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participant Client
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Client->>fused_kda_decode_packed: submit packed tensors and metadata
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run_fused_kda_decode_multitoken->>_kda_kernel: launch fused CuTe kernel
_kda_kernel->>StateCache: update convolution and recurrent checkpoints
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| def fused_kda_decode_packed( |
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In `@flashinfer/kda_decode.py`:
- Around line 398-423: Add an Args section to the public API docstring for the
packed KDA decode function, documenting each parameter—especially
query_start_loc and num_accepted_tokens—using the existing signature and
described shape, dtype, and value constraints. Preserve the current behavior and
explanatory documentation.
- Around line 424-442: Update the T=1 handling around _run_fused_kda_decode to
account for empty sequences indicated by query_start_loc: ensure the fused call
receives exactly one state index per packed x row, either by using a compatible
packed path or by compacting live rows and scattering results back to their
original output positions. Preserve output alignment and existing behavior for
non-empty rows.
In `@flashinfer/kda_kernels/fused_kda_decode_multitoken.py`:
- Around line 344-375: Rename the ambiguous loop-local variable l in the idx < T
* 32 branch to a descriptive alternative that does not conflict with the
enclosing lane symbol, and update all corresponding index and condition
references in that branch.
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LGTM overall, but please take a look at one bug concern raised by claude review below + one general API design concern.
| if state_indices.ndim == 2 and state_indices.shape[1] == 1: | ||
| if _run_fused_kda_decode is None: | ||
| raise NotImplementedError("fused KDA decode backend is unavailable") | ||
| legacy_state_indices = state_indices[:, 0] | ||
| if x.shape[0] != legacy_state_indices.shape[0]: | ||
| packed_rows = torch.arange( | ||
| x.shape[0], dtype=query_start_loc.dtype, device=x.device | ||
| ) | ||
| sequence_indices = torch.searchsorted( | ||
| query_start_loc[1:], packed_rows, right=True | ||
| ) | ||
| legacy_state_indices = legacy_state_indices.index_select( | ||
| 0, sequence_indices | ||
| ) |
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The guard at :587 tests a shape (x.shape[0] vs the sequence count), but whether row i belongs to sequence i is a property of query_start_loc's values — it holds only when query_start_loc == arange(N+1). With num_rows == N and unbalanced sequences (e.g. live rows followed by trailing padding rows whose sequences are zero-length) the remap is skipped, and on a B200 I see conv and state slots {3,4} mutated where only {1,2} should be, plus non-zero values written into the padding output rows — which contradicts :531, "non-positive or zero-length rows are padding and do not mutate either cache". With num_rows != N the unclamped searchsorted at :591-593 returns N, and the index_select at :594 trips indexSelectSmallIndex: Assertion 'srcIndex < srcSelectDimSize' failed, which poisons the CUDA context rather than raising a catchable error. The sharpest case is CUDA-graph capture: this branch is evaluated once on the host, so capturing with an all-active query_start_loc compiles the remap out of the graph, and replaying with a zero-length sequence returns wrong live-row output (0.41 against the suite's atol=2e-2) with a corrupted state pool — the T>1 path replays correctly because the kernel reads query_start_loc on device.
Suggest dropping the guard and always remapping, which is a no-op when the mapping really is the identity, with one null slot appended so out-of-range rows land on the backend's existing null path instead of faulting:
legacy_state_indices = torch.cat(
[state_indices[:, 0], state_indices.new_zeros(1)]
).index_select(0, torch.searchsorted(query_start_loc[1:], torch.arange(
x.shape[0], dtype=query_start_loc.dtype, device=x.device), right=True))Both shapes below are ones the T>1 path is explicitly tested for — test_fused_kda_decode_packed_ragged_rows_and_padding and test_fused_kda_decode_packed_cuda_graph_dynamic_metadata — so this is an inconsistency between the two halves of one facade rather than an arguable reading of the contract.
