llama : accept a list of devices to use to offload a model#10497
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…10497) * llama : accept a list of devices to use to offload a model * accept `--dev none` to completely disable offloading * fix dev list with dl backends * rename env parameter to LLAMA_ARG_DEVICE for consistency
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Adds parameters
--device(-dev) and--device-draft(-devd) to specify a comma-separated list of devices to use with the main and draft models. Use--list-devicesto see the list of available devices.--dev nonewill cause GPU usage to be disabled completely, including for large batches.API changes: adds
devicesparameter tollama_model_params. IfNULL, uses all the available devices (same as the current behavior).ggml_backend_reg_by_nameandggml_backend_dev_by_nameare now case-insensitive.