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[TRTLLM-15465][feat] Support SA speculative decoding under disaggregated serving for Kimi K3 - #17939

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Description

Suffix-automaton (SA) speculative decoding and disaggregated serving are each already supported on main. This change enables their combination for Kimi K3, which requires configuration only — no new code.

  • Adds examples/kimi_k3/disagg/gen_config.yaml, the generation-server example config with SA enabled (DEP16, eager: cuda_graph_config: null, overlap scheduler off, max_batch_size <= 8 for the SpeculativeState buffers). Pairs with the existing gen_config_no_sa.yaml.

  • Adds two disaggregated SA integration tests exercising a context (no speculation) + generation (SA) split on TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0:

    • test_disaggregated_sa — DEFAULT (C++) cache transceiver
    • test_disaggregated_sa_python — NIXL backend with transceiver_runtime: PYTHON

    together with their config fixtures.

  • Wires test_disaggregated_sa into l0_a10 and the QA llm_function_core list.

  • Updates examples/kimi_k3/README.md and examples/kimi_k3/disagg/README.md to reflect that SA under disaggregated serving is now supported.

Test Coverage

  • disaggregated/test_disaggregated.py::test_disaggregated_sa[TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0]
  • disaggregated/test_disaggregated.py::test_disaggregated_sa_python[TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0]

Both integration tests pass on a clean build of this change on top of main.

PR Checklist

  • New tests are covered by existing or added test lists.
  • Documentation updated where applicable.

Dev Engineer Review

  • Added Kimi K3 suffix-automaton speculative-decoding configuration for disaggregated serving.
  • Added DEP16 parallelism, eager execution, cache settings, and SA limits.
  • Added default C++ and NIXL Python transceiver test configurations.
  • Updated Kimi K3 and disaggregated-serving documentation.
  • No code or public API changes were introduced.
  • Configuration scope and documented constraints are consistent.

QA Engineer Review

  • Added test_disaggregated_sa for the default C++ cache transceiver.
  • Added test_disaggregated_sa_python for the NIXL V2 Python transceiver.
  • Registered both tests in tests/integration/defs/disaggregated/test_disaggregated.py.
  • Listed test_disaggregated_sa in:
    • tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_a10.yml
    • tests/integration/test_lists/qa/llm_function_core.txt
  • Listed test_disaggregated_sa_python in tests/integration/test_lists/qa/llm_function_core.txt.
  • Verdict: sufficient.

…ted serving for Kimi K3

Suffix-automaton (SA) speculative decoding and disaggregated serving are
each already supported on main; combining them for Kimi K3 needs no new
code, only configuration.

- Add examples/kimi_k3/disagg/gen_config.yaml: the generation-server
  example config with SA enabled (DEP16, eager, cuda_graph_config null,
  overlap scheduler off, max_batch_size <= 8 for the SpeculativeState
  buffers). Pairs with the existing gen_config_no_sa.yaml.
- Add disaggregated SA integration tests test_disaggregated_sa (DEFAULT
  transceiver) and test_disaggregated_sa_python (NIXL + PYTHON
  transceiver runtime) with their config fixtures. Both exercise a
  context (no speculation) + generation (SA) split on TinyLlama-1.1B.
- Wire test_disaggregated_sa into l0_a10 and the QA core function list.
- Update examples/kimi_k3/README.md and examples/kimi_k3/disagg/README.md
  to reflect that SA under disaggregated serving is now supported.

Both integration tests pass on a clean build of this change on top of
main.

Signed-off-by: Brian Nguyen <brnguyen@nvidia.com>
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Walkthrough

The change documents Kimi K3 disaggregated suffix-automaton speculation, adds a generation configuration, and introduces TinyLlama integration coverage for default and V2 Python transceiver paths.

Changes

Kimi K3 disaggregated SA support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Generation configuration and operational guidance
examples/kimi_k3/README.md, examples/kimi_k3/disagg/README.md, examples/kimi_k3/disagg/gen_config.yaml
Adds SA generation settings and documents eager execution, transport configuration, SA-off-first startup, validation, capacity limits, and configuration coupling.
Disaggregated SA test configurations
tests/integration/defs/disaggregated/test_configs/disagg_config_sa.yaml, tests/integration/defs/disaggregated/test_configs/disagg_config_sa_python.yaml
Adds TinyLlama configurations for default and V2 Python NIXL transceiver paths with SA enabled.
Integration test wiring and CI selection
tests/integration/defs/disaggregated/test_disaggregated.py, tests/integration/test_lists/qa/llm_function_core.txt, tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_a10.yml
Registers and runs the sa and sa_python tests. Adds both variants to the QA list and the standard SA test to the A10 list.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 9012e

The new SA disaggregated-serving test configurations do not enforce the documented batch-size limit required by SA state buffers, which can cause integration failures or mask unsupported runtime behavior; merge should wait for this configuration issue to be fixed or explicitly accepted.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Operator
  participant ContextServer
  participant NIXLTransceiver
  participant GenerationServer
  participant IntegrationTest
  Operator->>GenerationServer: Start SA-off generation server
  IntegrationTest->>ContextServer: Launch disaggregated test
  ContextServer->>NIXLTransceiver: Transfer KV cache
  NIXLTransceiver->>GenerationServer: Provide KV cache
  GenerationServer->>GenerationServer: Apply SA speculation
  IntegrationTest->>GenerationServer: Validate SA-enabled serving
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Possibly related PRs

  • NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM#17680: Both PRs modify disaggregated-serving integration test configurations and test lists, but target different speculative-decoding and transceiver coverage.

