[EPD] Add ECMooncakeConnector for encoder cache over Mooncake TransferEngine - #41567
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This pull request implements the ECMooncakeConnector, enabling RDMA-backed encoder-cache transfers via the Mooncake TransferEngine for disaggregated vLLM deployments. The implementation includes a new connector class, factory registration, and comprehensive integration tests. Feedback highlights critical performance and resource management concerns: the inefficient per-item initialization of ZMQ resources, a memory leak caused by the lack of a cleanup strategy for registered tensors, and the introduction of synchronous HTTP calls within the scheduler's critical path.
| ctx = zmq.Context() | ||
| sock = ctx.socket(zmq.REQ) | ||
| sock.setsockopt(zmq.RCVTIMEO, 120_000) | ||
| sock.connect(spec.producer_zmq) | ||
| try: | ||
| sock.send_json(pull) | ||
| resp = sock.recv_json() | ||
| finally: | ||
| sock.close(linger=0) | ||
| ctx.term() |
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Creating a new ZMQ context and socket for every item in metadata.loads is extremely inefficient. ZMQ contexts are heavy resources that should be initialized once (e.g., in __init__) and reused across the lifetime of the connector. Furthermore, if multiple items are being pulled from the same producer, you should reuse the socket instead of repeatedly connecting and disconnecting.
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| raise RuntimeError("Mooncake EC batch_register_memory failed on producer.") | ||
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| self._tensor_by_hash[mm_hash] = tensor |
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The _tensor_by_hash dictionary in the producer grows indefinitely as new multimodal items are processed, and tensors are registered with the TransferEngine (via batch_register_memory) without ever being unregistered. This leads to both a Python memory leak and a leak of registered memory resources on the RDMA device. You should implement a cleanup strategy to evict items from _tensor_by_hash and unregister them when they are no longer needed (e.g., by leveraging the free_encoder_mm_hashes provided by the scheduler).
| assert self._remote_registry_url is not None | ||
| url = self._remote_registry_url.rstrip("/") + f"/ec/info/{identifier}" | ||
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| r = httpx.get(url, timeout=5.0) |
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Performing a synchronous HTTP GET request in has_cache_item is a major performance bottleneck because this method runs within the scheduler's critical path. This blocks the entire scheduling loop for up to 5 seconds per multimodal item if the registry is slow or unreachable. At a minimum, you should use a persistent httpx.Client initialized in __init__ to avoid the overhead of creating a new connection pool for every call, and consider a shorter timeout or an asynchronous status tracking mechanism.
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Is the change in this file related to ECMooncakeConnector?
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Please separate the unrelated changes into a new PR.
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Thanks for the great work. Maybe we can move forward together with #47302. |
Signed-off-by: Tianyu Guo <guoty@inferact.ai>
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289-307: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winReject a cancellation that names a different encoding.
Line 289 finds a record by
transfer_id, but this method ignores the suppliedmm_hash. If request B collides with request A's transfer ID,wait_for_eventrejects B. When B reachesrequest_finished, its_queue_cancelcall can still transition A's record toCANCELLEDand cancel A's remote reservation.Check the hash before the state transition. Keep ID-only cancellation valid for expiry and orphan cleanup.
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record = self._records.get(transfer_id) if record is None: record = SchedulerTransfer( transfer_id=transfer_id, request_id=request_id, mm_hash=mm_hash, state=SchedulerTransferState.WAITING_EVENT, spec=None, deadline=None, ) self._insert(record) + elif mm_hash and not self._identity_matches(record, mm_hash): + self._refuse_colliding_id(record, mm_hash, request_id) + return False if record.state in {🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@examples/disaggregated/disaggregated_encoder/disagg_epd_proxy.py`:
- Line 386: Update the no-rewrite path so raw decode requests still receive
encoder handles and matching ec_items transfer entries. Build a fresh
ec_transfer_params mapping by independently merging both values, without relying
on item_uuids or rewrite_for_decode, while preserving rewritten behavior. Add a
--no-rewrite test verifying the decoder receives the encoder handle and
{mm_hash, transfer_id} data.
- Line 537: Update the keepalive_timeout calculation in the disaggregated
encoder proxy so pooled connections always use a value strictly below a positive
server_keep_alive; disable pooling when the configured timeout is too small to
satisfy that constraint. Preserve valid pooling behavior for larger values and
add coverage for server_keep_alive equal to 1.
In `@vllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/config.py`:
- Line 109: Update ConsumerControlServer’s control endpoint setup to use the
repository’s IPv6-aware host formatting and socket configuration for both bind
endpoints, including bracketed IPv6 literals and enabling ZMQ_IPV6 when ec_ip is
IPv6. Preserve existing behavior for IPv4 and locate the changes around the
control_host assignment and both bind calls.
In `@vllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/control.py`:
- Around line 213-218: Update EventInbox.drain() to catch and discard only
JSON/frame decode errors, while returning immediately for zmq.ContextTerminated
and other zmq.ZMQError transport failures; ensure EventInbox.close() clears
_socket after closing so an active drain cannot retry a closed socket, and add a
regression test covering close during drain.
