[https://nvbugs/6617948][fix] Restore trtllm-gen MLA decode perf gate dropped by #15300 - #18054
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tensorrt_llm/_torch/attention_backend/fmha/flashinfer_trtllm_gen.py (1)
414-421: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winMake the new class-level configuration immutable.
SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELSis a mutable class attribute. Usefrozensetbecause this lookup table is read-only and shared by allFlashInferTrtllmGenFmhainstances.Proposed fix
- SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELS = { + SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELS = frozenset({ (576, 512, 32), - } + })Ruff 0.16.1 reports
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tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_fmha_page_index.py (1)
111-122: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winStrengthen the negative MLA regression assertion.
The test currently checks only that the reason contains
"slower". Also assert that the diagnostic identifiesheadDimQk=576,headDimV=512, andtokens_per_block=32, then run the affected unit tests. This prevents a malformed or unrelated rejection reason from passing the regression test.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/attention_backend/fmha/flashinfer_trtllm_gen.py`:
- Around line 414-421: Change the class-level SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELS
lookup table in FlashInferTrtllmGenFmha from a mutable set to a frozenset,
preserving its existing entries and read-only membership behavior.
In `@tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_fmha_page_index.py`:
- Around line 111-122: Update
test_mla_generation_declines_slower_trtllm_gen_decode_kernel to assert the
complete rejection reason, including headDimQk=576, headDimV=512, and
tokens_per_block=32, preferably by matching the exact expected message rather
than only checking for “slower”.
Apply the same fix in `@tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_fmha_page_index.py`
around lines 101 - 108.
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… dropped by NVIDIA#15300 PR NVIDIA#15300 ("Use public flashinfer APIs") deleted a pure performance gate from FlashInferTrtllmGenFmha as collateral of an otherwise mechanical refactor: the SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELS constant, its membership check in _check_mla_generation_support(), and that method's tokens_per_block parameter. With the gate present, this backend declined MLA *generation* for (headDimQk=576, headDimV=512, tokens_per_block=32) and selection fell through to FallbackFmha (thop.attention). With it deleted, flashinfer's trtllm_batch_decode_with_kv_cache_mla claims the workload, so the build runs the decode kernel the deleted set itself labelled slower. That tuple is the DeepSeek-V3/R1-family and Kimi-K2/K2.5 MLA shape at the default page size, worth ~3% output token throughput on a decode-dominated case. This is not a revert of NVIDIA#15300 -- the public-API migration is kept in full. The restored gate is scoped to mla_backend == "trtllm-gen". The measurement behind it is of that kernel, and since the supported head dims are only (320,256) and (576,512), an unconditional gate would decline the whole MLA generation path at tokens_per_block=32 and take the cute-dsl MLA decode backend down with it. Adds four CPU-only unit tests. They call the checker rather than asserting on the constant, so a dropped parameter becomes a TypeError and a dropped constant an AttributeError -- nothing in the tree referenced either before this change, which is why the deletion was invisible to CI. Signed-off-by: chenfeiz0326 <203214996+chenfeiz0326@users.noreply.github.com>
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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/attention_backend/fmha/flashinfer_trtllm_gen.py`:
- Around line 512-514: Update the SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELS class
configuration to use a frozenset instead of a mutable set, preserving its
existing membership-check behavior.
- Around line 858-861: Update the support check around
_check_mla_generation_support to use the policy-resolved MLA backend, matching
run_mla_generation’s metadata and generation-token count resolution, rather than
the static self._mla_backend; preserve the existing gate inputs and add
regression coverage for a configured "cute-dsl" backend resolving to
"trtllm-gen".
In `@tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_fmha_page_index.py`:
- Around line 263-320: Add a regression test alongside the existing MLA
generation support tests that configures the backend as “cute-dsl” while its
policy selects “trtllm-gen” for head_size 576, kv_lora_rank 512,
qk_rope_head_dim 64, and tokens_per_block 32. Exercise the actual
support-selection path rather than calling _check_mla_generation_support with a
static backend value, and verify it declines with the slower-kernel reason and
identifying dimension details.
