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The change adds GB300-specific Qwen3.8-Flash-Next NVFP4 modeling_v2 paths for STP and MTP3. The main performance-sensitive areas are sparse GQA attention, GDN replay and recurrence, FP8/NVFP4 GEMV, hyper-connection kernels, MoE tactics, and speculative rollback. The target-specific kernels remain under the model target directory; shared changes add greedy argmax, model opt-in to speculative fast paths, and GDN cached replay commit behavior.
The expanded dispatch and kernel variants increase the need to verify dtype, layout, row-count, and launch-path boundaries. In particular, verify grouped versus per-row attention routing, bf16 versus fp32 recurrent pools, NVFP4 cache handling, fused rollback, and opt-in projection paths. The performance results reported in the PR objectives include changes no longer present after rebase, so they do not isolate the performance effect of this change.
The supplied evidence reports 693 target-op tests passed and 2 skipped, accuracy coverage including test_mtp3_cutedsl_fp8_kv_bf16_state, and 23 passed cases for speculative/test_greedy_argmax.py. The perf-sanity run recorded local results, but its pytest verdict was not captured after server teardown ended the Slurm step. Seventeen speculative/test_eagle3.py cases could not run because required checkpoints were missing. Review severity counts are unavailable.
QA Engineer Review
The change adds or modifies extensive CUDA unit coverage for the target’s attention, GEMM, hyper-connection, MoE, PLE, SSM, rollback, context grouping, and speculative decoding paths. It also adds tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/test_greedy_argmax.py and updates tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml to include it.
The target MTP3 perf-sanity case is listed in tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_gb300_multi_gpus_perf_sanity.yml as aggr_upload-gb300_qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_grace_blackwell-qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_mv2_tp1_mtp3_8k1k with a 35-minute timeout. The relevant target-specific perf case was not found in the manual-QA lists. The B200 CI list includes the greedy-argmax unit test. The reported perf-sanity run does not establish a pytest pass.
Coverage verdict: needs follow-up. Confirm the perf-sanity pytest result and run the blocked EAGLE3 cases when checkpoints are available.
Per-File QA Perspective
Source files
.../ops/attention/qsa_nvfp4_pages_to_bf16.py — Adds NVFP4 page conversion into bf16 scratch and remaps table entries. Verify unmapped pages, scratch bounds, and untouched entries.
.../ops/attention/qsa_nvfp4_verify_ptx.py — Adds inline-PTX helpers for verify GEMM and synchronization. Verify supported descriptor layouts and SM103 compilation.
.../ops/attention/qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4.py — Changes sparse-GQA arithmetic and launch configuration. Verify numerical equivalence and split-K merging.
.../ops/attention/qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4_decode.py — Adds NVFP4 sparse-GQA decode with optional split-K and output gating. Verify one- and multi-split paths and invalid selections.
.../ops/attention/qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4_verify.py — Adds grouped verify attention and routing thresholds. Verify grouped/per-row dispatch, invalid rows, and split plans.
.../ops/attention/qsa_rollback_planes.py — Adds index-plane gather and restore operations. Verify rejected-row restoration and zero-row behavior.
.../ops/attention/qsa_rowtile_attention_cute.py — Changes row-tile attention to persistent scheduling and TMA output stores. Verify scheduling, empty groups, and buffer reuse.
.../ops/attention/qsa_sparse_gqa_rowtile.py — Updates persistent row-tile launch planning and shared counters. Verify planner argument order and lone-row handling.
.../ops/attention/qsa_topk_expand_decode.py — Changes candidate ranking and PDL wait ordering. Verify ties and sparse/zero-score inputs.
.../ops/attention/qwen4_exp_attn_decode_prologue.py — Adds NVFP4 cache writes, multi-row verify, and optional index scoring. Verify optional argument combinations and cache layout behavior.
.../ops/attention/spec_rollback_commit.py — Adds speculative staging and commit kernels. Verify accepted-prefix boundaries across n-gram, convolution, position, and index state.
.../ops/attention/verify_step_setup.py — Adds verify-step metadata and plane snapshots. Verify negative positions, page-table wrapping, and zero-row input.
.../ops/gemm/fp8_gemv.py — Adds FP8 GEMV with fused convolution and verify paths. Verify state updates, padding slots, and multi-row dispatch.
.../ops/gemm/fp8_per_tensor_mm.py — Adds per-tensor FP8 matrix multiplication. Verify zero and sliced activations and scale handling.
.../ops/gemm/mid_rows_mm.py — Adds mid-row-count GEMM and row-wise FP8 quantization. Verify split-K and supported weight-scale forms.
.../ops/gemm/nvfp4_gemv.py — Adds NVFP4 GEMV and split-GEMV paths. Verify quantization, activation limits, and convolution/verify dispatch.
.../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_decode_mix_fp4_cute.py — Changes shared-memory layout and vector loads. Verify stream selection and mixed-output correctness.
.../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_decode_tc_first.py — Raises the row limit to 256 and changes tile selection. Verify the 128/129-row boundary and maximum-row guard.
.../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_first_rescale_tc.py — Adds the first-projection/rescale kernel. Verify split and no-injection paths.
.../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_inject_rstd.py — Adds fused injection and RMS statistics. Verify optional input pairing and zero-row behavior.
.../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_up_gate_mean_rstd.py — Adds bf16 and NVFP4 up-gate paths. Verify quantized output and global-scale validation.
.../ops/moe/fp4_block_scale_moe_renorm_permuted.py — Replaces the custom-op call with run_renorm_moe. Verify output and finalization behavior.
.../ops/moe/fp4_block_scale_moe_renorm_routed.py — Adds pinned-tactic selection with AutoTuner fallback. Verify geometry matching and invalid-tactic fallback.
.../ops/moe/fp4_moe_renorm_cute_dsl.py — Adds cached CuTe runners and optional memset stream. Verify stream ordering and large-token dispatch.
.../ops/ple/ple_gate_conv_inject_norm.py — Adds caller-provided input and output buffers. Verify aliasing, padded rows, and pool updates.
.../ops/ssm/flashinfer_chunk_gated_delta_rule.py — Adds bf16 state and initial-state mask support. Verify fresh-state zeroing and linear-gate behavior.
.../ops/ssm/gdn_decode_rows_gated_norm.py — Adds bf16 pools and a bulk-copy variant. Verify variant selection and fallback layouts.
.../ops/ssm/gdn_prefill_conv_post.py — Adds linear-gate output. Verify the output gate conversion and unchanged pool state.
.../ops/ssm/gdn_cached_replay_cute.py — Adds SM103 cached replay and optional in-kernel commit. Verify commit modes and supported geometry.
.../weights.py — Adds NUMA-aware pinned host allocation and MTP expert NVFP4 conversion. Verify affinity restoration and quantized weight layouts.
tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/greedy_argmax.py — Adds Triton argmax and fallback behavior. Verify tie, NaN, and small-row semantics.
tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/interface.py — Routes greedy draft and target sampling through greedy_argmax. Verify output dtype and CUDA-graph small-row selection.
tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_engine.py — Broadens speculative fast-path opt-in to model attributes. Verify multimodal models and unavailable language-model properties.
.../modeling.py — Integrates the target’s attention, projection, MoE, rollback, and GDN paths. Verify configuration-dependent dispatch and environment opt-ins.
