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Summary

  • Adds K=64 tile shapes to the CUTLASS block-scaled grouped GEMM for SM120 (Blackwell workstation GPUs with 99KB SMEM)
  • Fixes two CUTLASS-level bugs that prevented K=64 block-scaled compilation (via submodule update)
  • 2x single-user decode throughput on RTX PRO 6000

Problem

On SM120 (RTX PRO 6000, DGX Spark — 99KB SMEM):

  • K=128 tiles compile but overflow SMEM at runtime → "Failed to initialize cutlass TMA WS grouped gemm"
  • K=64 tiles couldn't compile due to two independent CUTLASS bugs (see below)

This leaves no usable block-scaled tile shapes on SM120.

Root Cause: Two CUTLASS Bugs

Bug 1: TMA basis_get with zero-stride basis (copy_traits_sm90_tma.hpp)

In fill_tma_gmem_shape_stride, when a TMA basis element is constant-zero (_0, representing a broadcast dimension where SFVectorSize elements share one scale factor), basis_get(_0, gmem_shape) falls back to the generic overload which returns the entire gmem_shape tuple instead of a scalar. This tuple can't convert to uint64_t.

For K≥128, the zero-stride mode gets absorbed into adjacent TMA dimensions during basis computation, so the bug is latent. For K=64, the different SMEM layout structure exposes the standalone _0 basis element.

Bug 2: SF SMEM layout nesting mismatch (sm120_blockscaled_mma_builder.inl)

The scale factor SMEM layout uses kBasicBlockShape = Shape<SFVectorSize, MMA_NSF> where MMA_NSF = AtomK / SFVectorSize.

For fp8×fp4 (MMA atom K=32, SFVectorSize=32): MMA_NSF=1, so kBasicBlockShape = Shape<32, 1>. For K=64, only 2 SFs along K (64/32=2), but Blk_SF=4 creates an outer K shape with a zero dimension, triggering: "TMA requires CTA_Tile and SLayout top-level size equivalence."

For fp4×fp4 (MMA atom K=64): MMA_NSF=2, and the outer K shape is trivially Shape<1, 1> — this is why fp4×fp4 K=64 already compiles but fp8×fp4 doesn't.

Changes

3rdparty/cutlass (submodule → brandonmmusic-max/cutlass@flashinfer-sm120-k64-fixes)

include/cute/atom/copy_traits_sm90_tma.hpp:

  • In fill_tma_gmem_shape_stride, detect is_constant<0> basis elements and set shape=1, stride=0 directly instead of calling basis_get which returns a tuple

include/cutlass/gemm/collective/builders/sm120_blockscaled_mma_builder.inl:

  • Added EffBlk_SF = min(K/SFVectorSize, Blk_SF) to clamp the SF block size when K is small
  • Added FoldSFIntoBasicBlock — when EffBlk_SF > MMA_NSF, folds SF into kBasicBlockShape so outer K dimensions become trivial (all 1s), allowing TMA to construct valid descriptors

These CUTLASS fixes are generic and will be upstreamed to NVIDIA/cutlass. Once merged upstream, the submodule can be pointed back to the official repo.

flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py

  • Added [128,128,64], [128,256,64], [256,128,64] to SM120 cta_shapes_mnk
  • Added _sm120_supported_shapes set for 99KB SMEM constraint filtering
  • Updated fp8×fp4 and fp4×fp4 filters to use shape set instead of single-shape check

csrc/.../moe_gemm_template_dispatch_tma_ws.h

  • Added K=64 entries to are_tile_shapes_supported_sm120()
  • Added SHAPE_CASE(120, ...) for K=64 dispatch

Benchmark Results

Hardware: 4x RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (96GB, SM 12.0, 99KB SMEM)
Model: Qwen3.5-397B-A17B-NVFP4, TP=4, MTP=5
Environment: CUDA 13.2, CUTLASS 4.4.1, vLLM 0.17.1rc1, FlashInfer 0.6.6

Decode Throughput

Users Before (tok/s) After (tok/s) Improvement
1 142 283 +99%
4 250 850 +240%
8 510 1,283 +151%
16 1,624

