whisper.rn 0.4.0-rc.4 → 0.4.0-rc.5

package/cpp/ggml-backend.c

@@ -9,14 +9,36 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define UNUSED WSP_GGML_UNUSED
 
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
 
+
+// backend buffer type
+
+wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_buft_alloc_buffer(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft, size_t size) {
+    return buft->iface.alloc_buffer(buft, size);
+}
+
+size_t wsp_ggml_backend_buft_get_alignment(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft) {
+    return buft->iface.get_alignment(buft);
+}
+
+size_t wsp_ggml_backend_buft_get_alloc_size(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor) {
+    // get_alloc_size is optional, defaults to wsp_ggml_nbytes
+    if (buft->iface.get_alloc_size) {
+        return buft->iface.get_alloc_size(buft, tensor);
+    }
+    return wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor);
+}
+
+bool wsp_ggml_backend_buft_supports_backend(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft, wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    return buft->iface.supports_backend(buft, backend);
+}
+
 // backend buffer
 
 wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init(
-        struct wsp_ggml_backend                  * backend,
+               wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t      buft,
         struct wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_i           iface,
                wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_context_t   context,
                size_t                          size) {
@@ -26,7 +48,7 @@ wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init(
 
     (*buffer) = (struct wsp_ggml_backend_buffer) {
         /* .interface = */ iface,
-        /* .backend   = */ backend,
+        /* .buft      = */ buft,
         /* .context   = */ context,
         /* .size      = */ size,
     };
@@ -45,10 +67,6 @@ void wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_free(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
     free(buffer);
 }
 
-size_t wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_alignment(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
-    return wsp_ggml_backend_get_alignment(buffer->backend);
-}
-
 size_t wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_size(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
     return buffer->size;
 }
@@ -61,14 +79,6 @@ void * wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_base(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
     return base;
 }
 
-size_t wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_alloc_size(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor) {
-    // get_alloc_size is optional, defaults to wsp_ggml_nbytes
-    if (buffer->iface.get_alloc_size) {
-        return buffer->iface.get_alloc_size(buffer, tensor);
-    }
-    return wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor);
-}
-
 void wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init_tensor(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor) {
     // init_tensor is optional
     if (buffer->iface.init_tensor) {
@@ -76,19 +86,20 @@ void wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init_tensor(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struc
     }
 }
 
-void wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_free_tensor(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor) {
-    // free_tensor is optional
-    if (buffer->iface.free_tensor) {
-        buffer->iface.free_tensor(buffer, tensor);
-    }
+size_t wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_alignment (wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_buft_get_alignment(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type(buffer));
 }
 
-// backend
+size_t wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_alloc_size(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor) {
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_buft_get_alloc_size(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type(buffer), tensor);
+}
 
-wsp_ggml_backend_t wsp_ggml_get_backend(const struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor) {
-    return tensor->buffer ? tensor->buffer->backend : NULL;
+wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
+    return buffer->buft;
 }
 
+// backend
+
 const char * wsp_ggml_backend_name(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
     if (backend == NULL) {
         return "NULL";
@@ -104,43 +115,53 @@ void wsp_ggml_backend_free(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
     backend->iface.free(backend);
 }
 
+wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t wsp_ggml_backend_get_default_buffer_type(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    return backend->iface.get_default_buffer_type(backend);
+}
+
 wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_alloc_buffer(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, size_t size) {
-    return backend->iface.alloc_buffer(backend, size);
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_buft_alloc_buffer(wsp_ggml_backend_get_default_buffer_type(backend), size);
 }
 
 size_t wsp_ggml_backend_get_alignment(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
-    return backend->iface.get_alignment(backend);
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_buft_get_alignment(wsp_ggml_backend_get_default_buffer_type(backend));
 }
 
-void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_set_async(struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, const void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
-    wsp_ggml_get_backend(tensor)->iface.set_tensor_async(wsp_ggml_get_backend(tensor), tensor, data, offset, size);
+void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_set_async(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, const void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor write out of bounds");
+
+    backend->iface.set_tensor_async(backend, tensor, data, offset, size);
 }
 
-void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_get_async(const struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
-    wsp_ggml_get_backend(tensor)->iface.get_tensor_async(wsp_ggml_get_backend(tensor), tensor, data, offset, size);
+void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_get_async(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, const struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor read out of bounds");
+
+    backend->iface.get_tensor_async(backend, tensor, data, offset, size);
 }
 
 void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_set(struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, const void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
-    wsp_ggml_backend_t backend = wsp_ggml_get_backend(tensor);
-
     WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
-    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(backend != NULL && "tensor backend not set");
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->buffer != NULL && "tensor buffer not set");
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor write out of bounds");
 
-    backend->iface.set_tensor_async(backend, tensor, data, offset, size);
-    backend->iface.synchronize(backend);
+    tensor->buffer->iface.set_tensor(tensor->buffer, tensor, data, offset, size);
 }
 
 void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_get(const struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
-    wsp_ggml_backend_t backend = wsp_ggml_get_backend(tensor);
-
     WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
-    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(backend != NULL && "tensor backend not set");
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->buffer != NULL && "tensor buffer not set");
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor read out of bounds");
 
-    backend->iface.get_tensor_async(backend, tensor, data, offset, size);
-    backend->iface.synchronize(backend);
+    tensor->buffer->iface.get_tensor(tensor->buffer, tensor, data, offset, size);
 }
 
 void wsp_ggml_backend_synchronize(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    if (backend->iface.synchronize == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     backend->iface.synchronize(backend);
 }
 
