[PD] Handle NIXL abort notifications (#30352)

python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/nixl/conn.py

@@ -631,6 +631,12 @@ class NixlKVManager(CommonKVManager):
     def check_status(self, bootstrap_room: int):
         return self.request_status.get(bootstrap_room, KVPoll.WaitingForInput)
 
+    def update_status(self, bootstrap_room: int, status: KVPoll):
+        # Keep Failed sticky until the sender clears the room.
+        if self.request_status.get(bootstrap_room) == KVPoll.Failed:
+            return
+        super().update_status(bootstrap_room, status)
+
     def _prep_equal_tp_dlist(
         self,
         peer_name: str,
@@ -2316,6 +2322,40 @@ class NixlKVManager(CommonKVManager):
             return False
         return self.transfer_statuses[room].is_done()
 
+    def _handle_abort_notification(self, msg: List[bytes]) -> bool:
+        if not msg or msg[0] != b"ABORT":
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            room_to_be_aborted = int(msg[1].decode("ascii"))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Ignoring malformed abort notification: {e}")
+            return True
+
+        if (
+            room_to_be_aborted in self.request_status
+            and self.check_status(room_to_be_aborted) != KVPoll.Success
+        ):
+            self.record_failure(
+                room_to_be_aborted,
+                "Aborted by decode-side abort notification.",
+            )
+            self.update_status(room_to_be_aborted, KVPoll.Failed)
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Received abort notification for room {room_to_be_aborted}, "
+                f"marked as Failed"
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Received abort notification for room {room_to_be_aborted}, "
+                f"ignoring (already completed or unknown)"
+            )
+
+        # TODO: Define real ACK/deferred-release semantics if decode-side buffer
+        # release needs to wait for prefill-side NIXL transfer quiescence.
+
+        return True
+
     def _start_bootstrap_thread(self):
         def bootstrap_thread():
             """This thread recvs transfer info from the decode engine"""
@@ -2345,6 +2385,9 @@ class NixlKVManager(CommonKVManager):
                         handle_staging_rsp(waiting_req_bytes, self.transfer_infos)
                     continue
 
+                if self._handle_abort_notification(waiting_req_bytes):
+                    continue
+
                 assert (
                     waiting_req_bytes[0] == GUARD
                 ), f"First message should be {GUARD}. Foreign traffic?"

test/registered/unit/disaggregation/test_nixl_backend_basic.py

@@ -330,6 +330,185 @@ class TestNixlKVSenderChunkPolicy(CustomTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(sender.should_send_kv_chunk(3, last_chunk=False))
 
