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Summary

  • run Cosmos3 attention independently for every [control_i, target] pair
  • preserve each control output while combining target outputs with normalized relative weights
  • preserve the existing single-control fast path
  • keep multi-control generator layers sequence-sharded under pure Ulysses, including TP + Ulysses

Computation

For each generator layer and control i:

result_i = Attention(
    Q=[control_i, target],
    K=[text, control_i, target],
    V=[text, control_i, target],
)

next_control_i = result_i.control_output
next_target = sum_i(normalized_weight_i * result_i.target_output)

Weights default to uniform mixing and are validated for matching length, finiteness, non-negativity, and a positive total. Explicit internal weights are normalized once before layer execution. control_guidance remains the existing outer control-CFG operation and is not used as a per-control weight.

Ulysses handling

For pure Ulysses, the full generator is no longer replicated per rank:

  1. hidden_gen, RoPE tensors, and cached text K/V remain sequence-sharded through the generator layers.
  2. Each layer performs the normal Ulysses sequence-to-head exchange for Q/K/V, restoring the global sequence while retaining sharded attention heads.
  3. Rank-packed K/V is sliced into independent [text, control_i, target] inputs. The inner configured backend runs once per control pair.
  4. Control outputs are preserved, target outputs are weight-normalized and summed, and the reconstructed generator sequence is exchanged back to sequence shards.

This restores Ulysses head and sequence parallelism while preserving the required independent attention equation. The N independent attention calls are inherent to the official multi-control computation; this change removes the additional full-generator replication and separately pinned-backend penalties. TP2 + Ulysses2 parity is covered against a non-parallel reference. Combined Attention2D/context-parallel compositions retain the guarded replicated fallback; the intended transfer layout (cfg_size=2, ulysses_size=4) is pure Ulysses.

Behavioral reference

The implementation follows NVIDIA's Cosmos-framework multi-control path:

Testing

  • 7 passed: focused multi-control equation, isolation, weight, smoke, and Ulysses range tests
  • 2 passed: multi-control Ulysses2 and TP2 + Ulysses2 parity against a non-parallel reference on 4x H200
  • 1 passed: ordinary Ulysses2 regression against a non-parallel reference
  • broader Cosmos3 transfer/transformer suite: 119 passed; one unrelated checkpoint FP8 smoke reproducibly emitted all-NaN output without entering multi-control or Ulysses code
  • applicable pre-commit checks passed

No benchmark client, serving wrapper, public API, or runbook changes are included. An end-to-end edge + blur MP4 run was not performed in this update because the adopted allocation has 4 GPUs rather than the intended 8-GPU layout and no caller-supplied control videos were provided.

Dev Engineer Review

  • Added Cosmos3 multi-control attention for independent [control_i, target] pairs.
  • Preserved control outputs and combined target outputs with validated normalized weights.
  • Preserved single-control fast-path behavior.
  • Added lazy construction of the vanilla fallback backend.
  • Added reusable Ulysses sequence/head conversion helpers.
  • Updated forward signatures for multi-control metadata.
  • Preserved sequence sharding for pure Ulysses and TP + Ulysses.
  • Retained the guarded replicated fallback for combined Attention2D/context-parallel configurations.
  • No configuration, test-list, serving, benchmark, runbook, or external public API changes were identified.

QA Engineer Review

Added coverage in:

  • tests/unittest/_torch/visual_gen/test_cosmos3_transformer.py
    • Multi-control forward behavior and control-token isolation.
    • Uniform and weighted aggregation.
    • Invalid control-weight validation.
    • Multi-head Q/K/V assertions.
    • Per-item text-prefix lengths.
    • Single-control path selection.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/visual_gen/multi_gpu/test_cosmos3_transformer_parallel.py
    • test_multi_control_ulysses2_vs_single_gpu
    • test_multi_control_tp2_ulysses2_vs_single_gpu

The unit test file is listed in tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml. The multi-GPU test file is listed in tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_dgx_b200.yml.

Validation passed for focused multi-control tests, Ulysses2 and TP2 + Ulysses2 parity tests, broader Cosmos3 coverage, and pre-commit checks.

Verdict: sufficient.

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Walkthrough

Cosmos3 now supports weighted multi-control attention with replicated and Ulysses execution. Control metadata passes through the transformer stack. Tests cover validation, tensor isolation, weighted aggregation, sequence sharding, and distributed output parity.