@@ -154,10 +175,16 @@ void wsp_ggml_backend_graph_plan_free(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, wsp_ggml_backe
 
 void wsp_ggml_backend_graph_plan_compute(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, wsp_ggml_backend_graph_plan_t plan) {
     backend->iface.graph_plan_compute(backend, plan);
+
+    // TODO: optional sync
+    wsp_ggml_backend_synchronize(backend);
 }
 
 void wsp_ggml_backend_graph_compute(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * cgraph) {
     backend->iface.graph_compute(backend, cgraph);
+
+    // TODO: optional sync
+    wsp_ggml_backend_synchronize(backend);
 }
 
 bool wsp_ggml_backend_supports_op(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, const struct wsp_ggml_tensor * op) {
@@ -194,14 +221,15 @@ void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_copy(struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src, struct wsp_ggml_
 
     // TODO: allow backends to support copy to/from same backend
 
-    if (wsp_ggml_get_backend(dst)->iface.cpy_tensor_from != NULL) {
-        wsp_ggml_get_backend(dst)->iface.cpy_tensor_from(wsp_ggml_get_backend(dst)->context, src, dst);
-    } else if (wsp_ggml_get_backend(src)->iface.cpy_tensor_to != NULL) {
-        wsp_ggml_get_backend(src)->iface.cpy_tensor_to(wsp_ggml_get_backend(src)->context, src, dst);
+    if (dst->buffer->iface.cpy_tensor_from != NULL) {
+        dst->buffer->iface.cpy_tensor_from(dst->buffer, src, dst);
+    } else if (src->buffer->iface.cpy_tensor_to != NULL) {
+        src->buffer->iface.cpy_tensor_to(src->buffer, src, dst);
     } else {
         // shouldn't be hit when copying from/to CPU
         #ifndef NDEBUG
-        fprintf(stderr, "wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_copy: neither cpy_tensor_from nor cpy_tensor_to are implemented for backends %s and %s, falling back to get/set\n", wsp_ggml_backend_name(src->buffer->backend), wsp_ggml_backend_name(dst->buffer->backend));
+        fprintf(stderr, "wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_copy: neither cpy_tensor_from nor cpy_tensor_to "
+                        "are implemented for %s and %s, falling back to get/set\n", src->name, dst->name);
         #endif
         size_t nbytes = wsp_ggml_nbytes(src);
         void * data = malloc(nbytes);
@@ -211,101 +239,259 @@ void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_copy(struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src, struct wsp_ggml_
     }
 }
 
-// backend CPU
+// backend registry
 
-struct wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_context {
-    int n_threads;
-    void * work_data;
-    size_t work_size;
+#define WSP_GGML_MAX_BACKENDS_REG 16
+
+struct wsp_ggml_backend_reg {
+    char name[128];
+    wsp_ggml_backend_init_fn init_fn;
+    wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t default_buffer_type;
+    void * user_data;
 };
 
-static const char * wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_name(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
-    return "CPU";
+static struct wsp_ggml_backend_reg wsp_ggml_backend_registry[WSP_GGML_MAX_BACKENDS_REG];
+static size_t wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count = 0;
+
+static wsp_ggml_backend_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_cpu_init(const char * params, void * user_data);
+
+static void wsp_ggml_backend_registry_init(void) {
+    static bool initialized = false;
+
+    if (initialized) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    initialized = true;
 
-    UNUSED(backend);
+    wsp_ggml_backend_register("CPU", wsp_ggml_backend_reg_cpu_init, wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type(), NULL);
+
+    // add forward decls here to avoid including the backend headers
+#ifdef WSP_GGML_USE_CUBLAS
+    extern void wsp_ggml_backend_cuda_reg_devices(void);
+    wsp_ggml_backend_cuda_reg_devices();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef WSP_GGML_USE_METAL
+    extern wsp_ggml_backend_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_metal_init(const char * params, void * user_data);
+    extern wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t wsp_ggml_backend_metal_buffer_type(void);
+    wsp_ggml_backend_register("Metal", wsp_ggml_backend_reg_metal_init, wsp_ggml_backend_metal_buffer_type(), NULL);
+#endif
 }
 
-static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_free(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
-    struct wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_context * cpu_ctx = (struct wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_context *)backend->context;
-    free(cpu_ctx->work_data);
-    free(cpu_ctx);
-    free(backend);
+void wsp_ggml_backend_register(const char * name, wsp_ggml_backend_init_fn init_fn, wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t default_buffer_type, void * user_data) {
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count < WSP_GGML_MAX_BACKENDS_REG);
+
+    int id = wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count;
+
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry[id] = (struct wsp_ggml_backend_reg) {
+        /* .name                = */ {0},
+        /* .fn                  = */ init_fn,
+        /* .default_buffer_type = */ default_buffer_type,
+        /* .user_data           = */ user_data,
+    };
+
+    snprintf(wsp_ggml_backend_registry[id].name, sizeof(wsp_ggml_backend_registry[id].name), "%s", name);
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: registered backend %s\n", __func__, name);
+#endif
+
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count++;
+}
+
+size_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_get_count(void) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry_init();
+
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count;
+}
+
+size_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_find_by_name(const char * name) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry_init();
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count; i++) {
+        // TODO: case insensitive in a portable way
+        if (strcmp(wsp_ggml_backend_registry[i].name, name) == 0) {
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+    return SIZE_MAX;
+}
+
+// init from backend:params string
+wsp_ggml_backend_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_init_backend_from_str(const char * backend_str) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry_init();
+
+    const char * params = strchr(backend_str, ':');
+    char backend_name[128];
+    if (params == NULL) {
+        strcpy(backend_name, backend_str);
+        params = "";
+    } else {
+        strncpy(backend_name, backend_str, params - backend_str);
+        backend_name[params - backend_str] = '\0';
+        params++;
+    }
+
+    size_t backend_i = wsp_ggml_backend_reg_find_by_name(backend_name);
+    if (backend_i == SIZE_MAX) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: backend %s not found\n", __func__, backend_name);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_reg_init_backend(backend_i, params);
+}
+
+const char * wsp_ggml_backend_reg_get_name(size_t i) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry_init();
+
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(i < wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count);
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_registry[i].name;
+}
+
+wsp_ggml_backend_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_init_backend(size_t i, const char * params) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry_init();
+
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(i < wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count);
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_registry[i].init_fn(params, wsp_ggml_backend_registry[i].user_data);
+}
+
+wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_get_default_buffer_type(size_t i) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry_init();
+
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(i < wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count);
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_registry[i].default_buffer_type;
+}
+
+wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_alloc_buffer(size_t i, size_t size) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_registry_init();
+
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(i < wsp_ggml_backend_registry_count);
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_buft_alloc_buffer(wsp_ggml_backend_registry[i].default_buffer_type, size);
 }
 
