frost(sdpa): enable sdpa_fwd engines to write dense LSE directly to non-contiguous, dense-compatible layouts - #712
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughDense LSE and dense Stats now support validated non-contiguous layouts on SM80, SM100, and SM120. The API records declared strides, kernels use them directly, and tests cover strided layouts, split-KV output, padding checks, and invalid eligibility cases. ChangesStrided dense LSE and Stats support
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR broadens FROST SDPA support for non-contiguous dense-compatible LSE layouts, but merge readiness is currently moderate because one split-KV test can report success for split_kv=1 without actually exercising that requested path, and related test-maintenance issues remain unresolved. These should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Caller
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Caller->>API_DSL: provide dense non-contiguous LSE or Stats
API_DSL->>API_DSL: validate layout and record strides
API_DSL->>KernelCompiler: request stride-specialized kernel
KernelCompiler->>SDPAKernel: compile declared LSE layout
API_DSL->>SDPAKernel: bind caller-backed LSE view
SDPAKernel-->>Caller: write LSE directly
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127-142: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winBoth files define an identical
_dense_lse_layout_ok(shape, stride)helper. One root cause: the dense-compatible-layout check was copy-pasted instead of shared, risking future drift if one copy is fixed and the other is not.
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d256_f16_sm80.py#L127-L142: move this definition into a shared module (e.g. alongsideload_b_smem_x4/mma_stepincudnn.frost.tile_dsl) and import it here.python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_f16_sm80.py#L143-L159: delete this duplicate definition and import the shared helper instead.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_fp8_sm100.py`:
- Around line 259-263: Extend the reference helpers used by _run in
test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_fp8_sm100.py lines 259-263 and
test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_mxfp8_sm100.py lines 243-248 to return the
reference LSE values, then compare each strided result against that reference
using the existing reference-module patterns and dtype-appropriate tolerances.
Preserve the existing contiguous-versus-strided equality checks.
In `@test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_graph_analyzer.py`:
- Around line 772-781: Mark both test_fwd_probe_accepts_strided_stats and
test_fwd_probe_rejects_aliasing_stats with pytest.mark.L0 by adding the
decorator directly above each test; update both affected sites in
test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_graph_analyzer.py at lines 772-781 and 789-801.
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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d256_f16_sm80.py`:
- Around line 127-142: Move the shared _dense_lse_layout_ok(shape, stride)
implementation into the common cudnn.frost.tile_dsl module alongside the
existing shared helpers, then import and use it in
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d256_f16_sm80.py at lines 127-142 and
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_f16_sm80.py at lines 143-159; delete both
local duplicate definitions while preserving their current behavior.
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Mark the new analyzer tests with a level. Add @pytest.mark.L0 to both tests. These tests are fast eligibility checks.
test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_graph_analyzer.py#L772-L781: add@pytest.mark.L0abovetest_fwd_probe_accepts_strided_stats.test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_graph_analyzer.py#L789-L801: add@pytest.mark.L0abovetest_fwd_probe_rejects_aliasing_stats.
