rpc: support apple RDMA as an RPC transport (#26421)

* rpc: support apple RDMA as an RPC transport

* remove set_tensor micro optimization, rpc socket pinning per CR

* remove transparent reconnect

* trigger apple builds on RPC changes

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Co-authored-by: Ryan Churaman <rschu@meta.com>
This commit is contained in:
Ryan C
2026-08-25 20:12:15 +03:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Ryan Churaman
parent 0a5ac49bce
commit b114b47397
8 changed files with 621 additions and 38 deletions
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@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ on:
types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
paths: [
'.github/workflows/build-apple.yml',
'ggml/src/ggml-metal/**'
'ggml/src/ggml-metal/**',
'ggml/src/ggml-rpc/**'
]
concurrency:
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@@ -9,10 +9,18 @@ if (WIN32)
target_link_libraries(ggml-rpc PRIVATE ws2_32)
endif()
# RDMA auto-detection (Linux only, requires libibverbs)
if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
find_library(IBVERBS_LIB ibverbs)
if (IBVERBS_LIB)
# RDMA auto-detection: Linux RoCE/IB via libibverbs, Apple RDMA-over-Thunderbolt via librdma
if (APPLE)
set(RDMA_LIB_NAME rdma)
set(RDMA_DESC "Apple RDMA-over-Thunderbolt, UC")
elseif (NOT WIN32)
set(RDMA_LIB_NAME ibverbs)
set(RDMA_DESC "auto-detected")
endif()
if (RDMA_LIB_NAME)
find_library(RDMA_LIB ${RDMA_LIB_NAME})
if (RDMA_LIB)
option(GGML_RPC_RDMA "ggml: enable RDMA transport for RPC" ON)
else()
option(GGML_RPC_RDMA "ggml: enable RDMA transport for RPC" OFF)
@@ -22,12 +30,16 @@ else()
endif()
if (GGML_RPC_RDMA)
if (NOT IBVERBS_LIB)
find_library(IBVERBS_LIB ibverbs REQUIRED)
if (NOT RDMA_LIB)
find_library(RDMA_LIB ${RDMA_LIB_NAME} REQUIRED)
endif()
target_compile_definitions(ggml-rpc PRIVATE GGML_RPC_RDMA)
target_link_libraries(ggml-rpc PRIVATE ${IBVERBS_LIB})
message(STATUS " RDMA transport enabled (auto-detected)")
target_link_libraries(ggml-rpc PRIVATE ${RDMA_LIB})
if (APPLE)
target_compile_definitions(ggml-rpc PRIVATE GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE)
target_sources(ggml-rpc PRIVATE transport-apple.cpp)
endif()
message(STATUS " RDMA transport enabled (${RDMA_DESC})")
else()
message(STATUS " RDMA transport disabled")
endif()
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@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@ static bool send_msg(socket_ptr sock, const void * msg, size_t msg_size) {
if (!sock->send_data(&msg_size, sizeof(msg_size))) {
return false;
}
return sock->send_data(msg, msg_size);
if (!sock->send_data(msg, msg_size)) {
return false;
}
return sock->flush();
}
static bool recv_msg(socket_ptr sock, void * msg, size_t msg_size) {
@@ -308,7 +311,7 @@ static bool send_rpc_cmd(socket_ptr sock, enum rpc_cmd cmd, const void * input,
if (!sock->send_data(input, input_size)) {
return false;
}
return true;
return sock->flush();
}
// RPC request : | rpc_cmd (1 byte) | request_size (8 bytes) | request_data (request_size bytes) |
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@@ -0,0 +1,470 @@
#include "transport-apple.h"
#include "transport.h"
#include "ggml-impl.h"
#include <infiniband/verbs.h>
#include <cerrno>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <string>
#include <poll.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <unistd.h>
// Apple RDMA-over-Thunderbolt (see Apple TN3205).
//
// Apple's RDMA is quite different from what's supported in Linux - deserving of its own transport implementation.
// see https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3205-low-latency-communication-with-rdma-over-thunderbolt for details
// at a high level the main differences are:
// UC(unreliable connection) on Apple vs RC(reliable connection) QP transport types on Linux (though in practice UC on Apple is still lossless)
// fixed 128KiB stride on Apple vs variable chunk size on Linux
// relying on Apple's hardware credit based flow control vs RNR NAKs + retries on Linux
//
// on Apple a SEND and its corresponding RECV must cover the same number of 4 KiB Thunderbolt frames,
// so every SEND posts a whole 128KiB stride over the wire, even when partially filled.