.../kernels/__init__.py and .../kernels/moe/__init__.py — Add package files and license notices. No runtime behavior change is described.
.../kernels/moe/blockscaled_contiguous_grouped_gemm_finalize_fusion.py — Adds a persistent grouped GEMM with fused finalization. Verify scheduler metadata, expert capacity, and output accumulation.
tests/scripts/perf-sanity/aggregated/gb300_qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_grace_blackwell.yaml — Sets NVFP4 KV cache and fast-path environment options for the perf configuration. Verify the case matches the intended benchmark setup.
Test-code files
tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_nvfp4_pages_to_bf16.py — Covers page conversion, sentinel handling, and validation. No matching target-specific test-db/ or qa/ entry was found.
.../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4_decode.py — Covers numerical accuracy, unaligned selections, determinism, and graph replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4_verify.py — Covers grouped routing, splits, invalid rows, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_rollback_planes.py — Covers gather and rejected-row restoration for contiguous and strided planes. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_sparse_gqa_rowtile.py — Covers persistent CTA sizing and planner parity. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_topk_expand_decode.py — Adds log-normal and tied-score input coverage. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../attention/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_attn_decode_prologue.py — Covers bf16/NVFP4 layouts, verify rows, scores, and graph replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../attention/test_modeling_v2_spec_rollback_commit.py — Covers staged and committed state changes. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../attention/test_modeling_v2_verify_step_setup.py — Covers setup references, negative positions, zero rows, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../gemm/test_modeling_v2_fp8_gemv.py — Covers GEMV, fused convolution/verify, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../gemm/test_modeling_v2_fp8_per_tensor_mm.py — Covers reference accuracy, quantization, sliced inputs, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../gemm/test_modeling_v2_mid_rows_mm.py — Covers matrix multiplication, quantization, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../gemm/test_modeling_v2_nvfp4_gemv.py — Covers GEMV, split paths, quantization, limits, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_decode_rows_tc.py — Compares multi-row paths with one-row paths and checks folded finalization. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_decode_tc_first.py — Covers the expanded row limit and graph replay at 8 and 256 rows. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_first_rescale_tc.py — Covers reference accuracy, validation, and graph replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_inject_rstd.py — Covers immutability, aliasing, statistics, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_up_gate_mean_rstd.py — Covers bf16/NVFP4 outputs, epilogue, validation, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../moe/test_modeling_v2_fp4_block_scale_moe_renorm_routed.py — Adds pinned-tactic validity and AutoTuner parity checks. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../moe/test_modeling_v2_mtp_moe_nvfp4.py — Covers NVFP4 draft expert conversion and output accuracy. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../ple/test_modeling_v2_ple_gate_conv_inject_norm.py — Covers supplied input/output buffers and preserved padding. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../ssm/test_modeling_v2_flashinfer_chunk_gated_delta_rule.py — Covers masked fresh-state behavior and bf16 pools. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_block.py — Extends recurrence coverage to bf16 pools and row-form decode. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_cached_replay_cute.py — Covers replay, commit modes, duplicate rows, and graph behavior. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_decode_rows_gated_norm.py — Covers pool dtypes, launch variants, and fallback selection. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_prefill_conv_post.py — Covers linear-gate conversion and pool invariance. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_replay_verify_cute.py — Compares replay dispatch with the plain call across repeated steps. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_verify_fused_conv.py — Compares fused and eager verify paths in FP8 and NVFP4 modes. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../test_modeling_v2_gdn_replay_verify.py — Selects the Triton replay mode for the relevant test configuration. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../test_modeling_v2_logits_widening.py — Covers narrow logits and argmax-only gating. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
.../test_modeling_v2_spec_rollback.py — Extends rollback coverage across plane staging, gather/restore, and fused commit. No matching target-specific list entry was found.
tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/test_greedy_argmax.py — Covers dtypes, ties, special values, fallback, and graph replay. It is listed in tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml.
Test-list files
tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml — Adds unittest/_torch/speculative/test_greedy_argmax.py to the B200 CI list.
tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_gb300_multi_gpus_perf_sanity.yml — Includes the target’s GB300 MTP3 perf-sanity case. The reported run has local results, but no captured pytest verdict.
tests/integration/test_lists/qa/* — No target-specific perf-sanity entry was found in the inspected manual-QA lists.
Description
GB300 performance work on the qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1 modeling_v2 target (Qwen3.8-Flash-Next NVFP4, added in #20143 / #20276). It covers the whole Pareto curve at ISL 8192 / OSL 1024 on one GB300 (TP1), with NVFP4 KV cache and bf16 SSM state, for STP and MTP3. The code follows the Modeling V2 guide (#21390): model-specific code, including a forked MoE kernel, stays in the target directory. Two small commits touch shared code; they are listed below.
Results
Measured on 1× GB300 at ISL 8K / OSL 1K. Columns are concurrency. con1 is tok/s/user; the other columns are tok/s/GPU.
curve
con1
con2
con4
con8
con16
con32
con64
con128
con256
STP
445
697
1,156
1,733
2,417
3,378
4,580
6,037
7,448
MTP3
857
1,305
1,875
2,751
4,551
5,552
7,132
8,675
10,148
How these were measured:
The table is the full sweep on the pre-rebase branch.
The MTP3 rows use a forced acceptance of 3.3 tokens/step. Accuracy and real acceptance are measured separately (see Test Coverage).
Opt-in configuration used:
STP and MTP3: TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_DENSE_FP8=1, TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_GDN_INPROJ_NVFP4=1, the breakable prefill graph with prefill capture buckets up to 16K tokens.
STP adds TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MOE_GEMV=1, a switch since removed (see Moved out of this PR).
MTP3 adds TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_MOE_NVFP4=1 and TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_HEAD_NVFP4=1.
These numbers, including the rebased column below, were measured with changes that are no longer in this PR: three runtime changes (the steady-state verify prepare fast path, TLLM_WORKER_USE_MP_PROCESS=1, and a single cache refresh after the speculative KV-length correction) and a few target kernels. See Moved out of this PR for what each was measured to contribute.
Key points versus the starting point (NVFP4 KV + bf16 state, before this work), and after rebasing onto this main:
key point
STP before → after
MTP3 before → after
rebased on main (STP / MTP3)
con1 tok/s/user
349 → 451 (+29%)
425 → 857 (+102%)
451 / 857
con32 tok/s/GPU
2,907 → 3,378 (+16%)
3,570 → 5,552 (+56%)
3,311 / 5,417
con256 tok/s/GPU
5,986 → 7,448 (+24%)
4,957 → 10,148 (+105%)
7,351 / 10,164
The rebased branch was A/B-tested on one node against the pre-rebase branch:
STP: within noise.
MTP3: +0.6% at con1, +3.5% at con32 and +1.8% at con256.
What changes
Decode at small batch
Hyper-connection site kernels:
Faster 1-row sites.
2..16-row sites on a tensor-core launch pair, with the MoE finalize folded in.
tc_first extended up to 256 rows.
FP8 W8A16 GEMVs (fp8_gemv):
Used for dense projections under dense FP8, the vocab head, and the 1-row output and shared-expert projections.
Row ranges retuned.
GDN:
The in_proj GEMV with a fused conv1d epilogue, for 2..16 verify rows and up to 8 decode rows.
