whispercpp 1.3.5 → 1.3.6

data/ext/sources/ggml/src/ggml-virtgpu/backend/shared/apir_backend.h

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+#pragma once
+
+#include "apir_backend.gen.h"
+
+#include <stdint.h>  // for uintptr_t
+#include <time.h>    // for timespec, clock_gettime
+
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_SUCCESS                     0
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_CANNOT_OPEN_BACKEND_LIBRARY 1
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_CANNOT_OPEN_GGML_LIBRARY    2
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_MISSING_BACKEND_SYMBOLS     3
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_MISSING_GGML_SYMBOLS        4
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_BACKEND_FAILED              5
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_BACKEND_REG_FAILED          6
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ALREADY_INITED              7
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_NO_DEVICE                   8
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_BACKEND_INIT_FAILED         9
+
+// new entries here need to be added to the apir_backend_initialize_error function below
+
+#define APIR_BACKEND_FORWARD_INDEX_INVALID 6
+
+// 0 is fast, 1 avoids the backend to crash if an unsupported tensor is received
+#define APIR_BACKEND_CHECK_SUPPORTS_OP 0
+
+typedef uintptr_t apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t;
+typedef uintptr_t apir_buffer_host_handle_t;
+
+static const char * apir_backend_initialize_error(int code) {
+#define APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(code_name) \
+    do {                                         \
+        if (code == code_name)                   \
+            return #code_name;                   \
+    } while (0)
+
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_SUCCESS);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_CANNOT_OPEN_BACKEND_LIBRARY);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_CANNOT_OPEN_GGML_LIBRARY);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_MISSING_BACKEND_SYMBOLS);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_MISSING_GGML_SYMBOLS);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_BACKEND_FAILED);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_BACKEND_REG_FAILED);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ALREADY_INITED);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_NO_DEVICE);
+    APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR(APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_BACKEND_INIT_FAILED);
+
+    return "Unknown APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE error:/";
+
+#undef APIR_BACKEND_INITIALIZE_ERROR
+}

data/ext/sources/ggml/src/ggml-virtgpu/backend/shared/apir_cs.h

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+#pragma once
+
+#include "ggml-impl.h"
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#define likely(x)   __builtin_expect(!!(x), 1)
+#define unlikely(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)
+
+struct apir_encoder {
+    char *       cur;
+    const char * start;
+    const char * end;
+    bool         fatal;
+};
+
+struct apir_decoder {
+    const char * cur;
+    const char * end;
+    bool         fatal;
+};
+
+/*
+ * new encoder and decoder
+ */
+
+static apir_decoder apir_new_decoder(const char * ptr, size_t size) {
+    apir_decoder dec = {
+        .cur   = ptr,
+        .end   = ptr + size,
+        .fatal = false,
+    };
+
+    return dec;
+}
+
+static apir_encoder apir_new_encoder(char * ptr, size_t size) {
+    apir_encoder enc = {
+        .cur   = ptr,
+        .start = ptr,
+        .end   = ptr + size,
+        .fatal = false,
+    };
+
+    return enc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fatal flag handling
+ */
+
+static inline void apir_encoder_reset_fatal(apir_encoder * enc) {
+    enc->fatal = false;
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encoder_set_fatal(apir_encoder * enc) {
+    enc->fatal = true;
+}
+
+static inline bool apir_encoder_get_fatal(const apir_encoder * enc) {
+    return enc->fatal;
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decoder_reset_fatal(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    dec->fatal = false;
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decoder_set_fatal(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    dec->fatal = true;
+}
+
+static inline bool apir_decoder_get_fatal(const apir_decoder * dec) {
+    return dec->fatal;
+}
+
+/*
+ * encode peek
+ */
+
+static inline bool apir_decoder_peek_internal(apir_decoder * dec, size_t size, void * val, size_t val_size) {
+    assert(val_size <= size);
+
+    if (unlikely(size > (size_t) (dec->end - dec->cur))) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: reading too much from the decoder ...\n", __func__);
