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fix(grpc_servicer): read SGLang's renamed prefill queue counter in GetLoads - #2458

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Problem

SGLang's DisaggregationMetrics (in sglang/srt/managers/load_snapshot.py, on 0.5.18 and on current main) names the prefill queue counter prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs. The gateway proto and the servicer still use prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs, so _convert_loads_to_protobuf dereferenced an attribute that does not exist. Whenever a snapshot carries a disaggregation section, every GetLoads call fails:

Unexpected [AttributeError] raised by servicer method [/sglang.grpc.scheduler.SglangScheduler/GetLoads]
  File ".../grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/servicer.py", line 152, in _convert_loads_to_protobuf
    prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs=result.disaggregation.prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs,
AttributeError: 'DisaggregationMetrics' object has no attribute 'prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs'. Did you mean: 'decode_prealloc_queue_reqs'?

(seen repeatedly, once per load poll, in the e2e-1gpu-chat (sglang) log of run 34160176067.) For disaggregated SGLang workers this means the gateway never receives a load report, and load-aware routing silently falls back to in-flight counting. Nothing in the e2e suite asserts that load reports arrive, so the lanes stayed green.

Solution

  • Move the snapshot conversion into smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/loads.py, a module with no engine imports, and map the prefill queue counter from whichever attribute the running SGLang exposes (prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs first, the legacy prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs second).
  • Add grpc_servicer/tests/test_sglang_get_loads.py, which loads the module by path (the sglang package __init__ imports the engine) and pins both spellings plus the regular-worker case where the section is absent.

Changes

  • grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/loads.py: new module, convert_loads_to_protobuf() moved here with the tolerant field lookup.
  • grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/servicer.py: imports the moved function; the unused LoadSnapshot import goes.
  • grpc_servicer/tests/test_sglang_get_loads.py: three unit tests.

Test Plan

  • pytest grpc_servicer/tests in a venv with smg_grpc_proto installed: 111 passed, 5 skipped (the three new tests included; without the fix the first test raises the AttributeError above).
  • ruff check / ruff format clean on the touched files.
  • e2e-2gpu-pd (sglang) on this PR exercises the real path; a follow-up e2e assertion that every gRPC worker reports loads is planned separately.
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  • cargo +nightly fmt passes (no Rust changes)
  • cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings passes (no Rust changes)
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…tLoads

SGLang renamed the prefill pre-allocation queue counter in its load
snapshot to prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs while the gateway proto kept
prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs. The servicer read the old attribute, so every
GetLoads from a prefill or decode worker raised AttributeError and the
gateway never received load reports from disaggregated SGLang workers.

The snapshot conversion moves into an engine-free module that maps
whichever attribute the running SGLang exposes, and a unit test pins both
spellings plus the regular-worker case.

Signed-off-by: Alex McC <319643551+hello-alexmcc@users.noreply.github.com>
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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved load metric reporting for SGLang workers, including request totals, token activity, throughput, utilization, memory, queue, and related runtime metrics.
    • Added compatibility for updated and legacy prefill queue metric names.
    • Ensured disaggregation metrics are reported only for applicable workers.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for disaggregated workers, legacy queue metrics, request total calculations, and regular worker reporting.

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The change adds a shared SGLang LoadSnapshot to SchedulerLoad converter. It preserves optional metric sections, supports renamed prefill queue fields, updates GetLoads, and adds conversion tests.

SGLang Load Conversion

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared load conversion
grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/loads.py
The new converter maps core, memory, speculative decoding, LoRA, and queue metrics into SchedulerLoad.
Disaggregation compatibility
grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/loads.py, grpc_servicer/tests/test_sglang_get_loads.py
The converter supports bootstrap and legacy prefill queue attributes. Tests verify request totals and conditional disaggregation output.
Servicer integration
grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/servicer.py
GetLoads uses the shared converter, and the private conversion helper is removed.

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GetLoads now supports both SGLang prefill queue field names, restoring load reporting for disaggregated workers. The intended preference for the current field is not directly regression-tested when both fields are present, creating low readiness risk.

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65-73: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

🟡 Nit: Test current-field precedence.

Add a case where prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs and prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs both exist with different values. Assert that the converter emits prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs. This protects the required current-first compatibility behavior.

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In `@grpc_servicer/tests/test_sglang_get_loads.py` around lines 65 - 73, Add a
test for convert_loads_to_protobuf where prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs and
prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs are both set to different values, and assert the
emitted prefill queue field uses prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs. Preserve the
existing assertions and compatibility coverage.

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In `@grpc_servicer/tests/test_sglang_get_loads.py`:
- Around line 65-73: Add a test for convert_loads_to_protobuf where
prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs and prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs are both set to
different values, and assert the emitted prefill queue field uses
prefill_bootstrap_queue_reqs. Preserve the existing assertions and compatibility
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🟡 Nit: The default=0 makes the next rename silent instead of loud.

Today's bug was findable precisely because it raised AttributeError on every poll. With this fallback, if SGLang renames the counter a third time, prefill_prealloc_queue_reqs becomes 0 and the gateway computes prefill_queue_reqs = 0 + prefill_inflight_queue_reqs (crates/grpc_client/src/sglang_scheduler.rs:804), so a prefill worker with a deep bootstrap queue looks under-loaded and load-aware PD routing skews toward it — the same invisible degradation this PR fixes, minus the error that made it detectable.

Consider logging a warning (once) when none of names is present, so the fallback leaves a trace:

    for name in names:
        if hasattr(obj, name):
            return getattr(obj, name)
    logger.warning("none of %s present on %s; reporting %r", names, type(obj).__name__, default)
    return default

The fallback path also isn't covered by the new tests — a third case with neither attribute set would pin it.

prefill_inflight_queue_reqs=disaggregation.prefill_inflight_queue_reqs,
decode_prealloc_queue_reqs=disaggregation.decode_prealloc_queue_reqs,
decode_transfer_queue_reqs=disaggregation.decode_transfer_queue_reqs,
decode_retracted_queue_reqs=disaggregation.decode_retracted_queue_reqs,

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🟡 Nit: Only the prefill counter is read tolerantly; the other seven attributes on the same struct are still direct dereferences, so any one of them being renamed or not-yet-added in a given SGLang build reintroduces the exact same outage (every GetLoads fails → no load reports from PD workers at all). decode_retracted_queue_reqs is the newest of these and the likeliest next casualty.

Since the whole section is optional metadata, a fail-soft read of the section would bound the blast radius — e.g. route all eight through _first_attr (single-name tuples for the stable ones), or wrap the CopyFrom in try/except AttributeError with a warning and leave the section unset. That way a rename degrades one field or one section instead of killing the whole load report.

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