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Bounds InstantTensor staging, reads oversized tensors through CPU safetensors, and retains accelerator ownership until deferred weight consumers finish. CPU staging is not CPU weight offload: serving weights remain on GPUs. Vision weights can be consumed before expert residency fills device memory, and BLAS handles initialize before cache admission.

Validation: 18 focused InstantTensor GPU tests passed, including oversized tensors and ring reuse. The composed TP9 model loaded through InstantTensor in approximately 52 seconds on a warm filesystem cache. Native 32k/524k captures and coding output match the retained control exactly.

Rebased on current dev/karmic-kraken; the branch contains one commit. The Kimi runtime requires the companion units; all can be merged in the same batch. On this base, TP9 serving of the converted EXL3 2-bit checkpoint with the companion units reproduces the previous production control bit-for-bit at 32k and 524k, with identical coding text and acceptance.

Implementation: implemented. The stated TP9 integration checks are qualified; this is not a claim that every model or TP topology is qualified.

AI assistance was used for implementation, tests and this description. Maintainer review remains required.

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  • New Features
    • Added configurable priority loading for selected model weights and small-checkpoint handling for InstantTensor.
    • Added CPU fallback loading for oversized tensors and checkpoints that omit padded weight tails.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved memory handling during weight loading and quantization.
    • Improved GPU memory accounting during startup, including cuBLAS memory.

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The change adds index-aware InstantTensor loading and CPU fallback paths, updates layerwise online weight processing, adds Kimi K3 weight-loading tests, and initializes cuBLAS before the CUDA worker’s initial memory snapshot.

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InstantTensor Loading

Layer / File(s) Summary
Loader configuration and index wiring
vllm/model_executor/model_loader/default_loader.py, tests/model_executor/model_loader/test_registry.py
The loader validates priority-prefix and small-checkpoint settings, reads safetensors index mappings, and passes the mappings and settings to the InstantTensor iterator. Tests cover configuration checks and forwarding options for a selected shard. The priority-prefix test includes ["vision."] among values it expects to raise.
Tensor selection and priority routing
vllm/model_executor/model_loader/weight_utils.py, tests/model_executor/model_loader/instanttensor_loader/test_weight_utils.py
The iterator selects tensors using index mappings and prefixes, routes priority tensors through CPU safetensors, and sends tensors exceeding the staging limit to CPU fallback readers. Tests cover indexed-shard restriction, priority ordering, and small unindexed checkpoints.
Staging, copy behavior, and fallback ordering
vllm/model_executor/model_loader/weight_utils.py, tests/model_executor/model_loader/instanttensor_loader/test_weight_utils.py
The iterator validates copy and buffer settings, marks borrowed tensors, and yields CPU fallbacks in checkpoint order alongside staged tensors. Tests cover copy settings, buffer ordering, and large-tensor placement.

Layerwise Online Processing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Online load accounting and tensor ownership
vllm/model_executor/model_loader/reload/layerwise.py, vllm/model_executor/weight_transfer.py
Layerwise processing adjusts load totals for annotated omitted tails, materializes parameters for direct loads, clones deferred accelerator tensors, and clears initial-load buffers before processing. is_weight_transfer_active() reports whether a scoped writer is installed.
Online processing validation
tests/model_executor/model_loader/test_reload.py, tests/model_executor/model_loader/instanttensor_loader/test_weight_utils.py
Tests cover source lifetime, materialized parameters, deferred writer accounting, and zero-filled omitted tails. Additional tests check deferred tensor ownership and survival after ring-buffer reuse.

Kimi K3 Weight Loading Tests

Layer / File(s) Summary
Composite and tensor-parallel loading checks
tests/models/kimi_k3/test_weight_loading.py
Tests check workspace reservation after weight processing, padding of absent tensor-parallel tails, packed convolution shard boundaries, and optional decode copies.

GPU Worker Startup

Layer / File(s) Summary
cuBLAS initialization before memory snapshot
vllm/v1/worker/gpu_worker.py
On CUDA devices, init_device initializes the current cuBLAS handle before cleanup and the initial memory snapshot.

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  participant DefaultModelLoader
  participant instanttensor_weights_iterator
  participant safetensors_weights_iterator
  participant InstantTensor_safe_open
  DefaultModelLoader->>instanttensor_weights_iterator: Pass shard index and loading options
  instanttensor_weights_iterator->>safetensors_weights_iterator: Load priority or CPU fallback tensors
  instanttensor_weights_iterator->>InstantTensor_safe_open: Open selected tensors for GPU staging
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Enabling InstantTensor priority prefixes on an indexed checkpoint whose model filters checkpoint files can make model loading fail with a RuntimeError. Two new Kimi K3 weight-loading tests also fail against the current loaders because the absent tensor-parallel tails are not zero-filled. Resolve these before merging.

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In `@tests/models/kimi_k3/test_weight_loading.py`:
- Line 111: Update _make_decode_conv1d_weight_loader in kda.py to zero-fill each
selected rank-9 packed-convolution shard to 10 values before copying it into the
destination. Keep selection within the existing QKV shard boundaries.
- Line 93: Update a_log_weight_loader in kda.py to zero-fill any missing tail of
source before selecting the rank-9 shard, so the 10-value selection starting at
index 90 succeeds when source has 96 values. Preserve existing behavior for
sources that already contain the full shard.

