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Depends on #6300

Summary

Remove 41 commented-out code blocks across 33 files in Composable Kernel, totaling ~200 lines.

Identified using an automated dead code scanning skill (ck-dead-code) with a calibrated two-stage pipeline:

  1. Pre-filter: Keyword-based scan found 1,338 //-commented blocks. Calibrated heuristics (trained on 50-sample expert classification) reduced to 89 high-confidence candidates — 93% noise reduction.
  2. Expert triage: LLM expert classified each block in context as CODE_REMOVE, CODE_KEEP, or NOT_CODE.
Classification Count
Removed (this PR) 41
Kept (debug helpers, alt configs, reference impls) 32
Not code (false positives) 16

Removed blocks include: superseded implementations, old test data, abandoned stubs, unreachable code, and buggy dead code.

The disabled loop applying b_element_op was superseded by the active
code path using ReferenceGemm with PassThrough ops.
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Thanks, looks great. Just one comment about another commented-out line you can remove. I checked everything, and this looks clean. The biggest edge case I was watching for is if this removed any useful code comments, I didn't see any.

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Depends on #6300

## Summary

Remove 41 commented-out code blocks across 33 files in Composable
Kernel, totaling ~200 lines.

Identified using an automated dead code scanning skill (`ck-dead-code`)
with a calibrated two-stage pipeline:
1. **Pre-filter**: Keyword-based scan found 1,338 `//`-commented blocks.
Calibrated heuristics (trained on 50-sample expert classification)
reduced to 89 high-confidence candidates — 93% noise reduction.
2. **Expert triage**: LLM expert classified each block in context as
CODE_REMOVE, CODE_KEEP, or NOT_CODE.

| Classification | Count |
|---------------|-------|
| Removed (this PR) | 41 |
| Kept (debug helpers, alt configs, reference impls) | 32 |
| Not code (false positives) | 16 |

Removed blocks include: superseded implementations, old test data,
abandoned stubs, unreachable code, and buggy dead code.
AviralGoelAMD added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 10, 2026
…#6303)

Depends on #6302 

## Summary

Remove 4 orphaned files that have verified replacements already in the
build.

| File | Reason | Replacement |
|------|--------|-------------|
| `test_gemm_pipeline_compiler.cpp` | Refactored into 13 smaller tests |
`_compv3`, `_compv4`, `_mem`, `_persistent`, etc. |
| `test_grouped_gemm_quant.cpp` | Refactored into 5 smaller tests |
`_rowcol`, `_tensor`, `_aquant`, `_bquant`, etc. |
| `..._f8_f8_f16_..._comp_default_instance.cpp` | Superseded by split
files | `_part1.cpp` + `_part2.cpp` |
| `..._f8_f8_f16_..._comp_kpadding_instance.cpp` | Superseded by split
files | `_part1.cpp` + `_part2.cpp` |

Each deletion was verified:
- Original file is NOT in any CMakeLists.txt
- Replacement files ARE in CMakeLists.txt and actively compiled
- Content is fully covered by the replacement files
AviralGoelAMD added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 10, 2026
…N_INSTANCE macro (#6325)

Depends on #6324

## Summary

Refactor all 144 contraction library instance `.cpp` files (bilinear +
scale, 2D/6D, f32/f64/bf16/cf32/cf64) to use a shared
`CK_CONTRACTION_INSTANCE` macro defined in
`contraction_instance_common.hpp`. Each 58-line file is reduced to 12
lines — zero unique logic, pure parameterization.

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Files changed | 145 (144 instances + 1 new shared header) |
| Insertions | +1,373 |
| Deletions | −7,890 |
| **Net lines removed** | **−6,517** |

### What changed

| Before | After |
|--------|-------|
| 144 instance files, each ~58 lines of identical boilerplate (includes,
namespace, type alias, registration function) differing only in 12
template parameters | 1 shared macro header + 144 files at ~12 lines
each (copyright + include + macro invocation) |

### Macro parameters (12)

```
CK_CONTRACTION_INSTANCE(INST_TPL, OP_NAME, CDE_OP, NDIM_VAL, NAME_SUFFIX,
    ADATA, BDATA, ACC, CSHUFFLE, DS_TUPLE, EDATA, COMPUTE)
```

| Parameter | Example | Purpose |
|-----------|---------|---------|
| `INST_TPL` | `device_contraction_kk_instance` | Device template to
instantiate |
| `OP_NAME` | `bilinear` | Lowercase, used in `##` token pasting for
function/type names |
| `CDE_OP` | `Bilinear` | C++ type name (capitalized) for template args
|
| `NDIM_VAL` | `2` or `6` | Number of dimensions |
| `NAME_SUFFIX` | `f32_f32_f32_f32_kknn` | Data type + layout suffix |
| `ADATA..COMPUTE` | `F32, F32, ...` | Template type arguments |