// (In testing 128KiB was the best performing among 32, 64, 128, 256)
static constexpr uint32_t RDMA_SEG_MAGIC = 0x52534547u; // "RSEG"
static constexpr int RDMA_NBUF = 16; // ring depth (frames per direction)
static constexpr size_t RDMA_FRAME = 4096; // Thunderbolt frame (fixed on Apple)
static constexpr size_t RDMA_STRIDE = 128 * 1024; // 32 Thunderbolt frames; NBUF x this = 2 MiB pinned per direction
static constexpr uint32_t RDMA_PSN = 0; // any value works if both sides match: UC has no retransmit
static constexpr size_t RDMA_GID_SIZE = 16;
static_assert(RDMA_STRIDE % RDMA_FRAME == 0, "RDMA_STRIDE must be a whole number of frames");
// TN3205 counts queue depth in Thunderbolt frames, not work requests.
static constexpr uint32_t RDMA_QP_WR = (uint32_t)RDMA_NBUF * (RDMA_STRIDE / RDMA_FRAME);
static constexpr uint64_t RDMA_RECV_WR = 1ull << 20; // wr_id bit tagging recv completions
static constexpr uint64_t RDMA_WR_IDX_MASK = 0xffff; // buffer index in the low bits of wr_id
static constexpr uint8_t RDMA_SYNC_READY = 0x2A; // readiness-handshake byte (peer activated)
struct rdma_seg_hdr {
uint32_t magic; // RDMA_SEG_MAGIC; a mismatch means the stream desynced
uint32_t len; // payload bytes in this frame; the rest of the stride is padding
};
static constexpr size_t RDMA_PAYLOAD = RDMA_STRIDE - sizeof(rdma_seg_hdr);
struct apple_rdma_caps {
uint32_t qpn;
uint16_t lid;
uint16_t reserved;
uint8_t gid[RDMA_GID_SIZE];
};
static_assert(sizeof(apple_rdma_caps) == RPC_CONN_CAPS_SIZE, "apple_rdma_caps must match conn_caps size");
struct apple_rdma::impl {
int fd = -1; // bootstrap TCP socket, kept as the liveness anchor
struct ibv_context * ctx = nullptr;
struct ibv_pd * pd = nullptr;
struct ibv_cq * cq = nullptr; // one CQ for both directions; RDMA_RECV_WR tags recv completions
struct ibv_qp * qp = nullptr;
uint8_t * send_mem = nullptr;
struct ibv_mr * send_mr = nullptr;
uint8_t * recv_mem = nullptr;
struct ibv_mr * recv_mr = nullptr;
int send_busy[RDMA_NBUF] = {}; // 1 while this buffer has a send in flight
// completed recv frames, oldest first: ring index, bytes already handed to
// the reader, and total payload length
struct { int buf; uint32_t off; uint32_t len; } inq[RDMA_NBUF] = {};
int inq_head = 0;
int inq_count = 0;
int pend_buf = -1;
uint32_t pend_len = 0;
bool broken = false;
uint32_t qpn = 0;
uint8_t port = 0;
int gid_idx = 0;
enum ibv_mtu path_mtu = IBV_MTU_1024;
int progress();
bool acquire_pending();
bool post_pending();
bool post_recv(int i) {
struct ibv_sge sge = {};
sge.addr = (uintptr_t)(recv_mem + (size_t)i * RDMA_STRIDE);
sge.length = (uint32_t)RDMA_STRIDE;
sge.lkey = recv_mr->lkey;
struct ibv_recv_wr wr = {}, * bad = nullptr;
wr.wr_id = RDMA_RECV_WR | (uint64_t)i;
wr.sg_list = &sge;
wr.num_sge = 1;
return ibv_post_recv(qp, &wr, &bad) == 0;
}
bool post_send(int i, size_t len) {
struct ibv_sge sge = {};
sge.addr = (uintptr_t)(send_mem + (size_t)i * RDMA_STRIDE);
sge.length = (uint32_t)len;
sge.lkey = send_mr->lkey;
struct ibv_send_wr wr = {}, * bad = nullptr;
wr.wr_id = (uint64_t)i;
wr.sg_list = &sge;
wr.num_sge = 1;
wr.opcode = IBV_WR_SEND;
wr.send_flags = IBV_SEND_SIGNALED;
return ibv_post_send(qp, &wr, &bad) == 0;
}
~impl() {
broken = true;
// the QP must be destroyed before the memory it can still write to is
// deregistered and freed: ERR only starts flushing the posted WQEs
if (qp) {
struct ibv_qp_attr a = {};
a.qp_state = IBV_QPS_ERR;
ibv_modify_qp(qp, &a, IBV_QP_STATE);
struct ibv_wc wc[RDMA_NBUF * 2];
while (ibv_poll_cq(cq, RDMA_NBUF * 2, wc) > 0) {}
ibv_destroy_qp(qp);
}
if (send_mr) ibv_dereg_mr(send_mr);
if (recv_mr) ibv_dereg_mr(recv_mr);
free(send_mem);
free(recv_mem);
if (cq) ibv_destroy_cq(cq);
if (pd) ibv_dealloc_pd(pd);
if (ctx) ibv_close_device(ctx);
}
};
apple_rdma::apple_rdma(std::unique_ptr<impl> p) : pimpl(std::move(p)) {}
apple_rdma::~apple_rdma() = default;
bool apple_rdma::broken() const {
return pimpl->broken;
}
// The readiness handshake below still runs over the bootstrap socket, one byte
// each way, before the transport is declared live.