Context Length Scaling (single user, 1K output)

Context tok/s
Short 283
1K 277
4K 247
16K 183
32K 141

Notes

  • Some FP4×FP4 K=64 tiles with large M/N (128×256×64, 256×128×64) still overflow 99KB SMEM at runtime — the autotuner correctly skips these
  • The 128×128×64 tiles fit for both FP4×FP4 and FP8×FP4
  • The CUTLASS submodule points to a temporary fork branch; once the fixes are upstreamed to NVIDIA/cutlass, this can be rebased onto the official commit

Test Plan

  • All SM120 kernel files compile (nvcc sm_120a)
  • Full ninja rebuild — zero errors
  • fused_moe_120.so links successfully
  • vLLM serves requests correctly with new kernels
  • Autotuner correctly skips tiles that overflow SMEM
  • Benchmark shows significant throughput improvement
  • CI pre-commit / compilation checks pass

Related: vllm-project/vllm#30135

SM120 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell) has 99KB SMEM, which is insufficient for
K=128 block-scaled tiles at runtime. This patch adds K=64 tile shapes
that fit within the SMEM budget.

Changes:
- sm120_blockscaled_mma_builder.inl: Fix SF SMEM layout for K=64 by
  adding EffBlk_SF/FoldSFIntoBasicBlock logic. When K/SFVectorSize < Blk_SF,
  the effective block size is clamped and folded into the basic block to
  keep TMA layouts flat.
- generate_kernels.py: Add K=64 CTA shapes (128x128x64, 128x256x64,
  256x128x64) for SM120, update fp8xfp4 filter to allow K=64.
- moe_gemm_template_dispatch_tma_ws.h: Add K=64 entries to
  are_tile_shapes_supported_sm120() and SHAPE_CASE dispatch.

Tested on 4x RTX PRO 6000 (SM 12.0, 99KB SMEM) with Qwen3.5-397B-A17B-NVFP4:
- Single-user decode: 142 -> 283 tok/s (+99%)
- 8-user system throughput: 510 -> 1283 tok/s (+151%)

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This pull request addresses a critical performance bottleneck for Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) GEMM operations on NVIDIA's SM120 architecture, such as the RTX PRO 6000. Previously, these GPUs were unable to effectively utilize block-scaled tile shapes due to shared memory overflow issues with K=128 tiles and compilation failures with K=64 tiles. By correctly implementing and configuring K=64 tile shapes, this change resolves the underlying technical hurdles, leading to substantial improvements in decode throughput and overall efficiency for large language models on Blackwell workstation GPUs.

Highlights

  • K=64 Tile Shape Support for SM120: Enabled K=64 block-scaled Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) GEMM operations specifically for SM120 architecture (RTX PRO 6000 GPUs).
  • Shared Memory (SMEM) Layout Fix: Resolved a critical scale factor shared memory (SMEM) layout mismatch that previously prevented the compilation of K=64 tile shapes.
  • Significant Throughput Improvement: Achieved up to a 2x improvement in single-user decode throughput on RTX PRO 6000 hardware, with multi-user scenarios showing even greater gains.

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  • 3rdparty/cutlass/.../sm120_blockscaled_mma_builder.inl
    • Implemented logic to handle K values less than 128 by adding EffBlk_SF = min(K/SFVectorSize, Blk_SF).
    • Introduced FoldSFIntoBasicBlock to fold scale factors into the kBasicBlock when EffBlk_SF > MMA_NSF, preventing issues with nested tuples in TMA layouts.
  • csrc/.../moe_gemm_template_dispatch_tma_ws.h
    • Extended the are_tile_shapes_supported_sm120() function to include the newly enabled K=64 tile shapes for proper dispatch.
    • Added SHAPE_CASE(120, ...) entries to support K=64 dispatch.
  • flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py
    • Added new K=64 tile shapes ([128,128,64], [128,256,64], [256,128,64]) to the SM120 cta_shapes_mnk configurations.
    • Updated the FP8xFP4 filter to allow the newly introduced K=64 tile shapes for SM120/SM121.
    • Removed the (128, 128, 64) tile shape from the SM80 fused grouped GEMM operations.
Activity
  • All 11 SM120 kernel files compiled successfully using nvcc sm_120a.
  • A full ninja rebuild completed with zero errors (84/84 steps).
  • The fused_moe_120.so library linked successfully.
  • vLLM served requests correctly when utilizing the new kernels.
  • The autotuner correctly identified and skipped tiles that would overflow SMEM at runtime.
  • Benchmark results demonstrated significant throughput improvements, with single-user decode throughput nearly doubling and multi-user throughput increasing by up to 240%.
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Expands supported SM120 GEMM CTA/tile shapes (adds several K=64 configurations) and updates the FlashInfer CUTLASS kernel generator to enumerate and emit only the allowed SM120/SM121 shapes for specific mixed-precision paths; also removes one K=64 shape from SM80 fused grouped-GEMM list.

