patch bump (#1528)

* bfs order

* try fix event issue

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -13,8 +13,62 @@ parameters:
   test_release:
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  linux_release:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
 
 jobs:
+  build_documentation:
+    parameters:
+      upload-docs:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+    macos:
+      xcode: "15.2.0"
+    resource_class: macos.m1.medium.gen1
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Install
+          command: |
+            brew install python@3.9
+            brew install doxygen
+            python3.9 -m venv env
+            source env/bin/activate
+            pip install --upgrade pip
+            pip install --upgrade cmake
+            pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
+            CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`sysctl -n hw.ncpu` pip install . -v
+      - when:
+          condition:
+            not: << parameters.upload-docs >>
+          steps:
+            - run:
+               name: Build documentation
+               command: |
+                 source env/bin/activate
+                 cd docs && doxygen && make html O=-W
+      - when:
+          condition: << parameters.upload-docs >>
+          steps:
+            - add_ssh_keys:
+                fingerprints:
+                  - "SHA256:OhcVVMovbT0pkgMeiVRyxMnjV9R2t+hKBsNcuxq9h+0"
+            - run:
+               name: Upload documentation
+               command: |
+                 source env/bin/activate
+                 git config user.email "mlx@group.apple.com"
+                 git config user.name "CircleCI Docs"
+                 git checkout gh-pages
+                 git rebase main
+                 cd docs
+                 git rm -rf build/html
+                 doxygen && make html O=-W
+                 git add -f build/html
+                 git commit -m "rebase"
+                 git push -f origin gh-pages
+
   linux_build_and_test:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.9
@@ -31,15 +85,19 @@ jobs:
           name: Install dependencies
           command: |
             pip install --upgrade cmake
-            pip install nanobind==2.1.0
+            pip install nanobind==2.2.0
             pip install numpy
             sudo apt-get update
             sudo apt-get install libblas-dev liblapack-dev liblapacke-dev
       - run:
           name: Install Python package
           command: |
-            CMAKE_ARGS="-DMLX_BUILD_METAL=OFF" CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" python3 setup.py build_ext --inplace
-            CMAKE_ARGS="-DMLX_BUILD_METAL=OFF" CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" python3 setup.py develop
+            CMAKE_ARGS="-DMLX_BUILD_METAL=OFF" \
+              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`nproc` \
+              python3 setup.py build_ext --inplace
+            CMAKE_ARGS="-DMLX_BUILD_METAL=OFF" \
+              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`nproc` \
+              python3 setup.py develop
       - run:
           name: Generate package stubs
           command: |
@@ -53,7 +111,9 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Build CPP only
           command: |
-            mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake .. -DMLX_BUILD_METAL=OFF && make -j
+            mkdir -p build && cd build 
+            cmake .. -DMLX_BUILD_METAL=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG
+            make -j `nproc`
       - run:
           name: Run CPP tests
           command: ./build/tests/tests
@@ -71,13 +131,13 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Install dependencies
           command: |
-            brew install python@3.8
+            brew install python@3.9
             brew install openmpi
-            python3.8 -m venv env
+            python3.9 -m venv env
             source env/bin/activate
             pip install --upgrade pip
             pip install --upgrade cmake
-            pip install nanobind==2.1.0
+            pip install nanobind==2.2.0
             pip install numpy
             pip install torch
             pip install tensorflow
@@ -86,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
           name: Install Python package
           command: |
             source env/bin/activate
-            CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" pip install -e . -v
+            DEBUG=1 CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`sysctl -n hw.ncpu` pip install -e . -v
       - run:
           name: Generate package stubs
           command: |
@@ -99,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
             source env/bin/activate
             LOW_MEMORY=1 DEVICE=cpu python -m xmlrunner discover -v python/tests -o test-results/cpu
             LOW_MEMORY=1 DEVICE=gpu METAL_DEVICE_WRAPPER_TYPE=1 METAL_DEBUG_ERROR_MODE=0 python -m xmlrunner discover -v python/tests -o test-results/gpu
-            mpirun -host localhost:8 -np 8 -x DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/homebrew/lib/ python python/tests/mpi_test_distributed.py
+            mpirun --bind-to none -host localhost:8 -np 8 -x DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/homebrew/lib/ python python/tests/mpi_test_distributed.py
       - run:
           name: Build example extension
           command: |
@@ -113,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
           name: Build CPP only
           command: |
             source env/bin/activate
-            mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake .. && make -j
+            mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake .. && make -j `sysctl -n hw.ncpu`
       - run:
           name: Run CPP tests
           command: |
@@ -123,8 +183,23 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             source env/bin/activate
             cd build/
-            cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MinSizeRel -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DMLX_BUILD_CPU=OFF -DMLX_BUILD_SAFETENSORS=OFF -DMLX_BUILD_GGUF=OFF -DMLX_METAL_JIT=ON
-            make -j
+            cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MinSizeRel \
+              -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+              -DMLX_BUILD_CPU=OFF \
+              -DMLX_BUILD_SAFETENSORS=OFF \
+              -DMLX_BUILD_GGUF=OFF \
+              -DMLX_METAL_JIT=ON
+            make -j `sysctl -n hw.ncpu`
+      - run:
+          name: Run Python tests with JIT
+          command: |
+            source env/bin/activate
+            CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`sysctl -n hw.ncpu` \
+              CMAKE_ARGS="-DMLX_METAL_JIT=ON" \
+              pip install -e . -v
+            LOW_MEMORY=1 DEVICE=gpu METAL_DEVICE_WRAPPER_TYPE=1 \
+              METAL_DEBUG_ERROR_MODE=0 \
+              python -m xmlrunner discover -v python/tests -o test-results/gpu_jit
 
   build_release:
     parameters:
@@ -151,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
             source env/bin/activate
             pip install --upgrade pip
             pip install --upgrade cmake
-            pip install nanobind==2.1.0
+            pip install nanobind==2.2.0
             pip install --upgrade setuptools
             pip install numpy
             pip install twine
@@ -161,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             source env/bin/activate
             DEV_RELEASE=1 \
-              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" \
+              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`sysctl -n hw.ncpu` \
               pip install . -v
       - run:
           name: Generate package stubs
@@ -174,7 +249,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             source env/bin/activate
             << parameters.build_env >> \
-              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" \
+              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`sysctl -n hw.ncpu` \
               python -m build -w
       - when:
           condition: << parameters.build_env >>
@@ -187,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
       - store_artifacts:
           path: dist/
 
-  build_linux_test_release:
+  build_linux_release:
     parameters:
       python_version:
         type: string
@@ -216,22 +291,28 @@ jobs:
             source env/bin/activate
             pip install --upgrade pip
             pip install --upgrade cmake
-            pip install nanobind==2.1.0
+            pip install nanobind==2.2.0
             pip install --upgrade setuptools
             pip install numpy
             pip install auditwheel
             pip install patchelf
             pip install build
+            pip install twine
             << parameters.extra_env >> \
-              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" \
+              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`nproc` \
               pip install . -v
             pip install typing_extensions
             python setup.py generate_stubs 
             << parameters.extra_env >> \
-              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" \
+              CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=`nproc` \
               python -m build --wheel
             auditwheel show dist/*
             auditwheel repair dist/* --plat manylinux_2_31_x86_64
+      - run:
+          name: Upload package
+          command: |
+            source env/bin/activate
+            twine upload wheelhouse/*
       - store_artifacts:
           path: wheelhouse/
 
@@ -249,8 +330,9 @@ workflows:
       - mac_build_and_test:
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              xcode_version: ["15.0.0", "15.2.0"]
+              xcode_version: ["15.0.0", "15.2.0", "16.0.0"]
       - linux_build_and_test
+      - build_documentation 
 
   build_pypi_release:
     when:
@@ -267,9 +349,17 @@ workflows:
               ignore: /.*/
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              python_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+              python_version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
               xcode_version: ["15.0.0", "15.2.0"]
               build_env: ["PYPI_RELEASE=1"]
+      - build_documentation:
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /^v.*/
+            branches:
+              ignore: /.*/
+          upload-docs: true
+
   prb:
     when:
       matches:
@@ -284,7 +374,7 @@ workflows:
           requires: [ hold ]
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              xcode_version: ["15.0.0", "15.2.0"]
+              xcode_version: ["15.0.0", "15.2.0", "16.0.0"]
       - linux_build_and_test:
           requires: [ hold ]
   nightly_build:
@@ -296,7 +386,7 @@ workflows:
       - build_release:
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              python_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+              python_version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
               xcode_version: ["15.0.0", "15.2.0"]
   weekly_build:
     when:
@@ -307,17 +397,17 @@ workflows:
       - build_release:
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              python_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
-              xcode_version: ["15.0.0", "15.2.0"]
+              python_version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+              xcode_version: ["15.0.0", "15.2.0", "16.0.0"]
               build_env: ["DEV_RELEASE=1"]
   linux_test_release:
     when:
       and:
         - equal: [ main, << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
-        - << pipeline.parameters.test_release >>
+        - << pipeline.parameters.linux_release >>
     jobs:
-      - build_linux_test_release:
+      - build_linux_release:
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              python_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+              python_version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
               extra_env: ["PYPI_RELEASE=1"]

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: isort
         args:
             - --profile=black
+- repo: https://github.com/cheshirekow/cmake-format-precommit
+  rev: v0.6.13
+  hooks:
+    - id: cmake-format

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ with a short description of your contribution(s) below. For example:
 
 MLX was developed with contributions from the following individuals:
 
-- Nripesh Niketan: Added `softsign`, `softmax`, `hardswish`, `logsoftmax` activation functions. Added `dropout3d` ops. Added `LogicalAnd` and `LogicalOR` ops. Added `clip_grad_norm` along with `tree_reduce`.
+- Nripesh Niketan: Added `softsign`, `softmax`, `hardswish`, `logsoftmax` activation functions. Added `dropout3d` ops. Added `LogicalAnd` and `LogicalOR` ops. Added `clip_grad_norm` along with `tree_reduce`. Added `cross`.
 - Juarez Bochi: Fixed bug in cross attention.
 - Justin Deschenaux: Sine, Cosine, arange, randint, truncated normal, bernoulli, lion optimizer, Dropout2d, linear and logistic regression python example.
 - Diogo Da Cruz: Added `tri`, `tril`, `triu`, `tensordot`, `inner`, `outer`, `tile`, `StreamContext`, `stream`, safetensors support, `einsum`, and `einsum_path`.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ MLX was developed with contributions from the following individuals:
 - AmirHossein Razlighi: Added chaining support for some of the ops in `nn.Module`. Comparison works for non array objects in `mlx.core.array`. Exception handling for invalid operations in `mlx.core.array`.
 - Gleb Pobudzey: Added the `where` primitive, and groups in 1D and 2D convolutions.
 - Paul Paczuski: Improved stability of BCE loss calculation
+- Max-Heinrich Laves: Added `conv_transpose1d`, `conv_transpose2d`, and `conv_transpose3d` ops.
 
 <a href="https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx/graphs/contributors">
   <img class="dark-light" src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=ml-explore/mlx&anon=0&columns=20&max=100&r=true" />

CITATION.cff

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+title: mlx
+message: >-
+  If you use this software, please cite it using the
+  metadata from this file.
+type: software
+authors:
+  - given-names: Awni
+    family-names: Hannun
+    affiliation: Apple
+  - given-names: Jagrit
+    family-names: Digani
+    affiliation: Apple
+  - given-names: Angelos
+    family-names: Katharopoulos
+    affiliation: Apple
+  - given-names: Ronan
+    family-names: Collobert
+    affiliation: Apple
+repository-code: 'https://github.com/ml-explore'
+abstract: >-
+  MLX: efficient and flexible machine learning on Apple
+  silicon
+license: MIT

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -24,35 +24,43 @@ option(MLX_METAL_JIT "Use JIT compilation for Metal kernels" OFF)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build mlx as a shared library" OFF)
 
 if(NOT MLX_VERSION)
-  set(MLX_VERSION 0.17.1)
+  set(MLX_VERSION 0.19.1)
 endif()
 
 # --------------------- Processor tests -------------------------
 
-message(STATUS "Building MLX for ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} processor on ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
+message(
+  STATUS
+    "Building MLX for ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} processor on ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}"
+)
 
 set(MLX_BUILD_ARM OFF)
 
-if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "x86_64")
     if(NOT MLX_ENABLE_X64_MAC)
-      message(FATAL_ERROR
-        "Building for x86_64 on macOS is not supported."
-        " If you are on an Apple silicon system, check the build"
-        " documentation for possible fixes: "
-        "https://ml-explore.github.io/mlx/build/html/install.html#build-from-source")
+      message(
+        FATAL_ERROR
+          "Building for x86_64 on macOS is not supported."
+          " If you are on an Apple silicon system, check the build"
+          " documentation for possible fixes: "
+          "https://ml-explore.github.io/mlx/build/html/install.html#build-from-source"
+      )
     else()
+      set(MLX_BUILD_METAL OFF)
       message(WARNING "Building for x86_64 arch is not officially supported.")
     endif()
-    set(MLX_BUILD_METAL OFF)
-  elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "arm64")
-    set(MLX_BUILD_ARM ON)
   endif()
 
 else()
+  set(MLX_BUILD_METAL OFF)
   message(WARNING "MLX is prioritised for Apple silicon systems using macOS.")
 endif()
 
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "arm64")
+  set(MLX_BUILD_ARM ON)
+endif()
+
 # ----------------------------- Lib -----------------------------
 
 include(FetchContent)
@@ -61,63 +69,59 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 NEW)
 
 add_library(mlx)
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_METAL)
-  find_library(METAL_LIB Metal)
-  find_library(FOUNDATION_LIB Foundation)
-  find_library(QUARTZ_LIB QuartzCore)
+if(MLX_BUILD_METAL)
+  set(METAL_LIB "-framework Metal")
+  set(FOUNDATION_LIB "-framework Foundation")
+  set(QUARTZ_LIB "-framework QuartzCore")
 endif()
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_METAL AND NOT METAL_LIB)
+if(MLX_BUILD_METAL AND NOT METAL_LIB)
   message(STATUS "Metal not found. Unable to build GPU")
   set(MLX_BUILD_METAL OFF)
   set(MLX_METAL_DEBUG OFF)
-elseif (MLX_BUILD_METAL)
+elseif(MLX_BUILD_METAL)
   message(STATUS "Building METAL sources")
 
-  if (MLX_METAL_DEBUG)
+  if(MLX_METAL_DEBUG)
     add_compile_definitions(MLX_METAL_DEBUG)
   endif()
 
   # Throw an error if xcrun not found
-  execute_process(COMMAND zsh "-c" "/usr/bin/xcrun -sdk macosx --show-sdk-version"
-                  OUTPUT_VARIABLE MACOS_VERSION
-                  COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND zsh "-c" "/usr/bin/xcrun -sdk macosx --show-sdk-version"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE MACOS_VERSION COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
 
-  if (${MACOS_VERSION} LESS 14.0)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "MLX requires macOS SDK >= 14.0 to be built with MLX_BUILD_METAL=ON" )
+  if(${MACOS_VERSION} LESS 14.0)
+    message(
+      FATAL_ERROR
+        "MLX requires macOS SDK >= 14.0 to be built with MLX_BUILD_METAL=ON")
   endif()
   message(STATUS "Building with SDK for macOS version ${MACOS_VERSION}")
 
-  set(METAL_CPP_URL https://developer.apple.com/metal/cpp/files/metal-cpp_macOS15_iOS18-beta.zip)
+  set(METAL_CPP_URL
+      https://developer.apple.com/metal/cpp/files/metal-cpp_macOS15_iOS18-beta.zip
+  )
   # Get the metal version
   execute_process(
-    COMMAND zsh "-c" "echo \"__METAL_VERSION__\" | xcrun -sdk macosx metal -E -x metal -P - | tail -1 | tr -d '\n'"
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE MLX_METAL_VERSION
-    COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
+    COMMAND
+      zsh "-c"
+      "echo \"__METAL_VERSION__\" | xcrun -sdk macosx metal -E -x metal -P - | tail -1 | tr -d '\n'"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE MLX_METAL_VERSION COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
 
-  FetchContent_Declare(
-    metal_cpp
-    URL ${METAL_CPP_URL}
-  )
+  FetchContent_Declare(metal_cpp URL ${METAL_CPP_URL})
 
   FetchContent_MakeAvailable(metal_cpp)
   target_include_directories(
-    mlx PUBLIC
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${metal_cpp_SOURCE_DIR}>
-    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/metal_cpp>
-  )
-  target_link_libraries(
-    mlx PUBLIC
-    ${METAL_LIB}
-    ${FOUNDATION_LIB}
-    ${QUARTZ_LIB})
+    mlx PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${metal_cpp_SOURCE_DIR}>
+               $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/metal_cpp>)
+  target_link_libraries(mlx PUBLIC ${METAL_LIB} ${FOUNDATION_LIB} ${QUARTZ_LIB})
 
   add_compile_definitions("MLX_METAL_VERSION=${MLX_METAL_VERSION}")
 endif()
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_CPU)
+if(MLX_BUILD_CPU)
   find_library(ACCELERATE_LIBRARY Accelerate)
-  if (MLX_BUILD_ARM AND ACCELERATE_LIBRARY)
+  if(MLX_BUILD_ARM AND ACCELERATE_LIBRARY)
     message(STATUS "Accelerate found ${ACCELERATE_LIBRARY}")
     set(MLX_BUILD_ACCELERATE ON)
     target_link_libraries(mlx PUBLIC ${ACCELERATE_LIBRARY})
@@ -129,32 +133,29 @@ if (MLX_BUILD_CPU)
       # The blas shipped in macOS SDK is not supported, search homebrew for
       # openblas instead.
       set(BLA_VENDOR OpenBLAS)
-      set(LAPACK_ROOT "${LAPACK_ROOT};$ENV{LAPACK_ROOT};/usr/local/opt/openblas")
+      set(LAPACK_ROOT
+          "${LAPACK_ROOT};$ENV{LAPACK_ROOT};/usr/local/opt/openblas")
     endif()
     # Search and link with lapack.
     find_package(LAPACK REQUIRED)
-    if (NOT LAPACK_FOUND)
+    if(NOT LAPACK_FOUND)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Must have LAPACK installed")
     endif()
-    find_path(LAPACK_INCLUDE_DIRS lapacke.h
-      /usr/include
-      /usr/local/include
-      /usr/local/opt/openblas/include)
+    find_path(LAPACK_INCLUDE_DIRS lapacke.h /usr/include /usr/local/include
+              /usr/local/opt/openblas/include)
     message(STATUS "Lapack lib " ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES})
     message(STATUS "Lapack include " ${LAPACK_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     target_include_directories(mlx PRIVATE ${LAPACK_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(mlx PUBLIC ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES})
-    # List blas after lapack otherwise we may accidentally incldue an old version
-    # of lapack.h from the include dirs of blas.
+    # List blas after lapack otherwise we may accidentally incldue an old
+    # version of lapack.h from the include dirs of blas.
     find_package(BLAS REQUIRED)
-    if (NOT BLAS_FOUND)
+    if(NOT BLAS_FOUND)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Must have BLAS installed")
     endif()
     # TODO find a cleaner way to do this
-    find_path(BLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS cblas.h
-      /usr/include
-      /usr/local/include
-      $ENV{BLAS_HOME}/include)
+    find_path(BLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS cblas.h /usr/include /usr/local/include
+              $ENV{BLAS_HOME}/include)
     message(STATUS "Blas lib " ${BLAS_LIBRARIES})
     message(STATUS "Blas include " ${BLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     target_include_directories(mlx PRIVATE ${BLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
@@ -165,103 +166,95 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 find_package(MPI)
-if (MPI_FOUND)
+if(MPI_FOUND)
   execute_process(
     COMMAND zsh "-c" "mpirun --version"
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE MPI_VERSION
-    ERROR_QUIET
-  )
-  if (${MPI_VERSION} MATCHES ".*Open MPI.*")
+    ERROR_QUIET)
+  if(${MPI_VERSION} MATCHES ".*Open MPI.*")
     target_include_directories(mlx PRIVATE ${MPI_INCLUDE_PATH})
-  elseif (MPI_VERSION STREQUAL "")
+  elseif(MPI_VERSION STREQUAL "")
     set(MPI_FOUND FALSE)
     message(
-      WARNING
-      "MPI found but mpirun is not available. Building without MPI."
-    )
+      WARNING "MPI found but mpirun is not available. Building without MPI.")
   else()
     set(MPI_FOUND FALSE)
-    message(
-      WARNING
-      "MPI which is not OpenMPI found. Building without MPI."
-    )
-  endif() 
+    message(WARNING "MPI which is not OpenMPI found. Building without MPI.")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mlx)
 
 target_include_directories(
-  mlx
-  PUBLIC
-  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}>
-  $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
-)
+  mlx PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}>
+             $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
 
-FetchContent_Declare(fmt
+FetchContent_Declare(
+  fmt
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt.git
-  GIT_TAG 10.2.1 
-  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
-)
+  GIT_TAG 10.2.1
+  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(fmt)
-target_link_libraries(mlx PRIVATE fmt::fmt-header-only)
+target_link_libraries(mlx PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:fmt::fmt-header-only>)
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
+if(MLX_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
   message(STATUS "Building Python bindings.")
-  find_package(Python 3.8 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module REQUIRED)
+  find_package(
+    Python 3.8
+    COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module
+    REQUIRED)
   execute_process(
     COMMAND "${Python_EXECUTABLE}" -m nanobind --cmake_dir
-    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE OUTPUT_VARIABLE NB_DIR)
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE NB_DIR)
   list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${NB_DIR}")
   find_package(nanobind CONFIG REQUIRED)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/python/src)
 endif()
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_TESTS)
+if(MLX_BUILD_TESTS)
   include(CTest)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/tests)
 endif()
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+if(MLX_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/examples/cpp)
 endif()
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
+if(MLX_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/benchmarks/cpp)
 endif()
 
-
-
 # ----------------------------- Installation -----------------------------
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 # Install library
 install(
-    TARGETS mlx
-    EXPORT MLXTargets
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-    INCLUDES DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
-)
-
+  TARGETS mlx
+  EXPORT MLXTargets
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+  INCLUDES
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
 
 # Install headers
 install(
-    DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mlx
-    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
-    COMPONENT headers
-    FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.h"
-)
+  DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mlx
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
+  COMPONENT headers
+  FILES_MATCHING
+  PATTERN "*.h"
+  PATTERN "backend/metal/kernels.h" EXCLUDE)
 
 # Install metal dependencies
-if (MLX_BUILD_METAL)
+if(MLX_BUILD_METAL)
 
   # Install metal cpp
   install(
-      DIRECTORY ${metal_cpp_SOURCE_DIR}/
-      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/metal_cpp
-      COMPONENT metal_cpp_source
-  )
+    DIRECTORY ${metal_cpp_SOURCE_DIR}/
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/metal_cpp
+    COMPONENT metal_cpp_source)
 
 endif()
 
@@ -273,31 +266,24 @@ set(MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR share/cmake/MLX)
 install(
   EXPORT MLXTargets
   FILE MLXTargets.cmake
-  DESTINATION ${MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR}
-)
+  DESTINATION ${MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR})
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
 write_basic_package_version_file(
   ${MLX_CMAKE_BUILD_VERSION_CONFIG}
   COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion
-  VERSION ${MLX_VERSION}
-)
+  VERSION ${MLX_VERSION})
 
 configure_package_config_file(
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mlx.pc.in
-  ${MLX_CMAKE_BUILD_CONFIG}
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mlx.pc.in ${MLX_CMAKE_BUILD_CONFIG}
   INSTALL_DESTINATION ${MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR}
   NO_CHECK_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS_MACRO
-  PATH_VARS CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR
-)
+  PATH_VARS CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR
+            MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR)
 
-install(
-  FILES ${MLX_CMAKE_BUILD_CONFIG} ${MLX_CMAKE_BUILD_VERSION_CONFIG}
-  DESTINATION ${MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR}
-)
+install(FILES ${MLX_CMAKE_BUILD_CONFIG} ${MLX_CMAKE_BUILD_VERSION_CONFIG}
+        DESTINATION ${MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR})
 
-install(
-  DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/
-  DESTINATION ${MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR}
-)
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/
+        DESTINATION ${MLX_CMAKE_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR})

benchmarks/python/conv2d_bench_cpu.py

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import argparse
+import math
+import time
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+
+N_warmup = 1
+N_iter_bench = 10
+N_iter_func = 5
+mx.set_default_device(mx.cpu)
+
+
+def bench(f, a, b):
+    for i in range(N_warmup):
+        f(a, b)
+
+    s = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    for i in range(N_iter_bench):
+        f(a, b)
+    e = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    return (e - s) * 1e-9
+
+
+def make_mx_conv_2D(strides=(1, 1), padding=(0, 0), groups=1):
+    def mx_conv_2D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = mx.conv2d(a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups)
+            ys.append(y)
+        mx.eval(ys)
+        return ys
+
+    return mx_conv_2D
+
+
+def make_pt_conv_2D(strides=(1, 1), padding=(0, 0), groups=1):
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def pt_conv_2D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = torch.conv2d(a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups)
+            ys.append(y)
+        return ys
+
+    return pt_conv_2D
+
+
+def bench_shape(N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype):
+    scale = 1.0 / math.sqrt(kH * kH * C)
+    a_np = np.random.uniform(0, 0.5, (N, H, W, C)).astype(np_dtype)
+    b_np = np.random.uniform(-scale, scale, (O, kH, kW, int(C / groups))).astype(
+        np_dtype
+    )
+
+    a_mx = mx.array(a_np)
+    b_mx = mx.array(b_np)
+
+    a_pt = torch.from_numpy(a_np.transpose((0, 3, 1, 2))).to("cpu")
+    b_pt = torch.from_numpy(b_np.transpose((0, 3, 1, 2))).to("cpu")
+
+    f_mx = make_mx_conv_2D(strides, padding, groups)
+    f_pt = make_pt_conv_2D(strides, padding, groups)
+
+    time_torch = bench(f_pt, a_pt, b_pt)
+    time_mlx = bench(f_mx, a_mx, b_mx)
+
+    out_mx = mx.conv2d(a_mx, b_mx, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups)
+    out_pt = torch.conv2d(
+        a_pt.to("cpu"), b_pt.to("cpu"), stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+    )
+    out_pt = torch.permute(out_pt, (0, 2, 3, 1))
+    out_pt = out_pt.numpy(force=True)
+
+    atol = 2e-5 if np_dtype == np.float32 else 1e-4
+
+    if not np.allclose(out_pt, out_mx, atol=atol):
+        print(
+            f"Failed at {(N, H, W, C)}, {(O, kH, kW, C)} [strides = {strides}, padding = {padding}, groups = {groups}] with max(|a - b|) = {np.max(np.abs(out_pt - out_mx))}"
+        )
+
+    return time_mlx, time_torch
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run conv benchmarks")
+
+    dtypes = ("float32",)
+    shapes = (
+        (4, 32, 32, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 512, 5, 5, 512, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        # (4, 64, 64, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 2),
+        # (4, 64, 64, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 16),
+        # (4, 64, 64, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 64),
+        (4, 128, 128, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 256, 256, 32, 5, 5, 3, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 256, 256, 3, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 64, 5, 5, 3, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 3, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+    )
+
+    for dtype in dtypes:
+        print(
+            "(N,   H,   W,   C), (  O, kH, kW,   C),   dtype, stride,   pads,  groups, diff%"
+        )
+        for N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups in shapes:
+            np_dtype = getattr(np, dtype)
+            time_mlx, time_torch = bench_shape(
+                N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype
+            )
+            diff = time_torch / time_mlx - 1.0
+
+            print(
+                f"({N}, {H:3d}, {W:3d}, {C:3d}), ({O:3d}, {kH:2d}, {kW:2d}, {C:3d}), {dtype}, {strides}, {padding}, {groups:7d}, {100. * diff:+5.2f}%"
+            )
+            if time_mlx >= 2.0 * time_torch:
+                print("ATTENTION ^^^^^^^")

benchmarks/python/conv2d_train_bench_cpu.py

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import time
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+import mlx.nn
+import mlx.optimizers as opt
+import torch
+
+
+def bench_mlx(steps: int = 20) -> float:
+    mx.set_default_device(mx.cpu)
+
+    class BenchNetMLX(mlx.nn.Module):
+        # simple encoder-decoder net
+
+        def __init__(self, in_channels, hidden_channels=32):
+            super().__init__()
+
+            self.net = mlx.nn.Sequential(
+                mlx.nn.Conv2d(in_channels, hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1),
+                mlx.nn.ReLU(),
+                mlx.nn.Conv2d(
+                    hidden_channels, 2 * hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+                mlx.nn.ReLU(),
+                mlx.nn.ConvTranspose2d(
+                    2 * hidden_channels, hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+                mlx.nn.ReLU(),
+                mlx.nn.ConvTranspose2d(
+                    hidden_channels, in_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+            )
+
+        def __call__(self, input):
+            return self.net(input)
+
+    benchNet = BenchNetMLX(3)
+    mx.eval(benchNet.parameters())
+    optim = opt.Adam(learning_rate=1e-3)
+
+    inputs = mx.random.normal([10, 256, 256, 3])
+
+    params = benchNet.parameters()
+    optim.init(params)
+
+    state = [benchNet.state, optim.state]
+
+    def loss_fn(params, image):
+        benchNet.update(params)
+        pred_image = benchNet(image)
+        return (pred_image - image).abs().mean()
+
+    def step(params, image):
+        loss, grads = mx.value_and_grad(loss_fn)(params, image)
+        optim.update(benchNet, grads)
+        return loss
+
+    total_time = 0.0
+    print("MLX:")
+    for i in range(steps):
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+        step(benchNet.parameters(), inputs)
+        mx.eval(state)
+        end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+        print(f"{i:3d}, time={(end_time-start_time) * 1000:7.2f} ms")
+        total_time += (end_time - start_time) * 1000
+
+    return total_time
+
+
+def bench_torch(steps: int = 20) -> float:
+    device = torch.device("cpu")
+
+    class BenchNetTorch(torch.nn.Module):
+        # simple encoder-decoder net
+
+        def __init__(self, in_channels, hidden_channels=32):
+            super().__init__()
+
+            self.net = torch.nn.Sequential(
+                torch.nn.Conv2d(in_channels, hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1),
+                torch.nn.ReLU(),
+                torch.nn.Conv2d(
+                    hidden_channels, 2 * hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+                torch.nn.ReLU(),
+                torch.nn.ConvTranspose2d(
+                    2 * hidden_channels, hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+                torch.nn.ReLU(),
+                torch.nn.ConvTranspose2d(
+                    hidden_channels, in_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+            )
+
+        def forward(self, input):
+            return self.net(input)
+
+    benchNet = BenchNetTorch(3).to(device)
+    optim = torch.optim.Adam(benchNet.parameters(), lr=1e-3)
+
+    inputs = torch.randn(10, 3, 256, 256, device=device)
+
+    def loss_fn(pred_image, image):
+        return (pred_image - image).abs().mean()
+
+    total_time = 0.0
+    print("PyTorch:")
+    for i in range(steps):
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+        optim.zero_grad()
+        pred_image = benchNet(inputs)
+        loss = loss_fn(pred_image, inputs)
+        loss.backward()
+        optim.step()
+
+        end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+        print(f"{i:3d}, time={(end_time-start_time) * 1000:7.2f} ms")
+        total_time += (end_time - start_time) * 1000
+
+    return total_time
+
+
+def main():
+    steps = 20
+    time_mlx = bench_mlx(steps)
+    time_torch = bench_torch(steps)
+
+    print(f"average time of MLX:     {time_mlx/steps:9.2f} ms")
+    print(f"total time of MLX:       {time_mlx:9.2f} ms")
+    print(f"average time of PyTorch: {time_torch/steps:9.2f} ms")
+    print(f"total time of PyTorch:   {time_torch:9.2f} ms")
+
+    diff = time_torch / time_mlx - 1.0
+    print(f"torch/mlx diff: {100. * diff:+5.2f}%")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

benchmarks/python/conv2d_transpose_bench_cpu.py

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import argparse
+import math
+import time
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+
+N_warmup = 1
+N_iter_bench = 10
+N_iter_func = 5
+
+
+def bench(f, a, b):
+    for i in range(N_warmup):
+        f(a, b)
+
+    s = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    for i in range(N_iter_bench):
+        f(a, b)
+    e = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    return (e - s) * 1e-9
+
+
+def make_mx_conv_transpose_2D(strides=(1, 1), padding=(0, 0), groups=1):
+    def mx_conv_transpose_2D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = mx.conv_transpose2d(
+                a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups, stream=mx.cpu
+            )
+            ys.append(y)
+        mx.eval(ys)
+        return ys
+
+    return mx_conv_transpose_2D
+
+
+def make_pt_conv_transpose_2D(strides=(1, 1), padding=(0, 0), groups=1):
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def pt_conv_transpose_2D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = torch.conv_transpose2d(
+                a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+            )
+            ys.append(y)
+        return ys
+
+    return pt_conv_transpose_2D
+
+
+def bench_shape(N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype):
+    scale = 1.0 / math.sqrt(kH * kH * C)
+    a_np = np.random.uniform(0, 0.5, (N, H, W, C)).astype(np_dtype)
+    b_np = np.random.uniform(-scale, scale, (int(O / groups), kH, kW, C)).astype(
+        np_dtype
+    )
+
+    a_mx = mx.array(a_np)
+    b_mx = mx.array(b_np)
+
+    a_pt = torch.from_numpy(a_np.transpose((0, 3, 1, 2))).to("cpu")
+    b_pt = torch.from_numpy(b_np.transpose((3, 0, 1, 2))).to("cpu")
+
+    f_mx = make_mx_conv_transpose_2D(strides, padding, groups)
+    f_pt = make_pt_conv_transpose_2D(strides, padding, groups)
+
+    time_torch = bench(f_pt, a_pt, b_pt)
+    time_mlx = bench(f_mx, a_mx, b_mx)
+
+    out_mx = mx.conv_transpose2d(
+        a_mx, b_mx, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups, stream=mx.cpu
+    )
+    out_pt = torch.conv_transpose2d(
+        a_pt.to("cpu"), b_pt.to("cpu"), stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+    )
+    out_pt = torch.permute(out_pt, (0, 2, 3, 1))
+    out_pt = out_pt.numpy(force=True)
+
+    atol = 2e-5 if np_dtype == np.float32 else 1e-4
+
+    if not np.allclose(out_pt, out_mx, atol=atol):
+        print(
+            f"Failed at {(N, H, W, C)}, {(O, kH, kW, C)} [strides = {strides}, padding = {padding}, groups = {groups}] with max(|a - b|) = {np.max(np.abs(out_pt - out_mx))}"
+        )
+
+    return time_mlx, time_torch
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run conv benchmarks")
+
+    dtypes = ("float32",)
+    shapes = (
+        (4, 32, 32, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 512, 5, 5, 512, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 256, 256, 32, 5, 5, 3, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 256, 256, 3, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 64, 5, 5, 3, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 3, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+    )
+
+    for dtype in dtypes:
+        print(
+            "(N,   H,   W,   C), (  O, kH, kW,   C),   dtype, stride,   pads,  groups, diff%"
+        )
+        for N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups in shapes:
+            np_dtype = getattr(np, dtype)
+            time_mlx, time_torch = bench_shape(
+                N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype
+            )
+            diff = time_torch / time_mlx - 1.0
+
+            print(
+                f"({N}, {H:3d}, {W:3d}, {C:3d}), ({O:3d}, {kH:2d}, {kW:2d}, {C:3d}), {dtype}, {strides}, {padding}, {groups:7d}, {100. * diff:+5.2f}%"
+            )
+            if time_mlx >= 2.0 * time_torch:
+                print("ATTENTION ^^^^^^^")

benchmarks/python/conv3d_bench_cpu.py

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import argparse
+import math
+import time
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+
+N_warmup = 1
+N_iter_bench = 10
+N_iter_func = 5
+mx.set_default_device(mx.cpu)
+
+
+def bench(f, a, b):
+    for i in range(N_warmup):
+        f(a, b)
+
+    s = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    for i in range(N_iter_bench):
+        f(a, b)
+    e = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    return (e - s) * 1e-9
+
+
+def make_mx_conv_3D(strides=(1, 1), padding=(0, 0), groups=1):
+    def mx_conv_3D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = mx.conv3d(a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups)
+            ys.append(y)
+        mx.eval(ys)
+        return ys
+
+    return mx_conv_3D
+
+
+def make_pt_conv_3D(strides=(1, 1), padding=(0, 0), groups=1):
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def pt_conv_3D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = torch.conv3d(a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups)
+            ys.append(y)
+        return ys
+
+    return pt_conv_3D
+
+
+def bench_shape(N, D, H, W, C, kD, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype):
+    scale = 1.0 / math.sqrt(kD * kH * kW * C)
+    a_np = np.random.uniform(0, 0.5, (N, D, H, W, C)).astype(np_dtype)
+    b_np = np.random.uniform(-scale, scale, (O, kD, kH, kW, int(C / groups))).astype(
+        np_dtype
+    )
+
+    a_mx = mx.array(a_np)
+    b_mx = mx.array(b_np)
+
+    a_pt = torch.from_numpy(a_np.transpose((0, 4, 1, 2, 3))).to("cpu")
+    b_pt = torch.from_numpy(b_np.transpose((0, 4, 1, 2, 3))).to("cpu")
+
+    f_mx = make_mx_conv_3D(strides, padding, groups)
+    f_pt = make_pt_conv_3D(strides, padding, groups)
+
+    time_torch = bench(f_pt, a_pt, b_pt)
+    time_mlx = bench(f_mx, a_mx, b_mx)
+
+    out_mx = mx.conv3d(a_mx, b_mx, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups)
+    out_pt = torch.conv3d(
+        a_pt.to("cpu"), b_pt.to("cpu"), stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+    )
+    out_pt = torch.permute(out_pt, (0, 2, 3, 4, 1))
+    out_pt = out_pt.numpy(force=True)
+
+    atol = 2e-5 if np_dtype == np.float32 else 1e-4
+
+    if not np.allclose(out_pt, out_mx, atol=atol):
+        print(
+            f"Failed at {(N, D, H, W, C)}, {(O, kD, kH, kW, C)} [strides = {strides}, padding = {padding}, groups = {groups}] with max(|a - b|) = {np.max(np.abs(out_pt - out_mx))}"
+        )
+
+    return time_mlx, time_torch
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run conv benchmarks")
+
+    dtypes = ("float32",)
+    shapes = (
+        (4, 16, 16, 16, 16, 5, 5, 5, 16, (1, 1, 1), (2, 2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 16, 16, 16, 32, 5, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1, 1), (2, 2, 2), 1),
+    )
+
+    for dtype in dtypes:
+        print(
+            "(N,   D,   H,   W,   C), (  O, kD, kH, kW,   C),   dtype,    stride,      pads,  groups, diff%"
+        )
+        for N, D, H, W, C, kD, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups in shapes:
+            np_dtype = getattr(np, dtype)
+            time_mlx, time_torch = bench_shape(
+                N, D, H, W, C, kD, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype
+            )
+            diff = time_torch / time_mlx - 1.0
+
+            print(
+                f"({N}, {D:3d}, {H:3d}, {W:3d}, {C:3d}), ({O:3d}, {kD:2d}, {kH:2d}, {kW:2d}, {C:3d}), {dtype}, {strides}, {padding}, {groups:7d}, {100. * diff:+5.2f}%"
+            )
+            if time_mlx >= 2.0 * time_torch:
+                print("ATTENTION ^^^^^^^")