static bool tcp_send_byte(int fd, uint8_t b) {
ssize_t n;
do { n = ::send(fd, &b, sizeof(b), 0); } while (n < 0 && errno == EINTR);
return n == sizeof(b);
}
static bool tcp_recv_byte(int fd, uint8_t * b) {
ssize_t n;
do { n = ::recv(fd, b, sizeof(*b), 0); } while (n < 0 && errno == EINTR);
return n == (ssize_t)sizeof(*b);
}
// Index of the GID on this port equal to the target, or -1. Thunderbolt GIDs are
// RoCEv2 IPv4-mapped (::ffff:a.b.c.d), so this matches the local TCP address.
static int rdma_match_gid(struct ibv_context * ctx, uint8_t port, int gid_tbl_len,
const uint8_t * target, union ibv_gid * out) {
for (int i = 0; i < gid_tbl_len; i++) {
union ibv_gid g;
if (ibv_query_gid(ctx, port, i, &g) != 0) continue;
if (memcmp(g.raw, target, RDMA_GID_SIZE) != 0) continue;
if (out) *out = g;
return i;
}
return -1;
}
// First ACTIVE port on the device. Only a cabled, up Thunderbolt link reports
// ACTIVE, and it is not always port 1, so the port cannot be hardcoded the way
// the Linux path does. Returns 0 if none.
static uint8_t rdma_first_active_port(struct ibv_context * ctx, struct ibv_port_attr * out) {
struct ibv_device_attr da;
if (ibv_query_device(ctx, &da) != 0) return 0;
for (uint8_t p = 1; p <= da.phys_port_cnt; p++) {
struct ibv_port_attr pa;
if (ibv_query_port(ctx, p, &pa) != 0) continue;
if (pa.state == IBV_PORT_ACTIVE) { if (out) *out = pa; return p; }
}
return 0;
}
// Called before the endpoints are exchanged: pick the local device facing this
// peer, create a UC QP and register the frame rings. RDMA is point-to-point, so
// the device is the one whose GID equals the bootstrap connection's local
// address, i.e. the one cabled to the peer.
