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Switches representation of embedding biases from dense torch.Tensor to sparse data structure using Python built-in types. Reduces host overhead and enables smaller, deduplicated host-to-device transfers. A ~3x speed-up has been observed for small models and biases affecting only a single vocabulary index.

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The current diff contains import reformatting, docstring cleanup, and removal of redundant f-strings. It does not show changes to runtime logic, error handling, or numeric behavior. The intended sparse embedding-bias implementation described in the PR objectives is not present in this diff. Review findings and test execution results are unavailable.

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Two unit-test files changed. tests/unittest/executor/test_base_worker.py changes an output string from an f-string to a regular string. tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py reformats an import. Neither change modifies test cases or assertions. No integration test-list files changed, so test-list registration does not apply. Coverage verdict: sufficient for the changes shown. The supplied CI history reports an L0_MergeRequest_PR pipeline failure; test execution for the current diff is not established.

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  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/llm_request.py: Import formatting only. No observable behavior change.
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Embedding bias accepts sparse index/value pairs and converts dense tensor or list inputs to sparse pairs. The OpenAI protocol returns sorted sparse pairs. Executor paths convert or preserve bias representations, PyExecutor validates indices against vocabulary size, and the PyTorch sampler builds bias rows for logits.

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Sparse embedding bias

Layer / File(s) Summary
Sparse input contract and protocol conversion
tensorrt_llm/sampling_params.py, tensorrt_llm/serve/openai_protocol.py, tests/unittest/llmapi/test_sampling_params.py, tests/unittest/grpc/smg/test_smg.py, tests/unittest/llmapi/test_executor.py
SamplingParams accepts tensors, lists, and sparse tuples. It stores nonzero values from dense inputs as sparse pairs. OpenAI protocol conversion returns sorted sparse pairs. Tests cover these representations and serialization.
Executor request routing and validation
tensorrt_llm/executor/base_worker.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/llm_request.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py, tests/unittest/executor/test_base_worker.py, tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py, tests/unittest/_torch/sampler/test_beam_search.py
BaseWorker creates dense bias tensors for non-PyTorch backends and attaches sparse bias to the Python-side request. PyExecutor checks bias indices against vocabulary size. Tests cover conversion and invalid indices.
PyTorch sparse bias application
tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/sampler/sampler_features.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/sampler/sampler.py, tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py, tests/unittest/_torch/sampler/test_in_graph_sampling.py
The sampler groups requests by sparse bias definition, builds and gathers dense bias rows, then applies the rows to logits. The request check uses py_embedding_bias.

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

Change: Refactor

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant OpenAIProtocol
  participant BaseWorker
  participant PyExecutor
  participant TorchSampler
  Client->>OpenAIProtocol: provide logit_bias
  OpenAIProtocol->>BaseWorker: pass sparse index/value pairs
  BaseWorker->>PyExecutor: attach sparse bias to request
  PyExecutor->>TorchSampler: validate request and pass sparse bias
  TorchSampler->>TorchSampler: build bias rows and apply them to logits
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In `@tensorrt_llm/executor/base_worker.py`:
- Around line 504-522: Add a focused test in test_base_worker.py that exercises
BaseWorker._enqueue_request with a reachable non-PyTorch backend and sparse
embedding_bias pairs. Assert the expanded tensor has the configured
vocabulary-sized shape, float32 dtype, zero defaults, and exact values at each
specified index, ensuring the non-PyTorch conversion path is used rather than
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In `@tensorrt_llm/grpc/smg/request_manager.py`:
- Around line 385-387: Update the test for create_sampling_params_from_proto to
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In `@tensorrt_llm/sampling_params.py`:
- Line 296: Update SamplingParams.embedding_bias handling and
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compatibility through normalization to EmbeddingBias pairs, or explicitly reject
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- Around line 293-299: Update the shared request-construction path in
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every index/bias pair using the runtime vocabulary size: require numeric, finite
bias values and integer indices within [0, vocab_size), rejecting invalid input
before either backend processes it.

In `@tensorrt_llm/serve/openai_protocol.py`:
- Around line 146-147: Add direct protocol coverage for sparse OpenAI bias
conversion around the conversion function that returns the sorted tuple: use
multiple valid entries and assert the exact sorted result, such as ((3, 1.5),
(12, -2.0)), then add an invalid case asserting rejection of either an
out-of-range token ID or a non-finite bias value.

In `@tests/unittest/llmapi/test_executor.py`:
- Line 363: Add an assertion in _ZeroMqQueue_serialization_complicated_dataclass
verifying that msg.sampling_params.embedding_bias exactly equals ((42, -2.0),
(123, -1.0)) after deserialization, while preserving the existing
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tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py (1)

195-223: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Test coverage summary and issues.

