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Optimize Reshape

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#24 opened on Feb 16, 2016

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Description

The GLSL shader for Tensor.reshape is very complex. It also currently accounts for ~15% of the execution time of the NN demo.

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Research direction
Profile the existing reshape shader to identify bottlenecks, then simplify or rewrite the GLSL code to reduce complexity and improve performance.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Performance
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptWebGLGLSL
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35