whispercpp 1.3.3 → 1.3.4

data/ext/sources/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-device.m

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+#import "ggml-metal-device.h"
+
+#import "ggml-impl.h"
+#import "ggml-threading.h"
+
+#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+#ifndef TARGET_OS_VISION
+#define TARGET_OS_VISION 0
+#endif
+
+// create residency sets only on macOS >= 15.0
+#if !TARGET_CPU_X86_64 && TARGET_OS_OSX && __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 150000 || \
+    TARGET_OS_IOS && __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 180000 || \
+    TARGET_OS_TV && __TV_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 180000 || \
+    TARGET_OS_VISION && __VISION_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 200000
+#define GGML_METAL_HAS_RESIDENCY_SETS 1
+#endif
+
+// overload of MTLGPUFamilyMetal3 (not available in some environments)
+static const NSInteger MTLGPUFamilyMetal3_GGML = 5001;
+
+#if !GGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY
+// Here to assist with NSBundle Path Hack
+@interface GGMLMetalClass : NSObject
+@end
+@implementation GGMLMetalClass
+@end
+#endif
+
+//
+// MTLFunctionConstantValues wrapper
+//
+
+struct ggml_metal_cv {
+    MTLFunctionConstantValues * obj;
+};
+
+ggml_metal_cv_t ggml_metal_cv_init(void) {
+    ggml_metal_cv_t res = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ggml_metal_cv));
+
+    res->obj = [[MTLFunctionConstantValues alloc] init];
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_cv_free(ggml_metal_cv_t cv) {
+    [cv->obj release];
+    free(cv);
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_cv_set_int16(ggml_metal_cv_t cv, int16_t value, int32_t idx) {
+    [cv->obj setConstantValue:&value type:MTLDataTypeShort atIndex:idx];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_cv_set_int32(ggml_metal_cv_t cv, int32_t value, int32_t idx) {
+    [cv->obj setConstantValue:&value type:MTLDataTypeInt atIndex:idx];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_cv_set_bool(ggml_metal_cv_t cv, bool value, int32_t idx) {
+    [cv->obj setConstantValue:&value type:MTLDataTypeBool atIndex:idx];
+}
+
+//
+// MTLComputePipelineState wrapper
+//
+
+struct ggml_metal_pipeline {
+    id<MTLComputePipelineState> obj;
+
+    // suggested dispatch sizes
+    int nsg;
+
+    int nr0;
+    int nr1;
+
+    size_t smem;
+};
+
+ggml_metal_pipeline_t ggml_metal_pipeline_init(void) {
+    ggml_metal_pipeline_t res = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ggml_metal_pipeline));
+
+    *res = (struct ggml_metal_pipeline) {
+        /*.obj  =*/ nil,
+        /*.nsg  =*/ 0,
+        /*.nr0  =*/ 0,
+        /*.nr1  =*/ 0,
+        /*.smem =*/ 0,
+    };
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_pipeline_free(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline) {
+    [pipeline->obj release];
+
+    free(pipeline);
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_pipeline_set_nsg(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline, int nsg) {
+    pipeline->nsg = nsg;
+}
+
+int ggml_metal_pipeline_get_nsg(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline) {
+    return pipeline->nsg;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_pipeline_set_nr0(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline, int nr0) {
+    pipeline->nr0 = nr0;
+}
+
+int ggml_metal_pipeline_get_nr0(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline) {
+    return pipeline->nr0;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_pipeline_set_nr1(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline, int nr1) {
+    pipeline->nr1 = nr1;
+}
+
+int ggml_metal_pipeline_get_nr1(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline) {
+    return pipeline->nr1;
+}
+
+void   ggml_metal_pipeline_set_smem(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline, size_t smem) {
+    pipeline->smem = smem;
+}
+
+size_t ggml_metal_pipeline_get_smem(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline) {
+    return pipeline->smem;
+}
+
+int ggml_metal_pipeline_max_theads_per_threadgroup(ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline) {
+    return pipeline->obj.maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup;
+}
+
+struct ggml_metal_library {
+    id<MTLLibrary> obj;
+    id<MTLDevice> device;
+
+    ggml_metal_pipelines_t pipelines; // cache of compiled pipelines
+};
+
+ggml_metal_library_t ggml_metal_library_init(ggml_metal_device_t dev) {
+    id<MTLLibrary> library = nil;
+    id<MTLDevice> device = ggml_metal_device_get_obj(dev);
+
+    // load library
+    //
+    // - first check if the library is embedded
+    // - then check if the library is in the bundle
+    // - if not found, load the source and compile it
+    // - if that fails, return NULL
+    //
+    // TODO: move to a function
+    {
+        const int64_t t_start = ggml_time_us();
+
+        NSError * error = nil;
+        NSString * src = nil;
+
+#if GGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY
+        GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: using embedded metal library\n", __func__);
+
+        extern const char ggml_metallib_start[];
+        extern const char ggml_metallib_end[];
+
+        src = [[NSString alloc] initWithBytes:ggml_metallib_start length:(ggml_metallib_end-ggml_metallib_start) encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+#else
+
+#ifdef SWIFT_PACKAGE
+        NSBundle * bundle = SWIFTPM_MODULE_BUNDLE;
+#else
+        NSBundle * bundle = [NSBundle bundleForClass:[GGMLMetalClass class]];
+#endif
+
+        NSString * path_lib = [bundle pathForResource:@"default" ofType:@"metallib"];
+        if (path_lib == nil) {
+            // Try to find the resource in the directory where the current binary located.