Output on a B200 (SM100, cc 10.0):
case A: trailing padding rows, num_rows == N == 4, query_start_loc=[0,1,2,2,2]
conv slots mutated : [1, 2, 3, 4] expected [1, 2]
state slots mutated: [1, 2, 3, 4] expected [1, 2]
padding rows 2:4 written: True max|value|=0.8164
case B: captured with query_start_loc=[0,1,2,3], replayed with [0,1,1,2]
live-row output correct : False
max|replay - truth| : 0.4072 (test tolerance atol=2e-2)
per-row max abs diff : [0.0, 0.4072]
state pool correct : False
In case B, row 0 is correct and row 1 is wrong, which is what pins the diagnosis to the mapping rather than to the kernel.
Repro script (save at the repo root, PYTHONPATH=$PWD python repro_4809_t1.py)
import sys
import torch
sys.path.insert(0, "tests")
from kda.test_fused_kda_decode import _clone_strided, _make_inputs
import flashinfer
from flashinfer.kda_decode import fused_kda_decode_packed
DEV, H = torch.device("cuda"), 12
def build(num_rows, qsl, slots):
n = len(qsl) - 1
inp = _make_inputs(H, max(num_rows, n), state_dtype=torch.float32, conv_history=3)
for key, dim in (("x", 0), ("raw_gate", 1), ("raw_beta", 1), ("output_gate", 0)):
inp[key] = inp[key].narrow(dim, 0, num_rows)
inp["state_indices"] = torch.tensor([[s] for s in slots], dtype=torch.int32, device=DEV)
inp["query_start_loc"] = torch.tensor(qsl, dtype=torch.int32, device=DEV)
inp["num_accepted_tokens"] = torch.ones(n, dtype=torch.int32, device=DEV)
return inp
def mutated(after, before):
d = (after.float() - before.float()).abs()
return d.flatten(1).amax(1).nonzero().flatten().tolist()
# Case A: 2 live rows (sequences 0,1) + 2 trailing padding rows (sequences 2,3
# zero-length). num_rows == N == 4, so the guard at :587 is False and the remap
# never runs. Per :531, slots 3 and 4 must be untouched.
inp = build(num_rows=4, qsl=[0, 1, 2, 2, 2], slots=[1, 2, 3, 4])
conv0, state0 = _clone_strided(inp["conv_state"]), _clone_strided(inp["state"])
conv, state = _clone_strided(inp["conv_state"]), _clone_strided(inp["state"])
out = torch.full((1, 4, H, 128), torch.nan, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=DEV)
fused_kda_decode_packed(**{**inp, "conv_state": conv, "state": state, "output": out})
torch.cuda.synchronize()
print("case A: trailing padding rows, num_rows == N == 4, query_start_loc=[0,1,2,2,2]")
print(f" conv slots mutated : {mutated(conv, conv0)} expected [1, 2]")
print(f" state slots mutated: {mutated(state, state0)} expected [1, 2]")
print(f" padding rows 2:4 written: {not bool(torch.isnan(out[0, 2:]).all())}"
f" max|value|={float(out[0, 2:].float().nan_to_num().abs().max()):.4f}")
# Case B: capture all-active (num_rows == N, guard False, remap compiled OUT),
# then replay with a zero-length sequence.
inp = build(num_rows=3, qsl=[0, 1, 2, 3], slots=[1, 2, 3])
conv, state = _clone_strided(inp["conv_state"]), _clone_strided(inp["state"])
out = torch.zeros((1, 3, H, 128), dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=DEV)
call = {**inp, "conv_state": conv, "state": state, "output": out}
s = torch.cuda.Stream()
s.wait_stream(torch.cuda.current_stream())
with torch.cuda.stream(s):
for _ in range(3):
fused_kda_decode_packed(**call)
torch.cuda.current_stream().wait_stream(s)
g = torch.cuda.CUDAGraph()
conv.copy_(inp["conv_state"]); state.copy_(inp["state"])
with torch.cuda.graph(g):
fused_kda_decode_packed(**call)
conv.copy_(inp["conv_state"]); state.copy_(inp["state"])
call["query_start_loc"].copy_(torch.tensor([0, 1, 1, 2], dtype=torch.int32, device=DEV))
g.replay()
torch.cuda.synchronize()