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In `@test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_graph_analyzer.py` around lines 772 - 781,
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split_kv=1.Line 82 forwards
split_kvonly whenexpected > 1. If a caller passessplit_kv=1for a shape that the heuristic would split,SdpaFwdDslSm120receives no override and derives a split instead. Forward the explicit value independently of whether it exceeds one.Proposed fix
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…id hint The NVIDIA#712 analogue for the backward's LOADS: the main-bprop and dSink kernels read the Stats/LSE input stride-aware, compiled against the DECLARED (B, H, SQ) strides (module compile() gains a plan-time lse_stride key; a contiguous plan keeps the packed compact fake — byte-identical codegen). The adapter drops the strided-stats gather staging entirely: sizing loses the staging term, execute binds the caller's storage through a checked declared-layout view (the reader twin of the forward's _checked_lse_view), and the SM120 bwd adapter's existing _lse_strides convention now has its SM80 counterpart. The d64 fast path keeps legacy packed reads, so a strided Stats declaration routes to the generic module (plan-time gate). THD keeps packed math — the grid batch index is the logical sequence, not the tensor's batch-1 dim. THD wrapper: a max_s_kv grid hint (any upper bound — short kv-tiles early-out) removes the wrapper's only D2H sync; n_seq was already shape metadata. Hint-less calls keep the documented host read of cu_k. The dense path rejects the hint loudly. Tests: strided-stats bitwise-vs-contiguous with equal workspace bytes (no staging), and max_s_kv exact/over-provisioned bitwise checks plus the dense-path rejection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…id hint The NVIDIA#712 analogue for the backward's LOADS: the main-bprop and dSink kernels read the Stats/LSE input stride-aware, compiled against the DECLARED (B, H, SQ) strides (module compile() gains a plan-time lse_stride key; a contiguous plan keeps the packed compact fake — byte-identical codegen). The adapter drops the strided-stats gather staging entirely: sizing loses the staging term, execute binds the caller's storage through a checked declared-layout view (the reader twin of the forward's _checked_lse_view), and the SM120 bwd adapter's existing _lse_strides convention now has its SM80 counterpart. The d64 fast path keeps legacy packed reads, so a strided Stats declaration routes to the generic module (plan-time gate). THD keeps packed math — the grid batch index is the logical sequence, not the tensor's batch-1 dim. THD wrapper: a max_s_kv grid hint (any upper bound — short kv-tiles early-out) removes the wrapper's only D2H sync; n_seq was already shape metadata. Hint-less calls keep the documented host read of cu_k. The dense path rejects the hint loudly. Tests: strided-stats bitwise-vs-contiguous with equal workspace bytes (no staging), and max_s_kv exact/over-provisioned bitwise checks plus the dense-path rejection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…id hint The NVIDIA#712 analogue for the backward's LOADS: the main-bprop and dSink kernels read the Stats/LSE input stride-aware, compiled against the DECLARED (B, H, SQ) strides (module compile() gains a plan-time lse_stride key; a contiguous plan keeps the packed compact fake — byte-identical codegen). The adapter drops the strided-stats gather staging entirely: sizing loses the staging term, execute binds the caller's storage through a checked declared-layout view (the reader twin of the forward's _checked_lse_view), and the SM120 bwd adapter's existing _lse_strides convention now has its SM80 counterpart. The d64 fast path keeps legacy packed reads, so a strided Stats declaration routes to the generic module (plan-time gate). THD keeps packed math — the grid batch index is the logical sequence, not the tensor's batch-1 dim. THD wrapper: a max_s_kv grid hint (any upper bound — short kv-tiles early-out) removes the wrapper's only D2H sync; n_seq was already shape metadata. Hint-less calls keep the documented host read of cu_k. The dense path rejects the hint loudly. Tests: strided-stats bitwise-vs-contiguous with equal workspace bytes (no staging), and max_s_kv exact/over-provisioned bitwise checks plus the dense-path rejection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…id hint The NVIDIA#712 analogue for the backward's LOADS: the main-bprop and dSink kernels read the Stats/LSE input stride-aware, compiled against the DECLARED (B, H, SQ) strides (module compile() gains a plan-time lse_stride key; a contiguous plan keeps the packed compact fake — byte-identical codegen). The adapter drops the strided-stats gather staging entirely: sizing loses the staging term, execute binds the caller's storage through a checked declared-layout view (the reader twin of the forward's _checked_lse_view), and the SM120 bwd adapter's existing _lse_strides convention now has its SM80 counterpart. The d64 fast path keeps legacy packed reads, so a strided Stats declaration routes to the generic module (plan-time gate). THD keeps packed math — the grid batch index is the logical