+            NSString * bin_cur = [[NSProcessInfo processInfo] arguments][0];
+            NSString * bin_dir = [bin_cur stringByDeletingLastPathComponent];
+
+            NSString * path_lib_default = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[bin_dir, @"default.metallib"]];
+            if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] isReadableFileAtPath:path_lib_default]) {
+                GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: found '%s'\n", __func__, [path_lib_default UTF8String]);
+
+                NSDictionary * atts = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] attributesOfItemAtPath:path_lib_default error:&error];
+                if (atts && atts[NSFileType] == NSFileTypeSymbolicLink) {
+                    // Optionally, if this is a symlink, try to resolve it.
+                    path_lib_default = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] destinationOfSymbolicLinkAtPath:path_lib_default error:&error];
+                    if (path_lib_default && [path_lib_default length] > 0 && ![[path_lib_default substringToIndex:1] isEqualToString:@"/"]) {
+                        // It is a relative path, adding the binary directory as directory prefix.
+                        path_lib_default = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[bin_dir, path_lib_default]];
+                    }
+                    if (!path_lib_default || ![[NSFileManager defaultManager] isReadableFileAtPath:path_lib_default]) {
+                        // Link to the resource could not be resolved.
+                        path_lib_default = nil;
+                    } else {
+                        GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: symlink resolved '%s'\n", __func__, [path_lib_default UTF8String]);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                // The resource couldn't be found in the binary's directory.
+                path_lib_default = nil;
+            }
+
+            path_lib = path_lib_default;
+        }
+
+        if (path_lib != nil) {
+            // pre-compiled library found
+            NSURL * libURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:path_lib];
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: loading '%s'\n", __func__, [path_lib UTF8String]);
+
+            library = [device newLibraryWithURL:libURL error:&error];
+            if (error) {
+                GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: %s\n", __func__, [[error description] UTF8String]);
+                return nil;
+            }
+        } else {
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: default.metallib not found, loading from source\n", __func__);
+
+            NSString * path_source;
+            NSString * path_resource = [[NSProcessInfo processInfo].environment objectForKey:@"GGML_METAL_PATH_RESOURCES"];
+
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: GGML_METAL_PATH_RESOURCES = %s\n", __func__, path_resource ? [path_resource UTF8String] : "nil");
+
+            if (path_resource) {
+                path_source = [path_resource stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"ggml-metal.metal"];
+            } else {
+                path_source = [bundle pathForResource:@"ggml-metal" ofType:@"metal"];
+            }
+
+            if (path_source == nil) {
+                GGML_LOG_WARN("%s: error: could not use bundle path to find ggml-metal.metal, falling back to trying cwd\n", __func__);
+                path_source = @"ggml-metal.metal";
+            }
+
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: loading '%s'\n", __func__, [path_source UTF8String]);
+
+            src = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:path_source encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&error];
+            if (error) {
+                GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: %s\n", __func__, [[error description] UTF8String]);
+                return nil;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
+        if (!library) {
+            @autoreleasepool {
+                // dictionary of preprocessor macros
+                NSMutableDictionary * prep = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
+
+                if (ggml_metal_device_get_props(dev)->has_bfloat) {
+                    [prep setObject:@"1" forKey:@"GGML_METAL_HAS_BF16"];
+                }
+
+#if GGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY
+                [prep setObject:@"1" forKey:@"GGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY"];
+#endif
+
+                MTLCompileOptions * options = [MTLCompileOptions new];
+                options.preprocessorMacros = prep;
+
+                //[options setFastMathEnabled:false];
+
+                library = [device newLibraryWithSource:src options:options error:&error];
+                if (error) {
+                    GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: %s\n", __func__, [[error description] UTF8String]);
+                    return nil;
+                }
+
+#if !__has_feature(objc_arc)
+                [options release];
+#endif
+            }
+        }
+
+#if GGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY
+        [src release];
+#endif // GGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY
+
+        GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: loaded in %.3f sec\n", __func__, (ggml_time_us() - t_start) / 1e6);
+    }
+
+    ggml_metal_library_t res = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ggml_metal_library));
+
+    res->obj = library;
+    res->device = device;
+    res->pipelines = ggml_metal_pipelines_init();
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_library_free(ggml_metal_library_t lib) {
+    if (!lib) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (lib->obj) {
+        [lib->obj release];
+    }
+
+    ggml_metal_pipelines_free(lib->pipelines);
+
+    free(lib);
+}
+
+ggml_metal_pipeline_t ggml_metal_library_get_pipeline(ggml_metal_library_t lib, const char * name) {
+    return ggml_metal_pipelines_get(lib->pipelines, name);
+}
+
+ggml_metal_pipeline_t ggml_metal_library_compile_pipeline(ggml_metal_library_t lib, const char * base, const char * name, ggml_metal_cv_t cv) {
+    // note: the pipelines are cached in the library per device, so they are shared across all metal contexts
+    ggml_critical_section_start();
+
+    ggml_metal_pipeline_t res = ggml_metal_library_get_pipeline(lib, name);
+    if (res) {
+        ggml_critical_section_end();
