[yyihuang]

The deterministic context-parallel GDN training tests no longer use the legacy KDA names. They now read the KDA deterministic KCP plan and loader through their canonical deterministic modules (partition_det_kcp, build_context_det_kcp, cake_kda_det_train.cake_build). chunk_gdn_det_bwd_kcp now refuses, with ValueError, a saved set or workspace that came from the non-deterministic mode, and the benchmark's --base local arm runs instead of being skipped silently. Kernels, outputs and performance do not change.

Cake ships this kernel as deterministic and non-deterministic packages, single-rank and context-parallel, on sm_100a, sm_103a and sm_107a.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Deterministic GDN backward now reports a clear ValueError when given saved state or workspace objects from an incompatible mode, instead of proceeding with invalid inputs.
  • The deterministic backward path continues to accept saved state and workspace produced by its matching deterministic forward path.

• Tests

  • Expanded coverage for deterministic backward validation and gradient results.

[yyihuang]

@flashinfer-bot run tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp.py tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_api.py tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_build.py tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_cp1.py tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_dist.py tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_l2n.py tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_ring.py tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_train_kcp_api.py

[yzh119]

LGTM, one nit: the benchmark's local arm now imports chunk_gated_delta_rule_det unconditionally, so a missing module fails the whole benchmark instead of skipping that arm.

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Walkthrough

The deterministic backward API now checks the types of saved state and workspace objects. Tests use deterministic KCP references and check package imports. The benchmark’s local arm now calls the deterministic GDN entry point and is registered unconditionally.

Changes: Deterministic GDN KCP

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Backward type validation and regression coverage flashinfer/experimental/cake_gdn_det_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_cp1.py	Backward processing checks non-None saved-set and workspace objects against the deterministic types. Tests verify rejection of other-mode and invalid objects, and finite gradients with deterministic objects.
Deterministic local benchmark arm benchmarks/bench_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp.py	The local arm calls the deterministic GDN entry point with a batch dimension and device and CPU cumulative sequence lengths. The benchmark registers the arm unconditionally.
Deterministic comparison and package checks tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_build.py	Parity comparisons use deterministic KCP planning APIs. Import checks reject any cake_kda module, and the pinned build comparison uses the deterministic build package.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

• flashinfer-ai/flashinfer#8022: Establishes the deterministic KCP package and its benchmark and tests, which this PR continues to update.
• flashinfer-ai/flashinfer#8172: Adds the non-deterministic KCP saved-set and workspace types that this PR tests against the deterministic backward API.

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Merge Risk: Low · up to 1c64b

The local benchmark fails when a rank receives no tokens. Merge risk is bounded to that benchmark configuration; handle empty shards or explicitly accept this limitation.

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Minor · Handle empty shards in the local arm. · bench_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp.py:272-273

benchmarks/bench_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp.py:272-273
Minor · Stability & Availability · Low value

Handle empty shards in the local arm.

With --base local --boundary B1 --seqlen 1 --docs 1 on two ranks, rank 1 has no fragments. Its local convolution receives [0] and raises ValueError. Handle empty shards without calling the single-rank kernels so the benchmark can complete.

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Review comment at @benchmarks/bench_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp.py around lines 272 -
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Handle empty shards in the local arm of forward so ranks with no fragments do
not call single-rank kernels such as cake_causal_conv1d_det. Preserve the
existing kernel path for nonempty shards and return the appropriate empty result
so the benchmark completes across ranks.

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tests/experimental/test_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp_build.py: 1

212-212: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Check dynamic imports in the independence test.

A call to importlib.import_module("flashinfer.experimental.cake_kda_det_train") can pass this test because the scan checks only import statements. Inspect literal dynamic import calls and add a regression case for that dependency.

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Extend the independence test’s import scan to detect literal module names passed
to dynamic import calls such as importlib.import_module, not just import
statements. Add a regression case for a cake_kda dependency loaded dynamically
and ensure the existing name check rejects it.

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Review comments at @benchmarks/bench_cake_gdn_det_train_kcp.py:
- Around line 272-273: Handle empty shards in the local arm of forward so ranks
with no fragments do not call single-rank kernels such as
cake_causal_conv1d_det. Preserve the existing kernel path for nonempty shards
and return the appropriate empty result so the benchmark completes across ranks.

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- Line 212: Extend the independence test’s import scan to detect literal module
names passed to dynamic import calls such as importlib.import_module, not just
import statements. Add a regression case for a cake_kda dependency loaded
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[yyihuang]

@coderabbitai The dynamic-import gap in the independence scan is valid; it is fixed in the stacked follow-up #8921 (the scans also read literal importlib.import_module / __import__ arguments, with a regression case). The description template is intentionally omitted: this repository's Cake training PRs keep a short description.

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@yyihuang Thanks for addressing the dynamic-import gap in #8921. I understand that the short description is intentional.

Would you also like a follow-up issue to track #8921?

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