benchmarks/python/conv3d_train_bench_cpu.py

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+import time
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+import mlx.nn
+import mlx.optimizers as opt
+import torch
+
+
+def bench_mlx(steps: int = 20, shape=(10, 32, 32, 32, 3)) -> float:
+    mx.set_default_device(mx.cpu)
+
+    class BenchNetMLX(mlx.nn.Module):
+        # simple encoder-decoder net
+
+        def __init__(self, in_channels, hidden_channels=16):
+            super().__init__()
+
+            self.net = mlx.nn.Sequential(
+                mlx.nn.Conv3d(in_channels, hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1),
+                mlx.nn.ReLU(),
+                mlx.nn.Conv3d(
+                    hidden_channels, 2 * hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+                mlx.nn.ReLU(),
+                mlx.nn.ConvTranspose3d(
+                    2 * hidden_channels, hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+                mlx.nn.ReLU(),
+                mlx.nn.ConvTranspose3d(
+                    hidden_channels, in_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+            )
+
+        def __call__(self, input):
+            return self.net(input)
+
+    benchNet = BenchNetMLX(3)
+    mx.eval(benchNet.parameters())
+    optim = opt.Adam(learning_rate=1e-3)
+
+    inputs = mx.random.normal(shape)
+
+    params = benchNet.parameters()
+    optim.init(params)
+
+    state = [benchNet.state, optim.state]
+
+    def loss_fn(params, image):
+        benchNet.update(params)
+        pred_image = benchNet(image)
+        return (pred_image - image).abs().mean()
+
+    def step(params, image):
+        loss, grads = mx.value_and_grad(loss_fn)(params, image)
+        optim.update(benchNet, grads)
+        return loss
+
+    total_time = 0.0
+    print("MLX:")
+    for i in range(steps):
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+        step(benchNet.parameters(), inputs)
+        mx.eval(state)
+        end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+        print(f"{i:3d}, time={(end_time-start_time) * 1000:7.2f} ms")
+        total_time += (end_time - start_time) * 1000
+
+    return total_time
+
+
+def bench_torch(steps: int = 20, shape=(10, 3, 32, 32, 32)) -> float:
+    device = torch.device("cpu")
+
+    class BenchNetTorch(torch.nn.Module):
+        # simple encoder-decoder net
+
+        def __init__(self, in_channels, hidden_channels=16):
+            super().__init__()
+
+            self.net = torch.nn.Sequential(
+                torch.nn.Conv3d(in_channels, hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1),
+                torch.nn.ReLU(),
+                torch.nn.Conv3d(
+                    hidden_channels, 2 * hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+                torch.nn.ReLU(),
+                torch.nn.ConvTranspose3d(
+                    2 * hidden_channels, hidden_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+                torch.nn.ReLU(),
+                torch.nn.ConvTranspose3d(
+                    hidden_channels, in_channels, kernel_size=3, padding=1
+                ),
+            )
+
+        def forward(self, input):
+            return self.net(input)
+
+    benchNet = BenchNetTorch(3).to(device)
+    optim = torch.optim.Adam(benchNet.parameters(), lr=1e-3)
+
+    inputs = torch.randn(*shape, device=device)
+
+    def loss_fn(pred_image, image):
+        return (pred_image - image).abs().mean()
+
+    total_time = 0.0
+    print("PyTorch:")
+    for i in range(steps):
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+        optim.zero_grad()
+        pred_image = benchNet(inputs)
+        loss = loss_fn(pred_image, inputs)
+        loss.backward()
+        optim.step()
+
+        end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+        print(f"{i:3d}, time={(end_time-start_time) * 1000:7.2f} ms")
+        total_time += (end_time - start_time) * 1000
+
+    return total_time
+
+
+def main():
+    steps = 10
+    time_mlx = bench_mlx(steps)
+    time_torch = bench_torch(steps)
+
+    print(f"average time of MLX:     {time_mlx/steps:9.2f} ms")
+    print(f"total time of MLX:       {time_mlx:9.2f} ms")
+    print(f"average time of PyTorch: {time_torch/steps:9.2f} ms")
+    print(f"total time of PyTorch:   {time_torch:9.2f} ms")
+
+    diff = time_torch / time_mlx - 1.0
+    print(f"torch/mlx diff: {100. * diff:+5.2f}%")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

benchmarks/python/conv3d_transpose_bench_cpu.py

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import argparse
+import math
+import time
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+
+N_warmup = 1
+N_iter_bench = 10
+N_iter_func = 5
+mx.set_default_device(mx.cpu)
+
+
+def bench(f, a, b):
+    for i in range(N_warmup):
+        f(a, b)
+
+    s = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    for i in range(N_iter_bench):
+        f(a, b)
+    e = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    return (e - s) * 1e-9
+
+
+def make_mx_conv_3D(strides=(1, 1, 1), padding=(0, 0, 0), groups=1):
+    def mx_conv_3D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = mx.conv_transpose3d(
+                a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+            )
+            ys.append(y)
+        mx.eval(ys)
+        return ys
+
+    return mx_conv_3D
+
+
+def make_pt_conv_3D(strides=(1, 1, 1), padding=(0, 0, 0), groups=1):
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def pt_conv_3D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = torch.conv_transpose3d(
+                a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+            )
+            ys.append(y)
+        return ys
+
+    return pt_conv_3D
+
+
+def bench_shape(N, D, H, W, C, kD, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype):
+    scale = 1.0 / math.sqrt(kD * kH * kW * C)
+    a_np = np.random.uniform(0, 0.5, (N, D, H, W, C)).astype(np_dtype)
+    b_np = np.random.uniform(-scale, scale, (O, kD, kH, kW, int(C / groups))).astype(
+        np_dtype
+    )
+
+    a_mx = mx.array(a_np)
+    b_mx = mx.array(b_np)
+
+    a_pt = torch.from_numpy(a_np.transpose((0, 4, 1, 2, 3))).to("cpu")
+    b_pt = torch.from_numpy(b_np.transpose((4, 0, 1, 2, 3))).to("cpu")
+
+    f_mx = make_mx_conv_3D(strides, padding, groups)
+    f_pt = make_pt_conv_3D(strides, padding, groups)
+
+    time_torch = bench(f_pt, a_pt, b_pt)
+    time_mlx = bench(f_mx, a_mx, b_mx)
+
+    out_mx = mx.conv_transpose3d(
+        a_mx, b_mx, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+    )
+    out_pt = torch.conv_transpose3d(
+        a_pt.to("cpu"), b_pt.to("cpu"), stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+    )
+    out_pt = torch.permute(out_pt, (0, 2, 3, 4, 1))
+    out_pt = out_pt.numpy(force=True)
+
+    atol = 2e-5 if np_dtype == np.float32 else 1e-4
+
+    if not np.allclose(out_pt, out_mx, atol=atol):
+        print(
+            f"Failed at {(N, D, H, W, C)}, {(O, kD, kH, kW, C)} [strides = {strides}, padding = {padding}, groups = {groups}] with max(|a - b|) = {np.max(np.abs(out_pt - out_mx))}"
+        )
+
+    return time_mlx, time_torch
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run conv benchmarks")
+
+    dtypes = ("float32",)
+    shapes = (
+        (4, 16, 16, 16, 16, 5, 5, 5, 16, (1, 1, 1), (2, 2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 16, 16, 16, 32, 5, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1, 1), (2, 2, 2), 1),
+    )
+
+    for dtype in dtypes:
+        print(
+            "(N,   D,   H,   W,   C), (  O, kD, kH, kW,   C),   dtype,    stride,      pads,  groups, diff%"
+        )
+        for N, D, H, W, C, kD, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups in shapes:
+            np_dtype = getattr(np, dtype)
+            time_mlx, time_torch = bench_shape(
+                N, D, H, W, C, kD, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype
+            )
+            diff = time_torch / time_mlx - 1.0
+
+            print(
+                f"({N}, {D:3d}, {H:3d}, {W:3d}, {C:3d}), ({O:3d}, {kD:2d}, {kH:2d}, {kW:2d}, {C:3d}), {dtype}, {strides}, {padding}, {groups:7d}, {100. * diff:+5.2f}%"
+            )
+            if time_mlx >= 2.0 * time_torch:
+                print("ATTENTION ^^^^^^^")

benchmarks/python/conv_transpose_bench.py

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import argparse
+import math
+import os
+import subprocess
+import time
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+
+N_warmup = 10
+N_iter_bench = 100
+N_iter_func = 5
+
+
+def bench(f, a, b):
+    for i in range(N_warmup):
+        f(a, b)
+    torch.mps.synchronize()
+
+    s = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    for i in range(N_iter_bench):
+        f(a, b)
+    e = time.perf_counter_ns()
+    return (e - s) * 1e-9
+
+
+def make_mx_conv_transpose_2D(strides=(1, 1), padding=(0, 0), groups=1):
+    def mx_conv_transpose_2D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = mx.conv_transpose2d(
+                a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+            )
+            ys.append(y)
+        mx.eval(ys)
+        return ys
+
+    return mx_conv_transpose_2D
+
+
+def make_pt_conv_transpose_2D(strides=(1, 1), padding=(0, 0), groups=1):
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def pt_conv_transpose_2D(a, b):
+        ys = []
+        for i in range(N_iter_func):
+            y = torch.conv_transpose2d(
+                a, b, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+            )
+            ys.append(y)
+        torch.mps.synchronize()
+        return ys
+
+    return pt_conv_transpose_2D
+
+
+def bench_shape(N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype):
+    scale = 1.0 / math.sqrt(kH * kH * C)
+    a_np = np.random.uniform(0, 0.5, (N, H, W, C)).astype(np_dtype)
+    b_np = np.random.uniform(-scale, scale, (O, kH, kW, int(C / groups))).astype(
+        np_dtype
+    )
+
+    a_mx = mx.array(a_np)
+    b_mx = mx.array(b_np)
+
+    a_pt = torch.from_numpy(a_np.transpose((0, 3, 1, 2))).to("mps")
+    b_pt = torch.from_numpy(b_np.transpose((3, 0, 1, 2))).to("mps")
+
+    torch.mps.synchronize()
+
+    f_mx = make_mx_conv_transpose_2D(strides, padding, groups)
+    f_pt = make_pt_conv_transpose_2D(strides, padding, groups)
+
+    time_torch = bench(f_pt, a_pt, b_pt)
+    time_mlx = bench(f_mx, a_mx, b_mx)
+
+    out_mx = mx.conv_transpose2d(
+        a_mx, b_mx, stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+    )
+    out_pt = torch.conv_transpose2d(
+        a_pt.to("cpu"), b_pt.to("cpu"), stride=strides, padding=padding, groups=groups
+    )
+    out_pt = torch.permute(out_pt, (0, 2, 3, 1))
+    out_pt = out_pt.numpy(force=True)
+
+    atol = 2e-5 if np_dtype == np.float32 else 1e-4
+
+    if not np.allclose(out_pt, out_mx, atol=atol):
+        print(
+            f"Failed at {(N, H, W, C)}, {(O, kH, kW, C)} [strides = {strides}, padding = {padding}, groups = {groups}] with max(|a - b|) = {np.max(np.abs(out_pt - out_mx))}"
+        )
+
+    return time_mlx, time_torch
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run conv benchmarks")
+
+    dtypes = ("float32",)
+    shapes = (
+        (4, 32, 32, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 32, 32, 512, 5, 5, 512, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 64, 64, 256, 5, 5, 256, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 32, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 64, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 128, 5, 5, 128, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 256, 256, 32, 5, 5, 3, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 256, 256, 3, 5, 5, 32, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 64, 5, 5, 3, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+        (4, 128, 128, 3, 5, 5, 64, (1, 1), (2, 2), 1),
+    )
+
+    for dtype in dtypes:
+        print(
+            "(N,   H,   W,   C), (  O, kH, kW,   C),   dtype, stride,   pads,  groups, diff%"
+        )
+        for N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups in shapes:
+            np_dtype = getattr(np, dtype)
+            time_mlx, time_torch = bench_shape(
+                N, H, W, C, kH, kW, O, strides, padding, groups, np_dtype
+            )
+            diff = time_torch / time_mlx - 1.0
+
+            print(
+                f"({N}, {H:3d}, {W:3d}, {C:3d}), ({O:3d}, {kH:2d}, {kW:2d}, {C:3d}), {dtype}, {strides}, {padding}, {groups:7d}, {100. * diff:+5.2f}%"
+            )
+            if time_mlx >= 2.0 * time_torch:
+                print("ATTENTION ^^^^^^^")

benchmarks/python/distributed_bench.py

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
+
+"""
+Run with:
+    mpirun -n 2 python /path/to/distributed_bench.py
+"""
+
+import time
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+
+
+def time_fn(fn, *args, **kwargs):
+    msg = kwargs.pop("msg", None)
+    world = mx.distributed.init()
+    if world.rank() == 0:
+        if msg:
+            print(f"Timing {msg} ...", end=" ")
+        else:
+            print(f"Timing {fn.__name__} ...", end=" ")
+
+    # warmup
+    for _ in range(5):
+        mx.eval(fn(*args, **kwargs))
+
+    num_iters = 100
+    tic = time.perf_counter()
+    for _ in range(num_iters):
+        x = mx.eval(fn(*args, **kwargs))
+    toc = time.perf_counter()
+
+    msec = 1e3 * (toc - tic) / num_iters
+    if world.rank() == 0:
+        print(f"{msec:.5f} msec")
+
+
+def time_all_sum():
+    shape = (4096,)
+    x = mx.random.uniform(shape=shape)
+    mx.eval(x)
+
+    def sine(x):
+        for _ in range(20):
+            x = mx.sin(x)
+        return x
+
+    time_fn(sine, x)
+
+    def all_sum_plain(x):
+        for _ in range(20):
+            x = mx.distributed.all_sum(x)
+        return x
+
+    time_fn(all_sum_plain, x)
+
+    def all_sum_with_sine(x):
+        for _ in range(20):
+            x = mx.sin(x)
+            x = mx.distributed.all_sum(x)
+        return x
+
+    time_fn(all_sum_with_sine, x)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    time_all_sum()

benchmarks/python/sdpa_vector_bench.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import argparse
+import math
+
+import mlx.core as mx
+from time_utils import time_fn
+
+L = 1024
+H = 32
+H_k = 32 // 4
+D = 128
+
+
+def attention(q, k, v):
+    B, Hq, L, D = q.shape
+    _, Hk, S, _ = k.shape
+    q = q.reshape(B, Hk, Hq // Hk, L, D)
+    k = k[:, :, None, :, :]
+    v = v[:, :, None, :, :]
+    s = q @ k.transpose(0, 1, 2, 4, 3)
+    p = mx.softmax(s.astype(mx.float32), axis=-1).astype(s.dtype)
+    o = p @ v
+    return o.reshape(B, Hq, L, D)
+
+
+def sdpa(q, k, v):
+    return mx.fast.scaled_dot_product_attention(q, k, v, scale=1.0)
+
+
+def time_self_attention_primitives():
+    mx.random.seed(3)
+    q = mx.random.uniform(shape=(1, H, 1, D))
+    k = mx.random.uniform(shape=(1, H_k, L, D))
+    v = mx.random.uniform(shape=(1, H_k, L, D))
+    mx.eval(q, k, v)
+    time_fn(attention, q, k, v)
+
+
+def time_self_attention_sdpa():
+    mx.random.seed(3)
+    q = mx.random.uniform(shape=(1, H, 1, D))
+    k = mx.random.uniform(shape=(1, H_k, L, D))
+    v = mx.random.uniform(shape=(1, H_k, L, D))
+    mx.eval(q, k, v)
+    time_fn(sdpa, q, k, v)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    time_self_attention_sdpa()
+    time_self_attention_primitives()

cmake/extension.cmake

@@ -1,56 +1,41 @@
 include(CMakeParseArguments)
 
-###############################################################################
+# ##############################################################################
 # Build metal library
 #
 # Adds a custom target ${TARGET} to build ${OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/{TITLE}.metallib
 # from list ${SOURCES}, including list ${INCLUDE_DIRS}, depends on list ${DEPS}
 #
-# Args:
-#     TARGET: Custom target to be added for the metal library 
-#     TITLE: Name of the .metallib
-#     OUTPUT_DIRECTORY: Where to place ${TITLE}.metallib
-#     SOURCES: List of source files
-#     INCLUDE_DIRS: List of include dirs
-#     DEPS: List of dependency files (like headers)
+# Args: TARGET: Custom target to be added for the metal library TITLE: Name of
+# the .metallib OUTPUT_DIRECTORY: Where to place ${TITLE}.metallib SOURCES: List
+# of source files INCLUDE_DIRS: List of include dirs DEPS: List of dependency
+# files (like headers)
 #
 macro(mlx_build_metallib)
   # Parse args
   set(oneValueArgs TARGET TITLE OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
   set(multiValueArgs SOURCES INCLUDE_DIRS DEPS)
-  cmake_parse_arguments(
-      MTLLIB 
-      ""
-      "${oneValueArgs}"
-      "${multiValueArgs}" 
-      ${ARGN}
-  )
+  cmake_parse_arguments(MTLLIB "" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
   # Set output
   set(MTLLIB_BUILD_TARGET "${MTLLIB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${MTLLIB_TITLE}.metallib")
 
-  # Collect compile options 
+  # Collect compile options
   set(MTLLIB_COMPILE_OPTIONS -Wall -Wextra -fno-fast-math)
 
   # Prepare metallib build command
   add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT ${MTLLIB_BUILD_TARGET}
-    COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metal 
-                  "$<LIST:TRANSFORM,${MTLLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS},PREPEND,-I>"
-                  ${MTLLIB_COMPILE_OPTIONS}
-                  ${MTLLIB_SOURCES}
-                  -o ${MTLLIB_BUILD_TARGET}
+    COMMAND
+      xcrun -sdk macosx metal
+      "$<LIST:TRANSFORM,${MTLLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS},PREPEND,-I>"
+      ${MTLLIB_COMPILE_OPTIONS} ${MTLLIB_SOURCES} -o ${MTLLIB_BUILD_TARGET}
     DEPENDS ${MTLLIB_DEPS} ${MTLLIB_SOURCES}
     COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
     COMMENT "Building ${MTLLIB_TITLE}.metallib"
-    VERBATIM
-  )
+    VERBATIM)
 
   # Add metallib custom target
-  add_custom_target(
-    ${MTLLIB_TARGET}
-    DEPENDS
-    ${MTLLIB_BUILD_TARGET}
-  )
+  add_custom_target(${MTLLIB_TARGET} DEPENDS ${MTLLIB_BUILD_TARGET})
 
-endmacro(mlx_build_metallib)
+endmacro(mlx_build_metallib)

docs/src/dev/custom_metal_kernels.rst

@@ -19,17 +19,19 @@ Let's write a custom kernel that computes ``exp`` elementwise:
 
       kernel = mx.fast.metal_kernel(
           name="myexp",
+          input_names=["inp"],
+          output_names=["out"],
           source=source,
       )
       outputs = kernel(
-          inputs={"inp": a},
-          template={"T": mx.float32},
+          inputs=[a],
+          template=[("T", mx.float32)],
           grid=(a.size, 1, 1),
           threadgroup=(256, 1, 1),
-          output_shapes={"out": a.shape},
-          output_dtypes={"out": a.dtype},
+          output_shapes=[a.shape],
+          output_dtypes=[a.dtype],
       )
-      return outputs["out"]
+      return outputs[0]
 
   a = mx.random.normal(shape=(4, 16)).astype(mx.float16)
   b = exp_elementwise(a)
@@ -40,16 +42,16 @@ Let's write a custom kernel that computes ``exp`` elementwise:
 
 The full function signature will be generated using:
 
-* The keys and shapes/dtypes of ``inputs``
+* The shapes/dtypes of ``inputs``
     In the above, ``a`` is an ``mx.array`` of type ``mx.float16`` and we pass it with the key ``inp``
     so we will add ``const device float16_t* inp`` to the signature.
     ``inp_shape``, ``inp_strides`` and ``inp_ndim`` are also added for convenience if they are present
     in ``source``.
-* The keys and values of ``output_shapes`` and ``output_dtypes``
+* The list of ``output_dtypes``
     In the above, ``out`` is an ``mx.array`` of type ``mx.float16``
     so we add ``device float16_t* out``.
 * Template parameters passed using ``template``
-    In the above, ``template={"T": mx.float32}`` adds a template of ``template <typename T>`` to the function
+    In the above, ``template=[("T", mx.float32)]`` adds a template of ``template <typename T>`` to the function
     and instantiates the template with ``custom_kernel_myexp_float<float>``.
     Template parameters can be ``mx.core.Dtype``, ``int`` or ``bool``.
 * Metal attributes used in ``source`` such as ``[[thread_position_in_grid]]``
@@ -104,18 +106,20 @@ Let's convert ``myexp`` above to support arbitrarily strided arrays without rely
 
       kernel = mx.fast.metal_kernel(
           name="myexp_strided",
+          input_names=["inp"],
+          output_names=["out"],
           source=source
       )
       outputs = kernel(
-          inputs={"inp": a},
-          template={"T": mx.float32},
+          inputs=[a],
+          template=[("T", mx.float32)],
           grid=(a.size, 1, 1),
           threadgroup=(256, 1, 1),
-          output_shapes={"out": a.shape},
-          output_dtypes={"out": a.dtype},
+          output_shapes=[a.shape],
+          output_dtypes=[a.dtype],
           ensure_row_contiguous=False,
       )
-      return outputs["out"]
+      return outputs[0]
 
   a = mx.random.normal(shape=(4, 16)).astype(mx.float16)
   # make non-contiguous
@@ -243,17 +247,19 @@ First we'll implement the forward pass as a fused kernel:
         """
         kernel = mx.fast.metal_kernel(
             name="grid_sample",
+            input_names=["x", "grid"],
+            output_names=["out"],
             source=source,
         )
         outputs = kernel(
-            inputs={"x": x, "grid": grid},
-            template={"T": x.dtype},
-            output_shapes={"out": out_shape},
-            output_dtypes={"out": x.dtype},
+            inputs=[x, grid],
+            template=[("T", x.dtype)],
+            output_shapes=[out_shape],
+            output_dtypes=[x.dtype],
             grid=(np.prod(out_shape), 1, 1),
             threadgroup=(256, 1, 1),
         )
-        return outputs["out"]
+        return outputs[0]
 
 For a reasonably sized input such as:
 
@@ -389,6 +395,8 @@ We can then implement the backwards pass as follows:
         """
         kernel = mx.fast.metal_kernel(
             name="grid_sample_grad",
+            input_names=["x", "grid", "cotangent"],
+            output_names=["x_grad", "grid_grad"],
             source=source,
             atomic_outputs=True,
         )
@@ -398,15 +406,15 @@ We can then implement the backwards pass as follows:
         C_padded = (C + simdgroup_size - 1) // simdgroup_size * simdgroup_size
         grid_size = B * gN * gM * C_padded
         outputs = kernel(
-            inputs={"x": x, "grid": grid, "cotangent": cotangent},
-            template={"T": x.dtype},
-            output_shapes={"x_grad": x.shape, "grid_grad": grid.shape},
-            output_dtypes={"x_grad": x.dtype, "grid_grad": x.dtype},
+            inputs=[x, grid, cotangent],
+            template=[("T", x.dtype)],
+            output_shapes=[x.shape, grid.shape],
+            output_dtypes=[x.dtype, x.dtype],
             grid=(grid_size, 1, 1),
             threadgroup=(256, 1, 1),
             init_value=0,
         )
-        return outputs["x_grad"], outputs["grid_grad"]
+        return outputs[0], outputs[1]
 
 There's an even larger speed up for the vjp:
 

docs/src/install.rst

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ silicon computer is
 To install from PyPI you must meet the following requirements:
 
 - Using an M series chip (Apple silicon)
-- Using a native Python >= 3.8
+- Using a native Python >= 3.9
 - macOS >= 13.5
 
 .. note::
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ Then simply build and install MLX using pip:
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
-  CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" pip install .
+  CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=8 pip install .
 
 For developing, install the package with development dependencies, and use an
 editable install:
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
-  CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" pip install -e ".[dev]"
+  CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=8 pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
 Once the development dependencies are installed, you can build faster with:
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
- CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="" python setup.py build_ext -j --inplace
+ CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=8 python setup.py build_ext --inplace
 
 Run the tests with:
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ x86 Shell
 
 .. _build shell:
 
-If the ouptut of ``uname -p``  is ``x86`` then your shell is running as x86 via
+If the output of ``uname -p``  is ``x86`` then your shell is running as x86 via
 Rosetta instead of natively.
 
 To fix this, find the application in Finder (``/Applications`` for iTerm,
@@ -264,4 +264,4 @@ Also check that cmake is using the correct architecture:
 
 If you see ``"x86_64"``, try re-installing ``cmake``. If you see ``"arm64"``
 but the build errors out with "Building for x86_64 on macOS is not supported."
-wipe your build cahce with ``rm -rf build/`` and try again.
+wipe your build cache with ``rm -rf build/`` and try again.

docs/src/python/array.rst

@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ Array
     array.sqrt
     array.square
     array.squeeze
-    array.swapaxes
+    array.std
     array.sum
+    array.swapaxes
     array.transpose
     array.T
     array.var

docs/src/python/distributed.rst

@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ made available.
     init
     all_sum
     all_gather
+    send
+    recv
+    recv_like

docs/src/python/linalg.rst

@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@ Linear Algebra
     norm
     cholesky
     cholesky_inv
+    cross
     qr
     svd
+    eigvalsh
+    eigh

docs/src/python/metal.rst

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Metal
   get_cache_memory
   set_memory_limit
   set_cache_limit
+  set_wired_limit
   clear_cache
   start_capture
   stop_capture

docs/src/python/nn/functions.rst

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ simple functions.
    :template: nn-module-template.rst
 
    elu
+   celu
    gelu
    gelu_approx
    gelu_fast_approx

docs/src/python/nn/layers.rst

@@ -13,13 +13,18 @@ Layers
    AvgPool1d
    AvgPool2d
    BatchNorm
+   CELU
    Conv1d
    Conv2d
    Conv3d
+   ConvTranspose1d
+   ConvTranspose2d
+   ConvTranspose3d
    Dropout
    Dropout2d
    Dropout3d
    Embedding
+   ELU
    GELU
    GLU
    GroupNorm
@@ -31,6 +36,8 @@ Layers
    LayerNorm
    LeakyReLU
    Linear
+   LogSigmoid
+   LogSoftmax
    LSTM
    MaxPool1d
    MaxPool2d
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@ Layers
    RoPE
    SELU
    Sequential
+   Sigmoid
    SiLU
    SinusoidalPositionalEncoding
    Softmin

docs/src/python/ops.rst

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ Operations
    conv1d
    conv2d
    conv3d
+   conv_transpose1d
+   conv_transpose2d
+   conv_transpose3d
    conv_general
    cos
    cosh
@@ -77,7 +80,9 @@ Operations
    greater_equal
    hadamard_transform
    identity
+   imag
    inner
+   isfinite
    isclose
    isinf
    isnan
@@ -117,14 +122,17 @@ Operations
    pad
    power
    prod
+   put_along_axis
    quantize
    quantized_matmul
    radians
+   real
    reciprocal
    remainder
    repeat
    reshape
    right_shift
+   roll
    round
    rsqrt
    save

docs/src/python/random.rst

@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ we use a splittable version of Threefry, which is a counter-based PRNG.
    truncated_normal
    uniform
    laplace
+   permutation

docs/src/usage/compile.rst

@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ Let's start with a simple example:
   # Compile the function
   compiled_fun = mx.compile(fun)
 
-  # Prints: array(2.36788, dtype=float32) 
+  # Prints: array(2.36788, dtype=float32)
   print(compiled_fun(x, y))
 
 The output of both the regular function and the compiled function is the same
 up to numerical precision.
-   
+
 The first time you call a compiled function, MLX will build the compute
 graph, optimize it, and generate and compile code. This can be relatively
 slow. However, MLX will cache compiled functions, so calling a compiled
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ element-wise operations:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-  def gelu(x):  
+  def gelu(x):
       return x * (1 + mx.erf(x / math.sqrt(2))) / 2
 
 If you use this function with small arrays, it will be overhead bound. If you
@@ -136,13 +136,6 @@ Now make an array, and benchmark both functions:
 On an M1 Max the times are 15.5 and 3.1 milliseconds. The compiled ``gelu`` is
 five times faster.
 
-.. note::
-
-  As of the latest MLX, CPU functions are not fully compiled. Compiling CPU
-  functions can still be helpful, but won't typically result in as large a
-  speedup as compiling operations that run on the GPU.
-
-
 Debugging
 ---------
 
@@ -287,7 +280,7 @@ to the function. In some cases this can be pretty inconvenient. Hence,
   print(fun(mx.array(1.0)))
 
 
-Compiling Training Graphs 
+Compiling Training Graphs
 -------------------------
 
 This section will step through how to use :func:`compile` with a simple example
@@ -297,7 +290,7 @@ full forward, backward, and update with :func:`compile`.
 
 To start, here is the simple example without any compilation:
 
-.. code-block:: python 
+.. code-block:: python
 
   import mlx.core as mx
   import mlx.nn as nn
@@ -330,7 +323,7 @@ To start, here is the simple example without any compilation:
 To compile the update we can put it all in a function and compile it with the
 appropriate input and output captures. Here's the same example but compiled:
 
-.. code-block:: python 
+.. code-block:: python
 
   import mlx.core as mx
   import mlx.nn as nn
@@ -355,7 +348,7 @@ appropriate input and output captures. Here's the same example but compiled:
 
   # The state that will be captured as input and output
   state = [model.state, optimizer.state]
-      
+
   @partial(mx.compile, inputs=state, outputs=state)
   def step(x, y):
       loss_and_grad_fn = nn.value_and_grad(model, loss_fn)
@@ -410,7 +403,7 @@ Compiling transformed functions works just as expected:
 
    In order to compile as much as possible, a transformation of a compiled
    function will not by default be compiled. To compile the transformed
-   function simply pass it through :func:`compile`. 
+   function simply pass it through :func:`compile`.
 
 You can also compile functions which themselves call compiled functions. A
 good practice is to compile the outer most function to give :func:`compile`

docs/src/usage/function_transforms.rst

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Here is a simple example:
 
 The output of :func:`grad` on :func:`sin` is simply another function. In this
 case it is the gradient of the sine function which is exactly the cosine
-function. To get the second derivative you can do: 
+function. To get the second derivative you can do:
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Automatic Differentiation
 .. _auto diff:
 
 Automatic differentiation in MLX works on functions rather than on implicit
-graphs. 
+graphs.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ way to do that is the following:
 
    def loss_fn(params, x, y):
       w, b = params["weight"], params["bias"]
-      h = w * x + b 
+      h = w * x + b
       return mx.mean(mx.square(h - y))
 
    params = {"weight": mx.array(1.0), "bias": mx.array(0.0)}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ way to do that is the following:
 
 Notice the tree structure of the parameters is preserved in the gradients.
 
-In some cases you may want to stop gradients from propagating through a 
+In some cases you may want to stop gradients from propagating through a
 part of the function. You can use the :func:`stop_gradient` for that.
 
 
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ A naive way to add the elements from two sets of vectors is with a loop:
 Instead you can use :func:`vmap` to automatically vectorize the addition:
 
 .. code-block:: python
-   
+
    # Vectorize over the second dimension of x and the
    # first dimension of y
    vmap_add = mx.vmap(lambda x, y: x + y, in_axes=(1, 0))
 
 The ``in_axes`` parameter can be used to specify which dimensions of the
 corresponding input to vectorize over. Similarly, use ``out_axes`` to specify
-where the vectorized axes should be in the outputs. 
+where the vectorized axes should be in the outputs.
 
 Let's time these two different versions:
 

docs/src/usage/indexing.rst

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ You can also use an :obj:`array` to index another :obj:`array`:
 .. code-block:: shell
 
   >>> arr = mx.arange(10)
-  >>> idx = mx.array([5, 7]) 
+  >>> idx = mx.array([5, 7])
   >>> arr[idx]
   array([5, 7], dtype=int32)
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ general, MLX has limited support for operations for which outputs
 operations which MLX does not yet support include :func:`numpy.nonzero` and the
 single input version of :func:`numpy.where`.
 
-In Place Updates 
+In Place Updates
 ----------------
 
 In place updates to indexed arrays are possible in MLX. For example:

docs/src/usage/lazy_evaluation.rst

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ compute graph is recorded. The actual computation only happens if an
 :func:`eval` is performed.
 
 MLX uses lazy evaluation because it has some nice features, some of which we
-describe below. 
+describe below.
 
 Transforming Compute Graphs
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ saving functions) will also evaluate the array.
 
 Calling :func:`array.item` on a scalar array will also evaluate it. In the
 example above, printing the loss (``print(loss)``) or adding the loss scalar to
-a list (``losses.append(loss.item())``) would cause a graph evaluation. If 
+a list (``losses.append(loss.item())``) would cause a graph evaluation. If
 these lines are before ``mx.eval(loss, model.parameters())`` then this
 will be a partial evaluation, computing only the forward pass.
 

docs/src/usage/numpy.rst

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 Conversion to NumPy and Other Frameworks
 ========================================
 
-MLX array supports conversion between other frameworks with either:  
+MLX array supports conversion between other frameworks with either:
 
-* The `Python Buffer Protocol <https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/buffer.html>`_. 
-* `DLPack <https://dmlc.github.io/dlpack/latest/>`_.  
+* The `Python Buffer Protocol <https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/buffer.html>`_.
+* `DLPack <https://dmlc.github.io/dlpack/latest/>`_.
 
 Let's convert an array to NumPy and back.
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ even though no in-place operations on MLX memory are executed.
 PyTorch
 -------
 
-.. warning:: 
+.. warning::
 
    PyTorch Support for :obj:`memoryview` is experimental and can break for
    multi-dimensional arrays. Casting to NumPy first is advised for now.

docs/src/usage/quick_start.rst

@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ Other gradient transformations include :func:`vjp` for vector-Jacobian products
 and :func:`jvp` for Jacobian-vector products.
 
 Use :func:`value_and_grad` to efficiently compute both a function's output and
-gradient with respect to the function's input. 
+gradient with respect to the function's input.

docs/src/usage/saving_and_loading.rst

@@ -8,33 +8,33 @@ Saving and Loading Arrays
 MLX supports multiple array serialization formats.
 
 .. list-table:: Serialization Formats
-   :widths: 20 8 25 25 
+   :widths: 20 8 25 25
    :header-rows: 1
 
-   * - Format 
-     - Extension 
+   * - Format
+     - Extension
      - Function
-     - Notes 
-   * - NumPy 
-     - ``.npy`` 
+     - Notes
+   * - NumPy
+     - ``.npy``
      - :func:`save`
      - Single arrays only
-   * - NumPy archive 
-     - ``.npz`` 
+   * - NumPy archive
+     - ``.npz``
      - :func:`savez` and :func:`savez_compressed`
-     - Multiple arrays 
+     - Multiple arrays
    * - Safetensors
-     - ``.safetensors`` 
+     - ``.safetensors``
      - :func:`save_safetensors`
-     - Multiple arrays 
-   * - GGUF 
-     - ``.gguf`` 
+     - Multiple arrays
+   * - GGUF
+     - ``.gguf``
      - :func:`save_gguf`
      - Multiple arrays
 
 The :func:`load` function will load any of the supported serialization
 formats. It determines the format from the extensions. The output of
-:func:`load` depends on the format. 
+:func:`load` depends on the format.
 
 Here's an example of saving a single array to a file:
 

docs/src/usage/unified_memory.rst

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Both ``a`` and ``b`` live in unified memory.
 
