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The deterministic context-parallel KDA training package (flashinfer.experimental.cake_kda_det_train_kcp) can be imported alongside the non-deterministic one (flashinfer.experimental.cake_kda_train_kcp). When objects from the non-deterministic package were passed to a deterministic entry, the resulting errors were unclear. A SavedKcp saved set given to chunk_kda_det_bwd_kcp failed late with AttributeError: 'SavedKcp' object has no attribute 'qk_l2norm'. A WorkspaceKcp given to a deterministic entry failed with the generic TypeError("workspace must be a WorkspaceDetKcp"). This PR rejects both early with a ValueError that names the mismatch. Kernels, numerics and the success path are unchanged.

What changes

• chunk_kda_det_bwd_kcp checks the saved set first, before options, graph key or any tensor read. Any object that is not a SavedDetKcp raises ValueError. The message names both types. It also says that a saved set from the non-deterministic package (deterministic=False) must go to that package's backward. The wording mirrors how the non-deterministic package refuses a deterministic saved set.
• A WorkspaceKcp passed to the deterministic forward, the backward or chunk_kda_det_kcp raises ValueError naming the mode. The check runs at the top of the backward and where the call resolves its workspace. Any other wrong object still raises TypeError("workspace must be a WorkspaceDetKcp").
• The deterministic package finds the non-deterministic types through sys.modules and never imports that package. sys is added to the stdlib modules allowed by the package's import test in tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp_dist.py.
• Contexts and recompute handles are not refused. A context holds no mode and serves both packages. This is the documented contract, and non-deterministic calls on a deterministic context give bitwise-equal results. A recompute handle entry stored by the other package is already refused by its options check.
• Diff: cake_kcp.py +38/-2, tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp.py +99, and the allowed-import set in tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp_dist.py.

Tests

There are two new tests. One runs on CPU. The other runs on GPU with a real non-deterministic forward. Both fail on main and pass with this PR.

Run	main	this PR
GB300 (sm_103a, 4 GPUs), deterministic KCP test file	795 passed	797 passed
CPU, deterministic KCP test file	736 passed / 59 skipped	737 passed / 60 skipped

On CPU, these files give identical results on main and this PR:

• Deterministic package: the api, build, raw_gate, lean, l2n, shared_ws, upload, fsdp_walk and _dist test files.
• Non-deterministic package: the kcp, api, raw_gate and handoff test files.

None of the 14 files has a new failure. The _dist import test fails without the allowed-set change and passes with it.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Deterministic and non-deterministic training modes now reject workspaces and saved states from the other mode, with errors that identify the mismatch.
  • Invalid saved states and workspaces are checked before they are used, helping prevent confusing failures during training.

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@flashinfer-bot run tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp_dist.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp_api.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp_shared_ws.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_train_kcp.py

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Walkthrough

The deterministic KCP package now rejects saved sets and workspaces from the non-deterministic package. Backward checks these inputs before processing options or tensors. Tests cover cross-mode rejection and continued deterministic backward behavior.

Changes: Deterministic KCP mode validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Mode checks and validation coverage flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_det_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp.py, tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp_dist.py	The deterministic package raises mode-specific ValueErrors for non-deterministic workspaces and rejects saved sets that do not use SavedDetKcp. Backward performs the checks before further processing. Host and GPU tests cover cross-mode rejection and subsequent deterministic behavior. The import-boundary test allows sys for inspecting sys.modules without importing the non-deterministic package.

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

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

• flashinfer-ai/flashinfer#8218: Introduces the non-deterministic KCP package and the saved-set and workspace types that this PR rejects.

Suggested labels: op: linear attention

Merge Risk: Low · up to bc11e

The change is mergeable with awareness of a narrow vendoring limitation: packages installed under different prefixes can produce the wrong exception type for incompatible workspaces, without allowing those workspaces to execute.

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git diff 05ef7ccf6b2606e77350086c48fd93bbba0302ed bc11eade5a46e66fc842f9a1841a816aa6e22856 -- flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_det_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp.py tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp_dist.py
printf '\n--- guard usages and loader ---\n'
rg -n -F -e '_refuse_nd_workspace' -e '_refuse_other_mode' -e '_ND_KCP' -e 'cake_package' -e 'PACKAGES' -- flashinfer/experimental tests/experimental | grep -E 'cake_kda|cake_package'

Repository: flashinfer-ai/flashinfer

Length of output: 42098

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printf '%s\n' '--- loader ---'
nl -ba tests/test_helpers/cake_package.py | sed -n '1,250p'
printf '%s\n' '--- package layout and imports ---'
ls -ld flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_det_train_kcp
nl -ba flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_det_train_kcp/__init__.py | sed -n '1,200p'
nl -ba flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp/__init__.py | sed -n '1,180p'
printf '%s\n' '--- guard and consumers ---'
nl -ba flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_det_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py | sed -n '5985,6075p;6370,6485p'
rg -n -F -e '_call_workspace(' -e '_refuse_other_mode(' -e 'class WorkspaceDetKcp' -e 'class SavedDetKcp' -- flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_det_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py
printf '%s\n' '--- tests ---'
nl -ba tests/experimental/test_cake_kda_det_train_kcp.py | sed -n '30,65p;4230,4336p'

Repository: flashinfer-ai/flashinfer

Length of output: 35025

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nl -ba flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_det_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py | sed -n '295,350p;3565,3620p;6067,6145p;6480,6555p'
rg -n -F -e 'class WorkspaceKcp' -e 'class SavedKcp' -- flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py
nl -ba flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py | sed -n '3290,3345p'
rg -n -F -e 'cake_kda_det_train_kcp' -e 'cake_kda_train_kcp' -- flashinfer/cake_kda_det_train_kcp.py flashinfer/cake_kda_train_kcp.py

Repository: flashinfer-ai/flashinfer

Length of output: 23272

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Recognize workspaces across package prefixes.

When the deterministic package is vendored under a different prefix, _ND_KCP does not identify the installed non-deterministic module. A non-deterministic workspace can then reach the generic TypeError instead of the promised mode-specific ValueError. Recognize the workspace independently of the deterministic package’s prefix.

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Review comment at @flashinfer/experimental/cake_kda_det_train_kcp/cake_kcp.py at
line 5996:
Update the workspace detection associated with _ND_KCP so it recognizes
non-deterministic workspaces independently of the deterministic package’s
prefix; ensure such workspaces raise the promised mode-specific ValueError
rather than falling through to the generic TypeError.

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