+// backend CPU
+
 static void * wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_get_base(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
     return (void *)buffer->context;
 }
 
 static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_free_buffer(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
     free(buffer->context);
-    UNUSED(buffer);
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(buffer);
+}
+
+static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_set_tensor(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, const void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor write out of bounds");
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
+
+    memcpy((char *)tensor->data + offset, data, size);
+
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(buffer);
+}
+
+static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_get_tensor(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, const struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor read out of bounds");
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
+
+    memcpy(data, (const char *)tensor->data + offset, size);
+
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(buffer);
+}
+
+static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_cpy_tensor_from(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * dst) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_get(src, dst->data, 0, wsp_ggml_nbytes(src));
+
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(buffer);
+}
+
+static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_cpy_tensor_to(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * dst) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_set(dst, src->data, 0, wsp_ggml_nbytes(src));
+
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(buffer);
 }
 
 static struct wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_i cpu_backend_buffer_i = {
-    /* .free_buffer    = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_free_buffer,
-    /* .get_base       = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_get_base,
-    /* .get_alloc_size = */ NULL, // defaults to wsp_ggml_nbytes
-    /* .init_tensor    = */ NULL, // no initialization required
-    /* .free_tensor    = */ NULL, // no cleanup required
+    /* .free_buffer     = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_free_buffer,
+    /* .get_base        = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_get_base,
+    /* .init_tensor     = */ NULL, // no initialization required
+    /* .set_tensor      = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_set_tensor,
+    /* .get_tensor      = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_get_tensor,
+    /* .cpy_tensor_from = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_cpy_tensor_from,
+    /* .cpy_tensor_to   = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_cpy_tensor_to,
 };
 
 // for buffers from ptr, free is not called
 static struct wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_i cpu_backend_buffer_i_from_ptr = {
-    /* .free_buffer    = */ NULL, // ptr is not owned by the buffer, so it does not need to be freed
-    /* .get_base       = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_get_base,
-    /* .get_alloc_size = */ NULL, // defaults to wsp_ggml_nbytes
-    /* .init_tensor    = */ NULL,
-    /* .free_tensor    = */ NULL,
+    /* .free_buffer     = */ NULL, // ptr is not owned by the buffer, so it does not need to be freed
+    /* .get_base        = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_get_base,
+    /* .init_tensor     = */ NULL, // no initialization required
+    /* .set_tensor      = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_set_tensor,
+    /* .get_tensor      = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_get_tensor,
+    /* .cpy_tensor_from = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_cpy_tensor_from,
+    /* .cpy_tensor_to   = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_cpy_tensor_to,
 };
 
 static const size_t TENSOR_ALIGNMENT = 64; // should be enough for AVX 512
 
-static wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_alloc_buffer(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, size_t size) {
+static wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type_alloc_buffer(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft, size_t size) {
     size += TENSOR_ALIGNMENT;   // malloc may return an address that is not aligned
     void * data = malloc(size); // TODO: maybe use WSP_GGML_ALIGNED_MALLOC?
 
     WSP_GGML_ASSERT(data != NULL && "failed to allocate buffer");
 
-    return wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init(backend, cpu_backend_buffer_i, data, size);
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init(buft, cpu_backend_buffer_i, data, size);
 }
 
-static size_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_get_alignment(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
+static size_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type_get_alignment(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft) {
     return TENSOR_ALIGNMENT;
-    UNUSED(backend);
-}
 
-static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_set_tensor_async(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, const void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
-    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor write out of bounds");
-    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(buft);
+}
 
-    memcpy((char *)tensor->data + offset, data, size);
+static bool wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type_supports_backend(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t buft, wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_is_cpu(backend);
 
-    UNUSED(backend);
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(buft);
 }
 
-static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_get_tensor_async(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, const struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
-    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= wsp_ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor read out of bounds");
-    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
-
-    memcpy(data, (const char *)tensor->data + offset, size);
+wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type(void) {
+    static struct wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_cpu = {
+        /* .iface = */ {
+            /* .alloc_buffer     = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type_alloc_buffer,
+            /* .get_alignment    = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type_get_alignment,
+            /* .get_alloc_size   = */ NULL, // defaults to wsp_ggml_nbytes
+            /* .supports_backend = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type_supports_backend,
+        },
+        /* .context = */ NULL,
+    };
 
-    UNUSED(backend);
+    return &wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_cpu;
 }
 
-static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_synchronize(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
-    UNUSED(backend);
-}
+struct wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_context {
+    int n_threads;
+    void * work_data;
+    size_t work_size;
+};
 