+
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    res = ggml_metal_pipeline_init();
+
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        NSError * error = nil;
+
+        NSString * base_func = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:base];
+
+        GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: compiling pipeline: base = '%s', name = '%s'\n", __func__, base, name);
+
+        id<MTLFunction> mtl_function;
+        if (!cv) {
+            mtl_function = [lib->obj newFunctionWithName:base_func];
+        } else {
+            mtl_function = [lib->obj newFunctionWithName:base_func constantValues:cv->obj error:&error];
+        }
+        if (!mtl_function) {
+            ggml_critical_section_end();
+
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: failed to compile pipeline: base = '%s', name = '%s'\n", __func__, base, name);
+            if (error) {
+                GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: %s\n", __func__, [[error description] UTF8String]);
+            }
+
+            return nil;
+        }
+
+        res->obj = [lib->device newComputePipelineStateWithFunction:mtl_function error:&error];
+
+        ggml_metal_pipelines_add(lib->pipelines, name, res);
+
+        [mtl_function release];
+
+        GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: loaded %-40s %16p | th_max = %4d | th_width = %4d\n", __func__, name, (void *) res->obj,
+                (int) res->obj.maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup,
+                (int) res->obj.threadExecutionWidth);
+    }
+
+    ggml_critical_section_end();
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+//
+// MTLComputeCommandEncoder wrapper
+//
+
+struct ggml_metal_encoder {
+    id<MTLComputeCommandEncoder> obj;
+};
+
+ggml_metal_encoder_t ggml_metal_encoder_init(ggml_metal_cmd_buf_t cmd_buf_raw, bool concurrent) {
+    ggml_metal_encoder_t res = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ggml_metal_encoder));
+
+    id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = (id<MTLCommandBuffer>) cmd_buf_raw;
+
+    if (concurrent) {
+        res->obj = [cmd_buf computeCommandEncoderWithDispatchType: MTLDispatchTypeConcurrent];
+    } else {
+        res->obj = [cmd_buf computeCommandEncoder];
+    }
+
+    [res->obj retain];
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_free(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder) {
+    [encoder->obj release];
+    free(encoder);
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_debug_group_push(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder, const char * name) {
+    [encoder->obj pushDebugGroup:[NSString stringWithCString:name encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_debug_group_pop (ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder) {
+    [encoder->obj popDebugGroup];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_set_pipeline(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder, ggml_metal_pipeline_t pipeline) {
+    [encoder->obj setComputePipelineState:pipeline->obj];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_set_bytes(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder, void * data, size_t size, int idx) {
+    [encoder->obj setBytes:data length:size atIndex:idx];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_set_buffer(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder, struct ggml_metal_buffer_id buffer, int idx) {
+    [encoder->obj setBuffer:buffer.metal offset:buffer.offs atIndex:idx];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_set_threadgroup_memory_size(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder, size_t size, int idx) {
+    [encoder->obj setThreadgroupMemoryLength:size atIndex:idx];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_dispatch_threadgroups(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder, int tg0, int tg1, int tg2, int tptg0, int tptg1, int tptg2) {
+    [encoder->obj dispatchThreadgroups:MTLSizeMake(tg0, tg1, tg2) threadsPerThreadgroup:MTLSizeMake(tptg0, tptg1, tptg2)];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_memory_barrier(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder) {
+    [encoder->obj memoryBarrierWithScope:MTLBarrierScopeBuffers];
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_encoder_end_encoding(ggml_metal_encoder_t encoder) {
+    [encoder->obj endEncoding];
+}
+
+struct ggml_metal_device {
+    id<MTLDevice> mtl_device;
+
+    // a single global queue shared by all Metal backends
+    // technically not needed for devices with unified memory, but enables discrete GPUs support
+    // ref: https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/15906
+    id<MTLCommandQueue> mtl_queue;
+
+    ggml_metal_library_t library;
+
+    struct ggml_metal_device_props props;
+};
+
+ggml_metal_device_t ggml_metal_device_init(void) {
+    ggml_metal_device_t dev = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ggml_metal_device));
+
+    assert(dev != NULL);
+
+    if (dev->mtl_device == nil) {
+        dev->mtl_device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
+
+        if (dev->mtl_device) {
+            dev->mtl_queue = [dev->mtl_device newCommandQueue];
+            if (dev->mtl_queue == nil) {
+                GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: failed to create command queue\n", __func__);
+            }
+
+            dev->props.has_simdgroup_reduction  = [dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:MTLGPUFamilyApple7];
+            dev->props.has_simdgroup_reduction |= [dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:MTLGPUFamilyMetal3_GGML];
+
+            dev->props.has_simdgroup_mm = [dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:MTLGPUFamilyApple7];
+            dev->props.has_unified_memory = dev->mtl_device.hasUnifiedMemory;
+
+            dev->props.has_bfloat  = [dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:MTLGPUFamilyMetal3_GGML];
+            dev->props.has_bfloat |= [dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:MTLGPUFamilyApple6];
+
+            dev->props.use_residency_sets = true;
+#if defined(GGML_METAL_HAS_RESIDENCY_SETS)
+            dev->props.use_residency_sets = getenv("GGML_METAL_NO_RESIDENCY") == nil;
+#endif
+
+            dev->props.use_shared_buffers = dev->props.has_unified_memory;
+
+            if (getenv("GGML_METAL_SHARED_BUFFERS_DISABLE") != NULL) {
+                dev->props.use_shared_buffers = false;
+            }
