Poplar SDK Release Notes
Version: 2.6.0
1. Scope of this document
2. Release overview
2.1. TensorFlow
2.2. TensorFlow Serving
2.3. PopTorch
2.4. PopART
2.5. Poplar
2.6. Graphcore communication library (GCL)
2.7. PopVision analysis library (libpva)
2.8. PopRun and PopDist
2.9. Poplar Triton Backend
2.10. Driver and utilities
3. Package contents
4. Product support and compatibility matrix
4.1. Support levels
4.2. Hardware support
4.3. Operating system support
4.4. Supported tools
4.5. Additional requirements
4.5.1. PopVision analysis tools
4.5.2. TensorFlow
5. List of changes
5.1. Changelogs
5.1.1. TensorFlow changelog
2.6.0
New features
Bug fixes and optimisations
2.5.1
New features
Bug fixes
5.1.2. Keras changelog
2.6.0
New features
Bug fixes
5.1.3. IPU TensorFlow Addons changelog
2.6.0
New features
Bug fixes
2.5.1
New features
Bug fixes
5.1.4. TensorFlow Serving changelog
2.6.0
New features
Bug fixes
5.1.5. PopTorch changelog
2.6.0+74275
New features
Bug Fixes
2.5.0
New features
Bug fixes
Other improvements
5.1.6. PopART changelog
2.6.0+5997
New features
Bug Fixes
Optimisations
Logging and documentation
2.5.1
New features
Bug Fixes
Optimisations
Logging and documentation
5.1.7. Poplar changelog
2.6.0+5997
New features
Bug fixes
Other improvements
2.5.1
New features
Bug fixes
Other improvements
5.1.8. Poplar libraries (PopLibs) changelog
2.6.0+5997
New features
Bug fixes
Other improvements
2.5.1
New features
Bug fixes
Other improvements
5.1.9. Graphcore Communication Library (GCL) changelog
2.6.0+5997
New features
Bug fixes
Other improvements
2.5.0
New features
Bug fixes
Other improvements
5.1.10. PopVision analysis library (libpva) changelog
2.6.0+5997
New features
Bug fixes
2.5.0
New features
Bug fixes
5.1.11. PopVision trace instrumentation library (libpvti) changelog
2.6.0+5997
New features
Bug fixes
5.1.12. PopDist changelog
2.6.0+5997
New features
2.5.0
New features
5.1.13. PopRun changelog
2.6.0+5997
New features
2.5.0
New features
5.1.14. Poplar Triton Backend changelog
2.6.0
New features
Bug fixes
2.5.0
New features
Bug fixes
5.1.15. Driver and utilities changelog
Kernel module
1.1.2
1.1.1 (SDK 2.5.1)
Low-level libraries and tools
2.6.0+5997
2.5.1
5.2. Known issues
5.2.1. TensorFlow known issues
2.6.0
2.5.1
5.2.2. Keras known issues
2.6.0
5.2.3. IPU TensorFlow Addons known issues
2.6.0
2.5.1
5.2.4. TensorFlow Serving known issues
2.6.0
5.2.5. PopTorch known issues
2.6.0+74275
2.5.0
5.2.6. PopART known issues
2.6.0+5997
2.5.1
5.2.7. Poplar known issues
2.6.0+5997
2.5.1
5.2.8. Poplar libraries (PopLibs) known issues
2.6.0+5997
2.5.1
5.2.9. Graphcore Communication Library (GCL) known issues
2.6.0+5997
2.5.0
5.2.10. PopVision analysis library (libpva) known issues
2.6.0+5997
2.5.0
5.2.11. PopVision trace instrumentation library (libpvti) known issues
2.6.0+5997
5.2.12. PopDist known issues
2.6.0+5997
2.5.0
5.2.13. PopRun known issues
2.6.0+5997
2.5.0
5.2.14. Poplar Triton Backend known issues
2.6.0
2.5.0
5.2.15. Driver and utilities known issues
1.1.2
1.1.1 (SDK 2.5.1)
5.3. Compatibility changes
5.3.1. TensorFlow compatibility changes
2.6.0
2.5.1
5.3.2. IPU TensorFlow Addons compatibility changes
2.6.0
2.5.1
5.3.3. TensorFlow Serving compatibility changes
2.6.0
5.3.4. PopTorch compatibility changes
2.6.0+74275
2.5.0
5.3.5. PopART compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
2.5.1
5.3.6. Poplar compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
2.5.1
5.3.7. Poplar libraries (PopLibs) compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
2.5.1
5.3.8. Graphcore Communication Library (GCL) compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
2.5.0
5.3.9. PopVision analysis library (libpva) compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
2.5.0
5.3.10. PopVision trace instrumentation library (libpvti) compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
5.3.11. PopDist compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
2.5.0
5.3.12. PopRun compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
2.5.0
5.3.13. Poplar Triton Backend compatibility changes
2.6.0
2.5.0
5.3.14. Driver and utilities compatibility changes
1.1.2
1.1.1 (SDK 2.5.1)
6. Legal notices
Poplar SDK Release Notes
5.3.7.
Poplar libraries (PopLibs) compatibility changes
2.6.0+5997
None.
2.5.1
Deprecated the non-GCL collectives
Removed support for multi-IPU convolutions