std::unique_ptr<apple_rdma> apple_rdma::probe(int fd, const uint8_t * target_gid, uint8_t * caps) {
int ndev = 0;
ibv_device ** devs = ibv_get_device_list(&ndev);
if (!devs) return nullptr;
ibv_context * ctx = nullptr;
uint8_t port = 0;
struct ibv_port_attr pa = {};
union ibv_gid gid = {};
int gid_idx = -1;
std::string matched;
for (int d = 0; d < ndev; d++) {
ibv_context * c = ibv_open_device(devs[d]);
if (!c) continue;
struct ibv_port_attr p = {};
uint8_t pt = rdma_first_active_port(c, &p);
int gi = pt ? rdma_match_gid(c, pt, p.gid_tbl_len, target_gid, &gid) : -1;
if (gi < 0) { ibv_close_device(c); continue; }
ctx = c; port = pt; pa = p; gid_idx = gi;
const char * name = ibv_get_device_name(devs[d]);
matched = name ? name : "";
break;
}
ibv_free_device_list(devs);
if (!ctx) return nullptr;
std::unique_ptr<impl> c(new impl());
c->fd = fd;
c->ctx = ctx;
c->port = port;
c->gid_idx = gid_idx;
c->path_mtu = pa.active_mtu;
c->pd = ibv_alloc_pd(ctx);
if (!c->pd) return nullptr;
c->cq = ibv_create_cq(ctx, 2 * RDMA_QP_WR + 1, nullptr, nullptr, 0);
if (!c->cq) return nullptr;
ibv_qp_init_attr qia = {};
qia.send_cq = c->cq;
qia.recv_cq = c->cq;
qia.qp_type = IBV_QPT_UC;
qia.cap.max_send_wr = RDMA_QP_WR;
qia.cap.max_recv_wr = RDMA_QP_WR;
qia.cap.max_send_sge = 1;
qia.cap.max_recv_sge = 1;
c->qp = ibv_create_qp(c->pd, &qia);
if (!c->qp) return nullptr;
{
ibv_qp_attr a = {};
a.qp_state = IBV_QPS_INIT;
a.pkey_index = 0;
a.port_num = port;
a.qp_access_flags = IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE | IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ | IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE;
if (ibv_modify_qp(c->qp, &a,
IBV_QP_STATE | IBV_QP_PKEY_INDEX | IBV_QP_PORT | IBV_QP_ACCESS_FLAGS) != 0) {
return nullptr;
}
}
long page = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
if (page <= 0) page = 4096;
const size_t ring_bytes = (size_t)RDMA_NBUF * RDMA_STRIDE;
if (posix_memalign((void **)&c->send_mem, (size_t)page, ring_bytes) != 0) c->send_mem = nullptr;
if (posix_memalign((void **)&c->recv_mem, (size_t)page, ring_bytes) != 0) c->recv_mem = nullptr;
if (!c->send_mem || !c->recv_mem) return nullptr;
// Apple's provider rejects LOCAL_WRITE-only MRs even for two-sided SEND/RECV.
const int mr_flags = IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE | IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ | IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE;
c->send_mr = ibv_reg_mr(c->pd, c->send_mem, ring_bytes, mr_flags);
c->recv_mr = ibv_reg_mr(c->pd, c->recv_mem, ring_bytes, mr_flags);
if (!c->send_mr || !c->recv_mr) return nullptr;
// Recvs are posted in activate() after the RTS transition, not here: Apple's
// provider rejects ibv_post_recv on a QP that has not reached RTS.
c->qpn = c->qp->qp_num;
apple_rdma_caps rc = {};
rc.qpn = c->qpn;
rc.lid = pa.lid;
memcpy(rc.gid, gid.raw, RDMA_GID_SIZE);
memcpy(caps, &rc, sizeof(rc));
GGML_LOG_INFO("RDMA(Apple/UC) probed: dev=%s port=%u gid=%d qpn=%u lid=%u mtu=%d ring=%d x %zu KiB\n",
matched.c_str(), port, gid_idx, c->qpn, (unsigned)pa.lid, 128 << c->path_mtu,
RDMA_NBUF, RDMA_STRIDE / 1024);
return std::unique_ptr<apple_rdma>(new apple_rdma(std::move(c)));
}
// Called once the peer's endpoint has arrived: INIT -> RTR -> RTS (UC: GID/GRH
// addressing, no timeout/retry/rnr/rd_atomic), then the readiness handshake.
bool apple_rdma::activate(const uint8_t * caps) {
impl * c = pimpl.get();
apple_rdma_caps rc = {};
memcpy(&rc, caps, sizeof(rc));
bool ok = true;
{
ibv_qp_attr a = {};
a.qp_state = IBV_QPS_RTR;
a.path_mtu = c->path_mtu;
a.rq_psn = RDMA_PSN;
a.dest_qp_num = rc.qpn;
a.ah_attr.is_global = 1;
a.ah_attr.port_num = c->port;
a.ah_attr.sl = 0;
a.ah_attr.src_path_bits = 0;
a.ah_attr.dlid = rc.lid;
a.ah_attr.grh.hop_limit = 1;
a.ah_attr.grh.sgid_index = (uint8_t)c->gid_idx;
memcpy(&a.ah_attr.grh.dgid, rc.gid, RDMA_GID_SIZE);
if (ibv_modify_qp(c->qp, &a,
IBV_QP_STATE | IBV_QP_AV | IBV_QP_PATH_MTU | IBV_QP_DEST_QPN | IBV_QP_RQ_PSN) != 0) {
GGML_LOG_ERROR("RDMA(Apple/UC) RTR failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
ok = false;
}
}
if (ok) {
ibv_qp_attr a = {};
a.qp_state = IBV_QPS_RTS;
a.sq_psn = RDMA_PSN;
if (ibv_modify_qp(c->qp, &a, IBV_QP_STATE | IBV_QP_SQ_PSN) != 0) {
GGML_LOG_ERROR("RDMA(Apple/UC) RTS failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
ok = false;
}
}
// Recvs are posted only now: the controller starts processing them at RTR.
