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Summary

This PR builds on the receive-side ownership foundation merged in #17720 and adds the sender half for the narrow Python-transceiver/C++-NIXL FP4-MLA generation-first profile needed by MR !10392.

The invariant is: before backend submission, an atomic rejection can prove that no accessor exists; after submission, only DONE from the same retained backend handle permits retirement. A false result, exception, timeout, or cancellation is not proof that memory is reusable.

Support status: the implementation path is present, but MR !10392 is not production-qualified until current-head full CI and its exact multi-rank topology E2E pass.

Activation is explicit

Merging this PR does not enable lifecycle-ownership enforcement by default. The MR !10392 launcher or deployment must set both variables on the coordinator and every CTX and GEN process:

  • TRTLLM_ENABLE_FP4_MLA_KV_OWNERSHIP_BRIDGE=1
  • TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY=1

The first variable activates this ownership bridge. The second makes no replay or reroute an operator-enforced invariant; it is not a separate ownership implementation and does not activate the bridge by itself. All participants must use the same binary, configuration, and flags because this milestone intentionally has no capability negotiation.

With the bridge variable unset, the existing lifecycle path remains unchanged. If it is set for an unsupported profile, setup or request admission fails closed instead of claiming ownership protection.

Lifecycle ownership enabled by this PR

Within the qualified cell:

Lifecycle point Enforced behavior
CTX source and GEN destination Root the request, session, local memory, and exact backend request/status objects before submission or publication.
Cancellation or rejection before submission/publication Prove that no physical accessor exists, publish no KV/aux destination, and release the unsubmitted claim.
Submitted operation reaches same-handle DONE Retire the corresponding local owner only after its required local completion.
Submitted operation returns false or throws Mark it IN_DOUBT; retain source/destination ownership and transport evidence indefinitely.
Ambiguous local ownership Quarantine new ownership admission and refuse teardown that could release still-accessed memory.
Attention-DP fan-in Seal and track the one immutable selected CTX writer cohort for the request.

This closes the relevant KV/aux partial-publication, terminal-before-aux, pre-cancellation, registration, admission, and teardown races while preserving legacy behavior outside the bridge.

Qualified cell

The opt-in applies only to:

  • Python transceiver using the C++ NIXL agent;
  • disaggregated NVFP4 SELFKONLY KVCacheManagerV2;
  • asynchronous monolithic generation-first attention DP;
  • exactly one immutable admitted CTX cohort per request;
  • PP1/CP1, finite positive transfer timeout, and non-negative globally unique request IDs;
  • bounce, pipelining, layerwise transfer, and overlap-disable mode all off.

Follow-up work

This PR is the first monotonic-safe ownership bridge, not completed deadline-bounded retirement. Follow-up PRs must add:

  • backend conformance and late settlement for retained handles;
  • the non-resettable quiescence deadline;
  • rank-aligned fail-close, proven teardown fencing, and orchestration restart;
  • retry/reroute attempt identity and capability negotiation;
  • context-first, additional TP/ADP/PP/CP and bounce/layerwise profiles, other backends, and any required C++-transceiver parity.

Until those land, an ambiguous operation is retained indefinitely. Elapsed time never authorizes reuse.

Validation

  • Head: d099156f0; merge-base: main@3503e3f9b.
  • All current-head GitHub checks pass.
  • Three independent self-review passes found no remaining actionable issue.
  • git diff --check, Ruff, Ruff-format, YAPF, legacy Ruff, Python 3.13 byte compilation, test-list validation, and pinned-memory validation pass.
  • Focused regressions cover activated send/receive ownership, ADP KV/aux cohort selection, no-retry configuration, partial publication, terminal-before-aux, cancellation, registration, shutdown, pre-submission rejection, and ambiguous false/exceptional backend outcomes.
  • Diff: production +1026/-175 (1,201 changed); tests +1117/-17 (1,134 changed); total +2143/-192 (2,335 changed).

The earlier full-CI helper #71609 targets the preceding cc0c3fc head and is stale for this patch. Current-head full CI, a never-settles no-reuse/no-deregistration canary, and exact MR !10392 multi-rank topology E2E remain merge gates. Focused local pytest collection is unavailable because the host environments do not contain both PyTorch and the complete test dependencies.