+        apir_decoder_set_fatal(dec);
+        memset(val, 0, val_size);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* we should not rely on the compiler to optimize away memcpy... */
+    memcpy(val, dec->cur, val_size);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decoder_peek(apir_decoder * dec, size_t size, void * val, size_t val_size) {
+    apir_decoder_peek_internal(dec, size, val, val_size);
+}
+
+static inline const void * apir_decoder_use_inplace(apir_decoder * dec, size_t size) {
+    if (unlikely(size > (size_t) (dec->end - dec->cur))) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: reading too much from the decoder ...\n", __func__);
+        apir_decoder_set_fatal(dec);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    const void * addr = dec->cur;
+    dec->cur += size;
+
+    return addr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * read/write
+ */
+
+static inline void apir_decoder_read(apir_decoder * dec, size_t size, void * val, size_t val_size) {
+    if (apir_decoder_peek_internal(dec, size, val, val_size)) {
+        dec->cur += size;
+    }
+}
+
+static inline char * apir_encoder_write(apir_encoder * enc, size_t size, const void * val, size_t val_size) {
+    assert(val_size <= size);
+    assert(size <= ((size_t) (enc->end - enc->cur)));
+
+    char * write_addr = enc->cur;
+    /* we should not rely on the compiler to optimize away memcpy... */
+    memcpy(write_addr, val, val_size);
+    enc->cur += size;
+
+    return write_addr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * encode/decode
+ */
+
+static inline void apir_decode(apir_decoder * dec, size_t size, void * data, size_t data_size) {
+    assert(size % 4 == 0);
+    apir_decoder_read(dec, size, data, data_size);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode(apir_encoder * enc, size_t size, const void * data, size_t data_size) {
+    assert(size % 4 == 0);
+    apir_encoder_write(enc, size, data, data_size);
+}
+
+/*
+ * typed encode/decode
+ */
+
+/* uint8_t */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_uint8_t(apir_encoder * enc, const uint8_t * val) {
+    apir_encode(enc, sizeof(int), val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_uint8_t(apir_decoder * dec, uint8_t * val) {
+    apir_decode(dec, sizeof(int), val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+/* uint64_t */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_uint64_t(apir_encoder * enc, const uint64_t * val) {
+    apir_encode(enc, 8, val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_uint64_t(apir_decoder * dec, uint64_t * val) {
+    apir_decode(dec, 8, val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode_uint64_t_array(apir_encoder * enc, const uint64_t * val, uint32_t count) {
+    const size_t size = sizeof(*val) * count;
+    assert(size >= count);
+    apir_encode(enc, size, val, size);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_uint64_t_array(apir_decoder * dec, uint64_t * val, uint32_t count) {
+    const size_t size = sizeof(*val) * count;
+    assert(size >= count);
+    apir_decode(dec, size, val, size);
+}
+
+static inline const uint64_t * apir_decode_uint64_t_array_inplace(apir_decoder * dec, uint32_t count) {
+    return (uint64_t *) (uintptr_t) apir_decoder_use_inplace(dec, count * sizeof(uint64_t));
+}
+
+/* int32_t */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_int32_t(apir_encoder * enc, const int32_t * val) {
+    apir_encode(enc, 4, val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_int32_t(apir_decoder * dec, int32_t * val) {
+    apir_decode(dec, 4, val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode_int32_t_array(apir_encoder * enc, const int32_t * val, uint32_t count) {
+    const size_t size = sizeof(*val) * count;
+    assert(size >= count);
+    apir_encode(enc, size, val, size);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_int32_t_array(apir_decoder * dec, int32_t * val, uint32_t count) {
+    const size_t size = sizeof(*val) * count;
+    assert(size >= count);
+    apir_decode(dec, size, val, size);
+}
+
+/* array size (uint64_t) */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_array_size(apir_encoder * enc, uint64_t size) {
+    apir_encode_uint64_t(enc, &size);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t apir_decode_array_size(apir_decoder * dec, uint64_t expected_size) {
+    uint64_t size;
+    apir_decode_uint64_t(dec, &size);
+    if (size != expected_size) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: Couldn't decode array from the decoder\n", __func__);
+        apir_decoder_set_fatal(dec);
+        size = 0;
+    }
+    return size;
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t apir_decode_array_size_unchecked(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    uint64_t size;
+    apir_decode_uint64_t(dec, &size);
+    return size;
+}
+
+/* non-array pointer */
+
