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vLLM releases 0.33.0rc2 with ROCm bugfix for AMD hardware

vLLM has released version 0.33.0rc2, which includes a bugfix for ROCm compatibility on gfx950 hardware. This specific fix addresses an issue where AITER tuned GEMM operations were skipped when the product of M and N dimensions reached or exceeded 2^31. The change was contributed by Micah Williamson and is a cherry-pick from a previous commit. AI

IMPACT Minor infrastructure update for LLM serving, addressing a specific hardware compatibility issue.

RANK_REASON This is a minor release (release candidate) of a software library focused on infrastructure for LLMs, not a core AI model release or significant research.

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vLLM releases 0.33.0rc2 with ROCm bugfix for AMD hardware

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  1. vLLM — Releases TIER_1 English(EN) · micah-wil ·

    v0.33.0rc2: [ROCm][Bugfix] Skip AITER tuned GEMM when M*N >= 2^31 on gfx950 (#64567)

    <p>Signed-off-by: Micah Williamson <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br /> (cherry picked from commit <a class="commit-link" href="https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/6d018934838a0c8c6beed244aa1ca327e1ed7182"><tt>6d01893</tt></a>)</p>