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Physical ownership enforcement now coordinates NIXL admission, publication, completion, cancellation, and shutdown. FP4 MLA bridge requests receive profile validation. Disaggregated HTTP retries can be disabled through an environment setting. Regression tests cover lifecycle and validation paths.

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Physical ownership transfer

Layer / File(s) Summary
Sender ownership and lifecycle
tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/native/transfer.py
Sender operations use admission gates, retain requests, quarantine ambiguous outcomes, and defer cleanup until physical resources drain.
Receiver publication and writer tracking
tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/native/transfer.py
Receiver sessions track published writers, validate result evidence, and defer terminal states until KV and auxiliary resources drain.
FP4 MLA bridge and worker integration
tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/transceiver.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/native/transfer.py
The transceiver validates bridge profiles and requests, passes ownership settings to workers, and serializes shutdown and session retirement.
Disaggregated no-retry transport
tensorrt_llm/serve/openai_client.py, tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_disagg_openai_client.py
TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY=1 sets regular and transient TCP retry budgets to zero and is covered by client tests.
Ownership and bridge regression coverage
tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py, tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_chunked_transfer.py
Tests cover cancellation races, resource draining, shutdown retry, writer cohorts, bridge validation, no-retry behavior, and chunked transfer state.

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~90 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to aa515

The ownership changes are not ready to merge because affected disaggregated transfers can wait indefinitely, rejected sessions can leak auxiliary capacity, and participating ranks may activate incompatible ownership behavior.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant KvCacheTransceiverV2
  participant TransferWorker
  participant NIXLOperationGate
  participant NIXLBackend
  Client->>KvCacheTransceiverV2: submit validated transfer
  KvCacheTransceiverV2->>TransferWorker: create ownership-aware task
  TransferWorker->>NIXLOperationGate: admit operation
  NIXLOperationGate->>NIXLBackend: submit physical transfer
  NIXLBackend-->>TransferWorker: completion or ambiguous outcome
  TransferWorker-->>KvCacheTransceiverV2: guarded session result
  KvCacheTransceiverV2-->>Client: complete after resource drain
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tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_disagg_openai_client.py (2)

721-743: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Move the no-retry assertions into a separate test.

The added block tests TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY=1, but it lives in test_max_retries_zero_still_gets_transient_tcp_budget, whose docstring states the opposite behavior ("transient TCP races still retry up to 5"). A failure in the added block reports a test name that does not describe the failing behavior.

Split the block into its own test so the name and docstring match the behavior under test.

♻️ Proposed split
         assert session.post.call_count == 2
+
+    `@pytest.mark.asyncio`
+    async def test_no_retry_env_disables_transient_tcp_budget(self, monkeypatch):
+        """TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY=1 forces a single attempt and logs the override."""
         monkeypatch.setenv("TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY", "1")
         session = AsyncMock(spec=aiohttp.ClientSession)
         with patch("tensorrt_llm.serve.openai_client.logger.info") as log_info:
             client = self._make_client(session, max_retries=5)
         assert "TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY=1" in log_info.call_args.args[0]
         session.post.side_effect = aiohttp.ServerDisconnectedError()
         with pytest.raises(aiohttp.ServerDisconnectedError):
             await client.send_request(self._make_request())
         assert session.post.call_count == 1
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In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_disagg_openai_client.py` around lines 721 -
743, Split the TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY=1 setup, logging assertion, single-attempt
failure check, and call-count assertion out of
test_max_retries_zero_still_gets_transient_tcp_budget into a separate test with
a name and docstring describing disabled retries. Leave the existing
max_retries=0 transient retry assertions focused only on retrying up to five
attempts.

721-743: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Retain the test coverage summary.

