UPSTREAM PR #16636: vulkan: Increase BK to 32; use BK/4 for non-CM mul_mm.comp

[DajanaV]

Mirrored from ggml-org/llama.cpp#16636

This PR adds for cache_a and cache_b to load an additional vec2, and increases BK=32 for non-CM mul_mm.comp

Performance Comparison (Without coopmat and coopmat2) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

Kernel	Before(us/run)	After(us/run)	Δ %
MUL_MAT(type_a=f32,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5767.79	5176.01	+10.26%
MUL_MAT(type_a=f16,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5355.88	4105.95	+23.34%
MUL_MAT(type_a=bf16,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5219.90	5432.22	-4.07%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q4_0,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	2722.40	2732.62	-0.38%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q4_1,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	2743.99	2753.02	-0.33%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q5_0,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	2843.99	2850.78	-0.24%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q5_1,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	2840.88	2841.73	-0.03%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q8_0,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	2853.15	2857.24	-0.14%
MUL_MAT(type_a=mxfp4,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4327.78	4334.87	-0.16%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q2_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4306.28	4289.52	+0.39%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q3_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4751.79	4781.23	-0.62%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q4_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4748.76	4785.89	-0.78%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q5_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5155.43	5164.14	-0.17%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q6_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4900.78	4914.74	-0.28%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq2_xxs,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4318.07	4371.76	-1.24%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq2_xs,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4643.73	4815.24	-3.69%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq2_s,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5250.76	5015.61	+4.48%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq3_xxs,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4348.33	4388.21	-0.92%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq1_s,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4821.34	4570.77	+5.20%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq1_m,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5646.37	5633.01	+0.24%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq4_nl,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4229.37	4240.83	-0.27%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq3_s,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4339.20	4358.97	-0.46%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq4_xs,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	4724.33	4779.14	-1.16%

Performance Comparison (Without coopmat and coopmat2) AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

Kernel	Before(us/run)	After(us/run)	Δ %
MUL_MAT(type_a=f32,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	8873.61	5853.29	+34.04%
MUL_MAT(type_a=f16,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	6458.76	5747.87	+11.01%
MUL_MAT(type_a=bf16,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	7124.22	7401.83	-3.90%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q4_0,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	3289.51	3318.63	-0.89%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q4_1,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	3499.61	3527.61	-0.80%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q5_0,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	3424.27	3446.08	-0.64%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q5_1,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	3707.70	3732.88	-0.68%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q8_0,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	3747.02	3767.69	-0.55%
MUL_MAT(type_a=mxfp4,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	6160.74	6393.07	-3.77%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q2_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5936.61	6047.77	-1.87%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q3_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	7717.80	7037.06	+8.82%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q4_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	8219.73	8849.61	-7.66%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q5_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	7289.05	7447.10	-2.17%
MUL_MAT(type_a=q6_K,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	7668.33	6923.90	+9.71%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq2_xxs,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5797.82	5618.78	+3.09%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq2_xs,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5764.74	5403.05	+6.27%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq2_s,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5695.78	5998.68	-5.32%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq3_xxs,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	6074.55	5980.28	+1.55%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq1_s,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5571.36	5367.69	+3.66%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq1_m,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5704.28	5651.10	+0.93%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq4_nl,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	6416.39	5307.34	+17.28%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq3_s,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	5968.62	5845.84	+2.06%
MUL_MAT(type_a=iq4_xs,type_b=f32,m=4096,n=512,k=14336,bs=[1,1],nr=[1,1],per=[0,1,2,3],v=0,o=1)	8289.75	7982.64	+3.70%

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Performance Analysis Summary

Based on the comprehensive analysis of llama.cpp versions 478f0f77-4a6a-4412-93cb-65be885f7ec3 vs a98c0b17-e20d-4b11-8978-6d6d10c53020, the changes represent Condition 1: No meaningful performance impact.

Overview

The analysis reveals minimal performance variations with no functional code modifications in core inference components. The highest measured change was a 0.17% throughput increase in a C++ standard library constructor, while critical LLM functions remain unchanged.

Key Findings

Performance Metrics:

• Highest Response Time Change: std::vector<llm_bigram_spm>::pop_back() improved by 0.10% (0.067 ns reduction from 67 ns to 67 ns)
• Highest Throughput Change: std::_Optional_base constructor degraded by 0.17% (0.040 ns increase from 24 ns to 24 ns)

Core Function Impact:
No changes detected in critical inference functions:

• llama_decode() - unchanged
• llama_encode() - unchanged
• llama_tokenize() - unchanged
• llama_model_load_from_file() - unchanged

Tokens Per Second Impact:
Zero impact on inference performance. The measured changes occur in auxiliary STL functions unrelated to the tokenization/inference pipeline. Core functions responsible for token processing remain identical between versions.

Power Consumption Analysis:
Negligible power consumption changes across all 15 binaries:

• libllama.so: 280,665 nJ (effectively unchanged)
• llama-cvector-generator: 314,116 nJ (effectively unchanged)
• All GGML libraries maintain identical power profiles

Flame Graph & CFG Analysis:

• Identical assembly code: Byte-for-byte identical instructions in analyzed functions
• No structural changes: Control flow graphs show identical branching patterns
• Performance variance: The 0.06 ns improvement reflects measurement noise rather than code optimization

GitHub Code Review (PR #78):
The actual code changes target Vulkan GPU compute shaders for matrix multiplication optimization, completely separate from the CPU-based functions showing performance variations. PR #78 introduces:

• Enhanced F32/F16 matrix operations with up to 34% GPU performance improvements
• No impact on CPU inference pipeline or tokenization components

Conclusion:
The measured performance differences represent normal measurement variance rather than functional improvements. Core LLM inference capabilities remain unchanged, with zero impact on production workloads.