Ollama: MLX Display Bug Squashing Day
Patrick Devine had a productive bug-fixing session, tackling two MLX-related issues that were causing display problems and missing functionality. The first fix ensures parameter counts show up correctly when using `ollama show` with MLX models, while the second adds a crucial missing linear layer factory that was needed for proper model operation.
Duration: PT3M53S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from Ollama.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: Ollama
- Published: 2026-02-17T11:02:23Z
- Audio duration: PT3M53S
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Hey there, fellow developers! Welcome back to another episode of the Ollama podcast. I'm your host, and it's February 17th, 2026. I hope you're having a fantastic Monday and ready to dive into some code with me.
You know what I love about open source development? Those days when someone just rolls up their sleeves and tackles the annoying little bugs that have been sitting around. Today we're looking at exactly that kind of day, courtesy of Patrick Devine, who went on what I like to call a "bug squashing spree" in the MLX…
Let's start with the main story today - two merged pull requests that both focus on the MLX integration, which if you're not familiar, is Apple's machine learning framework that helps run models efficiently on Apple Silicon.
First up, we have PR 14285, and this one's all about fixing something that would definitely drive you crazy as a user. You know when you run `ollama show` to get information about your model? Well, if you were using MLX, the parameter count wasn't displaying correctly. Patrick jumped in and fixed this display issue,…
The second PR, number 14289, tackles something that sounds pretty technical but is actually quite fundamental. Patrick added a…
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