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SM120 Tile Shape Support
csrc/nv_internal/tensorrt_llm/kernels/cutlass_kernels/moe_gemm/moe_gemm_template_dispatch_tma_ws.h
are_tile_shapes_supported_sm120 now returns true for additional TileM/TileN/TileK combinations: (128,128,64), (128,256,64), (256,128,64) (retains (256,128,128)).
GEMM Kernel Generation (FlashInfer)
flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py
Adds _sm120_supported_shapes listing allowed SM120/SM121 shapes and filters emitted grouped-GEMM shapes for SM120/SM121 mixed FP8xFP4 and FP4xFP4 paths to that set; inserts new K=64 shapes for SM120 generation and removes (128,128,64) from SM80 fused grouped-GEMM shapes.

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(Skipped — changes are confined to shape lists and gating logic without introducing new multi-component control flow.)

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This pull request introduces support for K=64 tile shapes for block-scaled grouped GEMM on SM120, which significantly improves decode throughput on Blackwell workstation GPUs. The changes involve updating the supported tile shapes in the CUTLASS kernel dispatch logic and the kernel generation script. My review focuses on improving the readability and maintainability of the configuration code in the Python kernel generator. The changes are logical and well-aligned with the goal of enabling new hardware features.

Comment on lines 814 to 816
if act_type == DataType.e4m3 and weight_type == e2m1:
if cta_shape_mnk != [128, 128, 128]:
if cta_shape_mnk not in ([128, 128, 128], [128, 128, 64], [128, 256, 64], [256, 128, 64]):
continue
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To improve readability and performance, it's more idiomatic to check for membership against a set of tuples rather than a tuple of lists. This avoids potential performance issues with list comparisons and makes the intent clearer.

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if act_type == DataType.e4m3 and weight_type == e2m1:
if cta_shape_mnk != [128, 128, 128]:
if cta_shape_mnk not in ([128, 128, 128], [128, 128, 64], [128, 256, 64], [256, 128, 64]):
continue
if act_type == DataType.e4m3 and weight_type == e2m1:
if tuple(cta_shape_mnk) not in {(128, 128, 128), (128, 128, 64), (128, 256, 64), (256, 128, 64)}:
continue

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Pre-built Docker image with this fix applied is available:

docker pull verdictai/vllm-blackwell-k64:latest

Based on voipmonitor/llm-pytorch-blackwell:nightly-cuda132 with CUDA 13.2, vLLM 0.17.1rc1, FlashInfer 0.6.6. Ready to use on RTX PRO 6000 / DGX Spark (SM120) hardware.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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Inline comments:
In `@flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py`:
- Around line 763-770: The e2m1-only kernel generation path is producing kernels
for all entries in cta_shapes_mnk (including [128,128,256], [256,128,128],
[128,256,128]) but the SM120 dispatch SHAPE_CASE only supports a subset used by
the mixed FP8xFP4 path; replicate the same shape filter applied in the mixed
path to the e2m1-alone branch (i.e., in the code that builds kernels when e2m1
is present but fp4 is not) so only shapes that match the SM120 dispatch
SHAPE_CASE are compiled; alternatively remove e2m1-alone from supported_dtypes
or extend the SM120 dispatch switch to include the additional shapes, but the
recommended quick fix is to apply the existing filter logic used for the mixed
FP8xFP4 case to the e2m1-only generation path (referencing cta_shapes_mnk,
supported_dtypes, and the SM120 SHAPE_CASE/dispatch logic).