+
+            dev->props.supports_gpu_family_apple7 = [dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:MTLGPUFamilyApple7];
+
+            dev->props.max_buffer_size            = dev->mtl_device.maxBufferLength;
+            dev->props.max_working_set_size       = dev->mtl_device.recommendedMaxWorkingSetSize;
+            dev->props.max_theadgroup_memory_size = dev->mtl_device.maxThreadgroupMemoryLength;
+
+            strncpy(dev->props.name, [[dev->mtl_device name] UTF8String], sizeof(dev->props.name) - 1);
+
+            dev->library = ggml_metal_library_init(dev);
+            if (!dev->library) {
+                GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: failed to create library\n", __func__);
+            }
+
+            // --------------------------------------------------
+
+            // print MTL GPU family:
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: GPU name:   %s\n", __func__, dev->props.name);
+
+            // determine max supported GPU family
+            // https://developer.apple.com/metal/Metal-Shading-Language-Specification.pdf
+            // https://developer.apple.com/metal/Metal-Feature-Set-Tables.pdf
+            {
+                for (int i = MTLGPUFamilyApple1 + 20; i >= MTLGPUFamilyApple1; --i) {
+                    if ([dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:i]) {
+                        GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: GPU family: MTLGPUFamilyApple%d  (%d)\n", __func__, i - (int) MTLGPUFamilyApple1 + 1, i);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                for (int i = MTLGPUFamilyCommon1 + 5; i >= MTLGPUFamilyCommon1; --i) {
+                    if ([dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:i]) {
+                        GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: GPU family: MTLGPUFamilyCommon%d (%d)\n", __func__, i - (int) MTLGPUFamilyCommon1 + 1, i);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                for (int i = MTLGPUFamilyMetal3_GGML + 5; i >= MTLGPUFamilyMetal3_GGML; --i) {
+                    if ([dev->mtl_device supportsFamily:i]) {
+                        GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: GPU family: MTLGPUFamilyMetal%d  (%d)\n", __func__, i - (int) MTLGPUFamilyMetal3_GGML + 3, i);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: simdgroup reduction   = %s\n", __func__, dev->props.has_simdgroup_reduction ? "true" : "false");
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: simdgroup matrix mul. = %s\n", __func__, dev->props.has_simdgroup_mm        ? "true" : "false");
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: has unified memory    = %s\n", __func__, dev->props.has_unified_memory      ? "true" : "false");
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: has bfloat            = %s\n", __func__, dev->props.has_bfloat              ? "true" : "false");
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: use residency sets    = %s\n", __func__, dev->props.use_residency_sets      ? "true" : "false");
+            GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: use shared buffers    = %s\n", __func__, dev->props.use_shared_buffers      ? "true" : "false");
+
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX || (TARGET_OS_IOS && __clang_major__ >= 15)
+            if (@available(macOS 10.12, iOS 16.0, *)) {
+                GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: recommendedMaxWorkingSetSize  = %8.2f MB\n", __func__, dev->props.max_working_set_size / 1e6);
+            }
+#endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    return dev;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_device_free(ggml_metal_device_t dev) {
+    assert(dev != NULL);
+
+    ggml_metal_library_free(dev->library);
+    dev->library = NULL;
+
+    if (dev->mtl_queue) {
+        [dev->mtl_queue release];
+        dev->mtl_queue = nil;
+    }
+
+    if (dev->mtl_device) {
+        [dev->mtl_device release];
+        dev->mtl_device = nil;
+    }
+
+    free(dev);
+}
+
+void * ggml_metal_device_get_obj(ggml_metal_device_t dev) {
+    return dev->mtl_device;
+}
+
+void * ggml_metal_device_get_queue(ggml_metal_device_t dev) {
+    return dev->mtl_queue;
+}
+
+ggml_metal_library_t ggml_metal_device_get_library(ggml_metal_device_t dev) {
+    return dev->library;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_device_get_memory(ggml_metal_device_t dev, size_t * free, size_t * total) {
+    if (@available(macOS 10.12, iOS 16.0, *)) {
+        *total = dev->mtl_device.recommendedMaxWorkingSetSize;
+        *free  = *total - dev->mtl_device.currentAllocatedSize;
+    } else {
+        *free = 0;
+        *total = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+bool ggml_metal_device_supports_op(ggml_metal_device_t dev, const struct ggml_tensor * op) {
+    const bool has_simdgroup_mm        = dev->props.has_simdgroup_mm;
+    const bool has_simdgroup_reduction = dev->props.has_simdgroup_reduction;
+    const bool has_bfloat              = dev->props.has_bfloat;
+
+    if (!has_bfloat) {
+        if (op->type == GGML_TYPE_BF16) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        for (size_t i = 0, n = 3; i < n; ++i) {
+            if (op->src[i] != NULL && op->src[i]->type == GGML_TYPE_BF16) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    switch (op->op) {
+        case GGML_OP_UNARY:
+            switch (ggml_get_unary_op(op)) {
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_TANH:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_RELU:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SIGMOID:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_GELU:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_GELU_ERF:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_GELU_QUICK:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SILU:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_ELU:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_NEG:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_ABS:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_SGN:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_STEP:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_HARDSWISH:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_HARDSIGMOID:
+                case GGML_UNARY_OP_EXP:
+                    return ggml_is_contiguous(op->src[0]) && op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+                default:
+                    return false;
+            }
