Motivation

Establish a foundational architecture for the CUDA SGEMM Optimization project that supports progressive kernel optimization techniques while maintaining code quality, testability, and benchmarking capabilities.

Changes

New Capabilities

• core-architecture: Three-layer architecture (Application, Kernel, Utility)
• kernel-interface: Unified template interface for all SGEMM kernels
• error-handling: Exception-based error handling with RAII cleanup
• testing-architecture: Google Test framework with property-based testing
• build-system: Dual build support (CMake + Makefile)

Impact

This RFC established the architectural foundation for all subsequent kernel implementations and testing infrastructure. It defined the kernel interface contract that all five implementations follow, enabling consistent benchmarking and verification.