fix range for half-precision cos/sin/tan by @gmlueck in #443
• Fix defs of "fast_length" and "fast_normalize" by @gmlueck in #442
• Add built-in function changes to "what's changed" by @gmlueck in #466

New Contributors

• @nmnobre made their first contribution in #403
• @mmoadeli made their first contribution in #402
• @dmitriy-sobolev made their first contribution in #457

Full Changelog: SYCL-2020/final-rev7...SYCL-2020/final-rev8