Avoid materializing GDN QKV tensors during target verification (#33778)

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Vedant V Jhaveri
2026-09-21 17:04:18 -07:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Copilot
parent 506698761d
commit 9fdb71732a
6 changed files with 214 additions and 29 deletions
@@ -476,13 +476,8 @@ class GDNKernelDispatcher:
query_start_loc: torch.Tensor,
**kwargs,
) -> torch.Tensor:
# FlashInfer verify supports a linear MTP chain. Tree-shaped drafts
# carry parent indices and must use Triton even when decode/prefill use
# FlashInfer.
verify_kernel = (
self.tree_verify_kernel
if kwargs.get("retrieve_parent_token") is not None
else self.verify_kernel
verify_kernel = self._get_target_verify_kernel(
kwargs.get("retrieve_parent_token")
)
return verify_kernel.target_verify(
A_log=A_log,
@@ -498,6 +493,22 @@ class GDNKernelDispatcher:
**kwargs,
)
def target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(
self, retrieve_parent_token: Optional[torch.Tensor]
) -> bool:
verify_kernel = self._get_target_verify_kernel(retrieve_parent_token)
return (
getattr(verify_kernel, "supports_strided_target_verify_qkv", False) is True
)
def _get_target_verify_kernel(self, retrieve_parent_token: Optional[torch.Tensor]):
# Tree drafts use Triton even when linear MTP verification uses FlashInfer.
return (
self.tree_verify_kernel
if retrieve_parent_token is not None
else self.verify_kernel
)
class GDNAttnBackend(MambaAttnBackendBase):
"""Attention backend for GDN (Gated Delta Network) linear attention."""
@@ -531,9 +542,19 @@ class GDNAttnBackend(MambaAttnBackendBase):
model_runner.device,
)
)
self._use_strided_target_verify_qkv = False
def init_forward_metadata_out_graph(
self,
forward_batch: ForwardBatch,
in_capture: bool = False,
):
super().init_forward_metadata_out_graph(forward_batch, in_capture=in_capture)
self._init_target_verify_qkv_routing(forward_batch)
def init_forward_metadata(self, forward_batch: ForwardBatch):
super().init_forward_metadata(forward_batch)
self._init_target_verify_qkv_routing(forward_batch)
self.mis_metadata = None
if forward_batch.multi_item_delimiter_indices is not None:
if not self.enable_mis:
@@ -558,6 +579,61 @@ class GDNAttnBackend(MambaAttnBackendBase):
forward_batch, self.forward_metadata, self.device
)
def _init_target_verify_qkv_routing(self, forward_batch: ForwardBatch) -> None:
# CUDA-graph metadata leaves mode and draft count at their defaults.
if not forward_batch.forward_mode.is_target_verify():
self._use_strided_target_verify_qkv = False
return
metadata = self.forward_metadata
mamba_pool = self.req_to_token_pool.mamba_pool
mamba_cache = mamba_pool.mamba_cache
is_gdn_replayssm = not getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_is_kda", False)
use_replayssm_fold = (
mamba_cache.replayssm_rawv is not None
and getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_spec_fold", False)
and is_gdn_replayssm
)
use_replayssm_spec = (
mamba_cache.replayssm_d is not None
and getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_cache_base", None) is not None
and is_gdn_replayssm
)
self._use_strided_target_verify_qkv = self._target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(
retrieve_parent_token=metadata.retrieve_parent_token,
use_replayssm_fold=use_replayssm_fold,
use_replayssm_spec=use_replayssm_spec,
ssm_dtype=mamba_cache.temporal.dtype,
draft_token_num=forward_batch.spec_info.draft_token_num,
)
def _replayssm_fold_uses_cutedsl(
self, ssm_dtype: torch.dtype, draft_token_num: int
) -> bool:
return (
self.kernel_dispatcher.verify_kernel_is_flashinfer
and ssm_dtype == torch.bfloat16
and draft_token_num >= 3
)
def _target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(
self,
*,
retrieve_parent_token: Optional[torch.Tensor],
use_replayssm_fold: bool,
use_replayssm_spec: bool,
ssm_dtype: torch.dtype,
draft_token_num: int,
) -> bool:
# ReplaySSM Triton routes accept strides; the CuTeDSL fold does not.
if use_replayssm_fold:
return not self._replayssm_fold_uses_cutedsl(ssm_dtype, draft_token_num)
if use_replayssm_spec:
return True
return self.kernel_dispatcher.target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(
retrieve_parent_token
)
def forward_decode(
self,
layer: RadixLinearAttention,
@@ -851,6 +927,17 @@ class GDNAttnBackend(MambaAttnBackendBase):
mamba_cache_params.intermediate_conv_window[0]
)
intermediate_state_indices = self.verify_intermediate_state_indices
mamba_pool = self.req_to_token_pool.mamba_pool
use_replayssm_fold = (
mamba_cache_params.replayssm_rawv is not None
and getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_spec_fold", False)
and not getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_is_kda", False)
)
use_replayssm_spec = (
mamba_cache_params.replayssm_d is not None
and getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_cache_base", None) is not None
and not getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_is_kda", False)
)
else:
has_initial_states = forward_batch.extend_prefix_lens > 0
@@ -927,7 +1014,11 @@ class GDNAttnBackend(MambaAttnBackendBase):
actual_seq_len = mixed_qkv.shape[0]
qkv_dim = layer.q_dim + layer.k_dim + layer.v_dim
if (is_cuda() or is_hip() or is_xpu()) and qkv_dim <= MAX_FUSED_QKV_SPLIT_DIM:
if (
(is_cuda() or is_hip() or is_xpu())
and qkv_dim <= MAX_FUSED_QKV_SPLIT_DIM
and not self._use_strided_target_verify_qkv
):
query, key, value = fused_qkv_split_gdn_prefill(
mixed_qkv,
layer.num_q_heads,
@@ -951,17 +1042,6 @@ class GDNAttnBackend(MambaAttnBackendBase):
# ReplaySSM verify protocols: fold-every-commit (ring-write during
# verify, fold on commit), circular ring, or the snapshotting
# fallback when neither ring is allocated.
mamba_pool = self.req_to_token_pool.mamba_pool
use_replayssm_fold = (
mamba_cache_params.replayssm_rawv is not None
and getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_spec_fold", False)
and not getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_is_kda", False)
)
use_replayssm_spec = (
mamba_cache_params.replayssm_d is not None
and getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_cache_base", None) is not None
and not getattr(mamba_pool, "replayssm_is_kda", False)
)
if use_replayssm_fold:
core_attn_out = self._replayssm_fold_target_verify(
layer=layer,
@@ -1219,11 +1299,7 @@ class GDNAttnBackend(MambaAttnBackendBase):
seq_len = query.shape[1]
batch_size = query_start_loc.shape[0] - 1
draft_token_num = seq_len // batch_size
if (
self.kernel_dispatcher.verify_kernel_is_flashinfer
and ssm_states.dtype == torch.bfloat16
and draft_token_num >= 3
):
if self._replayssm_fold_uses_cutedsl(ssm_states.dtype, draft_token_num):
from sglang.kernels.ops.attention.cutedsl_gdn_mtp_ring import (
gated_delta_rule_mtp,
)
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class TritonGDNKernel(LinearAttnKernelBase):
"""Triton-based kernel for GDN (Gated Delta Network) linear attention."""
supports_packed_decode: bool = not is_cpu() and not is_npu()
supports_strided_target_verify_qkv: bool = True
def packed_decode(
self,
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class LinearAttnKernelBase(ABC):
uses_state_checkpoints: bool = False
supports_fused_chain_verify: bool = False
# Opt in only when target-verify kernels honor non-unit token strides.
supports_strided_target_verify_qkv: bool = False
# True when extend() honors the fp32 track snapshot (track_state /
# track_chunk_idx), natively or by routing tracked batches to a kernel
@@ -137,6 +137,42 @@ class TestGdnReplayssmSpecFold(CustomTestCase):
)
self.assertTrue(torch.equal(out_plain, out_ring), f"{dtype=}")
def test_ring_write_accepts_strided_qkv_views(self):
inputs = _make_window(12)
packed_qkv = torch.cat(
[inputs[name].reshape(B * T, -1) for name in ("q", "k", "v")],
dim=-1,
)
q, k, v = packed_qkv.split([H * K, H * K, HV * V], dim=-1)
strided_qkv = {
"q": q.view(1, B * T, H, K),
"k": k.view(1, B * T, H, K),
"v": v.view(1, B * T, HV, V),
}
self.assertTrue(
all(not tensor.is_contiguous() for tensor in strided_qkv.values())
)
def run(qkv):
state = self._state(torch.float32).unsqueeze(0).contiguous()
rings = _make_rings()
output = _run_verify(
{**inputs, **qkv},
self.gating,
state[0],
self.slots,
rings=rings,
)
_fold(state, rings, self.slots, self.accept_lens)
return {"output": output, "state": state, **rings}
contiguous = run(
{name: tensor.contiguous() for name, tensor in strided_qkv.items()}
)
strided = run(strided_qkv)
for name in contiguous:
self.assertTrue(torch.equal(contiguous[name], strided[name]), name)
def test_fold_matches_snapshot_baseline(self):
for dtype in (torch.float32, torch.bfloat16):
state = self._state(dtype)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
import unittest
from types import SimpleNamespace
from unittest.mock import MagicMock
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
import torch
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from sglang.srt.layers.attention.hybrid_linear_attn_backend import (