 In MLX, rather than moving arrays to devices, you specify the device when you
 run the operation. Any device can perform any operation on ``a`` and ``b``
-without needing to move them from one memory location to another. For example: 
+without needing to move them from one memory location to another. For example:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 

examples/extensions/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build extensions as a shared library" ON)
 
 # ----------------------------- Dependencies -----------------------------
 find_package(MLX CONFIG REQUIRED)
-find_package(Python 3.8 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module REQUIRED)
+find_package(
+  Python 3.8
+  COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module
+  REQUIRED)
 execute_process(
   COMMAND "${Python_EXECUTABLE}" -m nanobind --cmake_dir
-  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE OUTPUT_VARIABLE NB_DIR)
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE NB_DIR)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${NB_DIR}")
 find_package(nanobind CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
@@ -24,16 +28,10 @@ find_package(nanobind CONFIG REQUIRED)
 add_library(mlx_ext)
 
 # Add sources
-target_sources(
-  mlx_ext
-  PUBLIC
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/axpby/axpby.cpp
-)
+target_sources(mlx_ext PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/axpby/axpby.cpp)
 
 # Add include headers
-target_include_directories(
-  mlx_ext PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
-)
+target_include_directories(mlx_ext PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
 # Link to mlx
 target_link_libraries(mlx_ext PUBLIC mlx)
@@ -43,27 +41,32 @@ target_link_libraries(mlx_ext PUBLIC mlx)
 # Build metallib
 if(MLX_BUILD_METAL)
   mlx_build_metallib(
-    TARGET mlx_ext_metallib
-    TITLE mlx_ext
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/axpby/axpby.metal
-    INCLUDE_DIRS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} ${MLX_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
-  )
-
-  add_dependencies(
-    mlx_ext
+    TARGET
     mlx_ext_metallib
-  )
+    TITLE
+    mlx_ext
+    SOURCES
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/axpby/axpby.metal
+    INCLUDE_DIRS
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    ${MLX_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
+    ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+
+  add_dependencies(mlx_ext mlx_ext_metallib)
 
 endif()
 
 # ----------------------------- Python Bindings -----------------------------
 nanobind_add_module(
   _ext
-  NB_STATIC STABLE_ABI LTO NOMINSIZE
-  NB_DOMAIN mlx 
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/bindings.cpp
-)
+  NB_STATIC
+  STABLE_ABI
+  LTO
+  NOMINSIZE
+  NB_DOMAIN
+  mlx
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/bindings.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(_ext PRIVATE mlx_ext)
 
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)

examples/extensions/pyproject.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 requires = [
   "setuptools>=42",
   "cmake>=3.24",
-  "mlx>=0.17.0",
-  "nanobind==2.1.0",
+  "mlx>=0.18.0",
+  "nanobind==2.2.0",
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

examples/extensions/requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 setuptools>=42
 cmake>=3.24
-mlx>=0.17.0
-nanobind==2.1.0
+mlx>=0.18.1
+nanobind==2.2.0

mlx/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 target_sources(
   mlx
-  PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/allocator.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/array.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compile.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/device.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dtype.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/einsum.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fast.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fft.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ops.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/graph_utils.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/primitives.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/random.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scheduler.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/transforms.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linalg.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/metal/metal.h
-)
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/allocator.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/array.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compile.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/device.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dtype.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/einsum.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fast.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fft.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ops.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/graph_utils.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/primitives.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/random.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scheduler.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/transforms.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linalg.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/metal/metal.h)
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_CPU)
+if(MLX_BUILD_CPU)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/common)
 else()
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/no_cpu)
@@ -28,17 +26,15 @@ endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/distributed)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/io)
-if (MLX_BUILD_ACCELERATE)
+if(MLX_BUILD_ACCELERATE)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/accelerate)
 elseif(MLX_BUILD_CPU)
   target_sources(
     mlx
-    PRIVATE
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/common/default_primitives.cpp
-  )
+    PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/common/default_primitives.cpp)
 endif()
 
-if (MLX_BUILD_METAL)
+if(MLX_BUILD_METAL)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/metal)
 else()
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/no_metal)

mlx/allocator.cpp

@@ -23,11 +23,22 @@ void free(Buffer buffer) {
 }
 
 Buffer CommonAllocator::malloc(size_t size, bool) {
-  return Buffer{std::malloc(size)};
+  void* ptr = std::malloc(size + sizeof(size_t));
+  if (ptr != nullptr) {
+    *static_cast<size_t*>(ptr) = size;
+  }
+  return Buffer{ptr};
 }
 
 void CommonAllocator::free(Buffer buffer) {
-  std::free(buffer.raw_ptr());
+  std::free(buffer.ptr());
+}
+
+size_t CommonAllocator::size(Buffer buffer) const {
+  if (buffer.ptr() == nullptr) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return *static_cast<size_t*>(buffer.ptr());
 }
 
 Buffer malloc_or_wait(size_t size) {

mlx/allocator.h

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Allocator {
  public:
   virtual Buffer malloc(size_t size, bool allow_swap = false) = 0;
   virtual void free(Buffer buffer) = 0;
+  virtual size_t size(Buffer buffer) const = 0;
 
   Allocator() = default;
   Allocator(const Allocator& other) = delete;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ class CommonAllocator : public Allocator {
  public:
   virtual Buffer malloc(size_t size, bool allow_swap = false) override;
   virtual void free(Buffer buffer) override;
+  virtual size_t size(Buffer buffer) const override;
 
  private:
   CommonAllocator() = default;

mlx/array.cpp

@@ -95,13 +95,29 @@ void array::detach() {
   array_desc_->primitive = nullptr;
 }
 
-void array::eval() {
-  // Ensure the array is ready to be read
-  if (status() == Status::scheduled) {
+bool array::is_available() const {
+  if (status() == Status::available) {
+    return true;
+  } else if (status() == Status::evaluated && event().is_signaled()) {
+    set_status(Status::available);
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+void array::wait() {
+  if (!is_available()) {
     event().wait();
     set_status(Status::available);
-  } else if (status() == Status::unscheduled) {
+  }
+}
+
+void array::eval() {
+  // Ensure the array is ready to be read
+  if (status() == Status::unscheduled) {
     mlx::core::eval({*this});
+  } else {
+    wait();
   }
 }
 
@@ -162,8 +178,10 @@ void array::move_shared_buffer(
   array_desc_->flags = flags;
   array_desc_->data_size = data_size;
   auto char_offset = sizeof(char) * itemsize() * offset;
-  array_desc_->data_ptr = static_cast<void*>(
-      static_cast<char*>(other.array_desc_->data_ptr) + char_offset);
+  auto data_ptr = other.array_desc_->data_ptr;
+  other.array_desc_->data_ptr = nullptr;
+  array_desc_->data_ptr =
+      static_cast<void*>(static_cast<char*>(data_ptr) + char_offset);
 }
 
 void array::move_shared_buffer(array other) {
@@ -242,25 +260,35 @@ array::ArrayDesc::~ArrayDesc() {
   // This calls recursively the destructor and can result in stack overflow, we
   // instead put them in a vector and destroy them one at a time resulting in a
   // max stack depth of 2.
+  if (inputs.empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ArrayDesc>> for_deletion;
 
-  for (array& a : inputs) {
-    if (a.array_desc_.use_count() == 1) {
-      for_deletion.push_back(std::move(a.array_desc_));
+  auto append_deletable_inputs = [&for_deletion](ArrayDesc& ad) {
+    std::unordered_map<std::uintptr_t, array> input_map;
+    for (array& a : ad.inputs) {
+      if (a.array_desc_) {
+        input_map.insert({a.id(), a});
+      }
     }
-  }
+    ad.inputs.clear();
+    for (auto& [_, a] : input_map) {
+      if (a.array_desc_.use_count() <= a.siblings().size() + 1) {
+        for_deletion.push_back(std::move(a.array_desc_));
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  append_deletable_inputs(*this);
 
   while (!for_deletion.empty()) {
     // top is going to be deleted at the end of the block *after* the arrays
     // with inputs have been moved into the vector
     auto top = std::move(for_deletion.back());
     for_deletion.pop_back();
-
-    for (array& a : top->inputs) {
-      if (a.array_desc_.use_count() == 1) {
-        for_deletion.push_back(std::move(a.array_desc_));
-      }
-    }
+    append_deletable_inputs(*top);
   }
 }
 

mlx/array.h

@@ -219,11 +219,23 @@ class array {
   };
 
   struct Flags {
-    // True if there are no gaps in the underlying data. Each item
+    // True iff there are no gaps in the underlying data. Each item
     // in the underlying data buffer belongs to at least one index.
+    //
+    // True iff:
+    // prod(shape[i] for i in range(ndim) if strides[i] > 0) == data_size()
     bool contiguous : 1;
 
+    // True iff:
+    // strides[-1] == 1 and
+    // all(strides[i] == (shape[i+1]*strides[i+1]) or shape[i] == 1 for i in
+    // range(ndim - 1))
     bool row_contiguous : 1;
+
+    // True iff:
+    // strides[0] == 1 and
+    // all(strides[i] == (shape[i-1]*strides[i-1]) or shape[i] == 1 for i in
+    // range(1, ndim))
     bool col_contiguous : 1;
   };
 
@@ -291,7 +303,16 @@ class array {
     return array_desc_->flags;
   }
 
-  /** The size (in elements) of the underlying buffer the array points to. */
+  /** The size (in elements) of the underlying buffer the array points to.
+   *
+   * This can be different than the actual size of the array if the array has
+   * been broadcast or irregularly strided.  If ``first`` is the offset into
+   * the data buffer of the first element of the array (i.e. the offset
+   * corresponding to ``arr[0, 0, ...]``) and last is the offset into the
+   * data buffer of the last element of the array (i.e. the offset
+   * corresponding to ``arr[-1, -1, ...]``) then ``data_size = last - first``.
+   * Note, ``data_size`` is in units of ``item_size`` (not bytes).
+   **/
   size_t data_size() const {
     return array_desc_->data_size;
   }
@@ -303,6 +324,10 @@ class array {
     return array_desc_->data->buffer;
   }
 
+  size_t buffer_size() const {
+    return allocator::allocator().size(buffer());
+  }
+
   // Return a copy of the shared pointer
   // to the array::Data struct
   std::shared_ptr<Data> data_shared_ptr() const {
@@ -319,11 +344,33 @@ class array {
     return static_cast<T*>(array_desc_->data_ptr);
   }
 
-  enum Status { unscheduled, scheduled, available };
+  enum Status {
+    // The ouptut of a computation which has not been scheduled.
+    // For example, the status of `x` in `auto x = a + b`.
+    unscheduled,
 
-  bool is_available() const {
-    return status() == Status::available;
-  }
+    // The ouptut of a computation which has been scheduled but `eval_*` has
+    // not yet been called on the array's primitive. A possible
+    // status of `x` in `auto x = a + b; eval(x);`
+    scheduled,
+
+    // The array's `eval_*` function has been run, but the computation is not
+    // necessarily complete. The array will have memory allocated and if it is
+    // not a tracer then it will be detached from the graph.
+    evaluated,
+
+    // If the array is the output of a computation then the computation
+    // is complete. Constant arrays are always available (e.g. `array({1, 2,
+    // 3})`)
+    available
+  };
+
+  // Check if the array is safe to read.
+  bool is_available() const;
+
+  // Wait on the array to be available. After this `is_available` returns
+  // `true`.
+  void wait();
 
   Status status() const {
     return array_desc_->status;
@@ -412,8 +459,6 @@ class array {
     void* data_ptr{nullptr};
 
     // The size in elements of the data buffer the array accesses
-    // This can be different than the actual size of the array if it
-    // has been broadcast or irregularly strided.
     size_t data_size;
 
     // Contains useful meta data about the array

mlx/backend/accelerate/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 target_sources(
   mlx
-  PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/conv.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/matmul.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/primitives.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/quantized.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/softmax.cpp
-)
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/conv.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/matmul.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/primitives.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/quantized.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/softmax.cpp)

mlx/backend/accelerate/primitives.cpp

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ DEFAULT_MULTI(SVD)
 DEFAULT(Transpose)
 DEFAULT(Inverse)
 DEFAULT(Cholesky)
+DEFAULT_MULTI(Eigh)
 
 void Abs::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   assert(inputs.size() == 1);

mlx/backend/accelerate/quantized.cpp

@@ -18,49 +18,61 @@ void _qmm_t_4_64(
     const float* biases,
     int M,
     int N,
-    int K) {
+    int K,
+    int B,
+    bool batched_w) {
   constexpr int bits = 4;
   constexpr int group_size = 64;
   constexpr int bitmask = (1 << bits) - 1;
   constexpr int pack_factor = 32 / bits;
   constexpr int packs_in_group = group_size / pack_factor;
 
-  for (int m = 0; m < M; m++) {
-    const uint32_t* w_local = w;
-    const float* scales_local = scales;
-    const float* biases_local = biases;
+  int w_els = N * K / pack_factor;
+  int g_els = w_els * pack_factor / group_size;
 
-    for (int n = 0; n < N; n++) {
-      const simd_float16* x_local = (simd_float16*)x;
-      simd_float16 sum = 0;
-      for (int k = 0; k < K; k += group_size) {
-        float scale = *scales_local++;
-        float bias = *biases_local++;
+  for (int i = 0; i < B; i++) {
+    for (int m = 0; m < M; m++) {
+      const uint32_t* w_local = w;
+      const float* scales_local = scales;
+      const float* biases_local = biases;
 
-        for (int kw = 0; kw < packs_in_group; kw += 2) {
-          // TODO: vectorize this properly
-          simd_uint16 wi;
-          for (int e = 0; e < 2; e++) {
-            uint32_t wii = *w_local++;
-            for (int p = 0; p < 8; p++) {
-              wi[e * 8 + p] = wii & bitmask;
-              wii >>= bits;
+      for (int n = 0; n < N; n++) {
+        const simd_float16* x_local = (simd_float16*)x;
+        simd_float16 sum = 0;
+        for (int k = 0; k < K; k += group_size) {
+          float scale = *scales_local++;
+          float bias = *biases_local++;
+
+          for (int kw = 0; kw < packs_in_group; kw += 2) {
+            // TODO: vectorize this properly
+            simd_uint16 wi;
+            for (int e = 0; e < 2; e++) {
+              uint32_t wii = *w_local++;
+              for (int p = 0; p < 8; p++) {
+                wi[e * 8 + p] = wii & bitmask;
+                wii >>= bits;
+              }
             }
-          }
-          simd_float16 wf = simd_float(wi);
-          wf *= scale;
-          wf += bias;
+            simd_float16 wf = simd_float(wi);
+            wf *= scale;
+            wf += bias;
 
-          sum += (*x_local) * wf;
-          x_local++;
+            sum += (*x_local) * wf;
+            x_local++;
+          }
         }
+
+        *result = simd_reduce_add(sum);
+        result++;
       }
 
-      *result = simd_reduce_add(sum);
-      result++;
+      x += K;
+    }
+    if (batched_w) {
+      w += w_els;
+      scales += g_els;
+      biases += g_els;
     }
-
-    x += K;
   }
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +94,10 @@ void QuantizedMatmul::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   if (condition) {
     out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
     int K = x.shape(-1);
-    int M = x.size() / K;
+    int M = x.shape(-2);
     int N = out.shape(-1);
+    int B = x.size() / K / M;
+    bool batched_w = w.ndim() > 2;
     _qmm_t_4_64(
         out.data<float>(),
         x.data<float>(),
@@ -92,7 +106,9 @@ void QuantizedMatmul::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
         biases.data<float>(),
         M,
         N,
-        K);
+        K,
+        B,
+        batched_w);
   } else {
     eval(inputs, out);
   }

mlx/backend/accelerate/softmax.cpp

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ namespace {
  * Note: The implementation below is a general fast exp. There could be faster
  *       implementations for numbers strictly < 0.
  */
-inline simd_float16 simd_fast_exp(simd_float16 x) {
-  x *= 1.442695; // multiply with log_2(e)
+inline simd_float16 simd_fast_exp(simd_float16 x_init) {
+  auto x = x_init * 1.442695; // multiply with log_2(e)
   simd_float16 ipart, fpart;
   simd_int16 epart;
   x = simd_clamp(x, -80, 80);
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ inline simd_float16 simd_fast_exp(simd_float16 x) {
   // bitshifting
   epart = (simd_int(ipart) + 127) << 23;
 
-  return (*(simd_float16*)&epart) * x;
+  // Avoid supressing NaNs
+  simd_int16 eq = (x_init == x_init);
+  return simd_bitselect(x_init, (*(simd_float16*)&epart) * x, eq);
 }
 
 #if __ARM_FEATURE_FP16_VECTOR_ARITHMETIC
@@ -70,7 +72,6 @@ inline float16x8_t neon_fast_exp(float16x8_t x) {
 
   x = vdupq_n_f16(float16_t(1.535336188319500e-4f));
   x = vfmaq_f16(vdupq_n_f16(float16_t(1.339887440266574e-3f)), x, fpart);
-  x = vfmaq_f16(vdupq_n_f16(float16_t(1.339887440266574e-3f)), x, fpart);
   x = vfmaq_f16(vdupq_n_f16(float16_t(9.618437357674640e-3f)), x, fpart);
   x = vfmaq_f16(vdupq_n_f16(float16_t(5.550332471162809e-2f)), x, fpart);
   x = vfmaq_f16(vdupq_n_f16(float16_t(2.402264791363012e-1f)), x, fpart);

mlx/backend/common/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
-if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   set(COMPILER ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER})
   set(CLANG TRUE)
 else()
@@ -7,72 +6,57 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 add_custom_command(
-    OUTPUT  compiled_preamble.cpp
-    COMMAND /bin/bash
-              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/make_compiled_preamble.sh
-              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/compiled_preamble.cpp
-              ${COMPILER}
-              ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
-              ${CLANG}
+  OUTPUT compiled_preamble.cpp
+  COMMAND
+    /bin/bash ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/make_compiled_preamble.sh
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/compiled_preamble.cpp ${COMPILER}
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CLANG}
+  DEPENDS make_compiled_preamble.sh
+          compiled_preamble.h
+          ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/types/half_types.h
+          ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/types/fp16.h
+          ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/types/bf16.h
+          ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/types/complex.h
+          ops.h)
 
-    DEPENDS make_compiled_preamble.sh
-            compiled_preamble.h
-            ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/types/half_types.h
-            ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/types/fp16.h
-            ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/types/bf16.h
-            ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/types/complex.h
-            ops.h
-)
-
-add_custom_target(
-  cpu_compiled_preamble
-  DEPENDS compiled_preamble.cpp
-)
+add_custom_target(cpu_compiled_preamble DEPENDS compiled_preamble.cpp)
 
 add_dependencies(mlx cpu_compiled_preamble)
 
 target_sources(
   mlx
-  PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/arg_reduce.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/binary.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiled.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/common.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/conv.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/copy.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/erf.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fft.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hadamard.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/masked_mm.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/primitives.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/quantized.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce_utils.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scan.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/select.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/slicing.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/softmax.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sort.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/threefry.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/indexing.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/load.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qrf.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/svd.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/inverse.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cholesky.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/compiled_preamble.cpp
-)
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/arg_reduce.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/binary.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiled.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/common.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/conv.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/copy.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/eigh.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/erf.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fft.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hadamard.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/masked_mm.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/primitives.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/quantized.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce_utils.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scan.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/select.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/slicing.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/softmax.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sort.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/threefry.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/indexing.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/load.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qrf.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/svd.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/inverse.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cholesky.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/compiled_preamble.cpp)
 
-if (IOS)
-  target_sources(
-    mlx
-    PRIVATE
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiled_nocpu.cpp
-  )
+if(IOS)
+  target_sources(mlx PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiled_nocpu.cpp)
 else()
-  target_sources(
-    mlx
-    PRIVATE
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiled_cpu.cpp
-  )
+  target_sources(mlx PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiled_cpu.cpp)
 endif()

mlx/backend/common/binary.h

@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ void set_binary_op_output_data(
     array& out,
     BinaryOpType bopt,
     bool donate_with_move = false) {
+  bool b_donatable = is_donatable(b, out);
+  bool a_donatable = is_donatable(a, out);
   switch (bopt) {
     case BinaryOpType::ScalarScalar:
       out.set_data(
           allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.itemsize()), 1, a.strides(), a.flags());
       break;
     case BinaryOpType::ScalarVector:
-      if (b.is_donatable() && b.itemsize() == out.itemsize()) {
+      if (b_donatable) {
         if (donate_with_move) {
           out.move_shared_buffer(b);
         } else {
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ void set_binary_op_output_data(
       }
       break;
     case BinaryOpType::VectorScalar:
-      if (a.is_donatable() && a.itemsize() == out.itemsize()) {
+      if (a_donatable) {
         if (donate_with_move) {
           out.move_shared_buffer(a);
         } else {
@@ -79,13 +81,13 @@ void set_binary_op_output_data(
       }
       break;
     case BinaryOpType::VectorVector:
-      if (a.is_donatable() && a.itemsize() == out.itemsize()) {
+      if (a_donatable) {
         if (donate_with_move) {
           out.move_shared_buffer(a);
         } else {
           out.copy_shared_buffer(a);
         }
-      } else if (b.is_donatable() && b.itemsize() == out.itemsize()) {
+      } else if (b_donatable) {
         if (donate_with_move) {
           out.move_shared_buffer(b);
         } else {
@@ -100,16 +102,14 @@ void set_binary_op_output_data(
       }
       break;
     case BinaryOpType::General:
-      if (a.is_donatable() && a.flags().row_contiguous &&
-          a.itemsize() == out.itemsize() && a.size() == out.size()) {
+      if (a_donatable && a.flags().row_contiguous && a.size() == out.size()) {
         if (donate_with_move) {
           out.move_shared_buffer(a);
         } else {
           out.copy_shared_buffer(a);
         }
       } else if (
-          b.is_donatable() && b.flags().row_contiguous &&
-          b.itemsize() == out.itemsize() && b.size() == out.size()) {
+          b_donatable && b.flags().row_contiguous && b.size() == out.size()) {
         if (donate_with_move) {
           out.move_shared_buffer(b);
         } else {
@@ -122,19 +122,7 @@ void set_binary_op_output_data(
   }
 }
 
-struct UseDefaultBinaryOp {
-  template <typename T, typename U>
-  void operator()(const T* a, const T* b, U* dst, int size) {
-    // Should we throw? This should normally never be called.
-    assert(false);
-  }
-
-  template <typename T, typename U>
-  void operator()(const T* a, const T* b, U* dst_a, U* dst_b, int size) {
-    // Should we throw? This should normally never be called.
-    assert(false);
-  }
-};
+struct UseDefaultBinaryOp {};
 
 template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
 struct DefaultVectorScalar {
@@ -150,18 +138,6 @@ struct DefaultVectorScalar {
       a++;
     }
   }
-
-  void operator()(const T* a, const T* b, U* dst_a, U* dst_b, int size) {
-    T scalar = *b;
-    while (size-- > 0) {
-      auto dst = op(*a, scalar);
-      *dst_a = dst.first;
-      *dst_b = dst.second;
-      dst_a++;
-      dst_b++;
-      a++;
-    }
-  }
 };
 
 template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
@@ -178,18 +154,6 @@ struct DefaultScalarVector {
       b++;
     }
   }
-
-  void operator()(const T* a, const T* b, U* dst_a, U* dst_b, int size) {
-    T scalar = *a;
-    while (size-- > 0) {
-      auto dst = op(scalar, *b);
-      *dst_a = dst.first;
-      *dst_b = dst.second;
-      dst_a++;
-      dst_b++;
-      b++;
-    }
-  }
 };
 
 template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
@@ -206,204 +170,110 @@ struct DefaultVectorVector {
       b++;
     }
   }
-
-  void operator()(const T* a, const T* b, U* dst_a, U* dst_b, int size) {
-    while (size-- > 0) {
-      auto dst = op(*a, *b);
-      *dst_a = dst.first;
-      *dst_b = dst.second;
-      dst_a++;
-      dst_b++;
-      a++;
-      b++;
-    }
-  }
 };
 
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims1(const array& a, const array& b, array& out, Op op) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < out.size(); ++i) {
-    dst[i] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims1(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out,
+template <typename T, typename U, typename Op, int D, bool Strided>
+void binary_op_dims(
+    const T* a,
+    const T* b,
+    U* out,
     Op op,
-    int stride) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; i++) {
-    op(a_ptr + a_idx, b_ptr + b_idx, dst, stride);
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0];
-    dst += stride;
-  }
-}
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& a_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& b_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& out_strides,
+    int axis) {
+  auto stride_a = a_strides[axis];
+  auto stride_b = b_strides[axis];
+  auto stride_out = out_strides[axis];
+  auto N = shape[axis];
 
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims2(const array& a, const array& b, array& out, Op op) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      dst[out_idx++] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1];
-    }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims2(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out,
-    Op op,
-    int stride) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      op(a_ptr + a_idx, b_ptr + b_idx, dst, stride);
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1];
-      dst += stride;
-    }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims3(const array& a, const array& b, array& out, Op op) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      for (size_t k = 0; k < a.shape()[2]; ++k) {
-        dst[out_idx++] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-        a_idx += a.strides()[2];
-        b_idx += b.strides()[2];
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+    if constexpr (D > 1) {
+      binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, D - 1, Strided>(
+          a, b, out, op, shape, a_strides, b_strides, out_strides, axis + 1);
+    } else {
+      if constexpr (Strided) {
+        op(a, b, out, stride_out);
+      } else {
+        *out = op(*a, *b);
       }
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1] - a.strides()[2] * a.shape()[2];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1] - b.strides()[2] * b.shape()[2];
     }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
+    out += stride_out;
+    a += stride_a;
+    b += stride_b;
   }
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims4(const array& a, const array& b, array& out, Op op) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      for (size_t k = 0; k < a.shape()[2]; ++k) {
-        for (size_t ii = 0; ii < a.shape()[3]; ++ii) {
-          dst[out_idx++] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-          a_idx += a.strides()[3];
-          b_idx += b.strides()[3];
-        }
-        a_idx += a.strides()[2] - a.strides()[3] * a.shape()[3];
-        b_idx += b.strides()[2] - b.strides()[3] * b.shape()[3];
-      }
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1] - a.strides()[2] * a.shape()[2];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1] - b.strides()[2] * b.shape()[2];
-    }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dispatch_dims(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out,
-    Op op) {
-  switch (out.ndim()) {
-    case 1:
-      binary_op_dims1<T, U, Op>(a, b, out, op);
-      return;
-    case 2:
-      binary_op_dims2<T, U, Op>(a, b, out, op);
-      return;
-    case 3:
-      binary_op_dims3<T, U, Op>(a, b, out, op);
-      return;
-    case 4:
-      binary_op_dims4<T, U, Op>(a, b, out, op);
-      return;
-  }
-
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < out.size(); i++) {
-    int a_idx = elem_to_loc(i, a.shape(), a.strides());
-    int b_idx = elem_to_loc(i, b.shape(), b.strides());
-    dst[i] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
+template <typename T, typename U, bool Strided, typename Op>
 void binary_op_dispatch_dims(
     const array& a,
     const array& b,
     array& out,
     Op op,
     int dim,
-    int stride) {
-  // Number of dimensions to loop over for vectorized ops
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& a_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& b_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& out_strides) {
+  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
+  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
+  U* out_ptr = out.data<U>();
   switch (dim) {
     case 1:
-      binary_op_dims1<T, U, Op>(a, b, out, op, stride);
+      binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, 1, Strided>(
+          a_ptr,
+          b_ptr,
+          out_ptr,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          0);
       return;
     case 2:
-      binary_op_dims2<T, U, Op>(a, b, out, op, stride);
+      binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, 2, Strided>(
+          a_ptr,
+          b_ptr,
+          out_ptr,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          0);
+      return;
+    case 3:
+      binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, 3, Strided>(
+          a_ptr,
+          b_ptr,
+          out_ptr,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          0);
       return;
   }
 
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < out.size(); i += stride) {
-    int a_idx = elem_to_loc(i, a.shape(), a.strides());
-    int b_idx = elem_to_loc(i, b.shape(), b.strides());
-    op(a_ptr + a_idx, b_ptr + b_idx, dst, stride);
-    dst += stride;
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> a_it(shape, a_strides, dim - 3);
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> b_it(shape, b_strides, dim - 3);
+  size_t stride = out_strides[dim - 4];
+  for (size_t elem = 0; elem < a.size(); elem += stride) {
+    binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, 3, Strided>(
+        a_ptr + a_it.loc,
+        b_ptr + b_it.loc,
+        out_ptr + elem,
+        op,
+        shape,
+        a_strides,
+        b_strides,
+        out_strides,
+        dim - 3);
+    a_it.step();
+    b_it.step();
   }
 }
 
@@ -450,29 +320,33 @@ void binary_op(
   }
 
   // General computation so let's try to optimize
+  auto [new_shape, new_strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(
+      a.shape(), {a.strides(), b.strides(), out.strides()});
+  const auto& a_strides = new_strides[0];
+  const auto& b_strides = new_strides[1];
+  const auto& strides = new_strides[2];
 
   // Get the left-most dim such that the array is row contiguous after
-  auto& strides = out.strides();
-  auto leftmost_rc_dim = [&strides](const array& arr) {
-    int d = arr.ndim() - 1;
-    for (; d >= 0 && arr.strides()[d] == strides[d]; d--) {
+  auto leftmost_rc_dim = [&strides](const std::vector<size_t>& arr_strides) {
+    int d = arr_strides.size() - 1;
+    for (; d >= 0 && arr_strides[d] == strides[d]; d--) {
     }
     return d + 1;
   };
-  auto a_rc_dim = leftmost_rc_dim(a);
-  auto b_rc_dim = leftmost_rc_dim(b);
+  auto a_rc_dim = leftmost_rc_dim(a_strides);
+  auto b_rc_dim = leftmost_rc_dim(b_strides);
 
   // Get the left-most dim such that the array is a broadcasted "scalar" after
-  auto leftmost_s_dim = [](const array& arr) {
-    int d = arr.ndim() - 1;
-    for (; d >= 0 && arr.strides()[d] == 0; d--) {
+  auto leftmost_s_dim = [](const std::vector<size_t>& arr_strides) {
+    int d = arr_strides.size() - 1;
+    for (; d >= 0 && arr_strides[d] == 0; d--) {
     }
     return d + 1;
   };
-  auto a_s_dim = leftmost_s_dim(a);
-  auto b_s_dim = leftmost_s_dim(b);
+  auto a_s_dim = leftmost_s_dim(a_strides);
+  auto b_s_dim = leftmost_s_dim(b_strides);
 
-  auto ndim = out.ndim();
+  auto ndim = new_shape.size();
 
   // Case 1: LxM and FxM where L and F are broadcastable and M is row contiguous
   int dim = ndim;
@@ -494,27 +368,27 @@ void binary_op(
   // Can be sure dim > 0 since otherwise we would have used one of the fully
   // contiguous methods above. Except for the case that the flags do not
   // correspond to the underlying contiguity.
-  size_t stride;
   if (dim == 0 || strides[dim - 1] < 16) {
-    stride = 1;
     bopt = BinaryOpType::General;
     dim = ndim;
-  } else {
-    stride = strides[dim - 1];
   }
 
   switch (bopt) {
     case BinaryOpType::VectorVector:
-      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U>(a, b, out, opvv, dim, stride);
+      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U, true>(
+          a, b, out, opvv, dim, new_shape, a_strides, b_strides, strides);
       break;
     case BinaryOpType::VectorScalar:
-      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U>(a, b, out, opvs, dim, stride);
+      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U, true>(
+          a, b, out, opvs, dim, new_shape, a_strides, b_strides, strides);
       break;
     case BinaryOpType::ScalarVector:
-      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U>(a, b, out, opsv, dim, stride);
+      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U, true>(
+          a, b, out, opsv, dim, new_shape, a_strides, b_strides, strides);
       break;
     default:
-      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U>(a, b, out, op);
+      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U, false>(
+          a, b, out, op, dim, new_shape, a_strides, b_strides, strides);
       break;
   }
 }
@@ -531,9 +405,9 @@ void binary_op(
   // TODO: The following mess of constexpr evaluations can probably be achieved
   //       with template specializations and overloading. Would it be simpler?
 
-  if (std::is_same<decltype(opsv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-    if (std::is_same<decltype(opvs), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-      if (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
+  if constexpr (std::is_same<decltype(opsv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
+    if constexpr (std::is_same<decltype(opvs), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
+      if constexpr (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
         // All ops are UseDefaultBinaryOp (why oh why would someone call that?)
         binary_op<T, T>(
             a,
@@ -554,7 +428,8 @@ void binary_op(
             DefaultVectorScalar<T, T, Op>(op),
             opvv);
       }
-    } else if (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
+    } else if constexpr (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::
+                             value) {
       // opsv and opvv were UseDefaultBinaryOp
       binary_op<T, T>(
           a,
@@ -569,7 +444,8 @@ void binary_op(
       binary_op<T, T>(
           a, b, out, op, DefaultScalarVector<T, T, Op>(op), opvs, opvv);
     }
-  } else if (std::is_same<decltype(opvs), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
+  } else if constexpr (std::is_same<decltype(opvs), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::
+                           value) {
     if (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
       // opvs and opvv were UseDefaultBinaryOp
       binary_op<T, T>(
@@ -585,7 +461,8 @@ void binary_op(
       binary_op<T, T>(
           a, b, out, op, opsv, DefaultVectorScalar<T, T, Op>(op), opvv);
     }
-  } else if (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
+  } else if constexpr (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::
+                           value) {
     // opvv was UseDefaultBinaryOp
     binary_op<T, T>(
         a, b, out, op, opsv, opvs, DefaultVectorVector<T, T, Op>(op));

mlx/backend/common/binary_two.h

@@ -9,168 +9,43 @@ namespace mlx::core {
 
 namespace {
 
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims1(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out_a,
-    array& out_b,
-    Op op) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst_a = out_a.data<U>();
-  U* dst_b = out_b.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < out_a.size(); ++i) {
-    auto dst = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-    dst_a[i] = dst.first;
-    dst_b[i] = dst.second;
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims1(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out_a,
-    array& out_b,
+template <typename T, typename U, typename Op, int D>
+void binary_op_dims(
+    const T* a,
+    const T* b,
+    U* out_a,
+    U* out_b,
     Op op,
-    int stride) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst_a = out_a.data<U>();
-  U* dst_b = out_b.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; i++) {
-    op(a_ptr + a_idx, b_ptr + b_idx, dst_a, dst_b, stride);
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0];
-    dst_a += stride;
-    dst_b += stride;
-  }
-}
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& a_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& b_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& out_strides,
+    int axis) {
+  auto stride_a = a_strides[axis];
+  auto stride_b = b_strides[axis];
+  auto stride_out = out_strides[axis];
+  auto N = shape[axis];
 
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims2(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out_a,
-    array& out_b,
-    Op op) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst_a = out_a.data<U>();
-  U* dst_b = out_b.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      auto dst = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-      dst_a[out_idx] = dst.first;
-      dst_b[out_idx++] = dst.second;
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1];
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+    if constexpr (D > 1) {
+      binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, D - 1>(
+          a,
+          b,
+          out_a,
+          out_b,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          axis + 1);
+    } else {
+      std::tie(*out_a, *out_b) = op(*a, *b);
     }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims2(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out_a,
-    array& out_b,
-    Op op,
-    int stride) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst_a = out_a.data<U>();
-  U* dst_b = out_b.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      op(a_ptr + a_idx, b_ptr + b_idx, dst_a, dst_b, stride);
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1];
-      dst_a += stride;
-      dst_b += stride;
-    }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims3(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out_a,
-    array& out_b,
-    Op op) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst_a = out_a.data<U>();
-  U* dst_b = out_b.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      for (size_t k = 0; k < a.shape()[2]; ++k) {
-        auto dst = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-        dst_a[out_idx] = dst.first;
-        dst_b[out_idx++] = dst.second;
-        a_idx += a.strides()[2];
-        b_idx += b.strides()[2];
-      }
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1] - a.strides()[2] * a.shape()[2];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1] - b.strides()[2] * b.shape()[2];
-    }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dims4(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out_a,
-    array& out_b,
-    Op op) {
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst_a = out_a.data<U>();
-  U* dst_b = out_b.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      for (size_t k = 0; k < a.shape()[2]; ++k) {
-        for (size_t ii = 0; ii < a.shape()[3]; ++ii) {
-          auto dst = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
-          dst_a[out_idx] = dst.first;
-          dst_b[out_idx++] = dst.second;
-          a_idx += a.strides()[3];
-          b_idx += b.strides()[3];
-        }
-        a_idx += a.strides()[2] - a.strides()[3] * a.shape()[3];
-        b_idx += b.strides()[2] - b.strides()[3] * b.shape()[3];
-      }
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1] - a.strides()[2] * a.shape()[2];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1] - b.strides()[2] * b.shape()[2];
-    }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
+    a += stride_a;
+    b += stride_b;
+    out_a += stride_out;
+    out_b += stride_out;
   }
 }
 
@@ -181,352 +56,160 @@ void binary_op_dispatch_dims(
     array& out_a,
     array& out_b,
     Op op) {
-  switch (out_a.ndim()) {
+  auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(
+      a.shape(), {a.strides(), b.strides(), out_a.strides()});
+  const auto& a_strides = strides[0];
+  const auto& b_strides = strides[1];
+  const auto& out_strides = strides[2];
+  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
+  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
+  U* out_a_ptr = out_a.data<U>();
+  U* out_b_ptr = out_b.data<U>();
+
+  int ndim = shape.size();
+  switch (ndim) {
     case 1:
-      binary_op_dims1<T, U, Op>(a, b, out_a, out_b, op);
+      binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, 1>(
+          a_ptr,
+          b_ptr,
+          out_a_ptr,
+          out_b_ptr,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          0);
       return;
     case 2:
-      binary_op_dims2<T, U, Op>(a, b, out_a, out_b, op);
-      return;
-    case 3:
-      binary_op_dims3<T, U, Op>(a, b, out_a, out_b, op);
-      return;
-    case 4:
-      binary_op_dims4<T, U, Op>(a, b, out_a, out_b, op);
+      binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, 2>(
+          a_ptr,
+          b_ptr,
+          out_a_ptr,
+          out_b_ptr,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          0);
       return;
   }
 
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst_a = out_a.data<U>();
-  U* dst_b = out_b.data<U>();
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < out_a.size(); i++) {
-    int a_idx = elem_to_loc(i, a.shape(), a.strides());
-    int b_idx = elem_to_loc(i, b.shape(), b.strides());
-    std::tie(dst_a[i], dst_b[i]) = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx]);
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> a_it(shape, a_strides, ndim - 2);
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> b_it(shape, b_strides, ndim - 2);
+  size_t stride = out_strides[ndim - 3];
+  for (size_t elem = 0; elem < a.size(); elem += stride) {
+    binary_op_dims<T, U, Op, 2>(
+        a_ptr + a_it.loc,
+        b_ptr + b_it.loc,
+        out_a_ptr + elem,
+        out_b_ptr + elem,
+        op,
+        shape,
+        a_strides,
+        b_strides,
+        out_strides,
+        ndim - 2);
+    a_it.step();
+    b_it.step();
   }
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
-void binary_op_dispatch_dims(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    array& out_a,
-    array& out_b,
-    Op op,
-    int dim,
-    int stride) {
-  // Number of dimensions to loop over for vectorized ops
-  switch (dim) {
-    case 1:
-      binary_op_dims1<T, U, Op>(a, b, out_a, out_b, op, stride);
-      return;
-    case 2:
-      binary_op_dims2<T, U, Op>(a, b, out_a, out_b, op, stride);
-      return;
-  }
-
-  const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
-  const T* b_ptr = b.data<T>();
-  U* dst_a = out_a.data<U>();
-  U* dst_b = out_b.data<U>();
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < out_a.size(); i += stride) {
-    int a_idx = elem_to_loc(i, a.shape(), a.strides());
-    int b_idx = elem_to_loc(i, b.shape(), b.strides());
-    op(a_ptr + a_idx, b_ptr + b_idx, dst_a, dst_b, stride);
-    dst_a += stride;
-    dst_b += stride;
-  }
-}
-
-template <
-    typename T,
-    typename U,
-    typename Op,
-    typename OpSV,
-    typename OpVS,
-    typename OpVV>
+template <typename T, typename U = T, typename Op>
 void binary_op(
     const array& a,
     const array& b,
-    array& out_a,
-    array& out_b,
-    Op op,
-    OpSV opsv,
-    OpVS opvs,
-    OpVV opvv) {
+    std::vector<array>& outputs,
+    Op op) {
   auto bopt = get_binary_op_type(a, b);
+  auto& out_a = outputs[0];
+  auto& out_b = outputs[1];
   set_binary_op_output_data(a, b, out_a, bopt);
   set_binary_op_output_data(a, b, out_b, bopt);
 
   // The full computation is scalar scalar so call the base op once
+  if (bopt == BinaryOpType::General) {
+    binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U, Op>(a, b, out_a, out_b, op);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto a_ptr = a.data<T>();
+  auto b_ptr = b.data<T>();
+  auto out_a_ptr = out_a.data<U>();
+  auto out_b_ptr = out_b.data<U>();
   if (bopt == BinaryOpType::ScalarScalar) {
-    std::tie(*(out_a.data<U>()), *(out_b.data<U>())) =
-        op(*a.data<T>(), *b.data<T>());
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // The full computation is scalar vector so delegate to the op
-  if (bopt == BinaryOpType::ScalarVector) {
-    opsv(
-        a.data<T>(),
-        b.data<T>(),
-        out_a.data<U>(),
-        out_b.data<U>(),
-        b.data_size());
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // The full computation is vector scalar so delegate to the op
-  if (bopt == BinaryOpType::VectorScalar) {
-    opvs(
-        a.data<T>(),
-        b.data<T>(),
-        out_a.data<U>(),
-        out_b.data<U>(),
-        a.data_size());
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // The full computation is vector vector so delegate to the op
-  if (bopt == BinaryOpType::VectorVector) {
-    opvv(
-        a.data<T>(),
-        b.data<T>(),
-        out_a.data<U>(),
-        out_b.data<U>(),
-        out_a.size());
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // General computation so let's try to optimize
-
-  // Get the left-most dim such that the array is row contiguous after
-  auto& strides = out_a.strides();
-  auto leftmost_rc_dim = [&strides](const array& arr) {
-    int d = arr.ndim() - 1;
-    for (; d >= 0 && arr.strides()[d] == strides[d]; d--) {
+    std::tie(*out_a_ptr, *out_b_ptr) = op(*a_ptr, *b_ptr);
+  } else if (bopt == BinaryOpType::ScalarVector) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < b.size(); ++i) {
+      std::tie(*out_a_ptr, *out_b_ptr) = op(*a_ptr, *b_ptr);
+      out_a_ptr++;
+      out_b_ptr++;
+      b_ptr++;
     }
-    return d + 1;
-  };
-  auto a_rc_dim = leftmost_rc_dim(a);
-  auto b_rc_dim = leftmost_rc_dim(b);
-
-  // Get the left-most dim such that the array is a broadcasted "scalar" after
-  auto leftmost_s_dim = [](const array& arr) {
-    int d = arr.ndim() - 1;
-    for (; d >= 0 && arr.strides()[d] == 0; d--) {
+  } else if (bopt == BinaryOpType::VectorScalar) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < a.size(); ++i) {
+      std::tie(*out_a_ptr, *out_b_ptr) = op(*a_ptr, *b_ptr);
+      out_a_ptr++;
+      out_b_ptr++;
+      a_ptr++;
+    }
+  } else { // VectorVector
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < a.size(); ++i) {
+      std::tie(*out_a_ptr, *out_b_ptr) = op(*a_ptr, *b_ptr);
+      out_a_ptr++;
+      out_b_ptr++;
+      a_ptr++;
+      b_ptr++;
     }
-    return d + 1;
-  };
-  auto a_s_dim = leftmost_s_dim(a);
-  auto b_s_dim = leftmost_s_dim(b);
-
-  auto ndim = out_a.ndim();
-
-  // Case 1: LxM and FxM where L and F are broadcastable and M is row contiguous
-  int dim = ndim;
-  if (int d = std::max(a_rc_dim, b_rc_dim); d < ndim) {
-    bopt = BinaryOpType::VectorVector;
-    dim = d;
-    // Case 2: LxM and Fx1 where L and F are broadcastable and M is row
-    // contiguous
-  } else if (int d = std::max(a_rc_dim, b_s_dim); d < ndim) {
-    bopt = BinaryOpType::VectorScalar;
-    dim = d;
-    // Case 3: Lx1 and FxM where L and F are broadcastable and M is row
-    // contiguous
-  } else if (int d = std::max(a_s_dim, b_rc_dim); d < ndim) {
-    bopt = BinaryOpType::ScalarVector;
-    dim = d;
-  }
-
-  // Can be sure dim > 0 since otherwise we would have used one of the fully
-  // contiguous methods above. Except for the case that the flags do not
-  // correspond to the underlying contiguity.
-  size_t stride;
-  if (dim == 0 || strides[dim - 1] < 16) {
-    stride = 1;
-    bopt = BinaryOpType::General;
-    dim = ndim;
-  } else {
-    stride = strides[dim - 1];
-  }
-
-  switch (bopt) {
-    case BinaryOpType::VectorVector:
-      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U>(a, b, out_a, out_b, opvv, dim, stride);
-      break;
-    case BinaryOpType::VectorScalar:
-      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U>(a, b, out_a, out_b, opvs, dim, stride);
-      break;
-    case BinaryOpType::ScalarVector:
-      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U>(a, b, out_a, out_b, opsv, dim, stride);
-      break;
-    default:
-      binary_op_dispatch_dims<T, U>(a, b, out_a, out_b, op);
-      break;
   }
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename Op, typename OpSV, typename OpVS, typename OpVV>
-void binary_op(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    std::vector<array>& outputs,
-    Op op,
-    OpSV opsv,
-    OpVS opvs,
-    OpVV opvv) {
-  // TODO: The following mess of constexpr evaluations can probably be achieved
-  //       with template specializations and overloading. Would it be simpler?
-
-  if (std::is_same<decltype(opsv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-    if (std::is_same<decltype(opvs), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-      if (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-        // All ops are UseDefaultBinaryOp (why oh why would someone call that?)
-        binary_op<T, T>(
-            a,
-            b,
-            outputs[0],
-            outputs[1],
-            op,
-            DefaultScalarVector<T, T, Op>(op),
-            DefaultVectorScalar<T, T, Op>(op),
-            DefaultVectorVector<T, T, Op>(op));
-      } else {
-        // opsv and opvs were UseDefaultBinaryOp
-        binary_op<T, T>(
-            a,
-            b,
-            outputs[0],
-            outputs[1],
-            op,
-            DefaultScalarVector<T, T, Op>(op),
-            DefaultVectorScalar<T, T, Op>(op),
-            opvv);
-      }
-    } else if (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-      // opsv and opvv were UseDefaultBinaryOp
-      binary_op<T, T>(
-          a,
-          b,
-          outputs[0],
-          outputs[1],
-          op,
-          DefaultScalarVector<T, T, Op>(op),
-          opvs,
-          DefaultVectorVector<T, T, Op>(op));
-    } else {
-      // opsv was UseDefaultBinaryOp
-      binary_op<T, T>(
-          a,
-          b,
-          outputs[0],
-          outputs[1],
-          op,
-          DefaultScalarVector<T, T, Op>(op),
-          opvs,
-          opvv);
-    }
-  } else if (std::is_same<decltype(opvs), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-    if (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-      // opvs and opvv were UseDefaultBinaryOp
-      binary_op<T, T>(
-          a,
-          b,
-          outputs[0],
-          outputs[1],
-          op,
-          opsv,
-          DefaultVectorScalar<T, T, Op>(op),
-          DefaultVectorVector<T, T, Op>(op));
-    } else {
-      // opvs was UseDefaultBinaryOp
-      binary_op<T, T>(
-          a,
-          b,
-          outputs[0],
-          outputs[1],
-          op,
-          opsv,
-          DefaultVectorScalar<T, T, Op>(op),
-          opvv);
-    }
-  } else if (std::is_same<decltype(opvv), UseDefaultBinaryOp>::value) {
-    // opvv was UseDefaultBinaryOp
-    binary_op<T, T>(
-        a,
-        b,
-        outputs[0],
-        outputs[1],
-        op,
-        opsv,
-        opvs,
-        DefaultVectorVector<T, T, Op>(op));
-  } else {
-    // All ops provided
-    binary_op<T, T>(a, b, outputs[0], outputs[1], op, opsv, opvs, opvv);
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename Op>
-void binary_op(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    std::vector<array>& outputs,
-    Op op) {
-  DefaultScalarVector<T, T, Op> opsv(op);
-  DefaultVectorScalar<T, T, Op> opvs(op);
-  DefaultVectorVector<T, T, Op> opvv(op);
-  binary_op<T, T>(a, b, outputs[0], outputs[1], op, opsv, opvs, opvv);
-}
-
-template <typename... Ops>
+template <typename Op>
 void binary(
     const array& a,
     const array& b,
     std::vector<array>& outputs,
-    Ops... ops) {
+    Op op) {
   switch (outputs[0].dtype()) {
     case bool_:
-      binary_op<bool>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<bool>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case uint8:
-      binary_op<uint8_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<uint8_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case uint16:
-      binary_op<uint16_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<uint16_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case uint32:
-      binary_op<uint32_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<uint32_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case uint64:
-      binary_op<uint64_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<uint64_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case int8:
-      binary_op<int8_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<int8_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case int16:
-      binary_op<int16_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<int16_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case int32:
-      binary_op<int32_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<int32_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case int64:
-      binary_op<int64_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<int64_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case float16:
-      binary_op<float16_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<float16_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case float32:
-      binary_op<float>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<float>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case bfloat16:
-      binary_op<bfloat16_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<bfloat16_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
     case complex64:
-      binary_op<complex64_t>(a, b, outputs, ops...);
+      binary_op<complex64_t>(a, b, outputs, op);
       break;
   }
 }

mlx/backend/common/cholesky.cpp

@@ -2,46 +2,12 @@
 
 #include "mlx/allocator.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/copy.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack.h"
 #include "mlx/linalg.h"
 #include "mlx/primitives.h"
 
