Fixes#12836 where the server crashes with GGML_ASSERT failure when
running with embeddings enabled and n_batch > n_ubatch.
Root cause: Embeddings use non-causal attention which requires all
tokens to be processed within a single ubatch. When n_batch > n_ubatch,
the server attempts to split processing, causing assertion failure.
Solution:
- Add parameter validation in main() after common_params_parse()
- When embeddings enabled and n_batch > n_ubatch:
* Log warnings explaining the issue
* Automatically set n_batch = n_ubatch
* Prevent server crash
This follows the approach suggested by @ggerganov in issue #12836.
Note: This supersedes stalled PR #12940 which attempted a runtime fix
in the old examples/server/server.cpp location. This implementation
validates at startup in tools/server/server.cpp (current location).
Testing:
- Build: Compiles successfully
- Validation triggers: Warns when -b > -ub with --embedding
- Auto-correction works: Adjusts n_batch = n_ubatch
- No false positives: Valid params don't trigger warnings
- Verified on macOS M3 Pro with embedding model
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