#ggml.q6_k encoding

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GGML Q6_K super-block storage schema.

Property	Value
Role	storage schema
Implicit shaped attachment	no

Fixed storage geometry

Logical elements	Storage bytes	Required alignment
256	210	2

Logical fields

Role	Level	Format	Elements	Bits per element
payload	0	quant_i6	256	6
scale	0	f16	1	16
scale	1	i8	16	8

Bit projections

Field	Record bit offset	Record bit stride	Field element offset	Elements	Field bit offset	Bits
payload[0]	0	8	0	32	0	4
payload[0]	256	8	32	32	0	4
payload[0]	4	8	64	32	0	4
payload[0]	260	8	96	32	0	4
payload[0]	512	8	128	32	0	4
payload[0]	768	8	160	32	0	4
payload[0]	516	8	192	32	0	4
payload[0]	772	8	224	32	0	4
payload[0]	1024	8	0	32	4	2
payload[0]	1026	8	32	32	4	2
payload[0]	1028	8	64	32	4	2
payload[0]	1030	8	96	32	4	2
payload[0]	1280	8	128	32	4	2
payload[0]	1282	8	160	32	4	2
payload[0]	1284	8	192	32	4	2
payload[0]	1286	8	224	32	4	2
scale[0]	1664	16	0	1	0	16
scale[1]	1536	8	0	16	0	8

Required auxiliary values

Key	Description
scale	—
secondary_scale	—