ggml_vulkan_init: Initialize Vulkan backend

In ggmlR: 'GGML' Tensor Operations for Machine Learning

Initialize Vulkan backend

Description

Creates a Vulkan backend for the specified device. The backend must be freed with ggml_vulkan_free() when done.

Usage

ggml_vulkan_init(device = 0L)

Arguments

device

Device index (0-based, default 0)

Value

Vulkan backend pointer

Examples

if (ggml_vulkan_available() && ggml_vulkan_device_count() > 0) {
  backend <- ggml_vulkan_init(0)
  print(ggml_vulkan_backend_name(backend))
  ggml_vulkan_free(backend)
}

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