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fix(cake_kda_train_kcp): CUDA 12.9 floor for the sm_100a PTX ISA 8.8 entries - #8911

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Follow-up to #8896, which fixed the sm_100a CUDA floor in the deterministic context-parallel KDA training package. This PR makes the same fix in the experimental non-deterministic package, flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp. Only min_cuda values change. Kernel sources and the sm_103a / sm_107a floors (12.9 / 13.4) are unchanged, so outputs and gradients are bitwise identical to main.

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  • Compatibility
    • Two library variants for sm_100a now require CUDA 12.9 or newer; CUDA 12.8 no longer meets their declared minimum.
    • The CUDA minimums for sm_103a and sm_107a remain unchanged. These requirements apply to the affected library variants in both shipped and test build manifests.

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Kernels using the 256-bit st.global.v8.b32 store need PTX ISA 8.8, but
CUDA 12.8 emits 8.7, so ptxas rejects them.  The experimental
non-deterministic context-parallel KDA training package has four such
sm_100a entries that still declare min_cuda "12.8": two in build.json
(the forward output stage and the output backward) and two test-only
in build.test.json (the full-width tape walks).  They now declare
"12.9", like their deterministic twins since flashinfer-ai#8896:

- cake_kda_train_c811c1b52ed680d0a515_kcp_sm_100a (build.json)
- cake_kda_train_f227dd21f1f3cb464b29_sm_100a (build.json)
- cake_kda_train_3808ea4d567b82ea21a4_kcp_sm_100a (build.test.json)
- cake_kda_train_9cfe05bce78410f1304b_kcp_sm_100a (build.test.json)

No other entry's units use a PTX ISA 8.8 instruction.  Only min_cuda
changes: kernel sources, the sm_103a / sm_107a floors (12.9, 13.4)
and the other entries are unchanged.  The build test from flashinfer-ai#8896,
test_an_entry_whose_units_use_ptx_isa_8_8_needs_cuda_12_9, now also
checks this package.

The walk-form provider fix of flashinfer-ai#8896 is not needed here: this package's
_walk_form_of never passes arch= to the rule (its WALK_FORM_RULES are
all strings), so a provider whose walk_form takes only knob already
works.
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@flashinfer-bot run tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_api.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_build.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_dist.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_fsdp_walk.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_handoff.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_lean.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_raw_gate.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_shared_ws.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_upload.py

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Four sm_100a library entries now require CUDA 12.9. A parametrized test checks the CUDA minimum for manifest entries whose source units contain specified PTX ISA 8.8 instructions.

Changes: KDA CUDA minimums

Layer / File(s) Summary
Manifest requirements and validation
flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp/build.json, flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp/build.test.json, tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp_build.py
Four sm_100a entries change their min_cuda value from 12.8 to 12.9. The test checks matching source units in both manifests and requires at least one matching sm_100a entry.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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Suggested labels: op: linear attention

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Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 535c4

The CUDA 12.9 requirements prevent unsupported builds, and the regression test covers all four updated entries. No merge-blocking issue introduced by this change remains.

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Minor · Check the version of the JIT compiler. · build.json:635

flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp/build.json:635
Minor · Functional Correctness · Low value

Check the version of the JIT compiler.

If CUDA_HOME points to CUDA 12.9 but FLASHINFER_NVCC selects CUDA 12.8, the floor check passes and a cold JIT build can reach ptxas with unsupported instructions. Query the compiler used for the build before applying min_cuda.

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Review comment at @flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp/build.json at line
635:
The min_cuda check uses CUDA_HOME’s version instead of the compiler selected for
the build. Update the JIT build’s version-validation path to query the compiler
actually used, such as FLASHINFER_NVCC when set, and apply the min_cuda floor to
that version so mismatched CUDA_HOME and compiler versions are handled
correctly.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comments at @flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp/build.json:
- Line 635: The min_cuda check uses CUDA_HOME’s version instead of the compiler
selected for the build. Update the JIT build’s version-validation path to query
the compiler actually used, such as FLASHINFER_NVCC when set, and apply the
min_cuda floor to that version so mismatched CUDA_HOME and compiler versions are
handled correctly.

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