  1. Changed test function: test_max_retries_zero_still_gets_transient_tcp_budget was modified.
  2. tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml:63 selects unittest/disaggregated, so this file is included. No new test-list entry is required.
  3. Coverage verdict: sufficient. The test covers the retry budget, single-attempt behavior, and log output.
  4. Optional follow-up: cover TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY with a value other than "1".
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In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_disagg_openai_client.py` around lines 721 -
743, No code change is required: retain
test_max_retries_zero_still_gets_transient_tcp_budget as coverage for retry
budgeting, single-attempt behavior, and logging; optionally add coverage for
TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY values other than "1".

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tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py (3)

880-897: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add the accepting cases for _validate_bridge_req.

The loop covers only rejection. Two branches of the changed method stay uncovered:

  • The early return at transceiver.py Line 507 when _fp4_mla_bridge_enabled is False. A regression that makes the check unconditional would still pass this test.
  • The accepting path: an async request with schedule_style == GENERATION_FIRST and a non-negative int disagg_request_id must not raise.
💚 Proposed additions
     params.schedule_style, params.disagg_request_id = DisaggScheduleStyle.CONTEXT_FIRST, 1
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         transceiver.prepare_context_requests([request])
     assert transceiver._wait_reqs == {}
+    # Accepting path: async generation-first with a non-negative int id.
+    params.schedule_style = DisaggScheduleStyle.GENERATION_FIRST
+    params.disagg_request_id = 0
+    transceiver._validate_bridge_req(request)
+    # Disabled bridge accepts every request shape.
+    transceiver._fp4_mla_bridge_enabled = False
+    params.schedule_style, params.disagg_request_id = DisaggScheduleStyle.CONTEXT_FIRST, -1
+    transceiver._validate_bridge_req(request, synchronous=True)
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In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py` around
lines 880 - 897, Extend the regression test around
KvCacheTransceiverV2._validate_bridge_req to cover both accepting cases: verify
validation returns without raising when _fp4_mla_bridge_enabled is False, and
when it is enabled for an asynchronous GENERATION_FIRST request with a
non-negative integer disagg_request_id. Keep the existing rejection cases and
state assertions unchanged.

174-179: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Extract a shared transceiver factory.

Five tests build a KvCacheTransceiverV2 with object.__new__ and then assign a different, partly overlapping subset of private attributes. Each site must know which attributes the method under test reads. When KvCacheTransceiverV2.__init__ gains or renames state, every site needs a separate update, and a missed site fails with AttributeError instead of a behavioral assertion.

Add one helper next to _make_owned_sender that seeds the common attributes (_send_sessions, _send_reqs, _recv_sessions, _recv_reqs, _wait_reqs, _fp4_mla_bridge_enabled, _shutdown) and accepts per-test overrides.

♻️ Proposed helper
def _make_transceiver(**overrides) -> KvCacheTransceiverV2:
    transceiver = object.__new__(KvCacheTransceiverV2)
    transceiver._shutdown = False
    transceiver._fp4_mla_bridge_enabled = False
    transceiver._wait_reqs = {}
    transceiver._send_sessions, transceiver._send_reqs = {}, {}
    transceiver._recv_sessions, transceiver._recv_reqs = {}, {}
    for name, value in overrides.items():
        setattr(transceiver, name, value)
    return transceiver

Also applies to: 311-321, 793-801, 880-882, 901-909

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In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py` around
lines 174 - 179, Add a shared _make_transceiver helper next to
_make_owned_sender that creates a KvCacheTransceiverV2 with the common private
state initialized, including session/request maps, _wait_reqs,
_fp4_mla_bridge_enabled, and _shutdown, then applies per-test overrides. Replace
the five duplicated object.__new__ setup blocks, including the additional
referenced sites, with this helper while preserving each test’s specific state.

15-40: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add tests for the remaining transceiver branches.

