cui-llama.rn 1.3.0 → 1.3.4

package/cpp/ggml-backend-reg.cpp

@@ -1,195 +1,552 @@
-#include "ggml-backend-impl.h"
-#include "ggml-backend.h"
-#include "ggml-cpu.h"
-#include "ggml-impl.h"
-#include <cstring>
-#include <vector>
-
-// Backend registry
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CUDA
-#include "ggml-cuda.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_METAL
-#include "ggml-metal.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_SYCL
-#include "ggml-sycl.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_VULKAN
-#include "ggml-vulkan.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_BLAS
-#include "ggml-blas.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_RPC
-#include "ggml-rpc.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_AMX
-#  include "ggml-amx.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CANN
-#include "ggml-cann.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_KOMPUTE
-#include "ggml-kompute.h"
-#endif
-
-struct lm_ggml_backend_registry {
-    std::vector<lm_ggml_backend_reg_t> backends;
-    std::vector<lm_ggml_backend_dev_t> devices;
-
-    lm_ggml_backend_registry() {
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CUDA
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_cuda_reg());
-#endif
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_METAL
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_metal_reg());
-#endif
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_SYCL
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_sycl_reg());
-#endif
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_VULKAN
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_vk_reg());
-#endif
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CANN
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_cann_reg());
-#endif
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_BLAS
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_blas_reg());
-#endif
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_RPC
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_rpc_reg());
-#endif
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_AMX
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_amx_reg());
-#endif
-#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_KOMPUTE
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_kompute_reg());
-#endif
-
-        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_cpu_reg());
-    }
-
-    void register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg) {
-        if (!reg) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-        LM_GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: registered backend %s (%zu devices)\n",
-            __func__, lm_ggml_backend_reg_name(reg), lm_ggml_backend_reg_dev_count(reg));
-#endif
-        backends.push_back(reg);
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < lm_ggml_backend_reg_dev_count(reg); i++) {
-            register_device(lm_ggml_backend_reg_dev_get(reg, i));
-        }
-    }
-
-    void register_device(lm_ggml_backend_dev_t device) {
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-        LM_GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: registered device %s (%s)\n", __func__, lm_ggml_backend_dev_name(device), lm_ggml_backend_dev_description(device));
-#endif
-        devices.push_back(device);
-    }
-};
-
-static lm_ggml_backend_registry & get_reg() {
-    static lm_ggml_backend_registry reg;
-    return reg;
-}
-
-// Internal API
-void lm_ggml_backend_register(lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg) {
-    get_reg().register_backend(reg);
-}
-
-void lm_ggml_backend_device_register(lm_ggml_backend_dev_t device) {
-    get_reg().register_device(device);
-}
-
-// Backend (reg) enumeration
-size_t lm_ggml_backend_reg_count() {
-    return get_reg().backends.size();
-}
-
-lm_ggml_backend_reg_t lm_ggml_backend_reg_get(size_t index) {
-    LM_GGML_ASSERT(index < lm_ggml_backend_reg_count());
-    return get_reg().backends[index];
-}
-
-lm_ggml_backend_reg_t lm_ggml_backend_reg_by_name(const char * name) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < lm_ggml_backend_reg_count(); i++) {
-        lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg = lm_ggml_backend_reg_get(i);
-        if (std::strcmp(lm_ggml_backend_reg_name(reg), name) == 0) {
-            return reg;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// Device enumeration
-size_t lm_ggml_backend_dev_count() {
-    return get_reg().devices.size();
-}
-
-lm_ggml_backend_dev_t lm_ggml_backend_dev_get(size_t index) {
-    LM_GGML_ASSERT(index < lm_ggml_backend_dev_count());
-    return get_reg().devices[index];
-}
-
-lm_ggml_backend_dev_t lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_name(const char * name) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < lm_ggml_backend_dev_count(); i++) {
-        lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_get(i);
-        if (strcmp(lm_ggml_backend_dev_name(dev), name) == 0) {
