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perf(cake_kda): two-CTA records of the context-parallel state walks, selected per launch - #7436

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The Cake packed KDA chunked training backend, for documents packed into one sequence (head dim 128, chunk 64, 1 to 64 heads per call, BF16 q/k/v/beta/out, FP32 gate, FP32 recurrent state), has two Cake variants: a single-device packed training forward and backward with a saved-context and a checkpoint-replay backward, and a context-parallel variant that splits the sequence over the ranks of a torch.distributed group, passes state across ranks through affine state summaries in FP32, supports three partition layouts (contiguous, zigzag, per-document zigzag + ragged) with both backward modes, and includes the halo variant of the width-4 causal conv1d + SiLU training backend. This PR delivers the context-parallel variant with faster fragment state walks. Its four fragment state walks (the forward and the backward state recurrence over each fragment's chunk chain, each in an offset form that carries the state from segment to segment and a tape form that writes the per-chunk state tape) gain a two-CTA record beside the previous full-width record: two CTAs per (segment, head), each over one 64-column half of the FP32 128 x 128 recurrent state and two resident per SM, in place of one full-width CTA per (segment, head) and per SM. The two tape walks always launch the two-CTA record (the full-width tape records remain as test-only programs); the two offset walks select the record per launch by a fit rule on the chain lengths, so launches of one or two long chains per rank split and launches of many short chains keep the full-width record. M, B, the states and the tapes keep FP32 storage; every other kernel, the single-device path, the partition layouts, the transfer walk and both backward modes are unchanged, and results are bitwise identical to the previous version. The baseline is the previous Cake version of the same kernels, the context-parallel variant as merged in PR #7176, measured as an interleaved arm in the same sessions. Across the 144 table rows (one per pack, CP degree, partition layout and boundary), the speedup over that baseline ranges from 0.9906x to 1.0742x in session 1, from 1.0143x to 1.0754x in session 2 and from 0.9906x to 1.0754x over both sessions. In both sessions, 102 of 144 rows are more than 2 % faster than the previous version, 31 of 144 are within 0.98-1.02 and 0 of 144 are more than 2 % slower, and the remaining rows are more than 2 % faster in one session and within 0.98-1.02 in the other. Over both sessions, the 72 B3 rows (forward, checkpoint replay and backward) range from 1.0158x to 1.0512x and the 72 B1 rows (module forward) range from 0.9906x to 1.0754x.

All latencies are in ms on NVIDIA GB300 (sm_103a, 152 SMs) with CUDA 13.0, driver 580.159.03, NCCL 2.30.7 and PyTorch 2.14.1+cu130. Each latency is the median over steady iterations of the slowest rank, with the two arms interleaved in one process group, and each cell gives the values of two independent sessions, s1 / s2; the speedup is previous version ms / this PR ms in each session. CP2 and CP4 run on one node of 4 GPUs, CP8 on 2 nodes and CP16 on 4 nodes of one NVL72 domain. B1 is the module forward (conv halo, conv, KDA state passing and recurrence, communication included) and B3 is forward plus checkpoint replay plus backward. The previous-version column is the previous Cake version of the same kernels, the context-parallel variant as merged in PR #7176, run as the interleaved arm with its full-width records for every walk launch and every other kernel identical.

