diff --git a/python/sglang/benchmark/one_batch.py b/python/sglang/benchmark/one_batch.py
index bdd2d9b85..f21ed2faf 100644
--- a/python/sglang/benchmark/one_batch.py
+++ b/python/sglang/benchmark/one_batch.py
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ def prepare_extend_inputs_for_correctness_test(
         req: Req = reqs[i]
         req.full_untruncated_fill_ids.extend(input_ids[i][bench_args.cut_len :])
         if model_runner is not None:
-            # Use req.req_pool_idx instead of i to handle slot 0 padding correctly
+            # Use req.kv.req_pool_idx instead of i to handle slot 0 padding correctly
             req.prefix_indices = model_runner.req_to_token_pool.req_to_token[
-                req.req_pool_idx, : bench_args.cut_len
+                req.kv.req_pool_idx, : bench_args.cut_len
             ].to(req.prefix_indices.dtype)
             req.logprob_start_len = -1
         req.set_extend_range(
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py b/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py
index d75239116..ed5f836e2 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py
@@ -188,14 +188,10 @@ class DecodeReqToTokenPool:
     def alloc(self, reqs: List[Req]) -> Optional[List[int]]:
         # Indices of reqs that already have a req_pool_idx and will reuse
         # their existing slot (e.g. chunked prefill continuing across chunks).
-        reusing = [i for i, r in enumerate(reqs) if r.kv.req_pool_idx is not None]
-        assert (
-            len(reusing) <= 1
-        ), "only one chunked request may reuse req_pool_idx in a batch"
+        reusing = [i for i, r in enumerate(reqs) if r.kv.holds_kv]
         assert all(
-            reqs[i].inflight_middle_chunks > 0 or reqs[i].kv.kv_committed_len > 0
-            for i in reusing
-        ), "reusing request must be chunked or have committed KV"
+            reqs[i].kv.kv_allocated_len > 0 for i in reusing
+        ), "a reused row must carry allocated KV"
 
         need_size = len(reqs) - len(reusing)
         if need_size > len(self.free_slots):
@@ -204,14 +200,14 @@ class DecodeReqToTokenPool:
         self.free_slots = self.free_slots[need_size:]
         offset = 0
         for r in reqs:
-            if r.kv.req_pool_idx is None:
+            if not r.kv.holds_kv:
                 r.kv.req_pool_idx = select_index[offset]
                 self.req_generation[r.kv.req_pool_idx] += 1
                 offset += 1
         return [r.kv.req_pool_idx for r in reqs]
 
     def free(self, req: Req):
-        assert req.kv.req_pool_idx is not None, "request must have req_pool_idx"
+        assert req.kv.holds_kv, "request must have req_pool_idx"
         self.free_slots.append(req.kv.req_pool_idx)
         req.kv.req_pool_idx = None
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/hardware_backend/npu/dsv4/dsv4_req_to_token_pool.py b/python/sglang/srt/hardware_backend/npu/dsv4/dsv4_req_to_token_pool.py
index 00b40f081..86b3a8913 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/hardware_backend/npu/dsv4/dsv4_req_to_token_pool.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/hardware_backend/npu/dsv4/dsv4_req_to_token_pool.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class DSV4ReqToTokenTablesMixin:
         Prefix matching can happen before a request slot is allocated, so the
         page ids are temporarily carried by ``Req`` and installed by ``alloc``.
         """
-        if req.kv.req_pool_idx is None:
+        if not req.kv.holds_kv:
             req.c128_prefix_page_ids = page_ids
             return
         self._dsv4_allocator.replace_req_c128_prefix(
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class DSV4ReqToTokenTablesMixin:
         )
 
     def alloc(self, reqs):
-        fresh = [req.kv.req_pool_idx is None for req in reqs]
+        fresh = [not req.kv.holds_kv for req in reqs]
         indices = super().alloc(reqs)
         if indices is None:
             return None
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler.py
index 058854e23..ecbc6dd6d 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler.py
@@ -3124,7 +3124,7 @@ class Scheduler(
         if self.chunked_req is not req:
             # Already past chunked prefill; the running-batch abort path handles
             # it. Drop the marker once the request is actually gone.
-            if req.finished() or req.kv.req_pool_idx is None:
+            if req.finished() or not req.kv.holds_kv:
                 self._pending_chunked_abort_req = None
             return
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_components/pool_stats_observer.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_components/pool_stats_observer.py
index f653c5f68..5529b770f 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_components/pool_stats_observer.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_components/pool_stats_observer.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class SchedulerPoolStatsObserver:
             if batch is None or batch.is_empty():
                 continue
             for req in batch.reqs:
-                if req.kv.req_pool_idx is not None:
+                if req.kv.holds_kv:
                     idxs.add(req.kv.req_pool_idx)
         return idxs
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_pp_mixin.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_pp_mixin.py
index 51f8b34c4..009dd2ce2 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_pp_mixin.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_pp_mixin.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from sglang.srt.managers.utils import (
     get_logprob_dict_from_result,
     get_logprob_from_pp_outputs,
 )
+from sglang.srt.mem_cache.common import release_kv_cache
 from sglang.srt.model_executor.forward_batch_info import (
     ForwardBatch,
     ForwardMode,
@@ -724,14 +725,7 @@ class SchedulerPPMixin:
 
