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llama.cpp fixes Metal backend race condition in moe_reduce fusion

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The llama.cpp project has released an update, b11735, addressing a race condition in its Metal backend related to the `moe_reduce` fusion. This bug could lead to rare, non-deterministic incorrect results when processing certain models like Kolibri. The fix prevents fusion when the destination tensor overlaps with its inputs, reverting to a safer, unfused multiply and add operation. AI

IMPACT Ensures more stable and correct inference for models using the Metal backend on llama.cpp.

RANK_REASON This is a bug fix for an open-source project related to inference infrastructure, not a new model release or significant research.

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llama.cpp fixes Metal backend race condition in moe_reduce fusion

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  1. llama.cpp — Releases TIER_1 English(EN) · ggerganov ·

    b11735: metal : fix moe_reduce fusion race when dst aliases its inputs (#30795)

    <p>The fused moe_reduce kernel computes dst = sum(experts[e] * weights[e]) in a<br /> single dispatch, reading experts and weights while writing dst. The graph<br /> allocator computes tensor liveness on the unfused graph, where the inputs are<br /> fully consumed by earlier node…

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