AttentionMetadata Preparation for Encoder-only Models #145
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Upstream-Vllm implements an encoder-only attention layer that initializes its own AttentionMetadataBuilder
On GPU, the AttentionMetadataBuilder is the standard way to create attention metadata.
On Gaudi, however, attention metadata is created through the make_prefill_metadata function. This causes encoder-only models to bypass the builder logic and fail in scenarios where no KV cache is used.
This PR introduces encoder-only attention metadata support for Gaudi by aligning with the upstream behavior, while handling Gaudi-specific paths. And also Handles edge cases where no KV cache is present
Dependency on Upstream PR - vllm-project/vllm#24612