for (int i = 0; ok && i < RDMA_NBUF; i++) {
if (!c->post_recv(i)) {
GGML_LOG_ERROR("RDMA(Apple/UC) post_recv %d/%d failed\n", i, RDMA_NBUF);
ok = false;
}
}
// A queue pair processes receives only after RTR and the transitions above can
// fail on one side alone, so neither peer sends a frame until both report their
// recvs posted.
uint8_t peer_ready = 0;
if (!tcp_send_byte(c->fd, ok ? RDMA_SYNC_READY : 0) || !tcp_recv_byte(c->fd, &peer_ready)) {
return false;
}
if (!ok || peer_ready != RDMA_SYNC_READY) {
return false;
}
GGML_LOG_INFO("RDMA(Apple/UC) activated: qpn=%u->%u mtu=%d rx_depth=%d\n",
c->qpn, rc.qpn, 128 << c->path_mtu, RDMA_NBUF);
return true;
}
// Drain the CQ: release completed send buffers, queue completed recv frames for
// the reader. Returns the number of completions reaped, or -1 on error.
int apple_rdma::impl::progress() {
struct ibv_wc wc[RDMA_NBUF * 2];
int n = ibv_poll_cq(cq, RDMA_NBUF * 2, wc);
if (n < 0) { GGML_LOG_ERROR("RDMA(Apple/UC) poll_cq failed\n"); broken = true; return -1; }
for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
uint64_t id = wc[j].wr_id;
bool is_recv = (id & RDMA_RECV_WR) != 0;
if (wc[j].status != IBV_WC_SUCCESS) {
GGML_LOG_ERROR("RDMA(Apple/UC) %s wc error: status=%d\n", is_recv ? "recv" : "send", wc[j].status);
broken = true;
return -1;
}
if (is_recv) {
int b = (int)(id & RDMA_WR_IDX_MASK);
const rdma_seg_hdr * h = (const rdma_seg_hdr *)(recv_mem + (size_t)b * RDMA_STRIDE);
if (h->magic != RDMA_SEG_MAGIC) { GGML_LOG_ERROR("RDMA(Apple/UC) bad frame magic\n"); broken = true; return -1; }
if (h->len > RDMA_PAYLOAD) { GGML_LOG_ERROR("RDMA(Apple/UC) frame len %u exceeds payload\n", h->len); broken = true; return -1; }
int slot = (inq_head + inq_count) % RDMA_NBUF;
inq[slot].buf = b;
inq[slot].off = 0;
inq[slot].len = h->len;
inq_count++;
} else {
send_busy[(int)(id & RDMA_WR_IDX_MASK)] = 0;
}
}
return n;
}
// Reserve a free send buffer to coalesce into, waiting on progress if none free.
bool apple_rdma::impl::acquire_pending() {
if (pend_buf >= 0) return true;
for (;;) {
if (broken) return false;
for (int k = 0; k < RDMA_NBUF; k++) if (!send_busy[k]) { pend_buf = k; pend_len = 0; return true; }
if (progress() < 0) return false;
}
}
// Post the pending frame. The whole STRIDE goes out even when only partly filled:
// TN3205 requires a SEND and its matching RECV to cover the same number of
// Thunderbolt frames, so a short send would fail the peer's receive.
bool apple_rdma::impl::post_pending() {
if (pend_buf < 0) return true;
int i = pend_buf;
rdma_seg_hdr * h = (rdma_seg_hdr *)(send_mem + (size_t)i * RDMA_STRIDE);
h->magic = RDMA_SEG_MAGIC;
h->len = pend_len;
if (!post_send(i, RDMA_STRIDE)) { broken = true; return false; }
send_busy[i] = 1;
pend_buf = -1;
pend_len = 0;
return true;
}
// Coalescing write: append into the pending frame, posting a full frame when it
// fills. The trailing partial is posted by flush() at each message boundary.
