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perf(cake_dense_projection_det_gemm): swapped small-token forward programs with per-call PDL - #8372
The Cake deterministic dense projection GEMM (flashinfer.experimental.dense_projection_det_gemm) runs a batched BF16 forward of few tokens against many weight rows (a grouped projection such as the attention output projection, out[l] = A[l] @ B[l] on token-major strided views) on its 256 x 256 CTA-pair tile with a 2-way stream-K split. This PR adds two programs that put the weight rows in the MMA's M and the tokens in its N (64 or 128 weight rows per CTA over a 12- or 8-stage TMA ring, single CTA, no split, the strided views read and written in place), routes the batched forward rows of at most 256 tokens whose tiles fit two waves of the device to them, and adds a per-call enable_pdl whose launch loads the weights ahead of the dependency wait. Against cuBLAS (torch.bmm on the same views) and the previous Cake program:
shape (8 groups, K 4096, N 1024)
cuBLAS (us)
previous Cake (us)
this PR (us)
vs cuBLAS
vs previous Cake
16 tokens
15.90
27.74
14.85
1.07x
1.87x
32 tokens
17.18
28.58
15.49
1.11x
1.85x
64 tokens
17.86
29.02
15.52
1.15x
1.87x
96 tokens
18.24
30.11
17.73
1.03x
1.70x
128 tokens
18.85
30.11
17.60
1.07x
1.71x
192 tokens
20.45
30.82
27.42
0.75x
1.12x
256 tokens
23.10
32.74
28.22
0.82x
1.16x
Median kernel time, back to back, cold L2; GB300 (sm_103a), CUDA 13.4.
four dependent projections (distinct weights) in one CUDA graph, per projection
cuBLAS (us)
this PR, enable_pdl=True (us)
speedup
16 tokens
15.26
13.31
1.15x
64 tokens
16.92
14.18
1.19x
128 tokens
17.46
16.78
1.04x
256 tokens
20.02
27.51
0.73x
The package's other Cake variant is the non-deterministic dense_projection_gemm, which runs these programs for the forward and passes enable_pdl through; both ship for sm_100a, sm_103a and sm_107a.
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Added an optimized path for eligible small-token dense projection workloads, with automatic fallback to the existing planner when conditions are not met.
Added an optional PDL setting for dense projection GEMM operations, including support for CUDA graph replay.
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Documented when the optimized path is selected and its stream-ordering considerations.
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- Around line 4393-4397: Update the swapped-kernel output validation condition
to reject overlapping batches by requiring out_l to be at least M * ldo.
Preserve the existing alignment and size checks.
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The deterministic dense-projection backend adds a swapped BF16 forward path for eligible workloads, with optional PDL and architecture-specific CUDA programs. The change also updates the general GEMM wrapper, adds tests and documentation, and edits synchronization spans in existing kernels.
Changes: Swapped dense-projection forward
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Register and implement swapped programs flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm/cake_jit.py, flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm/csrc/cake_dense_projection_det_gemm/*, flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm/build.json
The JIT registry and build manifest include swapped programs for supported architectures. Their bindings validate tensors and launch parameters, construct TMA maps, and pass the PDL launch option. The CUDA programs load matrix tiles, compute results, and write BF16 output.
Select and route eligible launches flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm/cake_backend.py, flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_gemm/cake_backend.py
The deterministic backend checks shape, layout, alignment, and tile-count conditions before launching a cached swapped program. Other calls use the planner path. The general GEMM wrapper forwards enable_pdl on deterministic routes.
Validate and document swapped launches tests/experimental/test_cake_dense_projection_det_gemm.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_dense_projection_det_gemm_names.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_dense_projection_gemm.py, flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm/README.md
Tests cover template registration and selection, numerical results, declined inputs, repeatability, PDL dependencies, and graph replay. The README describes the eligibility conditions and PDL behavior.
Most changed spans retain the existing cluster barriers and only alter whitespace or duplicate diff representation. Three spans add __syncwarp() before the cluster barriers, and two remove a duplicate barrier pair.
sequenceDiagram
participant Caller
participant dense_projection_gemm
participant dense_projection_det_gemm
participant swap_ab_program
Caller->>dense_projection_gemm: Submit forward and PDL option
dense_projection_gemm->>dense_projection_det_gemm: Forward PDL option on deterministic route
dense_projection_det_gemm->>swap_ab_program: Launch eligible cached swapped program
swap_ab_program->>swap_ab_program: Load weights before dependency wait
swap_ab_program->>swap_ab_program: Wait, then load token tiles
swap_ab_program->>Caller: Write BF16 output
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Issue 7598: The PR adds per-call PDL to dense-projection GEMM and documents that weight loads start before the dependency wait.