-static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_cpy_tensor_from(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * dst) {
-    wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_get(src, dst->data, 0, wsp_ggml_nbytes(src));
+static const char * wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_name(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    return "CPU";
 
-    UNUSED(backend);
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(backend);
 }
 
-static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_cpy_tensor_to(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * dst) {
-    wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_set(dst, src->data, 0, wsp_ggml_nbytes(src));
+static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_free(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    struct wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_context * cpu_ctx = (struct wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_context *)backend->context;
+    free(cpu_ctx->work_data);
+    free(cpu_ctx);
+    free(backend);
+}
+
+static wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_type_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_get_default_buffer_type(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend) {
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type();
 
-    UNUSED(backend);
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(backend);
 }
 
 struct wsp_ggml_backend_plan_cpu {
@@ -334,7 +520,7 @@ static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_free(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, wsp
     free(cpu_plan->cplan.work_data);
     free(cpu_plan);
 
-    UNUSED(backend);
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(backend);
 }
 
 static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_compute(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, wsp_ggml_backend_graph_plan_t plan) {
@@ -342,7 +528,7 @@ static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_compute(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend,
 
     wsp_ggml_graph_compute(&cpu_plan->cgraph, &cpu_plan->cplan);
 
-    UNUSED(backend);
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(backend);
 }
 
 static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_compute(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * cgraph) {
@@ -363,25 +549,25 @@ static void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_compute(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, struc
 
 static bool wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_supports_op(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, const struct wsp_ggml_tensor * op) {
     return true;
-    UNUSED(backend);
-    UNUSED(op);
+
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(backend);
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(op);
 }
 
 static struct wsp_ggml_backend_i cpu_backend_i = {
-    /* .get_name            = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_name,
-    /* .free                = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_free,
-    /* .alloc_buffer        = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_alloc_buffer,
-    /* .get_alignment       = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_get_alignment,
-    /* .set_tensor_async    = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_set_tensor_async,
-    /* .get_tensor_async    = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_get_tensor_async,
-    /* .synchronize         = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_synchronize,
-    /* .cpy_tensor_from     = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_cpy_tensor_from,
-    /* .cpy_tensor_to       = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_cpy_tensor_to,
-    /* .graph_plan_create   = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_create,
-    /* .graph_plan_free     = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_free,
-    /* .graph_plan_compute  = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_compute,
-    /* .graph_compute       = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_compute,
-    /* .supports_op         = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_supports_op,
+    /* .get_name                = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_name,
+    /* .free                    = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_free,
+    /* .get_default_buffer_type = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_get_default_buffer_type,
+    /* .set_tensor_async        = */ NULL,
+    /* .get_tensor_async        = */ NULL,
+    /* .cpy_tensor_from_async   = */ NULL,
+    /* .cpy_tensor_to_async     = */ NULL,
+    /* .synchronize             = */ NULL,
+    /* .graph_plan_create       = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_create,
+    /* .graph_plan_free         = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_free,
+    /* .graph_plan_compute      = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_plan_compute,
+    /* .graph_compute           = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_graph_compute,
+    /* .supports_op             = */ wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_supports_op,
 };
 
 wsp_ggml_backend_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_init(void) {
@@ -411,10 +597,18 @@ void wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_set_n_threads(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend_cpu, int n_th
     ctx->n_threads = n_threads;
 }
 
-wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_from_ptr(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend_cpu, void * ptr, size_t size) {
-    return wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init(backend_cpu, cpu_backend_buffer_i_from_ptr, ptr, size);
+wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_from_ptr(void * ptr, size_t size) {
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init(wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type(), cpu_backend_buffer_i_from_ptr, ptr, size);
+}
+
+static wsp_ggml_backend_t wsp_ggml_backend_reg_cpu_init(const char * params, void * user_data) {
+    return wsp_ggml_backend_cpu_init();
+
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(params);
+    WSP_GGML_UNUSED(user_data);
 }
 
+
 // scheduler
 
 #define WSP_GGML_MAX_BACKENDS 4
@@ -427,7 +621,7 @@ struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched_split {
     int i_end;
     struct wsp_ggml_tensor * inputs[WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLIT_INPUTS];
     int n_inputs;
-    struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * graph;
+    struct wsp_ggml_cgraph graph;
 };
 
 struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched {
@@ -453,7 +647,7 @@ struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched {
     #else
     __attribute__((aligned(WSP_GGML_MEM_ALIGN)))
     #endif
-    char context_buffer[WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLITS*WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLIT_INPUTS*sizeof(struct wsp_ggml_tensor) + WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLITS*sizeof(struct wsp_ggml_cgraph)];
+    char context_buffer[WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLITS*WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLIT_INPUTS*sizeof(struct wsp_ggml_tensor) + sizeof(struct wsp_ggml_cgraph)];
 };
 
 #define hash_id(node) wsp_ggml_hash_find_or_insert(sched->hash_set, node)
@@ -482,23 +676,57 @@ static int sched_allocr_prio(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, wsp_ggml_tallocr_t
     return INT_MAX;
 }
 
