opencl: cache compiled cl_program binaries on disk (#26050)

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Hongqiang Wang
2026-07-24 08:14:33 -07:00
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@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@ The OpenCL backend has the following CMake options that control the behavior of
| `GGML_OPENCL_USE_ADRENO_KERNELS` | `ON` | Use kernels optimized for Adreno. |
| `GGML_OPENCL_USE_ADRENO_BIN_KERNELS` | `OFF` | Allow using binary kernel lib for Adreno. |
## Program Binary Cache
Compiled `cl_program` binaries are cached on disk, so subsequent runs skip the expensive
compile-from-source step when nothing relevant has changed (kernel source, compile options,
device, driver, or platform version).
The cache is controlled with the `GGML_OPENCL_KERNEL_CACHE_DIR` environment variable:
| Value | Behavior |
|:---------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------|
| unset / empty / `1` / `default` | Enabled in the platform default cache directory: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\llama.cpp\cl-cache` (Windows), `~/Library/Caches/llama.cpp/cl-cache` (macOS), `<temp dir>/llama.cpp/cl-cache` elsewhere. |
| `0` / `off` / `none` / `disable(d)` | Disabled. |
| any other value | Used verbatim as the cache directory path. |
If the chosen directory cannot be created or used, the cache disables itself for the process
and kernels are compiled from source as usual. Set `GGML_OPENCL_KERNEL_CACHE_DEBUG=1` to
print a HIT/MISS/SAVE trace to stderr.
## Android
Ubuntu 22.04 is used for targeting Android. Make sure the following tools are accessible from command line,