Decode rows with TMA state staging, and a copy-free cached replay.
Opt-in NVFP4 in_proj for up to 8 rows.
NVFP4 sparse GQA decode:
A CuTe split-K + merge kernel.
A fused decode prologue over NVFP4 KV that also covers verify steps.
MoE:
Pinned trtllm-gen tactics for the decode buckets, which removes start-to-start variance from tactic selection. A tactic that this build's runner does not list as valid falls back to the AutoTuner, with a warning.
MTP
Draft step:
Runs on the trunk's fused machinery, carries only the draft loop's rows, and computes the sparse query side for the kept rows only.
FP8 lm_head copy for the draft head; opt-in NVFP4 draft head and NVFP4 draft-layer experts.
Verify:
Request-grouped NVFP4 sparse GQA with a coalesced gated epilogue, a split last wave and a per-row merge.
Every reachable launch plan is compiled up front.
GDN cached-replay verify on a CuTe tensor-core kernel.
Rollback and PLE: batched rollback of the QSA index planes; fused PLE on verify and mixed steps.
Speculative fast paths: the target opts into the engine's one-engine speculative fast paths from main: the draft loop's step-0 epilogue, the recorded steady decode-step prepare and the overlap loop on the execution stream.
Prefill / mixed steps
MoE and dense projections:
Faster prefill CuteDSL MoE, with FC2 on the target's own copy of the finalize-fused grouped GEMM (kernels/moe/): an MMA K tile of 128, a row-owned epilogue and L2 cache hints.
Opt-in per-tensor FP8 dense projections.
tcgen05 dense projections for 17..256 rows (mid_rows_mm).
HC and GDN:
HC sites without a stored normed stream.
A leaner GDN prefill block.
Sparse attention row-tile pass: a persistent pass with no per-step Triton recompiles.
NVFP4 KV context pass: the bf16 scratch that the row-tile pass reads is filled and attended for a group of consecutive context requests at a time, within 128 MB (_NVFP4_CONTEXT_SCRATCH_BYTES). Before, it held every context request's full history at once. A request whose history alone is larger than 128 MB forms a group of its own.
PLE table: kept in host memory on the GPU's NUMA node, from NVML's CPU affinity (get_numa_aware_cpu_affinity).
Shared code outside the target directory
speculative/greedy_argmax.py (new, Triton): the greedy target and draft tokens of one-model speculative decoding, at main's two plain-argmax sites. It equals torch.argmax element for element.
pyexecutor/model_engine.py:
The engine reads spec_decode_fast_paths from any language model, not only from SpecDecOneEngineForCausalLM.
A model that builds its own speculative branch, as Modeling V2 targets do, opts in by setting it.
Commits
Four commits: the first two touch shared code only, each with its tests; the third is the target; the fourth updates its perf-sanity case.
[perf] Triton greedy argmax for one-model speculative decoding (the test is added to l0_b200.yml)
[feat] Let a model with its own speculative branch opt into the one-engine speculative fast paths (about 10 lines, with a CPU test)
[perf] Qwen3.8-Flash-Next NVFP4 target: GB300 Pareto optimizations for ISL 8K / OSL 1K (the target-local ops and kernels, their tests, and the target wiring)
[test] Qwen3.8-Flash-Next GB300 perf sanity on the target's fastest MTP3 configuration:
The four opt-in switches: TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_DENSE_FP8, TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_GDN_INPROJ_NVFP4, TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_MOE_NVFP4 and TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_HEAD_NVFP4.
Concurrency 1 and 256, as before.
Moved out of this PR
These changes were taken out after review, or replaced by main. The executor, pyexecutor/engine/runners/decoder/ and pyexecutor/kv_cache/ files are identical to main in this PR.
It let the target's CuTe replay kernel commit every wrapping checkpoint itself, at every batch size, with the manager's all-layer commit switched off.
The CuTe kernel now follows main's contract instead, as the Triton kernel does: it commits in-kernel below 16 decode requests, and from there on the manager's all-layer commit does it.
So the runtime needs no change. In a paired A/B on one node, against the switch, it measured flat or better: con1 849 vs 838 tok/s/user; con32 4,624 vs 4,628 tok/s; con256 9,364 vs 9,329 tok/s.
Spec metadata: one pinned upload for the RNG buffers, and a cache of the sampling-parameter normalization: dropped. Main's sampling-scan cache covers the normalization.
Shared CuteDSL MoE finalize-fused GEMM options (moe/kernels/blackwell/): forked into the target instead. The shared kernel is as on main.
Debug and experimental switches:
TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_UNFUSED, TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_DRAFT_HEAD and TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_DRAFT_VOCAB are removed.
So is the code only they reached: the composed draft layer, the bf16 draft head and the draft-vocabulary slice.
It runs a TP1 worker in a spawned process without MPI. It only matters in containers that forbid MPI_Comm_spawn, where the alternative is TLLM_WORKER_USE_SINGLE_PROCESS=1.
Against that alternative it measured +1.2% (con32) and +7.0% (con256) for STP.
Single cache refresh after the overlap scheduler's KV-length correction (decoder/inputs.py): dropped.
on_update_kv_lens() runs before and after the correction, as on main.
On this target that is one extra QSA row-mapping launch, about 4 µs, per captured MTP step.
V2 Mamba / GDN replay bookkeeping folded into the conv-state promotion (kv_cache/mamba_cache_manager/common.py): dropped.
Without it, each captured MTP step keeps 14 more graph nodes, about 21 µs.
Target kernels left out after review. Each one measured within serving noise, or below 2% at a single point:
Small-row NVFP4 MoE (nvfp4_moe_gemv, opt-in TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MOE_GEMV): +1.6% at STP con1, used only there; MTP3 con1 within noise.
FP8 activation maximum folded into its producers (fused_sigmoid_mul_inplace, rms_norm_gated_token_major; only under TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_DENSE_FP8): MTP3 +0.9% at con32 and +1.3% at con256; STP within noise. The producers are as on main again, and the FP8 GEMM computes its own maximum.
Request-tiled verify index scores (qsa_paged_index_scores_verify): a gain only at the kernel level; serving pairs were within noise (MTP3 con32 −1.1%, con256 flat).
CuTe plan kernel for the prefill row-tile pass: about 0.2% of a prefill step. The Triton plan remains.
Lean one-split NVFP4 decode kernel: below 0.3% of a 256-row decode step; serving pairs were within noise.
Hyper-connection first-site weight-load hold (TRTLLM_HC_FIRST_WEIGHT_DELAY_NS, off by default): slower in the full STP decode step (con1 412.5 → 399.0 tok/s/user when on).
Review follow-ups
NVFP4 context scratch: bounded by the 128 MB budget above.
Rollback restore test (test_modeling_v2_qsa_rollback_planes.py): rejects every other row, so every cell both restores and keeps slots.
Shared code:
The MoE kernel is forked into the target.
The QSA and GDN metadata changes moved to their own PR.
The speculative bookkeeping is main's.
NUMA placement of the PLE table: NVML's CPU affinity instead of sysfs.
Unit tests trimmed: about 90 parametrized cases fewer across 12 files. Parametrization is narrower; every op's cells, guards and graph-replay checks stay.