### Readability assessment

A code realist review confirmed this change **improves readability**:
the original 58-line files contained zero unique logic — just mechanical
boilerplate wrappers that varied only in 12 template parameters. After
the macro, each file's intent is immediately clear from a single macro
call, and the 12 parameters serve as a concise specification of what the
instance does (data types, layout, operation). Adding a new contraction
instance requires writing 1 line instead of copying and modifying 58
lines. The realist also noted that the area has very low activity (1
functional commit in 18 months), so merge conflict risk is negligible.

### Cumulative cleanup series stats

| PR | Description | Net lines |
|----|-------------|-----------|
| #6300 | Remove 61 dead `#if 0` blocks | −2,648 |
| #6302 | Remove 41 commented-out dead code blocks | −2,861 |
| #6303 | Remove 4 orphaned files | −3,886 |
| #6323 | Extract gemm_quant test boilerplate | −693 |
| #6324 | Extract contraction example boilerplate | −1,016 |
| This PR | Refactor 144 contraction instance files | −6,517 |
| **Total** | | **−17,621** |
AviralGoelAMD added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 11, 2026
…ro (#6324)

Depends on #6323

## Summary

Extract repeated `DeviceOpInstance` type alias boilerplate from 20
contraction example files into a single macro
`CK_CONTRACTION_DEVICE_OP_INSTANCES(BASE, SUFFIX)` in
`common_instances.hpp`. Each example file's 4 device-op-instance blocks
(~56 lines) are replaced by 4 one-line macro calls.

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Files changed | 22 |
| Insertions | +124 |
| Deletions | −1,140 |
| **Net lines removed** | **−1,016** |

### What changed

| Before | After |
|--------|-------|
| 20 example files, each with 4 identical `DeviceOpInstance` type alias
blocks (~14 lines each) | 1 macro definition in `common_instances.hpp` +
20 files with 4 one-line macro calls each |

### Readability assessment

A code realist review confirmed this change **improves readability**:
the 14-line `DeviceOpInstance` blocks were pure noise — identical across
all 20 files and obscuring the actual example logic (data types, element
operations). After the macro, each file's intent is immediately clear
from the 4 one-liner macro calls, and a developer adding a new
contraction example only needs to specify the varying parameters instead
of copying 56 lines of boilerplate.

### GPU verification

All 20 contraction examples verified on MI300X: **20/20 passed**.

### Cumulative cleanup series stats

| PR | Description | Net lines |
|----|-------------|-----------|
| #6300 | Remove 61 dead `#if 0` blocks | −2,648 |
| #6302 | Remove 41 commented-out dead code blocks | −2,861 |
| #6303 | Remove 4 orphaned files | −3,886 |
| #6323 | Extract gemm_quant test boilerplate | −693 |
| This PR | Extract contraction example boilerplate | −1,016 |
| **Total** | | **−11,104** |
AviralGoelAMD added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 11, 2026
Depends on #6303

## Summary

Extract shared test boilerplate (includes, type aliases, test fixture
macros) from 47 `test_gemm_quant_*` files into a single
`test_gemm_quant_common.hpp` header. Each test file is reduced from ~50
lines of boilerplate to ~5 lines.

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Files changed | 48 |
| Insertions | +413 |
| Deletions | −1,106 |
| **Net lines removed** | **−693** |

### What changed

| Before | After |
|--------|-------|
| 47 test files, each with ~50 lines of identical includes, type
aliases, and fixture macros | 1 shared header
(`test_gemm_quant_common.hpp`) + 47 thin files (~5 lines each: include +
params) |

### Readability assessment

A code realist review confirmed this change **improves readability**:
the 47 test files had identical boilerplate obscuring the only
meaningful content — the `GemmConfig` type alias and test dimensions.
After the refactoring, each file's unique configuration is immediately
visible, and adding a new test variant requires specifying only the
varying parameters instead of copying 50 lines.

### Cumulative cleanup series stats

| PR | Description | Net lines |
|----|-------------|-----------|
| #6300 | Remove 61 dead `#if 0` blocks | −2,648 |
| #6302 | Remove 41 commented-out dead code blocks | −2,861 |
| #6303 | Remove 4 orphaned files | −3,886 |
| This PR | Extract gemm_quant test boilerplate | −693 |
| **Total** | | **−10,088** |
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