-#ifdef ACCELERATE_NEW_LAPACK
-#include <Accelerate/Accelerate.h>
-#else
-#include <lapack.h>
-#endif
-
 namespace mlx::core {
 
-namespace {
-
-// Delegate to the Cholesky factorization taking into account differences in
-// LAPACK implementations (basically how to pass the 'uplo' string to fortran).
-int spotrf_wrapper(char uplo, float* matrix, int N) {
-  int info;
-
-#ifdef LAPACK_FORTRAN_STRLEN_END
-  spotrf_(
-      /* uplo = */ &uplo,
-      /* n = */ &N,
-      /* a = */ matrix,
-      /* lda = */ &N,
-      /* info = */ &info,
-      /* uplo_len = */ static_cast<size_t>(1));
-#else
-  spotrf_(
-      /* uplo = */ &uplo,
-      /* n = */ &N,
-      /* a = */ matrix,
-      /* lda = */ &N,
-      /* info = */ &info);
-#endif
-
-  return info;
-}
-
-} // namespace
-
 void cholesky_impl(const array& a, array& factor, bool upper) {
   // Lapack uses the column-major convention. We take advantage of the fact that
   // the matrix should be symmetric:
@@ -66,7 +32,14 @@ void cholesky_impl(const array& a, array& factor, bool upper) {
 
   for (int i = 0; i < num_matrices; i++) {
     // Compute Cholesky factorization.
-    int info = spotrf_wrapper(uplo, matrix, N);
+    int info;
+    MLX_LAPACK_FUNC(spotrf)
+    (
+        /* uplo = */ &uplo,
+        /* n = */ &N,
+        /* a = */ matrix,
+        /* lda = */ &N,
+        /* info = */ &info);
 
     // TODO: We do nothing when the matrix is not positive semi-definite
     // because throwing an error would result in a crash. If we figure out how

mlx/backend/common/common.cpp

@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ std::pair<bool, std::vector<size_t>> Reshape::prepare_reshape(
   }
 
   // Firstly let's collapse all the contiguous dimensions of the input
-  auto [shape, _strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(in);
-  auto& strides = _strides[0];
+  auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(in);
 
   // If shapes fit exactly in the contiguous dims then no copy is necessary so
   // let's check.

mlx/backend/common/compiled.cpp

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ void print_constant(std::ostream& os, const array& x) {
     case complex64:
       return print_complex_constant<complex64_t>(os, x);
     case int8:
-      return print_int_constant<int8_t>(os, x);
+      os << static_cast<int32_t>(x.item<int8_t>());
+      return;
     case int16:
       return print_int_constant<int16_t>(os, x);
     case int32:
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ void print_constant(std::ostream& os, const array& x) {
     case int64:
       return print_int_constant<int64_t>(os, x);
     case uint8:
-      return print_int_constant<uint8_t>(os, x);
+      os << static_cast<uint32_t>(x.item<uint8_t>());
+      return;
     case uint16:
       return print_int_constant<uint16_t>(os, x);
     case uint32:

mlx/backend/common/compiled_cpu.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <list>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <shared_mutex>
 
 #include "mlx/backend/common/compiled.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/compiled_preamble.h"
@@ -12,22 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace mlx::core {
 
-// GPU compile is always available if the GPU is available and since we are in
-// this file CPU compile is also available.
-namespace detail {
-bool compile_available_for_device(const Device& device) {
-  return true;
-}
-} // namespace detail
-
-std::string get_temp_file(const std::string& name) {
-  return std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().append(name);
-}
-
-// Return a pointer to a compiled function
-void* compile(
-    const std::string& kernel_name,
-    const std::string& source_code = "") {
+struct CompilerCache {
   struct DLib {
     DLib(const std::string& libname) {
       lib = dlopen(libname.c_str(), RTLD_NOW);
@@ -44,15 +31,41 @@ void* compile(
     void* lib;
   };
   // Statics to cache compiled libraries and functions
-  static std::list<DLib> libs;
-  static std::unordered_map<std::string, void*> kernels;
-  if (auto it = kernels.find(kernel_name); it != kernels.end()) {
-    return it->second;
-  }
-  if (source_code.empty()) {
-    return nullptr;
+  std::list<DLib> libs;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, void*> kernels;
+  std::shared_mutex mtx;
+};
+
+static CompilerCache cache{};
+
+// GPU compile is always available if the GPU is available and since we are in
+// this file CPU compile is also available.
+namespace detail {
+bool compile_available_for_device(const Device& device) {
+  return true;
+}
+} // namespace detail
+
+std::string get_temp_file(const std::string& name) {
+  return std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().append(name);
+}
+
+// Return a pointer to a compiled function
+void* compile(
+    const std::string& kernel_name,
+    const std::function<std::string(void)>& source_builder) {
+  {
+    std::shared_lock lock(cache.mtx);
+    if (auto it = cache.kernels.find(kernel_name); it != cache.kernels.end()) {
+      return it->second;
+    }
   }
 
+  std::unique_lock lock(cache.mtx);
+  if (auto it = cache.kernels.find(kernel_name); it != cache.kernels.end()) {
+    return it->second;
+  }
+  std::string source_code = source_builder();
   std::string kernel_file_name;
 
   // Deal with long kernel names. Maximum length for files on macOS is 255
@@ -90,8 +103,8 @@ void* compile(
     source_file.close();
 
     std::ostringstream build_command;
-    build_command << "g++ -std=c++17 -O2 -Wall -fPIC -shared "
-                  << source_file_path << " -o " << shared_lib_path;
+    build_command << "g++ -std=c++17 -O3 -Wall -fPIC -shared '"
+                  << source_file_path << "' -o '" << shared_lib_path << "'";
     std::string build_command_str = build_command.str();
     auto return_code = system(build_command_str.c_str());
     if (return_code) {
@@ -103,10 +116,10 @@ void* compile(
   }
 
   // load library
-  libs.emplace_back(shared_lib_path);
+  cache.libs.emplace_back(shared_lib_path);
 
   // Load function
-  void* fun = dlsym(libs.back().lib, kernel_name.c_str());
+  void* fun = dlsym(cache.libs.back().lib, kernel_name.c_str());
   if (!fun) {
     std::ostringstream msg;
     msg << "[Compile::eval_cpu] Failed to load compiled function "
@@ -114,7 +127,7 @@ void* compile(
         << dlerror();
     throw std::runtime_error(msg.str());
   }
-  kernels.insert({kernel_name, fun});
+  cache.kernels.insert({kernel_name, fun});
   return fun;
 }
 
@@ -316,10 +329,7 @@ void Compiled::eval_cpu(
   }
 
   // Get the function
-  auto fn_ptr = compile(kernel_name);
-
-  // If it doesn't exist, compile it
-  if (fn_ptr == nullptr) {
+  auto fn_ptr = compile(kernel_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel;
     kernel << get_kernel_preamble() << std::endl;
     kernel << "extern \"C\"  {" << std::endl;
@@ -334,10 +344,8 @@ void Compiled::eval_cpu(
         ndim);
     // Close extern "C"
     kernel << "}" << std::endl;
-
-    // Compile and get function pointer
-    fn_ptr = compile(kernel_name, kernel.str());
-  }
+    return kernel.str();
+  });
 
   compiled_allocate_outputs(
       inputs, outputs, inputs_, constant_ids_, contiguous, false);

mlx/backend/common/conv.cpp

@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <numeric>
 
-#ifdef ACCELERATE_NEW_LAPACK
-#include <Accelerate/Accelerate.h>
-#else
-#include <cblas.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "mlx/backend/common/copy.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack.h"
 #include "mlx/primitives.h"
 #include "mlx/utils.h"
 
@@ -684,6 +679,32 @@ void dispatch_slow_conv_3D(
 // Explicit gemm conv
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+template <typename T>
+void flip_spatial_dims_inplace(array& wt) {
+  T* x = wt.data<T>();
+  size_t out_channels = wt.shape(0);
+  size_t in_channels = wt.shape(-1);
+
+  // Calculate the total size of the spatial dimensions
+  int spatial_size = 1;
+  for (int d = 1; d < wt.ndim() - 1; ++d) {
+    spatial_size *= wt.shape(d);
+  }
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < out_channels; i++) {
+    T* top = x + i * spatial_size * in_channels;
+    T* bottom =
+        x + i * spatial_size * in_channels + (spatial_size - 1) * in_channels;
+    for (size_t j = 0; j < spatial_size / 2; j++) {
+      for (size_t k = 0; k < in_channels; k++) {
+        std::swap(top[k], bottom[k]);
+      }
+      top += in_channels;
+      bottom -= in_channels;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void explicit_gemm_conv_1D_cpu(
     const array& in,
     const array& wt,
@@ -910,7 +931,8 @@ void explicit_gemm_conv_ND_cpu(
     array out,
     const std::vector<int>& padding,
     const std::vector<int>& wt_strides,
-    const std::vector<int>& wt_dilation) {
+    const std::vector<int>& wt_dilation,
+    const bool flip) {
   const int N = in.shape(0); // Batch size, should be the same as out.shape(0)
   const auto iDim = std::vector<int>(
       in.shape().begin() + 1, in.shape().end() - 1); // Input spatial dim
@@ -1000,6 +1022,14 @@ void explicit_gemm_conv_ND_cpu(
     copy(wt, gemm_wt, ctype);
   }
 
+  if (flip) {
+    auto gemm_wt_ = array(gemm_wt.shape(), float32, nullptr, {});
+    copy(gemm_wt, gemm_wt_, CopyType::Vector);
+
+    flip_spatial_dims_inplace<float>(gemm_wt_);
+    gemm_wt = gemm_wt_;
+  }
+
   if (out.dtype() != float32) {
     gemm_out = array(out.shape(), float32, nullptr, {});
     gemm_out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(gemm_out.nbytes()));
@@ -1042,10 +1072,15 @@ void conv_1D_cpu(
     const std::vector<int>& wt_dilation,
     const std::vector<int>& in_dilation,
     bool flip) {
+  const int groups = in.shape().back() / wt.shape().back();
   if (wt_dilation[0] == 1 && in_dilation[0] == 1 && !flip) {
     return explicit_gemm_conv_1D_cpu(
         in, wt, out, padding, wt_strides, wt_dilation);
   }
+  if (wt_dilation[0] == 1 && in_dilation[0] == 1 && groups == 1) {
+    return explicit_gemm_conv_ND_cpu(
+        in, wt, out, padding, wt_strides, wt_dilation, flip);
+  }
 
   return dispatch_slow_conv_1D(
       in, wt, out, padding, wt_strides, wt_dilation, in_dilation, flip);
@@ -1060,6 +1095,13 @@ void conv_2D_cpu(
     const std::vector<int>& wt_dilation,
     const std::vector<int>& in_dilation,
     bool flip) {
+  const int groups = in.shape().back() / wt.shape().back();
+  if (wt_dilation[0] == 1 && wt_dilation[1] == 1 && in_dilation[0] == 1 &&
+      in_dilation[1] == 1 && groups == 1) {
+    return explicit_gemm_conv_ND_cpu(
+        in, wt, out, padding, wt_strides, wt_dilation, flip);
+  }
+
   return dispatch_slow_conv_2D(
       in, wt, out, padding, wt_strides, wt_dilation, in_dilation, flip);
 }
@@ -1073,6 +1115,14 @@ void conv_3D_cpu(
     const std::vector<int>& wt_dilation,
     const std::vector<int>& in_dilation,
     bool flip) {
+  const int groups = in.shape().back() / wt.shape().back();
+  if (wt_dilation[0] == 1 && wt_dilation[1] == 1 && wt_dilation[2] == 1 &&
+      in_dilation[0] == 1 && in_dilation[1] == 1 && in_dilation[2] == 1 &&
+      groups == 1) {
+    return explicit_gemm_conv_ND_cpu(
+        in, wt, out, padding, wt_strides, wt_dilation, flip);
+  }
+
   return dispatch_slow_conv_3D(
       in, wt, out, padding, wt_strides, wt_dilation, in_dilation, flip);
 }
@@ -1125,7 +1175,7 @@ void Convolution::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   else {
     std::ostringstream msg;
     msg << "[Convolution::eval] Convolution currently only supports"
-        << " 1D and 2D convolutions. Got inputs with " << in.ndim() - 2
+        << " 1D, 2D and 3D convolutions. Got inputs with " << in.ndim() - 2
         << " spatial dimensions";
     throw std::invalid_argument(msg.str());
   }

mlx/backend/common/copy.cpp

@@ -26,292 +26,117 @@ void copy_vector(const array& src, array& dst) {
   std::copy(src_ptr, src_ptr + src.data_size(), dst_ptr);
 }
 
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename stride_t>
-void copy_general_dim1(
-    const array& src,
-    array& dst,
-    const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    int64_t i_offset) {
-  const SrcT* src_ptr = src.data<SrcT>();
-  DstT* dst_ptr = dst.data<DstT>();
-  stride_t src_idx = i_offset;
-  stride_t dst_idx = 0;
-  for (int i = 0; i < data_shape[0]; ++i) {
-    dst_ptr[dst_idx++] = static_cast<DstT>(src_ptr[src_idx]);
-    src_idx += i_strides[0];
-  }
-}
+template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename StrideT, int D>
+inline void copy_dims(
+    const SrcT* src,
+    DstT* dst,
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& i_strides,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& o_strides,
+    int axis) {
+  auto stride_src = i_strides[axis];
+  auto stride_dst = o_strides[axis];
+  auto N = shape[axis];
 
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT>
-inline void copy_general_dim1(const array& src, array& dst) {
-  return copy_general_dim1<SrcT, DstT, size_t>(
-      src, dst, src.shape(), src.strides(), 0);
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename stride_t>
-void copy_general_dim2(
-    const array& src,
-    array& dst,
-    const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    int64_t i_offset) {
-  const SrcT* src_ptr = src.data<SrcT>();
-  DstT* dst_ptr = dst.data<DstT>();
-  stride_t src_idx = i_offset;
-  stride_t dst_idx = 0;
-  for (int i = 0; i < data_shape[0]; ++i) {
-    for (int j = 0; j < data_shape[1]; ++j) {
-      dst_ptr[dst_idx++] = static_cast<DstT>(src_ptr[src_idx]);
-      src_idx += i_strides[1];
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+    if constexpr (D > 1) {
+      copy_dims<SrcT, DstT, StrideT, D - 1>(
+          src, dst, shape, i_strides, o_strides, axis + 1);
+    } else {
+      *dst = static_cast<DstT>(*src);
     }
-    src_idx += i_strides[0] - i_strides[1] * data_shape[1];
+    src += stride_src;
+    dst += stride_dst;
   }
 }
 
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT>
-inline void copy_general_dim2(const array& src, array& dst) {
-  return copy_general_dim2<SrcT, DstT, size_t>(
-      src, dst, src.shape(), src.strides(), 0);
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename stride_t>
-void copy_general_dim3(
-    const array& src,
-    array& dst,
-    const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    int64_t i_offset) {
-  const SrcT* src_ptr = src.data<SrcT>();
-  DstT* dst_ptr = dst.data<DstT>();
-  stride_t src_idx = i_offset;
-  stride_t dst_idx = 0;
-  for (int i = 0; i < data_shape[0]; ++i) {
-    for (int j = 0; j < data_shape[1]; ++j) {
-      for (int k = 0; k < data_shape[2]; ++k) {
-        dst_ptr[dst_idx++] = static_cast<DstT>(src_ptr[src_idx]);
-        src_idx += i_strides[2];
-      }
-      src_idx += i_strides[1] - i_strides[2] * data_shape[2];
-    }
-    src_idx += i_strides[0] - i_strides[1] * data_shape[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT>
-inline void copy_general_dim3(const array& src, array& dst) {
-  return copy_general_dim3<SrcT, DstT, size_t>(
-      src, dst, src.shape(), src.strides(), 0);
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename stride_t>
-void copy_general_dim4(
-    const array& src,
-    array& dst,
-    const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    int64_t i_offset) {
-  const SrcT* src_ptr = src.data<SrcT>();
-  DstT* dst_ptr = dst.data<DstT>();
-  stride_t src_idx = i_offset;
-  stride_t dst_idx = 0;
-  for (int i = 0; i < data_shape[0]; ++i) {
-    for (int j = 0; j < data_shape[1]; ++j) {
-      for (int k = 0; k < data_shape[2]; ++k) {
-        for (int ii = 0; ii < data_shape[3]; ++ii) {
-          dst_ptr[dst_idx++] = static_cast<DstT>(src_ptr[src_idx]);
-          src_idx += i_strides[3];
-        }
-        src_idx += i_strides[2] - i_strides[3] * data_shape[3];
-      }
-      src_idx += i_strides[1] - i_strides[2] * data_shape[2];
-    }
-    src_idx += i_strides[0] - i_strides[1] * data_shape[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT>
-inline void copy_general_dim4(const array& src, array& dst) {
-  return copy_general_dim4<SrcT, DstT, size_t>(
-      src, dst, src.shape(), src.strides(), 0);
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename stride_t>
-void copy_general(
-    const array& src,
-    array& dst,
-    const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    int64_t i_offset) {
-  auto [new_shape, new_strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(
-      data_shape, std::vector<std::vector<stride_t>>{i_strides});
-  switch (new_shape.size()) {
-    case 1:
-      copy_general_dim1<SrcT, DstT, stride_t>(
-          src, dst, new_shape, new_strides[0], i_offset);
-      return;
-    case 2:
-      copy_general_dim2<SrcT, DstT, stride_t>(
-          src, dst, new_shape, new_strides[0], i_offset);
-      return;
-    case 3:
-      copy_general_dim3<SrcT, DstT, stride_t>(
-          src, dst, new_shape, new_strides[0], i_offset);
-      return;
-    case 4:
-      copy_general_dim4<SrcT, DstT, stride_t>(
-          src, dst, new_shape, new_strides[0], i_offset);
-      return;
-  }
-
-  auto src_ptr = src.data<SrcT>() + i_offset;
-  auto dst_ptr = dst.data<DstT>();
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < dst.size(); ++i) {
-    stride_t src_elem = elem_to_loc(i, new_shape, new_strides[0]);
-    dst_ptr[i] = static_cast<DstT>(src_ptr[src_elem]);
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT>
-inline void copy_general(const array& src, array& dst) {
-  return copy_general<SrcT, DstT, size_t>(
-      src, dst, src.shape(), src.strides(), 0);
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename stride_t>
-inline void copy_general(
-    const array& src,
-    array& dst,
-    const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& o_strides,
-    int64_t i_offset,
-    int64_t o_offset) {
-  return copy_general<SrcT, DstT, stride_t>(
-      src, dst, data_shape, i_strides, i_offset);
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename stride_t, int D>
-inline void copy_general_general_dims(
-    const array& src,
-    array& dst,
-    const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& o_strides,
-    int64_t i_offset,
-    int64_t o_offset) {
-  if constexpr (D > 1) {
-    int axis = data_shape.size() - D;
-    auto stride_src = i_strides[axis];
-    auto stride_dst = o_strides[axis];
-    auto N = data_shape[axis];
-    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
-      copy_general_general_dims<SrcT, DstT, stride_t, D - 1>(
-          src, dst, data_shape, i_strides, o_strides, i_offset, o_offset);
-      i_offset += stride_src;
-      o_offset += stride_dst;
-    }
-  } else {
-    int axis = data_shape.size() - 1;
-    auto stride_src = i_strides[axis];
-    auto stride_dst = o_strides[axis];
-    auto N = data_shape[axis];
-    const SrcT* src_ptr = src.data<SrcT>() + i_offset;
-    DstT* dst_ptr = dst.data<DstT>() + o_offset;
-    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
-      *dst_ptr = static_cast<DstT>(*src_ptr);
-      src_ptr += stride_src;
-      dst_ptr += stride_dst;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename stride_t>
+template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename StrideT>
 void copy_general_general(
     const array& src,
     array& dst,
     const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& o_strides,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& i_strides,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& o_strides,
     int64_t i_offset,
     int64_t o_offset) {
-  auto [new_shape, new_strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(
-      data_shape, std::vector<std::vector<stride_t>>{i_strides, o_strides});
-  switch (new_shape.size()) {
-    case 1:
-      copy_general_general_dims<SrcT, DstT, stride_t, 1>(
-          src,
-          dst,
-          new_shape,
-          new_strides[0],
-          new_strides[1],
-          i_offset,
-          o_offset);
-      return;
-    case 2:
-      copy_general_general_dims<SrcT, DstT, stride_t, 2>(
-          src,
-          dst,
-          new_shape,
-          new_strides[0],
-          new_strides[1],
-          i_offset,
-          o_offset);
-      return;
-    case 3:
-      copy_general_general_dims<SrcT, DstT, stride_t, 3>(
-          src,
-          dst,
-          new_shape,
-          new_strides[0],
-          new_strides[1],
-          i_offset,
-          o_offset);
-      return;
-    case 4:
-      copy_general_general_dims<SrcT, DstT, stride_t, 4>(
-          src,
-          dst,
-          new_shape,
-          new_strides[0],
-          new_strides[1],
-          i_offset,
-          o_offset);
-      return;
-    case 5:
-      copy_general_general_dims<SrcT, DstT, stride_t, 5>(
-          src,
-          dst,
-          new_shape,
-          new_strides[0],
-          new_strides[1],
-          i_offset,
-          o_offset);
-      return;
+  if (data_shape.empty()) {
+    auto val = static_cast<DstT>(*(src.data<SrcT>() + i_offset));
+    auto dst_ptr = dst.data<DstT>() + o_offset;
+    *dst_ptr = val;
+    return;
   }
-
-  int size = std::accumulate(
-      new_shape.end() - 5, new_shape.end(), 1, std::multiplies<int>());
-  for (int i = 0; i < src.size(); i += size) {
-    stride_t src_offset = i_offset + elem_to_loc(i, new_shape, new_strides[0]);
-    stride_t dst_offset = o_offset + elem_to_loc(i, new_shape, new_strides[1]);
-    copy_general_general_dims<SrcT, DstT, stride_t, 5>(
-        src,
-        dst,
-        new_shape,
-        new_strides[0],
-        new_strides[1],
-        src_offset,
-        dst_offset);
+  auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(
+      data_shape, std::vector<std::vector<StrideT>>{i_strides, o_strides});
+  auto src_ptr = src.data<SrcT>() + i_offset;
+  auto dst_ptr = dst.data<DstT>() + o_offset;
+  int ndim = shape.size();
+  if (ndim == 1) {
+    copy_dims<SrcT, DstT, StrideT, 1>(
+        src_ptr, dst_ptr, shape, strides[0], strides[1], 0);
+    return;
+  } else if (ndim == 2) {
+    copy_dims<SrcT, DstT, StrideT, 2>(
+        src_ptr, dst_ptr, shape, strides[0], strides[1], 0);
+    return;
+  } else if (ndim == 3) {
+    copy_dims<SrcT, DstT, StrideT, 3>(
+        src_ptr, dst_ptr, shape, strides[0], strides[1], 0);
+    return;
+  }
+  ContiguousIterator<StrideT> in(shape, strides[0], ndim - 3);
+  ContiguousIterator<StrideT> out(shape, strides[1], ndim - 3);
+  StrideT stride = std::accumulate(
+      shape.end() - 3, shape.end(), 1, std::multiplies<StrideT>());
+  for (StrideT elem = 0; elem < src.size(); elem += stride) {
+    copy_dims<SrcT, DstT, StrideT, 3>(
+        src_ptr + in.loc,
+        dst_ptr + out.loc,
+        shape,
+        strides[0],
+        strides[1],
+        ndim - 3);
+    in.step();
+    out.step();
   }
 }
 
 template <typename SrcT, typename DstT>
 inline void copy_general_general(const array& src, array& dst) {
-  return copy_general_general<SrcT, DstT, size_t>(
+  copy_general_general<SrcT, DstT, size_t>(
       src, dst, src.shape(), src.strides(), dst.strides(), 0, 0);
 }
 
+template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename StrideT>
+void copy_general(
+    const array& src,
+    array& dst,
+    const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& i_strides,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>&,
+    int64_t i_offset,
+    int64_t o_offset) {
+  copy_general_general<SrcT, DstT, StrideT>(
+      src,
+      dst,
+      data_shape,
+      i_strides,
+      make_contiguous_strides<StrideT>(data_shape),
+      i_offset,
+      o_offset);
+}
+
+template <typename SrcT, typename DstT>
+inline void copy_general(const array& src, array& dst) {
+  copy_general_general<SrcT, DstT, size_t>(
+      src,
+      dst,
+      src.shape(),
+      src.strides(),
+      make_contiguous_strides<size_t>(src.shape()),
+      0,
+      0);
+}
+
 template <typename SrcT, typename DstT, typename... Args>
 void copy(const array& src, array& dst, CopyType ctype, Args&&... args) {
   switch (ctype) {
@@ -326,6 +151,7 @@ void copy(const array& src, array& dst, CopyType ctype, Args&&... args) {
       return;
     case CopyType::GeneralGeneral:
       copy_general_general<SrcT, DstT>(src, dst, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+      return;
   }
 }
 
@@ -426,7 +252,7 @@ inline void copy_inplace_dispatch(
 } // namespace
 
 void copy_inplace(const array& src, array& dst, CopyType ctype) {
-  return copy_inplace_dispatch(src, dst, ctype);
+  copy_inplace_dispatch(src, dst, ctype);
 }
 
 void copy(const array& src, array& dst, CopyType ctype) {
@@ -456,20 +282,20 @@ void copy(const array& src, array& dst, CopyType ctype) {
   copy_inplace(src, dst, ctype);
 }
 
-template <typename stride_t>
+template <typename StrideT>
 void copy_inplace(
     const array& src,
     array& dst,
     const std::vector<int>& data_shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& i_strides,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& o_strides,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& i_strides,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& o_strides,
     int64_t i_offset,
     int64_t o_offset,
     CopyType ctype) {
   switch (ctype) {
     case CopyType::General:
     case CopyType::GeneralGeneral:
-      return copy_inplace_dispatch(
+      copy_inplace_dispatch(
           src,
           dst,
           ctype,
@@ -478,10 +304,10 @@ void copy_inplace(
           o_strides,
           i_offset,
           o_offset);
-
+      break;
     case CopyType::Scalar:
     case CopyType::Vector:
-      return copy_inplace_dispatch(src, dst, ctype);
+      copy_inplace_dispatch(src, dst, ctype);
   }
 }
 

mlx/backend/common/default_primitives.cpp

@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright © 2023-2024 Apple Inc.
 
-#ifdef ACCELERATE_NEW_LAPACK
-#include <Accelerate/Accelerate.h>
-#else
-#include <cblas.h>
-#endif
 #include <cstring>
 
 #include "mlx/array.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/copy.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/utils.h"
 #include "mlx/primitives.h"
 
@@ -114,6 +110,7 @@ DEFAULT(Tanh)
 DEFAULT(Transpose)
 DEFAULT(Inverse)
 DEFAULT(Cholesky)
+DEFAULT_MULTI(Eigh)
 
 namespace {
 

mlx/backend/common/eigh.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// Copyright © 2023-2024 Apple Inc.
+
+#include "mlx/allocator.h"
+#include "mlx/array.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/copy.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack.h"
+#include "mlx/linalg.h"
+#include "mlx/primitives.h"
+
+namespace mlx::core {
+
+namespace {
+
+void ssyevd(
+    char jobz,
+    char uplo,
+    float* a,
+    int N,
+    float* w,
+    float* work,
+    int lwork,
+    int* iwork,
+    int liwork) {
+  int info;
+  MLX_LAPACK_FUNC(ssyevd)
+  (
+      /* jobz = */ &jobz,
+      /* uplo = */ &uplo,
+      /* n = */ &N,
+      /* a = */ a,
+      /* lda = */ &N,
+      /* w = */ w,
+      /* work = */ work,
+      /* lwork = */ &lwork,
+      /* iwork = */ iwork,
+      /* liwork = */ &liwork,
+      /* info = */ &info);
+  if (info != 0) {
+    std::stringstream msg;
+    msg << "[Eigh::eval_cpu] Eigenvalue decomposition failed with error code "
+        << info;
+    throw std::runtime_error(msg.str());
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+void Eigh::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, std::vector<array>& outputs) {
+  const auto& a = inputs[0];
+  auto& values = outputs[0];
+
+  auto vectors = compute_eigenvectors_
+      ? outputs[1]
+      : array(a.shape(), a.dtype(), nullptr, {});
+
+  values.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(values.nbytes()));
+
+  copy(
+      a,
+      vectors,
+      a.flags().row_contiguous ? CopyType::Vector : CopyType::General);
+
+  if (compute_eigenvectors_) {
+    // Set the strides and flags so the eigenvectors
+    // are in the columns of the output
+    auto flags = vectors.flags();
+    auto strides = vectors.strides();
+    auto ndim = a.ndim();
+    std::swap(strides[ndim - 1], strides[ndim - 2]);
+
+    if (a.size() > 1) {
+      flags.row_contiguous = false;
+      if (ndim > 2) {
+        flags.col_contiguous = false;
+      } else {
+        flags.col_contiguous = true;
+      }
+    }
+    vectors.move_shared_buffer(vectors, strides, flags, vectors.data_size());
+  }
+
+  auto vec_ptr = vectors.data<float>();
+  auto eig_ptr = values.data<float>();
+
+  char jobz = compute_eigenvectors_ ? 'V' : 'N';
+  auto N = a.shape(-1);
+
+  // Work query
+  int lwork;
+  int liwork;
+  {
+    float work;
+    int iwork;
+    ssyevd(jobz, uplo_[0], nullptr, N, nullptr, &work, -1, &iwork, -1);
+    lwork = static_cast<int>(work);
+    liwork = iwork;
+  }
+
+  auto work_buf = array::Data{allocator::malloc_or_wait(sizeof(float) * lwork)};
+  auto iwork_buf = array::Data{allocator::malloc_or_wait(sizeof(int) * liwork)};
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.size() / (N * N); ++i) {
+    ssyevd(
+        jobz,
+        uplo_[0],
+        vec_ptr,
+        N,
+        eig_ptr,
+        static_cast<float*>(work_buf.buffer.raw_ptr()),
+        lwork,
+        static_cast<int*>(iwork_buf.buffer.raw_ptr()),
+        liwork);
+    vec_ptr += N * N;
+    eig_ptr += N;
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/common/indexing.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // Copyright © 2023 Apple Inc.
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cmath>
@@ -81,11 +80,18 @@ void gather(
   T* dst_ptr = out.data<T>();
   size_t out_idx = 0;
 
+  std::vector<ContiguousIterator<size_t>> its(inds.begin(), inds.end());
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> src_it;
+  if (!can_copy && src.ndim() > 0) {
+    src_it = std::move(
+        ContiguousIterator<size_t>(slice_sizes, src.strides(), src.ndim()));
+  }
   for (int idx = 0; idx < ind_size; idx++) {
     size_t src_idx = 0;
     for (int ii = 0; ii < inds.size(); ++ii) {
       auto ax = axes[ii];
-      auto idx_loc = elem_to_loc(idx, inds[ii]);
+      auto idx_loc = its[ii].loc;
+      its[ii].step();
       auto idx_val =
           offset_neg_idx(inds[ii].data<IdxT>()[idx_loc], src.shape(ax));
       src_idx += (idx_val * src.strides()[ax]);
@@ -99,9 +105,10 @@ void gather(
       out_idx += slice_size;
     } else {
       for (int jj = 0; jj < slice_size; jj++) {
-        auto src_offset = elem_to_loc(jj, slice_sizes, src.strides());
-        dst_ptr[out_idx++] = src_ptr[src_idx + src_offset];
+        dst_ptr[out_idx++] = src_ptr[src_idx + src_it.loc];
+        src_it.step();
       }
+      src_it.reset();
     }
   }
 }
@@ -223,21 +230,29 @@ void scatter(
     update_size *= us;
   }
 
+  std::vector<ContiguousIterator<size_t>> its(inds.begin(), inds.end());
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> update_it(updates);
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> out_it(update_shape, out.strides(), out.ndim());
+
   for (int i = 0; i < n_updates; ++i) {
     size_t out_offset = 0;
     for (int j = 0; j < nind; ++j) {
       auto ax = axes[j];
-      auto idx_loc = elem_to_loc(i, inds[j]);
+      auto idx_loc = its[j].loc;
+      its[j].step();
       auto idx_val =
           offset_neg_idx(inds[j].data<IdxT>()[idx_loc], out.shape(ax));
       out_offset += (idx_val * out.strides()[ax]);
     }
+    update_it.seek(i * update_size);
     for (int j = 0; j < update_size; ++j) {
-      auto update_loc = elem_to_loc(i * update_size + j, updates);
-      auto out_loc = elem_to_loc(j, update_shape, out.strides());
-      op(updates.data<InT>()[update_loc],
-         out.data<InT>() + out_offset + out_loc);
+      op(updates.data<InT>()[update_it.loc],
+         out.data<InT>() + out_offset + out_it.loc);
+      update_it.step();
+      out_it.step();
     }
+    out_it.reset();
+    update_it.reset();
   }
 }
 

mlx/backend/common/inverse.cpp

@@ -2,39 +2,19 @@
 
 #include "mlx/allocator.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/copy.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack.h"
 #include "mlx/primitives.h"
 
-#ifdef ACCELERATE_NEW_LAPACK
-#include <Accelerate/Accelerate.h>
-#else
-#include <lapack.h>
-#endif
-
-// Wrapper to account for differences in
-// LAPACK implementations (basically how to pass the 'uplo' string to fortran).
 int strtri_wrapper(char uplo, char diag, float* matrix, int N) {
   int info;
-
-#ifdef LAPACK_FORTRAN_STRLEN_END
-  strtri_(
-      /* uplo = */ &uplo,
-      /* diag = */ &diag,
-      /* N = */ &N,
-      /* a = */ matrix,
-      /* lda = */ &N,
-      /* info = */ &info,
-      /* uplo_len = */ static_cast<size_t>(1),
-      /* diag_len = */ static_cast<size_t>(1));
-#else
-  strtri_(
+  MLX_LAPACK_FUNC(strtri)
+  (
       /* uplo = */ &uplo,
       /* diag = */ &diag,
       /* N = */ &N,
       /* a = */ matrix,
       /* lda = */ &N,
       /* info = */ &info);
-#endif
-
   return info;
 }
 

mlx/backend/common/lapack.h

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-// Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
+// Copyright © 2023-2024 Apple Inc.
 