# Truth: rows 0 and 1 belong to sequences 0 and 2, i.e. slots 1 and 3.
truth_state = _clone_strided(inp["state"])
truth = flashinfer.fused_kda_decode(
x=inp["x"].narrow(0, 0, 2),
weight=inp["weight"],
conv_state=_clone_strided(inp["conv_state"]),
raw_gate=inp["raw_gate"].narrow(1, 0, 2),
raw_beta=inp["raw_beta"].narrow(1, 0, 2),
A_log=inp["A_log"],
dt_bias=inp["dt_bias"],
state_indices=torch.tensor([1, 3], dtype=torch.int32, device=DEV),
state=truth_state,
output_gate=inp["output_gate"].narrow(0, 0, 2),
norm_weight=inp["norm_weight"],
)
torch.cuda.synchronize()
d = (out[0, :2].float() - truth.reshape(2, H, 128).float()).abs()
print("\ncase B: captured with query_start_loc=[0,1,2,3], replayed with [0,1,1,2]")
print(f" live-row output correct : {bool(d.max() < 2e-2)}")
print(f" max|replay - truth| : {float(d.max()):.4f} (test tolerance atol=2e-2)")
print(f" per-row max abs diff : {[round(float(v), 4) for v in d.flatten(1).amax(1)]}")
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fixed in 0e280eb: T=1 now resolves the packed row to its sequence inside the CuTe kernel from query_start_loc on every replay, and rows past query_start_loc[-1] go through the null slot. I added the trailing-padding and dynamic CUDA Graph cases from the repro; the fused/API/trace suite passes 1046/1046 on B300.
| @flashinfer_api(trace=fused_kda_decode_packed_trace) | ||
| def fused_kda_decode_packed( | ||
| x: torch.Tensor, | ||
| weight: torch.Tensor, | ||
| conv_state: torch.Tensor, | ||
| raw_gate: torch.Tensor, | ||
| raw_beta: torch.Tensor, | ||
| A_log: torch.Tensor, | ||
| dt_bias: torch.Tensor, | ||
| state_indices: torch.Tensor, | ||
| query_start_loc: torch.Tensor, | ||
| num_accepted_tokens: torch.Tensor, | ||
| state: torch.Tensor, | ||
| output_gate: torch.Tensor, | ||
| norm_weight: torch.Tensor, | ||
| lower_bound: Optional[float] = -5.0, | ||
| norm_eps: float = 1e-5, | ||
| output: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None, | ||
| ) -> torch.Tensor: |
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API nits: could be fixed before merge here, otherwise could become expensive to clean up after release (we can't change anything about this API after unless its bwd compatible or go through the long process for deprecation).
(a) Two parameters are inserted mid-signature, and nothing is keyword-only.
inspect.signature on both ops gives 16 parameters each, with 14 shared —
identical names, defaults and relative order (x, weight, conv_state, raw_gate, raw_beta, A_log, dt_bias, state_indices, state, output_gate, norm_weight, lower_bound, norm_eps, output). But query_start_loc and num_accepted_tokens
land at positions 8 and 9, so everything from state onward shifts by two
[GPU]:
| pos | fused_kda_decode |
fused_kda_decode_packed |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | state_indices |
state_indices |
| 8 | state |
query_start_loc |
| 9 | output_gate |
num_accepted_tokens |
| 10 | norm_weight |
state |
| 11 | lower_bound |
output_gate |
| 12 | norm_eps |
norm_weight |
| 13 | output |
lower_bound |
| 14 | backend (keyword-only) |
norm_eps |
| 15 | state_indices_mode (keyword-only) |
output |
All 16 parameters on the new op are POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD, whereas the sibling
makes its two newest (backend, state_indices_mode) KEYWORD_ONLY. So a caller
moving a positional call between two functions that otherwise share fourteen
parameters in the same order passes state where query_start_loc belongs. In
fairness, the validators would catch most tensor mix-ups with a confusing shape
error rather than corrupting anything — the hazard is the confusion, plus the fact
that the lower_bound / norm_eps / output tail is less certainly caught. The
reason to fix it now is that it is free today and a breaking change once 0.7 cuts,
which is #4936's own central thesis applied to this PR.
