unsloth/studio/backend/core/inference/llama_cpp.py
Roland Tannous e280e457d1 Move llama.cpp clone/build from in-tree to ~/.unsloth/llama.cpp
- setup.sh: builds at ~/.unsloth/llama.cpp instead of ./llama.cpp
- setup.ps1: builds at %USERPROFILE%/.unsloth/llama.cpp
- inference llama_cpp.py: searches ~/.unsloth/ first, in-tree as legacy
- export.py: updated comments (unsloth-zoo handles path natively)
2026-03-02 04:04:41 +00:00

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"""
llama-server inference backend for GGUF models.
Manages a llama-server subprocess and proxies chat completions
through its OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint.
"""
import atexit
import json
import logging
import shutil
import signal
import socket
import subprocess
import threading
import time
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Generator, Optional
import httpx
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class LlamaCppBackend:
"""
Manages a llama-server subprocess for GGUF model inference.
Lifecycle:
1. load_model() — starts llama-server with the GGUF file
2. generate_chat_completion() — proxies to /v1/chat/completions, streams back
3. unload_model() — terminates llama-server subprocess
"""
def __init__(self):
self._process: Optional[subprocess.Popen] = None
self._port: Optional[int] = None
self._model_identifier: Optional[str] = None
self._gguf_path: Optional[str] = None
self._hf_repo: Optional[str] = None
self._hf_variant: Optional[str] = None
self._is_vision: bool = False
self._healthy = False
self._lock = threading.Lock()
self._stdout_lines: list[str] = []
self._stdout_thread: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
atexit.register(self._cleanup)
# ── Properties ────────────────────────────────────────────────
@property
def is_loaded(self) -> bool:
return self._process is not None and self._healthy
@property
def base_url(self) -> str:
return f"http://127.0.0.1:{self._port}"
@property
def model_identifier(self) -> Optional[str]:
return self._model_identifier
@property
def is_vision(self) -> bool:
return self._is_vision
@property
def hf_variant(self) -> Optional[str]:
return self._hf_variant
# ── Binary discovery ──────────────────────────────────────────
@staticmethod
def _find_llama_server_binary() -> Optional[str]:
"""
Locate the llama-server binary.
Search order:
1. LLAMA_SERVER_PATH environment variable
2. ~/.unsloth/llama.cpp/build/bin/llama-server (Linux, built by setup.sh)
3. ~/.unsloth/llama.cpp/build/bin/Release/llama-server.exe (Windows, built by setup.ps1)
4. ./llama.cpp/build/bin/llama-server (legacy: in-tree build)
5. llama-server on PATH (system install)
6. ./bin/llama-server (legacy: extracted binary)
"""
import os
import sys
binary_name = "llama-server.exe" if sys.platform == "win32" else "llama-server"
# 1. Env var
env_path = os.environ.get("LLAMA_SERVER_PATH")
if env_path and Path(env_path).is_file():
return env_path
# 2. ~/.unsloth/llama.cpp (primary — setup.sh / setup.ps1 build here)
unsloth_home = Path.home() / ".unsloth" / "llama.cpp"
home_linux = unsloth_home / "build" / "bin" / binary_name
if home_linux.is_file():
return str(home_linux)
# 3. Windows MSVC build has Release subdir
if sys.platform == "win32":
home_win = unsloth_home / "build" / "bin" / "Release" / binary_name
if home_win.is_file():
return str(home_win)
# 4. Legacy: in-tree build (older setup.sh / setup.ps1 versions)
project_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[4]
build_path = project_root / "llama.cpp" / "build" / "bin" / binary_name
if build_path.is_file():
return str(build_path)
if sys.platform == "win32":
win_path = project_root / "llama.cpp" / "build" / "bin" / "Release" / binary_name
if win_path.is_file():
return str(win_path)
# 5. System PATH
system_path = shutil.which("llama-server")
if system_path:
return system_path
# 6. Legacy: extracted to bin/
bin_path = project_root / "bin" / binary_name
if bin_path.is_file():
return str(bin_path)
return None
# ── Port allocation ───────────────────────────────────────────
@staticmethod
def _find_free_port() -> int:
"""Find an available TCP port."""
with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
s.bind(("", 0))
return s.getsockname()[1]
# ── Stdout drain (prevents pipe deadlock on Windows) ─────────
def _drain_stdout(self):
"""
Read lines from the subprocess stdout in a background thread.