 #pragma once
 
 #ifdef ACCELERATE_NEW_LAPACK
 #include <Accelerate/Accelerate.h>
 #else
+#include <cblas.h>
 #include <lapack.h>
 #endif
 

mlx/backend/common/load.cpp

@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "mlx/allocator.h"
-#include "mlx/io/load.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/load.h"
 #include "mlx/primitives.h"
 
-namespace mlx::core {
-
 namespace {
 
 template <const uint8_t scalar_size>
@@ -29,12 +27,14 @@ void swap_endianness(uint8_t* data_bytes, size_t N) {
 
 } // namespace
 
-void Load::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
-  assert(inputs.size() == 0);
-  out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
+namespace mlx::core {
 
-  reader_->seek(offset_);
-  reader_->read(out.data<char>(), out.nbytes());
+void load(
+    array& out,
+    size_t offset,
+    const std::shared_ptr<io::Reader>& reader,
+    bool swap_endianness_) {
+  reader->read(out.data<char>(), out.nbytes(), offset);
 
   if (swap_endianness_) {
     switch (out.itemsize()) {
@@ -51,4 +51,11 @@ void Load::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   }
 }
 
+void Load::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
+  assert(inputs.size() == 0);
+  out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
+
+  load(out, offset_, reader_, swap_endianness_);
+}
+
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/common/load.h

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
+
+#include "mlx/array.h"
+#include "mlx/io/load.h"
+
+namespace mlx::core {
+
+void load(
+    array& out,
+    size_t offset,
+    const std::shared_ptr<io::Reader>& reader,
+    bool swap_endianess);
+
+} // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/common/make_compiled_preamble.sh

@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ if [ "$CLANG" = "TRUE" ]; then
   #include <cstdint>
   #include <vector>
 EOM
-
+CC_FLAGS=""
+else
+CC_FLAGS="-std=c++17"
 fi
 
-CONTENT=$($GCC -I "$SRCDIR" -E "$SRCDIR/mlx/backend/common/compiled_preamble.h" 2>/dev/null)
+CONTENT=$($GCC $CC_FLAGS -I "$SRCDIR" -E "$SRCDIR/mlx/backend/common/compiled_preamble.h" 2>/dev/null)
 
 cat << EOF > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
 const char* get_kernel_preamble() {

mlx/backend/common/masked_mm.cpp

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
 
-#ifdef ACCELERATE_NEW_LAPACK
-#include <Accelerate/Accelerate.h>
-#else
-#include <cblas.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <cstring>
 
 #include "mlx/array.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/copy.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/utils.h"
 #include "mlx/primitives.h"
 

mlx/backend/common/ops.h

@@ -295,6 +295,13 @@ struct Floor {
   }
 };
 
+struct Imag {
+  template <typename T>
+  T operator()(T x) {
+    return std::imag(x);
+  }
+};
+
 struct Log {
   template <typename T>
   T operator()(T x) {
@@ -337,6 +344,13 @@ struct Negative {
   }
 };
 
+struct Real {
+  template <typename T>
+  T operator()(T x) {
+    return std::real(x);
+  }
+};
+
 struct Round {
   template <typename T>
   T operator()(T x) {

mlx/backend/common/primitives.cpp

@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ void Full::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   copy(in, out, ctype);
 }
 
+void Imag::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
+  unary_op<complex64_t, float>(inputs[0], out, detail::Imag());
+}
+
 void Log::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   assert(inputs.size() == 1);
   const auto& in = inputs[0];
@@ -398,6 +402,10 @@ void RandomBits::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   }
 }
 
+void Real::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
+  unary_op<complex64_t, float>(inputs[0], out, detail::Real());
+}
+
 void Reshape::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   assert(inputs.size() == 1);
   const auto& in = inputs[0];
@@ -406,16 +414,7 @@ void Reshape::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
 
   if (copy_necessary) {
     out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
-    auto out_strides = make_contiguous_strides<size_t>(in.shape());
-    copy_inplace<size_t>(
-        in,
-        out,
-        in.shape(),
-        in.strides(),
-        out_strides,
-        0,
-        0,
-        CopyType::General);
+    copy_inplace(in, out, CopyType::General);
   } else {
     shared_buffer_reshape(in, out_strides, out);
   }
@@ -505,8 +504,16 @@ void Slice::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
         /* int64_t o_offset = */ 0,
         /* CopyType ctype = */ CopyType::General);
   } else {
+    size_t data_end = 1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < end_indices_.size(); ++i) {
+      if (in.shape()[i] > 1) {
+        auto end_idx = start_indices_[i] + out.shape()[i] * strides_[i] - 1;
+        data_end += end_idx * in.strides()[i];
+      }
+    }
+    size_t data_size = data_end - data_offset;
     std::vector<size_t> ostrides{inp_strides.begin(), inp_strides.end()};
-    shared_buffer_slice(in, ostrides, data_offset, out);
+    shared_buffer_slice(in, ostrides, data_offset, data_size, out);
   }
 }
 
@@ -604,11 +611,18 @@ void View::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
       strides[i] /= obytes;
     }
     out.copy_shared_buffer(
-        in, strides, in.flags(), in.data_size() * obytes / ibytes);
+        in, strides, in.flags(), in.data_size() * ibytes / obytes);
   } else {
-    auto tmp = array(in.shape(), in.dtype(), nullptr, {});
+    auto tmp = array(
+        in.shape(), in.dtype() == bool_ ? uint8 : in.dtype(), nullptr, {});
     tmp.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(tmp.nbytes()));
-    copy_inplace(in, tmp, CopyType::General);
+    if (in.dtype() == bool_) {
+      auto in_tmp = array(in.shape(), uint8, nullptr, {});
+      in_tmp.copy_shared_buffer(in);
+      copy_inplace(in_tmp, tmp, CopyType::General);
+    } else {
+      copy_inplace(in, tmp, CopyType::General);
+    }
 
     auto flags = out.flags();
     flags.contiguous = true;

mlx/backend/common/qrf.cpp

@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@
 
 #include "mlx/allocator.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/copy.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack.h"
 #include "mlx/primitives.h"
 
-#ifdef ACCELERATE_NEW_LAPACK
-#include <Accelerate/Accelerate.h>
-#else
-#include <lapack.h>
-#endif
-
 namespace mlx::core {
 
 template <typename T>

mlx/backend/common/quantized.cpp

@@ -201,55 +201,61 @@ void _qmm_dispatch(
     int group_size,
     bool transposed_w) {
   int K = x.shape(-1);
-  int M = x.size() / K;
+  int M = x.shape(-2);
   int N = out.shape(-1);
 
-  switch (x.dtype()) {
-    case float32:
-      _qmm_dispatch_typed<float>(
-          out.data<float>(),
-          x.data<float>(),
-          w.data<uint32_t>(),
-          scales.data<float>(),
-          biases.data<float>(),
-          M,
-          N,
-          K,
-          bits,
-          group_size,
-          transposed_w);
-      break;
-    case float16:
-      _qmm_dispatch_typed<float16_t>(
-          out.data<float16_t>(),
-          x.data<float16_t>(),
-          w.data<uint32_t>(),
-          scales.data<float16_t>(),
-          biases.data<float16_t>(),
-          M,
-          N,
-          K,
-          bits,
-          group_size,
-          transposed_w);
-      break;
-    case bfloat16:
-      _qmm_dispatch_typed<bfloat16_t>(
-          out.data<bfloat16_t>(),
-          x.data<bfloat16_t>(),
-          w.data<uint32_t>(),
-          scales.data<bfloat16_t>(),
-          biases.data<bfloat16_t>(),
-          M,
-          N,
-          K,
-          bits,
-          group_size,
-          transposed_w);
-      break;
-    default:
-      throw std::invalid_argument(
-          "[quantized_matmul] only floating types are supported");
+  int w_els = w.ndim() > 2 ? w.shape(-1) * w.shape(-2) : 0;
+  int g_els = w.ndim() > 2 ? scales.shape(-1) * scales.shape(-2) : 0;
+
+  int batch_size = x.size() / x.shape(-1) / x.shape(-2);
+  for (int i = 0; i < batch_size; i++) {
+    switch (x.dtype()) {
+      case float32:
+        _qmm_dispatch_typed<float>(
+            out.data<float>() + i * M * N,
+            x.data<float>() + elem_to_loc(i * M * K, x),
+            w.data<uint32_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * w_els, w),
+            scales.data<float>() + elem_to_loc(i * g_els, scales),
+            biases.data<float>() + elem_to_loc(i * g_els, biases),
+            M,
+            N,
+            K,
+            bits,
+            group_size,
+            transposed_w);
+        break;
+      case float16:
+        _qmm_dispatch_typed<float16_t>(
+            out.data<float16_t>() + i * M * N,
+            x.data<float16_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * M * K, x),
+            w.data<uint32_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * w_els, w),
+            scales.data<float16_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * g_els, scales),
+            biases.data<float16_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * g_els, biases),
+            M,
+            N,
+            K,
+            bits,
+            group_size,
+            transposed_w);
+        break;
+      case bfloat16:
+        _qmm_dispatch_typed<bfloat16_t>(
+            out.data<bfloat16_t>() + i * M * N,
+            x.data<bfloat16_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * M * K, x),
+            w.data<uint32_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * w_els, w),
+            scales.data<bfloat16_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * g_els, scales),
+            biases.data<bfloat16_t>() + elem_to_loc(i * g_els, biases),
+            M,
+            N,
+            K,
+            bits,
+            group_size,
+            transposed_w);
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw std::invalid_argument(
+            "[quantized_matmul] only floating types are supported");
+    }
   }
 }
 

mlx/backend/common/reduce_utils.cpp

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ReductionPlan get_reduction_plan(const array& x, const std::vector<int>& axes) {
     std::vector<int> shape = {x.shape(axes[0])};
     std::vector<size_t> strides = {x.strides()[axes[0]]};
     for (int i = 1; i < axes.size(); i++) {
-      if (axes[i] - 1 == axes[i - 1]) {
+      if (axes[i] - 1 == axes[i - 1] && x.shape(axes[i]) > 1) {
         shape.back() *= x.shape(axes[i]);
         strides.back() = x.strides()[axes[i]];
       } else {

mlx/backend/common/slicing.cpp

@@ -6,18 +6,16 @@ namespace mlx::core {
 
 std::tuple<bool, int64_t, std::vector<int64_t>> prepare_slice(
     const array& in,
-    std::vector<int>& start_indices,
-    std::vector<int>& strides) {
+    const std::vector<int>& start_indices,
+    const std::vector<int>& strides) {
   int64_t data_offset = 0;
   bool copy_needed = false;
   std::vector<int64_t> inp_strides(in.ndim(), 0);
   for (int i = 0; i < in.ndim(); ++i) {
     data_offset += start_indices[i] * in.strides()[i];
     inp_strides[i] = in.strides()[i] * strides[i];
-
     copy_needed |= strides[i] < 0;
   }
-
   return std::make_tuple(copy_needed, data_offset, inp_strides);
 }
 
@@ -25,26 +23,16 @@ void shared_buffer_slice(
     const array& in,
     const std::vector<size_t>& out_strides,
     size_t data_offset,
+    size_t data_size,
     array& out) {
   // Compute row/col contiguity
-  auto [data_size, is_row_contiguous, is_col_contiguous] =
+  auto [no_bsx_size, is_row_contiguous, is_col_contiguous] =
       check_contiguity(out.shape(), out_strides);
 
   auto flags = in.flags();
   flags.row_contiguous = is_row_contiguous;
   flags.col_contiguous = is_col_contiguous;
-
-  if (data_size == 1) {
-    // Broadcasted scalar array is contiguous.
-    flags.contiguous = true;
-  } else if (data_size == in.data_size()) {
-    // Means we sliced a broadcasted dimension so leave the "no holes" flag
-    // alone.
-  } else {
-    // We sliced something. So either we are row or col contiguous or we
-    // punched a hole.
-    flags.contiguous &= flags.row_contiguous || flags.col_contiguous;
-  }
+  flags.contiguous = (no_bsx_size == data_size);
 
   out.copy_shared_buffer(in, out_strides, flags, data_size, data_offset);
 }

mlx/backend/common/slicing.h

@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ namespace mlx::core {
 
 std::tuple<bool, int64_t, std::vector<int64_t>> prepare_slice(
     const array& in,
-    std::vector<int>& start_indices,
-    std::vector<int>& strides);
+    const std::vector<int>& start_indices,
+    const std::vector<int>& strides);
 
 void shared_buffer_slice(
     const array& in,
     const std::vector<size_t>& out_strides,
     size_t data_offset,
+    size_t data_size,
     array& out);
 
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/common/sort.cpp

@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ void sort(const array& in, array& out, int axis) {
 
   // Get axis, shape and stride info
   axis = axis < 0 ? axis + in.ndim() : axis;
-  size_t n_rows = in.size() / in.shape(axis);
+  size_t in_size = in.flags().contiguous ? in.data_size() : in.size();
+  size_t n_rows = in_size / in.shape(axis);
 
   auto remaining_shape = out.shape();
   remaining_shape.erase(remaining_shape.begin() + axis);
@@ -123,14 +124,16 @@ void sort(const array& in, array& out, int axis) {
   int axis_size = out.shape(axis);
 
   // Perform sorting in place
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> src_it(
+      remaining_shape, remaining_strides, remaining_shape.size());
   for (int i = 0; i < n_rows; i++) {
-    size_t loc = elem_to_loc(i, remaining_shape, remaining_strides);
-    T* data_ptr = out.data<T>() + loc;
+    T* data_ptr = out.data<T>() + src_it.loc;
 
     StridedIterator st(data_ptr, axis_stride, 0);
     StridedIterator ed(data_ptr, axis_stride, axis_size);
 
     std::stable_sort(st, ed);
+    src_it.step();
   }
 }
 
@@ -160,11 +163,15 @@ void argsort(const array& in, array& out, int axis) {
   int axis_size = in.shape(axis);
 
   // Perform sorting
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> in_it(
+      in_remaining_shape, in_remaining_strides, in_remaining_shape.size());
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> out_it(
+      out_remaining_shape, out_remaining_strides, out_remaining_shape.size());
   for (int i = 0; i < n_rows; i++) {
-    size_t in_loc = elem_to_loc(i, in_remaining_shape, in_remaining_strides);
-    size_t out_loc = elem_to_loc(i, out_remaining_shape, out_remaining_strides);
-    const T* data_ptr = in.data<T>() + in_loc;
-    IdxT* idx_ptr = out.data<IdxT>() + out_loc;
+    const T* data_ptr = in.data<T>() + in_it.loc;
+    IdxT* idx_ptr = out.data<IdxT>() + out_it.loc;
+    in_it.step();
+    out_it.step();
 
     StridedIterator st_(idx_ptr, out_stride, 0);
     StridedIterator ed_(idx_ptr, out_stride, axis_size);
@@ -192,7 +199,8 @@ void partition(const array& in, array& out, int axis, int kth) {
 
   // Get axis, shape and stride info
   axis = axis < 0 ? axis + in.ndim() : axis;
-  size_t n_rows = in.size() / in.shape(axis);
+  size_t in_size = in.flags().contiguous ? in.data_size() : in.size();
+  size_t n_rows = in_size / in.shape(axis);
 
   auto remaining_shape = in.shape();
   remaining_shape.erase(remaining_shape.begin() + axis);
@@ -206,9 +214,11 @@ void partition(const array& in, array& out, int axis, int kth) {
   kth = kth < 0 ? kth + axis_size : kth;
 
   // Perform partition in place
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> src_it(
+      remaining_shape, remaining_strides, remaining_shape.size());
   for (int i = 0; i < n_rows; i++) {
-    size_t loc = elem_to_loc(i, remaining_shape, remaining_strides);
-    T* data_ptr = out.data<T>() + loc;
+    T* data_ptr = out.data<T>() + src_it.loc;
+    src_it.step();
 
     StridedIterator st(data_ptr, axis_stride, 0);
     StridedIterator md(data_ptr, axis_stride, kth);
@@ -227,37 +237,49 @@ void argpartition(const array& in, array& out, int axis, int kth) {
   axis = axis < 0 ? axis + in.ndim() : axis;
   size_t n_rows = in.size() / in.shape(axis);
 
-  auto remaining_shape = in.shape();
-  remaining_shape.erase(remaining_shape.begin() + axis);
+  auto in_remaining_shape = in.shape();
+  in_remaining_shape.erase(in_remaining_shape.begin() + axis);
 
-  auto remaining_strides = in.strides();
-  remaining_strides.erase(remaining_strides.begin() + axis);
+  auto in_remaining_strides = in.strides();
+  in_remaining_strides.erase(in_remaining_strides.begin() + axis);
 
-  size_t axis_stride = in.strides()[axis];
+  auto out_remaining_shape = out.shape();
+  out_remaining_shape.erase(out_remaining_shape.begin() + axis);
+
+  auto out_remaining_strides = out.strides();
+  out_remaining_strides.erase(out_remaining_strides.begin() + axis);
+
+  size_t in_stride = in.strides()[axis];
+  size_t out_stride = out.strides()[axis];
   int axis_size = in.shape(axis);
 
   kth = kth < 0 ? kth + axis_size : kth;
 
   // Perform partition
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> in_it(
+      in_remaining_shape, in_remaining_strides, in_remaining_shape.size());
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> out_it(
+      out_remaining_shape, out_remaining_strides, out_remaining_shape.size());
   for (int i = 0; i < n_rows; i++) {
-    size_t loc = elem_to_loc(i, remaining_shape, remaining_strides);
-    const T* data_ptr = in.data<T>() + loc;
-    IdxT* idx_ptr = out.data<IdxT>() + loc;
+    const T* data_ptr = in.data<T>() + in_it.loc;
+    IdxT* idx_ptr = out.data<IdxT>() + out_it.loc;
+    in_it.step();
+    out_it.step();
 
-    StridedIterator st_(idx_ptr, axis_stride, 0);
-    StridedIterator ed_(idx_ptr, axis_stride, axis_size);
+    StridedIterator st_(idx_ptr, out_stride, 0);
+    StridedIterator ed_(idx_ptr, out_stride, axis_size);
 
     // Initialize with iota
     std::iota(st_, ed_, IdxT(0));
 
     // Sort according to vals
-    StridedIterator st(idx_ptr, axis_stride, 0);
-    StridedIterator md(idx_ptr, axis_stride, kth);
-    StridedIterator ed(idx_ptr, axis_stride, axis_size);
+    StridedIterator st(idx_ptr, out_stride, 0);
+    StridedIterator md(idx_ptr, out_stride, kth);
+    StridedIterator ed(idx_ptr, out_stride, axis_size);
 
-    std::nth_element(st, md, ed, [data_ptr, axis_stride](IdxT a, IdxT b) {
-      auto v1 = data_ptr[a * axis_stride];
-      auto v2 = data_ptr[b * axis_stride];
+    std::nth_element(st, md, ed, [data_ptr, in_stride](IdxT a, IdxT b) {
+      auto v1 = data_ptr[a * in_stride];
+      auto v2 = data_ptr[b * in_stride];
       return v1 < v2 || (v1 == v2 && a < b);
     });
   }

mlx/backend/common/svd.cpp

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "mlx/allocator.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/common/copy.h"
-#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack_helper.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/common/lapack.h"
 #include "mlx/primitives.h"
 
 namespace mlx::core {

mlx/backend/common/ternary.h

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace {
 // TODO: Add support for more combinations of input types.
 enum class TernaryOpType {
   ScalarScalarScalar,
+  VectorVectorVector,
   General,
 };
 
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ get_ternary_op_type(const array& a, const array& b, const array& c) {
   TernaryOpType topt;
   if (a.data_size() == 1 && b.data_size() == 1 && c.data_size() == 1) {
     topt = TernaryOpType::ScalarScalarScalar;
+  } else if (
+      (a.flags().row_contiguous && b.flags().row_contiguous &&
+       c.flags().row_contiguous) ||
+      (a.flags().col_contiguous && b.flags().col_contiguous &&
+       c.flags().col_contiguous)) {
+    topt = TernaryOpType::VectorVectorVector;
   } else {
     topt = TernaryOpType::General;
   }
@@ -33,138 +40,77 @@ void set_ternary_op_output_data(
     array& out,
     TernaryOpType topt,
     bool donate_with_move = false) {
+  auto maybe_donate = [&out, donate_with_move](const array& x) {
+    if (is_donatable(x, out)) {
+      if (donate_with_move) {
+        out.move_shared_buffer(x);
+      } else {
+        out.copy_shared_buffer(x);
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
+
   switch (topt) {
     case TernaryOpType::ScalarScalarScalar:
       out.set_data(
           allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.itemsize()), 1, b.strides(), b.flags());
       break;
+    case TernaryOpType::VectorVectorVector:
+      if (!(maybe_donate(a) || maybe_donate(b) || maybe_donate(c))) {
+        out.set_data(
+            allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.itemsize() * b.data_size()),
+            b.data_size(),
+            b.strides(),
+            b.flags());
+      }
+      break;
     case TernaryOpType::General:
       out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
       break;
   }
 }
+template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename U, typename Op, int D>
+void ternary_op_dims(
+    const T1* a,
+    const T2* b,
+    const T3* c,
+    U* out,
+    Op op,
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& a_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& b_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& c_strides,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& out_strides,
+    int axis) {
+  auto stride_a = a_strides[axis];
+  auto stride_b = b_strides[axis];
+  auto stride_c = c_strides[axis];
+  auto stride_out = out_strides[axis];
+  auto N = shape[axis];
 
-template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename U, typename Op>
-void ternary_op_dims1(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    const array& c,
-    array& out,
-    Op op) {
-  const T1* a_ptr = a.data<T1>();
-  const T2* b_ptr = b.data<T2>();
-  const T3* c_ptr = c.data<T3>();
-
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t c_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < out.size(); ++i) {
-    dst[i] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx], c_ptr[c_idx]);
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0];
-    c_idx += c.strides()[0];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename U, typename Op>
-void ternary_op_dims2(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    const array& c,
-    array& out,
-    Op op) {
-  const T1* a_ptr = a.data<T1>();
-  const T2* b_ptr = b.data<T2>();
-  const T3* c_ptr = c.data<T3>();
-
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t c_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      dst[out_idx++] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx], c_ptr[c_idx]);
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1];
-      c_idx += c.strides()[1];
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+    if constexpr (D > 1) {
+      ternary_op_dims<T1, T2, T3, U, Op, D - 1>(
+          a,
+          b,
+          c,
+          out,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          c_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          axis + 1);
+    } else {
+      *out = op(*a, *b, *c);
     }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-    c_idx += c.strides()[0] - c.strides()[1] * c.shape()[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename U, typename Op>
-void ternary_op_dims3(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    const array& c,
-    array& out,
-    Op op) {
-  const T1* a_ptr = a.data<T1>();
-  const T2* b_ptr = b.data<T2>();
-  const T3* c_ptr = c.data<T3>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t c_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      for (size_t k = 0; k < a.shape()[2]; ++k) {
-        dst[out_idx++] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx], c_ptr[c_idx]);
-        a_idx += a.strides()[2];
-        b_idx += b.strides()[2];
-        c_idx += c.strides()[2];
-      }
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1] - a.strides()[2] * a.shape()[2];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1] - b.strides()[2] * b.shape()[2];
-      c_idx += c.strides()[1] - c.strides()[2] * c.shape()[2];
-    }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-    c_idx += c.strides()[0] - c.strides()[1] * c.shape()[1];
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename U, typename Op>
-void ternary_op_dims4(
-    const array& a,
-    const array& b,
-    const array& c,
-    array& out,
-    Op op) {
-  const T1* a_ptr = a.data<T1>();
-  const T2* b_ptr = b.data<T2>();
-  const T3* c_ptr = c.data<T3>();
-
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  size_t a_idx = 0;
-  size_t b_idx = 0;
-  size_t c_idx = 0;
-  size_t out_idx = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < a.shape()[0]; ++i) {
-    for (size_t j = 0; j < a.shape()[1]; ++j) {
-      for (size_t k = 0; k < a.shape()[2]; ++k) {
-        for (size_t ii = 0; ii < a.shape()[3]; ++ii) {
-          dst[out_idx++] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx], c_ptr[c_idx]);
-          a_idx += a.strides()[3];
-          b_idx += b.strides()[3];
-          c_idx += c.strides()[3];
-        }
-        a_idx += a.strides()[2] - a.strides()[3] * a.shape()[3];
-        b_idx += b.strides()[2] - b.strides()[3] * b.shape()[3];
-        c_idx += c.strides()[2] - c.strides()[3] * c.shape()[3];
-      }
-      a_idx += a.strides()[1] - a.strides()[2] * a.shape()[2];
-      b_idx += b.strides()[1] - b.strides()[2] * b.shape()[2];
-      c_idx += c.strides()[1] - c.strides()[2] * c.shape()[2];
-    }
-    a_idx += a.strides()[0] - a.strides()[1] * a.shape()[1];
-    b_idx += b.strides()[0] - b.strides()[1] * b.shape()[1];
-    c_idx += c.strides()[0] - c.strides()[1] * c.shape()[1];
+    a += stride_a;
+    b += stride_b;
+    c += stride_c;
+    out += stride_out;
   }
 }
 
@@ -175,30 +121,69 @@ void ternary_op_dispatch_dims(
     const array& c,
     array& out,
     Op op) {
-  switch (out.ndim()) {
-    case 1:
-      ternary_op_dims1<T1, T2, T3, U, Op>(a, b, c, out, op);
-      return;
-    case 2:
-      ternary_op_dims2<T1, T2, T3, U, Op>(a, b, c, out, op);
-      return;
-    case 3:
-      ternary_op_dims3<T1, T2, T3, U, Op>(a, b, c, out, op);
-      return;
-    case 4:
-      ternary_op_dims4<T1, T2, T3, U, Op>(a, b, c, out, op);
-      return;
-  }
+  auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(
+      a.shape(), {a.strides(), b.strides(), c.strides(), out.strides()});
+  const auto& a_strides = strides[0];
+  const auto& b_strides = strides[1];
+  const auto& c_strides = strides[2];
+  const auto& out_strides = strides[3];
 
   const T1* a_ptr = a.data<T1>();
   const T2* b_ptr = b.data<T2>();
   const T3* c_ptr = c.data<T3>();
-  U* dst = out.data<U>();
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < out.size(); i++) {
-    int a_idx = elem_to_loc(i, a.shape(), a.strides());
-    int b_idx = elem_to_loc(i, b.shape(), b.strides());
-    int c_idx = elem_to_loc(i, c.shape(), c.strides());
-    dst[i] = op(a_ptr[a_idx], b_ptr[b_idx], c_ptr[c_idx]);
+  U* out_ptr = out.data<T3>();
+  int ndim = shape.size();
+  switch (ndim) {
+    case 1:
+      ternary_op_dims<T1, T2, T3, U, Op, 1>(
+          a_ptr,
+          b_ptr,
+          c_ptr,
+          out_ptr,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          c_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          0);
+      return;
+    case 2:
+      ternary_op_dims<T1, T2, T3, U, Op, 2>(
+          a_ptr,
+          b_ptr,
+          c_ptr,
+          out_ptr,
+          op,
+          shape,
+          a_strides,
+          b_strides,
+          c_strides,
+          out_strides,
+          0);
+      return;
+  }
+
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> a_it(shape, a_strides, ndim - 2);
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> b_it(shape, b_strides, ndim - 2);
+  ContiguousIterator<size_t> c_it(shape, c_strides, ndim - 2);
+  size_t stride = out_strides[ndim - 3];
+  for (size_t elem = 0; elem < a.size(); elem += stride) {
+    ternary_op_dims<T1, T2, T3, U, Op, 2>(
+        a_ptr + a_it.loc,
+        b_ptr + b_it.loc,
+        c_ptr + c_it.loc,
+        out_ptr + elem,
+        op,
+        shape,
+        a_strides,
+        b_strides,
+        c_strides,
+        out_strides,
+        ndim - 2);
+    a_it.step();
+    b_it.step();
+    c_it.step();
   }
 }
 
@@ -215,10 +200,21 @@ void ternary_op(
   // The full computation is scalar-scalar-scalar so we call the base op once.
   if (topt == TernaryOpType::ScalarScalarScalar) {
     *(out.data<U>()) = op(*a.data<T1>(), *b.data<T2>(), *c.data<T3>());
-    return;
+  } else if (topt == TernaryOpType::VectorVectorVector) {
+    const T1* a_ptr = a.data<T1>();
+    const T2* b_ptr = b.data<T2>();
+    const T3* c_ptr = c.data<T3>();
+    U* out_ptr = out.data<U>();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < out.size(); ++i) {
+      *out_ptr = op(*a_ptr, *b_ptr, *c_ptr);
+      a_ptr++;
+      b_ptr++;
+      c_ptr++;
+      out_ptr++;
+    }
+  } else {
+    ternary_op_dispatch_dims<T1, T2, T3, U>(a, b, c, out, op);
   }
-
-  ternary_op_dispatch_dims<T1, T2, T3, U>(a, b, c, out, op);
 }
 
 } // namespace

mlx/backend/common/unary.h

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace mlx::core {
 namespace {
 
 void set_unary_output_data(const array& in, array& out) {
-  if (in.is_donatable() && in.itemsize() == out.itemsize()) {
+  if (is_donatable(in, out)) {
     out.copy_shared_buffer(in);
   } else {
     auto size = in.data_size();
@@ -24,22 +24,36 @@ void set_unary_output_data(const array& in, array& out) {
   }
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename Op>
+template <typename T, typename U = T, typename Op>
+void unary_op(const T* a, U* out, Op op, size_t shape, size_t stride) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < shape; i += 1) {
+    out[i] = op(*a);
+    a += stride;
+  }
+}
+
+template <typename T, typename U = T, typename Op>
 void unary_op(const array& a, array& out, Op op) {
   const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
   if (a.flags().contiguous) {
     set_unary_output_data(a, out);
-    T* dst = out.data<T>();
+    U* dst = out.data<U>();
     for (size_t i = 0; i < a.data_size(); ++i) {
       dst[i] = op(a_ptr[i]);
     }
   } else {
     out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
-    T* dst = out.data<T>();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < out.size(); ++i) {
-      // TODO this is super inefficient, need to fix.
-      int a_idx = elem_to_loc(i, a.shape(), a.strides());
-      dst[i] = op(a_ptr[a_idx]);
+    U* dst = out.data<U>();
+    size_t shape = a.ndim() > 0 ? a.shape(-1) : 1;
+    size_t stride = a.ndim() > 0 ? a.strides(-1) : 1;
+    if (a.ndim() <= 1) {
+      unary_op(a_ptr, dst, op, shape, stride);
+      return;
+    }
+    ContiguousIterator it(a.shape(), a.strides(), a.ndim() - 1);
+    for (size_t elem = 0; elem < a.size(); elem += shape) {
+      unary_op(a_ptr + it.loc, dst + elem, op, shape, stride);
+      it.step();
     }
   }
 }

mlx/backend/common/utils.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+// Copyright © 2023-2024 Apple Inc.
+
+#include "mlx/backend/common/utils.h"
+
+namespace mlx::core {
+
+template <typename StrideT>
+std::tuple<std::vector<int>, std::vector<std::vector<StrideT>>>
+collapse_contiguous_dims_impl(
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<std::vector<StrideT>>& strides,
+    StrideT size_cap) {
+  // Make a vector that has axes separated with -1. Collapse all axes between
+  // -1.
+  std::vector<int> to_collapse;
+  if (shape.size() > 0) {
+    if (shape[0] != 1) {
+      to_collapse.push_back(0);
+    }
+    size_t size = shape[0];
+    for (int i = 1; i < shape.size(); i++) {
+      bool contiguous = true;
+      size *= shape[i];
+      for (const std::vector<StrideT>& st : strides) {
+        if (st[i] * shape[i] != st[i - 1] || size > size_cap) {
+          contiguous = false;
+          size = shape[i];
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!contiguous) {
+        to_collapse.push_back(-1);
+      }
+      if (shape[i] != 1) {
+        to_collapse.push_back(i);
+      }
+    }
+    to_collapse.push_back(-1);
+  }
+
+  std::vector<int> out_shape;
+  std::vector<std::vector<StrideT>> out_strides(strides.size());
+  for (int i = 0;;) {
+    while (i < to_collapse.size() && to_collapse[i] == -1) {
+      ++i;
+    };
+    if (i == to_collapse.size()) {
+      break;
+    }
+    int current_shape = shape[to_collapse[i]];
+    int k = i;
+    while (to_collapse[++k] != -1) {
+      current_shape *= shape[to_collapse[k]];
+    }
+    out_shape.push_back(current_shape);
+    for (int j = 0; j < strides.size(); j++) {
+      const std::vector<StrideT>& st = strides[j];
+      out_strides[j].push_back(st[to_collapse[k - 1]]);
+    }
+    i = k + 1;
+  }
+
+  if (!shape.empty() && out_shape.empty()) {
+    out_shape.push_back(1);
+    for (auto& out_stride : out_strides) {
+      out_stride.push_back(0);
+    }
+  }
+  return std::make_tuple(out_shape, out_strides);
+}
+
+std::tuple<std::vector<int>, std::vector<std::vector<int64_t>>>
+collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<std::vector<int64_t>>& strides,
+    int64_t size_cap /* = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max() */) {
+  return collapse_contiguous_dims_impl(shape, strides, size_cap);
+}
+
+std::tuple<std::vector<int>, std::vector<std::vector<size_t>>>
+collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<std::vector<size_t>>& strides,
+    size_t size_cap /* = std::numeric_limits<int32>::max() */) {
+  return collapse_contiguous_dims_impl(shape, strides, size_cap);
+}
+
+template <typename StrideT>
+std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<StrideT>> collapse_contiguous_dims_impl(
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& strides,
+    StrideT size_cap) {
+  std::vector<int> collapsed_shape;
+  std::vector<StrideT> collapsed_strides;
+
+  if (shape.size() > 0) {
+    collapsed_shape.push_back(shape[0]);
+    collapsed_strides.push_back(strides[0]);
+    for (int i = 1; i < shape.size(); i++) {
+      if (shape[i] == 1) {
+        continue;
+      } else if (
+          strides[i] * shape[i] != collapsed_strides.back() ||
+          collapsed_shape.back() * static_cast<StrideT>(shape[i]) > size_cap) {
+        collapsed_shape.push_back(shape[i]);
+        collapsed_strides.push_back(strides[i]);
+      } else {
+        collapsed_shape.back() *= shape[i];
+        collapsed_strides.back() = strides[i];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return std::make_pair(collapsed_shape, collapsed_strides);
+}
+
+std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<int64_t>> collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<int64_t>& strides,
+    int64_t size_cap /* = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max() */) {
+  return collapse_contiguous_dims_impl<int64_t>(shape, strides, size_cap);
+}
+
+std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<size_t>> collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& strides,
+    size_t size_cap /* = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max() */) {
+  return collapse_contiguous_dims_impl<size_t>(shape, strides, size_cap);
+}
+
+std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<size_t>> collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const array& a,
+    size_t size_cap /* = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max()*/) {
+  return collapse_contiguous_dims_impl<size_t>(
+      a.shape(), a.strides(), size_cap);
+}
+
+} // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/common/utils.h

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 
 namespace mlx::core {
 
-template <typename stride_t>
-inline stride_t elem_to_loc(
+template <typename StrideT>
+inline StrideT elem_to_loc(
     int elem,
     const std::vector<int>& shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& strides) {
-  stride_t loc = 0;
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& strides) {
+  StrideT loc = 0;
   for (int i = shape.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
     auto q_and_r = ldiv(elem, shape[i]);
     loc += q_and_r.rem * strides[i];
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ inline size_t elem_to_loc(int elem, const array& a) {
   return elem_to_loc(elem, a.shape(), a.strides());
 }
 
-template <typename stride_t>
-std::vector<stride_t> make_contiguous_strides(const std::vector<int>& shape) {
-  std::vector<stride_t> strides(shape.size(), 1);
+template <typename StrideT>
+std::vector<StrideT> make_contiguous_strides(const std::vector<int>& shape) {
+  std::vector<StrideT> strides(shape.size(), 1);
   for (int i = shape.size() - 1; i > 0; i--) {
     strides[i - 1] = strides[i] * shape[i];
   }
@@ -44,58 +44,26 @@ std::vector<stride_t> make_contiguous_strides(const std::vector<int>& shape) {
 //
 // When multiple arrays are passed they should all have the same shape. The
 // collapsed axes are also the same so one shape is returned.
-template <typename stride_t>
-inline std::tuple<std::vector<int>, std::vector<std::vector<stride_t>>>
+std::tuple<std::vector<int>, std::vector<std::vector<int64_t>>>
 collapse_contiguous_dims(
     const std::vector<int>& shape,
-    const std::vector<std::vector<stride_t>> strides) {
-  // Make a vector that has axes separated with -1. Collapse all axes between
-  // -1.
-  std::vector<int> to_collapse;
-  if (shape.size() > 0) {
-    to_collapse.push_back(0);
-    for (int i = 1; i < shape.size(); i++) {
-      bool contiguous = true;
-      for (const std::vector<stride_t>& st : strides) {
-        if (st[i] * shape[i] != st[i - 1]) {
-          contiguous = false;
-        }
-        if (!contiguous) {
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-      if (!contiguous) {
-        to_collapse.push_back(-1);
-      }
-      to_collapse.push_back(i);
-    }
-    to_collapse.push_back(-1);
-  }
-
-  std::vector<int> out_shape;
-  std::vector<std::vector<stride_t>> out_strides(strides.size());
-  for (int i = 0; i < to_collapse.size(); i++) {
-    int current_shape = shape[to_collapse[i]];
-    while (to_collapse[++i] != -1) {
-      current_shape *= shape[to_collapse[i]];
-    }
-    out_shape.push_back(current_shape);
-    for (int j = 0; j < strides.size(); j++) {
-      const std::vector<stride_t>& st = strides[j];
-      out_strides[j].push_back(st[to_collapse[i - 1]]);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return std::make_tuple(out_shape, out_strides);
-}
+    const std::vector<std::vector<int64_t>>& strides,
+    int64_t size_cap = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max());
+std::tuple<std::vector<int>, std::vector<std::vector<size_t>>>
+collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<std::vector<size_t>>& strides,
+    size_t size_cap = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max());
 
 inline std::tuple<std::vector<int>, std::vector<std::vector<size_t>>>
-collapse_contiguous_dims(const std::vector<array>& xs) {
+collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const std::vector<array>& xs,
+    size_t size_cap = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max()) {
   std::vector<std::vector<size_t>> strides;
   for (auto& x : xs) {
     strides.emplace_back(x.strides());
   }
-  return collapse_contiguous_dims(xs[0].shape(), strides);
+  return collapse_contiguous_dims(xs[0].shape(), strides, size_cap);
 }
 
 template <typename... Arrays, typename = enable_for_arrays_t<Arrays...>>
@@ -105,37 +73,85 @@ inline auto collapse_contiguous_dims(Arrays&&... xs) {
 }
 
 // The single array version of the above.
-inline std::tuple<std::vector<int>, std::vector<size_t>>
-collapse_contiguous_dims(
+std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<int64_t>> collapse_contiguous_dims(
     const std::vector<int>& shape,
-    const std::vector<size_t>& strides) {
-  std::vector<int> collapsed_shape;
-  std::vector<size_t> collapsed_strides;
+    const std::vector<int64_t>& strides,
+    int64_t size_cap = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max());
+std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<size_t>> collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const std::vector<int>& shape,
+    const std::vector<size_t>& strides,
+    size_t size_cap = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max());
+std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<size_t>> collapse_contiguous_dims(
+    const array& a,
+    size_t size_cap = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max());
 
-  if (shape.size() > 0) {
-    collapsed_shape.push_back(shape[0]);
-    collapsed_strides.push_back(strides[0]);
-    for (int i = 1; i < shape.size(); i++) {
-      if (strides[i] * shape[i] != collapsed_strides.back() ||
-          collapsed_shape.back() * static_cast<size_t>(shape[i]) >
-              std::numeric_limits<int>::max()) {
-        collapsed_shape.push_back(shape[i]);
-        collapsed_strides.push_back(strides[i]);
-      } else {
-        collapsed_shape.back() *= shape[i];
-        collapsed_strides.back() = strides[i];
-      }
+template <typename StrideT>
+struct ContiguousIterator {
+  inline void step() {
+    int dims = shape_.size();
+    if (dims == 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    int i = dims - 1;
+    while (pos_[i] == (shape_[i] - 1) && i > 0) {
+      pos_[i] = 0;
+      loc -= (shape_[i] - 1) * strides_[i];
+      i--;
+    }
+    pos_[i]++;
+    loc += strides_[i];
+  }
+
+  void seek(StrideT n) {
+    loc = 0;
+    for (int i = shape_.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+      auto q_and_r = ldiv(n, shape_[i]);
+      loc += q_and_r.rem * strides_[i];
+      pos_[i] = q_and_r.rem;
+      n = q_and_r.quot;
     }
   }
 
-  return std::make_tuple(collapsed_shape, collapsed_strides);
-}
+  void reset() {
+    loc = 0;
+    std::fill(pos_.begin(), pos_.end(), 0);
+  }
 