Ask: make query_start_loc and num_accepted_tokens keyword-only, following
the precedent the sibling already set in this file.
(b) The name inverts the modifier order of the op 190 lines above it.
packed_kda_decode already exists in this module; the new op spells the same
modifier the other way round. Cheapest item here, and the only one that is purely
cosmetic once released.
(c) The packed facade has no backend=, unlike the sibling.
fused_kda_decode exposes backend: Literal["auto", "cute-dsl", "cake"] and
state_indices_mode as keyword-only parameters
(flashinfer/kda_decode.py:386-389) and forwards them (:485-486).
fused_kda_decode_packed has neither. That is two sibling facades in one module,
sharing fourteen parameters, one with a backend selector and one without —
structurally the same divergence as #4936's problem 6 between kda.py and
kda_decode.py, on a new axis.
The concrete consequence lands on the T=1 branch, which calls
_run_fused_kda_decode at :597-612 without either argument and therefore always
takes the default "cute-dsl" route. A T=1 call that would have selected the
exported Cake kernel on SM100a/SM103a through fused_kda_decode cannot reach it
through this entrypoint, and nothing in the docstring says so. The claim at :518
that "T=1 dispatches to :func:fused_kda_decode" is also not quite right — it
dispatches to that op's backend, with a narrower argument set.
- Ask: say whether
backend=is planned for the packed path or forward both arguments on theT=1branch
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I renamed it to packed_fused_kda_decode and moved query_start_loc and num_accepted_tokens behind *, so the shared positional arguments stay aligned with fused_kda_decode. I kept this facade CuTe-only rather than exposing backend=: T>1 exists only in CuTe and Cake doesn't consume packed metadata; the docstring now says that explicitly. I'd add backend selection if Cake gains packed semantics.
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…ode-packed # Conflicts: # docs/api/kda_decode.rst # flashinfer/kda_kernels/__init__.py
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run_fused_kda_decode reshaped state_indices on the host before launch, which broke the Cake dispatch tests that exercise routing with metadata-only fake tensors. The direct T=1 launcher returned by _get_compiled_kernel now appends the placeholders itself, so the launch arguments are unchanged.
