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[Bugfix] Fix integer overflow in libtorch_stable/layernorm_kernels.cu pointer arithmetic#44027

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[Bugfix] Fix integer overflow in libtorch_stable/layernorm_kernels.cu pointer arithmetic#44027
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What does this PR do?

rms_norm_kernel and both fused_add_rms_norm_kernel specializations in csrc/libtorch_stable/layernorm_kernels.cu compute pointer offsets via blockIdx.x * hidden_size (or vec_hidden_size / input_stride) where blockIdx.x is unsigned int and hidden_size is int, so the product is evaluated in 32-bit and overflows once it exceeds INT_MAX.

Reporter's failing case in #42862: model royokong/e5-v, hidden_size=4096, seq_len=8129, batch_size=129. Flat token dimension is 1048641, and blockIdx.x * hidden_size = 1048641 * 4096 = 4.29 billion, crossing the 32-bit boundary at row ~524288.

Lift const int64_t token_idx = blockIdx.x; near the top of each affected kernel and substitute into the buggy multiplications. The int id local in the vec specialization is also widened to int64_t so it can index the same large flat arrays without truncation. Matches the sibling fix in #44026 and the existing swigluoai_and_mul_kernel pattern.

Sites left unchanged because input_stride_d2 / vec_input_stride / input_stride are already int64_t, which promotes the multiply: rms_norm_kernel line 30, vec lines 120/138, generic line 167/186. The blockIdx.x division/modulo at lines 33-40 has no multiply, no overflow concern.

Replaces #42863 (against the pre-migration csrc/layernorm_kernels.cu) which was opened before #43209 moved the kernels into csrc/libtorch_stable/. Substantive fix is unchanged. Diff lands at the new path with @mgoin's "one line at most" comment-trim ask pre-applied.

Reported by @molly-ting.

Closes #42862

Test Plan

  • Build + relevant layernorm tests via CI.

Duplicate-work check

gh pr list --repo vllm-project/vllm --state open --search "libtorch_stable layernorm_kernels" returns nothing else for #42862. Pre-migration sibling #42863 is being closed in favor of this PR.

AI Assistance Disclosure

Drafted with Claude assistance. I am the human contributor accountable for this PR; I read every changed line, traced which blockIdx.x * <stride> sites were already int64_t-safe (and so left unchanged), and verified the int64_t promotion matches the existing swigluoai_and_mul_kernel precedent.

… pointer arithmetic

After vllm-project#43209 migrated layernorm_kernels.cu into csrc/libtorch_stable/,
the int32 overflow at blockIdx.x * hidden_size / vec_hidden_size carried
over unchanged. blockIdx.x is unsigned int and hidden_size is int, so
the product is evaluated in 32-bit and overflows once it exceeds
INT_MAX. Reporter's failing case in vllm-project#42862: model royokong/e5-v,
hidden_size 4096, seq_len 8129, batch_size 129. The flat token dimension
is 1048641, and blockIdx.x * hidden_size = 1048641 * 4096 = 4.29 billion,
crossing the 32-bit boundary at row ~524288.

Affected sites in csrc/libtorch_stable/layernorm_kernels.cu:

- rms_norm_kernel line 70 (out + blockIdx.x * hidden_size)
- fused_add_rms_norm_kernel (vec specialization) lines 119, 137
  (int id = blockIdx.x * vec_hidden_size + idx)
- fused_add_rms_norm_kernel (generic) lines 168, 169, 172, 185, 187
  (input/residual indexed by blockIdx.x * hidden_size or input_stride)

Sites left unchanged (already safe):

- rms_norm_kernel line 30 (input_stride_d2 is int64_t, promotes the
  multiply)
- fused_add_rms_norm_kernel vec line 120 + 138 (vec_input_stride is
  int64_t, promotes the multiply)
- rms_norm_kernel lines 33-40 (division/modulo of blockIdx.x, no
  multiply)

Pattern adopted: const int64_t token_idx = blockIdx.x near the top of
each affected kernel, then substitute in the buggy multiplications.
Matches the fix shape of the sibling activation_kernels.cu PR and the
existing swigluoai_and_mul_kernel pattern in csrc/libtorch_stable/
activation_kernels.cu.

In the fused_add_rms_norm vec kernel the local id was also widened
from int to int64_t so it can index the same large flat arrays without
truncation when used in residual_v[id] reads/writes.

A one-line comment at the first site documents the rationale; the
subsequent sites use the same pattern without restating it.

Reported by @molly-ting in vllm-project#42862 with the exact failing inputs above.

Closes vllm-project#42862

Signed-off-by: Dhruvil <dhruvilparikh79@gmail.com>
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This pull request has merge conflicts that must be resolved before it can be
merged. Please rebase the PR, @dparikh79.

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