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fix: preserve singleton output dimension when merging LoRA - #2116

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  • Preserve the output dimension of single-output LoRA up weights when ggml_n_dims() drops the trailing singleton, preventing a matrix multiplication assertion during merging.

Related Issue / Discussion

Fix #2112.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue that could prevent LoRA merges from working correctly with one-dimensional adapter tensors.

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ggml_ext_merge_lora now treats one-dimensional lora_up tensors as having one output row. For other tensor ranks, it continues to use the final dimension as the row count.

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LoRA merge

Layer / File(s) Summary
Handle one-dimensional lora_up
src/model/adapter/lora_ops.cpp
The merge function uses one output row when lora_up is one-dimensional. For other ranks, it uses the final dimension. The computed row count is used when reshaping lora_up.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium


Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0f0f7

In the narrow case of multiple partial LoRA deltas for a one-input-feature layer, the merge can reject the adapter diff, leaving the intended weight update unapplied. Correct the concatenation axis before merging.

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Changed systems: src

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  • observed — src (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in src/model/adapter/lora_ops.cpp: ggml_ext_merge_lora now caches the dimension count of lora_up and uses 1 output row when it is one-dimensional; otherwise it uses the final dimension as before.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check Warning The change implements the main #2112 fix. It treats a one-dimensional lora_up tensor as having one output row, so a (1, rank) tensor can reshape to (rank, 1). However, #2112 also proposes safe h… Add the incompatible-shape check to ggml_ext_merge_lora and return nullptr when the reshaped dimensions cannot multiply. Update the LoRA and LoHa callers to mark the pair as skipped, log the standard warning, and continue when the merge…
Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 1 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preserving the singleton output dimension during LoRA merging.
Description check Passed The description includes the required Summary, Related Issue / Discussion, Additional Information, and Checklist sections. It explains the failure mode, the intended fix, and links issue #2112.
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The whole-PR diff changes only src/model/adapter/lora_ops.cpp. The change is directly connected to #2112 because it preserves the singleton output dimension required for a one-output LoRA merge. No …

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Explanation

The change implements the main #2112 fix. It treats a one-dimensional lora_up tensor as having one output row, so a (1, rank) tensor can reshape to (rank, 1). However, #2112 also proposes safe handling for incompatible up/down pairs. ggml_ext_merge_lora still proceeds to matrix operations without returning nullptr, and get_lora_weight_diff still uses the result without a null check. The whole-PR diff contains no caller changes for the LoRA or LoHa paths. Therefore, malformed pairs can still abort instead of being skipped with a warning.

Resolution

Add the incompatible-shape check to ggml_ext_merge_lora and return nullptr when the reshaped dimensions cannot multiply. Update the LoRA and LoHa callers to mark the pair as skipped, log the standard warning, and continue when the merge returns nullptr.



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Review comments at @src/model/adapter/lora_ops.cpp:
- Around line 14-17: Update the indexed LoRA delta concatenation logic so
singleton `[1, 1]` tensors concatenate along dimension 1 rather than dimension
0, preserving the `[1, n]` shape. Locate the `updown` concatenation using
`ggml_concat` and keep the existing axis choice for tensors with more than one
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Comment on lines +14 to 17
// ggml_n_dims drops the output dimension when a linear layer has one output.
int lora_up_n_dims = ggml_n_dims(lora_up);
int64_t lora_up_rows = lora_up_n_dims == 1 ? 1 : lora_up->ne[lora_up_n_dims - 1];
lora_up = ggml_reshape_2d(ctx, lora_up, ggml_nelements(lora_up) / lora_up_rows, lora_up_rows);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '245,270p' src/model/adapter/lora.hpp
sed -n '535,590p' src/model/adapter/lora.hpp
rg -n 'ggml_ext_merge_lora|lora_updown|ggml_concat\\(ctx, updown' src/model/adapter tests

Repository: leejet/stable-diffusion.cpp

Length of output: 4141


🏁 Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- merge implementation ---'
sed -n '1,90p' src/model/adapter/lora_ops.cpp
printf '%s\n' '--- caller and diff consumer ---'
sed -n '200,275p' src/model/adapter/lora.hpp
sed -n '525,590p' src/model/adapter/lora.hpp
printf '%s\n' '--- declarations and references ---'
rg -n -F -- 'ggml_ext_merge_lora' src
rg -n -F -- 'get_lora_weight_diff' src
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant shape helpers and tests ---'
rg -n -F -- 'ggml_n_dims(diff)' src tests || test "$?" -eq 1
rg -n -F -- 'ggml_concat(ctx, updown' src tests || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: leejet/stable-diffusion.cpp

Length of output: 12109


🏁 Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- complete LoRA diff loop ---'
sed -n '175,270p' src/model/adapter/lora.hpp
printf '%s\n' '--- weight-diff callers and model tensor binding ---'
rg -n -F -- 'get_weight_diff(' src/model/adapter
sed -n '590,700p' src/model/adapter/lora.hpp
printf '%s\n' '--- local ggml shape contracts ---'
rg -n -F -- 'int ggml_n_dims' ggml src | head -20
rg -n -F -- 'ggml_concat(' ggml src | head -30
rg -n -F -- 'ggml_tensor * ggml_concat' ggml src || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: leejet/stable-diffusion.cpp

Length of output: 12863


Preserve the concatenation axis for singleton LoRA deltas.

When indexed LoRA pairs target a layer with one input feature, each merge can return [1, 1]. ggml_n_dims(updown) then returns 1, so later deltas concatenate on dimension 0 and produce [n, 1] instead of [1, n].

For a partial delta and a model tensor shaped [1, out_features], the padding condition requires diff->ne[0] == model_tensor->ne[0]. The [n, 1] result fails this condition when n > 1, so the code skips padding and returns nullptr for the incompatible LoRA diff.

Suggested fix
-                updown = ggml_concat(ctx, updown, curr_updown, ggml_n_dims(updown) - 1);
+                const int concat_dim = ggml_n_dims(updown) == 1 ? 1 : ggml_n_dims(updown) - 1;
+                updown = ggml_concat(ctx, updown, curr_updown, concat_dim);
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Review comment at @src/model/adapter/lora_ops.cpp around lines 14 - 17:
Update the indexed LoRA delta concatenation logic so singleton `[1, 1]` tensors
concatenate along dimension 1 rather than dimension 0, preserving the `[1, n]`
shape. Locate the `updown` concatenation using `ggml_concat` and keep the
existing axis choice for tensors with more than one reported dimension.

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leejet deleted the fix/lora-single-output-merge branch October 9, 2026 17:40
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[Bug] LoRA application crashes with GGML_ASSERT(ggml_can_mul_mat(a, b)) when a module's lora_up.weight has out_features = 1

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