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Cosmos3 multi-control attention

Layer / File(s) Summary
Ulysses attention exchange helpers
tensorrt_llm/_torch/visual_gen/attention_backend/parallel.py
Reusable sequence-to-head and head-to-sequence exchanges centralize NHD all-to-all operations and head-divisibility validation.
Control validation and independent attention
tensorrt_llm/_torch/visual_gen/models/cosmos3/transformer_cosmos3.py, tests/unittest/_torch/visual_gen/test_cosmos3_transformer.py
Control weights are validated and normalized. Replicated and Ulysses paths process controls independently and combine target outputs by weight.
Transformer forwarding and execution routing
tensorrt_llm/_torch/visual_gen/models/cosmos3/transformer_cosmos3.py
Transformer and decoder APIs forward multi-control metadata. Execution selects replicated or Ulysses handling and gathers sequences only for sharded execution.
Single-device multi-control coverage
tests/unittest/_torch/visual_gen/test_cosmos3_transformer.py
Tests cover control-token sizing, weighted aggregation, tensor isolation, variable text lengths, invalid weights, and single-control routing.
Distributed multi-control parity
tests/unittest/_torch/visual_gen/multi_gpu/test_cosmos3_transformer_parallel.py
Ulysses and tensor-parallel plus Ulysses tests validate sequence sharding and compare output with an unsharded reference.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 799d7

This PR changes Cosmos3 attention execution for multi-control inputs, but switching between ordinary and multi-control execution may reuse incompatible cached K/V and RoPE layouts, risking incorrect generated output. The change is not merge-ready until the concern is resolved or explicitly accepted by the owner.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Cosmos3VFMTransformer
  participant Cosmos3GenDecoderLayer
  participant Cosmos3CrossAttention
  participant VanillaAttention
  participant UlyssesAttention
  Cosmos3VFMTransformer->>Cosmos3GenDecoderLayer: forward control weights and multi-control metadata
  Cosmos3GenDecoderLayer->>Cosmos3CrossAttention: forward control token sizes and sequence length
  Cosmos3CrossAttention->>VanillaAttention: run replicated independent attention
  Cosmos3CrossAttention->>UlyssesAttention: run sequence-sharded independent attention
  VanillaAttention-->>Cosmos3CrossAttention: return attention outputs
  UlyssesAttention-->>Cosmos3CrossAttention: return distributed attention outputs
  Cosmos3CrossAttention-->>Cosmos3GenDecoderLayer: return weighted attention output
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tensorrt_llm/_torch/visual_gen/models/cosmos3/transformer_cosmos3.py (1)

694-697: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Remove the unreachable coverage check.

start is the running sum of control_token_sizes, so after the loop start == control_tokens always holds. target_output is non-None because the loop runs at least once when control_tokens > 0. This RuntimeError branch cannot execute.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/visual_gen/models/cosmos3/transformer_cosmos3.py` around
lines 694 - 697, Remove the unreachable RuntimeError coverage check after the
multi-control attention loop, including the condition on start and
target_output, while preserving the loop’s existing output construction and
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549-582: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Expand Cosmos3 multi-control test coverage. The current attention tests use one head and head_dim=1, so they cannot detect layout or axis swaps; use multiple heads and head_dim > 1. Also add a batch case with differing real_text_lens values, such as [1, 2], to exercise the per-item branch in _forward_multi_control.

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/visual_gen/test_cosmos3_transformer.py` around lines
549 - 582, Update _run_two_controls and its assertions to exercise two attention
heads with head_dim=2, using tensors whose values distinguish sequence, head,
and feature axes. Ensure the recorded q, k, and v checks validate the expected
[B, S, H, D] to backend layout and would fail if axes are swapped, while
preserving the existing two-control coverage and output-equation assertions.

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236: The overlapping coverage recommendations are consolidated here.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/visual_gen/models/cosmos3/transformer_cosmos3.py`:
- Around line 694-697: Remove the unreachable RuntimeError coverage check after
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target_output, while preserving the loop’s existing output construction and
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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/visual_gen/test_cosmos3_transformer.py`:
- Around line 549-582: Update _run_two_controls and its assertions to exercise
two attention heads with head_dim=2, using tensors whose values distinguish
sequence, head, and feature axes. Ensure the recorded q, k, and v checks
validate the expected [B, S, H, D] to backend layout and would fail if axes are
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@coderabbitai Addressed both nitpicks in 73a7658042:

  • Removed the unreachable post-loop coverage check. Weighted target outputs are now collected and reduced in control order without the dead RuntimeError branch.
  • Expanded the mocked multi-control coverage to two attention heads with head_dim=2, with exact Q/K/V assertions that distinguish sequence, head, and feature axes. Added a two-item batch with real_text_lens=[1, 2] to exercise the per-item text-prefix path.