pack CP layout boundary previous version ms (s1 / s2) this PR ms (s1 / s2) speedup vs previous version (s1 / s2)
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 2 contiguous B1 = forward 15.411 / 15.433 15.022 / 15.030 1.0259 / 1.0268
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 2 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 63.254 / 63.334 61.749 / 61.864 1.0244 / 1.0238
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 2 zigzag B1 = forward 15.545 / 15.576 15.223 / 15.257 1.0212 / 1.0209
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 2 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 63.753 / 63.761 62.546 / 62.615 1.0193 / 1.0183
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 15.565 / 15.646 15.231 / 15.311 1.0219 / 1.0219
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 63.750 / 63.883 62.556 / 62.739 1.0191 / 1.0182
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 2 contiguous B1 = forward 14.174 / 14.213 13.905 / 13.962 1.0193 / 1.0180
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 2 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 57.490 / 57.499 56.482 / 56.550 1.0178 / 1.0168
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 2 zigzag B1 = forward 14.649 / 14.679 14.367 / 14.414 1.0196 / 1.0184
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 2 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 59.374 / 59.381 58.276 / 58.325 1.0188 / 1.0181
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 14.426 / 14.437 13.982 / 13.991 1.0318 / 1.0319
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 58.823 / 58.879 57.165 / 57.181 1.0290 / 1.0297
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 2 contiguous B1 = forward 15.967 / 15.998 15.612 / 15.646 1.0227 / 1.0225
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 2 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 65.698 / 65.676 64.464 / 64.517 1.0191 / 1.0180
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 2 zigzag B1 = forward 15.794 / 15.819 15.485 / 15.500 1.0200 / 1.0206
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 2 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 65.341 / 65.357 64.098 / 64.176 1.0194 / 1.0184
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 16.549 / 16.591 16.216 / 16.274 1.0205 / 1.0195
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 67.540 / 67.638 66.264 / 66.335 1.0193 / 1.0196
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 2 contiguous B1 = forward 14.510 / 14.550 14.259 / 14.282 1.0176 / 1.0188
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 2 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 60.134 / 60.142 59.074 / 59.208 1.0179 / 1.0158
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 2 zigzag B1 = forward 14.680 / 14.758 14.385 / 14.400 1.0205 / 1.0249
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 2 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 60.417 / 60.540 59.207 / 59.332 1.0204 / 1.0204
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 15.240 / 15.299 14.910 / 14.992 1.0221 / 1.0205
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 62.256 / 62.414 61.034 / 61.273 1.0200 / 1.0186
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 2 contiguous B1 = forward 15.541 / 15.571 15.122 / 15.139 1.0277 / 1.0285
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 2 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 63.981 / 64.008 62.515 / 62.641 1.0235 / 1.0218
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 2 zigzag B1 = forward 15.426 / 15.509 15.113 / 15.177 1.0207 / 1.0219
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 2 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 63.827 / 63.838 62.587 / 62.677 1.0198 / 1.0185
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 15.966 / 16.011 15.638 / 15.726 1.0210 / 1.0181
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 65.373 / 65.434 64.158 / 64.227 1.0189 / 1.0188
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 2 contiguous B1 = forward 15.559 / 15.580 15.216 / 15.224 1.0225 / 1.0234
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 2 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 63.557 / 63.499 62.230 / 62.293 1.0213 / 1.0194
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 2 zigzag B1 = forward 15.771 / 15.828 15.448 / 15.480 1.0209 / 1.0225
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 2 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 64.429 / 64.430 63.020 / 63.101 1.0224 / 1.0211
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 16.214 / 16.280 15.731 / 15.770 1.0307 / 1.0323
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 2 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 66.157 / 66.246 64.234 / 64.401 1.0299 / 1.0286
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 4 contiguous B1 = forward 8.045 / 8.034 7.828 / 7.831 1.0277 / 1.0259
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 4 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 32.500 / 32.489 31.819 / 31.812 1.0214 / 1.0213
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 4 zigzag B1 = forward 8.175 / 8.172 8.020 / 8.033 1.0193 / 1.0173
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 4 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 32.997 / 32.991 32.377 / 32.394 1.0191 / 1.0184
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 8.045 / 8.052 7.795 / 7.794 1.0321 / 1.0331
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 32.731 / 32.728 31.926 / 31.903 1.0252 / 1.0259
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 4 contiguous B1 = forward 7.427 / 7.421 7.278 / 7.293 1.0205 / 1.0176
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 4 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 29.611 / 29.613 29.076 / 29.084 1.0184 / 1.0182
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 4 zigzag B1 = forward 7.552 / 7.548 7.394 / 7.403 1.0214 / 1.0196
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 4 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 30.266 / 30.260 29.708 / 29.709 1.0188 / 1.0185
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 7.504 / 7.528 7.274 / 7.253 1.0316 / 1.0379
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 30.278 / 30.262 29.396 / 29.382 1.0300 / 1.0300
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 4 contiguous B1 = forward 8.312 / 8.314 8.111 / 8.115 1.0248 / 1.0245
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 4 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 33.889 / 33.890 33.160 / 33.156 1.0220 / 1.0221
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 4 zigzag B1 = forward 8.544 / 8.547 8.366 / 8.373 1.0213 / 1.0208
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 4 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 34.512 / 34.500 33.892 / 33.851 1.0183 / 1.0192
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 8.466 / 8.458 8.268 / 8.274 1.0239 / 1.0222
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 34.445 / 34.434 33.754 / 33.754 1.0205 / 1.0201
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 4 contiguous B1 = forward 7.893 / 7.900 7.769 / 7.753 1.0160 / 1.0190
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 4 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 31.556 / 31.550 31.029 / 30.991 1.0170 / 1.0180
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 4 zigzag B1 = forward 7.921 / 7.923 7.736 / 7.721 1.0239 / 1.0262
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 4 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 31.873 / 31.864 31.242 / 31.240 1.0202 / 1.0200
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 8.066 / 8.076 7.914 / 7.928 1.0192 / 1.0187
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 32.345 / 32.363 31.761 / 31.737 1.0184 / 1.0197
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 4 contiguous B1 = forward 8.122 / 8.140 7.912 / 7.924 1.0265 / 1.0273
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 4 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 33.008 / 33.039 32.320 / 32.346 1.0213 / 1.0214
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 4 zigzag B1 = forward 8.348 / 8.379 8.182 / 8.209 1.0203 / 1.0207
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 4 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 33.748 / 33.797 33.147 / 33.178 1.0181 / 1.0187
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 8.194 / 8.239 8.020 / 8.035 1.0217 / 1.0254
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 33.531 / 33.589 32.799 / 32.836 1.0223 / 1.0229
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 4 contiguous B1 = forward 8.091 / 8.115 7.948 / 7.985 1.0180 / 1.0163
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 4 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 32.578 / 32.596 32.033 / 32.057 1.0170 / 1.0168
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 4 zigzag B1 = forward 8.182 / 8.206 8.042 / 8.043 1.0174 / 1.0203
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 4 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 32.940 / 32.998 32.391 / 32.416 1.0169 / 1.0180
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 8.399 / 8.433 8.146 / 8.164 1.0311 / 1.0329
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 4 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 33.761 / 33.819 32.767 / 32.792 1.0303 / 1.0313