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Some batched outputs can contain incorrect results, and the CUDA-graph test does not exercise the intended two-swapped-launch chain. Address these before merging.
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sed -n '3528,3635p' flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm/cake_backend.py
sed -n '3740,3845p' flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm/cake_backend.py
sed -n '4040,4245p' flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm/cake_backend.py
rg -n -i -F --glob 'README*' -e 'capture' -e 'convenience' -e 'planner' flashinfer/experimental/dense_projection_det_gemm .
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Use a two-wave shape and assert both swapped launches.
The current second projection has N = 4096, M = 96, and L = 8. Its wide tile uses 512 CTAs, which exceeds two waves on a 148–160-SM device. swap_ab_template therefore returns None, so the second launch uses the planner path instead of the swapped program. Because the capture uses a new stream, the stream-specific planner cache can perform planning and workspace setup during capture. The README does not support capturing this convenience path.
The test does not assert the routing of either launch. Use R=2048 for the second projection and assert both launches before capture:
Proposed fix
A, B, out = _swap_views(96, seed=SEED + 4)
- _, B2, out2 = _swap_views(96, R=4096, D=1024, seed=SEED + 5)+ _, B2, out2 = _swap_views(96, R=2048, D=1024, seed=SEED + 5)
A2 = out # the second projection reads the first's output
+ assert _swap_launch(A, B, out) is not None+ assert _swap_launch(A2, B2, out2) is not None
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A2=out# the second projection reads the first's output
assert_swap_launch(A, B, out) isnotNone
assert_swap_launch(A2, B2, out2) isnotNone
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Update the second _swap_views call to use R=2048, then assert before capture
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…grams with per-call PDL
A batched forward of few tokens against many weight rows (the grouped attention output projection: 8 groups,
4096 -> 1024, 16-256 tokens on token-major views) ran the 256 x 256 pair tile with 2-way stream-K, because the
planner's swapped plan had no program. Two generated programs now serve it: the weight rows in the MMA's M and
the tokens in its N, 64 or 128 weight rows over a 12- or 8-stage TMA ring, single CTA, no split, reading the
caller's strided views through tensor maps and storing in place. The convenience path routes the rows the
planner swaps (L > 1, M <= 256, N >= 2M) when K is a multiple of 64, the views are 16-byte aligned and the
wide tile fits two waves of the device's SMs; the narrow tile while it fits one wave.
dense_projection_det_gemm (and dense_projection_gemm) take enable_pdl: the swapped programs launch as
programmatic dependent launches whose weight loads run ahead of the wait.
Tests: correctness across 1-256 tokens on token-major and contiguous views and other shapes, the rows that stay
on the planner, bitwise repeatability, a PDL chain whose producer triggers its dependent at entry, a CUDA graph
replay of a PDL chain.
@flashinfer-bot run tests/experimental/test_cake_dense_projection_det_gemm.py tests/experimental/test_cake_dense_projection_det_gemm_names.py tests/experimental/test_cake_dense_projection_gemm.py
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Reject output batches that overlap.
If out_l < M * ldo, this check still accepts an aligned output view. For example, an as_strided view can give every batch the same output storage. The swapped kernel uses out_l to address each batch, so CTAs for different batches can overwrite each other and return incorrect results. Require out_l >= M * ldo, as the existing planner path does. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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4393 - 4397:
Update the swapped-kernel output validation condition to reject overlapping
batches by requiring out_l to be at least M * ldo. Preserve the existing
alignment and size checks.
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The Cake deterministic dense projection GEMM (
flashinfer.experimental.dense_projection_det_gemm) runs a batched BF16 forward of few tokens against many weight rows (a grouped projection such as the attention output projection,out[l] = A[l] @ B[l]on token-major strided views) on its 256 x 256 CTA-pair tile with a 2-way stream-K split. This PR adds two programs that put the weight rows in the MMA's M and the tokens in its N (64 or 128 weight rows per CTA over a 12- or 8-stage TMA ring, single CTA, no split, the strided views read and written in place), routes the batched forward rows of at most 256 tokens whose tiles fit two waves of the device to them, and adds a per-callenable_pdlwhose launch loads the weights ahead of the dependency wait. Against cuBLAS (torch.bmmon the same views) and the previous Cake program:Median kernel time, back to back, cold L2; GB300 (sm_103a), CUDA 13.4.
enable_pdl=True(us)The package's other Cake variant is the non-deterministic
dense_projection_gemm, which runs these programs for the forward and passesenable_pdlthrough; both ship for sm_100a, sm_103a and sm_107a.Summary by CodeRabbit