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1478-1481: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Invalidate the cache when the control layout changes.

When Cosmos3VFMTransformer.forward reuses its cache with a different control count, cached_freqs_gen has the wrong sequence length. A no-control cache stores RoPE for the target only, while a later multi-control call applies it to control plus target tokens. The reverse order also gives the sharded path replicated K/V and oversized RoPE tensors. Track the control count and K/V layout in the cache, or rebuild the cache when they change.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/visual_gen/models/cosmos3/transformer_cosmos3.py` around
lines 1478 - 1481, Update Cosmos3VFMTransformer.forward cache reuse to track the
control count and K/V layout used to build cached_freqs_gen and sharded K/V
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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/visual_gen/models/cosmos3/transformer_cosmos3.py`:
- Around line 1478-1481: Update Cosmos3VFMTransformer.forward cache reuse to
track the control count and K/V layout used to build cached_freqs_gen and
sharded K/V state, invalidating and rebuilding the cache whenever either
changes. Preserve reuse only when the current control layout matches the cached
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The target-output reduction is safe under the existing validation. The removed coverage branch was unreachable.

The revised tests verify Q/K/V sequence, head, and feature axes. The two-item test also verifies the real_text_lens=[1, 2] path.

I found no new issue in this update.

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Reviewed the diff and verified what I could against the tree at 73a7658. The implementation is coherent and the weight validation is thorough. Two things I would like to resolve before this lands, plus one automated finding you can safely ignore — inline comments below.

The main question is what defines "correct" here. The tests establish that the new path is internally consistent and parallel-safe, but both sides of every comparison run the new semantics, so nothing here shows the new formulation is the right one. That matters more than usual right now, because all three Cosmos3 accuracy guards are currently waived on main.

The performance note is a heads-up on cost rather than an objection.

Confirmed as correct, so no action needed: preserving per-pair control outputs does not conflict with the "their outputs are discarded" docstring, since transformer_cosmos3.py:1447 strips the control prefix before the final projection.

What I did not verify: I did not run the tests, so the "107 passed / 2 passed on B300" numbers and the parity tolerances are unchecked.

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return out.transpose(1, 2)

def _forward_multi_control(

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New multi-control semantics have no cited reference, and the E2E guards are waived

What defines "correct" here? The tests assert isolation, weighting, finiteness, and parallel-vs-single-GPU parity — but both sides of each comparison run this new formulation, so they would pass equally if the formula itself were wrong. Could you cite the upstream/reference implementation that result_i = Attention(Q=[control_i, target], K=V=[text, control_i, target]) matches? That is what turns this from a behaviour change into a fix.

This is load-bearing right now because the usual safety net is off: all three Cosmos3 accuracy guards are waived on main — test_cosmos3_feature_accuracy_against_golden[nvfp4] (nvbugs/6572800), test_cosmos3_nano_t2v_lpips_against_golden and test_cosmos3_nano_v2v_lpips_against_golden (both nvbugs/6655359) — and control_latents/transfer appear nowhere in test_visual_gen_cosmos3.py, so there is no multi-control E2E coverage at all.

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Good point—the TRT-LLM tests establish operator behavior and parallel consistency, but they are not an independent semantic oracle.
This implementation ports vLLM-Omni’s merged Cosmos3 transfer fix, commit b3270dec8d75. Its _forward_multi_control runs one attention pass per [control_i, target], preserves each corresponding control output, and combines only the target outputs using normalized weights. The same commit defines uniform default weights and normalization.
NVIDIA’s official Cosmos3 edge+blur recipe assigns weight 0.5 to each control.
I added these immutable references to the PR description. You are also correct about the current E2E gap: these tests cover the equation, isolation, tensor layout, and parallel parity, but they do not provide an independent multi-control quality golden.

cos, sin = freqs_gen_combined
cos = self.sharder.shard(cos, dim=1, pad_to_multiple=True)
sin = self.sharder.shard(sin, dim=1, pad_to_multiple=True)
if not use_multi_control_attention:

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Multi-control pays three compounding costs, documented only by warning_once

Multi-control now (a) skips the hidden_gen/cos/sin sharding and the final gather, (b) runs N separate attentions instead of one, and (c) is pinned to the VANILLA backend. For N controls of size C and target length T with T dominant, the attention cost goes from roughly (NC+T)(text+NC+T) to N(C+T)(text+C+T) — about N× the FLOPs — on top of losing sequence parallelism and the optimized backend.