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Address review feedback: the gate read the statically configured self._mla_backend, so a cute-dsl configuration whose per-batch policy downgrades to trtllm-gen (Kimi K3 does this for mixed batches and for speculative verification) still ran the slower kernel at (576, 512, 32) with the gate silent. is_supported() is evaluated per forward, per batch (trtllm.py), so reading the policy-resolved backend costs nothing and cannot disable a backend wholesale: declining only diverts that batch to FallbackFmha, which is the pre-NVIDIA#15300 selection this PR restores. MLA reaches the gate only as generation-only, so num_gen_tokens == q.size(0), matching prepare_workspace's is_gen_only branch. Two tests: the policy-downgrade composition, and a structural assertion that the call site passes the effective backend, since reverting it is a one-word change that no behavioural test here would catch. Signed-off-by: chenfeiz0326 <203214996+chenfeiz0326@users.noreply.github.com>
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## 📌 Description The TensorRT-LLM MLA generation path was selecting the global-memory reduction kernel for one-token H576/V512 paged decode even though FlashInfer ships a matching CGA shared-memory reduction cubin. The selector currently excludes all `isDsv3MinLatencyMode` and `headDimV >= 512` shapes from CGA. This change narrowly enables CGA for the Q1, P32, split-V (`headDimPerCtaV=128`, `tileSizeQ=16`) MLA decode shape, and only when the exact dtype-specific CGA cubin hash is present in the registered kernel metadata. Existing occupancy fallback and exclusions for other H512 shapes remain unchanged. Related TensorRT-LLM regression: NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM#18054 ### B200 performance Configuration: FP8 E4M3 Q/KV, BF16 output, batch 1, Q length 1, KV length 4096, 128 query heads, Hqk=576, Hv=512, page size 32. | Selection | Kernel time avg | Kernel time median | Direct benchmark | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Gmem reduction | 12.0875 us | 12.032 us | 0.0137 ms | | CGA Smem reduction | 11.4622 us | 11.456 us | 0.0130 ms | The CGA selection improves average kernel time by 5.17% and median kernel time by 4.79% in the nsys traces. Selected CGA kernel: `fmhaSm100fKernel_QkvE4m3OBfloat16HQk576HV512HVPerCta128PagedKvDenseP32MultiCtasKvCgaVarSeqQ16Kv256StaticSwapsAbForGen` Previous Gmem kernel: `fmhaSm100fKernel_QkvE4m3OBfloat16HQk576HV512HVPerCta128PagedKvDenseP32MultiCtasKvVarSeqQ16Kv256StaticSwapsAbForGen` ## 🧪 Tests - Added `test_trtllm_batch_decode_q1_mla_uses_cga_kernel`, which warms up the JIT, profiles the exact B200 regression shape, and asserts that the launched CUDA kernel is the CGA variant. - `python3 -m pytest -q tests/attention/test_trtllm_gen_mla.py -k test_trtllm_batch_decode_q1_mla` (`2 passed`) - `pre-commit run --files include/flashinfer/trtllm/fmha/fmhaKernels.cuh tests/attention/test_trtllm_gen_mla.py` - B200 direct benchmark and nsys A/B profiling for the configuration above ## Reviewer Notes The `mKernelMetaMap` lookup is intentional: it prevents the selector from requesting CGA for page-size, tile, or dtype variants whose cubin is not included in the installed artifact. <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **Performance Improvements** * Enabled shared-memory reduction for additional eligible attention workloads when a compatible kernel is available. * Added support for select sub-512-value shapes and a specific DSV3 configuration. * Preserved existing safeguards for unsupported configurations and forced global-memory reduction. * **Bug Fixes** * Added regression coverage to verify expected attention-kernel selection for supported FP8 decode workloads. <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> --------- Signed-off-by: Yihan Wang <yihwang@nvidia.com>
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Description
This is not a revert of #15300. The public-flashinfer-API migration is kept
in full. The diff is
+23/−0in one source file (plus tests), re-adding threepieces that were deleted as collateral of that mechanical refactor:
SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELS = {(576, 512, 32)},_check_mla_generation_support(), andtokens_per_blockparameter (without which the check cannot beexpressed).