 
+class TestNixlAbortHandling(CustomTestCase):
+    def _make_manager(self, request_status=None):
+        mgr = object.__new__(NixlKVManager)
+        mgr.request_status = dict(request_status or {})
+        mgr._connect = MagicMock()
+        mgr.failure_lock = threading.Lock()
+        mgr.failure_records = {}
+        return mgr
+
+    def test_given_known_incomplete_room_when_abort_arrives_then_room_fails_without_ack(
+        self,
+    ):
+        mgr = self._make_manager({11: KVPoll.WaitingForInput})
+
+        handled = mgr._handle_abort_notification(
+            [b"ABORT", b"11", b"127.0.0.1", b"5555"]
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(handled)
+        self.assertEqual(mgr.request_status[11], KVPoll.Failed)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            mgr.failure_records[11],
+            "Aborted by decode-side abort notification.",
+        )
+        mgr._connect.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_given_successful_room_when_abort_arrives_then_status_is_preserved(self):
+        mgr = self._make_manager({12: KVPoll.Success})
+
+        handled = mgr._handle_abort_notification(
+            [b"ABORT", b"12", b"127.0.0.1", b"5556"]
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(handled)
+        self.assertEqual(mgr.request_status[12], KVPoll.Success)
+        self.assertEqual(mgr.failure_records, {})
+        mgr._connect.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_given_unknown_room_when_abort_arrives_then_status_remains_absent(self):
+        mgr = self._make_manager()
+
+        handled = mgr._handle_abort_notification(
+            [b"ABORT", b"14", b"127.0.0.1", b"5557"]
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(handled)
+        self.assertNotIn(14, mgr.request_status)
+        self.assertEqual(mgr.failure_records, {})
+        mgr._connect.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_given_malformed_abort_when_handled_then_no_exception_or_ack(self):
+        mgr = self._make_manager({13: KVPoll.WaitingForInput})
+
+        handled = mgr._handle_abort_notification(
+            [b"ABORT", b"invalid-room", b"127.0.0.1", b"5558"]
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(handled)
+        self.assertEqual(mgr.request_status[13], KVPoll.WaitingForInput)
+        self.assertEqual(mgr.failure_records, {})
+        mgr._connect.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class TestNixlUpdateStatus(CustomTestCase):
+    def _make_manager(self, request_status):
+        mgr = object.__new__(NixlKVManager)
+        mgr.request_status = dict(request_status)
+        return mgr
+
+    def test_given_failed_room_when_status_is_promoted_then_failed_is_preserved(self):
+        for status in (KVPoll.Transferring, KVPoll.Success):
+            with self.subTest(status=status):
+                mgr = self._make_manager({17: KVPoll.Failed})
+
+                mgr.update_status(17, status)
+
+                self.assertEqual(mgr.request_status[17], KVPoll.Failed)
+
+    def test_given_missing_room_when_failed_update_arrives_then_room_is_not_resurrected(
+        self,
+    ):
+        mgr = self._make_manager({})
+
+        mgr.update_status(18, KVPoll.Failed)
+
+        self.assertNotIn(18, mgr.request_status)
+
+
+class TestNixlTransferWorker(CustomTestCase):
+    def _make_manager(self, room):
+        mgr = object.__new__(NixlKVManager)
+        mgr.request_status = {room: KVPoll.WaitingForInput}
+        mgr.transfer_infos = {
+            room: {
+                "agent": TransferInfo(
+                    room=room,
+                    endpoint="127.0.0.1",
+                    dst_port=5555,
+                    agent_name="agent",
+                    dst_kv_indices=np.array([2], dtype=np.int32),
+                    dst_aux_index=0,
+                    required_dst_info_num=1,
+                    dst_state_indices=[],
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        mgr.decode_kv_args_table = {
+            "agent": SimpleNamespace(
+                decode_tp_size=1,
+                dst_kv_ptrs=[0],
+                dst_aux_ptrs=[0],
+                gpu_id=0,
+                staging=None,
+                kv_xfer_segments=None,
+                dst_homogeneous_mem_kind="VRAM",
+            )
+        }
+        mgr.req_to_decode_prefix_len = {room: 4}
+        mgr.enable_staging = False
+        mgr._staging_ctx = None
+        mgr.is_mla_backend = False
+        mgr.attn_tp_size = 1
+        mgr.kv_args = SimpleNamespace(engine_rank=0)
+        mgr.exceptions = {}
+        mgr.failure_lock = threading.Lock()
+        mgr.failure_records = {}
+
+        def check_xfer_state(_handle):
+            mgr.update_status(room, KVPoll.Failed)
+            return "DONE"
+
+        mgr.agent = SimpleNamespace(check_xfer_state=check_xfer_state)
+        return mgr
+
+    def _make_chunk(self, room, prefill_kv_indices, is_last_chunk):
+        return TransferKVChunk(
+            room=room,
+            prefill_kv_indices=np.array(prefill_kv_indices, dtype=np.int32),
+            index_slice=slice(0, len(prefill_kv_indices)),
+            is_last_chunk=is_last_chunk,
+            chunk_id=0,
+            prefill_aux_index=0 if is_last_chunk else None,
+            state_indices=None,
+        )
+
+    def _run_worker_once(self, mgr, chunk):
+        queue = SimpleNamespace(get=MagicMock(side_effect=[chunk, SystemExit()]))
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
+            mgr.transfer_worker(queue)
+
+    def test_given_last_chunk_aborts_mid_transfer_when_worker_finishes_then_failed_status_is_preserved(
+        self,
+    ):
+        room = 21
+        mgr = self._make_manager(room)
+        mgr.send_aux = MagicMock(return_value="aux_handle")
+        chunk = self._make_chunk(room, [], is_last_chunk=True)
+
+        self._run_worker_once(mgr, chunk)
+
+        self.assertEqual(mgr.request_status[room], KVPoll.Failed)
+        self.assertNotIn(room, mgr.transfer_infos)
+        self.assertNotIn(room, mgr.req_to_decode_prefix_len)
+
+    def test_given_non_last_chunk_aborts_mid_transfer_when_worker_finishes_then_failed_status_is_preserved(
+        self,
+    ):
+        room = 22
+        mgr = self._make_manager(room)
+        mgr.send_kvcache = MagicMock(return_value="kv_handle")
+        chunk = self._make_chunk(room, [1], is_last_chunk=False)
+
+        self._run_worker_once(mgr, chunk)
+
+        self.assertEqual(mgr.request_status[room], KVPoll.Failed)
+        self.assertIn(room, mgr.transfer_infos)
+        self.assertIn(room, mgr.req_to_decode_prefix_len)
+
+
 class TestNixlNotifications(CustomTestCase):
     def _make_manager(self, messages, required=None):
         mgr = object.__new__(NixlKVManager)