[WIP] Enable Ascend NPU Backend with Custom Ops Integration for NF4 Support #1695
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What does this PR do?
This PR ports Ascend NPU backend changes from the multi-backend-refactor branch and integrates with custom ops. It includes changes to enable Ascend build and translation of kernels and ops to Ascend-compatible operators. As the AscendC-based high-performance NF4 implementation is still in progress, a temporary PyTorch version is used for now. The build steps remain the same as before from the user's standpoint.
Collaborators
@ji-huazhong @Ginray @Runningwater23
cc @Titus-von-Koeller @matthewdouglas @amathews-amd @sunway513