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Motivation

The prefix_hash policy is tunable from the Rust CLI (--prefix-token-count, --prefix-hash-load-factor) but not through the Python bindings: the PyO3 Router constructor hardcodes prefix_token_count: 256, load_factor: 1.25 when building the policy config, and the launcher exposes no flags. Deployments that start the router through the Python launcher therefore cannot size the hash window.

The window size is not a nicety — it decides whether the policy works at all. With a shared system prompt longer than the window (256 tokens is smaller than most), every request hashes the system prompt alone, all conversations collapse onto one ring point, and bounded-load walking degrades the policy to least-load with extra steps. The window must exceed the shared prefix so distinct conversations hash apart.

Modifications

  • bindings/python/src/lib.rs: prefix_token_count and prefix_hash_load_factor become Router constructor parameters (defaults unchanged: 256 / 1.25) and feed PolicyConfig::PrefixHash instead of hardcoded literals.
  • bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py: new --prefix-token-count and --prefix-hash-load-factor flags (respecting the router- prefix mode); dataclass fields flow through from_cli_args and Router.from_args automatically.
  • bindings/python/src/smg/router.py: docstring entries for both parameters.

No changes to model_gateway or the policy itself; defaults are byte-identical, so existing launches behave the same.

Test Plan

  • cargo +nightly fmt --all — clean
  • cargo build -p smg-python — compiles
  • ruff check --fix / ruff format (pre-commit pins v0.15.0) — clean, no diffs
  • python -m py_compile on the touched launcher files
  • pytest tests/test_arg_parser.py -k PrefixHash — 3 passed (defaults, explicit flags, --router-prefix-* variant) against the built extension
  • New parameters appended after all existing ones on every surface (dataclass, #[pyo3(signature)], fn new), so positional callers are unaffected

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  • bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py
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  • New Features

    • Added configurable prefix token counts and prefix-hash load factors for routing.
    • Exposed these settings through the Python API, configuration options, and command-line interface.
    • Added documentation describing the new routing options.
    • Preserved existing behavior with default values for both settings.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for default values and command-line parsing of prefix-hash settings.

Walkthrough

The PR adds configurable prefix-hash token-count and load-factor parameters to Python router arguments and constructors. The Rust router stores these values and passes them to PrefixHash instead of using fixed constants.

Changes

Prefix-hash configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Python configuration inputs
bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py, bindings/python/src/smg/router.py, bindings/python/tests/test_arg_parser.py
Adds typed router fields, CLI options, defaults, constructor documentation, and parser tests for prefix_token_count and prefix_hash_load_factor.
Rust router parameter propagation
bindings/python/src/lib.rs
Adds constructor parameters, stores them in Router, and uses them to configure PrefixHash.

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

Mergeability Score: 🔵 Low · up to d83cd

The new Python controls preserve existing defaults, but unified launcher configurations may silently ignore unprefixed values, and non-finite load factors may weaken load balancing and concentrate traffic on workers. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness and follow-up on argument precedence and finite-value validation.

Possibly related PRs

  • smg-project/smg#1589: Modifies the same router argument configuration for the prefix_hash policy.
  • smg-project/smg#1729: Modifies Python router configuration interfaces to expose and forward a routing option.

Suggested reviewers: catherinesue, gongwei-130

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Clean, well-scoped change. Reviewed all three files:

  • lib.rs: Hardcoded prefix_token_count: 256 / load_factor: 1.25 replaced with constructor parameters; defaults match originals, types match Rust config (usize / f64).
  • router_args.py: Dataclass fields + argparse flags added; auto-plumbing through from_cli_args (field iteration) and from_args (vars(args).copy()) works correctly.
  • router.py: Docstrings are accurate.

Rust-side validation (prefix_token_count > 0, load_factor >= 1.0) already covers invalid inputs — no Python-side validation needed, consistent with existing parameters.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py (1)

392-403: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | 🏗️ Heavy lift

🟡 Follow-up — Make prefix-mode precedence explicit and test both CLI forms. Define the relationship between --prefix-* and --router-prefix-* values, since concrete defaults on prefixed options can mask fallback values when both forms are supported. Add tests covering defaults, each flag form, precedence, and the values passed into PrefixHash.

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In `@bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py` around lines 392 - 403, Extend
end-to-end coverage for the RouterArgs prefix-token-count and
prefix-hash-load-factor options: verify defaults of 256 and 1.25, acceptance of
--prefix-* flags, precedence of --router-prefix-* values over fallback values,
and propagation of the configured values into PrefixHash. Use the existing
RouterArgs and PrefixHash test paths and ensure the relevant test suite passes.

Apply the same fix in `@bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py` around lines 392 -
403.

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Inline comments:
In `@bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py`:
- Around line 64-65: Preserve append-only positional compatibility by moving
prefix_token_count and prefix_hash_load_factor to the end of RouterArgs in
bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py, and moving the corresponding defaults in
the #[pyo3(signature)] declaration and parameters in fn new to the end in
bindings/python/src/lib.rs at lines 898-899 and 1031-1032. Keep their names,
types, defaults, and behavior unchanged.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py`:
- Around line 392-403: Extend end-to-end coverage for the RouterArgs
prefix-token-count and prefix-hash-load-factor options: verify defaults of 256
and 1.25, acceptance of --prefix-* flags, precedence of --router-prefix-* values
over fallback values, and propagation of the configured values into PrefixHash.
Use the existing RouterArgs and PrefixHash test paths and ensure the relevant
test suite passes.

Apply the same fix in `@bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py` around lines 392 -
403.
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Comment thread bindings/python/src/smg/router_args.py Outdated
The Rust CLI already accepts --prefix-token-count and
--prefix-hash-load-factor, but the PyO3 Router constructor hardcoded
prefix_token_count=256 and load_factor=1.25, so deployments launched
through the Python bindings could not tune the prefix_hash policy at
all. A 256-token window is smaller than typical shared system
prompts, which makes every request hash to the same ring point and
degrades the policy to least-load.

Add both as Router constructor parameters (defaults unchanged) and as
launcher flags; RouterArgs dataclass fields flow through from_cli_args
and Router.from_args automatically. Both surfaces append the new
parameters after all existing ones so positional callers are
unaffected.

Signed-off-by: Simo Lin <25425177+slin1237@users.noreply.github.com>
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