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 8 contiguous B1 = forward 4.480 / 4.507 4.347 / 4.367 1.0306 / 1.0321
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 8 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 17.438 / 17.461 17.045 / 17.061 1.0231 / 1.0234
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 8 zigzag B1 = forward 4.448 / 4.461 4.257 / 4.266 1.0449 / 1.0457
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 8 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 17.453 / 17.480 16.669 / 16.680 1.0470 / 1.0480
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 4.505 / 4.544 4.397 / 4.416 1.0246 / 1.0290
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 17.793 / 17.809 17.391 / 17.381 1.0231 / 1.0246
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 8 contiguous B1 = forward 4.191 / 4.180 4.089 / 4.099 1.0249 / 1.0198
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 8 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 16.060 / 16.036 15.732 / 15.753 1.0208 / 1.0180
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 8 zigzag B1 = forward 4.122 / 4.132 3.918 / 3.940 1.0521 / 1.0487
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 8 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 15.990 / 16.006 15.283 / 15.303 1.0463 / 1.0459
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 4.133 / 4.141 3.967 / 3.985 1.0418 / 1.0391
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 16.158 / 16.136 15.636 / 15.651 1.0334 / 1.0310
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 8 contiguous B1 = forward 4.657 / 4.657 4.559 / 4.567 1.0215 / 1.0197
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 8 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 18.172 / 18.198 17.854 / 17.873 1.0178 / 1.0182
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 8 zigzag B1 = forward 4.642 / 4.659 4.441 / 4.445 1.0453 / 1.0481
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 8 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 18.264 / 18.288 17.449 / 17.490 1.0467 / 1.0456
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 4.727 / 4.726 4.623 / 4.629 1.0225 / 1.0210
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 18.702 / 18.676 18.301 / 18.288 1.0219 / 1.0212
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 8 contiguous B1 = forward 4.364 / 4.348 4.217 / 4.210 1.0349 / 1.0328
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 8 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 16.881 / 16.888 16.467 / 16.473 1.0251 / 1.0252
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 8 zigzag B1 = forward 4.312 / 4.320 4.353 / 4.259 0.9906 / 1.0143
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 8 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 16.856 / 16.857 16.113 / 16.126 1.0461 / 1.0453
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 4.326 / 4.322 4.192 / 4.196 1.0320 / 1.0300
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 16.982 / 16.986 16.539 / 16.543 1.0268 / 1.0268
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 8 contiguous B1 = forward 4.576 / 4.637 4.471 / 4.472 1.0235 / 1.0369
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 8 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 17.781 / 17.759 17.438 / 17.428 1.0197 / 1.0190
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 8 zigzag B1 = forward 4.554 / 4.554 4.355 / 4.361 1.0457 / 1.0443
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 8 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 17.879 / 17.887 17.098 / 17.087 1.0457 / 1.0468
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 4.679 / 4.696 4.585 / 4.542 1.0205 / 1.0339
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 18.548 / 18.563 18.130 / 18.056 1.0231 / 1.0281
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 8 contiguous B1 = forward 4.493 / 4.506 4.400 / 4.410 1.0211 / 1.0218
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 8 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 17.476 / 17.470 17.174 / 17.139 1.0176 / 1.0193
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 8 zigzag B1 = forward 4.454 / 4.463 4.253 / 4.256 1.0473 / 1.0486
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 8 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 17.459 / 17.462 16.691 / 16.677 1.0460 / 1.0471
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 4.507 / 4.468 4.367 / 4.331 1.0321 / 1.0316
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 8 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 17.769 / 17.736 17.250 / 17.208 1.0301 / 1.0307
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 16 contiguous B1 = forward 2.658 / 2.667 2.478 / 2.480 1.0726 / 1.0754
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 16 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.634 / 9.631 9.165 / 9.165 1.0512 / 1.0508
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 16 zigzag B1 = forward 2.577 / 2.591 2.475 / 2.481 1.0412 / 1.0443
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 16 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.498 / 9.538 9.101 / 9.096 1.0436 / 1.0486
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 2.823 / 2.769 2.682 / 2.697 1.0526 / 1.0267
Q1 (249,856 tok / 4 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 10.098 / 10.108 9.865 / 9.893 1.0236 / 1.0217
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 16 contiguous B1 = forward 2.481 / 2.470 2.386 / 2.370 1.0398 / 1.0422
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 16 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 8.896 / 8.876 8.538 / 8.544 1.0419 / 1.0389
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 16 zigzag B1 = forward 2.450 / 2.416 2.324 / 2.321 1.0542 / 1.0409
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 16 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 8.779 / 8.780 8.427 / 8.421 1.0418 / 1.0426
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 2.507 / 2.496 2.425 / 2.413 1.0338 / 1.0344
Q2 (226,336 tok / 2 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.321 / 9.275 9.013 / 9.004 1.0342 / 1.0301
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 16 contiguous B1 = forward 2.746 / 2.749 2.640 / 2.631 1.0402 / 1.0448
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 16 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 10.022 / 10.019 9.623 / 9.623 1.0415 / 1.0412
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 16 zigzag B1 = forward 2.692 / 2.690 2.576 / 2.568 1.0450 / 1.0475
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 16 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.895 / 9.916 9.513 / 9.495 1.0402 / 1.0443
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 2.950 / 2.940 2.879 / 2.861 1.0247 / 1.0276
Q3 (262,048 tok / 6 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 10.851 / 10.842 10.633 / 10.624 1.0205 / 1.0205
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 16 contiguous B1 = forward 2.592 / 2.593 2.413 / 2.414 1.0742 / 1.0742
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 16 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.331 / 9.316 9.006 / 8.866 1.0361 / 1.0508
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 16 zigzag B1 = forward 2.543 / 2.539 2.452 / 2.431 1.0371 / 1.0444
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 16 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.327 / 9.284 8.901 / 8.880 1.0479 / 1.0455
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 2.671 / 2.672 2.595 / 2.597 1.0293 / 1.0289
Q4 (240,160 tok / 3 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.784 / 9.808 9.552 / 9.545 1.0243 / 1.0276
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 16 contiguous B1 = forward 2.700 / 2.708 2.631 / 2.586 1.0262 / 1.0472
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 16 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.849 / 9.825 9.393 / 9.400 1.0485 / 1.0452
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 16 zigzag B1 = forward 2.635 / 2.629 2.521 / 2.524 1.0452 / 1.0416
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 16 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.680 / 9.701 9.281 / 9.272 1.0430 / 1.0463
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 2.858 / 2.859 2.794 / 2.783 1.0229 / 1.0273
Q5 (255,008 tok / 5 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 10.518 / 10.507 10.280 / 10.292 1.0232 / 1.0209
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 16 contiguous B1 = forward 2.651 / 2.634 2.535 / 2.553 1.0458 / 1.0317
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 16 contiguous B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.582 / 9.591 9.187 / 9.194 1.0430 / 1.0432
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 16 zigzag B1 = forward 2.579 / 2.588 2.481 / 2.481 1.0395 / 1.0431
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 16 zigzag B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 9.510 / 9.497 9.093 / 9.124 1.0459 / 1.0409
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B1 = forward 2.725 / 2.656 2.593 / 2.570 1.0509 / 1.0335
Q6 (249,856 tok / 2 docs) 16 per-document zigzag + ragged B3 = forward + checkpoint replay + backward 10.040 / 9.990 9.738 / 9.692 1.0310 / 1.0307