+        case GGML_OP_GLU:
+            switch (ggml_get_glu_op(op)) {
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_REGLU:
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_GEGLU:
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_SWIGLU:
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_SWIGLU_OAI:
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_GEGLU_ERF:
+                case GGML_GLU_OP_GEGLU_QUICK:
+                    return ggml_is_contiguous_1(op->src[0]) && op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+               default:
+                    return false;
+            }
+        case GGML_OP_NONE:
+        case GGML_OP_RESHAPE:
+        case GGML_OP_VIEW:
+        case GGML_OP_TRANSPOSE:
+        case GGML_OP_PERMUTE:
+        case GGML_OP_CONCAT:
+            return true;
+        case GGML_OP_ADD:
+        case GGML_OP_SUB:
+        case GGML_OP_MUL:
+        case GGML_OP_DIV:
+        case GGML_OP_ADD_ID:
+            return op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+        case GGML_OP_ACC:
+        case GGML_OP_REPEAT:
+        case GGML_OP_SCALE:
+        case GGML_OP_CONV_TRANSPOSE_1D:
+            return true;
+        case GGML_OP_CLAMP:
+            return op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+        case GGML_OP_SQR:
+        case GGML_OP_SQRT:
+        case GGML_OP_SIN:
+        case GGML_OP_COS:
+        case GGML_OP_LOG:
+            return ggml_is_contiguous(op->src[0]) && op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+        case GGML_OP_SUM_ROWS:
+        case GGML_OP_MEAN:
+        case GGML_OP_SOFT_MAX:
+        case GGML_OP_GROUP_NORM:
+            return has_simdgroup_reduction && ggml_is_contiguous_rows(op->src[0]);
+        case GGML_OP_L2_NORM:
+            return has_simdgroup_reduction && (op->ne[0] % 4 == 0 && ggml_is_contiguous_1(op->src[0]));
+        case GGML_OP_ARGMAX:
+            return has_simdgroup_reduction;
+        case GGML_OP_NORM:
+        case GGML_OP_RMS_NORM:
+            return has_simdgroup_reduction && (ggml_is_contiguous_rows(op->src[0]));
+        case GGML_OP_ROPE:
+            return true;
+        case GGML_OP_IM2COL:
+            return ggml_is_contiguous(op->src[1]) && op->src[1]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32 && (op->type == GGML_TYPE_F16 || op->type == GGML_TYPE_F32);
+        case GGML_OP_POOL_1D:
+            return false;
+        case GGML_OP_UPSCALE:
+            return op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32 && op->op_params[0] == GGML_SCALE_MODE_NEAREST;
+        case GGML_OP_POOL_2D:
+            return op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+        case GGML_OP_PAD:
+            return (ggml_get_op_params_i32(op, 0) == 0) && (ggml_get_op_params_i32(op, 2) == 0) &&
+                   (ggml_get_op_params_i32(op, 4) == 0) && (ggml_get_op_params_i32(op, 6) == 0);
+        case GGML_OP_PAD_REFLECT_1D:
+        case GGML_OP_TIMESTEP_EMBEDDING:
+        case GGML_OP_LEAKY_RELU:
+            return op->src[0]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+        case GGML_OP_ARGSORT:
+            // TODO: Support arbitrary column width
+            return op->src[0]->ne[0] <= 1024;
+        case GGML_OP_ARANGE:
+            return true;
+        case GGML_OP_FLASH_ATTN_EXT:
+            // for new head sizes, add checks here
+            if (op->src[0]->ne[0] != 40 &&
+                op->src[0]->ne[0] != 64 &&
+                op->src[0]->ne[0] != 80 &&
+                op->src[0]->ne[0] != 96 &&
+                op->src[0]->ne[0] != 112 &&
+                op->src[0]->ne[0] != 128 &&
+                op->src[0]->ne[0] != 192 &&
+                op->src[0]->ne[0] != 256) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (op->src[0]->ne[0] == 576) {
+                // DeepSeek sizes
+                // TODO: disabled for now, until optmized
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (op->src[1]->type != op->src[2]->type) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return has_simdgroup_mm; // TODO: over-restricted for vec-kernels
+        case GGML_OP_SSM_CONV:
+        case GGML_OP_SSM_SCAN:
+            return has_simdgroup_reduction;
+        case GGML_OP_RWKV_WKV6:
+        case GGML_OP_RWKV_WKV7:
+            return true;
+        case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT:
+        case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT_ID:
+            return has_simdgroup_reduction;
+        case GGML_OP_CPY:
+        case GGML_OP_DUP:
+        case GGML_OP_CONT:
+            {
+                switch (op->src[0]->type) {
+                    case GGML_TYPE_F32:
+                        switch (op->type) {
+                           case GGML_TYPE_F32:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_F16:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_BF16:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_Q4_1:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_Q5_1:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_IQ4_NL:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_I32:
+                                return true;
+                           default:
+                                return false;
+                        }
+                    case GGML_TYPE_F16:
+                        switch (op->type) {
+                            case GGML_TYPE_F32:
+                            case GGML_TYPE_F16:
+                                return true;
+                            default:
+                                return false;
+                        }
+                    case GGML_TYPE_BF16:
+                        switch (op->type) {
+                            case GGML_TYPE_F32:
+                            case GGML_TYPE_BF16:
+                                return true;
+                            default:
+                                return false;
+                        }
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q4_1:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q5_1:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0:
+                        switch (op->type) {
+                            case GGML_TYPE_F32:
+                            case GGML_TYPE_F16:
+                                return true;
+                            default:
+                                return false;
+                        }
+                    case GGML_TYPE_I32:
+                        return op->type == GGML_TYPE_F32;
