feat(stargate): configure power-of-n sample count - #825
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughPower-of-N load balancing now supports configurable sampling from 1 through 64, compatibility aliases, exclusion-aware candidate selection, tracing, documentation, and expanded benchmark coverage. ChangesPower-of-N Sampling
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to The change adds configurable backend sampling while preserving the default two-sample behavior and compatibility aliases. The remaining items are limited to documentation synchronization and supplemental alias regression coverage, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant LoadBalancerConfig
participant LoadBalancerFactory
participant PowerOfNLoadBalancer
participant ProxyRequestSpan
LoadBalancerConfig->>LoadBalancerFactory: validated sample_count
LoadBalancerFactory->>PowerOfNLoadBalancer: construct from config
PowerOfNLoadBalancer->>PowerOfNLoadBalancer: sample eligible candidates
PowerOfNLoadBalancer->>ProxyRequestSpan: record configured and effective counts
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src/libraries/rust/stargate/crates/stargate/src/load_balancer/power_of_two.rs (1)
96-137: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueBound the sample buffer slice inside
sample_candidates.Line 135 slices
sampled.indices[..sample_count]. The buffer holds exactlyMAX_POWER_OF_TWO_SAMPLE_COUNTentries.from_algorithm_configcurrently guarantees the bound, butsample_candidatesis a free function that also runs from struct-literal construction in tests and from the benchmark path. If a future caller passes a larger value, the slice panics. Clamp the value once at the top of the function.Proposed hardening
) -> CandidateSample { let mut sampled = CandidateSample::new(); + let sample_count = sample_count.min(MAX_POWER_OF_TWO_SAMPLE_COUNT); if candidates.is_empty() { return sampled; }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Around line 96-137: Clamp sample_count to MAX_POWER_OF_TWO_SAMPLE_COUNT at the
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src/libraries/rust/stargate/crates/stargate-bench/src/microbench/lb.rs (1)
661-664: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAssert the applied sample count.
The test calls
configured_sample_countdirectly. It does not verify thatconfig_for_scenariowrites the value intoLoadBalancerAlgorithmConfig. A regression in that assignment would still pass this test. Assert the configuredsample_countor verify it through the constructed load balancer.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@src/libraries/rust/stargate/crates/stargate/src/load_balancer/mod.rs`:
- Line 48: Preserve the public API for DEFAULT_POWER_OF_TWO_SAMPLE_COUNT,
PowerOfTwoAlgorithmConfig.sample_count, and its sample_count() method by
retaining the re-export and prior Option<usize> behavior, or explicitly
document this as a semver-major breaking change with migration guidance.
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In `@src/libraries/rust/stargate/crates/stargate-bench/src/microbench/lb.rs`:
- Around line 661-664: Update the test around configured_sample_count to verify
the value produced by config_for_scenario is written to
LoadBalancerAlgorithmConfig.sample_count, rather than only asserting
configured_sample_count directly. Preserve the expected sample-count assertion
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In `@src/libraries/rust/stargate/crates/stargate/src/load_balancer/config.rs`:
- Around line 440-443: Add the lowercase `powerof2` and `powerofn` serde aliases
to the `RawLoadBalancerAlgorithmConfig::PowerOfN` variant, alongside its
existing aliases, and extend the detailed-configuration tests to verify both
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Allow operators to tune the number of distinct eligible backends sampled while preserving the allocation-free default path. Closes #824
Canonicalize the configured sample count and derive benchmark metadata from the scenario instead of storing parallel state.
Use power-of-n as the canonical configurable algorithm name while accepting power-of-two, powerOf2, and powerOfN at existing configuration and override boundaries.
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src/clis/nvcf-cli/cmd/function_llm_model_test.go (1)
163-175: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winPreserve regression coverage for retained aliases.
The Go and Java test changes replace legacy power-of-two cases with the new canonical value. Add explicit alias cases instead of removing coverage.
src/clis/nvcf-cli/cmd/function_llm_model_test.go#L163-L175: retain power-of-two and compact/camel-case alias cases for model parsing.src/clis/nvcf-cli/cmd/function_llm_model_test.go#L397-L409: retain the same alias cases for model-update parsing.src/control-plane-services/cloud-functions/nvcf-core/src/test/java/com/nvidia/nvcf/rest/function/management/dto/LlmConfigValidatorTest.java#L22-L26: addpower-of-two,power_of_two,powerof2,powerOf2, andpowerOfN.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@src/clis/nvcf-cli/USAGE-GUIDE.md`:
- Around line 815-818: Update the advanced routing-method list in the usage
guide to include wait_and_widen and pulsar_wait_and_widen alongside the existing
accepted llmConfig.routingMethod values, keeping the documentation aligned with
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In `@src/clis/nvcf-cli/cmd/function_llm_model_test.go`:
- Around line 163-175: Restore explicit legacy alias coverage rather than
replacing it with only the canonical value: in
src/clis/nvcf-cli/cmd/function_llm_model_test.go#L163-L175 and `#L397-L409`,
retain power-of-two plus compact/camel-case aliases for both model parsing and
model-update parsing; in
src/control-plane-services/cloud-functions/nvcf-core/src/test/java/com/nvidia/nvcf/rest/function/management/dto/LlmConfigValidatorTest.java#L22-L26,
add coverage for power-of-two, power_of_two, powerof2, powerOf2, and powerOfN.
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Why
The load balancer always sampled exactly two backends. That fixed behavior prevented operators from tuning the routing-quality versus selection-cost tradeoff for heterogeneous backend pools.
What changed
power-of-nspelling.sample_countwith a default of 2 and a validated range of 1 through 64.power-of-n.Customer Release Notes
Stargate
power-of-nrouting supports a configurable backend sample count from 1 through 64. The default remains 2, and existingpower-of-twoconfigurations remain valid.Plan Summary
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Usage
{ "algorithm": "power-of-n", "sample_count": 4 }Testing
rustup run stable cargo test -p stargatepassed: 336 library tests, 67 binary and CLI tests, and 139 integration tests.rustup run stable cargo test -p stargate-benchpassed: 152 tests.rustup run stable cargo fmt --all -- --checkpassed.rustup run stable cargo clippy -p stargate --all-targets -- -D warningspassed.No additional feature-specific QA is required.
Notes
The maximum sample count bounds stack storage and configuration mistakes. When fewer eligible backends exist, every eligible backend is compared once.
Serde currently parses short and detailed algorithm configurations through separate enums, so their alias declarations must remain synchronized. Follow-up issue #831 tracks centralizing that parsing.
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Closes #824
Relates to #831
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