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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion python/cudnn/frost/tile_dsl/mask.py
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Expand Up @@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ def apply_mask_chunk(
return reg_S

neg_inf = cutlass.Float32(mask_value)
q_minus_w = q_abs - cutlass.Int32(window_left) if (mask_flags & MASK_SWA) else None
# The whole band shifts with the diagonal: under BOTTOM_RIGHT the SWA
# lower limit is q + (S_kv - S_q) - W — the same causal_diag offset the
# upper (causal) limit uses below. Top-left keeps the plain q - W.
q_minus_w = None
if mask_flags & MASK_SWA:
swa_base = (q_abs + causal_diag) if bottom_right else q_abs
q_minus_w = swa_base - cutlass.Int32(window_left)
# window_right is the compile-time diagonal-band right bound (cuDNN
# diagonal_band_right_bound): kv columns up to q + window_right (plus the
# bottom-right diagonal offset) stay unmasked. 0 = plain causal.
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7 changes: 0 additions & 7 deletions python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/api_dsl.py
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Expand Up @@ -849,17 +849,10 @@ def check_support(self) -> bool:
band_right is not None and not self.is_causal,
"SM100 DSL SDPA: window_size_right widens the causal diagonal and requires is_causal=True",
)
# The kernels' bottom-right diagonal path excludes a left bound:
# bottom_right requires a right bound and rejects window_left
# (see config_sm100._validate_params).
self._value_error_if(
self.causal_bottom_right and not self.is_causal,
"SM100 DSL SDPA: causal_bottom_right requires is_causal=True",
)
self._value_error_if(
self.causal_bottom_right and swa_left is not None,
"SM100 DSL SDPA: causal_bottom_right cannot be combined with a left sliding-window (kernel gap)",
)
# Backstop for the engines.bottom_right_padded_seq_q gate: with dense
# per-batch Q lengths the kernel's BR diagonal (anchored at the global
# S_q) is wrong for any batch with seq_len_q[b] < S_q.
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2 changes: 0 additions & 2 deletions python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm100.py
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Expand Up @@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ def _validate_params(flavor: str, k: TemplateParams) -> None:
if k.bottom_right:
if k.window_right is None:
raise ValueError(f"{flavor}: bottom_right anchors the band's diagonal and requires a right bound (window_right)")
if k.window_left is not None:
raise ValueError(f"{flavor}: bottom_right + window_left (SWA) is not supported")
if k.thd_varlen and not k.seq_kv_lens_present:
raise ValueError(f"{flavor}: THD/varlen requires SEQ_KV_LENS_PRESENT (per-sequence padded masking)")
if k.seq_q_lens_present:
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/engines.py
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Expand Up @@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ def _sm100_spec(d: int, d_v: Optional[int] = None) -> EngineSpec:
dtypes=frozenset({cudnn.data_type.HALF, cudnn.data_type.BFLOAT16}),
causal=True,
bottom_right=True,
bottom_right_with_swa=True,
right_band_widening=True,
swa=True,
padded=True,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -453,6 +454,9 @@ def _sm100_mxfp8_spec(d: int) -> EngineSpec:
is_mxfp8=True,
causal=True,
bottom_right=True,
# BR+SWA stays off this row: the one mhas graph it admits trips the
# mxfp8 executor's SF-size mismatch (pre-existing SF-layout issue,
# independent of the mask) — flip once that plumbing is fixed.
right_band_widening=True,
swa=True,
padded=True,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -491,6 +495,7 @@ def _sm100_fp8_spec(d: int) -> EngineSpec:
is_fp8=True,
causal=True,
bottom_right=True,
bottom_right_with_swa=True,

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#!/bin/bash
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# Expected: dense FP8 bottom-right padding either rejects KV-shorter sequences
# or excludes fully masked rows before computing amax_s.
rg -n -C 10 \
  'bottom_right_with_swa|eff_seqlen_kv|eff_seqlen_q|seq_len_kv|seq_len_q|amax_s|total_sum' \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/engines.py \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/api_dsl.py \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels

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printf '%s\n' '--- engines.py ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- FP8 kernel helpers and correction ---'
rg -n -B 15 -A 35 \
  '^def _resolve_seqlen_(q|kv)|^def _bounds_for_tile|def _correction_warp_group|amax_s_tensor|_row_valid|bottom_right_with_swa' \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py

printf '%s\n' '--- FP8 adapter validation and launch ---'
rg -n -B 12 -A 25 \
  'bottom_right_with_swa|seq_len_kv|seq_len_q|amax_s|total_sum|prefill_d128_fp8_sm107|lower_dsl_prefill' \
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printf '%s\n' '--- mask-bound implementations ---'
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  'def _bounds_for_tile|def compute_kv_loop_bounds|causal_diag|bottom_right|window_size_left|window_size_right' \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels

printf '%s\n' '--- FP8 execution and amax consumers ---'
rg -n -B 20 -A 45 \
  'def _execute_fp8|def _execute_mxfp8|amax_s|scale_s|descale_s|total_sum' \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/api_dsl.py

printf '%s\n' '--- lowering support gates ---'
rg -n -B 20 -A 35 \
  'bottom_right_padded_seq_q|seq_kv_lens_present|seq_q_lens_present|padded_stats|bottom_right_with_swa|causal_bottom_right' \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/engines.py

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rg -n '^def _bounds_for_tile|^def _resolve_seqlen_q|^def _resolve_seqlen_kv|^def compute_kv_loop_bounds' \
  python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels

printf '%s\n' '--- FP8 helper source ---'
file=$(rg -l '^def _bounds_for_tile' python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels | head -n 1)
echo "FILE=$file"
line=$(rg -n '^def _bounds_for_tile' "$file" | head -n 1 | cut -d: -f1)
start=$((line - 35))
end=$((line + 100))
sed -n "${start},${end}p" "$file"

printf '%s\n' '--- FP8 execute implementation ---'
line=$(rg -n '^    def _execute_fp8' python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/api_dsl.py | head -n 1 | cut -d: -f1)
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printf '%s\n' '--- shared sequence resolution and bounds ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- FP8 mask call sites ---'
rg -n -B 18 -A 28 \
  '_apply_bottom_right_causal_mask_chunk|causal_diag|WINDOW_LEFT|WINDOW_RIGHT|total_sum' \
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#!/bin/bash
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python3 - <<'PY'
import math

def live_columns(q, sq, skv, window_left, window_right=0, bottom_right=True):
    diag = skv - sq if bottom_right else 0
    return [
        k for k in range(skv)
        if k >= q + diag - window_left
        and k <= q + diag + window_right
    ]

sq, skv = 8, 4
for window_left in (None, 7):
    wl = sq if window_left is None else window_left
    rows = [live_columns(q, sq, skv, wl) for q in range(sq)]
    empty = [q for q, cols in enumerate(rows) if not cols]
    # Mirrors the FP8 epilogue: total_sum == 0 is clamped before 1/total_sum.
    amax_s = max(1.0 / max(len(cols), 1e-30) for cols in rows)
    print({
        "window_left": window_left,
        "live_columns": rows,
        "fully_masked_rows": empty,
        "amax_s_contribution": amax_s,
        "lse_for_empty_rows": "-inf" if empty else "finite",
    })
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Reject FP8 bottom-right padding when seq_len_kv < S_q, or exclude fully masked rows from amax_s.

With bottom-right masking, shorter KV lengths create fully masked leading query rows. The FP8 epilogue includes these rows in amax_s; when total_sum == 0, it contributes approximately 1e30 instead of excluding the row. Add a regression for seq_len_kv < S_q; the current S_kv >= S_q matrix does not cover it.