This prevents a pipe-buffer deadlock on Windows where the default
pipe buffer is only ~4 KB. Without draining, llama-server blocks
on writes and never becomes healthy.
"""
try:
for line in self._process.stdout:
line = line.rstrip()
if line:
self._stdout_lines.append(line)
logger.info(f"[llama-server] {line}")
except (ValueError, OSError):
# Pipe closed — process is terminating
pass
# ── Lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
def load_model(
self,
*,
# Local mode: pass a path to a .gguf file
gguf_path: Optional[str] = None,
# Vision projection (mmproj) for local vision models
mmproj_path: Optional[str] = None,
# HF mode: let llama-server download via -hf "repo:quant"
hf_repo: Optional[str] = None,
hf_variant: Optional[str] = None,
hf_token: Optional[str] = None,
# Common
model_identifier: str,
is_vision: bool = False,
n_ctx: int = 4096,
n_gpu_layers: int = -1,
n_threads: Optional[int] = None,
) -> bool:
"""
Start llama-server with a GGUF model.
Two modes:
- Local: ``gguf_path="/path/to/model.gguf"`` → uses ``-m``
- HF: ``hf_repo="unsloth/gemma-3-4b-it-GGUF", hf_variant="Q4_K_M"`` → uses ``-hf``
In HF mode, llama-server handles downloading, caching, and
auto-loading mmproj files for vision models.
Returns True if server started and health check passed.
"""
with self._lock:
self._kill_process()
binary = self._find_llama_server_binary()
if not binary:
raise RuntimeError(
"llama-server binary not found. "
"Run setup.sh to build it, install llama.cpp, "
"or set LLAMA_SERVER_PATH environment variable."
)
self._port = self._find_free_port()
# Build command based on mode
if hf_repo:
# Download the GGUF file ourselves using huggingface_hub
# (llama-server's -hf flag requires HTTPS/curl which may not
# be available, e.g. Windows builds with -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF)
try:
from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
except ImportError:
raise RuntimeError(
"huggingface_hub is required for HF model loading. "
"Install it with: pip install huggingface_hub"
)
# Determine the filename from the variant (e.g., "Q4_K_M" -> find matching file)
gguf_filename = None
if hf_variant:
# Try common naming patterns
try:
from huggingface_hub import list_repo_files
files = list_repo_files(hf_repo, token=hf_token)
variant_lower = hf_variant.lower()
for f in files:
if f.endswith(".gguf") and variant_lower in f.lower():
gguf_filename = f
break
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Could not list repo files: {e}")
if not gguf_filename:
# Fallback: construct common filename pattern
# e.g., "unsloth/gemma-3-4b-it-GGUF" + "Q4_K_M" -> try model name
repo_name = hf_repo.split("/")[-1].replace("-GGUF", "")
gguf_filename = f"{repo_name}-{hf_variant}.gguf"
logger.info(f"Downloading GGUF: {hf_repo}/{gguf_filename}")
try:
local_path = hf_hub_download(
repo_id=hf_repo,
filename=gguf_filename,
token=hf_token,
)
except Exception as e:
raise RuntimeError(
f"Failed to download GGUF file '{gguf_filename}' from {hf_repo}: {e}"
)
logger.info(f"GGUF downloaded to: {local_path}")
cmd = [
binary,
"-m", local_path,
"--port", str(self._port),
"-c", str(n_ctx),
"-ngl", str(n_gpu_layers),
]
elif gguf_path:
if not Path(gguf_path).is_file():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"GGUF file not found: {gguf_path}")
cmd = [
binary,
"-m", gguf_path,
"--port", str(self._port),
"-c", str(n_ctx),
"-ngl", str(n_gpu_layers),
]
else:
raise ValueError("Either gguf_path or hf_repo must be provided")
if n_threads is not None:
cmd.extend(["--threads", str(n_threads)])
# Append mmproj for local vision models
if mmproj_path:
if not Path(mmproj_path).is_file():
logger.warning(f"mmproj file not found: {mmproj_path}")
else:
cmd.extend(["--mmproj", mmproj_path])
logger.info(f"Using mmproj for vision: {mmproj_path}")
logger.info(f"Starting llama-server: {' '.join(cmd)}")
# Set library paths so llama-server can find its shared libs and CUDA DLLs
import os
import sys
env = os.environ.copy()
binary_dir = str(Path(binary).parent)
if sys.platform == "win32":
