llama.cpp fork optimizes AMD GFX906 GPUs, doubling prompt speeds

A llama.cpp fork optimized for AMD GFX906 (Mi50, Mi60, Radeon VII) promises up to double prompt processing speeds for deep infill. It adds pipeline parallelism, a cost-based split mode, and custom GCN HIP kernels for q8_0 KV cache quantization.
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