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[Rust Frontend] Support --lora-modules for static adapter loading - #54837

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Closes #54836

The Rust frontend rejected --lora-modules, so a replica with a fixed adapter set had to open the runtime-update endpoint and load adapters after startup. This parses the same forms as Python (name=path or a JSON object, repeatable) and loads each adapter through LoraManager before the listener opens, failing startup on any error like init_static_loras does. Static paths skip the runtime allowed-prefix check. base_model_name comes back as parent in /v1/models. vllm serve with VLLM_USE_RUST_FRONTEND=1 already forwards lora_modules in --args-json, so it just works.

Tests cover both CLI forms, repeated flags, bad input, --args-json, and static loading against the mock engine (parent card, engine without LoRA, engine rejecting the adapter).

Related: #51433, #54830, #54833.

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  • New Features

    • Added support for configuring static LoRA adapters at startup.
    • Adapters can be specified repeatedly using name=path or JSON object format.
    • Adapter metadata, including base model association and 3D weight settings, is supported.
    • Configured adapters are loaded and made available through the server.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Invalid adapter specifications, including malformed JSON, are rejected.
    • Paths containing commas are handled correctly.
    • Startup reports adapter loading and engine errors.
    • Static adapter loading requires LoRA support to be enabled.

The flag was declared unsupported, so a deployment that ships a fixed
adapter set had to open the runtime-update endpoint and load adapters
after startup. Parse the same forms as Python's LoRAParserAction
(`name=path` or a JSON object) and load each adapter through
LoraManager before the listener accepts traffic, failing startup on any
error as init_static_loras does. Static paths are operator config, so
the runtime allowed-prefix check does not apply. base_model_name is
carried on the LoraRequest and reported as `parent` in /v1/models.

Closes vllm-project#54836

Assisted-by: Claude
Signed-off-by: Will Eaton <weaton@redhat.com>
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Testing this alongside #54833, will report back

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Test report: H200 on coreweave, image built from #54833 plus this branch.

vllm serve Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B --enable-lora --max-loras 2 --max-cpu-loras 3 --lora-modules alice=charent/self_cognition_Alice with VLLM_USE_RUST_FRONTEND=1.

Frontend log at startup:

loaded static LoRA adapter lora_name=alice lora_int_id=1 lora_path=charent/self_cognition_Alice

/v1/models before any request:

[('Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B', None), ('alice', 'Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B')]

Chat completions with model=alice return 200, and runtime load/unload over /v1/load_lora_adapter keep working alongside the static one. Output matches the Python frontend with the same flags.

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Thanks @wseaton this looks nice!

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What about also passing LoraModulePath here and in register?

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tried it, and it's much cleaner so done!

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The Rust frontend now accepts repeated --lora-modules arguments in shorthand or JSON form, stores them in Config, loads adapters during startup, and passes consolidated module data through runtime loading APIs.

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Static LoRA loading

Layer / File(s) Summary
Module configuration and parsing
rust/src/server/src/config.rs, rust/src/cmd/src/cli.rs, rust/src/cmd/src/cli/unsupported.rs, rust/src/cmd/src/cli/tests.rs, rust/src/server/examples/external_engine_openai_qwen.rs
Adds LoraModulePath, parses name=path and JSON values, forwards modules into Config, and removes the unsupported argument definition.
Startup adapter loading
rust/src/server/src/lora.rs, rust/src/server/src/state.rs, rust/src/server/src/lib.rs
Loads configured adapters through AppState and LoraManager. Startup handles adapter load errors and shutdown cancellation.
Runtime LoRA API integration
rust/src/server/src/routes/lora.rs, rust/src/server/src/grpc/control.rs
The HTTP and gRPC load paths construct LoraModulePath values before calling the updated state API.
Static loading validation
rust/src/server/src/routes/tests.rs
Tests successful registration and model listing, disabled LoRA support, engine-reported load failures, and invalid module fields.

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Configured adapters now load during startup, and a partial or interrupted load could leave engine state behind while the frontend fails to start. The change is mergeable with owner awareness and follow-up to define rollback or lifecycle cleanup for failed startup batches.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant Config
  participant ServerStartup
  participant AppState
  participant LoraManager
  participant EngineCoreClient
  CLI->>Config: Parse and forward --lora-modules
  Config->>ServerStartup: Provide configured modules
  ServerStartup->>AppState: Load static modules
  AppState->>LoraManager: load_static_lora(module)
  LoraManager->>EngineCoreClient: Register adapter
  EngineCoreClient-->>LoraManager: Return load result
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Inline comments:
In `@rust/src/server/src/config.rs`:
- Line 186: Update the value parsing logic in the relevant config parser to
recognize JSON objects explicitly, while treating non-JSON values containing `=`
as shorthand `name=path` entries even when the path contains commas; split only
on the first `=` and preserve the existing JSON parsing behavior for object
input. Add a regression test covering a shorthand path such as
`alice=/adapters/a,b`.

In `@rust/src/server/src/lib.rs`:
- Line 191: Update the static adapter loading flow around load_static_lora in
build_state to select between each load future and shutdown.cancelled(),
matching the existing cancellation pattern. Ensure shutdown cancellation exits
promptly even when load_static_lora remains unresolved, while preserving the
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Comment thread rust/src/server/src/config.rs Outdated
Comment thread rust/src/server/src/lib.rs Outdated
wseaton and others added 4 commits September 2, 2026 16:07
Signed-off-by: Will Eaton <weaton@redhat.com>
The name=path shorthand mirrored Python's comma check, which sent any
path containing a comma to the JSON parser. Detect JSON by the leading
brace instead.

Static adapter loads ran outside the shutdown select, so a hung add_lora
blocked Ctrl-C until the engine answered.

Signed-off-by: Will Eaton <weaton@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Bugen Zhao <i@bugenzhao.com>
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LGTM! Added 2 minor refactor commits

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✅ Triggered Buildkite CI #87123 for commit 81bdd73004a4.

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