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<!-- .github/pull_request_template.md --> ## 📌 Description `packed_fused_kda_decode` now accepts a bfloat16 recurrent state pool for T>1 (previously float32 only). The recurrence stays in float32 registers across the token loop and each per-token checkpoint is rounded to bfloat16 on store, matching vLLM's speculative KDA kernel. State dtype is a compile-time specialization and part of the kernel cache key; float32 kernels are unchanged. B300, T=5, one accepted token, CUDA-graph replay, median µs per call: | H | N | fp32 state | bf16 state | speedup | |---|---|---|---|---| | 12 | 1 | 6.66 | 6.66 | 1.00x | | 12 | 8 | 11.78 | 9.36 | 1.26x | | 12 | 32 | 31.84 | 22.87 | 1.39x | | 12 | 128 | 104.14 | 76.44 | 1.36x | | 24 | 8 | 22.65 | 17.57 | 1.29x | | 24 | 128 | 205.48 | 148.38 | 1.38x | Max abs output difference, bf16 vs fp32 state: 0.002–0.008. ## 🔍 Related Issues Follow-up to #4809. ## 🚀 Pull Request Checklist Thank you for contributing to FlashInfer! Before we review your pull request, please make sure the following items are complete. ### ✅ Pre-commit Checks - [x] I have installed `pre-commit` by running `pip install pre-commit` (or used your preferred method). - [x] I have installed the hooks with `pre-commit install`. - [x] I have run the hooks manually with `pre-commit run --all-files` and fixed any reported issues. > If you are unsure about how to set up `pre-commit`, see [the pre-commit documentation](https://pre-commit.com/). ## 🧪 Tests - [x] Tests have been added or updated as needed. - [x] All tests are passing (`unittest`, etc.). `tests/kda/test_fused_kda_decode.py` parametrizes the packed T>1 correctness and two-window chaining tests over fp32/bf16 state (plus an H12/N32/T5 wide-tile case). On B300: `tests/kda/` fused, packed API, and Cake dispatch tests plus `tests/trace/`: 1065 passed, 1 skipped. ## 🔬 Experimental Track <!-- Only for PRs submitted under the experimental policy (CONTRIBUTING.md → "Experimental APIs and Backends"). Leave this section untouched for normal PRs. --> - [ ] This PR is **experimental**: it adds or changes code under `flashinfer/experimental/` and/or an `@flashinfer_experimental_api`. Tracking issue: # - [ ] The tracking issue names an owner, the reason for the experimental path, and a graduation plan with a target release. - [ ] Core changes are limited to a thin entry point (signature, shared validation, feature-gate check, backend selection, handoff). - [ ] Tests live in `tests/experimental/` and were validated on the intended hardware; a runnable example is included. - [ ] Nothing is registered in `flashinfer/aot.py`, and no experimental backend is reachable from `backend="auto"` without `FLASHINFER_ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_AUTO_BACKENDS=1`. (Calling an `@flashinfer_experimental_api` or naming a backend explicitly is itself the opt-in and needs no environment variable.) - [ ] **Test scope declared below.** The experimental CI lane runs exactly these targets, so keep them as narrow as the change allows. <!-- Required for experimental PRs. Replace the commented lines below with your targets. Do not delete the fence or change its `experimental-tests` tag — the experimental-track watcher reads it verbatim to decide which targets to ask CI for. --> ```experimental-tests # One target per line: a directory or a file. (A pytest ::selector is not # supported -- the sharding runner cannot consume one.) Must be under # tests/experimental/ and must exist. Delete these comment lines and add yours, e.g. # # tests/experimental/test_my_backend.py # tests/experimental/my_backend/ # # Declaring the whole tree (tests/experimental/) is allowed but means every # experimental PR pays for every other feature's tests, in every matrix cell. ``` ## Reviewer Notes The pre-commit boxes reflect running the hooks on the changed files, not literally `pre-commit run --all-files`. <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **New Features** * Packed multi-token KDA decoding now supports recurrent state stored in either float32 or bfloat16. With bfloat16 storage, multi-token recurrence is computed in float32, and results are rounded when checkpoints are written. * Added coverage for bfloat16 state and additional packed decoding shapes. <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->