Results are on main 3f59791863, with a native build of that main. The head is fa03b88945. Cases marked (prev) ran at ffeb08ef73, the head before the GDN replay change; they don't run the bf16-state replay that this change touches.
Unit tests:
Target op tests (tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/): 692 passed and 2 skipped. Each op ships a CELLS-driven test. CI runs them in l0_b300 (through unittest/_torch/modeling_v2).
directory or file
result
activation
17
attention
157
embedding
6
gemm
78
hc
103
moe
69
norm
12
ple
25
quantization
15
ssm
155 + 2 skipped
vision
12
gdn_replay_verify (top level)
3
index_share (top level)
4
kv_range_probe (top level)
4
logits_widening (top level)
7
nvfp4_context_groups (top level)
2
spec_rollback (top level)
23
New: test_modeling_v2_nvfp4_context_groups.py. It uses a budget of 32 pages and one 47-page request, which forms a group of its own. The grouped context pass is bitwise equal to one launch over the whole step, both for prefill rows and for a mixed step's kept rows.
Family CPU tests (tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_*.py), all passing:
file
passed
kv_quant
4
moe_scalars
3
multimodal_embeds
12
pool_contract
21
thop_attention_calls
3
validate_request
14
weight_table
13
modeling_v2 gates:
test_modeling_v2_claims.py: 62 passed.
test_modeling_v2_native_claims.py and test_modeling_v2_no_stale_claims.py, run on the source checkout: 7 passed.
test_mtp7_long_context_passkey with the context scratch budget forced to 1 MB (local patch, at the previous head)
pass: acceptance 7.070; 9 of its 15 planned context steps ran in 2–3 groups
Our container forbids MPI_Comm_spawn. The gsm8k cases therefore ran with the TP1 worker in a spawned process, through a local patch that is not part of this PR. The pass-key and breakable-prefill cases run the executor in-process, as the tests set up.
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the steady decode-step prepare is built and used;
the overlap loop runs on the execution stream;
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<tr><th>PR effort</th><td>13 points — Performance refactor of existing QSA/Gated DeltaNet execution. Quantized sparse attention, tensor-core recurrent replay and speculative rollback together warrant broad kernel-level reasoning and provisionally support 13 attention-review points, independently of unrelated GEMM/HC volume.</td></tr>
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This pull request adds SM103 kernels and integrates NVFP4 attention, projection, hyper-connection, MoE, recurrent-state, and speculative-rollback paths into Qwen4. It also adds a Triton greedy-argmax operation and uses it in speculative sampling.
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Qwen4 NVFP4 runtime
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NVFP4 attention and cache conversion tensorrt_llm/_torch/_experimental/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/ops/attention/*, tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/attention/*
Adds NVFP4 page conversion and sparse GQA decode and grouped verify kernels. The decode prologue supports NVFP4 K/V storage, verify rows, and optional index scoring. Row-tile attention uses persistent CTA scheduling.
FP8 and NVFP4 projection paths tensorrt_llm/_torch/_experimental/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/ops/gemm/*, tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/gemm/*
Adds FP8 and NVFP4 GEMV, per-tensor FP8 matrix multiplication, and mid-row GEMM. GEMV variants include convolution and verify paths.
Adds first-rescale, injection-statistics, multi-row decode, and up-gate mixing operations, including optional NVFP4 output. The decode tc-first kernel supports up to 256 rows.
Recurrent state and speculative rollback tensorrt_llm/_torch/_experimental/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/ops/{ssm,attention,ple}/*, tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/{ssm,attention,ple}/*
Adds bf16 recurrent-pool support, bulk-copy state handling, linear gates, verify-step setup, and rollback staging and restore operations.
MoE, weight preparation, and runtime wiring tensorrt_llm/_torch/_experimental/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/{modeling.py,weights.py,ops/moe/*,kernels/moe/*}, tests/scripts/perf-sanity/aggregated/*
Adds pinned MoE tactics and fused grouped-GEMM finalization, draft-expert NVFP4 conversion, and NUMA-aware host-buffer allocation. Model dispatch connects the new paths to prefill, decode, verify, and MTP execution. The performance configuration selects NVFP4 KV cache and adds opt-in fast paths.
Speculative greedy argmax
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Triton reduction and sampling integration tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/greedy_argmax.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/interface.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_engine.py, tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/test_greedy_argmax.py, tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml
Adds row-wise Triton argmax with defined tie and special-value handling. Greedy draft and non-sharded target sampling use it, with PyTorch fallback for ineligible inputs. Tests cover correctness, routing, and graph replay.
sequenceDiagram
participant Qwen4Model
participant VerifyStepSetup
participant DecodePrologue
participant SparseGqaVerify
Qwen4Model->>VerifyStepSetup: Prepare verify mappings and plane snapshots
Qwen4Model->>DecodePrologue: Store K/V and optional index scores
Qwen4Model->>SparseGqaVerify: Run grouped NVFP4 verify attention
SparseGqaVerify-->>Qwen4Model: Return attention output
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The change adds SM103-specific kernels and a Triton greedy-argmax path. The open concerns are mainly missing GPU or architecture skips in tests, a few weak test assertions, and a formatting hook failure. These can break CPU-only or non-SM103 test collection and CI checks, but they are unlikely to affect production behavior. Fix them or explicitly accept them before merging.
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Capture and replay the folded V2 path.
The new test only toggles is_cuda_graph and runs one update on a fresh manager for each case. It does not capture a CUDA graph or replay it with changed accepted counts. Add a CUDA-gated capture-and-replay case in tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.py. Check convolution state, prev_num_accepted_tokens, and cache_buf_idx after each replay. This can catch capture-only failures and stale replay bookkeeping.
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Add a regression test for the steady-state speculative verify fast path.
This change adds _record_steady_spec_cache, _can_use_steady_spec_fast_prepare and _apply_steady_spec_fast_prepare. The fast path rebuilds the inputs and metadata of a full pass from cached state. None of the listed tests exercises this path. A missed field can silently diverge from the full pass, for example:
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Run the second step again with _steady_spec_cache = None to force the full pass.
Compare input_ids_cuda, position_ids_cuda, draft_tokens_cuda, previous_pos_id_offsets_cuda, previous_kv_lens_offsets_cuda, kv_cache_params and spec_metadata.seq_lens between the two runs.
Add a negative case: a changed slot, a changed verify width, or a request with py_needs_onehot_draft_probs must fall back to the full pass.
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- Around line 331-337: Update the catalog note associated with CELLS to include
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- Line 26: Add a module-level architecture skip after the CUDA availability
assertion in this test module, using pytest’s skip marker to skip unless the
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[P1] This breaks the GLM-5.2 modeling_v2 target's MTP path.
eagle3.py:648 now always passes fused= to _prepare_next_new_tokens. But MTPDraftWorker in glm_moe_dsa/glm_5_2_nvfp4__sm_107__tp16/modeling.py:1587 overrides that method with the old 5-argument signature. That target is already on main via #20517, and it inherits _forward_impl through MTPEagleWorker.
As a result, GLM-5.2 NVFP4 on SM107 TP16 with MTP-Eagle raises TypeError: _prepare_next_new_tokens() got an unexpected keyword argument 'fused' on the first step, during warmup. By then auto has already selected the target, so there is no fallback. Pre-merge CI doesn't run this configuration.