+static wsp_ggml_backend_t get_buffer_backend(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer) {
+    if (buffer == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    // find highest prio backend that supports the buffer type
+    for (int i = 0; i < sched->n_backends; i++) {
+        if (wsp_ggml_backend_buft_supports_backend(buffer->buft, sched->backends[i])) {
+            return sched->backends[i];
+        }
+    }
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(false && "tensor buffer type not supported by any backend");
+}
+
+static wsp_ggml_backend_t get_allocr_backend(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, wsp_ggml_tallocr_t allocr) {
+    if (allocr == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    // find highest prio backend that supports the buffer type
+    for (int i = 0; i < sched->n_backends; i++) {
+        if (sched->tallocs[i] == allocr) {
+            return sched->backends[i];
+        }
+    }
+    WSP_GGML_UNREACHABLE();
+}
+
+#if 0
+static char causes[WSP_GGML_DEFAULT_GRAPH_SIZE*8 + WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLITS*WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLIT_INPUTS][128]; // debug, remove
+#define SET_CAUSE(node, ...) sprintf(causes[hash_id(node)], __VA_ARGS__)
+#define GET_CAUSE(node) causes[hash_id(node)]
+#else
+#define SET_CAUSE(node, ...)
+#define GET_CAUSE(node) ""
+#endif
+
 // returns the backend that should be used for the node based on the current locations
-char causes[WSP_GGML_DEFAULT_GRAPH_SIZE*4 + WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLITS*WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLIT_INPUTS][128]; // debug, remove
 static wsp_ggml_backend_t sched_backend_from_cur(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * node) {
     // if the dst tensor is already allocated in a buffer, we must assume that it is critical to keep it there
     // ie. kv cache updates
     // note that this doesn't allow fallback to CPU. need to add output tensors to the splits to copy the data back to the original backend.
     // dst
-    wsp_ggml_backend_t cur_backend = wsp_ggml_get_backend(node);
+    wsp_ggml_backend_t cur_backend = get_buffer_backend(sched, node->buffer);
     if (cur_backend != NULL) {
-        sprintf(causes[hash_id(node)], "1.dst");
+        SET_CAUSE(node, "1.dst");
         return cur_backend;
     }
 
     // view_src
-    if (node->view_src != NULL && wsp_ggml_get_backend(node->view_src) != NULL) {
-        sprintf(causes[hash_id(node)], "1.vsrc");
-        return wsp_ggml_get_backend(node->view_src);
+    if (node->view_src != NULL && get_buffer_backend(sched, node->view_src->buffer) != NULL) {
+        SET_CAUSE(node, "1.vsrc");
+        return get_buffer_backend(sched, node->view_src->buffer);
     }
 
     // src
@@ -510,7 +738,7 @@ static wsp_ggml_backend_t sched_backend_from_cur(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched,
         if (src == NULL) {
             break;
         }
-        wsp_ggml_backend_t src_backend = wsp_ggml_get_backend(src);
+        wsp_ggml_backend_t src_backend = get_buffer_backend(sched, src->buffer);
         if (src_backend != NULL) {
             int src_prio = sched_backend_prio(sched, src_backend);
             size_t src_size = wsp_ggml_nbytes(src);
@@ -518,7 +746,7 @@ static wsp_ggml_backend_t sched_backend_from_cur(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched,
                 cur_prio = src_prio;
                 cur_size = src_size;
                 cur_backend = src_backend;
-                sprintf(causes[hash_id(node)], "1.src%d", i);
+                SET_CAUSE(node, "1.src%d", i);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -539,10 +767,12 @@ static void sched_print_assignments(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_g
     int cur_split = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < graph->n_nodes; i++) {
         if (cur_split < sched->n_splits && i == sched->splits[cur_split].i_start) {
-            wsp_ggml_backend_t split_backend = wsp_ggml_tallocr_get_buffer(sched->splits[cur_split].tallocr)->backend;
-            fprintf(stderr, "\n## SPLIT #%d: %s # %d inputs: ", cur_split, wsp_ggml_backend_name(split_backend), sched->splits[cur_split].n_inputs);
+            wsp_ggml_backend_t split_backend = get_allocr_backend(sched, sched->splits[cur_split].tallocr);
+            fprintf(stderr, "\n## SPLIT #%d: %s # %d inputs: ", cur_split, wsp_ggml_backend_name(split_backend),
+                sched->splits[cur_split].n_inputs);
             for (int j = 0; j < sched->splits[cur_split].n_inputs; j++) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "[%s (%5.5s)] ", sched->splits[cur_split].inputs[j]->name, fmt_size(wsp_ggml_nbytes(sched->splits[cur_split].inputs[j])));
+                fprintf(stderr, "[%s (%5.5s)] ", sched->splits[cur_split].inputs[j]->name,
+                    fmt_size(wsp_ggml_nbytes(sched->splits[cur_split].inputs[j])));
             }
             fprintf(stderr, "\n");
             cur_split++;
@@ -552,16 +782,18 @@ static void sched_print_assignments(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_g
             continue;
         }
         wsp_ggml_tallocr_t node_allocr = node_allocr(node);
-        wsp_ggml_backend_t node_backend = node_allocr ? wsp_ggml_tallocr_get_buffer(node_allocr)->backend : NULL;
-        fprintf(stderr, "node #%3d (%10.10s): %20.20s (%4.4s) [%4.4s %8.8s]:", i, wsp_ggml_op_name(node->op), node->name, fmt_size(wsp_ggml_nbytes(node)), node_allocr ? wsp_ggml_backend_name(node_backend) : "NULL", causes[hash_id(node)]);
+        wsp_ggml_backend_t node_backend = node_allocr ? get_allocr_backend(sched, node_allocr) : NULL; // FIXME:
+        fprintf(stderr, "node #%3d (%10.10s): %20.20s (%4.4s) [%4.4s %8.8s]:", i, wsp_ggml_op_name(node->op), node->name,
+            fmt_size(wsp_ggml_nbytes(node)), node_allocr ? wsp_ggml_backend_name(node_backend) : "NULL", GET_CAUSE(node));
         for (int j = 0; j < WSP_GGML_MAX_SRC; j++) {
             struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src = node->src[j];
             if (src == NULL) {
                 break;
             }
             wsp_ggml_tallocr_t src_allocr = node_allocr(src);
-            wsp_ggml_backend_t src_backend = src_allocr ? wsp_ggml_tallocr_get_buffer(src_allocr)->backend : NULL;
-            fprintf(stderr, " %20.20s (%4.4s) [%4.4s %8.8s]", src->name, fmt_size(wsp_ggml_nbytes(src)), src_backend ? wsp_ggml_backend_name(src_backend) : "NULL", causes[hash_id(src)]);
+            wsp_ggml_backend_t src_backend = src_allocr ? get_allocr_backend(sched, src_allocr) : NULL;
+            fprintf(stderr, " %20.20s (%4.4s) [%4.4s %8.8s]", src->name,
+                fmt_size(wsp_ggml_nbytes(src)), src_backend ? wsp_ggml_backend_name(src_backend) : "NULL", GET_CAUSE(src));
         }
         fprintf(stderr, "\n");
     }
@@ -587,9 +819,9 @@ static void sched_split_graph(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_ggml_cg
     sched->n_splits = 0;
 