… on SM100/SM103 (#5551) ## 📌 Description Adds Kimi-K3 tensor-parallel-12 support (`num_heads == 8`) to the Cake backend of `fused_kda_decode` on SM100 (B200) and SM103 (B300). Closes #4542 (tracker #4254). - H=8 admitted in `select_cake_fused_kda_decode_variant`, `_SUPPORTED_HEADS` and the binding `TVM_FFI_ICHECK`; the head list of the T=1 trace template follows. - H=8 dispatch bands mirror the Cake source dispatcher (`B200_SM_COUNT = 148`): FP32 positive-unique rows 1–9 → cluster2 (two-CTA split), 10–18 → wide512 with the 128-register cap, 19–37 and 56–76 → wide512, 38–55 and ≥77 → high-work; BF16 positive-unique rows ≤18 → wide512, 19–63 → compact-async, ≥64 → new persistent `stream_bf16` family; null/repeated modes keep their generic routes. - New two-CTA cluster route for FP32 positive-unique rows 1–9 (`cluster2_wide_positive_f32{,_wide_slot_offsets}`): one (row, head) item is split by value tile across a `__cluster_dims__(2,1,1)` pair (grid `(2·H, rows)`, 512 threads, 9344 B dynamic smem, `cluster_x = 2` in the registry). The binding launches cluster variants through `cudaLaunchKernelExC` with `cudaLaunchAttributeClusterDimension` (`FLASHINFER_CAKE_FUSED_KDA_DECODE_CLUSTER_X`); the static asserts keep cluster variants on the standard ABI. Generated sources `csrc/kda/cake_fused_kda_decode_cluster2_wide_positive_f32{,_wide_slot_offsets}.cu` are the Cake render of kernel commit `59347568947` (registry sha256 pinned). Dispatch boundary 9/10 is covered by the CPU tests; the GPU tests run the cluster route at rows 1 (dense), 9 (padded) and 8 (random slots, wide offsets). - Round 5: `wide512_regcap128_positive_f32{,_wide_slot_offsets}` — the wide512 spread-producer kernel built with `__launch_bounds__(512, 1)` (128 registers per thread) for FP32 positive-unique rows 10–18, where the (row, head) grid fits one CTA per SM and the two-CTA register cap buys nothing; on scattered 8192-slot pools it keeps more slot loads in flight (B200 rows 10/14/16/18: 5.12/5.47/5.63/5.95 us vs 5.25/5.70/5.86/6.14 us). Dispatch `_H8_WIDE512_REGCAP128_MAX_ROWS = 18` mirrors the Cake launcher; generated sources are the Cake render of kernel commit `df8af201235` (registry sha256 pinned); CPU tests cover the 9/10 and 18/19 edges and the GPU tests run the route at rows 16 (dense) and 18 (padded). 52 registry variants per target. - Round 6: the FP32 `wide512_positive_f32_wide_slot_offsets` and `wide512_regcap128_positive_f32_wide_slot_offsets` twins bind one pointer per CTA for the slot's state and conv cache and index with 32-bit offsets (their 64-bit per-access address arithmetic cost 0.4–0.5 us at two CTAs per SM on B200 rows 28–37; random 8192-slot pools rows 19/20/24/28/32/37 now 1.083/1.063/1.083/1.079/0.977/1.024× vs `cute-dsl`, rows 28 and 37 were 1.008–1.020× and 0.970–0.980×). `wide512_positive_f32` is re-rendered from the same generator so the twin pair shares one preamble (kernel body unchanged). Generated sources are the Cake render of kernel commit `ad1688e2999`; registry sha256 refreshed for the three files. - New `persistent_rows` ABI: the `stream_bf16{,_wide_slot_offsets}` kernels take the row count and walk (row, head) items grid-stride; the binding launches `grid = max(1, min(rows * H, 3 * multiProcessorCount))` from the tensor's device behind `FLASHINFER_CAKE_FUSED_KDA_DECODE_PERSISTENT_GRID` (one launch for all rows). - Generated sources `csrc/kda/cake_fused_kda_decode_stream_bf16{,_wide_slot_offsets}.cu` (256 threads, 70272 B dynamic smem, `--use_fast_math`; registry sha256 pinned). - Tests: CPU dispatch coverage of every H=8 band and boundary (9/10, 18/19, 37/38, 55/56, 63/64, 76/77), wide-slot twins, unsupported