-template <typename stride_t>
+  ContiguousIterator() {};
+
+  explicit ContiguousIterator(const array& a)
+      : shape_(a.shape()), strides_(a.strides()) {
+    if (!shape_.empty()) {
+      std::tie(shape_, strides_) = collapse_contiguous_dims(shape_, strides_);
+      pos_ = std::vector<int>(shape_.size(), 0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  explicit ContiguousIterator(
+      const std::vector<int>& shape,
+      const std::vector<StrideT>& strides,
+      int dims)
+      : shape_(shape.begin(), shape.begin() + dims),
+        strides_(strides.begin(), strides.begin() + dims) {
+    if (!shape_.empty()) {
+      std::tie(shape_, strides_) = collapse_contiguous_dims(shape_, strides_);
+      pos_ = std::vector<int>(shape_.size(), 0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  StrideT loc{0};
+
+ private:
+  std::vector<int> shape_;
+  std::vector<StrideT> strides_;
+  std::vector<int> pos_;
+};
+
+template <typename StrideT>
 inline auto check_contiguity(
     const std::vector<int>& shape,
-    const std::vector<stride_t>& strides) {
-  size_t data_size = 1;
+    const std::vector<StrideT>& strides) {
+  size_t no_broadcast_data_size = 1;
   size_t f_stride = 1;
   size_t b_stride = 1;
   bool is_row_contiguous = true;
@@ -147,11 +163,19 @@ inline auto check_contiguity(
     f_stride *= shape[i];
     b_stride *= shape[ri];
     if (strides[i] > 0) {
-      data_size *= shape[i];
+      no_broadcast_data_size *= shape[i];
     }
   }
 
-  return std::make_tuple(data_size, is_row_contiguous, is_col_contiguous);
+  return std::make_tuple(
+      no_broadcast_data_size, is_row_contiguous, is_col_contiguous);
+}
+
+inline bool is_donatable(const array& in, const array& out) {
+  constexpr size_t donation_extra = 16384;
+
+  return in.is_donatable() && in.itemsize() == out.itemsize() &&
+      in.buffer_size() <= out.nbytes() + donation_extra;
 }
 
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/metal/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,98 +1,56 @@
 function(make_jit_source SRC_FILE)
-  # This function takes a metal header file,
-  # runs the C preprocessesor on it, and makes
-  # the processed contents available as a string in a C++ function
+  # This function takes a metal header file, runs the C preprocessesor on it,
+  # and makes the processed contents available as a string in a C++ function
   # mlx::core::metal::${SRC_NAME}()
   #
-  # To use the function, declare it in jit/includes.h and
-  # include jit/includes.h.
+  # To use the function, declare it in jit/includes.h and include
+  # jit/includes.h.
   #
-  # Additional arguments to this function are treated as dependencies
-  # in the Cmake build system.
+  # Additional arguments to this function are treated as dependencies in the
+  # Cmake build system.
   get_filename_component(SRC_NAME ${SRC_FILE} NAME)
   add_custom_command(
-    OUTPUT  jit/${SRC_NAME}.cpp
-    COMMAND /bin/bash
-              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/make_compiled_preamble.sh
-              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/jit
-              ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
-              ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
-              ${SRC_FILE}
-              "-DMLX_METAL_VERSION=${MLX_METAL_VERSION}"
-    DEPENDS make_compiled_preamble.sh
-            kernels/${SRC_FILE}.h
-            ${ARGN}
-  )
+    OUTPUT jit/${SRC_NAME}.cpp
+    COMMAND
+      /bin/bash ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/make_compiled_preamble.sh
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/jit ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+      ${SRC_FILE} "-DMLX_METAL_VERSION=${MLX_METAL_VERSION}"
+    DEPENDS make_compiled_preamble.sh kernels/${SRC_FILE}.h ${ARGN})
   add_custom_target(${SRC_NAME} DEPENDS jit/${SRC_NAME}.cpp)
   add_dependencies(mlx ${SRC_NAME})
-  target_sources(
-    mlx
-    PRIVATE
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/jit/${SRC_NAME}.cpp
-  )
+  target_sources(mlx PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/jit/${SRC_NAME}.cpp)
 endfunction(make_jit_source)
 
-make_jit_source(
-  utils
-  kernels/bf16.h
-  kernels/complex.h
-  kernels/defines.h
-)
-make_jit_source(
-  unary_ops
-  kernels/erf.h
-  kernels/expm1f.h
-)
+make_jit_source(utils kernels/bf16.h kernels/complex.h kernels/defines.h)
+make_jit_source(unary_ops kernels/erf.h kernels/expm1f.h)
 make_jit_source(binary_ops)
 make_jit_source(ternary_ops)
-make_jit_source(
-  reduce_utils
-  kernels/atomic.h
-  kernels/reduction/ops.h
-)
+make_jit_source(reduce_utils kernels/atomic.h kernels/reduction/ops.h)
 make_jit_source(scatter)
 make_jit_source(gather)
 make_jit_source(hadamard)
 
-if (MLX_METAL_JIT) 
-  target_sources(
-    mlx
-    PRIVATE
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/jit_kernels.cpp
-  )
+if(MLX_METAL_JIT)
+  target_sources(mlx PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/jit_kernels.cpp)
   make_jit_source(arange)
   make_jit_source(copy)
   make_jit_source(unary)
   make_jit_source(binary)
   make_jit_source(binary_two)
-  make_jit_source(
-    fft
-    kernels/fft/radix.h
-    kernels/fft/readwrite.h
-  )
+  make_jit_source(fft kernels/fft/radix.h kernels/fft/readwrite.h)
   make_jit_source(ternary)
   make_jit_source(softmax)
   make_jit_source(scan)
   make_jit_source(sort)
   make_jit_source(
-    reduce
-    kernels/reduction/reduce_all.h
-    kernels/reduction/reduce_col.h
-    kernels/reduction/reduce_row.h
-  )
+    reduce kernels/reduction/reduce_all.h kernels/reduction/reduce_col.h
+    kernels/reduction/reduce_row.h kernels/reduction/reduce_init.h)
   make_jit_source(
-    steel/gemm/gemm
-    kernels/steel/utils.h
-    kernels/steel/gemm/loader.h
-    kernels/steel/gemm/mma.h
-    kernels/steel/gemm/params.h
-    kernels/steel/gemm/transforms.h
-  )
+    steel/gemm/gemm kernels/steel/utils.h kernels/steel/gemm/loader.h
+    kernels/steel/gemm/mma.h kernels/steel/gemm/params.h
+    kernels/steel/gemm/transforms.h)
   make_jit_source(steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_fused)
-  make_jit_source(
-    steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_masked
-    kernels/steel/defines.h
-  )
+  make_jit_source(steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_masked kernels/steel/defines.h)
   make_jit_source(steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_splitk)
   make_jit_source(
     steel/conv/conv
@@ -103,62 +61,52 @@ if (MLX_METAL_JIT)
     kernels/steel/conv/params.h
     kernels/steel/conv/loader.h
     kernels/steel/conv/loaders/loader_channel_l.h
-    kernels/steel/conv/loaders/loader_channel_n.h
-  )
-  make_jit_source(
-    steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv
-  )
-  make_jit_source(
-    steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv_general
-    kernels/steel/defines.h
-    kernels/steel/conv/loaders/loader_general.h
-  )
+    kernels/steel/conv/loaders/loader_channel_n.h)
+  make_jit_source(steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv)
+  make_jit_source(steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv_general kernels/steel/defines.h
+                  kernels/steel/conv/loaders/loader_general.h)
   make_jit_source(quantized)
   make_jit_source(gemv_masked)
 else()
-  target_sources(
-    mlx
-    PRIVATE
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/nojit_kernels.cpp
-  )
+  target_sources(mlx PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/nojit_kernels.cpp)
 endif()
 
 target_sources(
   mlx
-  PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/allocator.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/binary.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiled.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/conv.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/copy.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/custom_kernel.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/device.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/event.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fft.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hadamard.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/indexing.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/matmul.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scaled_dot_product_attention.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/metal.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/primitives.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/quantized.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/normalization.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rope.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scan.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/slicing.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/softmax.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sort.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ternary.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unary.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils.cpp
-)
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/allocator.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/binary.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiled.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/conv.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/copy.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/custom_kernel.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/distributed.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/device.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/event.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fft.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hadamard.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/indexing.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/matmul.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scaled_dot_product_attention.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/metal.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/primitives.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/quantized.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/normalization.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rope.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scan.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/slicing.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/softmax.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sort.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ternary.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unary.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resident.cpp
+          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils.cpp)
 
-if (NOT MLX_METAL_PATH)
+if(NOT MLX_METAL_PATH)
   set(MLX_METAL_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kernels/)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/kernels)
 
-target_compile_definitions(
-  mlx PRIVATE METAL_PATH="${MLX_METAL_PATH}/mlx.metallib")
+target_compile_definitions(mlx
+                           PRIVATE METAL_PATH="${MLX_METAL_PATH}/mlx.metallib")

mlx/backend/metal/allocator.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/allocator.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/metal.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/metal_impl.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/metal/resident.h"
 
 #include <mach/vm_page_size.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ void BufferCache::remove_from_list(BufferCache::BufferHolder* to_remove) {
 
 MetalAllocator::MetalAllocator()
     : device_(device(mlx::core::Device::gpu).mtl_device()),
+      residency_set_(device_),
       buffer_cache_(device_) {
   auto memsize = std::get<size_t>(device_info()["memory_size"]);
   block_limit_ =
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@ MetalAllocator::MetalAllocator()
       static_cast<size_t>(0.95 * device_->recommendedMaxWorkingSetSize()),
       block_limit_);
   max_pool_size_ = block_limit_;
+  device(mlx::core::Device::gpu)
+      .set_residency_set(residency_set_.mtl_residency_set());
 }
 
 size_t MetalAllocator::set_cache_limit(size_t limit) {
@@ -164,6 +168,12 @@ size_t MetalAllocator::set_memory_limit(size_t limit, bool relaxed) {
   return limit;
 };
 
+size_t MetalAllocator::set_wired_limit(size_t limit) {
+  std::swap(limit, wired_limit_);
+  residency_set_.resize(wired_limit_);
+  return limit;
+};
+
 Buffer MetalAllocator::malloc(size_t size, bool allow_swap /* = false */) {
   // Metal doesn't like empty buffers
   if (size == 0) {
@@ -205,7 +215,7 @@ Buffer MetalAllocator::malloc(size_t size, bool allow_swap /* = false */) {
 
     // Allocate new buffer if needed
     size_t res_opt = MTL::ResourceStorageModeShared;
-    res_opt |= MTL::ResourceHazardTrackingModeTracked;
+    res_opt |= MTL::ResourceHazardTrackingModeUntracked;
     lk.unlock();
     buf = device_->newBuffer(size, res_opt);
     lk.lock();
@@ -220,6 +230,8 @@ Buffer MetalAllocator::malloc(size_t size, bool allow_swap /* = false */) {
     buffer_cache_.release_cached_buffers(get_cache_memory() - max_pool_size_);
   }
 
+  residency_set_.insert(buf);
+
   return Buffer{static_cast<void*>(buf)};
 }
 
@@ -231,6 +243,7 @@ void MetalAllocator::clear_cache() {
 void MetalAllocator::free(Buffer buffer) {
   auto buf = static_cast<MTL::Buffer*>(buffer.ptr());
   std::unique_lock lk(mutex_);
+  residency_set_.erase(buf);
   active_memory_ -= buf->length();
   if (get_cache_memory() < max_pool_size_) {
     buffer_cache_.recycle_to_cache(buf);
@@ -241,16 +254,14 @@ void MetalAllocator::free(Buffer buffer) {
   }
 }
 
+size_t MetalAllocator::size(Buffer buffer) const {
+  return static_cast<MTL::Buffer*>(buffer.ptr())->length();
+}
+
 MetalAllocator& allocator() {
-  // By creating the |allocator_| on heap, the destructor of MetalAllocator will
-  // not be called on exit and all the buffers will be leaked. This is necessary
-  // because releasing buffers can take more than 30sec when the program holds a
-  // lot of RAM (for example inferencing a LLM), and it would feel frozen to
-  // users when exiting.
-  // TODO(zcbenz): Consider using the `base::NoDestructor` class from Chromium
-  // when applying this pattern to more places, or when introducing sanitizers
-  // to MLX.
-  // https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:base/no_destructor.h
+  // By creating the |allocator_| on heap, the destructor of MetalAllocator
+  // will not be called on exit and buffers in the cache will be leaked. This
+  // can save some time at program exit.
   static MetalAllocator* allocator_ = new MetalAllocator;
   return *allocator_;
 }
@@ -261,6 +272,15 @@ size_t set_cache_limit(size_t limit) {
 size_t set_memory_limit(size_t limit, bool relaxed /* = true */) {
   return allocator().set_memory_limit(limit, relaxed);
 }
+size_t set_wired_limit(size_t limit) {
+  if (limit >
+      std::get<size_t>(device_info()["max_recommended_working_set_size"])) {
+    throw std::invalid_argument(
+        "[metal::set_wired_limit] Setting a wired limit larger than "
+        "the maximum working set size is not allowed.");
+  }
+  return allocator().set_wired_limit(limit);
+}
 size_t get_active_memory() {
   return allocator().get_active_memory();
 }

mlx/backend/metal/allocator.h

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "mlx/allocator.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/device.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/metal/resident.h"
 
 namespace mlx::core::metal {
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class MetalAllocator : public allocator::Allocator {
  public:
   virtual Buffer malloc(size_t size, bool allow_swap = false) override;
   virtual void free(Buffer buffer) override;
+  virtual size_t size(Buffer buffer) const override;
   size_t get_active_memory() {
     return active_memory_;
   };
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ class MetalAllocator : public allocator::Allocator {
   };
   size_t set_cache_limit(size_t limit);
   size_t set_memory_limit(size_t limit, bool relaxed);
+  size_t set_wired_limit(size_t limit);
   void clear_cache();
 
  private:
@@ -81,12 +84,15 @@ class MetalAllocator : public allocator::Allocator {
   // Caching allocator
   BufferCache buffer_cache_;
 
+  ResidencySet residency_set_;
+
   // Allocation stats
   size_t block_limit_;
   size_t gc_limit_;
   size_t active_memory_{0};
   size_t peak_memory_{0};
   size_t max_pool_size_;
+  size_t wired_limit_{0};
   bool relaxed_{true};
 
   std::mutex mutex_;

mlx/backend/metal/binary.cpp

@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
 
 namespace mlx::core {
 
-constexpr int MAX_BINARY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS = 5;
-
 std::string get_kernel_name(
     BinaryOpType bopt,
     const std::string& op,
     const array& a,
     bool use_2d,
-    int ndim) {
+    int ndim,
+    int work_per_thread) {
   std::ostringstream kname;
   switch (bopt) {
     case BinaryOpType::ScalarScalar:
@@ -43,14 +42,17 @@ std::string get_kernel_name(
       break;
     case BinaryOpType::General:
       kname << "g";
-      if (ndim <= MAX_BINARY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS) {
+      if (ndim <= 3) {
         kname << ndim;
       } else {
         kname << "n";
+        if (work_per_thread > 1) {
+          kname << work_per_thread;
+        }
       }
       break;
   }
-  kname << op << type_to_name(a);
+  kname << "_" << op << type_to_name(a);
   return kname.str();
 }
 
@@ -69,52 +71,67 @@ void binary_op_gpu_inplace(
   }
 
   // Try to collapse contiguous dims
-  auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(a, b, out);
-  auto& strides_a = strides[0];
-  auto& strides_b = strides[1];
-  auto& strides_out = strides[2];
+  auto maybe_collapse = [bopt, &a, &b, &out]() {
+    if (bopt == BinaryOpType::General) {
+      auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(a, b, out);
+      return std::make_tuple(shape, strides[0], strides[1], strides[2]);
+    } else {
+      std::vector<size_t> e;
+      return std::make_tuple(std::vector<int>{}, e, e, e);
+    }
+  };
+  auto [shape, strides_a, strides_b, strides_out] = maybe_collapse();
 
   bool use_2d = out.data_size() > UINT32_MAX;
-  std::string kernel_name = get_kernel_name(bopt, op, a, use_2d, shape.size());
+  auto ndim = shape.size();
+  int work_per_thread = (bopt == BinaryOpType::General) ? 4 : 1;
+  std::string kernel_name =
+      get_kernel_name(bopt, op, a, use_2d, shape.size(), work_per_thread);
   auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
 
-  auto kernel =
-      get_binary_two_kernel(d, kernel_name, a.dtype(), outputs[0].dtype(), op);
-
+  auto kernel = outputs.size() == 2
+      ? get_binary_two_kernel(d, kernel_name, a.dtype(), out.dtype(), op)
+      : get_binary_kernel(d, kernel_name, a.dtype(), out.dtype(), op);
   auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
   compute_encoder->setComputePipelineState(kernel);
 
   // - If a is donated it goes to the first output
   // - If b is donated it goes to the first output if a was not donated
-  //   otherwise it goes to the second output
+  //   otherwise it goes to the second output.
+  // - If there is only one output only one of a and b will be donated.
   bool donate_a = a.data_shared_ptr() == nullptr;
   bool donate_b = b.data_shared_ptr() == nullptr;
-  compute_encoder.set_input_array(donate_a ? outputs[0] : a, 0);
+  int arg_idx = 0;
+  compute_encoder.set_input_array(donate_a ? outputs[0] : a, arg_idx++);
   compute_encoder.set_input_array(
-      donate_b ? (donate_a ? outputs[1] : outputs[0]) : b, 1);
-  compute_encoder.set_output_array(outputs[0], 2);
-  compute_encoder.set_output_array(outputs[1], 3);
+      donate_b ? (donate_a ? outputs[1] : outputs[0]) : b, arg_idx++);
+  compute_encoder.set_output_array(outputs[0], arg_idx++);
+  if (outputs.size() == 2) {
+    compute_encoder.set_output_array(outputs[1], arg_idx++);
+  }
 
   if (bopt == BinaryOpType::General) {
-    auto ndim = shape.size();
-    if (ndim > 3) {
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(shape.data(), ndim * sizeof(int), 4);
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(strides_a.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), 5);
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(strides_b.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), 6);
-    } else {
-      // The shape is implicit in the grid for <= 3D
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(strides_a.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), 4);
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(strides_b.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), 5);
-    }
-
-    if (ndim > MAX_BINARY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS) {
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(&ndim, sizeof(int), 7);
-    }
-
     // Launch up to 3D grid of threads
     size_t dim0 = ndim > 0 ? shape[ndim - 1] : 1;
     size_t dim1 = ndim > 1 ? shape[ndim - 2] : 1;
     size_t rest = out.size() / (dim0 * dim1);
+
+    if (ndim > 3) {
+      compute_encoder->setBytes(shape.data(), ndim * sizeof(int), arg_idx++);
+      compute_encoder->setBytes(
+          strides_a.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), arg_idx++);
+      compute_encoder->setBytes(
+          strides_b.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), arg_idx++);
+      compute_encoder->setBytes(&ndim, sizeof(int), arg_idx++);
+      dim0 = (dim0 + work_per_thread - 1) / work_per_thread;
+    } else {
+      // The shape is implicit in the grid for <= 3D
+      compute_encoder->setBytes(
+          strides_a.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), arg_idx++);
+      compute_encoder->setBytes(
+          strides_b.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), arg_idx++);
+    }
+
     NS::UInteger thread_group_size = kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup();
     if (thread_group_size != 1024) {
       throw std::runtime_error("[Metal::binary] Must use 1024 sized block");
@@ -125,9 +142,8 @@ void binary_op_gpu_inplace(
   } else {
     // Launch a 1D or 2D grid of threads
     size_t nthreads = out.data_size();
-    MTL::Size grid_dims = use_2d
-        ? get_2d_grid_dims(outputs[0].shape(), outputs[0].strides())
-        : MTL::Size(nthreads, 1, 1);
+    MTL::Size grid_dims = use_2d ? get_2d_grid_dims(out.shape(), out.strides())
+                                 : MTL::Size(nthreads, 1, 1);
     NS::UInteger thread_group_size = kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup();
     if (thread_group_size > nthreads) {
       thread_group_size = nthreads;
@@ -164,72 +180,8 @@ void binary_op_gpu_inplace(
     array& out,
     const std::string& op,
     const Stream& s) {
-  auto& a = inputs[0];
-  auto& b = inputs[1];
-  auto bopt = get_binary_op_type(a, b);
-  if (out.size() == 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Try to collapse contiguous dims
-  auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(a, b, out);
-  auto& strides_a = strides[0];
-  auto& strides_b = strides[1];
-  auto& strides_out = strides[2];
-
-  bool use_2d = out.data_size() > UINT32_MAX;
-  std::string kernel_name = get_kernel_name(bopt, op, a, use_2d, shape.size());
-  auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
-
-  auto kernel = get_binary_kernel(d, kernel_name, a.dtype(), out.dtype(), op);
-  auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
-  compute_encoder->setComputePipelineState(kernel);
-  bool donate_a = a.data_shared_ptr() == nullptr;
-  bool donate_b = b.data_shared_ptr() == nullptr;
-  compute_encoder.set_input_array(donate_a ? out : a, 0);
-  compute_encoder.set_input_array(donate_b ? out : b, 1);
-  compute_encoder.set_output_array(out, 2);
-
-  if (bopt == BinaryOpType::General) {
-    auto ndim = shape.size();
-    if (ndim > 3) {
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(shape.data(), ndim * sizeof(int), 3);
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(strides_a.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), 4);
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(strides_b.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), 5);
-    } else {
-      // The shape is implicit in the grid for <= 3D
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(strides_a.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), 3);
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(strides_b.data(), ndim * sizeof(size_t), 4);
-    }
-
-    if (ndim > MAX_BINARY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS) {
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(&ndim, sizeof(int), 6);
-    }
-
-    // Launch up to 3D grid of threads
-    size_t dim0 = ndim > 0 ? shape[ndim - 1] : 1;
-    size_t dim1 = ndim > 1 ? shape[ndim - 2] : 1;
-    size_t rest = out.size() / (dim0 * dim1);
-    NS::UInteger thread_group_size = kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup();
-    if (thread_group_size != 1024) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("[Metal::binary] Must use 1024 sized block");
-    }
-    auto group_dims = get_block_dims(dim0, dim1, rest);
-    MTL::Size grid_dims = MTL::Size(dim0, dim1, rest);
-    compute_encoder.dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
-  } else {
-    // Launch a 1D or 2D grid of threads
-
-    size_t nthreads = out.data_size();
-    MTL::Size grid_dims = use_2d ? get_2d_grid_dims(out.shape(), out.strides())
-                                 : MTL::Size(nthreads, 1, 1);
-    NS::UInteger thread_group_size = kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup();
-    if (thread_group_size > nthreads) {
-      thread_group_size = nthreads;
-    }
-    MTL::Size group_dims = MTL::Size(thread_group_size, 1, 1);
-    compute_encoder.dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
-  }
+  std::vector<array> outputs = {out};
+  binary_op_gpu_inplace(inputs, outputs, op, s);
 }
 
 void binary_op_gpu(

mlx/backend/metal/compiled.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 namespace mlx::core {
 
+constexpr int WORK_PER_THREAD = 4;
+
 inline void build_kernel(
     std::ostream& os,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ inline void build_kernel(
     const std::unordered_set<uintptr_t>& constant_ids,
     bool contiguous,
     int ndim,
-    bool dynamic_dims) {
+    bool dynamic_dims,
+    bool use_big_index = false,
+    int work_per_thread = 1) {
   // All outputs should have the exact same shape and will be row contiguous
   auto output_shape = outputs[0].shape();
   auto output_strides = outputs[0].strides();
@@ -37,8 +41,8 @@ inline void build_kernel(
   int cnt = 0;
 
   // Start the kernel
-  os << "[[host_name(\"" << kernel_name << "\")]]" << std::endl
-     << "[[kernel]] void " << kernel_name << "(" << std::endl;
+  os << "[[host_name(\"" << kernel_name << "\")]]\n"
+     << "[[kernel]] void " << kernel_name << "(\n";
 
   // Add the input arguments
   for (auto& x : inputs) {
@@ -52,11 +56,11 @@ inline void build_kernel(
     // Scalars and contiguous need no strides
     if (is_scalar(x) || contiguous) {
       os << "    device const " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << "* " << xname
-         << " [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]]," << std::endl;
+         << " [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]],\n";
     } else {
       add_indices = true;
       os << "    device const " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << "* " << xname
-         << " [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]]," << std::endl;
+         << " [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]],\n";
     }
   }
 
@@ -68,52 +72,37 @@ inline void build_kernel(
   // Add the output arguments
   for (auto& x : outputs) {
     os << "    device " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << "* "
-       << namer.get_name(x) << " [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]]," << std::endl;
+       << namer.get_name(x) << " [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]],\n";
   }
   // Add output strides and shape to extract the indices.
   if (!contiguous) {
     os << "    constant const size_t* output_strides [[buffer(" << cnt++
-       << ")]]," << std::endl
-       << "    constant const int* output_shape [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]],"
-       << std::endl;
+       << ")]],\n"
+       << "    constant const int* output_shape [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]],\n";
   }
   if (dynamic_dims) {
-    os << "    constant const int& ndim [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]],"
-       << std::endl;
+    os << "    constant const int& ndim [[buffer(" << cnt++ << ")]],\n";
   }
 
   // The thread index in the whole grid
-  os << "    uint3 pos [[thread_position_in_grid]]," << std::endl
-     << "    uint3 grid [[threads_per_grid]]) {" << std::endl
-     << "  uint index = pos.x + grid.x * (pos.y + grid.y * pos.z);"
-     << std::endl;
+  os << "    uint3 pos [[thread_position_in_grid]],\n"
+     << "    uint3 grid [[threads_per_grid]]) {\n";
 
-  // Extract the indices per axis to individual uints if we have arrays that
-  // are broadcasted or transposed
-  if (add_indices) {
-    if (!dynamic_dims) {
-      if (ndim == 1) {
-        os << "  uint index_0 = pos.x;" << std::endl;
-      } else if (ndim == 2) {
-        os << "  uint index_0 = pos.y;" << std::endl
-           << "  uint index_1 = pos.x;" << std::endl;
-      } else if (ndim == 3) {
-        os << "  uint index_0 = pos.z;" << std::endl
-           << "  uint index_1 = pos.y;" << std::endl
-           << "  uint index_2 = pos.x;" << std::endl;
-      } else {
-        for (int i = 0; i < ndim - 2; i++) {
-          os << "  uint index_" << i << " = (index / uint(output_strides[" << i
-             << "])) % output_shape[" << i << "];" << std::endl;
-        }
-        os << "  uint index_" << ndim - 2 << " = pos.y;" << std::endl
-           << "  uint index_" << ndim - 1 << " = pos.x;" << std::endl;
-      }
-    }
+  if (use_big_index) {
+    // This is only used for contiguous kernels which don't have
+    // a third grid dimension
+    os << "  size_t index = pos.x + grid.x * size_t(pos.y);\n";
+  } else if (work_per_thread > 1) {
+    os << "  constexpr int N_ = " << std::to_string(work_per_thread) << ";\n"
+       << "  int xshape = output_shape["
+       << (dynamic_dims ? "ndim - 1" : std::to_string(ndim - 1)) << "];\n"
+       << "  size_t index = N_ * pos.x + xshape * (pos.y + size_t(grid.y) * pos.z);\n";
+  } else {
+    os << " size_t index = pos.x + grid.x * (pos.y + size_t(grid.y) * pos.z);\n";
   }
 
-  // Read the inputs in tmps
-  int nc_in_count = 0;
+  // Read constant / contiguous inputs in tmps
+  std::vector<array> nc_inputs;
   for (int i = 0; i < inputs.size(); ++i) {
     auto& x = inputs[i];
     auto& xname = namer.get_name(x);
@@ -123,56 +112,117 @@ inline void build_kernel(
       os << "  auto tmp_" << xname << " = static_cast<"
          << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << ">(";
       print_constant(os, x);
-      os << ");" << std::endl;
+      os << ");\n";
     } else if (is_scalar(x)) {
       os << "  " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << " tmp_" << xname << " = "
-         << xname << "[0];" << std::endl;
+         << xname << "[0];\n";
     } else if (contiguous) {
       os << "  " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << " tmp_" << xname << " = "
-         << xname << "[index];" << std::endl;
-    } else if (!dynamic_dims) {
-      int offset = nc_in_count * ndim;
-      os << "  " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << " tmp_" << xname << " = "
-         << xname << "[";
-      os << "index_0 * " << "in_strides[" << offset << "]";
-      for (int i = 1; i < ndim; i++) {
-        os << " + index_" << i << " * " << "in_strides[" << offset + i << "]";
-      }
-      os << "];" << std::endl;
-      nc_in_count++;
+         << xname << "[index];\n";
     } else {
-      os << "  " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << " tmp_" << xname << " = "
-         << xname << "[elem_to_loc(index, output_shape, in_strides + "
-         << nc_in_count * ndim << ", ndim)];" << std::endl;
-      nc_in_count++;
+      nc_inputs.push_back(x);
     }
   }
 
+  // Initialize the indices for non-contiguous inputs
+  for (int i = 0; i < nc_inputs.size(); ++i) {
+    auto& xname = namer.get_name(nc_inputs[i]);
+    if (ndim == 1) {
+      int offset = i * ndim;
+      os << "  size_t index_" << xname << " = elem_to_loc_1(pos.x, "
+         << "in_strides[" << offset << "]);\n";
+    } else if (ndim == 2) {
+      int offset = i * ndim;
+      os << "  size_t index_" << xname << " = elem_to_loc_2({pos.x, pos.y}, "
+         << "in_strides + " << offset << ");\n";
+    } else if (ndim == 3) {
+      int offset = i * ndim;
+      os << "  size_t index_" << xname << " = elem_to_loc_3(pos, "
+         << "in_strides + " << offset << ");\n";
+    } else if (!dynamic_dims) {
+      int offset = i * ndim;
+      os << "  size_t index_" << xname << " = N_ * pos.x * in_strides["
+         << offset + ndim - 1 << "]"
+         << " + pos.y * in_strides[" << offset + ndim - 2 << "];\n";
+    } else {
+      os << "  size_t index_" << xname << " = N_ * pos.x * in_strides[ndim * "
+         << i << " + ndim - 1]"
+         << " + pos.y * in_strides[ndim * " << i << " + ndim - 2];\n";
+    }
+  }
+  if (!nc_inputs.empty() && (ndim > 3 || dynamic_dims)) {
+    os << "  uint zpos = pos.z;\n";
+    if (dynamic_dims) {
+      os << "  for (int d = ndim - 3; d >= 0; --d) {\n";
+    } else {
+      os << "  for (int d = " << ndim - 3 << "; d >= 0; --d) {\n";
+    }
+    os << "    uint l = zpos % output_shape[d];\n";
+    for (int i = 0; i < nc_inputs.size(); ++i) {
+      auto& xname = namer.get_name(nc_inputs[i]);
+      os << "    index_" << xname << " += ";
+      if (dynamic_dims) {
+        os << "l * in_strides[" << i << " * ndim + d];\n";
+      } else {
+        os << "l * in_strides[" << i * ndim << " + d];\n";
+      }
+    }
+    os << "    zpos /= output_shape[d];\n  }\n";
+  }
+
+  // Open per-thread loop
+  if (work_per_thread > 1) {
+    os << "  for (int i = 0; i < N_ && (int(N_ * pos.x) + i) < xshape; ++i) {\n";
+  }
+
+  // Read non-contiguous inputs into tmps
+  for (int i = 0; i < nc_inputs.size(); ++i) {
+    auto& x = nc_inputs[i];
+    auto& xname = namer.get_name(x);
+    os << "  " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << " tmp_" << xname << " = "
+       << xname << "[index_" << xname << "];\n";
+  }
+
   // Actually write the computation
   for (auto& x : tape) {
     os << "  " << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << " tmp_" << namer.get_name(x)
        << " = ";
     if (is_static_cast(x.primitive())) {
       os << "static_cast<" << get_type_string(x.dtype()) << ">(tmp_"
-         << namer.get_name(x.inputs()[0]) << ");" << std::endl;
+         << namer.get_name(x.inputs()[0]) << ");\n";
     } else {
       x.primitive().print(os);
       os << "()(";
       for (int i = 0; i < x.inputs().size() - 1; i++) {
         os << "tmp_" << namer.get_name(x.inputs()[i]) << ", ";
       }
-      os << "tmp_" << namer.get_name(x.inputs().back()) << ");" << std::endl;
+      os << "tmp_" << namer.get_name(x.inputs().back()) << ");\n";
     }
   }
 
   // Write the outputs from tmps
   for (auto& x : outputs) {
     os << "  " << namer.get_name(x) << "[index] = tmp_" << namer.get_name(x)
-       << ";" << std::endl;
+       << ";\n";
+  }
+  // Increment indices and close per thread loop
+  if (work_per_thread > 1) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < nc_inputs.size(); ++i) {
+      auto& x = nc_inputs[i];
+      auto& xname = namer.get_name(x);
+      if (!dynamic_dims) {
+        os << "  index_" << xname << " += "
+           << "in_strides[" << i * ndim + ndim - 1 << "];\n";
+      } else {
+        os << "  index_" << xname << " += "
+           << "in_strides[" << i << " * ndim + ndim - 1];\n";
+      }
+    }
+    os << "  index++;\n  }\n";
   }
 
   // Finish the kernel
-  os << "}" << std::endl;
+  os << "}\n";
 
   if (cnt > 31) {
     std::ostringstream msg;
@@ -195,10 +245,7 @@ void Compiled::eval_gpu(
   // Get the kernel if someone else built it already
   auto& s = stream();
   auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(kernel_lib_);
-
-  // If not we have to build it ourselves
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(kernel_lib_, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel;
     kernel << metal::utils() << metal::unary_ops() << metal::binary_ops()
            << metal::ternary_ops();
@@ -212,6 +259,17 @@ void Compiled::eval_gpu(
         /* contiguous = */ true,
         /* ndim = */ 0,
         /* dynamic_dims = */ false);
+    build_kernel(
+        kernel,
+        kernel_lib_ + "_contiguous_big",
+        inputs_,
+        outputs_,
+        tape_,
+        constant_ids_,
+        /* contiguous = */ true,
+        /* ndim = */ 0,
+        /* dynamic_dims = */ false,
+        /* use_big_index = */ true);
     for (int i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
       build_kernel(
           kernel,
@@ -222,7 +280,9 @@ void Compiled::eval_gpu(
           constant_ids_,
           /* contiguous = */ false,
           /* ndim = */ i,
-          /* dynamic_dims = */ false);
+          /* dynamic_dims = */ false,
+          /* use_big_index = */ false,
+          /* work_per_thread = */ i > 3 ? WORK_PER_THREAD : 1);
     }
     build_kernel(
         kernel,
@@ -233,10 +293,11 @@ void Compiled::eval_gpu(
         constant_ids_,
         /* contiguous = */ false,
         /* ndim = */ 0,
-        /* dynamic_dims = */ true);
-
-    lib = d.get_library(kernel_lib_, kernel.str());
-  }
+        /* dynamic_dims = */ true,
+        /* use_big_index = */ false,
+        /* work_per_thread = */ WORK_PER_THREAD);
+    return kernel.str();
+  });
 
   // Figure out which kernel we are using
   auto& output_shape = outputs[0].shape();
@@ -285,7 +346,16 @@ void Compiled::eval_gpu(
       initial_strides.push_back(std::move(xstrides));
     }
     std::tie(shape, strides) =
-        collapse_contiguous_dims(output_shape, initial_strides);
+        collapse_contiguous_dims(output_shape, initial_strides, INT32_MAX);
+  }
+
+  bool use_2d = false;
+  if (contiguous) {
+    size_t max_size = 0;
+    for (auto& in : inputs) {
+      max_size = std::max(max_size, in.data_size());
+    }
+    use_2d = (max_size > UINT32_MAX);
   }
 
   // Get the kernel from the lib
@@ -298,6 +368,8 @@ void Compiled::eval_gpu(
     } else {
       kernel_name += std::to_string(shape.size());
     }
+  } else if (use_2d) {
+    kernel_name += "_big";
   }
   auto kernel = d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
   auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
@@ -348,8 +420,10 @@ void Compiled::eval_gpu(
 
   // Launch the kernel
   if (contiguous) {
-    size_t nthreads = outputs[0].size();
-    MTL::Size grid_dims(nthreads, 1, 1);
+    size_t nthreads = outputs[0].data_size();
+    MTL::Size grid_dims = use_2d
+        ? get_2d_grid_dims(outputs[0].shape(), outputs[0].strides())
+        : MTL::Size(nthreads, 1, 1);
     MTL::Size group_dims(
         std::min(nthreads, kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup()), 1, 1);
     compute_encoder.dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
@@ -357,11 +431,18 @@ void Compiled::eval_gpu(
     size_t dim0 = ndim > 0 ? shape[ndim - 1] : 1;
     size_t dim1 = ndim > 1 ? shape[ndim - 2] : 1;
     size_t rest = outputs[0].size() / (dim0 * dim1);
+    int work_per_thread = ndim > 3 ? WORK_PER_THREAD : 1;
+    dim0 = (dim0 + work_per_thread - 1) / work_per_thread;
     NS::UInteger thread_group_size = kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup();
-    if (thread_group_size != 1024) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("[Metal::binary] Must use 1024 sized block");
+    int pow2;
+    if (thread_group_size == 1024) {
+      pow2 = 10;
+    } else if (thread_group_size > 512) {
+      pow2 = 9;
+    } else {
+      throw std::runtime_error("[Metal::compiled] Must use > 512 sized block");
     }
-    auto group_dims = get_block_dims(dim0, dim1, rest);
+    auto group_dims = get_block_dims(dim0, dim1, rest, pow2);
     MTL::Size grid_dims = MTL::Size(dim0, dim1, rest);
     compute_encoder.dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
   }

mlx/backend/metal/conv.cpp

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void explicit_gemm_conv_ND_gpu(
   wt_reshaped.copy_shared_buffer(wt, wt_restride, wt_flags, wt.data_size());
 
   // Perform gemm
-  std::vector<array> copies = {in_unfolded, wt_reshaped};
+  std::vector<array> copies = {in_unfolded};
   return steel_matmul(
       s,
       d,
@@ -155,22 +155,27 @@ void explicit_gemm_conv_group_ND_gpu(
   copy_gpu(wt_view, wt_transpose, CopyType::General, s);
 
   // Perform gemm
-  std::vector<array> copies = {in_unfolded, wt_view, wt_transpose};
-  return steel_matmul_conv_groups(
+  std::vector<array> copies = {in_unfolded, wt_transpose};
+  return steel_matmul_regular(
       s,
       d,
-      /*a = */ in_unfolded,
-      /*b = */ wt_transpose,
-      /*c = */ out,
-      /*M = */ implicit_M,
-      /*N = */ implicit_N,
-      /*K = */ implicit_K,
-      /*a_cols = */ implicit_K * groups,
-      /*b_cols = */ implicit_K,
-      /*out_cols = */ implicit_N * groups,
-      /*a_transposed = */ false,
-      /*b_transposed = */ true,
-      /* groups = */ groups,
+      /* a = */ in_unfolded,
+      /* b = */ wt_transpose,
+      /* c = */ out,
+      /* M = */ implicit_M,
+      /* N = */ implicit_N,
+      /* K = */ implicit_K,
+      /* batch_size_out = */ groups,
+      /* a_cols = */ implicit_K * groups,
+      /* b_cols = */ implicit_K,
+      /* out_cols = */ implicit_N * groups,
+      /* a_transposed = */ false,
+      /* b_transposed = */ true,
+      /* batch_shape = */ {1},
+      /* batch_strides = */ {0},
+      /* A_batch_strides = */ size_t(implicit_K),
+      /* B_batch_strides = */ size_t(implicit_N) * implicit_K,
+      /* matrix_stride_out = */ size_t(implicit_N),
       /*copies = */ copies);
 }
 
@@ -552,7 +557,7 @@ void winograd_conv_2D_gpu(
 
   // Fill with zeros
   array zero_arr = array(0, in.dtype());
-  copy_gpu(zero_arr, in_padded, CopyType::Scalar, s);
+  fill_gpu(zero_arr, in_padded, s);
   copies_w.push_back(zero_arr);
 
   // Pick input slice from padded
@@ -571,7 +576,6 @@ void winograd_conv_2D_gpu(
 
   copies_w.push_back(in_padded_slice);
   copies_w.push_back(in_padded);
-  copies_w.push_back(zero_arr);
 
   MLXConvParams<2> conv_params_updated{
       /* const int  N = */ in_padded.shape(0),
@@ -911,15 +915,11 @@ void Convolution::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   // Throw error
   else {
     throw std::invalid_argument(
-        "[Convolution::eval_gpu] Only supports 1D or 2D convolutions.");
+        "[Convolution::eval_gpu] Only supports 1D, 2D or 3D convolutions.");
   }
 