In `@vllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/producer.py`:
- Around line 127-145: Update the producer reservation flow around
ProducerPushManager.reserve and start_save_caches so a conflicting existing
transfer_id is reported as unavailable rather than returning and using the old
ProducerPushRecord. Preserve the existing record for the in-flight request, but
ensure the incoming request does not start a push or continue its source
waiter/batch path when reserve returns False, allowing it to fail immediately
without targeting the previous consumer_zmq.
In `@vllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/reservation.py`:
- Around line 109-111: Update the deferred-reservation cleanup involving
_expire_locked and _terminate so allocations are not freed solely after
_writer_grace; require a transport completion or equivalent fence confirming
batch_transfer_sync_write has finished before reclamation and reuse by
try_allocate.
In `@vllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/scheduler.py`:
- Around line 270-274: Update the event-processing loop around
_accept_ready_event to validate that each drained event is a dictionary before
calling data.get("ready"). Move the readiness check inside the existing
try/except so malformed non-dict events are discarded through the established
error-handling path, while preserving the continue behavior for events that are
not ready.
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In `@vllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/state.py`:
- Around line 289-307: Update the cancellation method around the existing record
lookup and _transition call to reject cancellation when a supplied mm_hash
differs from the record’s mm_hash, before transitioning the record to CANCELLED.
Preserve ID-only cancellation for expiry and orphan cleanup by applying the
check only when mm_hash is provided.
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examples/disaggregated/disaggregated_encoder/disagg_epd_proxy.pytests/v1/ec_connector/unit/test_ec_mooncake_connector.pytests/v1/ec_connector/unit/test_epd_proxy_retry.pyvllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/config.pyvllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/control.pyvllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/producer.pyvllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/reservation.pyvllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/scheduler.pyvllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/state.pyvllm/distributed/ec_transfer/ec_connector/mooncake/worker.py
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Signed-off-by: Tianyu Guo <guoty@inferact.ai>
Batch reservation RPCs, coalesce same-hash writes, and dispatch ready pushes without waiting for another model step. Share registered-slab allocation while retaining separate producer and consumer lifecycles. Harden control-plane failures, proxy metadata forwarding, and safe receive-buffer reclamation. Validation: 179 related tests passed; all applicable pre-commit hooks passed. Co-authored-by: OpenAI Codex <codex@openai.com> Signed-off-by: Tianyu Guo <guoty@inferact.ai>
Replace implementation-coupled Mooncake unit tests with single-image, multi-image, and duplicate-image smoke cases. Run concurrent repeated requests against a colocated baseline and wire the TCP-only suite into Buildkite. Validation: 6/6 local TCP E2E responses matched the baseline; 19 shared proxy tests passed. Validated pipeline rendering, source filters, shell failure handling, and CUDA wheel selection. Remote L4 CI has not run yet. Co-authored-by: OpenAI Codex <codex@openai.com> Signed-off-by: Tianyu Guo <guoty@inferact.ai>
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LGTM given that the mooncake connector is separated well.
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Use the same configured host for the consumer bind address and proxy ZMQ endpoint, defaulting to IPv4 loopback. Format endpoints with make_zmq_path to preserve explicit IPv6 support. Validation: bash syntax and applicable pre-commit checks passed. Script argument capture reproduces the previous mismatch; default IPv4, custom IPv4, and IPv6 pass real ZMQ peers/event_port handshakes. Full Buildkite E2E rerun is pending. Co-authored-by: OpenAI Codex <codex@openai.com> Signed-off-by: Tianyu Guo <guoty@inferact.ai>
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…rEngine (vllm-project#41567) Signed-off-by: Teng Ma <sima.mt@alibaba-inc.com> Signed-off-by: Tianyu Guo <guoty@inferact.ai> Signed-off-by: Zhou ziheng <jiaranran2@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: jiangkuaixue123 <jiangxiaozhou111@163.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com> Co-authored-by: Tianyu Guo <guoty@inferact.ai> Co-authored-by: Zhou ziheng <jiaranran2@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: jiangkuaixue123 <jiangxiaozhou111@163.com> Co-authored-by: OpenAI Codex <codex@openai.com> Signed-off-by: Jyotirmoy Roy <jyotirmoyroy649@gmail.com>
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Wire factory and ec_transfer config; add two-process e2e test, EPD full-pipeline script, and README notes.
Purpose
ECMooncakeConnector: encoder-cache (EC) transfer over Mooncake TransferEngine (HTTP registry + ZMQ coordination + pull path), for disaggregated setups where consumers load EC tensors without relying on shared filesystem.ECConnectorFactoryand documentECTransferConfig.ec_connectoroptions (ECExampleConnectorvsECMooncakeConnector, extra config expectations).test_ec_mooncake_transfer_e2e.py): producer oncuda:0, consumer oncuda:1, registry + tensor equality check.run_epd_mooncake_ec_full_pipeline.sh): baseline vs 1E+1PD with Mooncake EC + proxy (optional/heavy path).Test Plan
Lightweight (connector transfer only)
mooncake-transfer-engine,pyzmq,httpx,fastapi,uvicorn, and a built vLLM (import vllm/vllm._Cavailable).