[None][fix] Kimi K3: admit every trtllm-gen SiTu quant format, not just MXFP4

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KimiK3MoERuntime rejected any routed-expert quantization other than W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8 on the TRTLLM backend. That was correct when it was written in #17865 -- MXFP4 was then the only fused SiTu FC1 drop -- but (Bmm_E2m1_E2m1E2m1_...siTuGlu*) and updated only TRTLLMGenFusedMoE._SITU_SUPPORTED_QUANT_ALGOS, leaving the model layer's copy behind. Since then the tree has contradicted itself: the backend declares NVFP4 servable and the model refuses to build it.

The blast radius is wider than an explicit backend request. ModelConfig.resolve_moe_backend maps every Kimi K3 architecture to TRTLLM unconditionally, so an NVFP4 K3 checkpoint could not start under the default AUTO configuration either -- the documented workaround ("backend: CUTLASS is required, not a preference") is in examples/kimi_k3/eval_extra_llm_options_nvfp4_dep16.yaml and is itself now stale.

Nothing caught it because every existing SiTu test reaches the kernels through create_moe and never enters this guard, so the NVFP4 x TRTLLM kernel path stayed green for the whole window.

Read the admitted set off the backend instead of restating it, and add the two tests that enter through the guard: one asserting the model admits everything the backend claims, one asserting formats without a fused cubin are still rejected and still name the fix.

Dev Engineer Review

• KimiK3MoERuntime now derives supported SiTu quantization algorithms from TRTLLMGenFusedMoE.
• The backend exposes these algorithms through the immutable situ_supported_quant_algos() accessor.
• NVFP4 is admitted when trtllm-gen supports it.
• Unsupported formats still fail with an actionable fused-cubin error.
• CUTLASS behavior and existing MXFP4 behavior remain unchanged.
• The implementation avoids a duplicated model-layer allow-list.

QA Engineer Review

• Added test_kimi_k3_trtllm_situ_admits_every_backend_supported_quant().
• Added test_kimi_k3_trtllm_situ_rejects_quant_without_fused_cubin(quant_algo).
• The tests verify backend/model agreement, NVFP4 admission, unsupported-format rejection, and non-TRTLLM backend bypass behavior.
• No test-list changes were made. Coverage in tests/integration/test_lists/ was not identified.
• Verdict: sufficient.

Description

KimiK3MoERuntime rejects any routed-expert quantization other than
W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8 on the TRTLLM backend. That was correct when the guard
was written in #17865 (Aug 21), when MXFP4 was the only fused SiTu FC1
drop. #17940 (Aug 26) then added the group-16 NVFP4 cubins
(Bmm_E2m1_E2m1E2m1_..._siTuGlu_*) and widened
TRTLLMGenFusedMoE._SITU_SUPPORTED_QUANT_ALGOS to
{NVFP4, W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8}, but left the model layer's copy of that
knowledge behind.

Since then main has contradicted itself. Today, in two files:

• fused_moe_trtllm_gen.py: _SITU_SUPPORTED_QUANT_ALGOS contains NVFP4
• modeling_kimi_linear.py: quant_algo != QuantAlgo.W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8 raises,
  with a message that still reads "exists only for W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8"

The backend declares NVFP4 servable; the model refuses to build it.

The blast radius is wider than an explicit backend request.
ModelConfig.resolve_moe_backend maps every Kimi K3 architecture to TRTLLM
unconditionally, so an NVFP4 K3 checkpoint cannot start under the default
AUTO configuration either — not only when someone asks for TRTLLM by name.
The documented workaround (backend: CUTLASS "is required, not a preference",
in examples/kimi_k3/eval_extra_llm_options_nvfp4_dep16.yaml) is itself a
symptom of this guard rather than a real kernel limitation.

Nothing caught it because every existing SiTu test reaches the kernels through
create_moe and never enters the model-layer guard, so the NVFP4 × TRTLLM
kernel path stayed green for the whole nine-day window while the model
path was closed.