+static inline bool apir_encode_simple_pointer(apir_encoder * enc, const void * val) {
+    apir_encode_array_size(enc, val ? 1 : 0);
+    return val;
+}
+
+static inline bool apir_decode_simple_pointer(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    return apir_decode_array_size_unchecked(dec);
+}
+
+/* uint32_t */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_uint32_t(apir_encoder * enc, const uint32_t * val) {
+    apir_encode(enc, 4, val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_uint32_t(apir_decoder * dec, uint32_t * val) {
+    apir_decode(dec, 4, val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode_uint32_t_array(apir_encoder * enc, const uint32_t * val, uint32_t count) {
+    const size_t size = sizeof(*val) * count;
+    assert(size >= count);
+    apir_encode(enc, size, val, size);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_uint32_t_array(apir_decoder * dec, uint32_t * val, uint32_t count) {
+    const size_t size = sizeof(*val) * count;
+    assert(size >= count);
+    apir_decode(dec, size, val, size);
+}
+
+/* size_t */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_size_t(apir_encoder * enc, const size_t * val) {
+    const uint64_t tmp = *val;
+    apir_encode_uint64_t(enc, &tmp);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_size_t(apir_decoder * dec, size_t * val) {
+    uint64_t tmp;
+    apir_decode_uint64_t(dec, &tmp);
+    *val = tmp;
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode_size_t_array(apir_encoder * enc, const size_t * val, uint32_t count) {
+    if (sizeof(size_t) == sizeof(uint64_t)) {
+        apir_encode_uint64_t_array(enc, (const uint64_t *) val, count);
+    } else {
+        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            apir_encode_size_t(enc, &val[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_size_t_array(apir_decoder * dec, size_t * val, uint32_t count) {
+    if (sizeof(size_t) == sizeof(uint64_t)) {
+        apir_decode_uint64_t_array(dec, (uint64_t *) val, count);
+    } else {
+        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            apir_decode_size_t(dec, &val[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* opaque blob */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_blob_array(apir_encoder * enc, const void * val, size_t size) {
+    apir_encode(enc, (size + 3) & ~3, val, size);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_blob_array(apir_decoder * dec, void * val, size_t size) {
+    apir_decode(dec, (size + 3) & ~3, val, size);
+}
+
+/* string */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_char_array(apir_encoder * enc, const char * val, size_t size) {
+    assert(size && strlen(val) < size);
+    apir_encode_blob_array(enc, val, size);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_char_array(apir_decoder * dec, char * val, size_t size) {
+    apir_decode_blob_array(dec, val, size);
+    if (size) {
+        val[size - 1] = '\0';
+    } else {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: Couldn't decode the blog array\n", __func__);
+        apir_decoder_set_fatal(dec);
+    }
+}
+
+/* (temp) buffer allocation */
+
+static inline void * apir_decoder_alloc_array(size_t size, size_t count) {
+    size_t alloc_size;
+    if (unlikely(__builtin_mul_overflow(size, count, &alloc_size))) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: overflow in array allocation of %zu * %zu bytes\n", __func__, size, count);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return malloc(alloc_size);
+}
+
+/* bool */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_bool_t(apir_encoder * enc, const bool * val) {
+    apir_encode(enc, sizeof(int), val, sizeof(bool));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_bool_t(apir_decoder * dec, bool * val) {
+    apir_decode(dec, sizeof(int), val, sizeof(bool));
+}
+
+/* apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t(apir_encoder *                         enc,
+                                                              const apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t * val) {
+    apir_encode(enc, sizeof(apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t), val, sizeof(apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t(apir_decoder *                   dec,
+                                                              apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t * val) {
+    apir_decode(dec, sizeof(apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t), val, sizeof(apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t));
+}
+
+/* apir_buffer_host_handle_t */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_apir_buffer_host_handle_t(apir_encoder * enc, const apir_buffer_host_handle_t * val) {
+    apir_encode(enc, sizeof(apir_buffer_host_handle_t), val, sizeof(apir_buffer_host_handle_t));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_apir_buffer_host_handle_t(apir_decoder * dec, apir_buffer_host_handle_t * val) {
