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  • New Features

    • Added split-KV support for FP8 attention on SM100, SM107, and SM120 hardware.
    • Enabled split execution with BF16 and FP16 outputs.
    • Added workspace-backed recombination for partial split results.
    • Improved output scaling metadata handling during recombination.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Prevented split-execution deadlocks.
    • Ensured accurate KV-range processing and final output scaling.
    • Improved handling of required sequence metadata during split execution.

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The SM107 sibling forked from the SM100 FP8 kernel before the split landed, so
it carried none of it. It now runs the same make_split_helpers plumbing:
split_idx off the batch axis, each Q tile's KV range cut into SPLIT_KV chunks,
partial O and per-split LSE into split-major slots, and the shared
split_combine pass folding them.

Ported construct for construct from the SM100 twin:

- _split_h = make_split_helpers(...) with the flavor's _bounds_for_tile_uniform
- every bounds lookup takes the split form; every decode is the _decode_*_split
  variant, receiving qh_per_kh/seqlen_kv so the split resolves its own KV range
- the no-mask fast path keeps the whole KV only when SPLIT_KV == 1 and takes
  _nomask_range_split otherwise, on both the initial and payload arms
- O and LSE write through _partial_batch; the in-kernel amax stands down under
  a split (the combine owns the amax of the recombined O)
- grid rides B * SPLIT_KV; the host requires has_lse and sizes O/LSE as the
  partial workspaces

qh_per_kh and seqlen_kv are threaded into the four warp groups that lacked
them, matching the twin's signatures.

No adapter work: the row already lowers through SdpaFwdDslSm100, whose fp8 arm
carves the partial slabs and launches the combine. config_sm100 gates the split
by flavor, and d128 is already admitted.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The SM120 f16 kernel got the split; its FP8 sibling did not, and the adapter
refused it outright. Both now carry it.

Kernel, mirroring the f16 sibling's inline chunking:

- split_kv constructor knob; split_idx carved off the batch axis (grid.y =
  batch + split*B), with the composite kept only for the O/LSE partial slot so
  Q/K/V and the per-batch seqlens still see the real batch
- each Q tile's already-masked KV range cut into SPLIT_KV near-equal chunks,
  the remainder to the leading splits; a chunk past the end collapses to an
  empty range and falls out of the combine as O := 0 / LSE := -inf
- O and the per-split LSE write through the composite batch; the in-kernel
  amax stands down under a split, since a max over partials over-reports the
  recombined output
- grid rides B * SPLIT_KV; the host requires an LSE, sizes O/LSE as the partial
  workspaces, and rejects a caller LSE stride under a split

Adapter: the fp8 arm now carves the partial slabs and launches the combine, the
way the f16 arm already did. The blanket "fp8 has no split path" refusal is
replaced by the bf16/fp16-O rule the SM100 quantized rows use, and the combine
is compiled with has_amax on the quantized rows so it owns the amax of the
recombined O.

_combine_dtype_tag now reads the O descriptor. self.dtype_o is a
cudnn.data_type enum on this row and a torch dtype elsewhere, so comparing it
against torch.bfloat16 silently selected a half-precision combine for a bf16
output; self.dtype is the FP8 input type and cannot stand in either. SM100 sets
a torch dtype_o and is unaffected.

Validated on an SM120 part: the FP8 suite passes with every split-eligible
graph forced through the split path, and the frost SDPA suite matches develop's
failure list apart from the wired-lowerings guard, which gains this row.

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FP8 SDPA forward paths now support split-KV execution on SM107 and SM120. The kernels partition KV work, write split-major O/LSE partials, and defer amax calculation to recombination.

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FP8 split-KV capability and recombination wiring

Layer / File(s) Summary
Capabilities and recombination wiring
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/api_dsl.py, python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/engines.py, test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fp8_sm107.py, test/python/sdpa/frost/test_split_kv_heuristic.py
SM100, SM107, and SM120 FP8 engines declare split-KV support. SM120 recombination always receives an amax tensor, using a cached dummy when the caller does not request amax_o. Capability tests include the SM107 and SM120 engines.

SM107 FP8 split execution

Layer / File(s) Summary
SM107 split-aware kernel path
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py
The SM107 kernel decodes split metadata, partitions KV ranges, updates scheduler and warp-group bounds, expands launch grids, writes split-major O/LSE partials, requires LSE for splitting, and defers amax calculation to recombination.

SM120 FP8 split execution

Layer / File(s) Summary
SM120 split-aware kernel path
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_fp8_sm120.py
The kernel adds the split_kv option, maps split-major batch slots, partitions KV ranges, adjusts compute-loop bounds, validates split workspace shapes, expands the NATURAL launch grid, writes split O/LSE partials, and defers per-split amax updates.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 4ea5e

The PR changes split-KV kernel construction and recombination paths, but unresolved issues can duplicate recombination terms, desynchronize the first KV tile, or write later tiles to the wrong output-head region. These could cause build failures or incorrect attention outputs, so the PR is not ready to merge until fixed.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant SM120FP8Execution
  participant SM120FP8Kernel
  participant PartialBuffers
  participant SplitCombineKernel
  SM120FP8Execution->>SM120FP8Kernel: Launch split execution
  SM120FP8Kernel->>PartialBuffers: Write split O and LSE results
  SM120FP8Execution->>SplitCombineKernel: Pass partial buffers and amax tensor
  SplitCombineKernel->>SM120FP8Execution: Write recombined output and amax
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python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py (1)

958-967: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Three _decode_initial_split call sites omit the trailing qh_per_kh and seqlen_kv arguments. The TMA-LDG group (L745-L756) and the MMA group (L1223-L1234) pass ten arguments; these three groups pass eight while unpacking split_idx, and all three already forward qh_per_kh to _decode_payload_split in their loops. Either the split build fails at trace time, or the first tile of each of these groups decodes its split_idx from different inputs than the loader and the MMA.