sequence, not the tensor's batch-1 dim. THD wrapper: a max_s_kv grid hint (any upper bound — short kv-tiles early-out) removes the wrapper's only D2H sync; n_seq was already shape metadata. Hint-less calls keep the documented host read of cu_k. The dense path rejects the hint loudly. Tests: strided-stats bitwise-vs-contiguous with equal workspace bytes (no staging), and max_s_kv exact/over-provisioned bitwise checks plus the dense-path rejection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…id hint The NVIDIA#712 analogue for the backward's LOADS: the main-bprop and dSink kernels read the Stats/LSE input stride-aware, compiled against the DECLARED (B, H, SQ) strides (module compile() gains a plan-time lse_stride key; a contiguous plan keeps the packed compact fake — byte-identical codegen). The adapter drops the strided-stats gather staging entirely: sizing loses the staging term, execute binds the caller's storage through a checked declared-layout view (the reader twin of the forward's _checked_lse_view), and the SM120 bwd adapter's existing _lse_strides convention now has its SM80 counterpart. The d64 fast path keeps legacy packed reads, so a strided Stats declaration routes to the generic module (plan-time gate). THD keeps packed math — the grid batch index is the logical sequence, not the tensor's batch-1 dim. THD wrapper: a max_s_kv grid hint (any upper bound — short kv-tiles early-out) removes the wrapper's only D2H sync; n_seq was already shape metadata. Hint-less calls keep the documented host read of cu_k. The dense path rejects the hint loudly. Tests: strided-stats bitwise-vs-contiguous with equal workspace bytes (no staging), and max_s_kv exact/over-provisioned bitwise checks plus the dense-path rejection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…id hint The NVIDIA#712 analogue for the backward's LOADS: the main-bprop and dSink kernels read the Stats/LSE input stride-aware, compiled against the DECLARED (B, H, SQ) strides (module compile() gains a plan-time lse_stride key; a contiguous plan keeps the packed compact fake — byte-identical codegen). The adapter drops the strided-stats gather staging entirely: sizing loses the staging term, execute binds the caller's storage through a checked declared-layout view (the reader twin of the forward's _checked_lse_view), and the SM120 bwd adapter's existing _lse_strides convention now has its SM80 counterpart. The d64 fast path keeps legacy packed reads, so a strided Stats declaration routes to the generic module (plan-time gate). THD keeps packed math — the grid batch index is the logical sequence, not the tensor's batch-1 dim. THD wrapper: a max_s_kv grid hint (any upper bound — short kv-tiles early-out) removes the wrapper's only D2H sync; n_seq was already shape metadata. Hint-less calls keep the documented host read of cu_k. The dense path rejects the hint loudly. Tests: strided-stats bitwise-vs-contiguous with equal workspace bytes (no staging), and max_s_kv exact/over-provisioned bitwise checks plus the dense-path rejection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…id hint The NVIDIA#712 analogue for the backward's LOADS: the main-bprop and dSink kernels read the Stats/LSE input stride-aware, compiled against the DECLARED (B, H, SQ) strides (module compile() gains a plan-time lse_stride key; a contiguous plan keeps the packed compact fake — byte-identical codegen). The adapter drops the strided-stats gather staging entirely: sizing loses the staging term, execute binds the caller's storage through a checked declared-layout view (the reader twin of the forward's _checked_lse_view), and the SM120 bwd adapter's existing _lse_strides convention now has its SM80 counterpart. The d64 fast path keeps legacy packed reads, so a strided Stats declaration routes to the generic module (plan-time gate). THD keeps packed math — the grid batch index is the logical sequence, not the tensor's batch-1 dim. THD wrapper: a max_s_kv grid hint (any upper bound — short kv-tiles early-out) removes the wrapper's only D2H sync; n_seq was already shape metadata. Hint-less calls keep the documented host read of cu_k. The dense path rejects the hint loudly. Tests: strided-stats bitwise-vs-contiguous with equal workspace bytes (no staging), and max_s_kv exact/over-provisioned bitwise checks plus the dense-path rejection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Enable FROST SDPA forward engines to write dense fp32 Stats/LSE directly to non-contiguous, dense-compatible layouts.
(B, H_q, S_q, 1)Stats layouts whose B/H/S dimensions are a dense permutation or padded layout with non-broadcast, non-overlapping-by-span strides.Why
cuDNN graphs can declare dense Stats/LSE outputs with valid non-contiguous strides, including permuted and padded views. FROST previously required a compact output, so otherwise-supported forward graphs fell back to the native backend. This PR eliminates the gap.
Related issues
Related to #379, #381 and #377.
API and compatibility impact
No public API signature change. This broadens the set of dense LSE layouts served by FROST SDPA forward engines on SM80, SM100-family, and SM120. Contiguous Stats behavior is unchanged.
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