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optimize gdn gating and fused_qkvzba_split_reshape_cat#306

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optimize gdn gating and fused_qkvzba_split_reshape_cat#306
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This pull request focuses on enhancing the performance of specific computational blocks within the sgl_kernel_npu library. It introduces a new NPU-optimized Triton kernel for fused GDN gating, which is crucial for certain neural network architectures. Additionally, a utility function is added to simplify and optimize the complex tensor manipulations involved in splitting and reshaping QKVZBA components, contributing to overall efficiency in attention mechanisms.

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  • NPU Optimized GDN Gating: A new Triton-accelerated kernel, fused_gdn_gating_kernel, and its Python wrapper, fused_gdn_gating_npu, have been added to perform fused Generalized Divisive Normalization (GDN) gating operations specifically optimized for Neural Processing Units (NPUs).
  • QKVZBA Tensor Utility: A new utility function, fused_qkvzba_split_reshape_cat_torch, has been introduced to efficiently split, reshape, and concatenate complex QKVZBA tensors, streamlining the processing of attention-related components.

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Code Review

This pull request introduces optimizations for GDN gating and a utility function for tensor manipulation. My review focuses on improving performance, correctness, and code clarity.

In fused_gdn_gating.py, I've identified a potential performance bottleneck in the Triton kernel's grid configuration that could lead to serial processing of batches. I've suggested a more robust grid setup and corresponding kernel changes to ensure proper parallelization. I also pointed out minor issues like an import inside a function and confusing output tensor shapes.

In utils.py, the new fused_qkvzba_split_reshape_cat_torch function is well-structured. I've suggested using torch.split to make the tensor splitting logic more concise and readable.

Overall, the changes are good, but addressing the performance issue in the Triton kernel is important.

@iforgetmyname iforgetmyname merged commit ea4949d into sgl-project:main Jan 7, 2026
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oagniqgnat added a commit to oagniqgnat/sgl-kernel-npu that referenced this pull request Jan 8, 2026
* upstream/main:
  optimize gdn gating and fused_qkvzba_split_reshape_cat (sgl-project#306)
  fix layout numTokensPerExpertTensor partial Initialization bug (sgl-project#303)
  Supplement A2 doc, software and hardware compatibility info (sgl-project#294)
  Added an environment variable to control whether to enable the Combine Ant Migration feature. (sgl-project#304)
  Support build with cann 8.5 (sgl-project#283)
  LoRA: Optimization LoRA kernels and refactoring (sgl-project#284)
  fix a2 single combine aclnn params
  Resolving the UB out-of-bounds issue caused by A2 dual-machine mixed operation (sgl-project#288)
  fix notify magic auto-increment bug (sgl-project#291)
  split_qkv_rmsnorm_rope bugfix (sgl-project#290)
  Optimize prepare_lens by removing device transfer (sgl-project#289)
zzx-study added a commit to zzx-study/sgl-kernel-npu that referenced this pull request Jan 9, 2026
…pu-old into bugfix

* 'a3_topk-1' of https://github.com/luanyundu/sgl-kernel-npu-old:
  fix dispatch_layout to support topk -1 feature
  optimize gdn gating and fused_qkvzba_split_reshape_cat (sgl-project#306)
  fix layout numTokensPerExpertTensor partial Initialization bug (sgl-project#303)
  Supplement A2 doc, software and hardware compatibility info (sgl-project#294)
  Added an environment variable to control whether to enable the Combine Ant Migration feature. (sgl-project#304)
  Support build with cann 8.5 (sgl-project#283)
  LoRA: Optimization LoRA kernels and refactoring (sgl-project#284)
  fix a2 single combine aclnn params
  Resolving the UB out-of-bounds issue caused by A2 dual-machine mixed operation (sgl-project#288)
  fix notify magic auto-increment bug (sgl-project#291)
  split_qkv_rmsnorm_rope bugfix (sgl-project#290)
  Optimize prepare_lens by removing device transfer (sgl-project#289)
  Fix the performance degradation issue of the single-wheel operation in Ant Moving. (sgl-project#287)
  modify split_qkv_rmsnorm_rope (sgl-project#282)
zhuyutong332 added a commit to zhuyutong332/sgl-kernel-npu that referenced this pull request Jan 14, 2026
* upstream/main:
  fix little batchsize and int8 quant on ci (sgl-project#302)
  optimize sinks attention (sgl-project#260)
  add swiglu_oai_triton (sgl-project#270)
  update tag to 2026.01.12 (sgl-project#312)
  feat:add performance compare (sgl-project#311)
  support add_gemma_rms_norm (sgl-project#310)
  optimize gdn gating and fused_qkvzba_split_reshape_cat (sgl-project#306)
  fix layout numTokensPerExpertTensor partial Initialization bug (sgl-project#303)
  Supplement A2 doc, software and hardware compatibility info (sgl-project#294)
  Added an environment variable to control whether to enable the Combine Ant Migration feature. (sgl-project#304)
@RuixuanZhang06 RuixuanZhang06 deleted the qwen3-next branch January 22, 2026 02:35
AndyKong2020 pushed a commit to AndyKong2020/sgl-kernel-npu that referenced this pull request Mar 24, 2026
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