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Enable TMASTG for MoE grouped gemm for perf optimization

Fix an existing IMA issue

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  • New Features

    • Added dynamic handling of routed MoE output descriptors, including ragged group dimensions.
    • Added optional asynchronous TMA-based output stores for supported MoE workloads.
    • Added dynamic scale-factor tensor support for block-scale MoE operations.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved workspace sizing and descriptor handling for regular and block-scale MoE workloads.
    • Preserved direct-store behavior when TMA output storage is unavailable or disabled.
    • Improved handling of per-group scale-factor data during MoE execution.

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MoE GEMM templates now support dynamic SFA descriptors and optional TMA-store epilogues. Compiler paths inject the new tensors, track descriptor slots, compute TMA eligibility, and allocate expanded workspaces.

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MoE TMA support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Regular MoE TMA epilogues
python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_*, python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm107_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_*
Regular MoE kernels create and patch output tensor maps, stage epilogue data in shared memory, and issue asynchronous TMA stores. Host and compilation paths pass optional output descriptors.
Block-scale SFA and TMA handling
python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/_tile_helpers.py, python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_*, python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm107_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_*
Block-scale kernels patch per-group SFA descriptors and optional output descriptors. The new helper updates tensormap dimension 2.
Compiler and workspace integration
python/cudnn/gemm/frost/compiler.py
MoE compilation injects SFA tensors, computes TMA eligibility, records descriptor slots, and sizes launch workspaces from the configured slot count.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Compiler
  participant MoEHost
  participant MoEKernel
  participant SharedMemory
  participant GlobalOutput
  Compiler->>MoEHost: inject SFA and output descriptors
  MoEHost->>MoEKernel: launch with descriptor workspace
  MoEKernel->>SharedMemory: patch descriptors and stage output
  SharedMemory->>GlobalOutput: issue asynchronous TMA stores
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@yanqinz2 yanqinz2 added cat-bug Reports of incorrect behavior, crashes, regressions, or unexpected results. cat-enhancements mod-frost labels Aug 22, 2026
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python/cudnn/gemm/frost/compiler.py (1)

2774-2774: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject M-major MoE output before the M-major TMA-store path.

out_major is inferred from the output stride, and MoE output construction does not restrict it to "n". All six MoE templates use only N-major TMA stores. If chain.has_moe and chain.out_major == "m", return False before the M-major arm.

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In `@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/compiler.py` at line 2774, In the GEMM
output-generation flow, before entering the M-major TMA-store branch guarded by
chain.is_multi_gemm, reject the unsupported combination of chain.has_moe with
chain.out_major equal to "m" by returning False. Preserve the existing behavior
for non-MoE and N-major outputs.
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python/cudnn/gemm/frost/compiler.py (1)

3472-3481: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Thread the computed use_tma instead of recomputing it.

_jit_moe computes use_tma at Line 3474, then calls _render_template, which recomputes the same expression at Line 1588, and _render_tile_constants computes it a third time at Line 722. _jit_moe_block_scale has the same duplication at Line 3881 and Line 1754.

The host workspace size comes from _desc_slots_per_cta (this computation) and the kernel slot stride comes from the template's moe_desc_slots (a different computation). The two must agree. If the inputs ever diverge, the host allocates fewer 128-byte slots than the kernel indexes, and the kernel writes tensormaps past the end of the workspace.

Pass use_tma down as a parameter so one value drives all three sites.

♻️ Proposed threading for the plain MoE path
 def _render_template(
     chain: FusionChain,
     snippets: EpilogueSnippets,
     config: TileConfig,
     cta_group: int,
+    use_tma: bool | None = None,
 ) -> str:
     vec_bytes_epi = _epi_vec_bytes(chain, config, cta_group)
-    use_tma = (not _FORCE_STG_EPI) and _use_tma_store_epi(chain, config, vec_bytes_epi, cta_group)
+    if use_tma is None:
+        use_tma = (not _FORCE_STG_EPI) and _use_tma_store_epi(chain, config, vec_bytes_epi, cta_group)
     src = _resolve_path_blocks(src, use_tma)

Then in _jit_moe:

-    src = _render_template(chain, snippets, config, cta_group)
+    src = _render_template(chain, snippets, config, cta_group, use_tma=use_tma)

Also applies to: 3881-3887

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In `@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/compiler.py` around lines 3472 - 3481, Thread the
already computed use_tma value from _jit_moe and _jit_moe_block_scale through
the rendering flow instead of recomputing it. Add the parameter to the relevant
_render_template and _render_tile_constants paths, and use that single value for
_desc_slots_per_cta, moe_desc_slots, and generated snippets so host workspace
sizing and kernel indexing remain consistent.
python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py (1)