# On Windows, CUDA DLLs (cublas64_12.dll, cudart64_12.dll, etc.)
# must be on PATH. Add CUDA_PATH\bin if available.
path_dirs = [binary_dir]
cuda_path = os.environ.get("CUDA_PATH", "")
if cuda_path:
cuda_bin = os.path.join(cuda_path, "bin")
if os.path.isdir(cuda_bin):
path_dirs.append(cuda_bin)
# Some CUDA installs put DLLs in bin\x64
cuda_bin_x64 = os.path.join(cuda_path, "bin", "x64")
if os.path.isdir(cuda_bin_x64):
path_dirs.append(cuda_bin_x64)
existing_path = env.get("PATH", "")
env["PATH"] = ";".join(path_dirs) + ";" + existing_path
else:
# Linux: set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for shared libs next to the binary
existing_ld = env.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", "")
env["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = f"{binary_dir}:{existing_ld}" if existing_ld else binary_dir
self._stdout_lines = []
self._process = subprocess.Popen(
cmd,
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
text=True,
env=env,
)
# Start background thread to drain stdout and prevent pipe deadlock
self._stdout_thread = threading.Thread(
target=self._drain_stdout, daemon=True, name="llama-stdout"
)
self._stdout_thread.start()
self._gguf_path = gguf_path
self._hf_repo = hf_repo
self._hf_variant = hf_variant
self._is_vision = is_vision
self._model_identifier = model_identifier
# Wait for llama-server to become healthy
if not self._wait_for_health(timeout=120.0):
self._kill_process()
raise RuntimeError(
"llama-server failed to start. "
"Check that the GGUF file is valid and you have enough memory."
)
self._healthy = True
logger.info(
f"llama-server ready on port {self._port} "
f"for model '{model_identifier}'"
)
return True
def unload_model(self) -> bool:
"""Terminate the llama-server subprocess and clean up state."""
with self._lock:
self._kill_process()
logger.info(f"Unloaded GGUF model: {self._model_identifier}")
self._model_identifier = None
self._gguf_path = None
self._hf_repo = None
self._hf_variant = None
self._is_vision = False
self._port = None
self._healthy = False
return True
def _kill_process(self):
"""Terminate the subprocess if running."""
if self._process is None:
return
try:
self._process.terminate()
self._process.wait(timeout=5)
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
logger.warning("llama-server did not exit on SIGTERM, sending SIGKILL")
self._process.kill()
self._process.wait(timeout=5)
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Error killing llama-server process: {e}")
finally:
self._process = None
if self._stdout_thread is not None:
self._stdout_thread.join(timeout=2)
self._stdout_thread = None
def _cleanup(self):
"""atexit handler to ensure llama-server is terminated."""
self._kill_process()
def _wait_for_health(self, timeout: float = 120.0, interval: float = 0.5) -> bool:
"""
Poll llama-server's /health endpoint until it responds 200.