     struct wsp_ggml_init_params params = {
-        /*.mem_size =   */ sizeof(sched->context_buffer),
-        /*.mem_buffer = */ sched->context_buffer,
-        /*.no_alloc =   */ true
+        /* .mem_size =   */ sizeof(sched->context_buffer),
+        /* .mem_buffer = */ sched->context_buffer,
+        /* .no_alloc =   */ true
     };
 
     if (sched->ctx != NULL) {
@@ -605,9 +837,9 @@ static void sched_split_graph(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_ggml_cg
             // do not overwrite user assignments
             continue;
         }
-        wsp_ggml_backend_t leaf_backend = wsp_ggml_get_backend(leaf);
+        wsp_ggml_backend_t leaf_backend = get_buffer_backend(sched, leaf->buffer);
         if (leaf_backend == NULL && leaf->view_src != NULL) {
-            leaf_backend = wsp_ggml_get_backend(leaf->view_src);
+            leaf_backend = get_buffer_backend(sched, leaf->view_src->buffer);
         }
         if (leaf_backend != NULL) {
             node_allocr(leaf) = wsp_ggml_backend_sched_get_tallocr(sched, leaf_backend);
@@ -649,7 +881,7 @@ static void sched_split_graph(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_ggml_cg
                         cur_prio = src_prio;
                         cur_size = src_size;
                         node_allocr = src_allocr;
-                        sprintf(causes[hash_id(node)], "2.src%d", j);
+                        SET_CAUSE(node, "2.src%d", j);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -733,7 +965,7 @@ static void sched_split_graph(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_ggml_cg
                     struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor_copy = wsp_ggml_dup_tensor_layout(sched->ctx, src);
                     sched->node_copies[id][cur_backend_id] = tensor_copy;
                     node_allocr(tensor_copy) = cur_allocr;
-                    wsp_ggml_backend_t backend = wsp_ggml_tallocr_get_buffer(cur_allocr)->backend;
+                    wsp_ggml_backend_t backend = get_allocr_backend(sched, cur_allocr);
                     wsp_ggml_format_name(tensor_copy, "%s#%s", wsp_ggml_backend_name(backend), src->name);
                 }
                 node->src[j] = sched->node_copies[id][cur_backend_id];
@@ -761,8 +993,8 @@ static void sched_split_graph(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_ggml_cg
             wsp_ggml_tallocr_t src_allocr = node_allocr(src);
             if (src_allocr != node_allocr /* && src_backend != NULL */) { // ignore nulls for now
                 fprintf(stderr, "!!!! %s has backend %s, src %d (%s) has backend %s\n",
-                    node->name, node_allocr ? wsp_ggml_backend_name(wsp_ggml_tallocr_get_buffer(node_allocr)->backend) : "NULL",
-                    j, src->name, src_allocr ? wsp_ggml_backend_name(wsp_ggml_tallocr_get_buffer(src_allocr)->backend) : "NULL");
+                    node->name, node_allocr ? wsp_ggml_backend_name(get_allocr_backend(sched, node_allocr)) : "NULL",
+                    j, src->name, src_allocr ? wsp_ggml_backend_name(get_allocr_backend(sched, src_allocr)) : "NULL");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -773,7 +1005,7 @@ static void sched_split_graph(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, struct wsp_ggml_cg
     struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * graph_copy = wsp_ggml_new_graph_custom(sched->ctx, graph->n_nodes + sched->n_splits*WSP_GGML_MAX_SPLIT_INPUTS, false);
     for (int i = 0; i < sched->n_splits; i++) {
         struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched_split * split = &sched->splits[i];
-        split->graph = wsp_ggml_graph_view(sched->ctx, graph, split->i_start, split->i_end);
+        split->graph = wsp_ggml_graph_view(graph, split->i_start, split->i_end);
 
         // add inputs to the graph copy so that they are allocated by ggml-alloc at the start of the split
         for (int j = 0; j < split->n_inputs; j++) {
@@ -806,31 +1038,29 @@ static void sched_compute_splits(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched) {
 
     for (int i = 0; i < sched->n_splits; i++) {
         struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched_split * split = &splits[i];
-        wsp_ggml_backend_t split_backend = wsp_ggml_tallocr_get_buffer(split->tallocr)->backend;
+        wsp_ggml_backend_t split_backend = get_allocr_backend(sched, split->tallocr);
         int split_backend_id = sched_backend_prio(sched, split_backend);
 