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- Use set of tuples instead of list comparison for fp8xfp4 filter (CodeRabbit)
- Apply same shape filter to e2m1-only path to avoid compiling kernels
  that overflow SMEM or lack dispatch SHAPE_CASEs (CodeRabbit)
- Sort cta_shapes_mnk for readability (Gemini Code Assist)

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Updated Benchmark Results — Methodology Correction

After more thorough testing, the initial benchmark numbers were inflated by MTP speculative decoding achieving near-100% acceptance on trivial thinking tokens (<think></think>). I want to be transparent about what the numbers represent.

Corrected results with thinking disabled and real prompts (substantive generation):

Users System tok/s Per-user tok/s
1 136 136
2 217 109
4 342 85
8 472 59

Benchmark methodology breakdown:

Scenario 1-user tok/s Notes
Short prompt, thinking ON (synthetic peak) 283 MTP inflated by trivial think tokens
Real prompt, thinking ON 161 Think tokens still boost MTP acceptance
Real prompt, thinking OFF (actual usage) ~130-136 Actual usable throughput
Pre-patch baseline (community reports) ~110 Same hardware, no K=64 fix

The K=64 kernel patch provides a real ~20-25% improvement over the pre-patch baseline on identical hardware. The fix unblocks SM120 GPUs from falling back to slow GEMM paths by giving the autotuner CUTLASS tiles that fit within 99KB SMEM.

Note: Engine-level throughput (what most benchmarks report) will differ from these end-to-end API measurements which include HTTP overhead. The relative improvement from the K=64 patch is consistent across measurement methods.

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eugr commented Mar 14, 2026

Is this guarded to sm120 only or sm120 AND sm121? Flashinfer arch guards are arch-specific, not family specific.

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Fixed the ruff format issue (one tuple per line). Pre-commit should pass now. Could a maintainer run @flashinfer-bot run to authorize CI? Thanks!

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flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py (1)

813-830: Hoist _sm120_supported_shapes outside the loop.

The constant set is redefined on every iteration of the loop. Moving it outside the loop avoids redundant object creation.

♻️ Proposed refactor
+    # SM120 supported shapes for block-scaled paths
+    _sm120_supported_shapes = {
+        (128, 128, 128),
+        (128, 128, 64),
+        (128, 256, 64),
+        (256, 128, 64),
+    }
+
     partial_args = product(
         supported_dtypes,
         quant_ops,
         epi_tags,
         epi_fusions,
         cta_shapes_mnk,
         cga_shapes,
         swap_ab,
     )

     operations = list()
     for (
         dtype,
         quant_op,
         epi_tag,
         epi_fusion,
         cta_shape_mnk,
         cga_shape,
         swap_ab,
     ) in partial_args:
         # Ignored
         mainloop_schedule = KernelScheduleType.TmaWarpSpecializedCooperative
         epi_schedule = None

         if isinstance(dtype, tuple):
             act_type, weight_type = dtype
         else:
             act_type, weight_type = dtype, dtype

-        # SM120 supported shapes for block-scaled paths
-        _sm120_supported_shapes = {
-            (128, 128, 128),
-            (128, 128, 64),
-            (128, 256, 64),
-            (256, 128, 64),
-        }
-
         # For mixed FP8xFP4 on SM120/SM121, only emit shapes that fit in 99KB SMEM

The filtering logic itself correctly addresses the prior review concern—both FP8xFP4 and FP4xFP4 (e2m1-only) paths now filter to shapes matching the C++ are_tile_shapes_supported_sm120() and SHAPE_CASE dispatch entries.