heads; GPU tests for every H=8 route including the stream family with random slots, graph replay and write guards. Selection for the existing heads is unchanged (verified over 72k CPU selections against `bf82326b0`). - Benchmark: `benchmarks/bench_cake_fused_kda_decode.py --shapes h8 --state-dtype {bfloat16,float32}`. In-repo result (abba-interleaved CUDA-graph cold-L2 CUPTI, 30 iterations per cell, cake vs `cute-dsl` on this branch, rows 1…4096 in powers of two): | GPU | state | geomean | min | every shape faster | |---|---|---|---|---| | B200 (sm_100a) | BF16 | 1.200× | 1.060× | yes | | B200 (sm_100a) | FP32 | 1.059× | 1.002× | yes | | B300 (sm_103a) | BF16 | 1.194× | 1.063× | yes | | B300 (sm_103a) | FP32 | 1.059× | 1.004× | yes | Measured with the Cake evaluation contract (interleaved CUDA-Graph cold-L2 CUPTI pairing against this repo's `cute-dsl` fused decode with only its Python head check lifted; 34 shapes = H=8 × {BF16, FP32} × rows 1…4096 + random-slot serving rows over 8192 slots): B200 (sm_100a) geomean 1.122×, minimum 0.996× (`f32_rows32`, compact pool, 8.24 vs 8.18 us; 33/34 shapes strictly faster — this row pairs with `cute-dsl` at the shared memory-system floor, 0.997× in a second full sample and 1.004× in round 5 with a byte-identical route); B300 (sm_103a) geomean 1.120×, minimum 1.0026× (`f32_rows4096`), 34/34 shapes strictly faster. The two-CTA cluster route carries FP32 rows 1–8 at 1.07–1.14× (B200) / 1.07–1.11× (B300) vs cute; the 128-register wide512 route carries the FP32 rows-16 serving shape at 1.097× (B200) / 1.027× (B300); FP32 rows ≥512 run at 94–99 % of the same-node copy bandwidth on both GPUs. Correctness is oracle-gated on every row (torch semantic reference at the existing tolerances); synccheck and racecheck pass on 15 witnesses per GPU, including the cluster, 128-register and 8192-slot pointer-local routes. ## 🔍 Related Issues #4542, #4254 ## 🚀 Pull Request Checklist Thank you for contributing to FlashInfer! Before we review your pull request, please make sure the following items are complete. ### ✅ Pre-commit Checks - [x] I have installed `pre-commit` by running `pip install pre-commit` (or used your preferred method). - [x] I have installed the hooks with `pre-commit install`. - [x] I have run the hooks manually with `pre-commit run --all-files` and fixed any reported issues (ruff check + ruff format are clean on the changed Python files; the generated `csrc/kda/cake_fused_kda_decode_*` sources are excluded from clang-format by `.pre-commit-config.yaml`). ## 🧪 Tests - [x] Tests have been added or updated as needed (`tests/kda/test_cake_fused_kda_decode_dispatch.py`, `tests/kda/test_cake_fused_kda_decode_gpu.py`). - [x] All tests are passing: 222 CPU dispatch tests and 49 GPU tests (`-k "h8 or graph_replay or write_guards"`) pass on B200 (sm_100a) and on B300 (sm_103a) inside `nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:26.01-py3`. ## 🔬 Experimental Track <!-- Only for PRs submitted under the experimental policy (CONTRIBUTING.md → "Experimental APIs and Backends"). Leave this section untouched for normal PRs. --> - [ ] This PR is **experimental**: it adds or changes code under `flashinfer/experimental/` and/or an `@flashinfer_experimental_api`. Tracking issue: # - [ ] The tracking issue names an owner, the reason for the experimental path, and a graduation plan with a target release. - [ ] Core changes are limited to a thin entry point (signature, shared validation, feature-gate check, backend selection, handoff). - [ ] Tests live in `tests/experimental/` and were validated on the intended hardware; a runnable example is included. - [ ] Nothing is registered in `flashinfer/aot.py`, and no experimental backend is reachable from `backend="auto"` without `FLASHINFER_ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_AUTO_BACKENDS=1`. (Calling an `@flashinfer_experimental_api` or naming a backend explicitly is itself the opt-in and needs no environment variable.) - [ ] **Test scope declared below.