The kernel's other Cake variant is the single-device packed training forward and backward with saved-context and checkpoint-replay backward, and the family ships on sm_100a, sm_103a and sm_107a, with the two-CTA records built for all three.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added automatic, full-width, and split walk options for KDA training, with selection based on workload characteristics.
    • Added training kernel variants for additional GPU architectures.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved handling of oversized tensor dimensions and stride calculations by reporting errors instead of allowing integer overflow.
    • Corrected panel indexing in a training kernel’s data-loading path.

averyhNV and others added 7 commits October 25, 2026 21:23
The K1 / K2 walk programs (kcp_fwdh_offset / _tape, kcp_dhu_offset / _tape) gain a two-CTA record:
two CTAs per (segment, head) over 64 value columns each (grid_rule ctas_per_head 2), bitwise equal to
the full-width record. The offset programs ship both records and the registry picks one per launch
(select_rule walk_form, cake_kcp_jit.walk_form): the two-CTA form when the launch list-schedules
within its longest chain at two CTAs per SM, counting a two-CTA step at 0.9 of a full-width step
(WALK_FORM_FIT_STEP_RATIO), the full-width form for multi-wave launches. The tape programs ship the
two-CTA record alone (rule "split"; their per-step tape stores halve with the CTA's columns and move
to TMA bulk stores); their full-width records are test-only, selected by the walk_form knob. The host
passes the form through the launch path; a two-CTA tape launch is not bracketed by the
one-CTA-per-SM cache preference. The test knob walk_form ("full" / "split") forces one form for the
A/B record and the call logs (program, form, n_walk) per launch.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
build.json gains the four vh = 64 walk libraries on the three architectures beside the full-width
offset walks: cake_kda_train_5a20cd12bb62bb6f3ac5 / _afe02fb600500ba3556f (the offset programs'
two-CTA records) and _6fac4410ba86c48541c4 / _32b1aa657b082f2f4cb7 (the tape programs' two-CTA
records with TMA tape stores, the only shipped tape form); the full-width tape libraries
_9cfe05bce78410f1304b / _3808ea4d567b82ea21a4 move to build.test.json (test-only, walk_form full).
Every walk unit is re-rendered from the updated kernel sources (the full-width forms stay bitwise)
and the registry's derived leaves are rewritten.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
build.json gains the four vh = 64 walk libraries on the three architectures beside the full-width
offset walks: cake_kda_train_5a20cd12bb62bb6f3ac5 / _afe02fb600500ba3556f (the offset programs'
two-CTA records) and _6fac4410ba86c48541c4 / _32b1aa657b082f2f4cb7 (the tape programs' two-CTA
records with TMA tape stores, the only shipped tape form); the full-width tape libraries
_9cfe05bce78410f1304b / _3808ea4d567b82ea21a4 move to build.test.json (test-only, walk_form full).
Every walk unit is re-rendered from the updated kernel sources (the full-width forms stay bitwise)
and the registry's derived leaves are rewritten.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ble set