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py` around lines 813 - 830,
Hoist the constant set _sm120_supported_shapes out of the loop so it is created
once instead of on every iteration: move the definition of
_sm120_supported_shapes to just before the loop that iterates over CTA shapes,
and leave the existing filtering logic using act_type, weight_type,
cta_shape_mnk, DataType.e4m3 and e2m1 unchanged so the checks (if
tuple(cta_shape_mnk) not in _sm120_supported_shapes: continue) still work but
without repeatedly allocating the set.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py`:
- Around line 813-830: Hoist the constant set _sm120_supported_shapes out of the
loop so it is created once instead of on every iteration: move the definition of
_sm120_supported_shapes to just before the loop that iterates over CTA shapes,
and leave the existing filtering logic using act_type, weight_type,
cta_shape_mnk, DataType.e4m3 and e2m1 unchanged so the checks (if
tuple(cta_shape_mnk) not in _sm120_supported_shapes: continue) still work but
without repeatedly allocating the set.

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Re: SM120 vs SM121 guard

Both are covered. The C++ dispatch at moe_gemm_template_dispatch_tma_ws.h:336 guards with:

Arch::kMinComputeCapability == 120 || Arch::kMinComputeCapability == 121

And are_tile_shapes_supported_sm120() is called for both SM120 and SM121. The Python codegen comment has been updated to say "SM120/SM121" for clarity.

SM121 (DGX Spark / GB10) has the same ~99KB SMEM constraint as SM120, so the K=64 tiles are needed on both.

Re: coderabbit nitpick

Fixed in 7145384 — hoisted _sm120_supported_shapes out of the loop.

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flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py (1)

762-790: Optional cleanup: keep cta_shapes_mnk aligned with the supported-shape source.

cta_shapes_mnk still lists shapes that are always filtered out by _sm120_supported_shapes. Defining cta_shapes_mnk from the supported list directly would reduce drift risk.

♻️ Suggested local simplification
-    cta_shapes_mnk = [
-        [128, 128, 64],
-        [128, 128, 128],
-        [128, 128, 256],
-        [128, 256, 64],
-        [128, 256, 128],
-        [256, 128, 64],
-        [256, 128, 128],
-    ]
+    _sm120_supported_shapes = [
+        (128, 128, 64),
+        (128, 128, 128),
+        (128, 256, 64),
+        (256, 128, 64),
+    ]
+    cta_shapes_mnk = [list(shape) for shape in _sm120_supported_shapes]
@@
-    _sm120_supported_shapes = {
-        (128, 128, 128),
-        (128, 128, 64),
-        (128, 256, 64),
-        (256, 128, 64),
-    }
+    _sm120_supported_shape_set = set(_sm120_supported_shapes)
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@flashinfer/jit/gemm/cutlass/generate_kernels.py` around lines 762 - 790,
cta_shapes_mnk currently contains shapes that are always filtered out by
_sm120_supported_shapes; update the definition of cta_shapes_mnk to derive it
from _sm120_supported_shapes (or filter the existing list against that set) so
the two stay in sync—e.g., generate cta_shapes_mnk by iterating over
_sm120_supported_shapes (preserving desired ordering or sorting) or replace the
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Re: cta_shapes_mnk alignment with _sm120_supported_shapes

The extra shapes in cta_shapes_mnk (128×128×256, 128×256×128, 256×128×128) are still used by non-block-scaled dtype paths (e.g. FP8×FP8). The _sm120_supported_shapes filter only applies to the e4m3×e2m1 and e2m1×e2m1 block-scaled combinations. Collapsing the two would break codegen for those other dtypes.

RobTand pushed a commit to RobTand/spark-vllm-docker that referenced this pull request Mar 15, 2026
- Add --apply-flashinfer-pr flag to build-and-copy.sh for applying
  FlashInfer PRs at build time (mirrors existing --apply-vllm-pr)
- Include K=64 SM120 CUTLASS patch for workstation Blackwell GPUs
  (ref: flashinfer-ai/flashinfer#2786)
- Skip FlashInfer rebuild when wheels already exist
- Add Qwen3.5 recipes (122B-A10B, 397B-A17B NVFP4)

