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Add PCIeTwoShotBF16, a pull-mode two-shot all-reduce for TP decode payloads above the one-shot ceiling and below the DMA ring floor, where the NCCL ring is the incumbent. Each rank stages its bf16 payload in its IPC slab, a per-CTA flag barrier follows, every rank pulls the peers' packs of its quarter and accumulates them in fp32 in a fixed rank order, and after a second barrier the reduced quarters are pulled into place. The result is rounded to bf16 once, so it lies within one bf16 rounding of the exact sum (the bf16 ring rounds after every hop) and is deterministic across calls and graph replays. Four RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell over PCIe, graph replay, two-shot vs NCCL ring: 128 KB 15.0 vs 16.7 us, 256 KB 20.3 vs 25.6, 384 KB 26.3 vs 33.5, 512 KB 32.8 vs 41.7, 768 KB 44.5 vs 54.5; equal from 1 MB up. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds a BF16 PCIe two-shot runtime with CuTeDSL kernels for reduce-scatter, all-gather, and pull-based all-reduce. The implementation includes IPC slab staging, deterministic FP32 accumulation, launcher caching, graph capture support, validation, teardown, and distributed tests. ChangesBF16 two-shot collective
Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to This PR adds a new BF16 PCIe collective, but its public paths can pass misaligned inputs and inadequately validated output tensors to GPU code, risking incorrect writes, process failure, or disruption across participating ranks. The current head should not merge until these tensor contracts are validated; the supported maximum-row path also needs explicit coverage. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Caller
participant PCIeTwoShotBF16
participant BF16Launcher
participant IPCSharedSlab
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Caller->>PCIeTwoShotBF16: call all_reduce
PCIeTwoShotBF16->>BF16Launcher: select and launch prepared kernel
BF16Launcher->>IPCSharedSlab: stage BF16 payload
PeerRanks->>IPCSharedSlab: publish peer payloads
BF16Launcher->>IPCSharedSlab: reduce peer data in FP32
BF16Launcher->>PeerRanks: publish reduced quarters
PeerRanks->>PCIeTwoShotBF16: provide peer results
PCIeTwoShotBF16-->>Caller: return BF16 output
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908-915: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winExtract the shared validation, compile-argument, and pointer-marshalling code.
get_twoshot_bf16_allreduce_launcherrepeatsget_twoshot_bf16_launcheralmost exactly. The four validation checks (lines 908-915 vs 517-524), the 17 placeholder compile arguments (lines 938-971 vs 548-581), and therunpointer-marshalling closure (lines 986-1024 vs 596-634) are identical. Only one scalar name differs:pack_strideversusreduced_offset.The pointer ABI is the risk. Both launchers must agree on 1 payload pointer, 8 staging pointers at
assumed_align=16, 8 signal pointers atassumed_align=4, and 1 output pointer. If a future change updates one copy, the other compiles against a stale ABI without an error. Extract a shared validator and a shared argument builder.Also applies to: 938-971, 986-1024
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In `@b12x/comm/pcie/pcie_twoshot_bf16.py`:
- Around line 145-149: Remove the unused self._shard allocation and its
accompanying persistent reduce-scatter comment; leave the existing all_reduce,
reduce_scatter, and all_gather output allocation paths unchanged.
- Around line 290-297: Update accepts and _check to require inp.data_ptr() to be
16-byte aligned, matching the kernel’s assumed payload alignment; reject
misaligned tensors while preserving the existing dtype, device, contiguity, and
size validation.
Apply the same fix in `@b12x/comm/pcie/pcie_twoshot_bf16.py` around lines 466 -
472: Covers the missing validation of caller-provided outputs across all three
collective paths.
In `@tests/comm/test_pcie_twoshot_bf16.py`:
- Around line 140-142: Update the ROWS test data or iteration logic used by the
test around _check_all_reduce so it includes MAX_ROWS (512 by default) when that
boundary is divisible by world, while retaining the existing above-capacity
rejection coverage and divisibility filtering.
- Around line 72-75: Update the test around the reference all_reduce in
test_pcie_twoshot_bf16.py to avoid assuming NCCL selected the ring algorithm:
remove the ring-specific comparison against ref, or ensure NCCL_ALGO=Ring is set
and recorded before dist.init_process_group(). Keep the FP32 gathered oracle as
the result validation.
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In `@b12x/comm/pcie/_twoshot_bf16_cute.py`:
- Around line 908-915: Extract the duplicated validation checks into a shared
helper used by get_twoshot_bf16_launcher and
get_twoshot_bf16_allreduce_launcher, and extract their 17-placeholder
compile-argument construction into a shared builder that preserves the
pack_stride/reduced_offset scalar-name difference. Also centralize the run
pointer-marshalling closure so both launchers use the same ABI ordering and
alignment: one payload pointer, eight staging pointers at assumed_align=16,
eight signal pointers at assumed_align=4, and one output pointer.