The record form of a K1 / K2 state-walk launch (full-width or two-CTA) is
the registry rule on the launch's chains, head count and SM count under the
walk_form knob.  The host evaluated it on every launch; the fit rule of the
offset programs list-schedules the chains in Python (lpt_makespan over
2 x SMs machines), a flat host cost per eager call that grows with the
segment count.  The rule's inputs are static per (ctx, H): the table set now
holds a per-(program, walk list, H, SM count, knob) form table, filled on
first use and looked up afterwards.  Same decision for every launch; the
walk_form_log and the knob semantics unchanged; no kernel or record change.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
The one-CTA-per-SM cap applies to the full-width launches of the tape
programs; a two-CTA launch runs uncapped.  The bitwise graph-replay test
assumed every tape launch full-width (eager cache_config "bracket", one
capture skip or one node attribute per tape launch), which no longer holds
when the registry's rule takes the two-CTA form on its one-rank shape.  The
call's inventory now carries the launched forms (LAST_CALL[kind]["walk_forms"],
a copy of walk_form_log) and the test derives the bracket, skip and
node-attribute expectations from them; a walk_form="full" parametrization
keeps the capped paths covered.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
The ``_Tables.walk_form`` docstring now says that the first launch per
(program, walk list, H, SM count, knob) of a context pays the registry rule
once (milliseconds of Python for the ``fit`` rule on long chain lists) and
that every later launch pays a dictionary lookup, so an eager first call's
cost is not read as a per-launch regression.  Docstring only.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
…tage ready ring