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RobTand pushed a commit to RobTand/spark-vllm-docker that referenced this pull request Mar 18, 2026
- Add --apply-flashinfer-pr flag to build-and-copy.sh for applying
  FlashInfer PRs at build time (mirrors existing --apply-vllm-pr)
- Include K=64 SM120 CUTLASS patch for workstation Blackwell GPUs
  (ref: flashinfer-ai/flashinfer#2786)
- Skip FlashInfer rebuild when wheels already exist
- Add Qwen3.5 recipes (122B-A10B, 397B-A17B NVFP4)

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RobTand commented Mar 20, 2026

Using this patch in production on DGX Spark (SM121) — it gives ~2x decode throughput improvement with K=64 tiles vs K=128. Running Nemotron-3-Super-120B and Qwen3.5-122B NVFP4 models via vLLM.

Confirmed it works cleanly on top of the CUTLASS 4.4.2 upgrade merged in #2798. cc @aleozlx since you're actively testing SM121 on #2780.

RobTand added a commit to RobTand/cutlass that referenced this pull request Mar 20, 2026
Two fixes that enable K=64 tile shapes for block-scaled MoE GEMM on
SM120 (RTX 5090/PRO 6000) and SM121 (DGX Spark GB10):

1. TMA zero-stride basis handling (copy_traits_sm90_tma.hpp):
   When K=64 with SFVectorSize=32, scale factor folding creates a
   broadcast dimension with zero stride. The existing code passes this
   to basis_get() which produces invalid TMA descriptors. Fix: detect
   zero-stride basis via is_constant<0> and emit shape=1, stride=0.

2. Scale factor block size clamping (sm120_blockscaled_mma_builder.inl):
   K=64 with SFVectorSize=32 gives NumSFAlongK=2, but Blk_SF=4. The
   division Blk_SF/MMA_NSF overflows. Fix: clamp effective block size
   (EffBlk_SF) to min(NumSFAlongK, Blk_SF) and conditionally fold
   into kBasicBlock to keep TMA layout flat.

Together these enable K=64 CTA shapes ([128,128,64], [128,256,64],
[256,128,64]) which achieve 7-11 pipeline stages vs 2 with K=128,
giving ~2x single-user decode throughput on SM120/SM121.

Tested on DGX Spark (SM121) with Nemotron-3-Super-120B and
Qwen3.5-122B NVFP4 models via FlashInfer CUTLASS MoE backend.

Related: FlashInfer PR flashinfer-ai/flashinfer#2786 adds the K=64
tile shapes to FlashInfer's kernel generation but depends on these
CUTLASS fixes for correctness.

Signed-off-by: Rob Tand <robert.tand@icloud.com>
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aleozlx commented Mar 20, 2026

/bot run

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GitLab MR !443 has been created, and the CI pipeline #46627414 is currently running. I'll report back once the pipeline job completes.

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Is this guarded to sm120 only or sm120 AND sm121? Flashinfer arch guards are arch-specific, not family specific.

There’s another gentleman below who says he’s running it on the DGX spark who gotten 2x decode with the patch, so it’ll work on sm 121 as well.

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RobTand commented Mar 20, 2026

@brandonmmusic-max I have a bunch of other changes that depend on your changes (specifically for spark). Let me know if you need any help getting these out. Nice work btw. I know they aren't leading to quite the performance gains you'd expected but they're still necessary for nvfp4 support and surely nvfp4 gates other enhancements.

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RobTand commented Mar 20, 2026

I think i tagged you in the other one I was working on (NVIDIA/cutlass#3121).

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aleozlx commented Mar 20, 2026

there appears to be errors on sm120

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aleozlx commented Mar 20, 2026

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…oval

1. Revert accidental removal of (128,128,64) from SM80 fused grouped
   GEMM shapes — unrelated to SM120 changes.

2. Update CUTLASS submodule to include two fixes required for K=64
   block-scaled MoE GEMM compilation on SM120 (99KB SMEM):

   a) copy_traits_sm90_tma.hpp: Handle zero-stride basis elements in
      fill_tma_gmem_shape_stride. When basis element is constant-zero
      (broadcast dimension for SFVectorSize), basis_get returns the
      entire gmem_shape tuple instead of a scalar. Fix: detect
      is_constant<0> and set shape=1, stride=0 directly.

   b) sm120_blockscaled_mma_builder.inl: Clamp Blk_SF to
      min(K/SFVectorSize, Blk_SF) and fold the effective block into
      kBasicBlockShape when tile K is too small for the default block
      size. Keeps outer K dimensions trivial so TMA constructs valid
      descriptors.

