## What is this repository for? ###

**This repository provides implementation of [HIP](https://github.com/ROCm-Developer-Tools/HIP) for AMD GPUs.**

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## Repository branches:

The hipamd repository maintains several branches. The branches that are of importance are:

* Main branch: This is the stable branch. It is up to date with the latest release branch, for example, if the latest HIP release is rocm-4.3, main branch will be the repository based on this release.
* Release branches. These are branches corresponding to each ROCM release, listed with release tags, such as rocm-4.4, etc.

## Release tagging:

hipamd releases are typically naming convention for each ROCM release to help differentiate them.

* rocm x.yy: These are the stable releases based on the ROCM release. 
  This type of release is typically made once a month.*