Fix: make the override accept fused: bool = False and forward it to super()._prepare_next_new_tokens(..., fused=fused). No other override of this method exists in the repo.
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Runtime part (speculative/): no value bug found. In the Triton interpreter, greedy_argmax, fused_accept.strict_accept, draft_row_select and next_new_tokens matched the ops they replace (ties, NaN, +-0, index wrap, mrope). But this conflicts with main. #20815 already added fused_accept.py with fused_strict_accept (forced acceptance, one launch) and step0_epilogue (draft_row_select plus the last accepted token for next_new_tokens). Main gates step0_epilogue per model via spec_decode_fast_paths; here draft_row_select is on for every MTP-Eagle model. Could you rebase onto main's kernels and keep only greedy_argmax? The auto-merged interface.py imports both fused_accept APIs (L37 here, L50 on main). If fused_accept.py:75-76 stays: with num_warps=4, a late warp can read the counter after thread 0 stored it. Main uses one warp.
@JunyiXu-nv Thanks for checking the numbers. I rebased onto main's kernels and dropped ours, keeping only the greedy argmax, and this model now opts into main's fast paths. So the warp note doesn't apply anymore.
@Barry-Delaney Thanks for catching that. After rebasing onto main's draft-loop code, this PR doesn't change that function anymore, so the GLM path is left as it is on main.
Add a regression test for compact IndexShare capture.
The existing mixed-batch test covers only compact=False. Add a GPU unit test that calls _capture_selection(..., compact=True) with mixed context and generation requests, then compares qsa_shared_topk_indices with the expected compact selection rows. This test must exercise both the context-row rewrite and the generation-row offset.
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Add a GPU regression test for compact IndexShare capture, locating the relevant
test via `_capture_selection` and `qsa_shared_topk_indices`. Use a mixed batch
containing context and generation requests, call `_capture_selection` with
`compact=True`, and assert the shared top-k indices match the expected compact
selection rows, covering both context-row rewriting and the generation-row
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The certified-cell tests cover only the current-stream branch. The whole-model prefill test executes the production side-stream path, but its breakable-versus-eager comparison uses that same path in both runs. A missing or reordered wait can therefore affect both runs without being isolated. Compare the side-stream result with the current-stream result for representative row counts.
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- Line 81: Update _site to return the scale bytes produced by mix_op instead of
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quantization of the returned mixed tensor. Preserve the existing code-output
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- Line 173: Update the replay assertion comparing captured and eager results to
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capture, locating the relevant test via `_capture_selection` and
`qsa_shared_topk_indices`. Use a mixed batch containing context and generation
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…ecoding
The greedy target tokens and the greedy draft tokens of one-model speculative
decoding take greedy_argmax, a Triton row argmax, where they took
torch.argmax:
- Large inputs (at least 4M logits): each row is reduced in chunks, then the
chunks are combined. torch.argmax reads 248320-wide fp32 rows well under the
HBM rate (GB300, graph replay: 76 us at 256 rows).
- 1 to 16 rows inside a CUDA graph: two short launches instead of a memset and
a 31-block reduce (GB300, 248320 fp32 columns: 2.4-5.0 us against
10.6-16.4 us).
Other inputs keep torch.argmax.
The result equals torch.argmax element for element: NaN ranks first, equal
values resolve to the lowest index, and an all -inf row returns 0. The test
runs in l0_b200.
Signed-off-by: Wanli Jiang <35160485+Wanli-Jiang@users.noreply.github.com>
…into the one-engine speculative fast paths
The engine read spec_decode_fast_paths only from SpecDecOneEngineForCausalLM.
A model that builds its own draft model and spec worker, as Modeling V2
targets do, could not opt in. The engine now reads the flag from any language
model, so such a model opts in by setting it and passing it to its spec worker.
Nothing changes for a model that does not set it.
Signed-off-by: Wanli Jiang <35160485+Wanli-Jiang@users.noreply.github.com>
…timizations for ISL 8K / OSL 1K
Performance work on the qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1 modeling_v2
target over the ISL 8192 / OSL 1024 Pareto curve on one GB300 (TP1, NVFP4 KV
cache, bf16 SSM state), for STP and MTP3: target-local ops (CuTe DSL, Triton),
each with a GPU test, wired into the target.
Decode at small batch
- Hyper-connection sites: faster 1-row kernels; 2..16 rows on a tensor-core
launch pair with the MoE finalize folded in; tc_first up to 256 rows.
- FP8 W8A16 GEMV (fp8_gemv) for the dense projections under dense FP8, the
vocab head, and the 1-row output and shared-expert projections.
- GDN: the in_proj GEMV with a fused conv1d epilogue (2..16 verify rows, up
to 8 decode rows); decode rows that stage the state by TMA; opt-in NVFP4
in_proj up to 8 rows.
- NVFP4 sparse GQA decode on a CuTe split-K + merge kernel, behind a fused
decode prologue over NVFP4 KV.
- MoE: pinned trtllm-gen tactics for the decode buckets; a tactic this build's
runner does not list as valid falls back to the AutoTuner with a warning.
MTP
- The draft step runs on the trunk's fused machinery and carries only the
draft loop's rows; an FP8 lm_head copy serves the draft head; opt-in NVFP4
draft head and draft-layer experts.
- The engine's one-engine speculative fast paths: the draft loop's step-0
epilogue, the recorded steady decode-step prepare and the overlap loop on
the execution stream.
- Verify: request-grouped NVFP4 sparse GQA (coalesced gated epilogue, split
last wave, per-row merge, every reachable launch plan compiled up front);
the GDN cached-replay verify on a CuTe tensor-core kernel over a bf16
state, under the same checkpoint-commit contract as the Triton kernel.
- One-launch speculative rollback (spec_rollback_commit) and decode-step
setup (verify_step_setup); batched rollback of the QSA index planes; fused
PLE on verify and mixed steps.
Prefill and mixed steps
- Faster prefill CuteDSL MoE: one-launch routing and sort, pinned tactics,
and FC2 on the target's own copy of the finalize-fused grouped GEMM with an
MMA K tile, a row-owned epilogue and L2 cache hints. Opt-in per-tensor FP8
dense projections; tcgen05 dense projections for 17..256 rows
(mid_rows_mm).
- HC sites without a stored normed stream; a leaner GDN prefill block.
- The sparse attention row-tile pass is persistent and free of per-step
Triton recompiles; NVFP4 KV context pages are dequantized into a bf16
scratch, a group of context requests at a time within 128 MB.
- The PLE host table lives on the GPU's NUMA node (NVML's CPU affinity).
Opt-in switches: TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_DENSE_FP8, TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_GDN_INPROJ_NVFP4,
TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_MOE_NVFP4 and TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_HEAD_NVFP4.
GB300, ISL 8K / OSL 1K, from the NVFP4 KV + bf16 state starting point (con1
tok/s/user; con32 and con256 tok/s/GPU): STP 349 -> 451, 2,907 -> 3,378,
5,986 -> 7,448; MTP3 at a forced acceptance of 3.3: 425 -> 857,
3,570 -> 5,552, 4,957 -> 10,148. These were measured with a few kernels
since left out (the small-row NVFP4 MoE at STP con1, the FP8 activation maximum
folded into its producers, request-tiled verify index scores, a CuTe plan
kernel for the row-tile pass, a lean one-split decode kernel), each within
measurement noise or below 2% at one point, and with runtime changes this
commit no longer carries. Accuracy on this revision: gsm8k STP 95.94, MTP1
95.79 (acceptance 1.970, MMMU 58.44), MTP3 over CuteDSL experts, fp8 KV and
a bf16 state 96.25 (acceptance 3.508); the MTP3 and MTP7 long-context
pass-key cases pass (acceptance 3.998, 6.967).