HybridLinearAttnBackend,
MambaAttnBackendBase,
)
from sglang.srt.layers.attention.linear import gdn_backend
from sglang.srt.model_executor.forward_batch_info import ForwardMode
from sglang.srt.utils import is_hip
from sglang.test.ci.ci_register import register_amd_ci, register_cuda_ci
@@ -316,6 +317,24 @@ class TestTritonGDNBackendCorrectness(CustomTestCase):
):
run_gdn_eagle_verify_case(self, case, topk=topk, spec_kind=spec_kind)
def test_triton_target_verify_skips_prefill_qkv_materialization(self):
case, topk, spec_kind = self.EAGLE_VERIFY_CASES[0]
with patch.object(
gdn_backend,
"fused_qkv_split_gdn_prefill",
side_effect=AssertionError,
):
run_gdn_eagle_verify_case(self, case, topk=topk, spec_kind=spec_kind)
def test_triton_prefill_keeps_contiguous_qkv_materialization(self):
with patch.object(
gdn_backend,
"fused_qkv_split_gdn_prefill",
wraps=gdn_backend.fused_qkv_split_gdn_prefill,
) as split_spy:
run_gdn_attention_case(self, self.CASES[0])
split_spy.assert_called()
def test_runner_mode_eagle_verify_cuda_graph_cases(self):
for case, topk, spec_kind in self.EAGLE_VERIFY_CUDA_GRAPH_CASES:
with self.subTest(
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch, sentinel
import torch
from sglang.srt.layers.attention.hybrid_linear_attn_backend import (
MambaAttnBackendBase,
)
from sglang.srt.layers.attention.hybrid_linear_attn_backend import MambaAttnBackendBase
from sglang.srt.layers.attention.linear import gdn_backend
from sglang.srt.layers.attention.linear.gdn_backend import (
GDNAttnBackend,
@@ -81,6 +79,16 @@ def make_runner(
class TestFlashInferGDNPrefillBackendPolicy(CustomTestCase):
@staticmethod
def make_target_verify_routing_backend():
backend = object.__new__(GDNAttnBackend)
nominal_capability = MagicMock(return_value=False)
backend.kernel_dispatcher = SimpleNamespace(
verify_kernel_is_flashinfer=True,
target_verify_supports_strided_qkv=nominal_capability,
)
return backend, nominal_capability
def test_mis_requires_triton_prefill_backend(self):
runner = make_runner(self, enable_mis=True)
with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Triton linear-attention prefill"):
@@ -250,6 +258,7 @@ class TestFlashInferGDNPrefillBackendPolicy(CustomTestCase):
backend.kernel_dispatcher = SimpleNamespace(extend_uses_state_checkpoints=True)
metadata = SimpleNamespace(has_mamba_track_mask=True, track_ssm_h_src=None)
forward_batch = SimpleNamespace(
forward_mode=SimpleNamespace(is_target_verify=lambda: False),
multi_item_delimiter_indices=None,
mamba_track_mask=torch.tensor([True]),
mamba_track_indices=torch.tensor([7]),
@@ -264,7 +273,10 @@ class TestFlashInferGDNPrefillBackendPolicy(CustomTestCase):
torch.testing.assert_close(metadata.conv_states_mask_indices, torch.tensor([7]))
def test_tree_verify_uses_triton_kernel(self):
flashinfer_kernel = MagicMock(supports_target_verify=True)
flashinfer_kernel = MagicMock(
supports_target_verify=True,
supports_strided_target_verify_qkv=False,
)
with (
patch.object(gdn_backend, "is_cuda", return_value=True),
patch(
@@ -279,6 +291,10 @@ class TestFlashInferGDNPrefillBackendPolicy(CustomTestCase):
)
self.assertIsInstance(dispatcher.tree_verify_kernel, TritonGDNKernel)
self.assertFalse(dispatcher.target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(None))
self.assertTrue(
dispatcher.target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(sentinel.parent_token)
)
tensor = sentinel.tensor
with patch.object(
@@ -295,6 +311,41 @@ class TestFlashInferGDNPrefillBackendPolicy(CustomTestCase):
tree_verify.assert_called_once()
flashinfer_kernel.target_verify.assert_not_called()
def test_target_verify_strided_input_capability_is_opt_in(self):
dispatcher = GDNKernelDispatcher(
LinearAttnKernelBackend.TRITON,
LinearAttnKernelBackend.TRITON,
)
self.assertTrue(dispatcher.target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(None))
dispatcher.verify_kernel = SimpleNamespace()
self.assertFalse(dispatcher.target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(None))
def test_target_verify_strided_qkv_routing(self):
backend, nominal_capability = self.make_target_verify_routing_backend()
cases = (
("fp32_fold", True, False, torch.float32, 4, True, False),
("short_bf16_fold", True, False, torch.bfloat16, 2, True, False),
("cutedsl_fold", True, False, torch.bfloat16, 4, False, False),
("circular", False, True, torch.bfloat16, 4, True, False),
("nominal", False, False, torch.bfloat16, 4, False, True),
)
for name, fold, circular, dtype, draft_tokens, expected, delegates in cases:
with self.subTest(name=name):
nominal_capability.reset_mock()
actual = backend._target_verify_supports_strided_qkv(
retrieve_parent_token=None,
use_replayssm_fold=fold,
use_replayssm_spec=circular,
ssm_dtype=dtype,
draft_token_num=draft_tokens,
)
self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
if delegates:
nominal_capability.assert_called_once_with(None)
else:
nominal_capability.assert_not_called()
def test_helion_backend_reports_kda_only(self):
cases = (
(LinearAttnKernelBackend.HELION, LinearAttnKernelBackend.TRITON),