** The experimental CI lane runs exactly these targets, so keep them as narrow as the change allows. ```experimental-tests # One target per line: a directory or a file. (A pytest ::selector is not # supported -- the sharding runner cannot consume one.) Must be under # tests/experimental/ and must exist. Delete these comment lines and add yours, e.g. # # tests/experimental/test_my_backend.py # tests/experimental/my_backend/ # # Declaring the whole tree (tests/experimental/) is allowed but means every # experimental PR pays for every other feature's tests, in every matrix cell. ``` ## Reviewer Notes - Admitting 8 in `_SUPPORTED_HEADS` also opens the head-generic `cute-dsl` kernel to H=8 (it is the benchmark baseline); the Cake routes are the default `backend="cake"` path. - `_render_binding` emits one extra macro for every variant, so all JIT identities change once (the identity payload now also carries `cluster_x`). ## Baselines and their source PRs - `cute-dsl` fused decode (`flashinfer/kda_kernels/fused_kda_decode.py`, `fused_kda_decode(backend="cute-dsl")`, only its Python head check lifted for H=8): origin PR #4243 (`180f0d660`, 2026-08-04); last change before this branch's merge-base PR #4809 (`b35e48a9e`, 2026-09-23, fused speculative decode). Merge-base with `main`: `bf82326b0` (#4557, 2026-09-25). No later change to the baseline file on `main` after the merge-base (`git log bf82326..origin/main -- flashinfer/kda_kernels/fused_kda_decode.py` is empty, checked 2026-09-26). - FLA Triton chain: external package `flash-linear-attention==0.5.2` (no FlashInfer PR), timed over the whole graph span. - Peers are measured in the same process as the Cake routes with interleaved CUDA-Graph, cold-L2 CUPTI pairing; per-shape numbers and the host/path/size/SHA-256 evidence manifest are in the Cake design doc (MR !906). 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **New Features** * Added support for 8-head fused KDA decode, including BF16 recurrent state and streaming workloads. * Extended 8-head support across eligible decode paths and tracing. * **Documentation** * Clarified supported head counts for fused and packed KDA decode. Packed decode supports 8 heads for single-step inputs; multi-step support remains limited to the previously documented head counts. <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> --------- Co-authored-by: Yingyi Huang <averyh@nvidia.com> Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
📌 Description
Add
flashinfer.fused_kda_decode_packed, an SM10x CuTe DSL kernel that fusesKimi-K3 short convolution, recurrent KDA, and gated RMS normalization for
packed speculative verification (
T >= 1). The API updates convolution andrecurrent caches according to accepted-token metadata, supports ragged and
empty rows, accepts caller-owned output storage, and is safe to capture with
dynamic CUDA Graph metadata.
The change also adds public API documentation, FI trace coverage and a trace
fixture, focused correctness/validation tests, and a benchmark driver.
🔍 Related Issues
None.
🚀 Pull Request Checklist
✅ Pre-commit Checks
pre-commitby runningpip install pre-commit(or used your preferred method).pre-commit install.pre-commit run --all-filesand fixed any reported issues.🧪 Tests
On one NVIDIA B300 (SM103):
On eight NVIDIA B300s with synthetic Kimi-K3 weights, DSpark with six draft
tokens, 8,192-token inputs, and 1,024-token outputs, the fused vLLM integration
matched the baseline checksum and improved total output throughput by 2.63%,
2.54%, 3.29%, 1.76%, and 1.75% at concurrency 1, 4, 8, 16, and 32.
Reviewer Notes
The implementation is intentionally limited to D=128, W=4, BF16 activation
and convolution state, FP32 recurrent state, bounded gates, supported Kimi-K3
head counts, and the SD convolution-cache layout. The cluster synchronization
around split-head state updates and the accepted-token cache commit semantics
are the highest-value review areas.
Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
Documentation
Tests