  • python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py#L958-L967: add qh_per_kh and seqlen_kv to the TMA-STG initial decode.
  • python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py#L1687-L1696: add qh_per_kh and seqlen_kv to the softmax initial decode, which seeds bounds at L1703.
  • python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py#L1896-L1905: add qh_per_kh and seqlen_kv to the correction initial decode, which seeds bounds at L1912.
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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py` around lines 958 -
967, Update all three _decode_initial_split call sites in
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py at lines 958-967,
1687-1696, and 1896-1905 to pass qh_per_kh and seqlen_kv after the existing
arguments, matching the ten-argument calls. Preserve the existing unpacking and
downstream TMA-STG, softmax, and correction behavior.
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python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py (1)

1823-1823: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

head_idx is unpacked and never read in this loop.

Ruff reports RUF059 for this unpack. The softmax warp group does not use the head index after the payload decode. Rename it to _hd, matching the MMA warp group's unpack at line 1428.

🧹 Proposed fix
-        q_super_idx, head_idx, batch_idx, split_idx = _decode_payload_split(
+        q_super_idx, _hd, batch_idx, split_idx = _decode_payload_split(
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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py` at line 1823, In the
softmax warp group’s _decode_payload_split unpack, rename the unused head_idx
variable to _hd to satisfy Ruff RUF059 and match the existing MMA warp group
convention. Leave the other decoded values unchanged.

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python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/engines.py (1)

699-704: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Update the row docstring for the new SM107 split path.

The _sm100_fp8_spec docstring still states that only the SM100 d128 kernel wires SplitHelpers and that "the SM107 sibling has no split path yet". split_kv_supported=True is now shared by both arch rows, and test_per_tensor_fp8_rows_split_per_arch_line pins that. Correct the split_kv_supported / split_d_shapes bullet so the row documentation matches the row data.

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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/engines.py` around lines 699 - 704, Update the
_sm100_fp8_spec row docstring’s split_kv_supported/split_d_shapes bullet to
document that the SM107 sibling now also supports the split path, with d128
split shapes, instead of stating it has no split path. Keep the documentation
aligned with the shared split_kv_supported=True and split_d_shapes={(128, 128)}
row data.
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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/api_dsl.py`:
- Around line 3064-3076: Update the split-KV path in compile() to pass
amax_o_buf unconditionally to _combine_kernel, removing the conditional None
fallback. Preserve the existing buffer selection and combine-kernel arguments so
the compiled has_amax tensor parameter is always satisfied.

In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_fp8_sm120.py`:
- Around line 1137-1150: Update the split-KV path in the prefill kernel so the
sink contribution is added by exactly one split when has_sink is true and
split_kv exceeds one. Ensure other splits omit the sink while preserving their
partial denominator/LSE behavior, matching split_combine_sm100._combine_kernel
without requiring duplicate-term correction.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py`:
- Around line 958-967: Update all three _decode_initial_split call sites in
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py at lines 958-967,
1687-1696, and 1896-1905 to pass qh_per_kh and seqlen_kv after the existing
arguments, matching the ten-argument calls. Preserve the existing unpacking and
downstream TMA-STG, softmax, and correction behavior.

---

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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/engines.py`:
- Around line 699-704: Update the _sm100_fp8_spec row docstring’s
split_kv_supported/split_d_shapes bullet to document that the SM107 sibling now
also supports the split path, with d128 split shapes, instead of stating it has
no split path. Keep the documentation aligned with the shared
split_kv_supported=True and split_d_shapes={(128, 128)} row data.

In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm107.py`:
- Line 1823: In the softmax warp group’s _decode_payload_split unpack, rename
the unused head_idx variable to _hd to satisfy Ruff RUF059 and match the
existing MMA warp group convention. Leave the other decoded values unchanged.
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yanzhuo607 and others added 2 commits August 26, 2026 14:25
… split

compile() sets has_amax from _fp8, not from whether the caller supplied an
Amax_O, so the compiled combine always expects that tensor argument. Passing
None when the caller omitted one handed a None to a kernel expecting a tensor.
_amax_slot already returns a cached dummy in that case, which is why the SM100
arms pass it unconditionally; match them.

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… site

Three _decode_initial_split calls kept the pre-split eight-argument form while
already unpacking split_idx. The loader and MMA groups pass qh_per_kh and
seqlen_kv, so those three groups would have resolved their split's KV range
from different inputs than the rest of the kernel.

Also drops an unread head_idx binding in the correction loop, and refreshes the
_sm100_fp8_spec note, which still said the SM107 sibling had no split path.

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1017-1026: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve the decoded head_idx for the next tile.

_tmastg_warp_group uses head_idx at Lines 977 and 998 to select the output head and TMA descriptor. This assignment discards the head returned by _decode_payload_split. When the scheduler hands off a tile for another head, the store continues using the previous tile's head and can write output to the wrong head region. Assign the decoded value back to head_idx.

Proposed fix
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+        q_super_idx, head_idx, batch_idx, split_idx = _decode_payload_split(
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The previous change discarded the decoded head at the store group's payload
decode. That group reads head_idx after the decode, for the output head base
and the runtime O descriptor, so once the scheduler handed it a tile for a
different head the store kept using the previous tile's head.

Only the MMA group leaves the head unread, which is where the SM100 twin uses
_hd; every other group keeps head_idx. Both kernels now agree group for group.

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