Suggested labels: api-compatible

Suggested reviewers: xinhe-nv, niukuo, chang-l

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the feature, serving mode, and Kimi K3 scope.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the change, lists relevant tests, and documents the key checklist items.
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In `@tests/integration/defs/disaggregated/test_configs/disagg_config_sa.yaml`:
- Around line 18-21: Update disagg_config_sa.yaml lines 18-21 and
disagg_config_sa_python.yaml lines 26-29 as needed without adding
max_batch_size: 8; add test_disaggregated_sa_python to
tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_a10.yml and
tests/integration/test_lists/qa/llm_function_core.txt alongside
test_disaggregated_sa, and add the 2026 NVIDIA copyright header to the three new
YAML files.

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Review summary - CONCERNS

Verdict: No correctness blockers — this is a configuration- and test-only PR enabling an already-supported feature combination — but the test that covers K3's actual runtime path is orphaned, so it should be wired in before merge.

Concerns

  1. [MAJOR] tests/integration/defs/disaggregated/test_disaggregated.py:1848 - test_disaggregated_sa_python never runs in CI
    • What is wrong: test_disaggregated_sa_python (ctx no-spec / gen SA on the NIXL + transceiver_runtime: PYTHON backend) is added to the module, but it is not added to test_lists/test-db/l0_a10.yml or test_lists/qa/llm_function_core.txt. Only test_disaggregated_sa (C++ DEFAULT backend) is listed.
    • How it fails: Both gen_config.yaml and the new test's own docstring state that K3 disagg must use the NIXL/PYTHON transceiver because auto/C++ throws for K3's MixedMambaHybridCacheManager. As wired, CI validates only the backend K3 does not use and silently skips the one it does. The K3-relevant runtime combination therefore has zero CI coverage. Your own QA review in the description marks this "insufficient."
    • Suggested fix: add the test to both lists, e.g.
      disaggregated/test_disaggregated.py::test_disaggregated_sa[TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0]
      disaggregated/test_disaggregated.py::test_disaggregated_sa_python[TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0]
      
      or document explicitly why the PYTHON-path test is intentionally excluded.

Minor notes (non-blocking)

  • examples/kimi_k3/disagg/gen_config.yaml:43 - orphaned comment fragment # at tokens_per_block=64). See ctx_config.yaml. with an unmatched paren wedged between unrelated lines; tidy it.
  • tests/integration/defs/disaggregated/test_configs/disagg_config_sa.yaml:1 (and the two other new YAMLs) - missing the standard 2026 NVIDIA copyright header used elsewhere.

QA view

  • Test coverage: partial - test_disaggregated_sa (C++ DEFAULT) is listed and runs; test_disaggregated_sa_python (NIXL/PYTHON, the K3-required path) is defined but in no list, so it never executes.
  • SM coverage: the K3 gen_config.yaml targets Blackwell/GB300 (sm100) with MLA+KDA hybrid cache, but the CI tests run TinyLlama on A10 (sm86). Acceptable for a config-only enablement, but K3's arch-specific path is not exercised here.
  • Test code: orphaned test (never scheduled); missing copyright headers on the three new YAMLs.
  • Test time: small - one new disagg integration case actually runs (the second is orphaned).
  • Needs /qa-verify: yes - the K3-required NIXL/PYTHON path has no active CI coverage and this touches the test lists themselves; confirm the intended wiring before trusting the coverage.

Possible new issues

  • gen_config.yaml is an untested example (needs 16 GPUs / GB300); drift or typos in it will not be caught by CI.
  • The added tests validate the disagg+SA plumbing generically on TinyLlama/A10, not K3's actual MLA/KDA kernels on Blackwell.

What I could not verify

  • Whether run_disaggregated_test, setup_model_symlink, and the sa/sa_python config-key lookup behave as expected — the helper implementations are not in the diff.
  • Whether omitting test_disaggregated_sa_python from the lists was a deliberate decision; the diff alone cannot settle intent.

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Review summary - Approve (non-blocking)

Approving so this is not blocked on me. The points raised in my review comment above are non-blocking — please read them and address what you agree with before merging.

Worth doing before this is relied on: The orphaned test_disaggregated_sa_python means the NIXL/PYTHON path K3 actually uses has no CI coverage (partial coverage), and this is a test-infrastructure/test-list change. QA should confirm the intended list wiring before trusting the coverage claim.

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@fredricz-20070104 thanks for the review. Addressed:

  • test_disaggregated_sa_python is now in the QA llm_function_core list, so the NIXL/PYTHON path K3 requires runs (validated passing). Kept it out of l0_a10 to stay off the A10 pre-merge budget, matching the other python-transceiver disagg cases.
  • Removed the orphaned comment fragment in gen_config.yaml.
  • On the copyright headers: the disagg test-config YAMLs don't carry one (none in that directory), and neither do the sibling example configs (ctx_config.yaml, gen_config_no_sa.yaml), so I left the three new YAMLs consistent with the existing convention rather than introducing headers.
  • Agreed the K3 MLA/KDA path on Blackwell isn't exercised here — this is config-only enablement of an already-supported combination, so the TinyLlama disagg+SA plumbing coverage is intentional.

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