   For K=64 with SFVectorSize=32: K/SFVectorSize=2 < Blk_SF=4, which
   previously produced a zero-size dimension in the SF SMEM layout,
   triggering "TMA requires CTA_Tile and SLayout top-level size
   equivalence."

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Updated — reverted the SM80 tile removal and added the two CUTLASS fixes via submodule update. Ready for another build test when you get a chance.

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aleozlx commented Mar 21, 2026

thanks for persistent support

may i ask which commit is relevant that we are trying to run from

the two CUTLASS fixes via submodule update

https://github.com/brandonmmusic-max/cutlass.git ?

i looked at the branch but it's not obvious to me which commit was related

https://github.com/brandonmmusic-max/cutlass/commits

therefore i cannot issue ci run for unvetted code (this is the reason CI's don't just automatically run). thx for understanding

also note that if you wanted the cutlass version bump, our main branch has bumped it to a new version

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Totally fair, I should have made that clearer — sorry about that.

It's one commit: ede914e4 on the flashinfer-sm120-k64-fixes branch. Just two files:

  1. copy_traits_sm90_tma.hpp — handles zero-stride basis elements in fill_tma_gmem_shape_stride
  2. sm120_blockscaled_mma_builder.inl — clamps Blk_SF to min(K/SFVectorSize, Blk_SF) for K=64

I checked and the bug is still there in v4.4.2 (da5e086) — line 195 of the builder still divides by Blk_SF unconditionally, so K=64 with SFVectorSize=32 gives you a zero-size dimension and the TMA assertion blows up.

A few ways we could handle this — happy to go with whatever's easiest for you:

A) I rebase the fix onto v4.4.2 so you can see a clean diff against the version main already uses

B) Drop the submodule change entirely and just patch the files inline somewhere in csrc/nv_internal/ — no external code to vet

C) I push the fix upstream to NVIDIA/cutlass first and we wait for it to land before merging this

The FlashInfer-side changes (generate_kernels.py + dispatch) are independent — they just need these two CUTLASS fixes to actually compile.

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[SUCCESS] Pipeline #46627414: 10/20 passed

RobTand pushed a commit to RobTand/spark-vllm-docker that referenced this pull request Mar 24, 2026
- Add --apply-flashinfer-pr flag to build-and-copy.sh for applying
  FlashInfer PRs at build time (mirrors existing --apply-vllm-pr)
- Include K=64 SM120 CUTLASS patch for workstation Blackwell GPUs
  (ref: flashinfer-ai/flashinfer#2786)
- Skip FlashInfer rebuild when wheels already exist
- Add Qwen3.5 recipes (122B-A10B, 397B-A17B NVFP4)

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Totally fair, I should have made that clearer — sorry about that.

It's one commit: ede914e4 on the flashinfer-sm120-k64-fixes branch. Just two files:

  1. copy_traits_sm90_tma.hpp — handles zero-stride basis elements in fill_tma_gmem_shape_stride
  2. sm120_blockscaled_mma_builder.inl — clamps Blk_SF to min(K/SFVectorSize, Blk_SF) for K=64

I checked and the bug is still there in v4.4.2 (da5e086) — line 195 of the builder still divides by Blk_SF unconditionally, so K=64 with SFVectorSize=32 gives you a zero-size dimension and the TMA assertion blows up.

A few ways we could handle this — happy to go with whatever's easiest for you:

A) I rebase the fix onto v4.4.2 so you can see a clean diff against the version main already uses

B) Drop the submodule change entirely and just patch the files inline somewhere in csrc/nv_internal/ — no external code to vet

C) I push the fix upstream to NVIDIA/cutlass first and we wait for it to land before merging this

The FlashInfer-side changes (generate_kernels.py + dispatch) are independent — they just need these two CUTLASS fixes to actually compile.

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