That may well be the right correctness-first trade, but a logger.warning_once is the only place it is recorded. Could you add a measured cost for a representative N, or state explicitly in the PR description that multi-control is correctness-first for now?

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Good catch. The N independent attention calls are required by the official Cosmos-framework multi-control computation, but losing Ulysses sharding and pinning a separate vanilla backend were not.

Fixed in d60dd6c47e. Multi-control now keeps the generator sequence sharded, uses the normal Ulysses sequence-to-head exchange, runs each control pair through the configured inner backend with sharded heads, and exchanges the reconstructed output back to sequence shards.

Ulysses2 and TP2+Ulysses2 parity pass against the single-GPU reference, with tests that reject the old replicated fallback. I also updated the PR description to distinguish the inherent N attention cost from the removed replication/backend penalties.

self.norm_k = NemotronRMSNorm(hidden_size=head_dim, eps=eps, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
# Multi-control pairs stay replicated across sequence-parallel ranks;
# this backend deliberately has no Ulysses/Ring/Attention2D wrapper.
self.multi_control_attn = create_attention(

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multi_control_attn is constructed unconditionally in every layer

self.multi_control_attn is built in each layer's __init__ regardless of whether multi-control is ever used, so single-control and no-control models allocate one unused attention module per layer. Cheap, but constructing it lazily on first multi-control use would avoid it entirely.

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Agreed. Fixed in b111b72225. multi_control_attn now starts as None and is constructed and cached only when the single-worker/context-parallel fallback is first used. No-control, single-control, and pure-Ulysses execution never construct it.
I added assertions covering both sides: the fallback is absent after ordinary model construction and is created on the first multi-control fallback execution.

from tensorrt_llm._torch.modules.linear import Linear, WeightMode
from tensorrt_llm._torch.modules.mlp import MLP
from tensorrt_llm._torch.utils import relu2
from tensorrt_llm._torch.visual_gen.attention_backend.utils import create_attention

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Two sibling PRs touch this file and both test files — agree on merge order

Worth coordinating merge order: #17449 (visual_gen attention-handling refactor) touches attention_backend/utils.py — the create_attention newly imported here — plus this file and both test files this PR edits. #17325 (your Cosmos3 action generation) also touches this file and both test files. #17449 is the one that could invalidate the new create_attention(backend="VANILLA", ...) call site.

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Thanks for flagging this. #17325 has already merged, and this PR is rebased onto it, so that overlap is resolved.
#17449 is still open. I checked its current diff: the create_attention(...) arguments used here remain supported, but #17449 changes the attention-metadata contract and the Cosmos3 call sites, so whichever PR lands second will need a deliberate rebase and multi-control metadata reconciliation.
I’ll sync with Ruqing on that interaction. If this PR lands first, I’ll help carry the multi-control path through #17449’s refactor; if #17449 lands first, I’ll rebase this PR and rerun the single-GPU, Ulysses, and TP+Ulysses coverage before merge.

_assert_finite_output(out.video, hs.shape)

@pytest.mark.high_cuda_memory
def test_sanity_forward_multi_control(self, cosmos3_model_config):

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CodeRabbit's QA verdict is a false positive — these tests already run

Ignore the automated QA verdict asking for test-list coverage. Both files already exist on main and are registered by path — l0_b200.yml:265 for this file and l0_dgx_b200.yml:209 for the multi-GPU one — and registration is per file, not per test function, so the new tests are collected automatically. No test-list change is needed.

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Thanks for checking. Confirmed both test files are already registered, and the test lists collect them at file scope, so the new test functions will run automatically. I’ll leave the test lists unchanged and disregard the automated QA verdict.

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Test coverage summary: sufficient for Ulysses, incomplete for replicated fallback.

  • Added test_multi_control_ulysses2_vs_single_gpu and test_multi_control_tp2_ulysses2_vs_single_gpu. Both cover Ulysses backend selection, head sharding, sequence length, and parity.
  • The sentinel replaces multi_control_attn, so the replicated path selected when multi_control_ulysses_enabled is false, including cp_size > 1, remains untested. Add a distributed fallback case if this branch is in scope.
  • _assert_multi_control_sequence_shard hardcodes two controls plus one target. Pass the control count to the helper so a future change to _forward_multi_control cannot leave the assertion stale.
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