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[Perf] Refine FlashInfer SM120 sparse-MLA cpb per capture bucket in warmup - #55264

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FlashInfer's SM120 sparse-MLA decode path (flashinfer-ai/flashinfer#4802) picks chunks_per_block from a calibrated analytical model and refines the pick for the exact shape being warmed whenever a tuning-mode call reaches it (refine_cpb, persisted in the FlashInfer autotune cache). vLLM's sparse-MLA warmup previously exercised only the mixed batch (a T=1 decode plus one short prefill chunk), so the CUDA-graph capture buckets that production actually replays were never measured. Offline sweeps (DRAM-cold protocol) show the unrefined model pick costs up to 1.07x kernel time on dsv4 T=24 and 1.35x on dots3_swa T=32 — both real capture sizes.

This PR runs one uniform-decode dummy run per capture bucket <= 64 inside the tuning context on every rank: the FlashInfer calibration and refinement measure the local device and persist under its own device key, so a rank that skips tuning keeps heuristic picks (and, depending on whether the general autotune pass happens to produce a decode-routed shape, may never calibrate at all). The autotune process group is set so any tunable op hit during these runs stays consistent across ranks, matching the general autotune pass. Wall clock is unchanged — the per-device measurements run in parallel on each GPU.

Dependency

No new FlashInfer API is called. With a FlashInfer build predating #4802 the extra runs are plain warmup; measured picks require a FlashInfer release containing #4802.

Relationship to #53605

Same root theme — the sparse-MLA warmup under-covers shapes that production reaches — on different axes and against different FlashInfer mechanisms:

Test evidence

  • New CPU unit test: pytest tests/model_executor/test_flashinfer_sparse_mla_warmup.py (bucket selection: cap at 64, dedup/sort, empty/None).
  • e2e, RTX PRO 6000 (SM120), DeepSeek-V4-Flash TP2 + FLASHINFER_MLA_SPARSE_DSV4 + b12x, FlashInfer with [Performance]: Deepseek-v2 support #4802: 8K/1K serving sweep C1-C64 within +/-2% of the pre-change baseline (256/256 completed, 0 failed); GSM8K strict-match 0.9560. On this model the refined picks coincide with the model's, so e2e is unchanged by design; the gain lands on shapes with real pick error (above).
  • Startup cost: the sparse-MLA warmup window measured ~7 s on a cold tuning cache with both TP2 ranks calibrating + refining in parallel (previously non-leaders were calibrated incidentally inside the general autotune pass, ~45 s into a shared window); results persist in the FlashInfer autotune cache across restarts.
  • Multi-rank evidence: after the change both TP2 ranks persist the full per-bucket override set (previously the leader had 8 entries while the non-leader had exactly one, from an incidental shape in the general autotune pass).

Why not tune on the leader and share: the measurements are per-GPU-parallel anyway, so sharing saves no wall clock; the tuning cache is device-keyed by design (same-name GPUs can still differ), and a share path would add a silent-fallback failure mode. Per-rank tuning reuses the trigger path both ranks already exercise today.

This change was developed with AI assistance; I reviewed every changed line and ran the tests above.

lucifer1004 and others added 3 commits September 2, 2026 20:48
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After the mixed-batch warmup triggers FlashInfer's constants/crossover
calibration, run one uniform-decode dummy run per CUDA-graph capture size
<= 64 inside the same tuning context (leader) so flashinfer's
refine_cpb measures the model's cpb pick against the exact warmed shape
and persists the override; non-leaders replay the same buckets to keep
the collectives aligned.

Signed-off-by: Zihua Wu <13583761+lucifer1004@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Kimi Code <noreply@moonshot.cn>
Signed-off-by: Zihua Wu <13583761+lucifer1004@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Kimi Code <noreply@moonshot.cn>
The FlashInfer calibration and per-bucket cpb refinement measure the local
device and persist under its own device key, so a non-leader that stays
outside the tuning context keeps heuristic picks (and may never calibrate
at all, depending on whether the general autotune pass happens to produce
a decode-routed shape). Run the mixed warmup and the bucket loop inside
the tuning context on every rank; set the autotune process group so any
tunable op hit during these runs stays consistent across ranks, matching
the general autotune pass.