-            return dev;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-lm_ggml_backend_dev_t lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_type(enum lm_ggml_backend_dev_type type) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < lm_ggml_backend_dev_count(); i++) {
-        lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_get(i);
-        if (lm_ggml_backend_dev_type(dev) == type) {
-            return dev;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// Convenience functions
-lm_ggml_backend_t lm_ggml_backend_init_by_name(const char * name, const char * params) {
-    lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_name(name);
-    if (!dev) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return lm_ggml_backend_dev_init(dev, params);
-}
-
-lm_ggml_backend_t lm_ggml_backend_init_by_type(enum lm_ggml_backend_dev_type type, const char * params) {
-    lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_type(type);
-    if (!dev) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return lm_ggml_backend_dev_init(dev, params);
-}
-
-lm_ggml_backend_t lm_ggml_backend_init_best(void) {
-    lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_type(LM_GGML_BACKEND_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU);
-    if (!dev) {
-        dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_type(LM_GGML_BACKEND_DEVICE_TYPE_CPU);
-    }
-    if (!dev) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return lm_ggml_backend_dev_init(dev, NULL);
-}
+#include "ggml-backend-impl.h"
+#include "ggml-backend.h"
+#include "ggml-impl.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <codecvt>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <locale>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <vector>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#    define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#    ifndef NOMINMAX
+#        define NOMINMAX
+#    endif
+#    include <windows.h>
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+#    include <mach-o/dyld.h>
+#    include <dlfcn.h>
+#else
+#    include <dlfcn.h>
+#    include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+// Backend registry
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CPU
+#include "ggml-cpu.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CUDA
+#include "ggml-cuda.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_METAL
+#include "ggml-metal.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_SYCL
+#include "ggml-sycl.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_VULKAN
+#include "ggml-vulkan.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_OPENCL
+#include "ggml-opencl.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_BLAS
+#include "ggml-blas.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_RPC
+#include "ggml-rpc.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CANN
+#include "ggml-cann.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_KOMPUTE
+#include "ggml-kompute.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+
+using dl_handle = std::remove_pointer_t<HMODULE>;
+
+struct dl_handle_deleter {
+    void operator()(HMODULE handle) {
+        FreeLibrary(handle);
+    }
+};
+
+static dl_handle * dl_load_library(const std::wstring & path) {
+    // suppress error dialogs for missing DLLs
+    DWORD old_mode = SetErrorMode(SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS);
+    SetErrorMode(old_mode | SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS);
+
+    HMODULE handle = LoadLibraryW(path.c_str());
+
+    SetErrorMode(old_mode);
+
+    return handle;
+}
+
+static dl_handle * dl_load_library(const std::string & path) {
+    std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<wchar_t>> converter;
+    return dl_load_library(converter.from_bytes(path));
+}
+
+static void * dl_get_sym(dl_handle * handle, const char * name) {
+    DWORD old_mode = SetErrorMode(SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS);
+    SetErrorMode(old_mode | SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS);
+
+    void * p = (void *) GetProcAddress(handle, name);
+
+    SetErrorMode(old_mode);
+
+    return p;
+}
+
+#else
+
+using dl_handle = void;
+
+struct dl_handle_deleter {
+    void operator()(void * handle) {
+        dlclose(handle);
+    }
+};
+
+static void * dl_load_library(const std::string & path) {
+    dl_handle * handle = dlopen(path.c_str(), RTLD_NOW | RTLD_LOCAL);
+
+    return handle;
+}
+
+static void * dl_get_sym(dl_handle * handle, const char * name) {
+    return dlsym(handle, name);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+using dl_handle_ptr = std::unique_ptr<dl_handle, dl_handle_deleter>;
+
+struct lm_ggml_backend_reg_entry {
+    lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg;
+    dl_handle_ptr handle;
+};
+
+struct lm_ggml_backend_registry {
+    std::vector<lm_ggml_backend_reg_entry> backends;
+    std::vector<lm_ggml_backend_dev_t> devices;
+
+    lm_ggml_backend_registry() {
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CUDA
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_cuda_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_METAL
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_metal_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_SYCL
