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[https://nvbugs/6484774][fix] Ensure 128 KiB MoE GEMM2 Activation Backing for Blackwell TMA - #17867

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On blackwell TRTLLM-Gen may select an kernel implementation for the GEMM2 activation which requires at least 128 KB backing memory, or else there may be an flaky illegal memory access issue. The post-SwiGLU activation previously reused GEMM1’s padded row count, producing only a 64 KiB allocation for the affected shape and causing intermittent illegal memory MMU faults near an allocation boundary. The fix computes padding from the activation’s actual width, guaranteeing at least 128 KiB of backing memory.

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The FP8 block-scale MoE path now calculates activation capacity from intermediate_size. Activation output and scale buffers use this capacity, while GEMM1 retains its 2 * intermediate_size capacity.

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FP8 MoE capacity handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Separate activation buffer capacity
cpp/tensorrt_llm/thop/fp8BlockScaleMoe.cpp
The activation stage calculates padded-token capacity from intermediate_size. Activation output and scale workspace allocations use this capacity instead of the GEMM1 capacity.

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The fix increases activation backing capacity, but the workspace metadata still excludes that capacity and may under-report the largest required buffer, creating a concrete runtime correctness risk. Merge should wait for this metadata calculation to be corrected; the local naming issue is minor.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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cpp/tensorrt_llm/thop/fp8BlockScaleMoe.cpp (1)

215-217: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Rename the new local to lower camelCase.

max_num_padded_tokens_activation violates the C++ naming rule for local variables. Rename it to maxNumPaddedTokensActivation and update its use sites.

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In `@cpp/tensorrt_llm/thop/fp8BlockScaleMoe.cpp` around lines 215 - 217, Rename
the local variable max_num_padded_tokens_activation to
maxNumPaddedTokensActivation in the FP8 block-scale MoE routing code, and update
every use site consistently.

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In `@cpp/tensorrt_llm/thop/fp8BlockScaleMoe.cpp`:
- Around line 215-217: Update the workspace.total_max_padded_tokens calculation
to take the maximum of max_num_padded_tokens_activation, the GEMM1 capacity, and
the GEMM2 capacity, ensuring workspace metadata reflects the largest allocated
buffer.

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In `@cpp/tensorrt_llm/thop/fp8BlockScaleMoe.cpp`:
- Around line 215-217: Rename the local variable
max_num_padded_tokens_activation to maxNumPaddedTokensActivation in the FP8
block-scale MoE routing code, and update every use site consistently.
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Comment on lines +215 to +217
int32_t max_num_padded_tokens_activation
= tensorrt_llm::kernels::trtllmGenFp8BlockScaleMoe::Routing::maybeGetMinTokenCount(
max_num_padded_tokens, args.intermediate_size, btg::dtypeGetNumBits(args.mDtypeElt));

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Include the activation capacity in workspace.total_max_padded_tokens.

Because the activation row width is narrower than the GEMM1 row width, max_num_padded_tokens_activation can exceed both existing capacities. Line 347 still reports only the GEMM1 and GEMM2 capacities, so the workspace metadata can under-report the largest allocated buffer. Include max_num_padded_tokens_activation in that maximum. The current upstream implementation includes all three capacities. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

Proposed fix
-    workspace.total_max_padded_tokens = std::max(max_num_padded_tokens_gemm1, max_num_padded_tokens_gemm2);
+    workspace.total_max_padded_tokens
+        = std::max({max_num_padded_tokens_gemm1, max_num_padded_tokens_activation, max_num_padded_tokens_gemm2});
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In `@cpp/tensorrt_llm/thop/fp8BlockScaleMoe.cpp` around lines 215 - 217, Update
the workspace.total_max_padded_tokens calculation to take the maximum of
max_num_padded_tokens_activation, the GEMM1 capacity, and the GEMM2 capacity,
ensuring workspace metadata reflects the largest allocated buffer.

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Close this as fix is already contained in #17635

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