  • The 16 new test functions are: test_failed_writer_cannot_authorize_reuse_while_sibling_is_active, test_pre_cancelled_rx_session_never_publishes_destination, test_remote_cancel_resolves_strong_owned_session, test_remote_cancelled_session_is_retained_until_writers_drain, test_non_terminal_writer_result_does_not_authorize_reuse, test_cancel_after_publication_cannot_overtake_request_data, test_cancel_before_dispatch_releases_late_idle_reservation, test_receiver_bridge_ownership_boundaries, test_sender_operation_ownership_covers_ambiguous_and_success_paths, test_unproven_transfer_cannot_release_or_deregister_memory, test_sender_duplicate_admission_is_idempotent, test_stale_request_data_does_not_republish_closed_session, test_sender_shutdown_waits_for_remote_agent_registration, test_transceiver_pairs_requests_before_transfer_admission, test_fp4_mla_bridge_accepts_only_exact_no_retry_profile, and test_transceiver_shutdown_refusal_is_retryable.
  • tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml already selects unittest/disaggregated by directory. No per-file entry is required.
  • Coverage verdict: insufficient. test_fp4_mla_bridge_accepts_only_exact_no_retry_profile covers rejection paths, but not successful _validate_bridge_req calls. Add valid asynchronous generation-first cases with a non-negative integer disagg_request_id.
  • test_transceiver_shutdown_refusal_is_retryable exercises shutdown(), which does not call _close_failed_sessions. Add a direct retention test for _close_failed_sessions when resources_drained() is false.
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In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py` around
lines 15 - 40, Add the 16 named regression tests in the disaggregated transfer
test module, covering the specified ownership, cancellation, admission,
shutdown, bridge-validation, and stale-session branches. Extend
test_fp4_mla_bridge_accepts_only_exact_no_retry_profile with valid asynchronous
generation-first requests using a non-negative integer disagg_request_id, and
add direct coverage for _close_failed_sessions retaining sessions when
resources_drained() is false; rely on the existing directory-based test
selection.

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tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/transceiver.py (1)

672-674: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Read ownership state from the transceiver flag or a public session API.

Four call sites read session._enforce_physical_ownership with getattr, and two more probe for a resources_drained attribute. The transceiver already stores the same decision in self._fp4_mla_bridge_enabled, and shutdown at Line 290 uses that flag. The mixed sources make the ownership condition harder to reason about, and the getattr defaults silently disable the guard if the private attribute is ever renamed in native/transfer.py.

Use self._fp4_mla_bridge_enabled for the gate, and call session.resources_drained() directly, since both TxSession and RxSession define it.

Also applies to: 693-696, 857-860, 922-925

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/transceiver.py` around lines 672 - 674,
Update the ownership checks in the transceiver call sites, including the logic
around has_transferring_tasks, to gate on self._fp4_mla_bridge_enabled instead
of getattr(session, "_enforce_physical_ownership", False), and call
session.resources_drained() directly wherever the resources-drained state is
checked. Preserve the existing failure-handling behavior while using these
authoritative APIs consistently.
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Inline comments:
In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/native/transfer.py`:
- Around line 2710-2719: Update _accept_candidate_writer so a failed writer
mapped to exactly one candidate cohort selects that cohort and follows the
normal failure/drain path instead of marking the session ambiguous; retain
ambiguity handling for missing or conflicting cohort evidence, and parenthesize
the mixed and/or condition explicitly to satisfy RUF021.
- Around line 103-138: Bound the condition waits in acquire_transfer, metadata,
and close so they fail with an explicit error instead of hanging when the
transfer gate cannot drain after quarantine. In metadata, roll back
_metadata_pending if the active-transfer wait times out; preserve notifications
and normal cleanup for successful waits, and ensure close reports the failed
drain rather than blocking indefinitely.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/transceiver.py`:
- Around line 672-674: Update the ownership checks in the transceiver call
sites, including the logic around has_transferring_tasks, to gate on
self._fp4_mla_bridge_enabled instead of getattr(session,
"_enforce_physical_ownership", False), and call session.resources_drained()
directly wherever the resources-drained state is checked. Preserve the existing
failure-handling behavior while using these authoritative APIs consistently.

In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_disagg_openai_client.py`:
- Around line 721-743: Split the TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY=1 setup, logging
assertion, single-attempt failure check, and call-count assertion out of
test_max_retries_zero_still_gets_transient_tcp_budget into a separate test with
a name and docstring describing disabled retries. Leave the existing
max_retries=0 transient retry assertions focused only on retrying up to five
attempts.
- Around line 721-743: No code change is required: retain
test_max_retries_zero_still_gets_transient_tcp_budget as coverage for retry
budgeting, single-attempt behavior, and logging; optionally add coverage for
TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY values other than "1".

