b9690
ggml-org/llama.cppb9690Jun 17, 2026by github-actions[bot]
AI Summary
Implements the backward RoPE (Rotary Positional Embedding) operator for the Metal backend by reusing existing kernels with a toggle function.
Key Highlights
- Metal rope_back operator implementation
- Reuse of existing kernels
- Avoidance of duplicate kernel code
New Features
- Metal rope_back operator
Full Release Notes
<details open> metal : implement rope_back operator (#24725) Reuse existing rope kernels with a function constant to toggle forward/backward rotation, avoiding duplicate kernel code. Assisted-by: pi:llama.cpp/Qwen3.6-27B </details> **macOS/iOS:** - [macOS Apple Silicon (arm64)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-macos-arm64.tar.gz) - macOS Apple Silicon (arm64, KleidiAI enabled) [DISABLED](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/23780) - [macOS Intel (x64)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-macos-x64.tar.gz) - [iOS XCFramework](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-xcframework.zip) **Linux:** - [Ubuntu x64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu arm64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-arm64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu s390x (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-s390x.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu x64 (Vulkan)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu arm64 (Vulkan)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-arm64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu x64 (ROCm 7.2)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-rocm-7.2-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu x64 (OpenVINO)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-openvino-2026.2-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu x64 (SYCL FP32)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-sycl-fp32-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu x64 (SYCL FP16)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-ubuntu-sycl-fp16-x64.tar.gz) **Android:** - [Android arm64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-android-arm64.tar.gz) **Windows:** - [Windows x64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-win-cpu-x64.zip) - [Windows arm64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-win-cpu-arm64.zip) - [Windows x64 (CUDA 12)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-win-cuda-12.4-x64.zip) - [CUDA 12.4 DLLs](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda-12.4-x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (CUDA 13)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-win-cuda-13.3-x64.zip) - [CUDA 13.3 DLLs](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda-13.3-x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (Vulkan)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-win-vulkan-x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (OpenVINO)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-win-openvino--x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (SYCL)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (HIP)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-bin-win-hip-radeon-x64.zip) **openEuler:** - [DISABLED](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/23705) - openEuler x86 (310p) - openEuler x86 (910b, ACL Graph) - openEuler aarch64 (310p) - openEuler aarch64 (910b, ACL Graph) **UI:** - [UI](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b9690/llama-b9690-ui.tar.gz)