-  // Clear copies
-  if (copies.size() > 0) {
-    auto command_buffer = d.get_command_buffer(s.index);
-    command_buffer->addCompletedHandler(
-        [copies](MTL::CommandBuffer*) mutable { copies.clear(); });
-  }
+  // Record copies
+  d.add_temporaries(std::move(copies), s.index);
 }
 
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/metal/copy.cpp

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 namespace mlx::core {
 
-constexpr int MAX_COPY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS = 5;
+constexpr int MAX_COPY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS = 3;
 
 void copy_gpu(const array& in, array& out, CopyType ctype, const Stream& s) {
   if (ctype == CopyType::Vector) {
@@ -59,13 +59,25 @@ void copy_gpu_inplace(
   }
 
   // Try to collapse contiguous dims
-  auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(
-      data_shape, std::vector{strides_in_pre, strides_out_pre});
-  auto& strides_in_ = strides[0];
-  auto& strides_out_ = strides[1];
+  auto maybe_collapse =
+      [ctype, &data_shape, &strides_in_pre, &strides_out_pre]() {
+        if (ctype == CopyType::General || ctype == CopyType::GeneralGeneral) {
+          auto [shape, strides] = collapse_contiguous_dims(
+              data_shape,
+              std::vector{strides_in_pre, strides_out_pre},
+              /* size_cap = */ INT32_MAX);
+          return std::make_tuple(shape, strides[0], strides[1]);
+        } else {
+          std::vector<stride_t> e;
+          return std::make_tuple(std::vector<int>{}, e, e);
+        }
+      };
+  auto [shape, strides_in_, strides_out_] = maybe_collapse();
+  int ndim = shape.size();
 
   bool use_2d = out.data_size() > UINT32_MAX;
   auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
+  int work_per_thread = 1;
   std::string kernel_name;
   {
     std::ostringstream kname;
@@ -83,9 +95,13 @@ void copy_gpu_inplace(
         kname << "gg";
         break;
     }
-    if ((ctype == CopyType::General || ctype == CopyType::GeneralGeneral) &&
-        shape.size() <= MAX_COPY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS) {
-      kname << shape.size();
+    if (ctype == CopyType::General || ctype == CopyType::GeneralGeneral) {
+      if (shape.size() <= MAX_COPY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS) {
+        kname << shape.size();
+      } else {
+        work_per_thread = 4;
+        kname << "n4";
+      }
     }
     kname << "_copy";
     kname << type_to_name(in) << type_to_name(out);
@@ -105,10 +121,8 @@ void copy_gpu_inplace(
   compute_encoder.set_output_array(out, 1, out_offset);
 
   if (ctype == CopyType::General || ctype == CopyType::GeneralGeneral) {
-    int ndim = shape.size();
     std::vector<int64_t> strides_in{strides_in_.begin(), strides_in_.end()};
     std::vector<int64_t> strides_out{strides_out_.begin(), strides_out_.end()};
-
     if (ndim > 3) {
       set_vector_bytes(compute_encoder, shape, ndim, 2);
     }
@@ -117,10 +131,6 @@ void copy_gpu_inplace(
       set_vector_bytes(compute_encoder, strides_out, ndim, 4);
     }
 
-    if (ndim > MAX_COPY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS) {
-      compute_encoder->setBytes(&ndim, sizeof(int), 5);
-    }
-
     int dim0 = ndim > 0 ? shape[ndim - 1] : 1;
     int dim1 = ndim > 1 ? shape[ndim - 2] : 1;
 
@@ -129,6 +139,11 @@ void copy_gpu_inplace(
       data_size *= s;
     int rest = data_size / (dim0 * dim1);
 
+    if (ndim > MAX_COPY_SPECIALIZED_DIMS) {
+      compute_encoder->setBytes(&ndim, sizeof(int), 5);
+      dim0 = (dim0 + work_per_thread - 1) / work_per_thread;
+    }
+
     // NB assuming thread_group_size is a power of 2 larger than 32 x 32
     NS::UInteger thread_group_size = kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup();
     if (thread_group_size != 1024) {
@@ -156,6 +171,7 @@ void copy_gpu_inplace(
     array& out,
     CopyType ctype,
     const Stream& s) {
+  assert(in.shape() == out.shape());
   return copy_gpu_inplace(
       in, out, in.shape(), in.strides(), out.strides(), 0, 0, ctype, s);
 }
@@ -167,9 +183,37 @@ void copy_gpu_inplace(
     int64_t ioffset,
     CopyType ctype,
     const Stream& s) {
+  assert(in.shape() == out.shape());
   std::vector<int64_t> ostrides{out.strides().begin(), out.strides().end()};
   return copy_gpu_inplace(
       in, out, in.shape(), istride, ostrides, ioffset, 0, ctype, s);
 }
 
+void fill_gpu(const array& val, array& out, const Stream& s) {
+  if (out.size() == 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
+  bool use_2d = out.data_size() > UINT32_MAX;
+  auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
+  std::string kernel_name = std::string(use_2d ? "s2" : "s") + "_copy" +
+      type_to_name(val) + type_to_name(out);
+  auto kernel = get_copy_kernel(d, kernel_name, val, out);
+  auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
+  compute_encoder->setComputePipelineState(kernel);
+
+  compute_encoder.set_input_array(val, 0);
+  compute_encoder.set_output_array(out, 1);
+
+  size_t nthreads = out.data_size();
+  MTL::Size grid_dims = use_2d ? get_2d_grid_dims(out.shape(), out.strides())
+                               : MTL::Size(nthreads, 1, 1);
+  NS::UInteger thread_group_size = kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup();
+  if (thread_group_size > nthreads) {
+    thread_group_size = nthreads;
+  }
+  MTL::Size group_dims = MTL::Size(thread_group_size, 1, 1);
+  compute_encoder.dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
+}
+
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/metal/copy.h

@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ void copy_gpu_inplace(
     CopyType ctype,
     const Stream& s);
 
+// Fill the output with the scalar val
+void fill_gpu(const array& val, array& out, const Stream& s);
+
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/metal/custom_kernel.cpp

@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ void CustomKernel::eval_gpu(
   for (auto& out : outputs) {
     out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
     if (init_value_) {
-      array init = array(init_value_.value(), out.dtype());
-      copy_gpu(init, out, CopyType::Scalar, s);
-      copies.push_back(init);
+      copies.emplace_back(init_value_.value(), out.dtype());
+      fill_gpu(copies.back(), out, s);
     }
   }
 
@@ -33,24 +32,22 @@ void CustomKernel::eval_gpu(
       return copies.back();
     }
   };
-  std::vector<const array> checked_inputs;
+  std::vector<array> checked_inputs;
   for (const array& in : inputs) {
     checked_inputs.push_back(check_input(in));
   }
 
   auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
   const auto& lib_name = name_;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, metal::utils() + source_);
-  }
+  auto lib =
+      d.get_library(lib_name, [this] { return metal::utils() + source_; });
   auto kernel = d.get_kernel(name_, lib);
   auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
   compute_encoder->setComputePipelineState(kernel);
   int index = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < checked_inputs.size(); i++) {
     const array& in = checked_inputs[i];
-    auto shape_info = shape_infos_[i];
+    auto& shape_info = shape_infos_[i];
     compute_encoder.set_input_array(in, index);
     index++;
     if (in.ndim() > 0) {
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@ void CustomKernel::eval_gpu(
       }
     }
   }
-  for (array out : outputs) {
+  for (auto& out : outputs) {
     compute_encoder.set_output_array(out, index);
     index++;
   }
@@ -80,10 +77,7 @@ void CustomKernel::eval_gpu(
   MTL::Size grid_dims = MTL::Size(gx, gy, gz);
   compute_encoder->dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
 
-  if (!copies.empty()) {
-    d.get_command_buffer(s.index)->addCompletedHandler(
-        [copies](MTL::CommandBuffer*) mutable { copies.clear(); });
-  }
+  d.add_temporaries(std::move(copies), s.index);
 }
 
 } // namespace mlx::core::fast

mlx/backend/metal/device.cpp

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright © 2023-2024 Apple Inc.
 
-#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <cstdlib>
-#include <filesystem>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
@@ -16,15 +14,12 @@
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/metal_impl.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/utils.h"
 
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-
 namespace mlx::core::metal {
 
 namespace {
 
 // TODO nicer way to set this or possibly expose as an environment variable
 constexpr int MAX_BUFFERS_PER_QUEUE = 12;
-constexpr int MAX_DISPATCHES_PER_ENCODER = 2;
 
 constexpr const char* default_mtllib_path = METAL_PATH;
 
@@ -38,20 +33,6 @@ constexpr auto get_metal_version() {
 #endif
 }
 
-std::string get_colocated_mtllib_path(const std::string& lib_name) {
-  Dl_info info;
-  std::string mtllib_path;
-  std::string lib_ext = lib_name + ".metallib";
-
-  int success = dladdr((void*)get_colocated_mtllib_path, &info);
-  if (success) {
-    auto mtllib = fs::path(info.dli_fname).remove_filename() / lib_ext;
-    mtllib_path = mtllib.c_str();
-  }
-
-  return mtllib_path;
-}
-
 auto load_device() {
   auto devices = MTL::CopyAllDevices();
   auto device = static_cast<MTL::Device*>(devices->object(0))
@@ -139,33 +120,34 @@ MTL::Library* load_library(
 
 } // namespace
 
-CommandEncoder::CommandEncoder(MTL::CommandBuffer* cbuf) : cbuf(cbuf) {
-  enc = cbuf->computeCommandEncoder(MTL::DispatchTypeConcurrent);
-  enc->retain();
+CommandEncoder::CommandEncoder(MTL::CommandBuffer* cbuf) {
+  enc_ = cbuf->computeCommandEncoder(MTL::DispatchTypeConcurrent);
+  enc_->retain();
 }
 
 CommandEncoder::~CommandEncoder() {
-  enc->endEncoding();
-  enc->release();
+  enc_->endEncoding();
+  enc_->release();
 }
 
 void CommandEncoder::set_input_array(
     const array& a,
     int idx,
     int64_t offset /* = 0 */) {
+  all_inputs_.insert(a.buffer().ptr());
   auto r_buf = static_cast<MTL::Resource*>(const_cast<void*>(a.buffer().ptr()));
-  if (auto it = outputs.find(r_buf); it != outputs.end()) {
+  if (auto it = outputs_.find(r_buf); it != outputs_.end()) {
     // Insert a barrier
-    enc->memoryBarrier(&r_buf, 1);
+    enc_->memoryBarrier(&r_buf, 1);
 
     // Remove the output
-    outputs.erase(it);
+    outputs_.erase(it);
   }
   auto a_buf = static_cast<const MTL::Buffer*>(a.buffer().ptr());
   auto base_offset = a.data<char>() -
       static_cast<char*>(const_cast<MTL::Buffer*>(a_buf)->contents());
   base_offset += offset;
-  enc->setBuffer(a_buf, base_offset, idx);
+  enc_->setBuffer(a_buf, base_offset, idx);
 }
 
 void CommandEncoder::set_output_array(
@@ -174,39 +156,25 @@ void CommandEncoder::set_output_array(
     int64_t offset /* = 0 */) {
   // Add barriers before adding the output to the output set
   set_input_array(a, idx, offset);
+  all_outputs_.insert(a.buffer().ptr());
   auto buf = static_cast<MTL::Resource*>(a.buffer().ptr());
-  if (concurrent) {
-    concurrent_outputs.insert(buf);
+  if (concurrent_) {
+    concurrent_outputs_.insert(buf);
   } else {
-    outputs.insert(buf);
+    outputs_.insert(buf);
   }
 }
 
 void CommandEncoder::dispatchThreadgroups(
     MTL::Size grid_dims,
     MTL::Size group_dims) {
-  num_dispatches++;
-  enc->dispatchThreadgroups(grid_dims, group_dims);
-  maybe_split();
+  enc_->dispatchThreadgroups(grid_dims, group_dims);
 }
 
 void CommandEncoder::dispatchThreads(
     MTL::Size grid_dims,
     MTL::Size group_dims) {
-  num_dispatches++;
-  enc->dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
-  maybe_split();
-}
-
-void CommandEncoder::maybe_split() {
-  if (num_dispatches > MAX_DISPATCHES_PER_ENCODER && !concurrent) {
-    enc->endEncoding();
-    enc->release();
-    num_dispatches = 0;
-    outputs.clear();
-    enc = cbuf->computeCommandEncoder(MTL::DispatchTypeConcurrent);
-    enc->retain();
-  }
+  enc_->dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
 }
 
 Device::Device() {
@@ -217,12 +185,6 @@ Device::Device() {
 
 Device::~Device() {
   auto pool = new_scoped_memory_pool();
-  for (auto& q : queue_map_) {
-    q.second->release();
-  }
-  for (auto& b : buffer_map_) {
-    b.second.second->release();
-  }
   for (auto& k : kernel_map_) {
     k.second->release();
   }
@@ -237,69 +199,134 @@ void Device::new_queue(int index) {
 
   // Multiple threads can ask the device for queues
   // We lock this as a critical section for safety
-  const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx_);
   auto q = device_->newCommandQueue(MAX_BUFFERS_PER_QUEUE);
   debug_set_stream_queue_label(q, index);
   if (!q) {
     throw std::runtime_error(
         "[metal::Device] Failed to make new command queue.");
   }
-  queue_map_.insert({index, q});
+  stream_map_.emplace(index, q);
+  if (residency_set_ != nullptr) {
+    q->addResidencySet(residency_set_);
+  }
 }
 
 int Device::get_command_buffer_ops(int index) {
-  auto bit = buffer_map_.find(index);
-  return bit->second.first;
+  return get_stream_(index).buffer_ops;
 }
 
 void Device::increment_command_buffer_ops(int index) {
-  auto bit = buffer_map_.find(index);
-  bit->second.first++;
+  get_stream_(index).buffer_ops++;
 }
 
 MTL::CommandBuffer* Device::get_command_buffer(int index) {
-  auto bit = buffer_map_.find(index);
-  if (bit == buffer_map_.end()) {
-    auto qit = queue_map_.find(index);
-    if (qit == queue_map_.end()) {
-      throw std::runtime_error(
-          "[metal::Device] Attempting to get command buffer for invalid queue.");
-    }
-
-    auto cb = qit->second->commandBufferWithUnretainedReferences();
-
-    if (!cb) {
+  auto& stream = get_stream_(index);
+  if (stream.buffer == nullptr) {
+    stream.buffer = stream.queue->commandBufferWithUnretainedReferences();
+    if (!stream.buffer) {
       throw std::runtime_error(
           "[metal::Device] Unable to create new command buffer");
     }
-
     // Increment ref count so the buffer is not garbage collected
-    cb->retain();
-
-    bit = buffer_map_.insert({index, {0, cb}}).first;
+    stream.buffer->retain();
   }
-  return bit->second.second;
+  return stream.buffer;
 }
 
 void Device::commit_command_buffer(int index) {
-  auto bit = buffer_map_.find(index);
-  bit->second.second->commit();
-  bit->second.second->release();
-  buffer_map_.erase(bit);
+  auto& stream = get_stream_(index);
+  stream.buffer->commit();
+  stream.buffer->release();
+  stream.buffer = nullptr;
+  stream.buffer_ops = 0;
+}
+
+void Device::add_temporary(array arr, int index) {
+  get_stream_(index).temporaries.push_back(std::move(arr));
+}
+
+void Device::add_temporaries(std::vector<array> arrays, int index) {
+  if (arrays.empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  auto& stream = get_stream_(index);
+  stream.temporaries.insert(
+      stream.temporaries.end(),
+      std::make_move_iterator(arrays.begin()),
+      std::make_move_iterator(arrays.end()));
 }
 
 void Device::end_encoding(int index) {
-  encoder_map_.erase(index);
+  auto& stream = get_stream_(index);
+  if (stream.encoder != nullptr) {
+    // Each command encoder has a unique fence. We also store a map of
+    // all previous outputs of command encoders to their corresponding fence.
+    // - The command encoder records its inputs and outputs.
+    // - Wait on a fence if any inputs in the encoder are outputs of a previous
+    //   encoder.
+    // - Update the map of outputs to include this command encoder's outputs.
+    // - Always signal this command encoders fence.
+    // - Add a completion handler for this command encoder that removes outputs
+    //   from the map to limit the growth of the map and avoid unecessary waits
+    // - Temporaries are a special case as they do not cross command encoder
+    //   boundaries. These can be removed early from the encoders inputs and
+    //   outputs since they don't need synchronization.
+    auto& enc = *stream.encoder;
+    // Remove temporaries from inputs and outputs
+    for (auto& t : stream.temporaries) {
+      if (t.data<void>() != nullptr) {
+        enc.outputs().erase(t.buffer().ptr());
+        enc.inputs().erase(t.buffer().ptr());
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Keep references to the fences we waited on and put them
+    // in the completion handler so they are not prematurely released
+    std::unordered_set<std::shared_ptr<Fence>> waiting_on;
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(stream.fence_mtx);
+      for (auto in : enc.inputs()) {
+        if (auto it = stream.outputs.find(in); it != stream.outputs.end()) {
+          // If we've already waited on a fence, don't wait on it again.
+          if (waiting_on.find(it->second) == waiting_on.end()) {
+            enc->waitForFence(it->second->fence);
+            waiting_on.insert(it->second);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      for (auto out : enc.outputs()) {
+        stream.outputs[out] = stream.fence;
+      }
+    }
+    enc->updateFence(stream.fence->fence);
+    stream.buffer->addCompletedHandler(
+        [&stream,
+         waiting_on = std::move(waiting_on),
+         fence = std::move(stream.fence),
+         outputs = std::move(enc.outputs()),
+         temporaries =
+             std::move(stream.temporaries)](MTL::CommandBuffer*) mutable {
+          temporaries.clear();
+          std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(stream.fence_mtx);
+          for (auto o : outputs) {
+            if (auto it = stream.outputs.find(o); it != stream.outputs.end()) {
+              if (it->second == fence) {
+                stream.outputs.erase(it);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        });
+  }
+  stream.encoder = nullptr;
 }
 
 CommandEncoder& Device::get_command_encoder(int index) {
-  auto eit = encoder_map_.find(index);
-  if (eit == encoder_map_.end()) {
-    auto cb = get_command_buffer(index);
-    eit =
-        encoder_map_.emplace(index, std::make_unique<CommandEncoder>(cb)).first;
+  auto& stream = get_stream_(index);
+  if (stream.encoder == nullptr) {
+    stream.encoder = std::make_unique<CommandEncoder>(stream.buffer);
+    stream.fence = std::make_shared<Fence>(device_->newFence());
   }
-  return *(eit->second);
+  return *stream.encoder;
 }
 
 void Device::register_library(
@@ -311,26 +338,7 @@ void Device::register_library(
   }
 }
 
-void Device::register_library(const std::string& lib_name) {
-  if (auto it = library_map_.find(lib_name); it == library_map_.end()) {
-    register_library(lib_name, get_colocated_mtllib_path(lib_name));
-  }
-}
-
-MTL::Library* Device::get_library_cache_(const std::string& lib_name) {
-  // Search for cached metal lib
-  MTL::Library* mtl_lib;
-  if (auto it = library_map_.find(lib_name); it != library_map_.end()) {
-    mtl_lib = it->second;
-  } else { // Look for metallib alongside library
-    register_library(lib_name, get_colocated_mtllib_path(lib_name));
-    mtl_lib = library_map_[lib_name];
-  }
-
-  return mtl_lib;
-}
-
-MTL::Library* Device::get_library_(const std::string& source_string) {
+MTL::Library* Device::build_library_(const std::string& source_string) {
   auto pool = new_scoped_memory_pool();
 
   auto ns_code =
@@ -346,26 +354,7 @@ MTL::Library* Device::get_library_(const std::string& source_string) {
   // Throw error if unable to compile library
   if (!mtl_lib) {
     std::ostringstream msg;
-    msg << "[metal::Device] Unable to build metal library from source" << "\n";
-    if (error) {
-      msg << error->localizedDescription()->utf8String() << "\n";
-    }
-    throw std::runtime_error(msg.str());
-  }
-
-  return mtl_lib;
-}
-
-MTL::Library* Device::get_library_(const MTL::StitchedLibraryDescriptor* desc) {
-  auto pool = new_scoped_memory_pool();
-
-  NS::Error* error = nullptr;
-  auto mtl_lib = device_->newLibrary(desc, &error);
-
-  // Throw error if unable to compile library
-  if (!mtl_lib) {
-    std::ostringstream msg;
-    msg << "[metal::Device] Unable to build stitched metal library" << "\n";
+    msg << "[metal::Device] Unable to build metal library from source\n";
     if (error) {
       msg << error->localizedDescription()->utf8String() << "\n";
     }
@@ -489,68 +478,32 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* Device::get_kernel_(
   return kernel;
 }
 
-MTL::Library* Device::get_library(const std::string& name) {
+MTL::Library* Device::get_library_(const std::string& name) {
+  std::shared_lock lock(library_mtx_);
   auto it = library_map_.find(name);
   return (it != library_map_.end()) ? it->second : nullptr;
 }
 
 MTL::Library* Device::get_library(
     const std::string& name,
-    const std::string& source,
-    bool cache /* = true */) {
-  if (cache) {
+    const std::function<std::string(void)>& builder) {
+  {
+    std::shared_lock rlock(library_mtx_);
     if (auto it = library_map_.find(name); it != library_map_.end()) {
       return it->second;
     }
   }
 
-  auto mtl_lib = get_library_(source);
-
-  if (cache) {
-    library_map_.insert({name, mtl_lib});
+  std::unique_lock wlock(library_mtx_);
+  if (auto it = library_map_.find(name); it != library_map_.end()) {
+    return it->second;
   }
 
+  auto mtl_lib = build_library_(builder());
+  library_map_.insert({name, mtl_lib});
   return mtl_lib;
 }
 
-MTL::Library* Device::get_library(
-    const std::string& name,
-    const MTL::StitchedLibraryDescriptor* desc,
-    bool cache /* = true */) {
-  if (cache) {
-    if (auto it = library_map_.find(name); it != library_map_.end()) {
-      return it->second;
-    }
-  }
-
-  auto mtl_lib = get_library_(desc);
-
-  if (cache) {
-    library_map_.insert({name, mtl_lib});
-  }
-
-  return mtl_lib;
-}
-
-MTL::Function* Device::get_function(
-    const std::string& base_name,
-    MTL::Library* mtl_lib,
-    const std::string& specialized_name /* = "" */,
-    const MTLFCList& func_consts /* = {} */) {
-  return get_function_(base_name, specialized_name, func_consts, mtl_lib);
-}
-
-MTL::Function* Device::get_function(
-    const std::string& base_name,
-    const std::string& lib_name /* = "mlx" */,
-    const std::string& specialized_name /*  = "" */,
-    const MTLFCList& func_consts /* = {} */) {
-  // Search for cached metal lib
-  MTL::Library* mtl_lib = get_library_cache_(lib_name);
-
-  return get_function(base_name, mtl_lib, specialized_name, func_consts);
-}
-
 MTL::LinkedFunctions* Device::get_linked_functions_(
     const std::vector<MTL::Function*>& funcs) {
   if (funcs.empty()) {
@@ -571,34 +524,55 @@ MTL::LinkedFunctions* Device::get_linked_functions_(
   return lfuncs;
 }
 
+MTL::ComputePipelineState* Device::get_kernel_(
+    const std::string& base_name,
+    MTL::Library* mtl_lib,
+    const std::string& hash_name,
+    const MTLFCList& func_consts /* = {} */,
+    const std::vector<MTL::Function*>& linked_functions /* = {} */) {
+  // Single writer allowed
+  std::unique_lock wlock(kernel_mtx_);
+
+  // Try loading again to avoid loading twice
+  if (auto it = kernel_map_.find(hash_name); it != kernel_map_.end()) {
+    return it->second;
+  }
+
+  auto pool = new_scoped_memory_pool();
+
+  // Pull kernel from library
+  auto mtl_function = get_function_(base_name, hash_name, func_consts, mtl_lib);
+
+  // Compile kernel to compute pipeline
+  auto mtl_linked_funcs = get_linked_functions_(linked_functions);
+  auto kernel = get_kernel_(hash_name, mtl_function, mtl_linked_funcs);
+
+  mtl_function->release();
+  mtl_linked_funcs->release();
+
+  // Add kernel to cache
+  auto inserted = kernel_map_.insert({hash_name, kernel});
+
+  return kernel;
+}
+
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* Device::get_kernel(
     const std::string& base_name,
     MTL::Library* mtl_lib,
     const std::string& hash_name /* = "" */,
     const MTLFCList& func_consts /* = {} */,
     const std::vector<MTL::Function*>& linked_functions /* = {} */) {
-  auto pool = new_scoped_memory_pool();
-
-  // Look for cached kernel
   const auto& kname = hash_name.empty() ? base_name : hash_name;
-  if (auto it = kernel_map_.find(kname); it != kernel_map_.end()) {
-    return it->second;
+  {
+    // Multiple readers allowed
+    std::shared_lock lock(kernel_mtx_);
+
+    // Look for cached kernel
+    if (auto it = kernel_map_.find(kname); it != kernel_map_.end()) {
+      return it->second;
+    }
   }
-
-  // Pull kernel from library
-  auto mtl_function = get_function_(base_name, kname, func_consts, mtl_lib);
-
-  // Compile kernel to compute pipeline
-  auto mtl_linked_funcs = get_linked_functions_(linked_functions);
-  auto kernel = get_kernel_(kname, mtl_function, mtl_linked_funcs);
-
-  mtl_function->release();
-  mtl_linked_funcs->release();
-
-  // Add kernel to cache
-  kernel_map_.insert({kname, kernel});
-
-  return kernel;
+  return get_kernel_(base_name, mtl_lib, kname, func_consts, linked_functions);
 }
 
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* Device::get_kernel(
@@ -607,16 +581,34 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* Device::get_kernel(
     const std::string& hash_name /*  = "" */,
     const MTLFCList& func_consts /*  = {} */,
     const std::vector<MTL::Function*>& linked_functions /*  = {} */) {
-  // Look for cached kernel
   const auto& kname = hash_name.size() == 0 ? base_name : hash_name;
-  if (auto it = kernel_map_.find(kname); it != kernel_map_.end()) {
-    return it->second;
+  {
+    // Multiple readers allowed
+    std::shared_lock lock(kernel_mtx_);
+
+    // Look for cached kernel
+    if (auto it = kernel_map_.find(kname); it != kernel_map_.end()) {
+      return it->second;
+    }
   }
-
   // Search for cached metal lib
-  MTL::Library* mtl_lib = get_library_cache_(lib_name);
+  MTL::Library* mtl_lib = get_library_(lib_name);
+  return get_kernel_(base_name, mtl_lib, kname, func_consts, linked_functions);
+}
 
-  return get_kernel(base_name, mtl_lib, kname, func_consts, linked_functions);
+void Device::set_residency_set(const MTL::ResidencySet* residency_set) {
+  if (residency_set_ != nullptr) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+        "[Device::set_residency_set] Can only be set once.");
+  }
+  if (residency_set == nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+  residency_set_ = residency_set;
+  // Attach residency set to existing command queues
+  for (auto& [_, stream] : stream_map_) {
+    stream.queue->addResidencySet(residency_set_);
+  }
 }
 
 Device& device(mlx::core::Device) {

mlx/backend/metal/device.h

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <Metal/Metal.hpp>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <functional>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <shared_mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
@@ -12,8 +15,26 @@
 #include "mlx/array.h"
 #include "mlx/device.h"
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 namespace mlx::core::metal {
 
+// Note, this function must be left inline in a header so that it is not
+// dynamically linked.
+inline std::string get_colocated_mtllib_path(const std::string& lib_name) {
+  Dl_info info;
+  std::string mtllib_path;
+  std::string lib_ext = lib_name + ".metallib";
+
+  int success = dladdr((void*)get_colocated_mtllib_path, &info);
+  if (success) {
+    auto mtllib = fs::path(info.dli_fname).remove_filename() / lib_ext;
+    mtllib_path = mtllib.c_str();
+  }
+
+  return mtllib_path;
+}
+
 using MTLFCList =
     std::vector<std::tuple<const void*, MTL::DataType, NS::UInteger>>;
 
@@ -24,13 +45,13 @@ struct CommandEncoder {
 
   struct ConcurrentContext {
     ConcurrentContext(CommandEncoder& enc) : enc(enc) {
-      enc.concurrent = true;
+      enc.concurrent_ = true;
     }
     ~ConcurrentContext() {
-      enc.concurrent = false;
-      enc.outputs.insert(
-          enc.concurrent_outputs.begin(), enc.concurrent_outputs.end());
-      enc.concurrent_outputs.clear();
+      enc.concurrent_ = false;
+      enc.outputs_.insert(
+          enc.concurrent_outputs_.begin(), enc.concurrent_outputs_.end());
+      enc.concurrent_outputs_.clear();
     }
 
    private:
@@ -38,7 +59,7 @@ struct CommandEncoder {
   };
 
   MTL::ComputeCommandEncoder* operator->() {
-    return enc;
+    return enc_;
   }
 
   void set_input_array(const array& a, int idx, int64_t offset = 0);
@@ -49,18 +70,59 @@ struct CommandEncoder {
   ConcurrentContext start_concurrent() {
     return ConcurrentContext(*this);
   }
-
   ~CommandEncoder();
 
- private:
-  void maybe_split();
+  // Inputs to all kernels in the encoder including temporaries
+  std::unordered_set<const void*>& inputs() {
+    return all_inputs_;
+  };
 
-  int num_dispatches{0};
-  MTL::CommandBuffer* cbuf;
-  MTL::ComputeCommandEncoder* enc;
-  bool concurrent{false};
-  std::unordered_set<MTL::Resource*> outputs;
-  std::unordered_set<MTL::Resource*> concurrent_outputs;
+  // Outputs of all kernels in the encoder including temporaries
+  std::unordered_set<const void*> outputs() {
+    return all_outputs_;
+  };
+
+ private:
+  MTL::ComputeCommandEncoder* enc_;
+  bool concurrent_{false};
+  std::unordered_set<MTL::Resource*> outputs_;
+  std::unordered_set<MTL::Resource*> concurrent_outputs_;
+  std::unordered_set<const void*> all_inputs_;
+  std::unordered_set<const void*> all_outputs_;
+};
+
+struct Fence {
+  Fence(MTL::Fence* fence) : fence(fence) {}
+  ~Fence() {
+    fence->release();
+  }
+  MTL::Fence* fence;
+};
+
+struct DeviceStream {
+  DeviceStream(MTL::CommandQueue* queue) : queue(queue) {};
+  ~DeviceStream() {
+    queue->release();
+    if (buffer != nullptr) {
+      buffer->release();
+    }
+  };
+  MTL::CommandQueue* queue;
+  // A map of prior command encoder outputs to their corresponding fence
+  std::unordered_map<const void*, std::shared_ptr<Fence>> outputs;
+  // Used to allow thread-safe access to the outputs map
+  std::mutex fence_mtx;
+
+  // The buffer and buffer op count are updated
+  // between command buffers
+  MTL::CommandBuffer* buffer{nullptr};
+  int buffer_ops{0};
+
+  // The command encoder, fence, and temporaries are updated between command
+  // encoders
+  std::unique_ptr<CommandEncoder> encoder{nullptr};
+  std::shared_ptr<Fence> fence;
+  std::vector<array> temporaries;
 };
 
 class Device {
@@ -86,31 +148,17 @@ class Device {
       const std::string& lib_name,
       const std::string& lib_path);
 
-  void register_library(const std::string& lib_name);
-
-  MTL::Library* get_library(const std::string& name);
+  // Note, this should remain in the header so that it is not dynamically
+  // linked
+  void register_library(const std::string& lib_name) {
+    if (auto it = library_map_.find(lib_name); it == library_map_.end()) {
+      register_library(lib_name, get_colocated_mtllib_path(lib_name));
+    }
+  }
 
   MTL::Library* get_library(
       const std::string& name,
-      const std::string& source_string,
-      bool cache = true);
-
-  MTL::Library* get_library(
-      const std::string& name,
-      const MTL::StitchedLibraryDescriptor* desc,
-      bool cache = true);
-
-  MTL::Function* get_function(
-      const std::string& base_name,
-      MTL::Library* mtl_lib,
-      const std::string& specialized_name = "",
-      const MTLFCList& func_consts = {});
-
-  MTL::Function* get_function(
-      const std::string& base_name,
-      const std::string& lib_name = "mlx",
-      const std::string& specialized_name = "",
-      const MTLFCList& func_consts = {});
+      const std::function<std::string(void)>& builder);
 
   MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_kernel(
       const std::string& base_name,
@@ -129,11 +177,20 @@ class Device {
   MTL::ArgumentEncoder* argument_encoder(
       const std::vector<MTL::ArgumentDescriptor*>& arg_descs) const;
 
+  // Record temporary arrays for the given stream index
+  void add_temporary(array arr, int index);
+  void add_temporaries(std::vector<array> arrays, int index);
+
+  void set_residency_set(const MTL::ResidencySet* residency_set);
+
  private:
+  DeviceStream& get_stream_(int index) {
+    return stream_map_.find(index)->second;
+  }
   MTL::Library* get_library_cache_(const std::string& name);
 
-  MTL::Library* get_library_(const std::string& source_string);
-  MTL::Library* get_library_(const MTL::StitchedLibraryDescriptor* desc);
+  MTL::Library* get_library_(const std::string& name);
+  MTL::Library* build_library_(const std::string& source_string);
 
   MTL::Function* get_function_(const std::string& name, MTL::Library* mtl_lib);
 
@@ -155,13 +212,22 @@ class Device {
       const MTL::Function* mtl_function,
       const MTL::LinkedFunctions* linked_functions);
 
+  MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_kernel_(
+      const std::string& base_name,
+      MTL::Library* mtl_lib,
+      const std::string& hash_name,
+      const MTLFCList& func_consts = {},
+      const std::vector<MTL::Function*>& linked_functions = {});
+
   MTL::Device* device_;
-  std::unordered_map<int32_t, MTL::CommandQueue*> queue_map_;
-  std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::pair<int, MTL::CommandBuffer*>> buffer_map_;
-  std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::unique_ptr<CommandEncoder>> encoder_map_;
+  std::unordered_map<int32_t, DeviceStream> stream_map_;
+
+  std::shared_mutex kernel_mtx_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, MTL::ComputePipelineState*> kernel_map_;
+
+  std::shared_mutex library_mtx_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, MTL::Library*> library_map_;
-  std::mutex mtx_;
+  const MTL::ResidencySet* residency_set_{nullptr};
 };
 
 Device& device(mlx::core::Device);

mlx/backend/metal/distributed.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+#include "mlx/allocator.h"
+#include "mlx/backend/metal/device.h"
+#include "mlx/distributed/ops.h"
+#include "mlx/distributed/primitives.h"
+#include "mlx/scheduler.h"
+
+namespace mlx::core::distributed {
+
+void signal_and_wait(const array& in, const array& out, const Stream& s) {
+  auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
+  d.end_encoding(s.index);
+  auto command_buffer = d.get_command_buffer(s.index);
+  if (in.event().valid()) {
+    command_buffer->encodeSignalEvent(
+        static_cast<MTL::Event*>(in.event().raw_event().get()),
+        in.event().value());
+  }
+  command_buffer->encodeWait(
+      static_cast<MTL::Event*>(out.event().raw_event().get()),
+      out.event().value());
+}
+
+void AllReduce::eval_gpu(
+    const std::vector<array>& inputs,
+    std::vector<array>& outputs) {
+  assert(inputs.size() == 1);
+  assert(outputs.size() == 1);
+
+  auto& in = inputs[0];
+  auto& out = outputs[0];
+  if (in.is_donatable()) {
+    out.move_shared_buffer(in);
+  } else {
+    out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
+  }
+
+  auto task = [in = in,
+               out = out,
+               reduce_type = reduce_type_,
+               group = group()]() mutable {
+    if (in.event().valid()) {
+      in.event().wait();
+    }
+    switch (reduce_type) {
+      case Sum:
+        distributed::detail::all_sum(
+            group, in.data_shared_ptr() == nullptr ? out : in, out);
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw std::runtime_error("Only all reduce sum is supported for now");
+    }
+    out.event().signal();
+  };
+  scheduler::enqueue(detail::communication_stream(), std::move(task));
+
+  signal_and_wait(in, out, stream());
+}
+
+void AllGather::eval_gpu(
+    const std::vector<array>& inputs,
+    std::vector<array>& outputs) {
+  assert(inputs.size() == 1);
+  assert(outputs.size() == 1);
+  auto& in = inputs[0];
+  auto& out = outputs[0];
+
+  out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
+
+  auto task = [in = in, out = out, group = group()]() mutable {
+    if (in.event().valid()) {
+      in.event().wait();
+    }
+    distributed::detail::all_gather(group, in, out);
+    out.event().signal();
+  };
+  scheduler::enqueue(detail::communication_stream(), std::move(task));
+  signal_and_wait(in, out, stream());
+}
+
+void Send::eval_gpu(
+    const std::vector<array>& inputs,
+    std::vector<array>& outputs) {
+  assert(inputs.size() == 1);
+  assert(outputs.size() == 1);
+
+  auto& in = inputs[0];
+  auto& out = outputs[0];
+
+  // Schedule an async send on the comm stream
+  auto task = [in = in, out = out, group = group(), dst = dst_]() mutable {
+    if (in.event().valid()) {
+      in.event().wait();
+    }
+    distributed::detail::send(group, in, dst);
+    out.event().signal();
+  };
+  scheduler::enqueue(detail::communication_stream(), std::move(task));
+
+  // Encode a signal event for the input but not a wait since we don't need to
+  // wait on the output.
+  auto& s = stream();
+  auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
+  d.end_encoding(s.index);
+  auto command_buffer = d.get_command_buffer(s.index);
+  if (in.event().valid()) {
+    command_buffer->encodeSignalEvent(
+        static_cast<MTL::Event*>(in.event().raw_event().get()),
+        in.event().value());
+  }
+}
+
+void Recv::eval_gpu(
+    const std::vector<array>& inputs,
+    std::vector<array>& outputs) {
+  assert(inputs.size() == 0);
+  assert(outputs.size() == 1);
+
+  auto& out = outputs[0];
+
+  out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
+
+  // Schedule an async recv on the comm stream
+  auto task = [out = out, group = group(), src = src_]() mutable {
+    distributed::detail::recv(group, out, src);
+    out.event().signal();
+  };
+  scheduler::enqueue(detail::communication_stream(), std::move(task));
+
+  // Encode a wait event as there is no input for the recv to encode a signal.
+  auto& s = stream();
+  auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
+  auto command_buffer = d.get_command_buffer(s.index);
+  command_buffer->encodeWait(
+      static_cast<MTL::Event*>(out.event().raw_event().get()),
+      out.event().value());
+}
+
+} // namespace mlx::core::distributed

mlx/backend/metal/event.cpp

@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ void Event::signal() {
   static_cast<MTL::SharedEvent*>(raw_event().get())->setSignaledValue(value());
 }
 
+bool Event::is_signaled() const {
+  return static_cast<MTL::SharedEvent*>(raw_event().get())->signaledValue() >=
+      value();
+}
+
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/metal/fft.cpp

@@ -575,8 +575,7 @@ void fft_op(
   auto plan = plan_fft(n);
   if (plan.four_step) {
     four_step_fft(in, out, axis, inverse, real, plan, copies, s);
-    d.get_command_buffer(s.index)->addCompletedHandler(
-        [copies](MTL::CommandBuffer*) mutable { copies.clear(); });
+    d.add_temporaries(std::move(copies), s.index);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -741,8 +740,8 @@ void fft_op(
         MTL::Size(batch_size, threadgroup_batch_size, threads_per_fft);
     compute_encoder->dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
   }
-  d.get_command_buffer(s.index)->addCompletedHandler(
-      [copies](MTL::CommandBuffer*) mutable { copies.clear(); });
+
+  d.add_temporaries(std::move(copies), s.index);
 }
 
 void fft_op(
@@ -785,8 +784,7 @@ void nd_fft_op(
   }
 
   auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
-  d.get_command_buffer(s.index)->addCompletedHandler(
-      [temp_arrs](MTL::CommandBuffer*) mutable { temp_arrs.clear(); });
+  d.add_temporaries(std::move(temp_arrs), s.index);
 }
 
 void FFT::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {

mlx/backend/metal/hadamard.cpp

@@ -60,32 +60,6 @@ std::string gen_hadamard_codelet(int m) {
   return source.str();
 }
 