In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py`:
- Around line 880-897: Extend the regression test around
KvCacheTransceiverV2._validate_bridge_req to cover both accepting cases: verify
validation returns without raising when _fp4_mla_bridge_enabled is False, and
when it is enabled for an asynchronous GENERATION_FIRST request with a
non-negative integer disagg_request_id. Keep the existing rejection cases and
state assertions unchanged.
- Around line 174-179: Add a shared _make_transceiver helper next to
_make_owned_sender that creates a KvCacheTransceiverV2 with the common private
state initialized, including session/request maps, _wait_reqs,
_fp4_mla_bridge_enabled, and _shutdown, then applies per-test overrides. Replace
the five duplicated object.__new__ setup blocks, including the additional
referenced sites, with this helper while preserving each test’s specific state.
- Around line 15-40: Add the 16 named regression tests in the disaggregated
transfer test module, covering the specified ownership, cancellation, admission,
shutdown, bridge-validation, and stale-session branches. Extend
test_fp4_mla_bridge_accepts_only_exact_no_retry_profile with valid asynchronous
generation-first requests using a non-negative integer disagg_request_id, and
add direct coverage for _close_failed_sessions retaining sessions when
resources_drained() is false; rely on the existing directory-based test
selection.
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tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/transceiver.py (1)

103-108: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Report the condition that rejected the profile.

The check reaches this branch only after fp4_mla_layout and TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY already passed, so the message lists satisfied requirements together with the failing one. Collect the failing predicates and name them in the error text to shorten deployment triage.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/transceiver.py` around lines 103 - 108,
Update the validation around the supported profile check to collect the specific
predicates that are false and include their names in the ValueError raised by
the FP4 MLA lifecycle bridge. Exclude predicates already known to have passed,
such as fp4_mla_layout and TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY, while preserving the existing
rejection behavior.
tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py (1)

277-1374: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test coverage summary.

Added tests cover receive-side ownership, publication races, cancellation, retirement, teardown, sender-agent handling, and the FP4 MLA bridge profile. Modified tests cover shutdown completion and idempotence. No test functions were removed.

The new module is covered by tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml through its unittest/disaggregated entry. No QA entry is required.

Coverage is insufficient. _validate_bridge_req has no direct test. The bridge-profile test omits the overlap-disabled, layerwise, and kv_transfer_timeout_ms=None rejection branches. The close-refusal tests cover receive-side retirement, but not the send-side cancellation and completion loops in check_context_transfer_status. Add focused tests for these branches.

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In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py` around
lines 277 - 1374, Expand the disaggregated transfer tests to cover the missing
branches: add direct tests for _validate_bridge_req, extend
test_fp4_mla_bridge_uses_production_cache_layout to reject overlap-disabled,
layerwise, and kv_transfer_timeout_ms=None profiles, and add focused send-side
cancellation/completion-loop coverage in check_context_transfer_status,
including close refusal behavior.

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tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_bounce.py (1)

981-1003: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add regression coverage for pending and out-of-cohort writers.

The current tests cover writers that already reported and an empty cohort, but not the lifecycle branches where a published writer has not reported or a writer outside the published cohort reports. Add focused tests that verify settlement remains blocked until every published writer reports and that record_writer_result() rejects an unpublished writer.

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In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_bounce.py` around lines 981 - 1003, Add
regression tests in the relevant bounce test class for pending and out-of-cohort
writers: call abort_publication with cohort {7} before writer 7 reports, verify
ready_to_settle remains false until record_writer_result records rank 7, and
verify record_writer_result rejects a rank outside the published cohort. Keep
the existing publication failure assertions unchanged.

Apply the same fix in `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_bounce.py` around lines
981 - 1003.

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Inline comments:
In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/native/transfer.py`:
- Around line 104-109: Update the constructor’s drain_timeout_s normalization to
treat values less than or equal to zero as unset, substituting
_FALLBACK_TX_OVERALL_TIMEOUT_S before storing the value in
self._drain_timeout_s. Preserve the existing non-negative validation for values
that remain configured, matching the timeout handling used elsewhere in the
file.

