ollama - 💡(How to fix) Fix Add Rockchip NPU support [1 participants]

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I am writing to strongly suggest the integration of Rockchip NPU support into Ollama. The heavy lifting for this integration has already been done by the community. You can look at the rkllama project (github.com) which successfully implements NPU acceleration for RK3588 and RK3576 SoCs using the RKNN toolkit. Since the logic and the implementation are already available and proven to work, integrating this into the official Ollama build would be a massive win for the ARM edge-computing community. This would allow users of devices like the Orange Pi 5 and Rock 5B to run LLMs with high efficiency without relying on pure CPU inference. Please consider merging or adapting the work from rkllama to bring native NPU support to the official Ollama releases.

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Integrate Rockchip NPU support into Ollama by merging or adapting the work from the rkllama project.

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  • Review the rkllama project on GitHub to understand the implementation details of Rockchip NPU support for RK3588 and RK3576 SoCs.
  • Evaluate the feasibility of merging or adapting the rkllama code into the official Ollama build.
  • Assess the potential benefits of native NPU support for devices like the Orange Pi 5 and Rock 5B.
  • Consider reaching out to the rkllama community for guidance or collaboration on the integration effort.
  • Test the integrated NPU support to ensure high efficiency and reliable performance.

Notes

The success of this integration depends on the compatibility of the rkllama code with the official Ollama build and the ability to adapt it to the target devices.

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Apply workaround: Integrate the rkllama project into Ollama to bring native NPU support, as this would significantly improve efficiency for ARM edge-computing devices.

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