Fix

Read the admitted set off the backend instead of restating it:

• add TRTLLMGenFusedMoE.situ_supported_quant_algos(), a public accessor over
  the existing private set
• replace the model's inline literal with
  KimiK3MoERuntime._check_trtllm_situ_quant(), which asks the backend

The guard itself is kept, not deleted — trtllm-gen still has no standalone
SiTu activation kernel, so a format without a fused cubin must fail here with
an actionable message rather than inside a cubin lookup deep in the runner. It
is still checked against the resolved backend rather than the K3
architecture branch, because the generic FP8_BLOCK_SCALES fallback in
resolve_moe_backend can also land on TRTLLM.

Extracted as a staticmethod rather than left inline so the invariant is
reachable from a test without constructing the whole runtime — which is
precisely what was missing.

No API change. No behavior change for W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8, which was already
admitted.

Test Coverage

Two new tests in tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_kimi_k3_situ_moe.py, both
entering through the model-layer guard that no existing test reached:

• test_kimi_k3_trtllm_situ_admits_every_backend_supported_quant — asserts the
  model admits everything the backend claims. It asserts agreement rather
  than a literal set, so a future cubin family needs no edit here, and a
  removed one fails loudly instead of leaving a stale allow-list. It also
  pins NVFP4 ∈ situ_supported_quant_algos() directly, so if that regresses
  the failure names the backend, not the model.
• test_kimi_k3_trtllm_situ_rejects_quant_without_fused_cubin — parametrized
  over FP8_BLOCK_SCALES, W4A16_MXFP4, and None: still rejected, still
  naming the fix. Each case also asserts CUTLASS is not gated by
  trtllm-gen's cubin inventory.

Both are CPU-only and run in the existing unit-test job.

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Walkthrough

Kimi K3 TRTLLM SiTu validation now reads supported quantization algorithms from TRTLLMGenFusedMoE. The validation accepts backend-supported formats, including NVFP4, rejects unsupported TRTLLM formats, and bypasses the guard for non-TRTLLM backends.

Changes

Kimi SiTu quantization validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Backend-supported quantization contract tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_trtllm_gen.py	TRTLLMGenFusedMoE exposes its supported SiTu quantization algorithms through situ_supported_quant_algos() as a FrozenSet.
Kimi runtime validation and coverage tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py, tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_kimi_k3_situ_moe.py	KimiK3MoERuntime uses backend-admitted algorithms for TRTLLM validation. Tests cover supported algorithms, NVFP4, unsupported formats, unset quantization, and CUTLASS bypass behavior.

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

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to cf328

This change enables Kimi K3 SiTu validation to admit backend-supported formats such as NVFP4 while retaining rejection of unsupported TRTLLM formats. Runtime behavior is covered by targeted tests; the remaining risk is limited to completing requested type annotations before merge.

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tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_trtllm_gen.py (1)

18-18: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Apply complete Python 3.10 annotations to the SITU helpers and tests.

Use frozenset[QuantAlgo], QuantAlgo | None, and an appropriate type annotation for cls. Add quant_algo: QuantAlgo | None and -> None to the parameterized test, and add -> None to the other test. Remove FrozenSet if unused.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_trtllm_gen.py` at line 18, Apply
Python 3.10 annotations to the SITU helpers and tests: replace FrozenSet usage
with frozenset[QuantAlgo], use QuantAlgo | None, and annotate cls appropriately.
In tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_trtllm_gen.py at lines 18-18 and
192-192, and tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py at line 1273,
update the affected annotations and remove FrozenSet if unused. In
tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_kimi_k3_situ_moe.py at lines 626-626 and 644-645,
add quant_algo: QuantAlgo | None and -> None to the parameterized test, and ->
None to the other test.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_trtllm_gen.py`:
- Line 18: Apply Python 3.10 annotations to the SITU helpers and tests: replace
FrozenSet usage with frozenset[QuantAlgo], use QuantAlgo | None, and annotate
cls appropriately. In tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_trtllm_gen.py
at lines 18-18 and 192-192, and
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py at line 1273, update the
affected annotations and remove FrozenSet if unused. In
tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_kimi_k3_situ_moe.py at lines 626-626 and 644-645,
add quant_algo: QuantAlgo | None and -> None to the parameterized test, and ->
None to the other test.

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