Signed-off-by: Wanli Jiang <35160485+Wanli-Jiang@users.noreply.github.com>
…et's fastest MTP3 configuration
The modeling_v2 MTP3 case now runs with an NVFP4 KV cache and a bf16
recurrent state, and with the target's opt-in fast paths: FP8 dense
projections, the NVFP4 GDN input projection for decode rows, and NVFP4
copies of the MTP draft layer's routed experts and of the draft head.
Concurrency 1 and 256 as before; acceptance stays unpinned.
Signed-off-by: Wanli Jiang <35160485+Wanli-Jiang@users.noreply.github.com>
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Dev Engineer Review
The change adds GB300-specific Qwen3.8-Flash-Next NVFP4
modeling_v2paths for STP and MTP3. The main performance-sensitive areas are sparse GQA attention, GDN replay and recurrence, FP8/NVFP4 GEMV, hyper-connection kernels, MoE tactics, and speculative rollback. The target-specific kernels remain under the model target directory; shared changes add greedy argmax, model opt-in to speculative fast paths, and GDN cached replay commit behavior.The expanded dispatch and kernel variants increase the need to verify dtype, layout, row-count, and launch-path boundaries. In particular, verify grouped versus per-row attention routing, bf16 versus fp32 recurrent pools, NVFP4 cache handling, fused rollback, and opt-in projection paths. The performance results reported in the PR objectives include changes no longer present after rebase, so they do not isolate the performance effect of this change.
The supplied evidence reports 693 target-op tests passed and 2 skipped, accuracy coverage including
test_mtp3_cutedsl_fp8_kv_bf16_state, and 23 passed cases forspeculative/test_greedy_argmax.py. The perf-sanity run recorded local results, but its pytest verdict was not captured after server teardown ended the Slurm step. Seventeenspeculative/test_eagle3.pycases could not run because required checkpoints were missing. Review severity counts are unavailable.QA Engineer Review
The change adds or modifies extensive CUDA unit coverage for the target’s attention, GEMM, hyper-connection, MoE, PLE, SSM, rollback, context grouping, and speculative decoding paths. It also adds
tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/test_greedy_argmax.pyand updatestests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.ymlto include it.The target MTP3 perf-sanity case is listed in
tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_gb300_multi_gpus_perf_sanity.ymlasaggr_upload-gb300_qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_grace_blackwell-qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_mv2_tp1_mtp3_8k1kwith a 35-minute timeout. The relevant target-specific perf case was not found in the manual-QA lists. The B200 CI list includes the greedy-argmax unit test. The reported perf-sanity run does not establish a pytest pass.Coverage verdict: needs follow-up. Confirm the perf-sanity pytest result and run the blocked EAGLE3 cases when checkpoints are available.
Per-File QA Perspective
Source files
.../ops/attention/qsa_nvfp4_pages_to_bf16.py— Adds NVFP4 page conversion into bf16 scratch and remaps table entries. Verify unmapped pages, scratch bounds, and untouched entries..../ops/attention/qsa_nvfp4_verify_ptx.py— Adds inline-PTX helpers for verify GEMM and synchronization. Verify supported descriptor layouts and SM103 compilation..../ops/attention/qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4.py— Changes sparse-GQA arithmetic and launch configuration. Verify numerical equivalence and split-K merging..../ops/attention/qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4_decode.py— Adds NVFP4 sparse-GQA decode with optional split-K and output gating. Verify one- and multi-split paths and invalid selections..../ops/attention/qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4_verify.py— Adds grouped verify attention and routing thresholds. Verify grouped/per-row dispatch, invalid rows, and split plans..../ops/attention/qsa_rollback_planes.py— Adds index-plane gather and restore operations. Verify rejected-row restoration and zero-row behavior..../ops/attention/qsa_rowtile_attention_cute.py— Changes row-tile attention to persistent scheduling and TMA output stores. Verify scheduling, empty groups, and buffer reuse..../ops/attention/qsa_sparse_gqa_rowtile.py— Updates persistent row-tile launch planning and shared counters. Verify planner argument order and lone-row handling..../ops/attention/qsa_topk_expand_decode.py— Changes candidate ranking and PDL wait ordering. Verify ties and sparse/zero-score inputs..../ops/attention/qwen4_exp_attn_decode_prologue.py— Adds NVFP4 cache writes, multi-row verify, and optional index scoring. Verify optional argument combinations and cache layout behavior..../ops/attention/spec_rollback_commit.py— Adds speculative staging and commit kernels. Verify accepted-prefix boundaries across n-gram, convolution, position, and index state..../ops/attention/verify_step_setup.py— Adds verify-step metadata and plane snapshots. Verify negative positions, page-table wrapping, and zero-row input..../ops/gemm/fp8_gemv.py— Adds FP8 GEMV with fused convolution and verify paths. Verify state updates, padding slots, and multi-row dispatch..../ops/gemm/fp8_per_tensor_mm.py— Adds per-tensor FP8 matrix multiplication. Verify zero and sliced activations and scale handling..../ops/gemm/mid_rows_mm.py— Adds mid-row-count GEMM and row-wise FP8 quantization. Verify split-K and supported weight-scale forms..../ops/gemm/nvfp4_gemv.py— Adds NVFP4 GEMV and split-GEMV paths. Verify quantization, activation limits, and convolution/verify dispatch..../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_decode_mix_fp4_cute.py— Changes shared-memory layout and vector loads. Verify stream selection and mixed-output correctness..../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_decode_rows_tc.py— Adds multi-row hyper-connection decode. Verify optional shared-expert and routed-fold combinations..../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_decode_tc_first.py— Raises the row limit to 256 and changes tile selection. Verify the 128/129-row boundary and maximum-row guard..../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_first_rescale_tc.py— Adds the first-projection/rescale kernel. Verify split and no-injection paths..../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_inject_rstd.py— Adds fused injection and RMS statistics. Verify optional input pairing and zero-row behavior..../ops/hc/qwen4_exp_hc_up_gate_mean_rstd.py— Adds bf16 and NVFP4 up-gate paths. Verify quantized output and global-scale validation..../ops/moe/fp4_block_scale_moe_renorm_permuted.py— Replaces the custom-op call withrun_renorm_moe. Verify output and finalization behavior..../ops/moe/fp4_block_scale_moe_renorm_routed.py— Adds pinned-tactic selection with AutoTuner fallback. Verify geometry matching and invalid-tactic fallback..../ops/moe/fp4_moe_renorm_cute_dsl.py— Adds cached CuTe runners and optional memset stream. Verify stream ordering and large-token dispatch..../ops/ple/ple_gate_conv_inject_norm.py— Adds caller-provided input and output buffers. Verify aliasing, padded rows, and pool updates..../ops/ple/ple_ngram_embed.py— Updates certified MTP3 verify cases. Verify the revised per-sequence-path coverage claim..../ops/ssm/flashinfer_chunk_gated_delta_rule.py— Adds bf16 state and initial-state mask support. Verify fresh-state zeroing and linear-gate behavior..../ops/ssm/gdn_decode_rows_gated_norm.py— Adds bf16 pools and a bulk-copy variant. Verify variant selection and fallback layouts..../ops/ssm/gdn_prefill_conv_post.py— Adds linear-gate output. Verify the output gate conversion and unchanged pool state..../ops/ssm/gdn_cached_replay_cute.py— Adds SM103 cached replay and optional in-kernel commit. Verify commit modes and supported geometry..../weights.py— Adds NUMA-aware pinned host allocation and MTP expert NVFP4 conversion. Verify affinity restoration and quantized weight layouts.tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/greedy_argmax.py— Adds Triton argmax and fallback behavior. Verify tie, NaN, and small-row semantics.tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/interface.py— Routes greedy draft and target sampling throughgreedy_argmax. Verify output dtype and CUDA-graph small-row selection.tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_engine.py— Broadens speculative fast-path opt-in to model attributes. Verify multimodal models and unavailable language-model properties..../modeling.py— Integrates the target’s attention, projection, MoE, rollback, and GDN paths. Verify configuration-dependent dispatch and environment opt-ins..../kernels/__init__.pyand.../kernels/moe/__init__.py— Add package files and license notices. No runtime behavior change is described..../kernels/moe/blockscaled_contiguous_grouped_gemm_finalize_fusion.py— Adds a persistent grouped GEMM with fused finalization. Verify scheduler metadata, expert capacity, and output accumulation.tests/scripts/perf-sanity/aggregated/gb300_qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_grace_blackwell.yaml— Sets NVFP4 KV cache and fast-path environment options for the perf configuration. Verify the case matches the intended benchmark setup.Test-code files
tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_nvfp4_pages_to_bf16.py— Covers page conversion, sentinel handling, and validation. No matching target-specifictest-db/orqa/entry was found..../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4_decode.py— Covers numerical accuracy, unaligned selections, determinism, and graph replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_paged_sparse_gqa_nvfp4_verify.py— Covers grouped routing, splits, invalid rows, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_rollback_planes.py— Covers gather and rejected-row restoration for contiguous and strided planes. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_sparse_gqa_rowtile.py— Covers persistent CTA sizing and planner parity. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../attention/test_modeling_v2_qsa_topk_expand_decode.py— Adds log-normal and tied-score input coverage. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../attention/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_attn_decode_prologue.py— Covers bf16/NVFP4 layouts, verify rows, scores, and graph replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../attention/test_modeling_v2_spec_rollback_commit.py— Covers staged and committed state changes. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../attention/test_modeling_v2_verify_step_setup.py— Covers setup references, negative positions, zero rows, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../gemm/test_modeling_v2_fp8_gemv.py— Covers GEMV, fused convolution/verify, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../gemm/test_modeling_v2_fp8_per_tensor_mm.py— Covers reference accuracy, quantization, sliced inputs, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../gemm/test_modeling_v2_mid_rows_mm.py— Covers matrix multiplication, quantization, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../gemm/test_modeling_v2_nvfp4_gemv.py— Covers GEMV, split paths, quantization, limits, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_decode_rows_tc.py— Compares multi-row paths with one-row paths and checks folded finalization. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_decode_tc_first.py— Covers the expanded row limit and graph replay at 8 and 256 rows. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_first_rescale_tc.py— Covers reference accuracy, validation, and graph replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_inject_rstd.py— Covers immutability, aliasing, statistics, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../hc/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_hc_up_gate_mean_rstd.py— Covers bf16/NVFP4 outputs, epilogue, validation, and replay. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../moe/test_modeling_v2_fp4_block_scale_moe_renorm_routed.py— Adds pinned-tactic validity and AutoTuner parity checks. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../moe/test_modeling_v2_mtp_moe_nvfp4.py— Covers NVFP4 draft expert conversion and output accuracy. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../ple/test_modeling_v2_ple_gate_conv_inject_norm.py— Covers supplied input/output buffers and preserved padding. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../ssm/test_modeling_v2_flashinfer_chunk_gated_delta_rule.py— Covers masked fresh-state behavior and bf16 pools. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_block.py— Extends recurrence coverage to bf16 pools and row-form decode. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_cached_replay_cute.py— Covers replay, commit modes, duplicate rows, and graph behavior. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_decode_rows_gated_norm.py— Covers pool dtypes, launch variants, and fallback selection. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_prefill_conv_post.py— Covers linear-gate conversion and pool invariance. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_replay_verify_cute.py— Compares replay dispatch with the plain call across repeated steps. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../ssm/test_modeling_v2_gdn_verify_fused_conv.py— Compares fused and eager verify paths in FP8 and NVFP4 modes. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../test_modeling_v2_gdn_replay_verify.py— Selects the Triton replay mode for the relevant test configuration. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../test_modeling_v2_logits_widening.py— Covers narrow logits and argmax-only gating. No matching target-specific list entry was found..../test_modeling_v2_spec_rollback.py— Extends rollback coverage across plane staging, gather/restore, and fused commit. No matching target-specific list entry was found.tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/test_greedy_argmax.py— Covers dtypes, ties, special values, fallback, and graph replay. It is listed intests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml.Test-list files
tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml— Addsunittest/_torch/speculative/test_greedy_argmax.pyto the B200 CI list.tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_gb300_multi_gpus_perf_sanity.yml— Includes the target’s GB300 MTP3 perf-sanity case. The reported run has local results, but no captured pytest verdict.tests/integration/test_lists/qa/*— No target-specific perf-sanity entry was found in the inspected manual-QA lists.Description
GB300 performance work on the
qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1modeling_v2 target (Qwen3.8-Flash-Next NVFP4, added in #20143 / #20276). It covers the whole Pareto curve at ISL 8192 / OSL 1024 on one GB300 (TP1), with NVFP4 KV cache and bf16 SSM state, for STP and MTP3. The code follows the Modeling V2 guide (#21390): model-specific code, including a forked MoE kernel, stays in the target directory. Two small commits touch shared code; they are listed below.Results
Measured on 1× GB300 at ISL 8K / OSL 1K. Columns are concurrency. con1 is tok/s/user; the other columns are tok/s/GPU.
How these were measured:
TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_DENSE_FP8=1,TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_GDN_INPROJ_NVFP4=1, the breakable prefill graph with prefill capture buckets up to 16K tokens.TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MOE_GEMV=1, a switch since removed (see Moved out of this PR).TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_MOE_NVFP4=1andTRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_HEAD_NVFP4=1.TLLM_WORKER_USE_MP_PROCESS=1, and a single cache refresh after the speculative KV-length correction) and a few target kernels. See Moved out of this PR for what each was measured to contribute.Key points versus the starting point (NVFP4 KV + bf16 state, before this work), and after rebasing onto this main:
The rebased branch was A/B-tested on one node against the pre-rebase branch:
What changes
Decode at small batch
tc_firstextended up to 256 rows.fp8_gemv):in_projGEMV with a fused conv1d epilogue, for 2..16 verify rows and up to 8 decode rows.in_projfor up to 8 rows.MTP
lm_headcopy for the draft head; opt-in NVFP4 draft head and NVFP4 draft-layer experts.Prefill / mixed steps
kernels/moe/): an MMA K tile of 128, a row-owned epilogue and L2 cache hints.mid_rows_mm)._NVFP4_CONTEXT_SCRATCH_BYTES). Before, it held every context request's full history at once. A request whose history alone is larger than 128 MB forms a group of its own.get_numa_aware_cpu_affinity).Shared code outside the target directory
speculative/greedy_argmax.py(new, Triton): the greedy target and draft tokens of one-model speculative decoding, at main's two plain-argmax sites. It equalstorch.argmaxelement for element.pyexecutor/model_engine.py:spec_decode_fast_pathsfrom any language model, not only fromSpecDecOneEngineForCausalLM.Commits
Four commits: the first two touch shared code only, each with its tests; the third is the target; the fourth updates its perf-sanity case.