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_sycl_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_VULKAN
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_vk_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_OPENCL
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_opencl_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CANN
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_cann_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_BLAS
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_blas_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_RPC
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_rpc_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_KOMPUTE
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_kompute_reg());
+#endif
+#ifdef LM_GGML_USE_CPU
+        register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_cpu_reg());
+#endif
+    }
+
+    ~lm_ggml_backend_registry() {
+        // FIXME: backends cannot be safely unloaded without a function to destroy all the backend resources,
+        // since backend threads may still be running and accessing resources from the dynamic library
+        for (auto & entry : backends) {
+            if (entry.handle) {
+                entry.handle.release(); // NOLINT
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void register_backend(lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg, dl_handle_ptr handle = nullptr) {
+        if (!reg) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        LM_GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: registered backend %s (%zu devices)\n",
+            __func__, lm_ggml_backend_reg_name(reg), lm_ggml_backend_reg_dev_count(reg));
+#endif
+        backends.push_back({ reg, std::move(handle) });
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < lm_ggml_backend_reg_dev_count(reg); i++) {
+            register_device(lm_ggml_backend_reg_dev_get(reg, i));
+        }
+    }
+
+    void register_device(lm_ggml_backend_dev_t device) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        LM_GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: registered device %s (%s)\n", __func__, lm_ggml_backend_dev_name(device), lm_ggml_backend_dev_description(device));
+#endif
+        devices.push_back(device);
+    }
+
+    lm_ggml_backend_reg_t load_backend(const char * path, bool silent) {
+        dl_handle_ptr handle { dl_load_library(path) };
+        if (!handle) {
+            if (!silent) {
+                LM_GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: failed to load %s\n", __func__, path);
+            }
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        auto score_fn = (lm_ggml_backend_score_t) dl_get_sym(handle.get(), "lm_ggml_backend_score");
+        if (score_fn && score_fn() == 0) {
+            if (!silent) {
+                LM_GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: backend %s is not supported on this system\n", __func__, path);
+            }
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        auto backend_init_fn = (lm_ggml_backend_init_t) dl_get_sym(handle.get(), "lm_ggml_backend_init");
+        if (!backend_init_fn) {
+            if (!silent) {
+                LM_GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: failed to find lm_ggml_backend_init in %s\n", __func__, path);
+            }
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg = backend_init_fn();
+        if (!reg || reg->api_version != LM_GGML_BACKEND_API_VERSION) {
+            if (!silent) {
+                if (!reg) {
+                    LM_GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: failed to initialize backend from %s: lm_ggml_backend_init returned NULL\n", __func__, path);
+                } else {
+                    LM_GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: failed to initialize backend from %s: incompatible API version (backend: %d, current: %d)\n",
+                        __func__, path, reg->api_version, LM_GGML_BACKEND_API_VERSION);
+                }
+            }
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        LM_GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: loaded %s backend from %s\n", __func__, lm_ggml_backend_reg_name(reg), path);
+
+        register_backend(reg, std::move(handle));
+
+        return reg;
+    }
+
+    void unload_backend(lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg, bool silent) {
+        auto it = std::find_if(backends.begin(), backends.end(),
+                               [reg](const lm_ggml_backend_reg_entry & entry) { return entry.reg == reg; });
+
+        if (it == backends.end()) {
+            if (!silent) {
+                LM_GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: backend not found\n", __func__);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!silent) {
+            LM_GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: unloading %s backend\n", __func__, lm_ggml_backend_reg_name(reg));
+        }
+
+        // remove devices
+        devices.erase(
