feat(kda): ReplaySSM verify+flush decode kernel for Kimi K3 (KDA) - #4864
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What it does A CuTe-DSL decode kernel for speculative-decode verification of Kimi K3 (KDA / Kimi Delta Attention). Instead of writing the SSM state back to memory on every verified token, it appends (k, u, per-channel decay g) to a small ring-buffer cache and only "folds" the ring into the checkpoint state once enough history has accumulated (flush_min). This is the KDA analogue of the GDN ReplaySSM kernel (PR flashinfer-ai#4081), adapted for KDA's per-key-channel decay gate (vs. GDN's per-head scalar decay). API flashinfer.kda_kernels.kda_delta_rule_mtp_ucache_flush( A_log, g, dt_bias, lower_bound=-5.0, q=, k=, v=, b=, initial_state_source=, initial_state_indices=, k_cache=, u_cache=, g_cache=, hist_len=, cache_base=, flush_min=, restart_hist_on_flush=True, ) -> output Geometry: H == HV == 12 (Kimi K3 @ TP=8), K == V == 128. T (draft length) is inferred from q's shape; Kimi K3 uses T=8 (flush_min defaults to 9), T=4 (flush_min 13) is also supported. Caching — bf16 end-to-end, one fp32 exception k_cache [pool, H, 32, K] bf16 L2-normalized keys (k-hat) u_cache [pool, H, 32, V] bf16 correction vectors u = beta*(v - S k-hat) — v itself is NOT cached, only this derived correction term g_cache [pool, H, 32, K] fp32 per-channel cumulative log-decay; needs the extra range (spans ~30 decades, down to ~e^-70 at the T=8 deep-window cap) — bf16 can't hold the replay weights w_j = exp(G_P - G_j) accurately Checkpoint state, rings, and all draft-token I/O are bf16 (16-bit SSM state only, per spec). A_log/dt_bias are the other fp32 input. Unlike the GDN ReplaySSM kernel (PR flashinfer-ai#4081), which supports bf16/fp16 IO and an optional fp16 checkpoint-state mode (GDN_UCACHE_IO_DTYPE / GDN_UCACHE_STATE_DTYPE), this kernel is intentionally bf16-only — matching Kimi K3's actual serving precision, not a technical ceiling. Tests pytest tests/kda/test_decode_ucache.py -v 37 cases: bare-checkpoint verify, ring-history replay, fold (incl. committed-state check), CUDA-graph replay + bitwise determinism, randomized large-batch oracle, and the deep-window w_ring=32 mode. All checked against a plain fp32 PyTorch reference implementation. Benchmark python benchmarks/bench_kda_ucache_flush.py [--iters 500] [--t 8] Fold-rate x batch-size sweep on CUDA-graph replay, CUPTI cold-L2 timing. --t defaults to 8 (Kimi K3's serving draft length); --t 4 also supported. Results (B200, Kimi K3 TP=8: H=HV=12, T=8, flush_min=9; see learnings/results.md for the full 108-point grid incl. T=4 and DRAM/SM utilization) - B=1: 7.9us @0% fold -> 10.9us @100% fold - B=32: 10.9us @0% fold -> 15.7us @100% fold - B=512: 80.4us @0% fold -> 130.3us @100% fold - Never compute-bound: SM throughput stays below DRAM throughput at every point measured; peak DRAM utilization across the whole grid is ~55% (T=8, B=512, 0% fold), so the kernel is latency/occupancy-bound, not bandwidth-bound, even at the largest batch tested. AI-assisted (Claude Code).
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChangesThe PR exposes the optional KDA ucache verify-and-flush kernel, adds a CUDA-graph benchmark, and adds SM90+ tests for fp32 recurrence accuracy, ring and pool state updates, folding, capacity validation, determinism, and W32 deep-window behavior. KDA ucache verify and flush
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The new stateful kernel can use caller-provided pool indices to access checkpoint and ring storage, but positive indices are not bounded to the allocated pool; malformed input could affect another request’s GPU state. The benchmark also fails under the W32 configuration unless the ring width is pinned, so merge should wait for these bounded issues to be addressed or explicitly accepted. Suggested reviewers: Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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TestCase->>KDAKernel: invoke verify and flush
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Pin the benchmark ring width to W16.