bool apple_rdma::send(const void * data, size_t size) {
impl * c = pimpl.get();
const uint8_t * p = (const uint8_t *)data;
while (size > 0) {
if (c->broken) return false;
if (!c->acquire_pending()) return false;
uint8_t * sb = c->send_mem + (size_t)c->pend_buf * RDMA_STRIDE;
size_t space = RDMA_PAYLOAD - c->pend_len;
size_t chunk = size < space ? size : space;
memcpy(sb + sizeof(rdma_seg_hdr) + c->pend_len, p, chunk);
c->pend_len += (uint32_t)chunk;
p += chunk;
size -= chunk;
if (c->pend_len == RDMA_PAYLOAD) { if (!c->post_pending()) return false; }
}
return true;
}
bool apple_rdma::recv(void * data, size_t size) {
impl * c = pimpl.get();
uint8_t * p = (uint8_t *)data;
if (!c->post_pending()) return false; // turnaround: flush the coalesced request
unsigned idle = 0;
while (size > 0) {
if (c->inq_count == 0) {
if (c->broken) return false;
int n = c->progress();
if (n < 0) return false;
if (n == 0) {
// UC gives no disconnect notification, so the bootstrap TCP fd is
// the liveness anchor: nothing crosses it once RDMA is up, so any
// readability means the peer's FIN (macOS has no POLLRDHUP).
// Same idle interval as the Linux path.
if ((++idle & 0xFFFFF) == 0) {
struct pollfd pfd = { c->fd, POLLIN, 0 };
if (poll(&pfd, 1, 0) > 0 &&
(pfd.revents & (POLLIN | POLLHUP | POLLERR | POLLNVAL))) {
return false;
}
}
} else {
idle = 0;
}
continue;
}
idle = 0;
int slot = c->inq_head;
int b = c->inq[slot].buf;
uint32_t avail = c->inq[slot].len - c->inq[slot].off;
uint32_t take = (size < (size_t)avail) ? (uint32_t)size : avail;
memcpy(p, c->recv_mem + (size_t)b * RDMA_STRIDE + sizeof(rdma_seg_hdr) + c->inq[slot].off, take);
p += take;
size -= take;
c->inq[slot].off += take;
if (c->inq[slot].off == c->inq[slot].len) {
if (!c->post_recv(b)) { c->broken = true; return false; }
c->inq_head = (c->inq_head + 1) % RDMA_NBUF;
c->inq_count--;
}
}
return true;
}
bool apple_rdma::flush() {
return pimpl->post_pending();
}
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#pragma once
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <memory>
struct apple_rdma {
// target_gid is 16 bytes in, caps is RPC_CONN_CAPS_SIZE bytes out.
static std::unique_ptr<apple_rdma> probe(int fd, const uint8_t * target_gid, uint8_t * caps);
~apple_rdma();
// Peer endpoint from its caps, which must be non-zero: this blocks on a
// readiness handshake over fd that the peer only joins if it also has RDMA.
bool activate(const uint8_t * caps);
bool send(const void * data, size_t size);
bool recv(void * data, size_t size);
// Post the trailing partial frame; must be called at every message boundary.
bool flush();
// True once the connection has failed; the caller should drop the socket.