+    apir_decode(dec, sizeof(apir_buffer_host_handle_t), val, sizeof(apir_buffer_host_handle_t));
+}
+
+/* uintptr_t */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_uintptr_t(apir_encoder * enc, const uintptr_t * val) {
+    apir_encode(enc, sizeof(*val), val, sizeof(*val));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_uintptr_t(apir_decoder * dec, uintptr_t * val) {
+    apir_decode(dec, sizeof(*val), val, sizeof(*val));
+}

data/ext/sources/ggml/src/ggml-virtgpu/backend/shared/apir_cs_ggml.h

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+#include "apir_cs.h"
+#include "apir_cs_rpc.h"
+#include "ggml-impl.h"
+
+// ggml_buffer_to_apir_host_handle(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer);
+
+static inline void apir_encode_ggml_buffer_host_handle(apir_encoder * enc, const apir_buffer_host_handle_t * handle);
+
+static inline ggml_backend_buffer_t apir_decode_ggml_buffer(apir_decoder * dec);
+
+/* apir_rpc_tensor */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_rcp_tensor(apir_encoder * enc, const apir_rpc_tensor * apir_rpc_tensor) {
+    size_t apir_rpc_tensor_size = sizeof(*apir_rpc_tensor);
+    apir_encode(enc, apir_rpc_tensor_size, apir_rpc_tensor, apir_rpc_tensor_size);
+}
+
+static inline apir_rpc_tensor * apir_decode_apir_rpc_tensor_inplace(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    size_t apir_rpc_tensor_size = sizeof(apir_rpc_tensor);
+
+    return (apir_rpc_tensor *) (uintptr_t) apir_decoder_use_inplace(dec, apir_rpc_tensor_size);
+}
+
+static inline apir_rpc_tensor * apir_decode_apir_rpc_tensor_array_inplace(apir_decoder * dec, uint32_t n_tensors) {
+    size_t apir_rpc_tensor_size = sizeof(apir_rpc_tensor) * n_tensors;
+
+    return (apir_rpc_tensor *) (uintptr_t) apir_decoder_use_inplace(dec, apir_rpc_tensor_size);
+}
+
+/* ggml_tensor */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_ggml_tensor(apir_encoder * enc, const ggml_tensor * tensor) {
+    apir_rpc_tensor serialized = apir_serialize_tensor(tensor);
+
+    apir_encode_rcp_tensor(enc, &serialized);
+}
+
+static inline const ggml_tensor * apir_decode_ggml_tensor(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    const apir_rpc_tensor * apir_rpc_tensor = apir_decode_apir_rpc_tensor_inplace(dec);
+
+    if (!apir_rpc_tensor) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ggml_init_params params{
+        /*.mem_size   =*/ggml_tensor_overhead(),
+        /*.mem_buffer =*/NULL,
+        /*.no_alloc   =*/true,
+    };
+
+    ggml_context * ctx = ggml_init(params);
+
+    const ggml_tensor * tensor = apir_deserialize_tensor(ctx, apir_rpc_tensor);
+
+    return tensor;
+}
+
+/* *** ggml_backend_buffer_type_t *** */
+
+// ggml_backend_buffer_type_t is a POINTER (to a struct).
+// Only the host pointer is shared between the host and guest.
+// The guest stores it in `buft->context`.
+// The host simply writes the pointer address in the buffer variable.
+
+static inline void apir_encode_ggml_buffer_type(apir_encoder * enc, ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft) {
+    apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t handle = ggml_buffer_type_to_apir_handle(buft);
+    apir_encoder_write(enc, sizeof(handle), &handle, sizeof(handle));
+}
+
+static inline ggml_backend_buffer_type_t apir_decode_ggml_buffer_type(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t handle;
+
+    apir_decoder_read(dec, sizeof(handle), &handle, sizeof(handle));
+
+    return (ggml_backend_buffer_type_t) handle;
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode_apir_buffer_type_host_handle(apir_encoder * enc, apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t handle) {
+    apir_encoder_write(enc, sizeof(handle), &handle, sizeof(handle));
+}
+
+static inline apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t apir_decode_apir_buffer_type_host_handle(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    apir_buffer_type_host_handle_t handle;
+
+    apir_decoder_read(dec, sizeof(handle), &handle, sizeof(handle));
+
+    return handle;
+}
+
+/* *** ggml_backend_type_t *** */
+
+// ggml_backend_buffer_t is a POINTER.
+// same logic as for ggml_backend_buffer_type_t
+
+static inline void apir_encode_ggml_buffer(apir_encoder * enc, const ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
+    apir_buffer_host_handle_t handle = BUFFER_TO_HOST_HANDLE(buffer);
+    apir_encoder_write(enc, sizeof(handle), &handle, sizeof(handle));
+}
+
+static inline ggml_backend_buffer_t apir_decode_ggml_buffer(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer;
+    size_t                buffer_ptr_size = sizeof(buffer);
+
+    apir_decoder_read(dec, buffer_ptr_size, &buffer, buffer_ptr_size);
+
+    // SECURITY: Validate buffer handle against tracked buffers to prevent
+    // guest VM from providing arbitrary host memory addresses
