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ggml updates RPC backend to handle dynamic memory allocation for specific operations.

The update includes support for Metal, SYCL, and WebGPU backends.

30 Aug 20261 verified claims1 sources1 observations
What happened

The official source reports this update: b10699: ggml : add ggml_backend_op_alloc_size_may_expand, use it in RPC. ggml : add ggml_backend_op_alloc_size_may_expand, use it in RPC ( #27960 ) some backends (Metal, SYCL, WebGPU) require additional memory for fleeting data for certain ops, which is reflected in their get_alloc_size implementations. add ggml_backend_op_alloc_size_may_expand() to the backend utils, listing these ops, and assert in ggml_backend_buft_get_alloc_size that a backend expanding the alloc size of a compute op only does so for ops listed in the helper.

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This official update documents a development concerning b10699: ggml : add ggml_backend_op_alloc_size_may_expand, use it in RPC. Its practical significance depends on the scope and evidence stated by the source.

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