{"id":"compute.kernels--RequirePortableKernel","name":"RequirePortableKernel","owner":"yeho","package":"compute.kernels","kind":"function","signature":"external RequirePortableKernel(portableKernelContract kernel) returns portableKernelContract","description":"Require portable kernel.","context":"Describe reusable compute kernels and their workload contracts.","parameters":[{"name":"kernel","type":"portableKernelContract","description":"Supply kernel as portableKernelContract."}],"returns":"portableKernelContract","members":[],"tags":["compute","compute.kernels","cpu","function","kernels","source-example","yeho"],"updated":"2026-09-09","source":{"repository":"yeho","path":"packages/compute/kernels/portable_contract.yh","line":356,"sha256":"374e7fc951e82c532d89923c59e362a879757e22adbb3165c1497fd7eb1e29d9"},"status":"source-declared","notes":["Package presence and a declaration do not establish support on every host. Host services need their platform and lifecycle setup."],"examples":[{"id":"usage","title":"Use RequirePortableKernel","description":"A complete small caller. Values are illustrative; check the returned result and package requirements before connecting live resources.","code":"using compute.kernels\n\n// Describe reusable compute kernels and their workload contracts.\nportableKernelContract kernel = portableKernelContract(\"Nova\", \"operation Kind\", [], portableKernelWorkContract(1, [], [], \"bounds Policy\", 4, 1, \"barrier Policy\", \"reduction Kind\", \"reduction Order\"), \"effect\", [], true, true, \"specialization Key\")\nportableKernelContract result = RequirePortableKernel(kernel)\nConsole.Log(\"Inspect result in your debugger\")\n","manifest":"manifestVersion = \"2\"\npackage = \"api.example.compute_kernels__requireportablekernel\"\nversion = \"0.1.0\"\nlanguageEdition = \"yeho-core-2026.1\"\n\n[app]\nkind = \"headless\"\n\n[[dependencies]]\npackage = \"compute.kernels\"\nversion = \"0.1.0\"\npath = \"../../../yeho/packages/compute/kernels\"\n\n[[dependencies]]\npackage = \"compute.tensor\"\nversion = \"0.1.0\"\npath = \"../../../yeho/packages/compute/tensor\"\n\n[[dependencies]]\npackage = \"console\"\nversion = \"0.1.0\"\npath = \"../../../yeho/packages/console\"\n\n[[dependencies]]\npackage = \"diagnostics\"\nversion = \"0.1.0\"\npath = \"../../../yeho/packages/diagnostics\"\n","tags":["cpu","source-example"],"verification":"type checked","run":"cpu-oracle","sha256":"2860a9be20ef5ce3e1b92b969c38c264634019f3b7176750ffdce7434f281dd6","checked":"2026-09-09","diagnostic":"","observedOutput":null,"checkedBackend":null}],"searchTerms":[],"url":"https://demonhunterlabs.com/academy/api?item=compute.kernels--RequirePortableKernel","json":"https://demonhunterlabs.com/reference/items/compute.kernels--RequirePortableKernel.json","markdown":"https://demonhunterlabs.com/reference/text/compute.kernels--RequirePortableKernel.md"}