+                    default:
+                        return false;
+                };
+            }
+        case GGML_OP_GET_ROWS:
+            {
+                return op->ne[3] == 1;
+            }
+        case GGML_OP_SET_ROWS:
+            {
+                if (op->src[0]->type != GGML_TYPE_F32) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                switch (op->type) {
+                    case GGML_TYPE_F32:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_F16:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_BF16:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q4_1:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_Q5_1:
+                    case GGML_TYPE_IQ4_NL:
+                        return true;
+                    default:
+                        return false;
+                };
+            }
+        default:
+            return false;
+    }
+}
+
+const struct ggml_metal_device_props * ggml_metal_device_get_props(ggml_metal_device_t dev) {
+    return &dev->props;
+}
+
+//
+// device buffers
+//
+
+// max memory buffers that can be mapped to the device
+#define GGML_METAL_MAX_BUFFERS 64
+
+struct ggml_metal_buffer_wrapper {
+    void   * data;
+    size_t   size;
+
+    id<MTLBuffer> metal;
+};
+
+struct ggml_metal_buffer {
+    void * all_data; // TODO: https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/15985
+    size_t all_size;
+
+    // if false, the Metal buffer data is allocated in private GPU memory and is not shared with the host
+    bool is_shared;
+    bool owned;
+
+    // multiple buffers are used only to avoid the maximum buffer size limitation when using mmap
+    int n_buffers;
+    struct ggml_metal_buffer_wrapper buffers[GGML_METAL_MAX_BUFFERS];
+
+    bool use_residency_sets;
+
+    // optional MTLResidencySet
+    // note: cannot use explicity "id<MTLResidencySet>" here because it is not available on certain OSes
+    id rset;
+
+    // pointers to global device objects
+    id<MTLDevice> device;
+    id<MTLCommandQueue> queue;
+};
+
+static void ggml_metal_log_allocated_size(id<MTLDevice> device, size_t size_aligned) {
+#ifndef GGML_METAL_NDEBUG
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX || (TARGET_OS_IOS && __clang_major__ >= 15)
+    if (@available(macOS 10.12, iOS 16.0, *)) {
+        GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: allocated buffer, size = %8.2f MiB, (%8.2f / %8.2f)\n",
+                __func__,
+                size_aligned / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
+                device.currentAllocatedSize / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
+                device.recommendedMaxWorkingSetSize / 1024.0 / 1024.0);
+
+        if (device.currentAllocatedSize > device.recommendedMaxWorkingSetSize) {
+            GGML_LOG_WARN("%s: warning: current allocated size is greater than the recommended max working set size\n", __func__);
+        }
+    } else {
+        GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: allocated buffer, size = %8.2f MiB, (%8.2f)\n",
+                __func__,
+                size_aligned / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
+                device.currentAllocatedSize / 1024.0 / 1024.0);
+    }
+#endif
+#endif
+    GGML_UNUSED(device);
+    GGML_UNUSED(size_aligned);
+}
+
+// rset init
+static bool ggml_metal_buffer_rset_init(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf) {
+    buf->rset = nil;
+
+    if (!buf->use_residency_sets) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+#if defined(GGML_METAL_HAS_RESIDENCY_SETS)
+    if (@available(macOS 15.0, iOS 18.0, tvOS 18.0, visionOS 2.0, *)) {
+        MTLResidencySetDescriptor * desc = [[MTLResidencySetDescriptor alloc] init];
+        desc.label = @"ggml_metal";
+        desc.initialCapacity = buf->n_buffers;
+
+        NSError * error;
+        buf->rset = [buf->device newResidencySetWithDescriptor:desc error:&error];
+        if (error) {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: %s\n", __func__, [[error description] UTF8String]);
+            [desc release];
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        [desc release];
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < buf->n_buffers; i++) {
+            [buf->rset addAllocation:buf->buffers[i].metal];
+        }
+
+        [buf->rset commit];
+        [buf->rset requestResidency];
+
+        return true;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+// rset free
+static void ggml_metal_buffer_rset_free(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf) {
+#if defined(GGML_METAL_HAS_RESIDENCY_SETS)
+    if (@available(macOS 15.0, iOS 18.0, tvOS 18.0, visionOS 2.0, *)) {
+        if (buf->rset) {
+            [buf->rset endResidency];
+            [buf->rset removeAllAllocations];
+            [buf->rset release];
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    GGML_UNUSED(buf);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void * ggml_metal_host_malloc(size_t n) {
+    void * data = NULL;
+
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX
+    kern_return_t err = vm_allocate((vm_map_t) mach_task_self(), (void *) &data, n, VM_FLAGS_ANYWHERE);
+    if (err != KERN_SUCCESS) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: vm_allocate failed\n", __func__);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+#else
+    const int result = posix_memalign((void **) &data, sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE), n);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: posix_memalign failed\n", __func__);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return data;
+}
+
+ggml_metal_buffer_t ggml_metal_buffer_init(ggml_metal_device_t dev, size_t size, bool shared) {
+    ggml_metal_buffer_t res = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ggml_metal_buffer));
+
+    const size_t size_page = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+
+    size_t size_aligned = size;
+    if ((size_aligned % size_page) != 0) {
+        size_aligned += (size_page - (size_aligned % size_page));
+    }
+
+    const struct ggml_metal_device_props * props_dev = ggml_metal_device_get_props(dev);
+
+    shared = shared && props_dev->use_shared_buffers;
+
+    // allocate shared buffer if the device supports it and it is required by the buffer type
+    if (shared) {
+        res->all_data = ggml_metal_host_malloc(size_aligned);
+        res->is_shared = true;
+        res->owned = true;
+    } else {
+        // dummy, non-NULL value - we'll populate this after creating the Metal buffer below
