XRT 2.21.70 for ppc64le (POWER8)

First-ever build of Xilinx Runtime (XRT) for IBM POWER8 (ppc64le)

Build Info

• Version: XRT 2.21.70
• Architecture: ppc64le (POWER8)
• Built On: IBM Power System S824 (POWER8 16-core, 512GB RAM)
• Build Date: 2026-01-24
• Ubuntu: 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Contents

• bin/xrt-smi - XRT System Management Interface
• bin/xbmgmt - XRT Board Management
• bin/xclbinutil - XCLBIN Utility
• lib/ - Shared libraries (31 .so files)
• python/ - Python bindings (pybind11)

Installation

sudo cp bin/* /usr/local/bin/
sudo cp lib/*.so* /usr/local/lib/
sudo ldconfig

Hardware Tested

• Xilinx Alveo U30 (device ID d03c)
• IBM Power System S824

Build Notes

• Built from source with cmake patches for hwemu dependencies
• Required: sed -i "s/xrt_hwemu/xrt_coreutil/g" on CMakeLists.txt files
• Python bindings built against Python 3.8

Credits

Built by Elyan Labs (elyan.io)

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