         // copy the input tensors to the split backend
         uint64_t copy_start_us = wsp_ggml_time_us();
         for (int j = 0; j < split->n_inputs; j++) {
-            struct wsp_ggml_tensor * input_cpy = sched->node_copies[hash_id(split->inputs[j])][sched_backend_prio(sched, split_backend)];
-            if (split->inputs[j]->buffer == NULL) {
-                if (split->inputs[j]->view_src == NULL) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "input %s has no buffer and no view_src\n", split->inputs[j]->name);
+            struct wsp_ggml_tensor * input = split->inputs[j];
+            struct wsp_ggml_tensor * input_cpy = sched->node_copies[hash_id(input)][sched_backend_prio(sched, split_backend)];
+            if (input->buffer == NULL) {
+                if (input->view_src == NULL) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "input %s has no buffer and no view_src\n", input->name);
                     exit(1);
                 }
-                struct wsp_ggml_tensor * view = split->inputs[j];
-                view->backend = view->view_src->backend;
-                view->buffer  = view->view_src->buffer;
-                view->data    = (char *)view->view_src->data + view->view_offs;
-                wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init_tensor(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_get_buffer(sched, view->buffer->backend), view);
+                // FIXME: may need to use the sched buffer instead
+                wsp_ggml_backend_view_init(input->view_src->buffer, input);
             }
             if (input_cpy->buffer == NULL) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "input_cpy %s has no buffer\n", input_cpy->name);
                 exit(1);
             }
-            WSP_GGML_ASSERT(split->inputs[j]->buffer->backend != input_cpy->buffer->backend);
-            WSP_GGML_ASSERT(input_cpy->buffer->backend == split_backend);
-            wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_copy(split->inputs[j], input_cpy);
+            //WSP_GGML_ASSERT(input->buffer->backend != input_cpy->buffer->backend);
+            //WSP_GGML_ASSERT(input_cpy->buffer->backend == split_backend);
+            wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_copy(input, input_cpy);
         }
         // wsp_ggml_backend_synchronize(split_backend);
         int64_t copy_end_us = wsp_ggml_time_us();
@@ -843,7 +1073,7 @@ static void sched_compute_splits(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched) {
 #endif
 
         uint64_t compute_start_us = wsp_ggml_time_us();
-        wsp_ggml_backend_graph_compute(split_backend, split->graph);
+        wsp_ggml_backend_graph_compute(split_backend, &split->graph);
         // wsp_ggml_backend_synchronize(split_backend);
         uint64_t compute_end_us = wsp_ggml_time_us();
         compute_us[split_backend_id] += compute_end_us - compute_start_us;
@@ -872,8 +1102,6 @@ wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t wsp_ggml_backend_sched_new(wsp_ggml_backend_t * backend
     struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched * sched = malloc(sizeof(struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched));
     memset(sched, 0, sizeof(struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched));
 