Signed-off-by: Zihua Wu <13583761+lucifer1004@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Kimi Code <noreply@moonshot.cn>

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  • Performance

    • Improved FlashInfer sparse-MLA decode warmup and autotuning for more efficient supported CUDA graph capture sizes.
    • Enhanced per-bucket tuning to provide more consistent decode performance across worker ranks.
    • Excluded unsupported or unavailable tuning buckets to improve autotuning accuracy.
  • Reliability

    • Improved handling of empty, unavailable, or oversized capture-size configurations.
    • Added validation to ensure tuning uses only decode configurations supported by the active kernel and runtime capacity.

Walkthrough

The sparse-MLA warmup path derives valid CUDA-graph capture buckets, tunes on all ranks within a shared FlashInfer autotune context, and runs uniform-decode refinement for each bucket. Tests cover filtering, sorting, deduplication, and empty inputs.

Changes

Sparse MLA autotune refinement

Layer / File(s) Summary
Refinement bucket selection and validation
vllm/model_executor/warmup/flashinfer_sparse_mla_warmup.py, tests/model_executor/test_flashinfer_sparse_mla_warmup.py
The helper filters capture sizes to unique positive values up to the lower of 64 and max_num_reqs. Tests validate filtering, sorting, deduplication, and empty inputs.
Distributed warmup and bucket refinement
vllm/model_executor/warmup/flashinfer_sparse_mla_warmup.py
All ranks enter the autotune context with the configured process group. Mixed warmup runs first, followed by uniform-decode runs for each refinement bucket.
Warmup entrypoint propagation
vllm/model_executor/warmup/flashinfer_sparse_mla_warmup.py
FlashInfer and DeepSeek v4 warmup entrypoints pass derived refinement buckets through their autotune wrappers.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 3ae01

Sparse-MLA warmup now refines decode buckets across ranks, but multi-node startup may hang in the new process-group path and the added CPU bucket-selection test currently fails because its worker fixture lacks model_runner. Resolve these before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant DecodeAutotune as _run_flashinfer_sparse_mla_decode_autotune
  participant ProcessGroup as set_autotune_process_group
  participant AutotuneContext as flashinfer_autotune
  participant DummyRun as _dummy_run
  DecodeAutotune->>ProcessGroup: Set world CPU process group
  DecodeAutotune->>AutotuneContext: Enter shared autotune context on all ranks
  AutotuneContext->>DummyRun: Run mixed warmup
  DecodeAutotune->>DummyRun: Run uniform decode for each refine bucket
  DecodeAutotune->>ProcessGroup: Restore process group to None
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A uniform-decode refine run at bucket s schedules s requests, so a capture
bucket past max_num_reqs (e.g. max_num_seqs=32) fails in metadata build.
Clamp the refine set by the runner's max_num_reqs.

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# A uniform-decode dummy run at bucket s schedules s requests; buckets past
# max_num_reqs cannot be formed.
max_reqs = getattr(worker.model_runner, "max_num_reqs", 0) or 0

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add model_runner.max_num_reqs to the test fixture.

worker.model_runner is accessed before getattr can apply its default. The fixture in tests/model_executor/test_flashinfer_sparse_mla_warmup.py defines only vllm_config, so this test raises AttributeError instead of returning the expected buckets. Add an explicit positive limit, such as max_num_reqs=64, to the fixture.

Proposed test fix
     worker = SimpleNamespace(
         vllm_config=SimpleNamespace(
             compilation_config=SimpleNamespace(cudagraph_capture_sizes=capture_sizes)
-        )
+        ),
+        model_runner=SimpleNamespace(max_num_reqs=64),
     )
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In `@vllm/model_executor/warmup/flashinfer_sparse_mla_warmup.py` at line 60,
Update the worker fixture in test_flashinfer_sparse_mla_warmup.py to define
model_runner.max_num_reqs with a positive value such as 64, while preserving its
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