rpc : fix regression when --device is used (ggml-org#15981)

rgerganov · web-flow · commit 918b26f197f5 · 2025-09-14T12:28:18.000+03:00
Fix regression introduced with commit 50f4281
diff --git a/tools/rpc/rpc-server.cpp b/tools/rpc/rpc-server.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ static ggml_backend_t create_backend(const rpc_server_params & params) {
         }
     }
 
-    backend = ggml_backend_init_best();
+    if (!backend) {
+        backend = ggml_backend_init_best();
+    }
 
     if (backend) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: using %s backend\n", __func__, ggml_backend_name(backend));

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ static ggml_backend_t create_backend(const rpc_server_params & params) {`
`227`	`227`	`}`
`228`	`228`	`}`
`229`	`229`
`230`		`- backend = ggml_backend_init_best();`
	`230`	`+ if (!backend) {`
	`231`	`+ backend = ggml_backend_init_best();`
	`232`	`+ }`
`231`	`233`
`232`	`234`	`if (backend) {`
`233`	`235`	`fprintf(stderr, "%s: using %s backend\n", __func__, ggml_backend_name(backend));`