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[Bugfix] Fix Gemma4 audio crash with variable-length batched inputs - #47459

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When two audio requests with different lengths are batched into one step, MultiModalFieldConfig.batched() returns a list of per-clip tensors instead of a stacked tensor (it only stacks items of equal shape). _process_audio_input assumed a stacked tensor and called .squeeze(1) on the list, raising AttributeError and taking down the engine.

Pad the variable-length features and masks to the batch max before the audio tower, which already takes a padded batch plus a validity mask and strips the padding afterward. The single/equal-length tensor path is unchanged.

The same batched() list case comes up in other audio models (ultravox, granite_speech, voxtral each pad and stack it separately), so this is a broader pattern; a shared helper or padded field variant would avoid handling it per model, but that's out of scope here.

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Two CPU tests in tests/models/multimodal/processing/test_gemma4.py, mirroring the existing image batching test: one checks batched("audio") returns a list for variable-length clips, the other checks the padding and mask.

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@mergify mergify Bot added multi-modality Related to multi-modality (#4194) bug Something isn't working labels Jul 2, 2026

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batched() only stacks items of equal shape, so when concurrent audio
requests have different lengths it returns a list of per-clip tensors
instead of a stacked tensor. _process_audio_input called .squeeze(1) on
that list and raised AttributeError, which killed the engine.

Pad the features and masks to the batch max before the audio tower, which
already takes a padded batch plus a validity mask. Add regression tests
for the list reduce and the padding.

Signed-off-by: Fikri Karim <fkfikrikarim@gmail.com>
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fikrikarim force-pushed the fix-gemma4-audio-variable-length-batch branch from 06be6c2 to b3a0ee6 Compare July 2, 2026 17:31
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This pull request has merge conflicts that must be resolved before it can be
merged. Please rebase the PR, @fikrikarim.

https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/syncing-a-fork

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This seems to be fixed by #50958

@fikrikarim fikrikarim closed this Aug 19, 2026
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