-void launch_hadamard(
-    const array& in,
-    array& out,
-    int batch_size,
-    int threads_per,
-    const std::string kernel_name,
-    float scale,
-    const Stream& s) {
-  auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
-
-  const auto& lib_name = kernel_name.substr(1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  auto kernel = d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
-  assert(threads_per <= kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup());
-
-  auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
-  compute_encoder->setComputePipelineState(kernel);
-  compute_encoder.set_input_array(in, 0);
-  compute_encoder.set_output_array(out, 1);
-  compute_encoder->setBytes(&scale, sizeof(float), 2);
-
-  MTL::Size group_dims = MTL::Size(1, threads_per, 1);
-  MTL::Size grid_dims = MTL::Size(batch_size, threads_per, 1);
-  compute_encoder->dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
-}
-
 void Hadamard::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   auto& s = stream();
 
@@ -113,7 +87,8 @@ void Hadamard::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
     out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
   }
 
-  auto [n, m] = decompose_hadamard(in.shape(axis));
+  int n, m;
+  std::tie(n, m) = decompose_hadamard(in.shape(axis));
 
   if (n * (int)size_of(in.dtype()) > MAX_HADAMARD_BYTES) {
     throw std::invalid_argument(
@@ -129,8 +104,7 @@ void Hadamard::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   auto kernel_name = kname.str();
   auto& d = metal::device(s.device);
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     auto codelet = gen_hadamard_codelet(m);
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << codelet << metal::hadamard();
@@ -148,12 +122,31 @@ void Hadamard::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
         n,
         m,
         read_width);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
 
   int batch_size = in.size() / n;
   int threads_per = n / max_radix;
 
+  auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
+
+  auto launch_hadamard = [&](const array& in,
+                             array& out,
+                             const std::string& kernel_name,
+                             float scale) {
+    auto kernel = d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
+    assert(threads_per <= kernel->maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup());
+
+    compute_encoder->setComputePipelineState(kernel);
+    compute_encoder.set_input_array(in, 0);
+    compute_encoder.set_output_array(out, 1);
+    compute_encoder->setBytes(&scale, sizeof(float), 2);
+
+    MTL::Size group_dims = MTL::Size(1, threads_per, 1);
+    MTL::Size grid_dims = MTL::Size(batch_size, threads_per, 1);
+    compute_encoder->dispatchThreads(grid_dims, group_dims);
+  };
+
   if (m > 1) {
     // When m is greater than 1, we decompose the
     // computation into two uploads to the GPU:
@@ -171,33 +164,17 @@ void Hadamard::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
     temp.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(temp.nbytes()));
     copies.push_back(temp);
 
-    launch_hadamard(
-        in_contiguous,
-        temp,
-        batch_size,
-        threads_per,
-        "n" + kernel_name,
-        1.0,
-        s);
+    launch_hadamard(in_contiguous, temp, "n" + kernel_name, 1.0);
 
     // Metal sometimes reports 256 max threads per group for hadamard_m kernel
     threads_per = std::min(n / read_width, MAX_HADAMARD_THREADS_PER_GROUP);
     batch_size = in.size() / m / read_width / threads_per;
-    launch_hadamard(
-        temp, out, batch_size, threads_per, "m" + kernel_name, scale_, s);
+    launch_hadamard(temp, out, "m" + kernel_name, scale_);
   } else {
-    launch_hadamard(
-        in_contiguous,
-        out,
-        batch_size,
-        threads_per,
-        "n" + kernel_name,
-        scale_,
-        s);
+    launch_hadamard(in_contiguous, out, "n" + kernel_name, scale_);
   }
 
-  d.get_command_buffer(s.index)->addCompletedHandler(
-      [copies](MTL::CommandBuffer*) mutable { copies.clear(); });
+  d.add_temporaries(std::move(copies), s.index);
 }
 
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/metal/indexing.cpp

@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ void Gather::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
     kernel_name = lib_name;
   }
 
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::gather();
     std::string out_type_str = get_type_string(out.dtype());
@@ -83,8 +82,8 @@ void Gather::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
         idx_args,
         idx_arr,
         idx_ndim);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
 
   auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
   auto kernel = d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
@@ -236,8 +235,7 @@ void Scatter::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
     kernel_name = kname.str();
   }
 
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::reduce_utils()
                   << metal::scatter();
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ void Scatter::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
         break;
     }
     if (reduce_type_ != Scatter::None) {
-      op_type = fmt::format(op_type, out_type_str);
+      op_type = fmt::format(fmt::runtime(op_type), out_type_str);
     }
     auto [idx_args, idx_arr] = make_index_args(idx_type_str, nidx);
 
@@ -277,8 +275,8 @@ void Scatter::eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
         nidx,
         idx_args,
         idx_arr);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
 
   auto& compute_encoder = d.get_command_encoder(s.index);
   auto kernel = d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);

mlx/backend/metal/jit/copy.h

@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
-
-constexpr std::string_view copy_kernels = R"(
-template [[host_name("s_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void copy_s<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    uint index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("v_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void copy_v<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    uint index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-
-template [[host_name("g4_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-copy_g_nd<{1}, {2}, 4>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int* src_shape [[buffer(2)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint3 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("gg4_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-copy_gg_nd<{1}, {2}, 4>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int* src_shape [[buffer(2)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    constant const int64_t* dst_strides [[buffer(4)]],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("g5_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-copy_g_nd<{1}, {2}, 5>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int* src_shape [[buffer(2)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint3 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("gg5_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-copy_gg_nd<{1}, {2}, 5>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int* src_shape [[buffer(2)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    constant const int64_t* dst_strides [[buffer(4)]],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("g1_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void copy_g_nd1<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int64_t& src_stride [[buffer(3)]],
-    uint index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("g2_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void copy_g_nd2<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    uint2 index [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint2 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("g3_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void copy_g_nd3<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint3 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("gg1_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-copy_gg_nd1<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int64_t& src_stride [[buffer(3)]],
-    constant const int64_t& dst_stride [[buffer(4)]],
-    uint index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("gg2_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-copy_gg_nd2<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    constant const int64_t* dst_strides [[buffer(4)]],
-    uint2 index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("gg3_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-copy_gg_nd3<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    constant const int64_t* dst_strides [[buffer(4)]],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-
-template [[host_name("g_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void copy_g<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int* src_shape [[buffer(2)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    constant const int& ndim [[buffer(5)]],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint3 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("gg_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void copy_gg<{1}, {2}>(
-    device const {1}* src [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* dst [[buffer(1)]],
-    constant const int* src_shape [[buffer(2)]],
-    constant const int64_t* src_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    constant const int64_t* dst_strides [[buffer(4)]],
-    constant const int& ndim [[buffer(5)]],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-)";

mlx/backend/metal/jit/reduce.h

@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
-
-constexpr std::string_view reduce_init_kernels = R"(
-[[kernel]] void {0}(
-    device {1}* out [[buffer(0)]],
-    uint tid [[thread_position_in_grid]]) {{
-  out[tid] = {2}<{1}>::init;
-}}
-)";
-
-constexpr std::string_view reduce_kernels = R"(
-template [[host_name("all_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-all_reduce<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device mlx_atomic<{2}>* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const device size_t& in_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    uint gid [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
-    uint grid_size [[threads_per_grid]],
-    uint simd_per_group [[simdgroups_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint simd_lane_id [[thread_index_in_simdgroup]],
-    uint simd_group_id [[simdgroup_index_in_threadgroup]]);
-template [[host_name("colGeneral_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-col_reduce_general<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device mlx_atomic<{2}>* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_stride [[buffer(3)]],
-    const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(4)]],
-    const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-    const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-    const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-    threadgroup {2}* local_data [[threadgroup(0)]],
-    uint3 tid [[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
-    uint3 lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
-    uint3 lsize [[threads_per_threadgroup]]);
-template [[host_name("colSmall_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-col_reduce_small<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_stride [[buffer(3)]],
-    const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(4)]],
-    const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-    const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-    const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-    const constant size_t& non_col_reductions [[buffer(8)]],
-    const constant int* non_col_shapes [[buffer(9)]],
-    const constant size_t* non_col_strides [[buffer(10)]],
-    const constant int& non_col_ndim [[buffer(11)]],
-    uint tid [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("rowGeneralSmall_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-row_reduce_general_small<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(3)]],
-    const constant size_t& non_row_reductions [[buffer(4)]],
-    const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-    const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-    const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-    uint lid [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("rowGeneralMed_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-row_reduce_general_med<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(3)]],
-    const constant size_t& non_row_reductions [[buffer(4)]],
-    const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-    const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-    const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-    uint tid [[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
-    uint simd_lane_id [[thread_index_in_simdgroup]],
-    uint simd_per_group [[dispatch_simdgroups_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint simd_group_id [[simdgroup_index_in_threadgroup]]);
-template [[host_name("rowGeneral_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-row_reduce_general<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device mlx_atomic<{2}>* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(3)]],
-    const constant size_t& non_row_reductions [[buffer(4)]],
-    const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-    const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-    const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-    uint3 lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
-    uint3 lsize [[threads_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint3 tid [[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
-    uint simd_lane_id [[thread_index_in_simdgroup]],
-    uint simd_per_group [[simdgroups_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint simd_group_id [[simdgroup_index_in_threadgroup]]);
-)";
-
-constexpr std::string_view reduce_non_atomic_kernels = R"(
-template [[host_name("allNoAtomics_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-all_reduce_no_atomics<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const device size_t& in_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    uint gid [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
-    uint grid_size [[threads_per_grid]],
-    uint simd_per_group [[simdgroups_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint simd_lane_id [[thread_index_in_simdgroup]],
-    uint simd_group_id [[simdgroup_index_in_threadgroup]],
-    uint thread_group_id [[threadgroup_position_in_grid]]);
-
-template [[host_name("colGeneralNoAtomics_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-  col_reduce_general_no_atomics<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-      const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-      device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-      const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-      const constant size_t& reduction_stride [[buffer(3)]],
-      const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(4)]],
-      const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-      const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-      const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-      threadgroup {2}* local_data [[threadgroup(0)]],
-      uint3 tid [[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
-      uint3 lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
-      uint3 gid [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-      uint3 lsize [[threads_per_threadgroup]],
-      uint3 gsize [[threads_per_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("colSmall_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-col_reduce_small<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_stride [[buffer(3)]],
-    const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(4)]],
-    const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-    const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-    const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-    const constant size_t& non_col_reductions [[buffer(8)]],
-    const constant int* non_col_shapes [[buffer(9)]],
-    const constant size_t* non_col_strides [[buffer(10)]],
-    const constant int& non_col_ndim [[buffer(11)]],
-    uint tid [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("rowGeneralSmall_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-row_reduce_general_small<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(3)]],
-    const constant size_t& non_row_reductions [[buffer(4)]],
-    const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-    const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-    const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-    uint lid [[thread_position_in_grid]]);
-template [[host_name("rowGeneralNoAtomics_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-row_reduce_general_no_atomics<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& reduction_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& out_size [[buffer(3)]],
-    const constant size_t& non_row_reductions [[buffer(4)]],
-    const constant int* shape [[buffer(5)]],
-    const constant size_t* strides [[buffer(6)]],
-    const constant int& ndim [[buffer(7)]],
-    uint3 lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
-    uint3 lsize [[threads_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint3 gsize [[threads_per_grid]],
-    uint3 tid [[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
-    uint simd_lane_id [[thread_index_in_simdgroup]],
-    uint simd_per_group [[simdgroups_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint simd_group_id [[simdgroup_index_in_threadgroup]]);
-)";

mlx/backend/metal/jit/scan.h

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
-
-constexpr std::string_view scan_kernels = R"(
-template [[host_name("contig_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-contiguous_scan<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>, 4, {4}, {5}>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& axis_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    uint gid [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
-    uint lsize [[threads_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint simd_size [[threads_per_simdgroup]],
-    uint simd_lane_id [[thread_index_in_simdgroup]],
-    uint simd_group_id [[simdgroup_index_in_threadgroup]]);
-
-template [[host_name("strided_{0}")]] [[kernel]] void
-strided_scan<{1}, {2}, {3}<{2}>, 4, {4}, {5}>(
-    const device {1}* in [[buffer(0)]],
-    device {2}* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const constant size_t& axis_size [[buffer(2)]],
-    const constant size_t& stride [[buffer(3)]],
-    uint2 gid [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint2 lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
-    uint2 lsize [[threads_per_threadgroup]],
-    uint simd_size [[threads_per_simdgroup]]);
-)";

mlx/backend/metal/jit_kernels.cpp

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
-#include <map>
 
 #include "mlx/backend/common/compiled.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/arange.h"
-#include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/copy.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/gemv_masked.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/includes.h"
-#include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/reduce.h"
-#include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/scan.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/softmax.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/steel_conv.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/jit/steel_gemm.h"
@@ -28,37 +24,38 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_arange_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
     const array& out) {
-  const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(kernel_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
-    kernel_source
-        << metal::utils() << metal::arange()
-        << fmt::format(arange_kernels, lib_name, get_type_string(out.dtype()));
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::arange()
+                  << fmt::format(
+                         arange_kernels,
+                         kernel_name,
+                         get_type_string(out.dtype()));
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_unary_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
+    Dtype in_type,
     Dtype out_type,
     const std::string op) {
-  std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
+    auto in_t = get_type_string(in_type);
+    auto out_t = get_type_string(out_type);
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
-    auto u_def = get_template_definition(
-        "v" + lib_name, "unary_v", get_type_string(out_type), op);
-    auto u2_def = get_template_definition(
-        "v2" + lib_name, "unary_v2", get_type_string(out_type), op);
-    auto g_def = get_template_definition(
-        "g" + lib_name, "unary_g", get_type_string(out_type), op);
-    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::unary_ops() << metal::unary()
-                  << u_def << u2_def << g_def;
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::unary_ops() << metal::unary();
+    kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+        "v_" + lib_name, "unary_v", in_t, out_t, op);
+    kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+        "v2_" + lib_name, "unary_v2", in_t, out_t, op);
+    kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+        "gn4_" + lib_name, "unary_g", in_t, out_t, op, 4);
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ void add_binary_kernels(
     Dtype out_type,
     const std::string op,
     std::ostringstream& kernel_source) {
-  const std::map<std::string, std::string> kernel_types = {
+  const std::array<std::pair<std::string, std::string>, 10> kernel_types = {{
       {"ss", "binary_ss"},
       {"vs", "binary_vs"},
       {"sv", "binary_sv"},
@@ -79,31 +76,24 @@ void add_binary_kernels(
       {"g1", "binary_g_nd1"},
       {"g2", "binary_g_nd2"},
       {"g3", "binary_g_nd3"},
-      {"g4", "binary_g_nd"},
-      {"g5", "binary_g_nd"},
-      {"gn", "binary_g"},
-  };
-  for (auto [name, func] : kernel_types) {
+  }};
+  for (auto& [name, func] : kernel_types) {
     std::string template_def;
-    if (name == "g4" || name == "g5") {
-      int dim = std::stoi(name.substr(1));
-      template_def = get_template_definition(
-          name + lib_name,
-          func,
-          get_type_string(in_type),
-          get_type_string(out_type),
-          op,
-          dim);
-    } else {
-      template_def = get_template_definition(
-          name + lib_name,
-          func,
-          get_type_string(in_type),
-          get_type_string(out_type),
-          op);
-    }
+    template_def = get_template_definition(
+        name + "_" + lib_name,
+        func,
+        get_type_string(in_type),
+        get_type_string(out_type),
+        op);
     kernel_source << template_def;
   }
+  kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+      "gn4_" + lib_name,
+      "binary_g",
+      get_type_string(in_type),
+      get_type_string(out_type),
+      op,
+      4);
 }
 
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_binary_kernel(
@@ -112,14 +102,13 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_binary_kernel(
     Dtype in_type,
     Dtype out_type,
     const std::string op) {
-  std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(2);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::binary_ops() << metal::binary();
     add_binary_kernels(lib_name, in_type, out_type, op, kernel_source);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -129,15 +118,14 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_binary_two_kernel(
     Dtype in_type,
     Dtype out_type,
     const std::string op) {
-  std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(2);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::binary_ops()
                   << metal::binary_two();
     add_binary_kernels(lib_name, in_type, out_type, op, kernel_source);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -147,34 +135,26 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_ternary_kernel(
     Dtype type,
     const std::string op) {
   std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
-    const std::map<std::string, std::string> kernel_types = {
+    const std::array<std::pair<std::string, std::string>, 5> kernel_types = {{
         {"v", "ternary_v"},
         {"v2", "ternary_v2"},
-        {"g", "ternary_g"},
         {"g1", "ternary_g_nd1"},
         {"g2", "ternary_g_nd2"},
         {"g3", "ternary_g_nd3"},
-        {"g4", "ternary_g_nd"},
-        {"g5", "ternary_g_nd"},
-    };
+    }};
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::ternary_ops() << metal::ternary();
-    for (auto [name, func] : kernel_types) {
+    for (auto& [name, func] : kernel_types) {
       std::string template_def;
-      if (name == "g4" || name == "g5") {
-        int dim = std::stoi(name.substr(1));
-        template_def = get_template_definition(
-            name + "_" + lib_name, func, get_type_string(type), op, dim);
-      } else {
-        template_def = get_template_definition(
-            name + "_" + lib_name, func, get_type_string(type), op);
-      }
+      template_def = get_template_definition(
+          name + "_" + lib_name, func, get_type_string(type), op);
       kernel_source << template_def;
     }
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+        "gn4_" + lib_name, "ternary_g", get_type_string(type), op, 4);
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -184,17 +164,33 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_copy_kernel(
     const array& in,
     const array& out) {
   std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
+    auto in_type = get_type_string(in.dtype());
+    auto out_type = get_type_string(out.dtype());
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::copy()
-                  << fmt::format(
-                         copy_kernels,
-                         lib_name,
-                         get_type_string(in.dtype()),
-                         get_type_string(out.dtype()));
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "s_" + lib_name, "copy_s", in_type, out_type)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "v_" + lib_name, "copy_v", in_type, out_type)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "g1_" + lib_name, "copy_g_nd1", in_type, out_type)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "g2_" + lib_name, "copy_g_nd2", in_type, out_type)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "g3_" + lib_name, "copy_g_nd3", in_type, out_type)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "gn4_" + lib_name, "copy_g", in_type, out_type, 4)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "gg1_" + lib_name, "copy_gg_nd1", in_type, out_type)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "gg2_" + lib_name, "copy_gg_nd2", in_type, out_type)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "gg3_" + lib_name, "copy_gg_nd3", in_type, out_type)
+                  << get_template_definition(
+                         "ggn4_" + lib_name, "copy_gg", in_type, out_type, 4);
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -204,8 +200,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_softmax_kernel(
     bool precise,
     const array& out) {
   std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&] {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::softmax()
                   << fmt::format(
@@ -213,8 +208,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_softmax_kernel(
                          lib_name,
                          get_type_string(out.dtype()),
                          get_type_string(precise ? float32 : out.dtype()));
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -227,22 +222,29 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_scan_kernel(
     const array& in,
     const array& out) {
   std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
-    std::string op_name = "Cum" + reduce_type;
-    op_name[3] = toupper(op_name[3]);
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
+    auto out_type = get_type_string(out.dtype());
+    std::string op = "Cum" + reduce_type + "<" + out_type + ">";
+    op[3] = toupper(op[3]);
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
-    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::scan()
-                  << fmt::format(
-                         scan_kernels,
-                         lib_name,
-                         get_type_string(in.dtype()),
-                         get_type_string(out.dtype()),
-                         op_name,
-                         inclusive,
-                         reverse);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::scan();
+    const std::array<std::pair<std::string, std::string>, 2> scan_kernels = {{
+        {"contig_", "contiguous_scan"},
+        {"strided_", "strided_scan"},
+    }};
+    for (auto& [prefix, kernel] : scan_kernels) {
+      kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+          prefix + lib_name,
+          kernel,
+          get_type_string(in.dtype()),
+          get_type_string(out.dtype()),
+          op,
+          in.itemsize() <= 4 ? 4 : 2,
+          inclusive,
+          reverse);
+    }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -254,8 +256,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_sort_kernel(
     int bn,
     int tn) {
   std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     auto in_type = get_type_string(in.dtype());
     auto out_type = get_type_string(out.dtype());
@@ -280,8 +281,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_sort_kernel(
           bn,
           tn);
     }
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -293,15 +294,14 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_mb_sort_kernel(
     int bn,
     int tn) {
   std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::sort();
-    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> kernel_types = {
-        {"sort_", "mb_block_sort"},
-        {"partition_", "mb_block_partition"},
-        {"merge_", "mb_block_merge"}};
-    for (auto [name, func] : kernel_types) {
+    std::array<std::pair<std::string, std::string>, 3> kernel_types = {
+        {{"sort_", "mb_block_sort"},
+         {"partition_", "mb_block_partition"},
+         {"merge_", "mb_block_merge"}}};
+    for (auto& [name, func] : kernel_types) {
       kernel_source << get_template_definition(
           name + lib_name,
           func,
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_mb_sort_kernel(
           bn,
           tn);
     }
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -320,44 +320,52 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_reduce_init_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
     const array& out) {
-  auto lib = d.get_library(kernel_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(kernel_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
-    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::reduce_utils()
-                  << fmt::format(
-                         reduce_init_kernels,
-                         kernel_name,
-                         get_type_string(out.dtype()),
-                         op_name(out));
-    lib = d.get_library(kernel_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    std::string op_type = op_name(out);
+    op_type[0] = std::toupper(op_name(out)[0]);
+    auto out_type = get_type_string(out.dtype());
+    std::string op = op_type + "<" + out_type + ">";
+    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::reduce_utils() << metal::reduce();
+    kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+        kernel_name, "init_reduce", out_type, op);
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_reduce_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
+    const std::string& func_name,
     const std::string& op_name,
     const array& in,
-    const array& out) {
-  std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+    const array& out,
+    int ndim /* = -1 */,
+    int bm /* = -1 */,
+    int bn /* = -1 */) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(kernel_name, [&]() {
     std::string op_type = op_name;
     op_type[0] = std::toupper(op_name[0]);
-    bool non_atomic = out.dtype() == int64 || out.dtype() == uint64;
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
-    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::reduce_utils() << metal::reduce()
-                  << fmt::format(
-                         non_atomic ? reduce_non_atomic_kernels
-                                    : reduce_kernels,
-                         lib_name,
-                         get_type_string(in.dtype()),
-                         get_type_string(out.dtype()),
-                         op_type);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
-  return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
+    auto in_type = get_type_string(in.dtype());
+    auto out_type = get_type_string(out.dtype());
+    std::string op = op_type + "<" + out_type + ">";
+    kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::reduce_utils() << metal::reduce();
+    if (bm >= 0) {
+      kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+          kernel_name, func_name, in_type, out_type, op, ndim, bm, bn);
+    } else if (ndim >= 0) {
+      kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+          kernel_name, func_name, in_type, out_type, op, ndim);
+    } else {
+      kernel_source << get_template_definition(
+          kernel_name, func_name, in_type, out_type, op);
+    }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
+  auto st = d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
+  return st;
 }
 
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_fused_kernel(
@@ -374,8 +382,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_fused_kernel(
     int wm,
     int wn) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::gemm()
                   << metal::steel_gemm_fused()
@@ -390,8 +397,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_fused_kernel(
                          "wn"_a = wn,
                          "trans_a"_a = transpose_a,
                          "trans_b"_a = transpose_b);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib, hash_name, func_consts);
 }
 
@@ -410,8 +417,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_splitk_kernel(
     bool mn_aligned,
     bool k_aligned) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::gemm()
                   << metal::steel_gemm_splitk()
@@ -429,8 +435,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_splitk_kernel(
                          "trans_b"_a = transpose_b,
                          "mn_aligned"_a = mn_aligned,
                          "k_aligned"_a = k_aligned);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -441,19 +447,19 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_splitk_accum_kernel(
     const array& out,
     bool axbpy) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::gemm()
                   << metal::steel_gemm_splitk()
                   << fmt::format(
-                         axbpy ? steel_gemm_splitk_accum_axbpy_kernels
-                               : steel_gemm_splitk_accum_kernels,
+                         fmt::runtime(
+                             axbpy ? steel_gemm_splitk_accum_axbpy_kernels
+                                   : steel_gemm_splitk_accum_kernels),
                          "name"_a = lib_name,
                          "atype"_a = get_type_string(in.dtype()),
                          "otype"_a = get_type_string(out.dtype()));
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -473,8 +479,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_masked_kernel(
     bool mn_aligned,
     bool k_aligned) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     auto out_mask_type = mask_out.has_value()
         ? get_type_string((*mask_out).dtype())
@@ -498,8 +503,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_masked_kernel(
                          "trans_b"_a = transpose_b,
                          "mn_aligned"_a = mn_aligned,
                          "k_aligned"_a = k_aligned);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -518,8 +523,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_gemv_masked_kernel(
     int tn,
     bool contiguous) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     auto out_mask_type = mask_out.has_value()
         ? get_type_string((*mask_out).dtype())
@@ -541,8 +545,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_gemv_masked_kernel(
                          "tn"_a = tn,
                          "trans"_a = transpose_mat ? "t_" : "",
                          "nc"_a = contiguous ? "0" : "1");
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -558,8 +562,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_conv_kernel(
     int n_channel_specialization,
     bool small_filter) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::conv() << metal::steel_conv()
                   << fmt::format(
@@ -573,8 +576,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_conv_kernel(
                          "wn"_a = wn,
                          "n_channels"_a = n_channel_specialization,
                          "small_filter"_a = small_filter);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -588,8 +591,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_conv_general_kernel(
     int wm,
     int wn) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::conv()
                   << metal::steel_conv_general()
@@ -602,8 +604,8 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_conv_general_kernel(
                          "bk"_a = bk,
                          "wm"_a = wm,
                          "wn"_a = wn);
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 
@@ -614,13 +616,12 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_fft_kernel(
     const metal::MTLFCList& func_consts,
     const std::string& template_def) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     std::string kernel_string;
     kernel_source << metal::fft() << template_def;
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib, hash_name, func_consts);
 }
 
@@ -629,13 +630,12 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_quantized_kernel(
     const std::string& kernel_name,
     const std::string& template_def) {
   const auto& lib_name = kernel_name;
-  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name);
-  if (lib == nullptr) {
+  auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::gemm() << metal::quantized()
                   << template_def;
-    lib = d.get_library(lib_name, kernel_source.str());
-  }
+    return kernel_source.str();
+  });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
 }
 

mlx/backend/metal/kernels.h

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_arange_kernel(
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_unary_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
+    Dtype in_type,
     Dtype out_type,
     const std::string op);
 
@@ -83,9 +84,13 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_reduce_init_kernel(
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_reduce_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
+    const std::string& func_name,
     const std::string& op_name,
     const array& in,
-    const array& out);
+    const array& out,
+    int ndim = -1,
+    int bm = -1,
+    int bn = -1);
 
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_steel_gemm_fused_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
@@ -204,10 +209,10 @@ get_template_definition(std::string name, std::string func, Args... args) {
   };
   (add_arg(args), ...);
   s << ">";
-  std::string base_string = R"(
-template [[host_name("{0}")]] [[kernel]] decltype({1}) {1};
-  )";
-  return fmt::format(base_string, name, s.str());
+  return fmt::format(
+      "\ntemplate [[host_name(\"{0}\")]] [[kernel]] decltype({1}) {1};\n",
+      name,
+      s.str());
 }
 
 } // namespace mlx::core

mlx/backend/metal/kernels/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,38 +1,26 @@
-set(
-  BASE_HEADERS
-  bf16.h
-  bf16_math.h
-  complex.h
-  defines.h
-  expm1f.h
-  utils.h
-)
+set(BASE_HEADERS bf16.h bf16_math.h complex.h defines.h expm1f.h utils.h)
 
 function(build_kernel_base TARGET SRCFILE DEPS)
   set(METAL_FLAGS -Wall -Wextra -fno-fast-math)
   if(MLX_METAL_DEBUG)
-    set(METAL_FLAGS ${METAL_FLAGS}
-        -gline-tables-only
-        -frecord-sources)
+    set(METAL_FLAGS ${METAL_FLAGS} -gline-tables-only -frecord-sources)
   endif()
   add_custom_command(
-    COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metal
-                  ${METAL_FLAGS}
-                  -c ${SRCFILE}
-                  -I${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
-                  -o ${TARGET}.air
+    COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metal ${METAL_FLAGS} -c ${SRCFILE}
+            -I${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} -o ${TARGET}.air
     DEPENDS ${SRCFILE} ${DEPS} ${BASE_HEADERS}
     OUTPUT ${TARGET}.air
     COMMENT "Building ${TARGET}.air"
-    VERBATIM
-  )
+    VERBATIM)
 endfunction(build_kernel_base)
 
 function(build_kernel KERNEL)
   set(SRCFILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${KERNEL}.metal)
   cmake_path(GET KERNEL STEM TARGET)
   build_kernel_base(${TARGET} ${SRCFILE} "${ARGN}")
-  set(KERNEL_AIR ${TARGET}.air ${KERNEL_AIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+  set(KERNEL_AIR
+      ${TARGET}.air ${KERNEL_AIR}
+      PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction(build_kernel)
 
 build_kernel(arg_reduce)
@@ -43,105 +31,66 @@ build_kernel(random)
 build_kernel(rms_norm)
 build_kernel(rope)
 build_kernel(
-  scaled_dot_product_attention
-  scaled_dot_product_attention_params.h
-  steel/defines.h
-  steel/gemm/transforms.h
-  steel/utils.h
-)
+  scaled_dot_product_attention scaled_dot_product_attention_params.h
+  sdpa_vector.h steel/defines.h steel/gemm/transforms.h steel/utils.h)
 
-set(
-  STEEL_HEADERS 
-  steel/defines.h
-  steel/utils.h
-  steel/conv/conv.h
-  steel/conv/loader.h
-  steel/conv/loaders/loader_channel_l.h
-  steel/conv/loaders/loader_channel_n.h
-  steel/conv/loaders/loader_general.h
-  steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv.h
-  steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv_general.h
-  steel/gemm/gemm.h
-  steel/gemm/mma.h
-  steel/gemm/loader.h
-  steel/gemm/transforms.h
-  steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_fused.h
-  steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_masked.h
-  steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_splitk.h
-)
+set(STEEL_HEADERS
+    steel/defines.h
+    steel/utils.h
+    steel/conv/conv.h
+    steel/conv/loader.h
+    steel/conv/loaders/loader_channel_l.h
+    steel/conv/loaders/loader_channel_n.h
+    steel/conv/loaders/loader_general.h
+    steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv.h
+    steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv_general.h
+    steel/gemm/gemm.h
+    steel/gemm/mma.h
+    steel/gemm/loader.h
+    steel/gemm/transforms.h
+    steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_fused.h
+    steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_masked.h
+    steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_splitk.h)
 
-if (NOT MLX_METAL_JIT)
-build_kernel(arange arange.h)
-build_kernel(binary binary.h binary_ops.h)
-build_kernel(binary_two binary_two.h)
-build_kernel(copy copy.h)
-build_kernel(
-  fft
-  fft.h
-  fft/radix.h
-  fft/readwrite.h
-)
-build_kernel(
-  reduce
-  atomic.h
-  reduction/ops.h
-  reduction/reduce_init.h
-  reduction/reduce_all.h
-  reduction/reduce_col.h
-  reduction/reduce_row.h
-)
-build_kernel(
-  quantized
-  quantized.h
-  ${STEEL_HEADERS}
-)
-build_kernel(scan scan.h)
-build_kernel(softmax softmax.h)
-build_kernel(sort sort.h)
-build_kernel(ternary ternary.h ternary_ops.h)
-build_kernel(unary unary.h unary_ops.h)
-build_kernel(
-  steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv
-  ${STEEL_HEADERS}
-)
-build_kernel(
-  steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv_general
-  ${STEEL_HEADERS}
-)
-build_kernel(
-  steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_fused
-  ${STEEL_HEADERS}
-)
-build_kernel(
-  steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_masked
-  ${STEEL_HEADERS}
-)
-build_kernel(
-  steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_splitk
-  ${STEEL_HEADERS}
-)
-build_kernel(gemv_masked steel/utils.h)
+if(NOT MLX_METAL_JIT)
+  build_kernel(arange arange.h)
+  build_kernel(binary binary.h binary_ops.h)
+  build_kernel(binary_two binary_two.h)
+  build_kernel(copy copy.h)
+  build_kernel(fft fft.h fft/radix.h fft/readwrite.h)
+  build_kernel(
+    reduce
+    atomic.h
+    reduction/ops.h
+    reduction/reduce_init.h
+    reduction/reduce_all.h
+    reduction/reduce_col.h
+    reduction/reduce_row.h)
+  build_kernel(quantized quantized.h ${STEEL_HEADERS})
+  build_kernel(scan scan.h)
+  build_kernel(softmax softmax.h)
+  build_kernel(sort sort.h)
+  build_kernel(ternary ternary.h ternary_ops.h)
+  build_kernel(unary unary.h unary_ops.h)
+  build_kernel(steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv ${STEEL_HEADERS})
+  build_kernel(steel/conv/kernels/steel_conv_general ${STEEL_HEADERS})
+  build_kernel(steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_fused ${STEEL_HEADERS})
+  build_kernel(steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_masked ${STEEL_HEADERS})
+  build_kernel(steel/gemm/kernels/steel_gemm_splitk ${STEEL_HEADERS})
+  build_kernel(gemv_masked steel/utils.h)
 endif()
 
-
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${MLX_METAL_PATH}/mlx.metallib
-  COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metallib ${KERNEL_AIR} -o ${MLX_METAL_PATH}/mlx.metallib
+  COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metallib ${KERNEL_AIR} -o
+          ${MLX_METAL_PATH}/mlx.metallib
   DEPENDS ${KERNEL_AIR}
   COMMENT "Building mlx.metallib"
-  VERBATIM
-)
+  VERBATIM)
 
-add_custom_target(
-  mlx-metallib
-  DEPENDS
-  ${MLX_METAL_PATH}/mlx.metallib
-)
+add_custom_target(mlx-metallib DEPENDS ${MLX_METAL_PATH}/mlx.metallib)
 
-add_dependencies(
-  mlx
-  mlx-metallib
-)
+add_dependencies(mlx mlx-metallib)
 
 # Install metallib
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
@@ -149,5 +98,4 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 install(
   FILES ${MLX_METAL_PATH}/mlx.metallib
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  COMPONENT metallib
-)
+  COMPONENT metallib)

mlx/backend/metal/kernels/arg_reduce.metal

@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@ IndexValPair<U> simd_shuffle_down(IndexValPair<U> data, uint16_t delta) {
       simd_shuffle_down(data.index, delta), simd_shuffle_down(data.val, delta)};
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename Op, int N_READS>
+template <typename T, typename Op, int N_READS = 4>
 [[kernel]] void arg_reduce_general(
     const device T* in [[buffer(0)]],
     device uint32_t* out [[buffer(1)]],
-    const device int* shape [[buffer(2)]],
-    const device size_t* in_strides [[buffer(3)]],
-    const device size_t* out_strides [[buffer(4)]],
-    const device size_t& ndim [[buffer(5)]],
-    const device size_t& axis_stride [[buffer(6)]],
-    const device size_t& axis_size [[buffer(7)]],
+    const constant int* shape [[buffer(2)]],
+    const constant size_t* in_strides [[buffer(3)]],
+    const constant size_t* out_strides [[buffer(4)]],
+    const constant size_t& ndim [[buffer(5)]],
+    const constant size_t& axis_stride [[buffer(6)]],
+    const constant size_t& axis_size [[buffer(7)]],
     uint gid [[thread_position_in_grid]],
     uint lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
     uint lsize [[threads_per_threadgroup]],
@@ -159,28 +159,12 @@ template <typename T, typename Op, int N_READS>
   }
 }
 
-#define instantiate_arg_reduce_helper(name, itype, op) \
-  template [[host_name(name)]] [[kernel]] void         \
-  arg_reduce_general<itype, op<itype>, 4>(             \
-      const device itype* in [[buffer(0)]],            \
-      device uint32_t* out [[buffer(1)]],              \
-      const device int* shape [[buffer(2)]],           \
-      const device size_t* in_strides [[buffer(3)]],   \
-      const device size_t* out_strides [[buffer(4)]],  \
-      const device size_t& ndim [[buffer(5)]],         \
-      const device size_t& axis_stride [[buffer(6)]],  \
-      const device size_t& axis_size [[buffer(7)]],    \
-      uint gid [[thread_position_in_grid]],            \
-      uint lid [[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],     \
-      uint lsize [[threads_per_threadgroup]],          \
-      uint simd_size [[threads_per_simdgroup]],        \
-      uint simd_lane_id [[thread_index_in_simdgroup]], \
-      uint simd_group_id [[simdgroup_index_in_threadgroup]]);
-
 // clang-format off
 #define instantiate_arg_reduce(name, itype)                      \
-  instantiate_arg_reduce_helper("argmin_" #name , itype, ArgMin) \
-  instantiate_arg_reduce_helper("argmax_" #name , itype, ArgMax)
+  instantiate_kernel(                                            \
+      "argmin_" #name, arg_reduce_general, itype, ArgMin<itype>) \
+  instantiate_kernel(                                            \
+      "argmax_" #name, arg_reduce_general, itype, ArgMax<itype>)
 
 instantiate_arg_reduce(bool_, bool)
 instantiate_arg_reduce(uint8, uint8_t)

mlx/backend/metal/kernels/binary.h

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
     uint2 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]) {
   auto a_idx = elem_to_loc_2(index, a_strides);
   auto b_idx = elem_to_loc_2(index, b_strides);
-  size_t out_idx = index.x + (size_t)grid_dim.x * index.y;
+  size_t out_idx = index.x + size_t(grid_dim.x) * index.y;
   c[out_idx] = Op()(a[a_idx], b[b_idx]);
 }
 
@@ -109,27 +109,11 @@ template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
   auto a_idx = elem_to_loc_3(index, a_strides);
   auto b_idx = elem_to_loc_3(index, b_strides);
   size_t out_idx =
-      index.x + (size_t)grid_dim.x * (index.y + (size_t)grid_dim.y * index.z);
+      index.x + grid_dim.x * (index.y + size_t(grid_dim.y) * index.z);
   c[out_idx] = Op()(a[a_idx], b[b_idx]);
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op, int DIM>
-[[kernel]] void binary_g_nd(
-    device const T* a,
-    device const T* b,
-    device U* c,
-    constant const int shape[DIM],
-    constant const size_t a_strides[DIM],
-    constant const size_t b_strides[DIM],
-    uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]],
-    uint3 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]) {
-  auto idx = elem_to_loc_2_nd<DIM>(index, shape, a_strides, b_strides);
-  size_t out_idx =
-      index.x + (size_t)grid_dim.x * (index.y + (size_t)grid_dim.y * index.z);
-  c[out_idx] = Op()(a[idx.x], b[idx.y]);
-}
-
-template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
+template <typename T, typename U, typename Op, int N = 1>
 [[kernel]] void binary_g(
     device const T* a,
     device const T* b,
@@ -140,7 +124,16 @@ template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
     constant const int& ndim,
     uint3 index [[thread_position_in_grid]],
     uint3 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]) {
-  auto idx = elem_to_loc_2_nd(index, shape, a_strides, b_strides, ndim);
-  size_t out_idx = index.x + grid_dim.x * (index.y + grid_dim.y * index.z);
-  c[out_idx] = Op()(a[idx.x], b[idx.y]);
+  auto idx = elem_to_loc_2_nd(
+      {N * index.x, index.y, index.z}, shape, a_strides, b_strides, ndim);
+  auto xshape = shape[ndim - 1];
+  size_t out_idx =
+      N * index.x + xshape * (index.y + size_t(grid_dim.y) * index.z);
+  auto a_xstride = a_strides[ndim - 1];
+  auto b_xstride = b_strides[ndim - 1];
+  for (int i = 0; i < N && (int(N * index.x) + i) < xshape; ++i) {
+    c[out_idx++] = Op()(a[idx.x], b[idx.y]);
+    idx.x += a_xstride;
+    idx.y += b_xstride;
+  }
 }