bool broken() const;
private:
struct impl;
explicit apple_rdma(std::unique_ptr<impl> p);
std::unique_ptr<impl> pimpl;
};
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@@ -18,15 +18,20 @@
# include <unistd.h>
#endif
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <mutex>
#include <optional>
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA
# include <infiniband/verbs.h>
# include <array>
# include <time.h>
# ifndef _WIN32
# include <poll.h>
# endif
# ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
# include "transport-apple.h"
# endif
#endif // GGML_RPC_RDMA
#ifdef _WIN32
@@ -42,10 +47,13 @@ static const char * RPC_DEBUG = std::getenv("GGML_RPC_DEBUG");
do { if (RPC_DEBUG) GGML_LOG_DEBUG(__VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA
static constexpr size_t RDMA_CHUNK = 256 * 1024; // 256 KiB per send/recv (fits default 8 MiB memlock)
static constexpr int RDMA_RX_DEPTH = 24; // pre-posted recv ring: 24 × 256 KiB = 6 MiB
static constexpr size_t RDMA_GID_SIZE = 16; // RoCE GID / IB GID is always 16 bytes
using rdma_gid_t = std::array<uint8_t, RDMA_GID_SIZE>;
#endif // GGML_RPC_RDMA
#if defined(GGML_RPC_RDMA) && !defined(GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE)
static constexpr size_t RDMA_CHUNK = 256 * 1024; // 256 KiB per send/recv (fits default 8 MiB memlock)
static constexpr int RDMA_RX_DEPTH = 24; // pre-posted recv ring: 24 × 256 KiB = 6 MiB
struct rdma_conn {
struct ibv_context * ctx = nullptr;
@@ -111,27 +119,33 @@ struct rdma_caps {
static_assert(sizeof(rdma_caps) == RPC_CONN_CAPS_SIZE, "rdma_caps must match conn_caps size");
#endif // GGML_RPC_RDMA
#endif // GGML_RPC_RDMA && !GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
struct socket_t::impl {
impl(sockfd_t fd) : use_rdma(false), fd(fd) {}
~impl();
bool send_data(const void * data, size_t size);
bool recv_data(void * data, size_t size);
bool flush();
void get_caps(uint8_t * local_caps);
void update_caps(const uint8_t * remote_caps);
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA
bool tcp_peer_closed();
std::optional<rdma_gid_t> rdma_build_target_gid();
# ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
std::unique_ptr<apple_rdma> rdma;
# else
bool rdma_probe();
bool rdma_activate(uint32_t remote_qpn, uint32_t remote_psn, const uint8_t * remote_gid);
bool rdma_poll(struct ibv_cq * cq, struct ibv_wc * wc);
bool rdma_send(const void * data, size_t size);
bool rdma_recv(void * data, size_t size);
bool tcp_peer_closed();
bool rdma_activate(uint32_t remote_qpn, uint32_t remote_psn, const uint8_t * remote_gid);
bool rdma_poll(struct ibv_cq * cq, struct ibv_wc * wc);
std::unique_ptr<rdma_conn> rdma;
rdma_local_info rdma_local = {};
# endif
#endif // GGML_RPC_RDMA
bool use_rdma;
sockfd_t fd;
@@ -151,17 +165,6 @@ socket_t::impl::~impl() {
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA
bool socket_t::impl::tcp_peer_closed() {
if (fd < 0) return false;
#ifndef _WIN32
struct pollfd pfd = { fd, POLLIN | POLLRDHUP, 0 };
int r = poll(&pfd, 1, 0);
return r > 0 && (pfd.revents & (POLLHUP | POLLERR | POLLRDHUP));
#else
return false;
#endif
}
// Build a RoCE GID-shaped 16-byte target from a TCP socket's local address.
// Used to match the socket's local IP against the kernel's GID table so that
// a single memcmp handles IPv4, IPv4-mapped IPv6, and native IPv6 uniformly:
@@ -191,6 +194,19 @@ std::optional<rdma_gid_t> socket_t::impl::rdma_build_target_gid() {
return std::nullopt;
}
#ifndef GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
bool socket_t::impl::tcp_peer_closed() {
if (fd < 0) return false;
#ifndef _WIN32
struct pollfd pfd = { fd, POLLIN | POLLRDHUP, 0 };
int r = poll(&pfd, 1, 0);
return r > 0 && (pfd.revents & (POLLHUP | POLLERR | POLLRDHUP));
#else
return false;
#endif
}
bool socket_t::impl::rdma_probe() {
const char * dev_env = std::getenv("GGML_RDMA_DEV");
const char * gid_env = std::getenv("GGML_RDMA_GID");
@@ -457,10 +473,16 @@ bool socket_t::impl::rdma_recv(void * data, size_t size) {
return true;
}
#endif // !GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE (Linux RC transport)
#endif // GGML_RPC_RDMA
bool socket_t::impl::send_data(const void * data, size_t size) {
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
if (use_rdma) {
return rdma->send(data, size);
}
#elif defined(GGML_RPC_RDMA)
if (use_rdma) {
return rdma_send(data, size);
}