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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/engines.py` at line 498, Update the FP8 bottom-right
sliding-window attention path around bottom_right_with_swa to reject cases where
seq_len_kv is less than S_q, or exclude fully masked query rows from amax_s
before the FP8 epilogue computes its maximum. Add a regression covering
seq_len_kv < S_q rather than only the existing S_kv >= S_q case, and preserve
current behavior for valid unmasked rows.

right_band_widening=True,
swa=True,
padded=True,
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10 changes: 7 additions & 3 deletions python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/_common_sm100.py
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Expand Up @@ -226,8 +226,12 @@ def compute_kv_loop_bounds(
right = cute.math.min(right, kv_hi_caus)

if cutlass.const_expr(mask_flags & MASK_SWA):
cond = q_row_coord > cutlass.Int32(window_left)
delta = q_row_coord - cutlass.Int32(window_left)
# The whole band shifts with the diagonal: under BOTTOM_RIGHT the SWA
# lower bound is q + (S_kv - S_q) - W, same anchor the causal upper
# bound uses (causal_diag folds to 0 for top-left).
swa_base = q_row_coord + causal_diag
cond = swa_base > cutlass.Int32(window_left)
delta = swa_base - cutlass.Int32(window_left)
kv_lo_swa = cutlass.Int32(
arith.select(
cond.ir_value(),
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ def compute_kv_loop_bounds(

unmasked_lo = left
if cutlass.const_expr(mask_flags & MASK_SWA):
anchor = q_row_coord + cutlass.Int32(cga_tile_m - 1 - window_left)
anchor = q_row_coord + causal_diag + cutlass.Int32(cga_tile_m - 1 - window_left)
swa_unmasked_lo = _div_up(anchor, tile_n)
cond = anchor > cutlass.Int32(0)
swa_unmasked_lo = cutlass.Int32(
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13 changes: 8 additions & 5 deletions test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_dsl_sm100.py
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Expand Up @@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ def _ref_sdpa_full(q, k, v, *, scale, is_causal=False, bottom_right=False, band_
lim = (i + (s_kv - s_q) if bottom_right else i) + band_right
masked = masked | (j > lim)
if swa_window is not None:
masked = masked | (j < i - swa_window)
swa_base = i + (s_kv - s_q) if bottom_right else i
masked = masked | (j < swa_base - swa_window)
if seq_kv_lens is not None:
lens = seq_kv_lens.view(b, 1, 1, 1).to(dev)
masked = masked | (j >= lens)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -671,6 +672,7 @@ def _mask_graph_kwargs(mask):
"band": dict(diagonal_band_right_bound=_COMBO_BAND_R),
"band_br": dict(diagonal_band_right_bound=_COMBO_BAND_R, diagonal_alignment=cudnn.diagonal_alignment.BOTTOM_RIGHT),
"band_swa": dict(diagonal_band_right_bound=_COMBO_BAND_R, diagonal_band_left_bound=_COMBO_SWA_W + 1),
"swa_br": dict(use_causal_mask_bottom_right=True, sliding_window_length=_COMBO_SWA_W + 1),
}[mask]


Expand All @@ -684,6 +686,7 @@ def _mask_ref_kwargs(mask):
"band": dict(is_causal=True, band_right=_COMBO_BAND_R),
"band_br": dict(is_causal=True, bottom_right=True, band_right=_COMBO_BAND_R),
"band_swa": dict(is_causal=True, band_right=_COMBO_BAND_R, swa_window=_COMBO_SWA_W),
"swa_br": dict(is_causal=True, bottom_right=True, swa_window=_COMBO_SWA_W),
}[mask]


