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[https://nvbugs/6693991][fix] Restore verl rollout after sampler_type removal - #18513

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77cc145384 (#18232) removed TRTLLMSampler and the sampler_type argument. That was a breaking change for callers outside this repository, and one of them is pinned by our own CI: tests/integration/defs/verl/verl_config.yml pins verl at d324b01, whose rollout server passes sampler_type unconditionally (trtllm_async_server.py:248). Every verl rollout test then failed constructing the engine, which is the post-merge failure in nvbugs/6693991.

The important detail is that sampler_type is not an independent knob on the verl side. A single switch, TLLM_USE_TORCHSAMPLER (default "0", and never set in this repo), selects both the sampler and the configuration that matches it:

TLLM_USE_TORCHSAMPLER sampler_type end_id / detokenize logprobs
1 TorchSampler resolved eos / True 0
unset (0) TRTLLMSampler -1 / False 1

So simply letting the argument through is not sufficient, and is not safe: it would run TorchSampler against the C++ sampler's conventions. logprobs=1 returns the top-1 log probability, whereas TorchSampler reports the sampled token's at logprobs=0 — for an RL rollout that is a wrong training signal rather than a crash, and the warning would only reach a Ray actor log.

This PR therefore does two things:

  • verl_config.yml: set TLLM_USE_TORCHSAMPLER=1, moving verl's whole profile onto TorchSampler so the sampler, stop tokens and logprobs conventions agree. This is what actually makes the configuration correct.
  • TorchLlmArgs: accept sampler_type only for the values that still resolve to TorchSampler (auto, TorchSampler) and drop them with a warning; reject TRTLLMSampler with an error naming the settings to review. Removed arguments are declared once in _TORCH_LLMARGS_REMOVED_ARG_CHECKS, which the two pre-pydantic kwarg gates in llm.py and the model validator all consult, so adding another removed argument later cannot leave the gates and the validator out of sync.

No field is reintroduced, so the API stability references are unaffected. Note that verl main still passes the argument (487 commits ahead of the pin), so bumping repo_tag alone would not have fixed this; dropping it upstream is worth a follow-up.

Test Coverage

  • verl/test_verl_cases.py — all six cases waived under nvbugs/6693991 are unwaived here: test_unimodal_generate, test_unimodal_batch_generate, test_multimodal_generate_with_image, test_multimodal_different_image_sizes, test_multimodal_text_only_fallback, test_wake_sleep_cycle. They are the entire contents of verl's test_trtllm_rollout_utils.py and share class-scoped fixtures that call TRTLLMReplica.init_standalone() -> launch_servers() -> AsyncLLM(**llm_kwargs) with no mocking and no branch that can skip it, so they fail and recover together.
  • These live in the post_merge / backend: verl stage (4xB200), so they need /bot run --extra-stage "..." to run pre-merge.
  • The remaining waived verl cases are unrelated: nvbugs/6683838 and nvbugs/6272653 were filed before this removal (2026-08-28 and 2026-06-05, vs 77cc145 on 2026-08-30), so they keep their waivers.

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  • Restores Verl rollout compatibility with TorchSampler.
  • Enables TLLM_USE_TORCHSAMPLER=1 in the Verl CI configuration.
  • Accepts sampler_type="auto" and "TorchSampler" with warnings.
  • Rejects "TRTLLMSampler" and unsupported values with actionable errors.
  • Centralizes removed-argument validation.
  • Updates sampling documentation.
  • Removes six obsolete Verl waivers.

QA Engineer Review

  • Updates tests/integration/defs/verl/verl_config.yml to enable TorchSampler.
  • Removes six entries from tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt.
  • The affected Verl tests run in the post-merge backend: verl stage.
  • Verdict: sufficient.

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Walkthrough

The LLM API now handles removed sampler_type values for TorchSampler compatibility. Documentation and Verl integration configuration identify TorchSampler as the sole sampler.

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Sampler compatibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Removed argument validation
tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm.py, tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py
auto and TorchSampler are accepted with warnings and removed before validation. TRTLLMSampler and other unsupported values raise errors.
Sampler behavior validation
docs/source/features/sampling.md, tests/integration/defs/verl/verl_config.yml, tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt
The documentation and Verl configuration select TorchSampler. Six VERL test waivers are removed, while the test_trtllm_abort waiver remains.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 417fb

This PR restores verl rollout compatibility by aligning sampler configuration and handling the legacy argument safely; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

Suggested reviewers: allisonlim-nv, emmaqiaoch, junyixu-nv

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tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py (1)

5297-5297: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use built-in generics and object for the new checker.

The checker only compares value, so object is sufficient. Replace Any with object and Dict with dict.

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-def _check_removed_sampler_type(value: Any) -> None:
+def _check_removed_sampler_type(value: object) -> None:
@@
-_TORCH_LLMARGS_REMOVED_ARG_CHECKS: Dict[str, Callable[[Any], None]] = {
+_TORCH_LLMARGS_REMOVED_ARG_CHECKS: dict[str, Callable[[object], None]] = {

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In `@tensorrt_llm/llmapi/llm_args.py` at line 5297, Update the new checker
functions _check_removed_sampler_type and the additionally affected checker to
use object instead of Any for the value parameter and built-in dict instead of
Dict in their annotations.

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Add annotations to the new test methods.

Add parameter types where parameters exist. Add -> None to every test method.

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annotations to the new test methods, including parameter types for llm_args_cls
and value where applicable, and annotate each method with -> None. Apply this
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- Line 5297: Update the new checker functions _check_removed_sampler_type and
the additionally affected checker to use object instead of Any for the value
parameter and built-in dict instead of Dict in their annotations.

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… removal

Removing TRTLLMSampler and the `sampler_type` argument was a breaking change
for callers outside this repository, and one of them is pinned by our own CI:
tests/integration/defs/verl/verl_config.yml pins verl at d324b01, whose
rollout server passes `sampler_type` unconditionally. Every verl rollout test
therefore died constructing the engine.

In verl a single switch, TLLM_USE_TORCHSAMPLER (default "0"), selects both the
sampler and the configuration that matches it: unset, it asks for
`sampler_type="TRTLLMSampler"` and pairs it with `end_id=-1`,
`detokenize=False` and `logprobs=1`. Merely letting the argument through would
run TorchSampler against the C++ sampler's conventions -- `logprobs=1` returns
the top-1 logprob where TorchSampler reports the sampled token's at
`logprobs=0` -- turning a construction error into a wrong rollout.

So set TLLM_USE_TORCHSAMPLER=1 in the CI config, which moves verl's whole
profile onto TorchSampler, and accept `sampler_type` only for the values that
still resolve to it (`auto`, `TorchSampler`), rejecting `TRTLLMSampler` with a
message naming the settings to review. Removed arguments are declared once, in
_TORCH_LLMARGS_REMOVED_ARG_CHECKS, which the two pre-pydantic kwarg gates and
the model validator all consult.

Unwaive all six cases in test_trtllm_rollout_utils.py: they are the whole file
and share class-scoped fixtures that build a real replica, so they failed and
recover together.

Signed-off-by: ZhaoyangWang <zhaoyangw@nvidia.com>
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