+            std::remove_if(devices.begin(), devices.end(),
+                            [reg](lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev) { return lm_ggml_backend_dev_backend_reg(dev) == reg; }),
+            devices.end());
+
+        // remove backend
+        backends.erase(it);
+    }
+};
+
+static lm_ggml_backend_registry & get_reg() {
+    static lm_ggml_backend_registry reg;
+    return reg;
+}
+
+// Internal API
+void lm_ggml_backend_register(lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg) {
+    get_reg().register_backend(reg);
+}
+
+void lm_ggml_backend_device_register(lm_ggml_backend_dev_t device) {
+    get_reg().register_device(device);
+}
+
+// Backend (reg) enumeration
+static bool striequals(const char * a, const char * b) {
+    for (; *a && *b; a++, b++) {
+        if (std::tolower(*a) != std::tolower(*b)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return *a == *b;
+}
+
+size_t lm_ggml_backend_reg_count() {
+    return get_reg().backends.size();
+}
+
+lm_ggml_backend_reg_t lm_ggml_backend_reg_get(size_t index) {
+    LM_GGML_ASSERT(index < lm_ggml_backend_reg_count());
+    return get_reg().backends[index].reg;
+}
+
+lm_ggml_backend_reg_t lm_ggml_backend_reg_by_name(const char * name) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < lm_ggml_backend_reg_count(); i++) {
+        lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg = lm_ggml_backend_reg_get(i);
+        if (striequals(lm_ggml_backend_reg_name(reg), name)) {
+            return reg;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+// Device enumeration
+size_t lm_ggml_backend_dev_count() {
+    return get_reg().devices.size();
+}
+
+lm_ggml_backend_dev_t lm_ggml_backend_dev_get(size_t index) {
+    LM_GGML_ASSERT(index < lm_ggml_backend_dev_count());
+    return get_reg().devices[index];
+}
+
+lm_ggml_backend_dev_t lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_name(const char * name) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < lm_ggml_backend_dev_count(); i++) {
+        lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_get(i);
+        if (striequals(lm_ggml_backend_dev_name(dev), name)) {
+            return dev;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+lm_ggml_backend_dev_t lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_type(enum lm_ggml_backend_dev_type type) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < lm_ggml_backend_dev_count(); i++) {
+        lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_get(i);
+        if (lm_ggml_backend_dev_type(dev) == type) {
+            return dev;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+// Convenience functions
+lm_ggml_backend_t lm_ggml_backend_init_by_name(const char * name, const char * params) {
+    lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_name(name);
+    if (!dev) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return lm_ggml_backend_dev_init(dev, params);
+}
+
+lm_ggml_backend_t lm_ggml_backend_init_by_type(enum lm_ggml_backend_dev_type type, const char * params) {
+    lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_type(type);
+    if (!dev) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return lm_ggml_backend_dev_init(dev, params);
+}
+
+lm_ggml_backend_t lm_ggml_backend_init_best(void) {
+    lm_ggml_backend_dev_t dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_type(LM_GGML_BACKEND_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU);
+    if (!dev) {
+        dev = lm_ggml_backend_dev_by_type(LM_GGML_BACKEND_DEVICE_TYPE_CPU);
+    }
+    if (!dev) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return lm_ggml_backend_dev_init(dev, nullptr);
+}
+
+// Dynamic loading
+lm_ggml_backend_reg_t lm_ggml_backend_load(const char * path) {
+    return get_reg().load_backend(path, false);
+}
+
+void lm_ggml_backend_unload(lm_ggml_backend_reg_t reg) {
+    get_reg().unload_backend(reg, true);
+}
+
+static std::string get_executable_path() {
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    // get executable path
+    std::vector<char> path;
+    uint32_t size;
+    while (true) {
+        size = path.size();
+        if (_NSGetExecutablePath(path.data(), &size) == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        path.resize(size);
+    }
+    std::string base_path(path.data(), size);
+    // remove executable name
+    auto last_slash = base_path.find_last_of('/');
+    if (last_slash != std::string::npos) {
+        base_path = base_path.substr(0, last_slash);
+    }
+    return base_path + "/";
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+    std::string base_path = ".";
+    std::vector<char> path(1024);
+    while (true) {
+        // get executable path
+        ssize_t len = readlink("/proc/self/exe", path.data(), path.size());
+        if (len == -1) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (len < (ssize_t) path.size()) {
+            base_path = std::string(path.data(), len);
+            // remove executable name
+            auto last_slash = base_path.find_last_of('/');
+            if (last_slash != std::string::npos) {
