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Vulkan workgroups redistributed to 2D for Intel GPUs in Qwen 3.8

The change distributes workgroups in 2D to prevent exceeding maxComputeWorkGroupCount on Intel GPUs.

9 Sept 20261 verified claims1 sources1 observations
What happened

The official source reports this update: b10881: vulkan: Convert FILL to distribute workgroups in 2D to avoid exceeding maxComputeWorkGroupCount.

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This official update documents a development concerning b10881: vulkan: Convert FILL to distribute workgroups in 2D to avoid exceeding maxComputeWorkGroupCount. Its practical significance depends on the scope and evidence stated by the source.

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llama.cpp official releasesb10881: vulkan: Convert FILL to distribute workgroups in 2D to avoid exceeding maxComputeWorkGroupCount
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