@@ -480,7 +502,11 @@ bool socket_t::impl::send_data(const void * data, size_t size) {
}
bool socket_t::impl::recv_data(void * data, size_t size) {
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
if (use_rdma) {
return rdma->recv(data, size);
}
#elif defined(GGML_RPC_RDMA)
if (use_rdma) {
return rdma_recv(data, size);
}
@@ -506,6 +532,15 @@ bool socket_t::impl::recv_data(void * data, size_t size) {
void socket_t::impl::get_caps(uint8_t * local_caps) {
memset(local_caps, 0, RPC_CONN_CAPS_SIZE);
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA
if (std::getenv("GGML_RPC_NO_RDMA")) {
return;
}
# ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
auto target_gid = rdma_build_target_gid();
if (target_gid) {
rdma = apple_rdma::probe(fd, target_gid->data(), local_caps);
}
# else
rdma_local = {};
if (rdma_probe()) {
rdma_caps rc = {};
@@ -516,21 +551,30 @@ void socket_t::impl::get_caps(uint8_t * local_caps) {
} else {
rdma.reset();
}
# endif
#endif // GGML_RPC_RDMA
}
void socket_t::impl::update_caps(const uint8_t * remote_caps) {
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA
if (!rdma) {
return;
// a peer that has no RDMA advertises all-zero caps and takes no further part
// in the negotiation, so drop to TCP without reporting a failure
bool remote_rdma = false;
for (size_t i = 0; i < RPC_CONN_CAPS_SIZE; i++) {
remote_rdma |= remote_caps[i] != 0;
}
rdma_caps rc = {};
memcpy(&rc, remote_caps, sizeof(rc));
if (rc.qpn == 0) {
if (!rdma || !remote_rdma) {
rdma.reset();
return;
}
if (rdma_activate(rc.qpn, rc.psn, rc.gid)) {
# ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
bool activated = rdma->activate(remote_caps);
# else
rdma_caps rc = {};
memcpy(&rc, remote_caps, sizeof(rc));
bool activated = rdma_activate(rc.qpn, rc.psn, rc.gid);
# endif
if (activated) {
use_rdma = true;
} else {
GGML_LOG_ERROR("RDMA activate failed, staying on TCP\n");
@@ -541,6 +585,14 @@ void socket_t::impl::update_caps(const uint8_t * remote_caps) {
#endif // GGML_RPC_RDMA
}
bool socket_t::impl::flush() {
#ifdef GGML_RPC_RDMA_APPLE
if (use_rdma) {
return rdma->flush();
}
#endif
return true;
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -556,6 +608,10 @@ bool socket_t::recv_data(void * data, size_t size) {
return pimpl->recv_data(data, size);
}
bool socket_t::flush() {
return pimpl->flush();
}
void socket_t::get_caps(uint8_t * local_caps) {
return pimpl->get_caps(local_caps);
}
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bool send_data(const void * data, size_t size);
bool recv_data(void * data, size_t size);
// Must be called at every message boundary: the RDMA transport coalesces
// writes into fixed-size frames and posts the trailing partial frame only
// here. No-op on TCP.
bool flush();
socket_ptr accept();
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@@ -97,9 +97,19 @@ By default, the cache is stored in the `$HOME/.cache/llama.cpp/rpc` directory an
### RDMA transport
On Linux systems with RoCEv2-capable NICs (e.g. Mellanox ConnectX), the RPC backend can use RDMA instead of TCP for lower latency and higher throughput. The transport is negotiated automatically -- no changes to command-line usage are required.
The RPC backend can use RDMA instead of TCP for lower latency and higher throughput. The transport is negotiated during the initial handshake -- no changes to command-line usage are required, and the connection falls back to TCP unless both peers can use RDMA.
RDMA is enabled by default when `libibverbs` is found at build time.
Two providers are supported, each enabled by default when its library is found at build time:
- **Linux**: RoCEv2-capable NICs (e.g. Mellanox ConnectX), via `libibverbs`.
- **macOS**: RDMA over Thunderbolt on Apple silicon Macs with Thunderbolt 5, via `librdma`. Requires macOS 26.2 or later, with RDMA enabled once from macOS Recovery via `rdma_ctl enable`. See [TN3205](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3205-low-latency-communication-with-rdma-over-thunderbolt).
RDMA is point-to-point, so each side uses the local device whose GID matches the address the connection was made on. Connect over the RDMA-capable link -- with Thunderbolt, use the peer's Thunderbolt address in `--rpc`; a connection made over another interface stays on TCP.
To force plain TCP without rebuilding, set `GGML_RPC_NO_RDMA` on either peer:
```bash
$ GGML_RPC_NO_RDMA=1 bin/ggml-rpc-server
```
### Troubleshooting