When KDA_UCACHE_WRING=32 is set, the omitted w_ring can select W32. The W16 flush_min value then violates the W32 requirement flush_min > 16, so the benchmark aborts. Pass w_ring=16 in this call.
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In `@benchmarks/bench_kda_ucache_flush.py` at line 142, Update the benchmark call
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configuration is used regardless of KDA_UCACHE_WRING.
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What it does
A CuTe-DSL decode kernel for speculative-decode verification of Kimi K3
(KDA / Kimi Delta Attention). Instead of writing the SSM state back to
memory on every verified token, it appends (k, u, per-channel decay g)
to a small ring-buffer cache and only "folds" the ring into the
checkpoint state once enough history has accumulated (flush_min). This
is the KDA analogue of the GDN ReplaySSM kernel (PR #4081), adapted for
KDA's per-key-channel decay gate (vs. GDN's per-head scalar decay).
API
flashinfer.kda_kernels.kda_delta_rule_mtp_ucache_flush(
A_log, g, dt_bias, lower_bound=-5.0,
q=, k=, v=, b=,
initial_state_source=, initial_state_indices=,
k_cache=, u_cache=, g_cache=, hist_len=, cache_base=,
flush_min=, restart_hist_on_flush=True,
) -> output
Geometry: H == HV == 12 (Kimi K3 @ TP=8), K == V == 128. T (draft length)
is inferred from q's shape; Kimi K3 uses T=8 (flush_min defaults to 9),
T=4 (flush_min 13) is also supported.
Caching — bf16 end-to-end, one fp32 exception
k_cache [pool, H, 32, K] bf16 L2-normalized keys (k-hat)
u_cache [pool, H, 32, V] bf16 correction vectors u = beta*(v - S k-hat)
— v itself is NOT cached, only this
derived correction term
g_cache [pool, H, 32, K] fp32 per-channel cumulative log-decay; needs
the extra range (spans ~30 decades, down
to ~e^-70 at the T=8 deep-window cap) —
bf16 can't hold the replay weights
w_j = exp(G_P - G_j) accurately
Checkpoint state, rings, and all draft-token I/O are bf16 (16-bit SSM
state only, per spec). A_log/dt_bias are the other fp32 input.
Unlike the GDN ReplaySSM kernel (PR #4081), which supports bf16/fp16 IO
and an optional fp16 checkpoint-state mode (GDN_UCACHE_IO_DTYPE /
GDN_UCACHE_STATE_DTYPE), this kernel is intentionally bf16-only —
matching Kimi K3's actual serving precision, not a technical ceiling.
Tests
pytest tests/kda/test_decode_ucache.py -v
37 cases: bare-checkpoint verify, ring-history replay, fold (incl.
committed-state check), CUDA-graph replay + bitwise determinism,
randomized large-batch oracle, and the deep-window w_ring=32 mode.
All checked against a plain fp32 PyTorch reference implementation.
Benchmark
python benchmarks/bench_kda_ucache_flush.py [--iters 500] [--t 8]
Fold-rate x batch-size sweep on CUDA-graph replay, CUPTI cold-L2 timing.
--t defaults to 8 (Kimi K3's serving draft length); --t 4 also supported.
Results (B200, Kimi K3 TP=8: H=HV=12, T=8, flush_min=9; see learnings/results.md for the full 108-point grid incl. T=4 and DRAM/SM utilization)
every point measured; peak DRAM utilization across the whole grid is
~55% (T=8, B=512, 0% fold), so the kernel is latency/occupancy-bound,
not bandwidth-bound, even at the largest batch tested.
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