+        res->all_data = (void *) 0x000000400ULL;
+        res->is_shared = false;
+    }
+    res->all_size = size_aligned;
+
+    res->device = ggml_metal_device_get_obj(dev);
+    res->queue  = ggml_metal_device_get_queue(dev);
+
+    res->n_buffers = 1;
+
+    if (res->all_data != NULL) {
+        res->buffers[0].size  = size;
+        res->buffers[0].metal = nil;
+
+        if (size_aligned > 0) {
+            if (props_dev->use_shared_buffers &&shared) {
+                res->buffers[0].metal = [res->device newBufferWithBytesNoCopy:res->all_data
+                                                                  length:size_aligned
+                                                                 options:MTLResourceStorageModeShared
+                                                             deallocator:nil];
+            } else {
+                res->buffers[0].metal = [res->device newBufferWithLength:size_aligned options:MTLResourceStorageModePrivate];
+
+                res->all_data = (void *) (res->buffers[0].metal.gpuAddress);
+            }
+        }
+
+        res->buffers[0].data = res->all_data;
+    }
+
+    if (size_aligned > 0 && (res->all_data == NULL || res->buffers[0].metal == nil)) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: failed to allocate buffer, size = %8.2f MiB\n", __func__, size_aligned / 1024.0 / 1024.0);
+        free(res);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    res->use_residency_sets = props_dev->use_residency_sets;
+
+    if (!ggml_metal_buffer_rset_init(res)) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: failed to initialize residency set\n", __func__);
+        free(res);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    //ggml_metal_log_allocated_size(device, size_aligned);
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+ggml_metal_buffer_t ggml_metal_buffer_map(ggml_metal_device_t dev, void * ptr, size_t size, size_t max_tensor_size) {
+    ggml_metal_buffer_t res = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ggml_metal_buffer));
+
+    res->all_data = ptr;
+    res->all_size = size;
+
+    res->is_shared = true;
+    res->owned = false;
+
+    res->n_buffers = 0;
+
+    const size_t size_page = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+
+    // page-align the data ptr
+    {
+        const uintptr_t offs = (uintptr_t) ptr % size_page;
+        ptr  = (void *) ((char *) ptr - offs);
+        size += offs;
+    }
+
+    size_t size_aligned = size;
+    if ((size_aligned % size_page) != 0) {
+        size_aligned += (size_page - (size_aligned % size_page));
+    }
+
+    res->device = ggml_metal_device_get_obj(dev);
+    res->queue  = ggml_metal_device_get_queue(dev);
+
+    const struct ggml_metal_device_props * props_dev = ggml_metal_device_get_props(dev);
+
+    // the buffer fits into the max buffer size allowed by the device
+    if (size_aligned <= props_dev->max_buffer_size) {
+        res->buffers[res->n_buffers].data  = ptr;
+        res->buffers[res->n_buffers].size  = size;
+        res->buffers[res->n_buffers].metal = nil;
+
+        if (size_aligned > 0) {
+            res->buffers[res->n_buffers].metal = [res->device newBufferWithBytesNoCopy:ptr length:size_aligned options:MTLResourceStorageModeShared deallocator:nil];
+
+            if (res->buffers[res->n_buffers].metal == nil) {
+                GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: failed to allocate buffer, size = %8.2f MiB\n", __func__, size_aligned / 1024.0 / 1024.0);
+                free(res);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ggml_metal_log_allocated_size(res->device, size_aligned);
+
+        ++res->n_buffers;
+    } else {
+        // this overlap between the views will guarantee that the tensor with the maximum size will fully fit into
+        // one of the views
+        const size_t size_ovlp = ((max_tensor_size + size_page - 1) / size_page + 1) * size_page; // round-up 2 pages just in case
+        const size_t size_step = props_dev->max_buffer_size - size_ovlp;
+        const size_t size_view = props_dev->max_buffer_size;
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i += size_step) {
+            const size_t size_step_aligned = (i + size_view <= size) ? size_view : (size_aligned - i);
+
+            res->buffers[res->n_buffers].data  = (void *) ((uint8_t *) ptr + i);
+            res->buffers[res->n_buffers].size  = size_step_aligned;
+            res->buffers[res->n_buffers].metal = nil;
+
+            if (size_step_aligned > 0) {
+                res->buffers[res->n_buffers].metal = [res->device newBufferWithBytesNoCopy:(void *) ((uint8_t *) ptr + i) length:size_step_aligned options:MTLResourceStorageModeShared deallocator:nil];
+
+                if (res->buffers[res->n_buffers].metal == nil) {
+                    GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: failed to allocate buffer, size = %8.2f MiB\n", __func__, size_step_aligned / 1024.0 / 1024.0);
+                    free(res);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+            }
+
+            ggml_metal_log_allocated_size(res->device, size_step_aligned);
+
+            if (i + size_step < size) {
+                GGML_LOG_INFO("\n");
+            }
+
+            ++res->n_buffers;
+        }
+    }
+
+    res->use_residency_sets = props_dev->use_residency_sets;
+
+    if (!ggml_metal_buffer_rset_init(res)) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: failed to initialize residency set\n", __func__);
+        free(res);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_buffer_free(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < buf->n_buffers; i++) {
+        [buf->buffers[i].metal release];
+    }
+
+    ggml_metal_buffer_rset_free(buf);
+
+    if (buf->is_shared && buf->owned) {
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX
+        vm_deallocate((vm_map_t)mach_task_self(), (vm_address_t)buf->all_data, buf->all_size);
+#else
+        free(buf->all_data);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    free(buf);
+}
+
+void * ggml_metal_buffer_get_base(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf) {
+    return buf->all_data;
+}
+
+bool ggml_metal_buffer_is_shared(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf) {
+    return buf->is_shared;
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_buffer_memset_tensor(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf, struct ggml_tensor * tensor, uint8_t value, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+    if (buf->is_shared) {
