Switch to using Cuda Flash Attn for Alibi #1183
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Since 2.4.0.post1, Flash-attn has supported alibi_slopes in its cuda kernels, removing the need for using the triton backend. This PR switches over to using the cuda flash functions rather than triton for compatible flash versions, but retains compatibility for Alibi + flash<2.4.0 via triton for now with a warning.
Future PRs could potentially add the updated Triton implementation from the triton repo which could be faster on H100s, as this is distinct from the triton impl. in the flash attention repo.