Also monitors subprocess for early exit/crash.
"""
deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{self._port}/health"
while time.monotonic() < deadline:
# Check if process crashed
if self._process.poll() is not None:
# Give the drain thread a moment to collect final output
if self._stdout_thread is not None:
self._stdout_thread.join(timeout=2)
output = "\n".join(self._stdout_lines[-50:])
logger.error(
f"llama-server exited with code {self._process.returncode}. "
f"Output: {output[:2000]}"
)
return False
try:
resp = httpx.get(url, timeout=2.0)
if resp.status_code == 200:
return True
except (httpx.ConnectError, httpx.TimeoutException):
pass
time.sleep(interval)
logger.error(f"llama-server health check timed out after {timeout}s")
return False
# ── Message building (OpenAI format) ──────────────────────────
@staticmethod
def _build_openai_messages(
messages: list[dict],
image_b64: Optional[str] = None,
) -> list[dict]:
"""
Build OpenAI-format messages, optionally injecting an image_url
content part into the last user message for vision models.
If no image is provided, returns messages as-is.
"""
if not image_b64:
return messages
# Find the last user message and convert to multimodal content parts
result = [msg.copy() for msg in messages]
last_user_idx = None
for i, msg in enumerate(result):
if msg["role"] == "user":
last_user_idx = i
if last_user_idx is not None:
text_content = result[last_user_idx].get("content", "")
result[last_user_idx]["content"] = [
{"type": "text", "text": text_content},
{
"type": "image_url",
"image_url": {
"url": f"data:image/png;base64,{image_b64}",
},
},
]
return result
# ── Generation (proxy to llama-server) ────────────────────────
def generate_chat_completion(
self,
messages: list[dict],
image_b64: Optional[str] = None,
temperature: float = 0.7,
top_p: float = 0.9,
top_k: int = 40,
min_p: float = 0.0,
max_tokens: int = 512,
repetition_penalty: float = 1.1,
stop: Optional[list[str]] = None,
cancel_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None,
) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
"""
Send a chat completion request to llama-server and stream tokens back.
Uses /v1/chat/completions — llama-server handles chat template
application and vision (multimodal image_url parts) natively.
Yields cumulative text (matching InferenceBackend's convention).
"""
if not self.is_loaded:
raise RuntimeError("llama-server is not loaded")
openai_messages = self._build_openai_messages(messages, image_b64)
payload = {
"messages": openai_messages,
"stream": True,
"temperature": temperature,
"top_p": top_p,
"top_k": top_k if top_k >= 0 else 0,
"min_p": min_p,
"max_tokens": max_tokens,
"repeat_penalty": repetition_penalty,
}
if stop:
payload["stop"] = stop
url = f"{self.base_url}/v1/chat/completions"
cumulative = ""
try:
with httpx.Client(timeout=None) as client:
with client.stream("POST", url, json=payload) as response:
if response.status_code != 200:
error_body = response.read().decode()
raise RuntimeError(
f"llama-server returned {response.status_code}: {error_body}"
)
buffer = ""
for raw_chunk in response.iter_text():
if cancel_event is not None and cancel_event.is_set():
break
buffer += raw_chunk
while "\n" in buffer:
line, buffer = buffer.split("\n", 1)
line = line.strip()
if not line:
continue
if line == "data: [DONE]":
return
if not line.startswith("data: "):
continue
try:
data = json.loads(line[6:])
choices = data.get("choices", [])
if choices:
delta = choices[0].get("delta", {})
token = delta.get("content", "")
if token:
cumulative += token
yield cumulative
except json.JSONDecodeError:
logger.debug(f"Skipping malformed SSE line: {line[:100]}")
except httpx.ConnectError:
raise RuntimeError("Lost connection to llama-server")
except Exception as e:
if cancel_event is not None and cancel_event.is_set():
return
raise