+                base_path = base_path.substr(0, last_slash);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        path.resize(path.size() * 2);
+    }
+
+    return base_path + "/";
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+    std::vector<char> path(MAX_PATH);
+    DWORD len = GetModuleFileNameA(NULL, path.data(), path.size());
+    if (len == 0) {
+        return "";
+    }
+    std::string base_path(path.data(), len);
+    // remove executable name
+    auto last_slash = base_path.find_last_of('\\');
+    if (last_slash != std::string::npos) {
+        base_path = base_path.substr(0, last_slash);
+    }
+    return base_path + "\\";
+#endif
+}
+
+static std::string backend_filename_prefix() {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    return "ggml-";
+#else
+    return "libggml-";
+#endif
+}
+
+static std::string backend_filename_suffix() {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    return ".dll";
+#else
+    return ".so";
+#endif
+}
+
+static lm_ggml_backend_reg_t lm_ggml_backend_load_best(const char * name, bool silent, const char * user_search_path) {
+    // enumerate all the files that match [lib]ggml-name-*.[so|dll] in the search paths
+     // TODO: search system paths
+    std::string file_prefix = backend_filename_prefix() + name + "-";
+    std::vector<std::string> search_paths;
+    if (user_search_path == nullptr) {
+        search_paths.push_back("./");
+        search_paths.push_back(get_executable_path());
+    } else {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+        search_paths.push_back(std::string(user_search_path) + "\\");
+#else
+        search_paths.push_back(std::string(user_search_path) + "/");
+#endif
+    }
+
+    int best_score = 0;
+    std::string best_path;
+
+    namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+    for (const auto & search_path : search_paths) {
+        if (!fs::exists(search_path)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        fs::directory_iterator dir_it(search_path, fs::directory_options::skip_permission_denied);
+        for (const auto & entry : dir_it) {
+            if (entry.is_regular_file()) {
+                std::string filename = entry.path().filename().string();
+                std::string ext = entry.path().extension().string();
+                if (filename.find(file_prefix) == 0 && ext == backend_filename_suffix()) {
+                    dl_handle_ptr handle { dl_load_library(entry.path().c_str()) };
+                    if (!handle && !silent) {
+                        LM_GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: failed to load %s\n", __func__, entry.path().string().c_str());
+                    }
+                    if (handle) {
+                        auto score_fn = (lm_ggml_backend_score_t) dl_get_sym(handle.get(), "lm_ggml_backend_score");
+                        if (score_fn) {
+                            int s = score_fn();
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+                            LM_GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: %s score: %d\n", __func__, entry.path().string().c_str(), s);
+#endif
+                            if (s > best_score) {
+                                best_score = s;
+                                best_path = entry.path().string();
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            if (!silent) {
+                                LM_GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: failed to find lm_ggml_backend_score in %s\n", __func__, entry.path().string().c_str());
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (best_score == 0) {
+        // try to load the base backend
+        for (const auto & search_path : search_paths) {
+            std::string path = search_path + backend_filename_prefix() + name + backend_filename_suffix();
+            if (fs::exists(path)) {
+                return get_reg().load_backend(path.c_str(), silent);
+            }
+        }
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    return get_reg().load_backend(best_path.c_str(), silent);
+}
+
+void lm_ggml_backend_load_all() {
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_all_from_path(nullptr);
+}
+
+void lm_ggml_backend_load_all_from_path(const char * dir_path) {
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+    bool silent = true;
+#else
+    bool silent = false;
+#endif
+
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("blas", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("cann", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("cuda", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("hip", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("kompute", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("metal", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("rpc", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("sycl", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("vulkan", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("opencl", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("musa", silent, dir_path);
+    lm_ggml_backend_load_best("cpu", silent, dir_path);
+}