+        memset((char *)tensor->data + offset, value, size);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        // dst
+        struct ggml_metal_buffer_id bid_dst = ggml_metal_buffer_get_id(buf, tensor);
+        bid_dst.offs += offset;
+
+        id<MTLCommandQueue>  queue   = buf->queue;
+        id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = [queue commandBufferWithUnretainedReferences];
+
+        {
+            id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder = [cmd_buf blitCommandEncoder];
+
+            [encoder fillBuffer:bid_dst.metal
+                          range:NSMakeRange(bid_dst.offs, bid_dst.offs + size)
+                          value:value];
+
+            [encoder endEncoding];
+        }
+
+        [cmd_buf commit];
+        [cmd_buf waitUntilCompleted];
+    }
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_buffer_set_tensor(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf, struct ggml_tensor * tensor, const void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+    if (buf->is_shared) {
+        memcpy((char *)tensor->data + offset, data, size);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        // src
+        void * data_ptr = (void *)(uintptr_t) data; // "const cast" the src data
+        id<MTLBuffer> buf_src = [buf->device newBufferWithBytesNoCopy:data_ptr
+                                                               length:size
+                                                              options:MTLResourceStorageModeShared
+                                                          deallocator:nil];
+
+        GGML_ASSERT(buf_src);
+
+        // dst
+        struct ggml_metal_buffer_id bid_dst = ggml_metal_buffer_get_id(buf, tensor);
+        bid_dst.offs += offset;
+
+        // note: for experimentation purposes, here we use a semaphore to wait for the copy to complete
+        //       this is alternative to waitUntilCompleted, which should be faster, but don't seem to make much difference
+        dispatch_semaphore_t completion_semaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);
+
+        id<MTLCommandQueue>  queue   = buf->queue;
+        id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = [queue commandBufferWithUnretainedReferences];
+
+        {
+            id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder = [cmd_buf blitCommandEncoder];
+
+            [encoder copyFromBuffer:buf_src
+                       sourceOffset:0
+                           toBuffer:bid_dst.metal
+                  destinationOffset:bid_dst.offs
+                               size:size];
+
+            [encoder endEncoding];
+        }
+
+        [cmd_buf addCompletedHandler:^(id<MTLCommandBuffer> cb) {
+                             // TODO: can check for errors here
+            GGML_UNUSED(cb);
+
+            dispatch_semaphore_signal(completion_semaphore);
+        }];
+
+        [cmd_buf commit];
+
+        dispatch_semaphore_wait(completion_semaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
+        dispatch_release(completion_semaphore);
+
+        //[cmd_buf waitUntilCompleted];
+    }
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_buffer_get_tensor(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf, const struct ggml_tensor * tensor, void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+    if (buf->is_shared) {
+        memcpy(data, (const char *)tensor->data + offset, size);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        // src
+        struct ggml_metal_buffer_id bid_src = ggml_metal_buffer_get_id(buf, tensor);
+        bid_src.offs += offset;
+
+        // dst
+        id<MTLBuffer> buf_dst = [buf->device newBufferWithBytesNoCopy:data
+                                                               length:size
+                                                              options:MTLResourceStorageModeShared
+                                                          deallocator:nil];
+
+        GGML_ASSERT(buf_dst);
+
+        id<MTLCommandQueue>  queue   = buf->queue;
+        id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = [queue commandBufferWithUnretainedReferences];
+
+        {
+            id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder = [cmd_buf blitCommandEncoder];
+
+            [encoder copyFromBuffer:bid_src.metal
+                       sourceOffset:bid_src.offs
+                           toBuffer:buf_dst
+                  destinationOffset:0
+                               size:size];
+
+            [encoder endEncoding];
+        }
+
+        [cmd_buf commit];
+        [cmd_buf waitUntilCompleted];
+    }
+}
+
+void ggml_metal_buffer_clear(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf, uint8_t value) {
+    if (buf->is_shared) {
+        memset(buf->all_data, value, buf->all_size);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        id<MTLCommandQueue>  queue   = buf->queue;
+        id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmd_buf = [queue commandBufferWithUnretainedReferences];
+
+        {
+            id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder = [cmd_buf blitCommandEncoder];
+
+            [encoder fillBuffer:buf->buffers[0].metal
+                          range:NSMakeRange(0, buf->buffers[0].size)
+                          value:value];
+
+            [encoder endEncoding];
+        }
+
+        [cmd_buf commit];
+        [cmd_buf waitUntilCompleted];
+    }
+}
+
+struct ggml_metal_buffer_id ggml_metal_buffer_get_id(ggml_metal_buffer_t buf, const struct ggml_tensor * t) {
+    struct ggml_metal_buffer_id res = { nil, 0 };
+
+    const int64_t tsize = ggml_nbytes(t);
+
+    // find the view that contains the tensor fully
+    for (int i = 0; i < buf->n_buffers; ++i) {
+        const int64_t ioffs = (int64_t) t->data - (int64_t) buf->buffers[i].data;
+
+        //GGML_LOG_INFO("ioffs = %10ld, tsize = %10ld, sum = %10ld, buf->buffers[%d].size = %10ld\n", ioffs, tsize, ioffs + tsize, i, buf->buffers[i].size);
+        if (ioffs >= 0 && ioffs + tsize <= (int64_t) buf->buffers[i].size) {
+            res.metal = buf->buffers[i].metal;
+            res.offs  = (size_t) ioffs;
+
+            //GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: tensor '%16s', offs = %8ld\n", __func__, t->name, *offs);
+
+            return res;
+        }
+    }
+
+    GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: tensor '%s' buffer is nil\n", __func__, t->name);
+
+    return res;
+}