The two vh = 64 tape records with TMA tape stores, cake_kda_train_6fac4410ba86c48541c4 and
cake_kda_train_32b1aa657b082f2f4cb7, are re-rendered from the kernel sources whose operand-ready
barriers follow the two-stage panel ring: the MMA warp and the TMA warp both consume them, and a
single stage the TMA warp polled late could complete twice, alias its parity bit and deadlock.
The ring changes no arithmetic; the library names and build keywords stay. Every other walk unit
is re-rendered from the same pins; a unit whose generated sources did not change stays bitwise.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The KCP implementation now selects full or split K1/K2 walk forms per launch, with an option to force either form. The change adds CUDA kernel and binding variants, checked TMA stride calculations in generated bindings, updated build artifacts, and tests for selection, caching, and graph replay.

Changes: Cake KDA KCP execution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Walk forms and kernel records
flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/cake_kcp_jit.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_build.py
The JIT registry defines full and split walk records, auto-selection rules, and test-only full-width tape records. Tests cover record selection, grids, and walk-form rules.
Per-launch form selection and launch wiring
flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/cake_kcp.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp.py
KCP resolves and caches a walk form per launch, passes it through launch paths, and uses the selected record and grid. Graph-replay tests cover auto and full forms.
CUDA kernels, bindings, and new build records
flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/csrc/cake_kda_train_{32b1aa657b082f2f4cb7,5a20cd12bb62bb6f3ac5,6fac4410ba86c48541c4,afe02fb600500ba3556f}_{binding,kernel}.cu, flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/build.json, flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/build.test.json
New kernels and bindings implement chunked KDA state and adjoint work. The bindings validate inputs, encode tensor maps, and launch the kernels. Build records add architecture-specific artifacts. Two existing kernel transfer loops also change their panel handling.
TMA arithmetic checks and refreshed artifacts
flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/csrc/*_binding.cu, flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/build.json, flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/build.test.json
Generated bindings check int64 overflow in TMA byte-stride calculations. Related manifests refresh hashes; some sm_107a test records now require CUDA 13.4.

Priority: Normal

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Change: Refactor

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sequenceDiagram
  participant KcpCall
  participant Tables as _Tables
  participant JIT as cake_kcp_jit
  participant Programs as _FiPrograms
  KcpCall->>Tables: Resolve walk form
  Tables->>JIT: Apply walk-form rule
  JIT-->>Tables: Return full or split
  Tables-->>KcpCall: Return cached form
  KcpCall->>Programs: Launch with selected form
  Programs->>JIT: Select record and grid
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This change adds two-CTA state-walk forms and chooses between them per launch. Shipped usage through the built-in program provider is unaffected. A custom program provider that does not accept the new walk_form keyword could fail on its first K1/K2 launch, so update the provider contract or pass the keyword conditionally. The risk is small and easy to fix.

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variant = {"walk_form": _walk_form_of(call, self.programs(), name, args)}
args["walk_form"] = variant["walk_form"]

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Add walk_form to the program-provider contract.

KernelBackend.run() forwards walk_form to programs.launch(...) for every K1/K2 walk. _FiPrograms.launch() accepts it, but the documented provider contract does not. A compatible non-_FiPrograms provider with no walk_form or **kwargs can raise TypeError on the first K1/K2 launch.

Update the provider contract and its implementations, or add walk_form only when the provider supports it.

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Review comment at @flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train/cake_kcp.py around
lines 920 - 921:
Update the program-provider contract and its implementations to accept the
walk_form argument passed through args by KernelBackend.run; if providers
without that parameter must remain compatible, only include walk_form when the
provider supports it.

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