223-239: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

The TMA-store SMEM staging buffer assumes exactly 128 epilogue rows in all six MoE templates. Each template sizes one smem_d_ptr stage as epi_tile_mn[0] * epi_tile_mn[1] elements, but the staging store indexes by tidx * subtile_w across num_epilogue_warps * 32 == 128 threads. The write footprint is therefore 128 * subtile_w, which stays in bounds only when epi_tile_mn[0] >= 128. _use_tma_store_epi gates on cfg.mma_inst_m == 128, not on cfg.epi_tile_mn[0], so the two are coupled only implicitly. Confirm the equality holds for every TMA-eligible MoE config, or add an explicit cutlass.const_expr guard next to the allocation.

  • python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py#L223-L239: guard epi_subtile_elems on epi_tile_mn[0] == 128 before allocating smem_d_ptr.
  • python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py#L228-L244: apply the same guard to this allocation.
  • python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py#L227-L242: apply the same guard to this allocation.
  • python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py#L227-L242: apply the same guard to this allocation.
  • python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm107_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py#L245-L260: apply the same guard to this allocation.
  • python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm107_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py#L245-L260: apply the same guard to this allocation.
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In
`@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py`
around lines 223 - 239, Guard the TMA-store staging allocation so it is created
only when epi_tile_mn[0] == 128, matching the 128-thread write footprint and the
_use_tma_store_epi condition. Apply this change to
sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py:223-239,
sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py:228-244,
sm100_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py:227-242,
sm100_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py:227-242,
sm107_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py:245-260, and
sm107_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py:245-260; use an explicit
cutlass.const_expr guard around epi_subtile_elems and smem_d_ptr while leaving
the descriptor allocation unchanged.
python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py (1)

933-967: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the TMA-store layout contract explicit. _use_tma_store_epi currently excludes mma_inst_m != 128, but a future gate change would expose the incompatible 64-row layout. That layout splits N by warp pair, while TMA staging uses global tidx * subtile_w and one shared-memory subtile. Add a compile-time assertion that epi_rows_per_mma_m == 128, or centralize and document this dependency.

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In
`@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py`
around lines 933 - 967, In the TMA-store epilogue path, add a compile-time
assertion that epi_rows_per_mma_m equals 128 before the staging logic using
smem_subtile_ptr and tidx * subtile_w. Preserve the existing layout and ensure
future changes to _use_tma_store_epi cannot enable the incompatible 64-row MMA
layout.
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Inline comments:
In `@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/compiler.py`:
- Around line 3595-3605: Update the workspace-related docstrings in the affected
class to describe two descriptor slots per distinct A operand—one A slot and one
SFA slot—plus the optional output descriptor when TMA is used. Correct both the
workspace_bytes property docstring and the _make_workspace docstring; leave the
implementation unchanged.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/compiler.py`:
- Line 2774: In the GEMM output-generation flow, before entering the M-major
TMA-store branch guarded by chain.is_multi_gemm, reject the unsupported
combination of chain.has_moe with chain.out_major equal to "m" by returning
False. Preserve the existing behavior for non-MoE and N-major outputs.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/compiler.py`:
- Around line 3472-3481: Thread the already computed use_tma value from _jit_moe
and _jit_moe_block_scale through the rendering flow instead of recomputing it.
Add the parameter to the relevant _render_template and _render_tile_constants
paths, and use that single value for _desc_slots_per_cta, moe_desc_slots, and
generated snippets so host workspace sizing and kernel indexing remain
consistent.

In
`@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py`:
- Around line 223-239: Guard the TMA-store staging allocation so it is created
only when epi_tile_mn[0] == 128, matching the 128-thread write footprint and the
_use_tma_store_epi condition. Apply this change to
sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py:223-239,
sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py:228-244,
sm100_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py:227-242,
sm100_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py:227-242,
sm107_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_1ctamma.py:245-260, and
sm107_moe_grouped_block_scale_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py:245-260; use an explicit
cutlass.const_expr guard around epi_subtile_elems and smem_d_ptr while leaving
the descriptor allocation unchanged.

In
`@python/cudnn/gemm/frost/kernel_templates/sm100_moe_grouped_matmul_fwd_2ctamma.py`:
- Around line 933-967: In the TMA-store epilogue path, add a compile-time
assertion that epi_rows_per_mma_m equals 128 before the staging logic using
smem_subtile_ptr and tidx * subtile_w. Preserve the existing layout and ensure
future changes to _use_tma_store_epi cannot enable the incompatible 64-row MMA
layout.
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