With the gate present,
FlashInferTrtllmGenFmha.is_supported()declined MLAgeneration for
(headDimQk=576, headDimV=512, tokens_per_block=32)andselection fell through to
FallbackFmha(thop.attention). With it deleted,flashinfer.mla.trtllm_batch_decode_with_kv_cache_mlawins — so the build runsthe kernel the deleted set itself labelled slower.
That tuple is the DeepSeek-V3/R1-family and Kimi-K2/K2.5 MLA shape
(
kv_lora_rank=512+qk_rope_head_dim=64→headDimQk=576,headDimV=512) atthe default
tokens_per_block=32(llm_args.py), so this is expected to recovermore than the one test below — roughly 15 aggregated perf-sanity configs plus the
DS-R1 disagg set, none of which override
tokens_per_block.Scoped to the
trtllm-genMLA backendRebased onto
mainafter #17800 (K3 MLA decode backend selection), which added asecond MLA decode backend to this same class.
SUPPORTED_MLA_GENERATION_HEAD_DIMSholds only
(320, 256)and(576, 512), so an unconditional gate attokens_per_block=32would decline this backend's entire MLA-generation path andtake the new cute-dsl decode path down with it — for which the "slower"
measurement below does not apply. The restored check therefore also requires
mla_backend == "trtllm-gen", the kernel the slowdown was measured on.The condition reads
_get_effective_mla_backend(), i.e. the backend that willactually run this batch, not the statically configured
self._mla_backend.(An earlier revision of this PR read the static field and argued that
is_supported()was a whole-backend decision; that was wrong, and thanks to@coderabbitai for catching it.
is_supported()is evaluated per forward, perbatch —
trtllm.py'sfor fmha in self.fmha_libs: if fmha.is_supported(...)inside
forward()— so declining does not disable a backend wholesale, itdiverts that one batch to the next registry entry, which is exactly the
pre-#15300 selection this PR restores.) The static read left a real hole: a
flashinfer_mla_backend="cute-dsl"config whosemla_backend_policydowngradesthis batch to trtllm-gen — which K3's policy does for mixed context/generation
batches and for speculative verification — would have run the gated slower
kernel with the gate silent.
Reading the effective backend costs nothing here:
metaandqare already inscope, and MLA reaches this point only as generation-only (checked a few lines
above), so
num_gen_tokens == q.size(0), matchingprepare_workspace'sis_gen_onlybranch.Evidence
Reported symptom: −3.09%
output_token_throughputonperf/test_perf_sanity.py::test_e2e[aggr-k25_thinking_fp4_blackwell-k25_thinking_fp4_tep8_32k8k](Kimi-K2.5 thinking FP4, TEP8, isl 32768 / osl 8192, concurrency 2, B200/SM100,
decode-dominated). The production bisect returned
no_culprit.Re-bisected with replication — randomized complete-block design, block == node ==
one allocation, five blocks — attributing the whole loss to this one commit:
02c41b7739→6b052851c9(this commit's parent → this commit)Five blocks, 24 reps on this pair (n=2 per state in C1–C3, n=3 in C4–C5). The step's block-to-block range (−2.6% to
−3.8%) covers the −3.09% the bug reports, i.e. this one commit accounts for
essentially the whole reported loss.
The level steps down once, here, and never returns: every state from this commit
to the bad endpoint sits within 0.3% of the bad level.
Backend-flip signature — categorical, and immune to throughput noise. Count
of
fmhaSm100aKernel_*ForGenJIT-compile lines per rep:Perfect separation across all five blocks, aligned exactly to this commit. Over
all 74 harvested reps — 7 commits, 2 nodes, both revert mechanisms below — no
rep ever produced a count outside {0, 48}: the variable is bimodal with zero
intermediate values, so this signature does not rest on the throughput noise
model at all.
The 6 unique pre-#15300 kernels are TRT-LLM's own MLA generation kernels, e.g.
fmhaSm100aKernel_QkvE4m3OBfloat16HQk576HV512HVPerCta256PagedKvDenseP32MultiCtasKvCgaVarSeqQ8Kv128StaticSwapsAbForGen(note
HQk576,HV512,P32— the tuple is measured, not inferred). This alsosettles registry precedence:
cute_dsl_mlais registered first, but if it wereclaiming this workload it would claim it on both sides of #15300 and the counts
could not flip.