In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/transceiver.py`:
- Around line 296-314: Update __exit__ to preserve exceptions from the with
block: call shutdown(), re-raise RuntimeError when exc_type is None, and
otherwise log the shutdown refusal without replacing the active exception. Keep
shutdown()’s retry behavior unchanged.
- Around line 918-921: Update the cancelled and completed send-side retirement
loops to call _close_session_or_raise() before deleting each request or session
entry, preserving entries when TxSession.close() refuses due to active resources
and physical ownership enforcement.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/disaggregation/transceiver.py`:
- Around line 103-108: Update the validation around the supported profile check
to collect the specific predicates that are false and include their names in the
ValueError raised by the FP4 MLA lifecycle bridge. Exclude predicates already
known to have passed, such as fp4_mla_layout and TRTLLM_DISAGG_NO_RETRY, while
preserving the existing rejection behavior.

In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_bounce.py`:
- Around line 981-1003: Add regression tests in the relevant bounce test class
for pending and out-of-cohort writers: call abort_publication with cohort {7}
before writer 7 reports, verify ready_to_settle remains false until
record_writer_result records rank 7, and verify record_writer_result rejects a
rank outside the published cohort. Keep the existing publication failure
assertions unchanged.

Apply the same fix in `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_bounce.py` around lines
981 - 1003.

In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_transfer_ownership_regressions.py`:
- Around line 277-1374: Expand the disaggregated transfer tests to cover the
missing branches: add direct tests for _validate_bridge_req, extend
test_fp4_mla_bridge_uses_production_cache_layout to reject overlap-disabled,
layerwise, and kv_transfer_timeout_ms=None profiles, and add focused send-side
cancellation/completion-loop coverage in check_context_transfer_status,
including close refusal behavior.
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@Shixiaowei02 , @chuangz0 Thanks for the detailed review! Some of the points you flagged were originally planned for later PRs, but they are now added to this PR to secure a much safer support boundary.

The latest update (d099156f0ff5bdb49d219c1393e4f929d421c970) addresses the code issues raised by removing redundant Python-side agent serialization (thanks @chuangz0 for flagging!), closing the KV/AUX publication, admission, cancellation, ADP-cohort, registration, and shutdown races, and adding focused activated-path regressions.

The safety boundary is now much more explicit: a proven pre-submission rejection may release its claim, while any non-success or exception after submission becomes IN_DOUBT; the exact operation and KV ownership remain retained, new local ownership work is quarantined, and unsafe teardown is refused.

This bridge PR remains default-off and only activates for the qualified generation-first FP4-MLA/no-retry deployment when both flags are set on every participant.

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def is_done(self) -> bool:
return self._event.is_set()

def begin_physical_operation(self, peer_rank: int) -> bool:

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The per-peer physical-operation state appears to be encoded implicitly through multiple mechanisms: membership in _physical_started, membership in _physical_ops, the shape of the list[Any] value ([], [request, None], or [request, status]), and the lifetime of the retained objects. These represent distinct safety-critical states, but the legal transitions between them are not explicit.

This is difficult to read and reason about because the reader has to reconstruct the lifecycle states and valid transitions from mutations spread across several methods. It also creates significant maintenance risk: every future submission, cancellation, error, or cleanup path must preserve the exact mutation order, otherwise resources_drained could become true without sufficient backend completion evidence.

Could we use explict state to represent these? or make the lifecycle and safe-retirement conditions more explicit and centralized?

task._perf_timer.record_push_start(trans_meta.peer_rank)
self._enqueue(trans_meta)
self._dispatch_task_to_peer(task, info)
if aux_task is not None:

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In generation-first mode, prepare_context_requests holds the context request in DISAGG_CONTEXT_WAIT_SCHEDULER until has_all_peer_req_infos_for_send() — i.e. every writer's REQUEST_DATA is already recorded before prefill can start, and send_aux() only runs after prefill completes, so its snapshot can't miss a peer. REQUEST_DATA is also sent at most once per rid

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