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| # Persistent reduce-scatter shard for all_reduce (stable address for | ||
| # CUDA graphs; sized for the largest supported message). | ||
| self._shard = torch.empty( | ||
| max_rows // world_size, row_elems, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=self.device | ||
| ) |
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Remove self._shard. It is never used, and the comment describes behavior that does not exist.
self._shard is allocated here and read nowhere else in the module. all_reduce uses the single-launch pull kernel and allocates its output with torch.empty_like(inp) at line 611. reduce_scatter and all_gather allocate their own out tensors at lines 467 and 495.
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max_rows // world_size * row_elems * 2bytes of device memory permanently for no reader. Formax_rows=8192,row_elems=8192,world_size=4, that is 32 MB per instance. - The comment states "Persistent reduce-scatter shard for all_reduce (stable address for CUDA graphs)".
all_reducedoes not perform a reduce-scatter and does not touch this tensor. A reader without the development history cannot reconcile the comment with the code.
If a later change needs a persistent shard, add it with its reader. Delete both the allocation and the comment now.
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- # Persistent reduce-scatter shard for all_reduce (stable address for
- # CUDA graphs; sized for the largest supported message).
- self._shard = torch.empty(
- max_rows // world_size, row_elems, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=self.device
- )
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| # Persistent reduce-scatter shard for all_reduce (stable address for | |
| # CUDA graphs; sized for the largest supported message). | |
| self._shard = torch.empty( | |
| max_rows // world_size, row_elems, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=self.device | |
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In `@b12x/comm/pcie/pcie_twoshot_bf16.py` around lines 145 - 149, Remove the
unused self._shard allocation and its accompanying persistent reduce-scatter
comment; leave the existing all_reduce, reduce_scatter, and all_gather output
allocation paths unchanged.
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| if self._closed or inp.dtype != torch.bfloat16 or not inp.is_contiguous(): | ||
| return False | ||
| if inp.device != self.device: | ||
| return False | ||
| numel = inp.numel() | ||
| if numel == 0 or numel % (self.row_elems * self.world_size) != 0: | ||
| return False | ||
| return numel // self.row_elems <= self.max_rows |
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Validate input and output buffer contracts before launch.
accepts() currently permits contiguous BF16 views whose data_ptr() is not 16-byte aligned, while the vectorized loads require 16-byte alignment. Separately, the public collective methods do not consistently validate caller-provided out tensors for exact shape, dtype, device, contiguity, capacity, and alignment before passing their pointers to CUDA code.
Add shared validation for both payload and output tensors, and apply it in accepts(), reduce_scatter, all_gather, and all_reduce. Invalid buffers should be rejected before any device launch to prevent misaligned accesses, incorrect writes, or out-of-bounds memory access.
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In `@b12x/comm/pcie/pcie_twoshot_bf16.py` around lines 290 - 297, Update accepts
and _check to require inp.data_ptr() to be 16-byte aligned, matching the
kernel’s assumed payload alignment; reject misaligned tensors while preserving
the existing dtype, device, contiguity, and size validation.
Apply the same fix in `@b12x/comm/pcie/pcie_twoshot_bf16.py` around lines 466 -
472: Covers the missing validation of caller-provided outputs across all three
collective paths.
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| # The bf16 NCCL ring rounds after every hop; the two-shot rounds once. | ||
| ref = x.clone() | ||
| dist.all_reduce(ref) | ||
| assert (out.float() - exact).abs().max() <= (ref.float() - exact).abs().max() + 1e-5 |
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NVIDIA NCCL documentation NCCL_ALGO unset automatic algorithm selection all_reduce
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When the NCCL_ALGO environment variable is unset, NCCL automatically selects the available algorithms based on the node topology and GPU architecture [1][2]. NCCL does not follow a simple, static rule for this selection [3]. Instead, it employs an internal tuning model that evaluates multiple combinations of algorithms (such as Ring, Tree, and CollNet) and communication protocols (such as LL, LL128, and Simple) [4][3]. For a given operation and data size, NCCL estimates the expected performance of these combinations based on the network and compute environment and selects the one calculated to provide the lowest latency or highest performance [4][3]. Because the chosen algorithm depends on complex factors—including the number of nodes, number of GPUs per node, intra-node/inter-node bandwidth, and the specific size of the data being transferred—it may change dynamically even within a single application [3][5]. If you need to observe which algorithm and protocol NCCL is selecting during execution, you can use the following environment variables to increase debug verbosity [5]: NCCL_DEBUG=INFO NCCL_DEBUG_SUBSYS=INIT,ENV,TUNING Note that the algorithm and protocol selection can be manually constrained by setting NCCL_ALGO and NCCL_PROTO, but doing so overrides the automatic tuning model [1][5].
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.nvidia.com/deeplearning/nccl/user-guide/docs/env.html?highlight=nccl_algo
- 2: https://docs.nvidia.com/deeplearning/nccl/archives/nccl_2262/user-guide/docs/env.html
- 3: GitHub issue 754 in NVIDIA/nccl (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 4: GitHub issue 457 in NVIDIA/nccl (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 5: GitHub issue 1444 in NVIDIA/nccl (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
Constrain NCCL algorithm selection before using the ring comparison.
dist.all_reduce(ref) does not set NCCL_ALGO, and the documented launch does not set it either. NCCL may therefore select a non-ring algorithm. Remove the ring-specific comparison, or set and record NCCL_ALGO=Ring before dist.init_process_group(). The FP32 gathered oracle already validates the result.