                 # Release KV and Mamba cache
                 if req.kv.holds_kv:
-                    kv_indices = self.req_to_token_pool.req_to_token[
-                        req.kv.req_pool_idx, : req.extend_range.end
-                    ]
-                    self.token_to_kv_pool_allocator.free(kv_indices)
-                    if req.kv.holds_mamba:
-                        self.req_to_token_pool.free_mamba_cache(req)
-                    self.req_to_token_pool.free(req)
-                    req.kv.mark_kv_released()
+                    release_kv_cache(req, self.tree_cache, is_insert=False)
 
             logger.info(
                 f"[PP Dynamic Chunk] [PP0] Profiled {len(seq_lens)} samples: "
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocation.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocation.py
index fe8a2e858..5e109a4c8 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocation.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocation.py
@@ -296,10 +296,7 @@ def alloc_for_extend(
 
     reuse_kv = None
     if batch.is_dllm():
-        reuse_kv = [
-            r.kv.req_pool_idx is not None and bool(r.dllm_incomplete_ids)
-            for r in batch.reqs
-        ]
+        reuse_kv = [r.kv.holds_kv and bool(r.dllm_incomplete_ids) for r in batch.reqs]
 
     # Create tensors for allocation
     pin_memory = is_pin_memory_available(batch.device)
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/memory_pool.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/memory_pool.py
index 9e9ede5cc..f11b9856d 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/memory_pool.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/memory_pool.py
@@ -292,24 +292,17 @@ class ReqToTokenPool:
     def alloc(self, reqs: list[Req]) -> Optional[List[int]]:
         # Indices of reqs that already have a req_pool_idx and will reuse
         # their existing slot (e.g. chunked prefill continuing across chunks).
-        reusing = [i for i, r in enumerate(reqs) if r.kv.req_pool_idx is not None]
-        # NOTE: this check is relaxed temporarily
-        # https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/pull/20476
-        # if not any(r.is_dllm() for r in reqs):
-        #     assert (
-        #         sum(1 for i in reusing if reqs[i].inflight_middle_chunks > 0) <= 1
-        #     ), "only one chunked request may reuse req_pool_idx in a batch"
+        reusing = [i for i, r in enumerate(reqs) if r.kv.holds_kv]
         assert all(
-            reqs[i].inflight_middle_chunks > 0 or reqs[i].kv.kv_committed_len > 0
-            for i in reusing
-        ), "reusing request must be chunked or have committed KV"
+            reqs[i].kv.kv_allocated_len > 0 for i in reusing
+        ), "a reused row must carry allocated KV"
 
         select_index = self.alloc_rows(len(reqs) - len(reusing))
         if select_index is None:
             return None
         offset = 0
         for r in reqs:
-            if r.kv.req_pool_idx is None:
+            if not r.kv.holds_kv:
                 r.kv.req_pool_idx = select_index[offset]
                 offset += 1
         return [r.kv.req_pool_idx for r in reqs]
@@ -338,7 +331,7 @@ class ReqToTokenPool:
         self.free_slots.extend(indices)
 