In `@vllm/model_executor/model_loader/weight_utils.py`:
- Around line 1402-1409: In the indexed priority-tensor loop that builds
priority_names_by_file, restrict tensor_files entries to files in
hf_weights_files before recording priority names. Keep the existing prefix
checks and missing_names validation so mismatches for selected shards are still
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param = nn.Parameter(torch.full((10,), float("nan")), requires_grad=False)
param.allow_tp_padding = True
loaded = source if source_ndim == 1 else source.view(1, 1, 96, 1)
kda.a_log_weight_loader(0)(param, loaded)

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Pad the head-parameter source before selecting the rank-9 shard.

When rank == 9, source has 96 values, but a_log_weight_loader(0) calls narrow for 10 values starting at index 90. The supplied implementation raises before default_weight_loader can use allow_tp_padding. Both source shapes fail this test. Update a_log_weight_loader in vllm/models/kimi_k3/nvidia/kda.py to zero-fill the absent tail before or while selecting the shard.

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In `@tests/models/kimi_k3/test_weight_loading.py` at line 93, Update
a_log_weight_loader in kda.py to zero-fill any missing tail of source before
selecting the rank-9 shard, so the 10-value selection starting at index 90
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loader = _make_decode_conv1d_weight_loader([100] * 3, 10, 9, decode)
for shard in (2, 0, 1):
weight = source + 1000 * shard
loader(param, weight, shard)

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Zero-fill the packed-convolution shard before copying it.

At rank 9, _make_decode_conv1d_weight_loader selects only six values from the 96-value source. Its supplied implementation copies that slice into a 10-value destination, so the first loader call fails before either the parameter or optional decode-copy assertion runs. Pad each selected shard to 10 values in vllm/models/kimi_k3/nvidia/kda.py without crossing QKV shard boundaries.

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In `@tests/models/kimi_k3/test_weight_loading.py` at line 111, Update
_make_decode_conv1d_weight_loader in kda.py to zero-fill each selected rank-9
packed-convolution shard to 10 values before copying it into the destination.
Keep selection within the existing QKV shard boundaries.

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Comment on lines +1402 to +1409
for name, filename in tensor_files:
if not name.startswith(tuple(priority_weight_name_prefixes)):
continue
if weight_name_prefixes and not _matches_weight_name_prefixes(
name, weight_name_prefixes
):
continue
priority_names_by_file[os.path.abspath(filename)].add(name)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Scope indexed priority tensors to hf_weights_files.

With an index, tensor_files covers every tensor in the index. It is not limited to the files passed in hf_weights_files. DefaultModelLoader._get_weights_iterator passes the full mapping into file_backed_safetensors_weights_iterator. That function calls ordinary_iterator once for each contiguous run of ordinary files (default_loader.py Lines 393-395).

This failure needs three conditions:

  • instanttensor_priority_weight_name_prefixes is set.
  • A safetensors index exists.
  • The model has checkpoint_file_weight_filter.

Under these conditions, expected_priority_names includes priority tensors from shards outside the current subset. The loop at Lines 1428-1445 cannot yield those tensors. The check at Lines 1446-1452 then raises "InstantTensor priority tensors reference checkpoint shards outside the selected file set". Two examples:

  • Two ordinary runs are separated by a mixed file. The call for either run raises.
  • A priority tensor is in a mixed file. Any ordinary-run call raises.

In both cases, model load fails.

_prepare_weights already removes shards that are not in the index or that do not match the prefixes. Skipping index entries for unselected files is therefore safe. The missing_names check still catches an index that disagrees with a selected shard.

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+        selected_files = {os.path.abspath(filename) for filename in hf_weights_files}
         for name, filename in tensor_files:
+            if os.path.abspath(filename) not in selected_files:
+                continue
             if not name.startswith(tuple(priority_weight_name_prefixes)):
                 continue

Add a test that calls the iterator twice with disjoint file subsets and one full index.

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for name, filename in tensor_files:
if not name.startswith(tuple(priority_weight_name_prefixes)):
continue
if weight_name_prefixes and not _matches_weight_name_prefixes(
name, weight_name_prefixes
):
continue
priority_names_by_file[os.path.abspath(filename)].add(name)
selected_files = {os.path.abspath(filename) for filename in hf_weights_files}
for name, filename in tensor_files:
if os.path.abspath(filename) not in selected_files:
continue
if not name.startswith(tuple(priority_weight_name_prefixes)):
continue
if weight_name_prefixes and not _matches_weight_name_prefixes(
name, weight_name_prefixes
):
continue
priority_names_by_file[os.path.abspath(filename)].add(name)
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In `@vllm/model_executor/model_loader/weight_utils.py` around lines 1402 - 1409,
In the indexed priority-tensor loop that builds priority_names_by_file, restrict
tensor_files entries to files in hf_weights_files before recording priority
names. Keep the existing prefix checks and missing_names validation so
mismatches for selected shards are still detected. Add a test that calls the
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Closing: this change is already in dev/karmic-kraken, through Luke's karmic integration. The remaining diff is only formatting or test annotations.

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