  • Changed: the module-level invalid-token tests moved into TestLlmInputValidation with a class-scoped LLM fixture. Added: test_llm_invalid_embedding_bias with 4 parameter cases. Updated: test_embedding_bias_with_torch_sampler_strategies uses a sparse tuple.
  • Issue: the two "invalid length" cases (tensor and list of 32001 entries) depend on vocab_size being 32000 for the Llama model. The match string is generic, so a change of model would make these cases silently valid. Derive the length from the model config (for example vocab_size + 1).
  • Issue: a failed request must not poison the class-scoped LLM for later tests. The test relies on that. This is acceptable, but keep the ordering independent.
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Review comment at @tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py around lines 195 -
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Update the invalid-length cases in test_llm_invalid_embedding_bias to derive
their input size from the LLM model configuration’s vocab_size, using a length
one greater than that value. Apply the derived length to both the tensor and
list cases so they remain invalid if the model changes.

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tests/unittest/executor/test_base_worker.py (1)

24-40: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Test coverage summary and gap.

  • Added: test_embedding_bias_sparse_to_dense (CPU-only). It covers shape, indexed values, and zero defaults for the helper.
  • Gap: the test calls the helper only. It does not check that _enqueue_request picks dense conversion for non-PyTorch and None for PyTorch. Also, it is not clear that this file is listed in a CI list such as tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml. Please confirm the intended CI list.
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Element-wise Python loops over 123 entries are fine here. torch.testing.assert_close against an expected tensor would be simpler.

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Extend the coverage around BaseWorker._enqueue_request to verify it uses dense
embedding-bias conversion for non-PyTorch requests and passes None for PyTorch
requests. Ensure the tests are included in the relevant CPU CI test list.

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tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/sampler/sampler.py (1)

781-781: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover sparse embedding bias in the graph-tier regression test.

test_embedding_bias_with_torch_sampler_strategies uses greedy sampling, which stays on the eager path. It does not test graph-eligible sampling.

Update tests/unittest/_torch/sampler/test_in_graph_sampling.py to set py_embedding_bias instead of the removed _py_embedding_bias_1d field in the SampleType.FULL case. This verifies that sparse embedding bias prevents the fast path from sampling raw logits.

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Update the SampleType.FULL case in
test_embedding_bias_with_torch_sampler_strategies to set py_embedding_bias
instead of the removed _py_embedding_bias_1d field, and use graph-eligible
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Review comments at @tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py:
- Around line 5699-5705: Update _validate_embedding_bias to reject non-integer
indices with ValueError before comparing them to bounds, and reject non-numeric
or non-finite bias values with ValueError. Preserve the existing
vocabulary-range validation and its error message.

Review comments at @tests/unittest/grpc/smg/test_smg.py:
- Around line 483-485: Update the embedding-bias assertions in the test for
create_sampling_params_from_proto: verify params.embedding_bias matches the
dense embedding_bias list, and verify params._embedding_bias_sparse matches the
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Review comments at @tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/sampler/sampler.py:
- Line 781: Update the SampleType.FULL case in
test_embedding_bias_with_torch_sampler_strategies to set py_embedding_bias
instead of the removed _py_embedding_bias_1d field, and use graph-eligible
sampling so the regression test verifies sparse embedding bias prevents the fast
path from sampling raw logits.

Review comments at @tests/unittest/executor/test_base_worker.py:
- Around line 24-40: Extend the coverage around BaseWorker._enqueue_request to
verify it uses dense embedding-bias conversion for non-PyTorch requests and
passes None for PyTorch requests. Ensure the tests are included in the relevant
CPU CI test list.

Review comments at @tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py:
- Around line 195-223: Update the invalid-length cases in
test_llm_invalid_embedding_bias to derive their input size from the LLM model
configuration’s vocab_size, using a length one greater than that value. Apply
the derived length to both the tensor and list cases so they remain invalid if
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tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/sampler/sampler_features.py (1)

538-546: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Flat index uses int32, which can overflow.

The flat index is vocab_size * unique_bias_idx + logit_idx. With a vocabulary near 150k and more than about 14k unique biases, the value exceeds 2**31. Such a batch is unrealistic, because the unique count is bounded by batch size. Use int64 for safety, since scatter_ accepts it.

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Change the dtype of unique_biases_flat_idx_cuda from int32 to int64 in the
flat-index tensor construction. Keep the existing index calculation and device
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tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/sampler/sampler.py (1)

781-781: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the py_embedding_bias fast-tier fallback.

TestTierSelection sets _py_embedding_bias_1d, but TorchSampler._request_rewrites_logits reads py_embedding_bias. The fixture does not expose the attribute used by the changed guard. The existing end-to-end test uses greedy sampling, which is already excluded from the fast tier. It cannot catch a regression that sends a biased request to fast or in-graph sampling.