     def free(self, req: Req):
-        assert req.kv.req_pool_idx is not None, "request must have req_pool_idx"
+        assert req.kv.holds_kv, "request must have req_pool_idx"
         self.free_rows([req.kv.req_pool_idx])
         req.kv.req_pool_idx = None
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/radix_cache_cpp.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/radix_cache_cpp.py
index 547214104..52bdd9013 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/radix_cache_cpp.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/radix_cache_cpp.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class RadixCacheCpp(BasePrefixCache):
     ):
         """Cache request when it finishes."""
         self._reject_cache_salt(req.cache_salt)
-        assert req.kv.req_pool_idx is not None
+        assert req.kv.holds_kv
         token_ids = (req.origin_input_ids + req.output_ids)[:kv_len_to_handle]
         kv_indices = self.req_to_token_pool.req_to_token[
             req.kv.req_pool_idx, :kv_len_to_handle
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class RadixCacheCpp(BasePrefixCache):
     def cache_unfinished_req(self, req: Req, chunked=False):
         """Cache request when it is unfinished."""
         self._reject_cache_salt(req.cache_salt)
-        assert req.kv.req_pool_idx is not None
+        assert req.kv.holds_kv
         token_ids = req.get_fill_ids()
         prefill_len = len(token_ids)  # prefill only (maybe chunked)
         kv_indices = self.req_to_token_pool.req_to_token[
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/sparsity/core/sparse_coordinator.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/sparsity/core/sparse_coordinator.py
index cb5d91755..993b4a16b 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/sparsity/core/sparse_coordinator.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/sparsity/core/sparse_coordinator.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class SparseCoordinator:
 
         Registers the request in the state tracker to enable sparse attention processing.
         """
-        if req.kv.req_pool_idx is not None:
+        if req.kv.holds_kv:
             self.states.register(req.kv.req_pool_idx, len(req.origin_input_ids))
 
     def on_request_end(self, req: "Req") -> None:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class SparseCoordinator:
         Handle request end event. Called when a request is completed or aborted.
         Cleans up request-specific state and releases resources.
         """
-        if req.kv.req_pool_idx is None:
+        if not req.kv.holds_kv:
             return
 
         self.states.clear(req.kv.req_pool_idx)
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/layers/test_minicpm_sparse_cache.py b/test/registered/unit/layers/test_minicpm_sparse_cache.py
index 2690ad7a1..3dffb3729 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/layers/test_minicpm_sparse_cache.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/layers/test_minicpm_sparse_cache.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def make_pool_and_req(capacity: int = 64):
     )
     req = SimpleNamespace(
         inflight_middle_chunks=0,
-        kv=SimpleNamespace(req_pool_idx=None),
+        kv=ReqKvInfo(),
     )
     req_pool_idx = pool.alloc([req])[0]
     return pool, req, req_pool_idx, allocator
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_decode_retraction_backup.py b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_decode_retraction_backup.py
index 24e53ffee..4b9f456c2 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_decode_retraction_backup.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_decode_retraction_backup.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from types import SimpleNamespace
 
 import torch
 
+from sglang.srt.managers.schedule_batch import ReqKvInfo
 from sglang.srt.mem_cache.allocator import TokenToKVPoolAllocator
 from sglang.srt.mem_cache.cache_init_params import CacheInitParams
 from sglang.srt.mem_cache.common import retraction_backup
@@ -129,9 +130,7 @@ class TestDecodeRetractionBackup(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
     def _admit_req(self, env, num_tokens: int):
-        req = SimpleNamespace(
-            rid="request", kv=SimpleNamespace(req_pool_idx=None), seqlen=num_tokens + 1
-        )
+        req = SimpleNamespace(rid="request", kv=ReqKvInfo(), seqlen=num_tokens + 1)
         self.assertIsNotNone(env.req_to_token_pool.alloc([req]))
         source_indices = env.allocator.alloc(num_tokens)
         self.assertIsNotNone(source_indices)
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_dllm_fdfo_kv_reuse.py b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_dllm_fdfo_kv_reuse.py
index fb9879a13..6152e59cc 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_dllm_fdfo_kv_reuse.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_dllm_fdfo_kv_reuse.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from types import SimpleNamespace
 import torch
 
 from sglang.srt.dllm.mixin.scheduler import DllmManager
+from sglang.srt.managers.schedule_batch import ReqKvInfo
 from sglang.srt.mem_cache.allocation import alloc_for_extend
 from sglang.srt.mem_cache.memory_pool import ReqToTokenPool
 from sglang.srt.runtime_context import get_context
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def _make_req(rid, prefix, block_size, *, req_pool_idx=None, reuse=False):
         prefix_indices=torch.tensor(prefix, dtype=torch.int32),
         dllm_incomplete_ids=array("q", range(block_size)) if reuse else array("q"),
         inflight_middle_chunks=1 if req_pool_idx is not None else 0,
-        kv=SimpleNamespace(
+        kv=ReqKvInfo(
             req_pool_idx=req_pool_idx,
             kv_committed_len=len(prefix) if req_pool_idx is not None else 0,
             kv_allocated_len=(