[perf] Triton greedy argmax for one-model speculative decoding(the test is added tol0_b200.yml)[feat] Let a model with its own speculative branch opt into the one-engine speculative fast paths(about 10 lines, with a CPU test)[perf] Qwen3.8-Flash-Next NVFP4 target: GB300 Pareto optimizations for ISL 8K / OSL 1K(the target-local ops and kernels, their tests, and the target wiring)[test] Qwen3.8-Flash-Next GB300 perf sanity on the target's fastest MTP3 configuration:tests/scripts/perf-sanity/aggregated/gb300_qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_grace_blackwell.yaml.TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_DENSE_FP8,TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_GDN_INPROJ_NVFP4,TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_MOE_NVFP4andTRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_HEAD_NVFP4.Moved out of this PR
These changes were taken out after review, or replaced by main. The executor,
pyexecutor/engine/runners/decoder/andpyexecutor/kv_cache/files are identical to main in this PR.fused_accept.py,draft_loop_ops.py):fused_strict_accept,step0_epilogue).greedy_argmaxremains (commit 1).decoder/inputs.py):test_prepare_inputs_steady_steps_match_forced_full_passes.modules/fla/cache_manager.py,modules/qwen4_exp/cache_manager.py): dropped.moe/kernels/blackwell/): forked into the target instead. The shared kernel is as on main.TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_UNFUSED,TRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_DRAFT_HEADandTRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MTP_DRAFT_VOCABare removed.TLLM_WORKER_USE_MP_PROCESS(executor/executor.py,executor/utils.py): dropped.MPI_Comm_spawn, where the alternative isTLLM_WORKER_USE_SINGLE_PROCESS=1.decoder/inputs.py): dropped.on_update_kv_lens()runs before and after the correction, as on main.kv_cache/mamba_cache_manager/common.py): dropped.Target kernels left out after review. Each one measured within serving noise, or below 2% at a single point:
nvfp4_moe_gemv, opt-inTRTLLM_MODELING_V2_MOE_GEMV): +1.6% at STP con1, used only there; MTP3 con1 within noise.fused_sigmoid_mul_inplace,rms_norm_gated_token_major; only underTRTLLM_MODELING_V2_DENSE_FP8): MTP3 +0.9% at con32 and +1.3% at con256; STP within noise. The producers are as on main again, and the FP8 GEMM computes its own maximum.qsa_paged_index_scores_verify): a gain only at the kernel level; serving pairs were within noise (MTP3 con32 −1.1%, con256 flat).TRTLLM_HC_FIRST_WEIGHT_DELAY_NS, off by default): slower in the full STP decode step (con1 412.5 → 399.0 tok/s/user when on).Review follow-ups
test_modeling_v2_qsa_rollback_planes.py): rejects every other row, so every cell both restores and keeps slots.Rebase notes
3f59791863(2026-11-01). The onboarding commits are already on main as [TRTLLM-17033][feat] Qwen3.8-Flash-Next modeling_v2: CUTEDSL, MTP 1..7, video, FP8/NVFP4 KV, bf16 state, canonical QSA selection, breakable prefill graph, GB300 fast paths #20276; this branch carries only the optimization work.tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/and its MoE tests to shared operand helpers. This branch's additions follow both moves.Test Coverage
Results are on main
3f59791863, with a native build of that main. The head isfa03b88945. Cases marked (prev) ran atffeb08ef73, the head before the GDN replay change; they don't run the bf16-state replay that this change touches.Unit tests:
Target op tests (
tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/qwen3_8_flash_next_nvfp4__sm_103__tp1/): 692 passed and 2 skipped. Each op ships a CELLS-driven test. CI runs them inl0_b300(throughunittest/_torch/modeling_v2).New:
test_modeling_v2_nvfp4_context_groups.py. It uses a budget of 32 pages and one 47-page request, which forms a group of its own. The grouped context pass is bitwise equal to one launch over the whole step, both for prefill rows and for a mixed step's kept rows.Family CPU tests (
tests/unittest/_torch/modeling_v2/models/qwen4_exp/test_modeling_v2_qwen4_exp_*.py), all passing:modeling_v2 gates:
test_modeling_v2_claims.py: 62 passed.test_modeling_v2_native_claims.pyandtest_modeling_v2_no_stale_claims.py, run on the source checkout: 7 passed.Shared code:
speculative/test_greedy_argmax.pyspeculative/test_fused_accept.py(main's)pyexecutor/test_model_engine.py::test_spec_decode_fast_paths_follow_the_models_flagpyexecutor/test_steady_spec_prepare.py(main's) (prev)pyexecutor/engine/runners/decoder/test_inputs.py(main's)pyexecutor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.pypyexecutor/kv_cache/test_mamba_model_managers.pymodules/mamba/test_mamba2_metadata.pyspeculative/test_eagle3.pyAccuracy (
tests/integration/defs/accuracy/modeling_v2/test_qwen4_exp.py):test_gsm8k(STP) (prev)test_gsm8kwithTRTLLM_MODELING_V2_DENSE_FP8=1(prev)test_mtp1_gsm8k_mmmu_and_video(prev; fp32 state)test_mtp3_cutedsl_fp8_kv_bf16_statetest_mtp3_long_context_passkeytest_mtp7_long_context_passkey(NVFP4 KV, bf16 state)test_breakable_prefill_matches_eager(prev)test_mtp7_long_context_passkeywith the context scratch budget forced to 1 MB (local patch, at the previous head)Our container forbids
MPI_Comm_spawn. The gsm8k cases therefore ran with the TP1 worker in a spawned process, through a local patch that is not part of this PR. The pass-key and breakable-prefill cases run the executor in-process, as the tests set up.Fast paths taken: a local probe on the MTP3 pass-key case confirmed that the target takes each fast path:
Ranges across the reruns since the first rebase:
Perf sanity (prev):
perf/test_perf_sanity.py::test_e2e[aggr_upload-gb300_qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_grace_blackwell-qwen3_8_flash_next_fp4_mv2_tp1_mtp3_8k1k].Paired A/B, this head against the previous one:
Setup: the perf-sanity case's server config and clients, plus con32; one node, one GPU each, with the clients alternating between the two servers.
ffeb08ef73)fa03b88945)Real MTP3 acceptance during development (gsm8k / pass-key): checked for every draft-side change. Before: 3.547 / 3.57. After: 3.545–3.558 / 3.33–3.38.
pre-commit: passes on every changed file.
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