Update the tier test and add a non-greedy case that verifies the bias changes the selected token.

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-    _py_embedding_bias_1d: Any = None
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+            pytest.param(dict(py_embedding_bias=object()), id="embedding_bias"),
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Update the `TestTierSelection` fixture to expose `py_embedding_bias`, matching
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Review comments at @tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/sampler/sampler_features.py:
- Around line 538-546: Change the dtype of unique_biases_flat_idx_cuda from
int32 to int64 in the flat-index tensor construction. Keep the existing index
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Review comments at @tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/sampler/sampler.py:
- Line 781: Update the `TestTierSelection` fixture to expose
`py_embedding_bias`, matching the attribute checked by
`TorchSampler._request_rewrites_logits`, and use it in the embedding-bias tier
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request.sampling_params.logprobs_simple_format)
executor_request.py_return_routed_experts = (
request.sampling_params.return_routed_experts)
executor_request.py_embedding_bias = request.sampling_params._embedding_bias_sparse

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Moving bias into py_embedding_bias drops it during request broadcasting because the Python attribute whitelist excludes this field. Pipeline-parallel sampling consequently ignores logit bias. Include it in serialization to every rank.

is_streaming=executor_request.streaming,
end_id=executor_request.end_id,
embedding_bias=executor_request.embedding_bias,
embedding_bias=getattr(executor_request, "py_embedding_bias", None),

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Direct executor.Request callers still populate the public embedding_bias field, but this conversion now reads only py_embedding_bias. Their bias is silently discarded. Fall back to normalizing the existing public tensor field.

embedding_bias_list = self.embedding_bias.tolist()
else:
embedding_bias_list = self.embedding_bias
self._embedding_bias_sparse = tuple(

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The sparse cache is initialized only once, although SamplingParams remains mutable. Setting or clearing embedding_bias afterward leaves requests using stale cached values. Refresh the cache when preparing each request.

if self.embedding_bias is not None:
if isinstance(self.embedding_bias, torch.Tensor):
self.embedding_bias = self.embedding_bias.detach().clone()
if isinstance(self.embedding_bias, (torch.Tensor, list)):

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On the PyTorch path the C++ Request now gets embedding_bias=None, so its ndim == 1 check no longer runs, and anything that isn't a Tensor/list is taken as sparse. [(5, 1.0)] or a 2-D tensor now passes _validate_embedding_bias and fails in the sampler, which fails the whole batch via _handle_errors. Could you validate the shape here (1-D tensor / list of numbers / tuple of (int, float) pairs) and raise otherwise?

embedding_bias_list = self.embedding_bias.tolist()
else:
embedding_bias_list = self.embedding_bias
self._embedding_bias_sparse = tuple(

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Short dense biases are now silently zero-padded (as the test comment notes); before, they failed in the sampler on the shape mismatch, and the gRPC path still enforces len == vocab_size. Since the dense length is known in __post_init__, could we carry it along and reject len != vocab_size in _validate_embedding_bias?

for idx, val in embedding_bias:
if idx < 0 or idx >= self.vocab_size:
raise ValueError(
"Embedding bias index must be in [0, vocab_size - 1]")

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Nit: could the error include the offending index and the range, e.g. f"Embedding bias index {idx} out of range [0, {self.vocab_size})"? It would also be good to use the same vocab source as _validate_token_id_range (lm_head.num_embeddings).

f"logit_bias value for token ID {token_id} must be in "
f"[{_LOGIT_BIAS_MIN:g}, {_LOGIT_BIAS_MAX:g}]")
embedding_bias[token_id] = bias_value
embedding_bias_list.append((token_id, bias_value))

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Keys like "5" and "05" both parse to token 5 and now end up as duplicate indices, which the new docstring says is undefined (scatter_). Collecting into a dict[int, float] keyed by token_id would keep the previous last-wins behavior.

from tensorrt_llm.inputs.multimodal import strip_mm_encoder_inputs
from tensorrt_llm.inputs.registry import get_multimodal_encoder_item_metadata
from tensorrt_llm.sampling_params import LogprobMode
from tensorrt_llm.sampling_params import EmbeddingBias, LogprobMode

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Hi @ixlmar, thanks for the embedding-bias perf work!

Quick heads-up on timing: release/1.3 is only taking fixes for 1.3.0 blockers at this point, and the linked bug isn't marked for 1.3.0. Could we hold the merge on this branch for now?

If it's needed in 1.3.0, just tag the bug for 1.3.0 and resolve this thread.

Only about release timing, not the code; please hold the merge for now, your call on whether it goes in.

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