-    fprintf(stderr, "wsp_ggml_backend_sched size: %lu KB\n", sizeof(struct wsp_ggml_backend_sched)/1024);
-
     sched->n_backends = n_backends;
     for (int i = 0; i < n_backends; i++) {
         sched->backends[i] = backends[i];
@@ -948,3 +1176,182 @@ void wsp_ggml_backend_sched_set_node_backend(wsp_ggml_backend_sched_t sched, str
     WSP_GGML_ASSERT(backend_index >= 0 && backend_index < sched->n_backends);
     node_allocr(node) = sched->tallocs[backend_index];
 }
+
+// utils
+void wsp_ggml_backend_view_init(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor) {
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->buffer == NULL);
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data == NULL);
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->view_src != NULL);
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->view_src->buffer != NULL);
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->view_src->data != NULL);
+
+    tensor->buffer = buffer;
+    tensor->data = (char *)tensor->view_src->data + tensor->view_offs;
+    tensor->backend = tensor->view_src->backend;
+    wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init_tensor(buffer, tensor);
+}
+
+void wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_alloc(wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * tensor, void * addr) {
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->buffer == NULL);
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data == NULL);
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(tensor->view_src == NULL);
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(addr >= wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_base(buffer));
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT((char *)addr + wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_alloc_size(buffer, tensor) <=
+                (char *)wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_base(buffer) + wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_size(buffer));
+
+    tensor->buffer = buffer;
+    tensor->data = addr;
+    wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_init_tensor(buffer, tensor);
+}
+
+static struct wsp_ggml_tensor * graph_dup_tensor(struct wsp_ggml_hash_set hash_set, struct wsp_ggml_tensor ** node_copies,
+    struct wsp_ggml_context * ctx_allocated, struct wsp_ggml_context * ctx_unallocated, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src) {
+
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(src != NULL);
+    WSP_GGML_ASSERT(src->data && "graph must be allocated");
+
+    size_t id = wsp_ggml_hash_insert(hash_set, src);
+    if (id == WSP_GGML_HASHTABLE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+        return node_copies[wsp_ggml_hash_find(hash_set, src)];
+    }
+
+    struct wsp_ggml_tensor * dst = wsp_ggml_dup_tensor_layout(src->data && !src->view_src ? ctx_allocated : ctx_unallocated, src);
+    if (src->view_src != NULL) {
+        dst->view_src = graph_dup_tensor(hash_set, node_copies, ctx_allocated, ctx_unallocated, src->view_src);
+        dst->view_offs = src->view_offs;
+    }
+    dst->op = src->op;
+    memcpy(dst->op_params, src->op_params, sizeof(dst->op_params));
+    wsp_ggml_set_name(dst, src->name);
+
+    // copy src
+    for (int i = 0; i < WSP_GGML_MAX_SRC; i++) {
+        struct wsp_ggml_tensor * s = src->src[i];
+        if (s == NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+        dst->src[i] = graph_dup_tensor(hash_set, node_copies, ctx_allocated, ctx_unallocated, s);
+    }
+
+    node_copies[id] = dst;
+    return dst;
+}
+
+static void graph_init_tensor(struct wsp_ggml_hash_set hash_set, struct wsp_ggml_tensor ** node_copies, bool * node_init, struct wsp_ggml_tensor * src) {
+    size_t id = wsp_ggml_hash_find(hash_set, src);
+    if (node_init[id]) {
+        return;
+    }
+    node_init[id] = true;
+
+    struct wsp_ggml_tensor * dst = node_copies[id];
+    if (dst->view_src != NULL) {
+        wsp_ggml_backend_view_init(dst->view_src->buffer, dst);
+    }
+    else {
+        wsp_ggml_backend_tensor_copy(src, dst);
+    }
+
+    // init src
+    for (int i = 0; i < WSP_GGML_MAX_SRC; i++) {
+        struct wsp_ggml_tensor * s = src->src[i];
+        if (s == NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+        graph_init_tensor(hash_set, node_copies, node_init, s);
+    }
+}
+
+struct wsp_ggml_backend_graph_copy wsp_ggml_backend_graph_copy(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend, struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * graph) {
+    struct wsp_ggml_hash_set hash_set = {
+        /* .size = */ graph->visited_hash_table.size,
+        /* .keys = */ calloc(sizeof(hash_set.keys[0]) * graph->visited_hash_table.size, 1)
+    };
+    struct wsp_ggml_tensor ** node_copies = calloc(sizeof(node_copies[0]) * hash_set.size, 1);
+    bool * node_init = calloc(sizeof(node_init[0]) * hash_set.size, 1);
+
+    struct wsp_ggml_init_params params = {
+        /* .mem_size   = */ wsp_ggml_tensor_overhead()*hash_set.size + wsp_ggml_graph_overhead_custom(graph->size, false),
+        /* .mem_buffer = */ NULL,
+        /* .no_alloc   = */ true
+    };
+
+    struct wsp_ggml_context * ctx_allocated = wsp_ggml_init(params);
+    struct wsp_ggml_context * ctx_unallocated = wsp_ggml_init(params);
+
+    // dup nodes
+    for (int i = 0; i < graph->n_nodes; i++) {
+        struct wsp_ggml_tensor * node = graph->nodes[i];
+        graph_dup_tensor(hash_set, node_copies, ctx_allocated, ctx_unallocated, node);
+    }
+
+    // allocate nodes
+    wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer = wsp_ggml_backend_alloc_ctx_tensors(ctx_allocated, backend);
+
+    //printf("copy buffer size: %zu MB\n", wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_get_size(buffer) / 1024 / 1024);
+
+    // copy data and init views
+    for (int i = 0; i < graph->n_nodes; i++) {
+        struct wsp_ggml_tensor * node = graph->nodes[i];
+        graph_init_tensor(hash_set, node_copies, node_init, node);
+    }
+
+    // build graph copy
+    struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * graph_copy = wsp_ggml_new_graph_custom(ctx_allocated, graph->size, false);
+    for (int i = 0; i < graph->n_nodes; i++) {
+        struct wsp_ggml_tensor * node = graph->nodes[i];
+        struct wsp_ggml_tensor * node_copy = node_copies[wsp_ggml_hash_find(hash_set, node)];
+        graph_copy->nodes[i] = node_copy;
+    }
+    graph_copy->n_nodes = graph->n_nodes;
+
+    free(hash_set.keys);
+    free(node_copies);
+    free(node_init);
+
+    return (struct wsp_ggml_backend_graph_copy) {
+        /* .buffer           = */ buffer,
+        /* .ctx_allocated    = */ ctx_allocated,
+        /* .ctx_unallocated  = */ ctx_unallocated,
+        /* .graph            = */ graph_copy,
+    };
+}
+
+void wsp_ggml_backend_graph_copy_free(struct wsp_ggml_backend_graph_copy copy) {
+    wsp_ggml_backend_buffer_free(copy.buffer);
+    wsp_ggml_free(copy.ctx_allocated);
+    wsp_ggml_free(copy.ctx_unallocated);
+}
+
+void wsp_ggml_backend_compare_graph_backend(wsp_ggml_backend_t backend1, wsp_ggml_backend_t backend2, struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * graph, wsp_ggml_backend_eval_callback callback, void * user_data) {
+    struct wsp_ggml_backend_graph_copy copy = wsp_ggml_backend_graph_copy(backend2, graph);
+    struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * g1 = graph;
+    struct wsp_ggml_cgraph * g2 = copy.graph;
+
+    assert(g1->n_nodes == g2->n_nodes);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < g1->n_nodes; i++) {
+        //printf("eval %d/%d\n", i, g1->n_nodes);
+        struct wsp_ggml_tensor * t1 = g1->nodes[i];
+        struct wsp_ggml_tensor * t2 = g2->nodes[i];
+
+        assert(t1->op == t2->op && wsp_ggml_are_same_layout(t1, t2));
+
+        struct wsp_ggml_cgraph g1v = wsp_ggml_graph_view(g1, i, i + 1);
+        struct wsp_ggml_cgraph g2v = wsp_ggml_graph_view(g2, i, i + 1);
+
+        wsp_ggml_backend_graph_compute(backend1, &g1v);
+        wsp_ggml_backend_graph_compute(backend2, &g2v);
+
+        if (wsp_ggml_is_view_op(t1->op)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // compare results, calculate rms etc
+        if (!callback(i, t1, t2, user_data)) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    wsp_ggml_backend_graph_copy_free(copy);
+}