Expand Down Expand Up @@ -812,7 +815,7 @@ def _dense_buf(packed, s_max, t, H):

def _combo_dense(d, dtype, H_q, H_kv, scale, sink_t, mask):
b = 2
s_q, s_kv = (128, 256) if mask in ("causal_br", "band_br") else (256, 256)
s_q, s_kv = (128, 256) if mask in ("causal_br", "band_br", "swa_br") else (256, 256)
q = _bhsd(b, H_q, s_q, d, dtype)
k = _bhsd(b, H_kv, s_kv, d, dtype)
v = _bhsd(b, H_kv, s_kv, d, dtype)
Expand All @@ -835,7 +838,7 @@ def _combo_thd(d, dtype, H_q, H_kv, scale, sink_t, mask):
dev = "cuda"
seq_lens_q = [200, 150]
seq_lens_kv = [180, 120]
if mask in ("causal_br", "band_br"):
if mask in ("causal_br", "band_br", "swa_br"):
# Bottom-right masks: keep seq_len_kv[b] >= seq_len_q[b] so no sequence
# has fully-masked rows (the torch softmax reference NaNs on those).
seq_lens_q = [150, 90]
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1039,12 +1042,12 @@ def test_dsl_sm100_thd_cu_seq_len_zero_lens():


_COMBO_MASKS = {
"dense": ["none", "causal", "causal_br", "swa", "padded", "band", "band_br", "band_swa"],
"dense": ["none", "causal", "causal_br", "swa", "padded", "band", "band_br", "band_swa", "swa_br"],
# THD forces padding internally, so its mask axis rides on top of that.
# causal_br: the kernels anchor the BR diagonal at each sequence's own
# (seq_len_q[b], seq_len_kv[b]) from the cu_seqlen metadata.
# band/band_br: diagonal-band right-bound widening (BAND_RIGHT).
"thd": ["none", "causal", "swa", "causal_br", "band", "band_br"],
"thd": ["none", "causal", "swa", "causal_br", "band", "band_br", "swa_br"],
}


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32 changes: 11 additions & 21 deletions test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_graph_analyzer.py
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assert cfg.stats_t is not None


def test_probe_rejects_bottom_right_plus_swa():
# Kernel gap: CAUSAL_BOTTOM_RIGHT excludes SWA (config would assert at import).
g = _mk_graph()
q, k, v, dims, strides = _mk_qkv(g)
o, _ = g.sdpa(
name="s",
q=q,
k=k,
v=v,
attn_scale=0.1,
is_inference=True,
use_causal_mask_bottom_right=True,
sliding_window_length=128,
)
_finish_output(o, dims, strides)
assert not _eligible(g)


def test_probe_rejects_bottom_right_swa_only():
# Kernel gap: CAUSAL_BOTTOM_RIGHT requires MASK_CAUSAL; BOTTOM_RIGHT
# alignment with only a left band has no causal bit.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -605,11 +587,19 @@ def test_sm120_probe_accepts_causal_swa_on_both_minors(monkeypatch):
assert not any("sm100" in name for name in elig)


def test_probe_accepts_bottom_right_with_swa():
# The band shifts wholesale with the diagonal: the SM100 kernels apply the
# same causal_diag offset to the SWA lower limit as to the causal upper one.
g = _mk_graph()
q, k, v, dims, strides = _mk_qkv(g)
o, _ = g.sdpa(name="s", q=q, k=k, v=v, attn_scale=0.1, is_inference=True, use_causal_mask_bottom_right=True, sliding_window_length=64)
_finish_output(o, dims, strides)
assert engines.engine_name(512) in _eligible(g)


def test_sm120_probe_accepts_bottom_right_with_swa(monkeypatch):
# SM120-only notch: the SM100 kernels' BR diagonal excludes SWA. Facts are
# cached per graph, so each device family probes a freshly built graph.
# BR + SWA is served on both families now; this pins the SM120 row's claim.
kwargs = dict(use_causal_mask_bottom_right=True, sliding_window_length=64)
assert not _eligible(_mk_sm120_graph(**kwargs)) # (10, 0): no row serves BR+SWA
monkeypatch.setattr(ga, "_device_cc", lambda: (12, 0))
assert _SM120 in _eligible(_mk_sm120_graph(**kwargs))

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