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In `@tests/comm/test_pcie_twoshot_bf16.py` around lines 72 - 75, Update the test
around the reference all_reduce in test_pcie_twoshot_bf16.py to avoid assuming
NCCL selected the ring algorithm: remove the ring-specific comparison against
ref, or ensure NCCL_ALGO=Ring is set and recorded before
dist.init_process_group(). Keep the FP32 gathered oracle as the result
validation.
Source: Coding guidelines
| for rows in ROWS: | ||
| if rows % world == 0 and rows <= MAX_ROWS: | ||
| _check_all_reduce(pool, rank, world, rows, step) |
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Exercise the accepted MAX_ROWS boundary.
The default ROWS values stop at 256, but default MAX_ROWS is 512. The rejection at Lines 108-110 checks only a value above capacity. A failure in the supported maximum-row path can pass this test.
Proposed fix
for step in range(3): # exercises the double-buffered staging slots
for rows in ROWS:
if rows % world == 0 and rows <= MAX_ROWS:
_check_all_reduce(pool, rank, world, rows, step)
+ _check_all_reduce(pool, rank, world, MAX_ROWS, step=3)
_check_graph_capture(pool, rank, world)As per coding guidelines, “Correctness gates come before performance claims” and require “boundary behavior.” As per path instructions, “test supported/unsupported world sizes, boundary shapes, device-free validation, graph replay, and double-buffer slot behavior.”
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| for rows in ROWS: | |
| if rows % world == 0 and rows <= MAX_ROWS: | |
| _check_all_reduce(pool, rank, world, rows, step) | |
| for rows in ROWS: | |
| if rows % world == 0 and rows <= MAX_ROWS: | |
| _check_all_reduce(pool, rank, world, rows, step) | |
| _check_all_reduce(pool, rank, world, MAX_ROWS, step=3) |
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In `@tests/comm/test_pcie_twoshot_bf16.py` around lines 140 - 142, Update the ROWS
test data or iteration logic used by the test around _check_all_reduce so it
includes MAX_ROWS (512 by default) when that boundary is divisible by world,
while retaining the existing above-capacity rejection coverage and divisibility
filtering.
Sources: Coding guidelines, Path instructions
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Superseded by #290. The replacement preserves MadeBy561 as the implementation author and adds the verified tensor, alignment, capacity, and NCCL ring contract checks. Closing this pull request keeps a single merge candidate. |
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Purpose
Add
PCIeTwoShotBF16, a lossless bf16 two-shot all-reduce for TP decode payloads above the one-shot ceiling (tens of KB) and below the DMA ring floor (MB), where the NCCL ring is the incumbent today.Behavior
accepts()requires a contiguous bf16 tensor whose element count is a multiple ofrow_elems * world_sizeand at mostmax_rowsrows; world sizes 2, 4 and 8. The fp8 two-shot (pcie_twoshot.py) is untouched.runtime.capture()aroundtorch.cuda.graph, and replays of graphs captured from one instance stay serialized.Validation
Correctness, four RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (PCIe), run inside the GLM-5.3 serving image:
For every row count and three staging-slot rotations the test checks the one-bf16-rounding bound against the exact fp32 sum of the all-gathered inputs, that the two-shot error never exceeds the NCCL ring's, determinism across repeated calls,
accepts()rejections (dtype, row width, row count, capacity), and that a captured graph replays bitwise equal to the eager result three times. The device-free layout test runs under pytest.Timing (graph replay, 4096-element bf16 rows, 512 threads, two-shot vs NCCL ring, microseconds):
Both reach the same ~15 GB/s per-GPU fabric ceiling at 1 MB and above, so the useful window ends at 768 KB. The earlier push-mode port of the fp8 structure measured 1.3 ms at 2 MB (remote posted writes) and was discarded in favour of this pull design.
Precision: measured maximum error against the exact fp32 sum 0.0625 at row magnitude ~16 (one bf16 half-ulp) versus 0.14 to 0.17 for the NCCL bf16 ring on the same inputs.
Serving impact (GLM-5.3-Flash NVFP4 target, MXFP8 DFlash2 K7 draft, TP4, 98 decode all-reduces per verifier step, with the vLLM dispatch that routes 84 KB to 768 KB payloads here): the all-reduce drops from 41.7 to 32.8 us at 512 KB (concurrency 8) and from 54.5 to 44.5 us at 768 KB (concurrency 12), about 1 ms of a 31 to 36 ms step; measured C8 259.9 to 267.7 verifier steps/s (+3.0%, 620 to 659 output tok/s) and C12 307 to 315 (+2.6%, 788 to 801 tok/s) from this route alone, +7.2% and +20.8% together with the exact 96/192 graph sizes and the SM120 mHC split policy it shipped with. C1 (64 KB, one-shot) and C30 (1.97 MB, ring) payloads are outside the window and unchanged.
The vLLM dispatch is a separate pull request on
local-inference-lab/vllm.Generated with Claude Code; the submitter reviewed the change and ran the validation on the listed hardware.