Fix verification
Same harness, same node-blocked design; the patched state is built on the
culprit's own wheel with one
.pyfile swapped, so it isolates this change:fmhaSm100aKernel_*ForGencount, patchedTwo 4-hour allocations, 12 reps each, 24/24 completed with all requests served;
within-state cv 0.04–0.90%. The patched state is statistically indistinguishable
from the culprit's parent in both blocks.
Independent zero-code control. The same build, unpatched, run with
TLLM_FMHA_LIBS=-flashinfer_trtllm_gen— an env-only removal of the backend —reproduces pre-gate selection (48 kernels, 6/6 reps) and lands −0.04% / +0.03%
(mean −0.01%) from the patched state. Two mechanically independent reverts of
the same backend selection agreeing to 0.04% decouples the claim from the
correctness of the patch text.
Tests
tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_fmha_page_index.pygains six tests, allCPU-only. No test-list change is needed —
l0_b200.yml/l0_b300.ymlcollectunittest/_torch/attentionas a directory.trtllm-gen, head dims(576, 512),tokens_per_block=32→(False, …), andthe reason names
"slower"plus all three values — the DeepSeek-V3 / Kimi-K2default that regressed.
tokens_per_block ∈ {16, 64}, same head dims →(True, "")— pins that thegate stays narrow across page sizes; fails if anyone widens it to all.
cute-dslat the gated tuple →(True, "")— pins that the gate staysnarrow across backends; fails if anyone drops the
mla_backendcondition andsilently disables the K3 decode path from [TRTLLM-15033][feat] Upstream Kimi K3 MLA decode backend selection to main #17800.
gate fires. Composes
_get_effective_mla_backend()with the checker, so itfails if the call site is reverted to the static field and if the policy hook
stops being consulted.
_check_mla_generation_supportcall site in_is_supported_with_reasonreceives_get_effective_mla_backend(...). An ASTassertion, because reverting to
self._mla_backendis a one-word change thatno behavioural test in this file can catch — driving
_is_supported_with_reasonend-to-end needs a full metadata/forward-args stub.Validated against a negative control (the assertion fails on the reverted
source).
(320, 256)attokens_per_block=32→(True, "")— pins the othersupported shape.
They call the checker rather than asserting on
SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELSdirectly, deliberately: a test pinning the literal set would be deleted along
with the constant by the next mechanical refactor, whereas these turn a dropped
parameter into a
TypeErrorand a dropped constant into anAttributeError.Nothing in the tree referenced either the constant or the checker before this PR,
which is why the deletion was invisible to CI.
Risk
The re-added guard only makes one backend decline for one
(head dims, page size, mla_backend)triple; selection then falls through toFallbackFmha,which always claims — the exact path that ran clean for 23 pre-#15300 reps here.
It is reachable only under
has_generation_phase and is_mla_enable, so non-MLApaths are unaffected by construction;
(320, 256)is unaffected at every pagesize;
(576, 512)attokens_per_block16/64 is unaffected (real configs set64); and the cute-dsl MLA decode backend is unaffected at every tuple.
Scope
Not addressed here: a second, independent −1.9% step in
py_executor.pyimmediately after this commit in the same bisect window. It is recovered later on
mainand is tracked separately — noted only so the residual gap on olderbranches is not misread as this fix underperforming. Also out of scope, since the
flip evidence does not implicate them: the
pages_per_superblockblock-tablepadding and the context-path
bmm1_scalechange from #15300. Any narrowing ofthe gate (e.g. a batch-size threshold, so the flashinfer kernel can be used where
it does win) belongs in a separate, data-backed PR.
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SLOWER_MLA_GENERATION_KERNELS = {(576, 512, 32)}._check_mla_generation_support()to accepttokens_per_block.FallbackFmhaselection for the affected DeepSeek-V3/R1 and Kimi-K2/K2.5 configuration.QA Engineer Review
(576, 512, 32)MLA shape.