
9/13/2018 · Vijay Rao, Nadav Rotem
What this post added
This post introduces Glow, an open-source compiler framework developed by Meta to enable hardware acceleration for Machine Learning (ML) workloads. Glow accepts computation graphs from deep learning frameworks like PyTorch and generates optimized code for a variety of ML accelerators. It features hardware-independent optimizations, a configurable memory allocator, and an instruction scheduler. The post highlights industry collaboration with partners like Cadence, Esperanto, Intel, Marvell, and Qualcomm to support Glow in future silicon products, aiming to accelerate inference performance and reduce development time for hardware partners.