[Bf-cycles] Cycles kernel split patch

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi all,

A couple of developers in AMD have been working for many months with trying to get smaller OpenCL kernels for Cycles. Yesterday they've posted their patch for review:

https://developer.blender.org/D1200

Doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LuXW-CV-sVJkQaEGZlMJ86jZ8FmoPfecaMdR-oiWbUY/edit

Whatever the outcome is, I'd like to express my thanks to AMD and George Kyriazis for their efforts. A corporate contribution to Blender of this scale is unique in our history. I hope it will be an inspiration for others to consider to help us out as stakeholders as well!

Laters,

-Ton-

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