+    if (buffer) {
+        extern std::unordered_set<ggml_backend_buffer_t> backend_buffers;
+        if (backend_buffers.find(buffer) == backend_buffers.end()) {
+            GGML_LOG_WARN("ggml-virtgpu-backend: %s: Invalid buffer handle from guest: %p\n", __func__,
+                          (void *) buffer);
+            // Set fatal flag to prevent further processing with invalid handle
+            apir_decoder_set_fatal(dec);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return buffer;
+}
+
+/* enum ggml_status */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_ggml_status(apir_encoder * enc, const ggml_status * status) {
+    apir_encoder_write(enc, sizeof(*status), status, sizeof(*status));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_ggml_status(apir_decoder * dec, ggml_status * status) {
+    apir_decoder_read(dec, sizeof(*status), status, sizeof(*status));
+}
+
+/* virtgpu_shmem */
+
+static inline void apir_encode_virtgpu_shmem_res_id(apir_encoder * enc, uint32_t shmem_res_id) {
+    apir_encode_uint32_t(enc, &shmem_res_id);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_decode_virtgpu_shmem_res_id(apir_decoder * dec, uint32_t * shmem_res_id) {
+    apir_decode_uint32_t(dec, shmem_res_id);
+}
+
+/* ggml_cgraph */
+
+static inline size_t apir_serialize_ggml_cgraph(ggml_cgraph * cgraph, std::vector<uint8_t> & cgraph_data) {
+    apir_serialize_graph(cgraph, cgraph_data);
+
+    return cgraph_data.size();
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode_cgraph_data(apir_encoder * enc, std::vector<uint8_t> & cgraph_data) {
+    size_t cgraph_size = cgraph_data.size();
+
+    apir_encode(enc, cgraph_size, cgraph_data.data(), cgraph_size);
+}
+
+static inline ggml_cgraph * apir_decode_ggml_cgraph(apir_decoder * dec, size_t cgraph_size) {
+    GGML_UNUSED(cgraph_size);
+
+    uint32_t n_nodes;
+    apir_decode_uint32_t(dec, &n_nodes);
+    const uint64_t * nodes = apir_decode_uint64_t_array_inplace(dec, n_nodes);
+
+    uint32_t n_tensors;
+    apir_decode_uint32_t(dec, &n_tensors);
+    const apir_rpc_tensor * tensors = apir_decode_apir_rpc_tensor_array_inplace(dec, n_tensors);
+
+    return apir_deserialize_graph(n_nodes, n_tensors, tensors, nodes);
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode_ggml_buffer_handle(apir_encoder * enc, const apir_buffer_host_handle_t * handle) {
+    apir_encoder_write(enc, sizeof(*handle), &handle, sizeof(*handle));
+}
+
+static inline void apir_encode_ggml_tensor_inline(apir_encoder * enc, const ggml_tensor * tensor) {
+    size_t tensor_size = sizeof(*tensor);
+
+    if (tensor->extra) {
+        GGML_ABORT("%s: Cannot pass tensors with extra", __func__);
+    }
+
+    if (tensor->src[0] && tensor->buffer) {
+        static int first = 1;
+        if (first) {
+            GGML_LOG_WARN("%s: Cannot pass tensors with src and buffer\n", __func__);
+            first = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    apir_encoder_write(enc, tensor_size, tensor, tensor_size);
+
+    // tensor->data is a pointer inside the device buffer. No need to touch it
+    // tensor->buffer is a pointer to a buffer. Encoding the buffer handle in sequence.
+    // (could also make a copy of the tensor, and update locally.)
+
+    if (tensor->buffer) {
+        apir_buffer_host_handle_t buffer_handle = ggml_buffer_to_apir_handle(tensor->buffer);
+        apir_encode_ggml_buffer_handle(enc, &buffer_handle);
+    }
+
+    if (tensor->view_src) {
+        apir_encoder_write(enc, tensor_size, tensor->view_src, tensor_size);
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; tensor->src[i]; i++) {
+        const ggml_tensor * tensor_src = tensor->src[i];
+        apir_encoder_write(enc, tensor_size, tensor_src, tensor_size);
+    }
+}
+
+static inline const ggml_tensor * apir_decode_ggml_tensor_inplace(apir_decoder * dec) {
+    // it safe to remove the `const` qualifier here, we *do* want to
+    // modify the shared memory data to fix the `src` pointers.
+    ggml_tensor * tensor = (ggml_tensor *) (uintptr_t) apir_decoder_use_inplace(dec, sizeof(ggml_tensor));
+
+    // tensor->data is a pointer inside the device buffer. No need to touch it
+    // tensor->buffer is a pointer to a buffer. Decode the buffer handle encoded in sequence.
+    if (tensor->buffer) {
+        tensor->buffer = apir_decode_ggml_buffer(dec);
+    }
+
+    if (tensor->view_src) {
+        ggml_tensor * tensor_view_src = (ggml_tensor *) (uintptr_t) apir_decoder_use_inplace(dec, sizeof(ggml_tensor));
+        tensor->view_src              = tensor_view_src;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; tensor->src[i]; i++) {
+        ggml_tensor * tensor_src = (ggml_tensor *) (uintptr_t) apir_decoder_use_inplace(dec, sizeof(ggml_tensor));
+        tensor->src[i] = tensor_src;  // overwrite op->src[i] pointer with the actual location of the src tensor
+    }
+
+    return tensor;
+}