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[None][fix] share Kimi auxiliary streams - #18728

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  • Added a model-owned auxiliary-stream registry for Kimi K3.
  • Reused one physical stream for sequential attention and shared-expert execution.
  • Kept separate streams for MoE chunking, load balancing, and output initialization.
  • Propagated aux_stream_dict through KDA, MLA, and MoE constructors.
  • Pre-registered the MoeBalancer stream for future EPLB support.
  • No configuration or test-list files changed.
  • Reported validation includes pre-commit checks, a CUDA architecture 100 B200 build, and targeted Kimi, MLA, and MoE tests.
  • Verdict: sufficient.

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  • Added test_kimi_linear_model_builds_shared_aux_stream_registry.
  • Updated test_kimi_k3_shared_expert_parallel_construction.
  • Updated Kimi K3 attention stream assertions in test_kimi_k3_mlp.py.
  • tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_h100.yml and l0_b200.yml cover test_kimi_k3_mlp.py.
  • No test-list entry covers test_kimi_linear_modeling.py.
  • Verdict: needs follow-up.

Description

Kimi K3 previously passed one model-owned side stream to KDA and the shared
expert, while MLA and routed MoE backends could allocate auxiliary streams
independently for each layer.

This change introduces a model-owned auxiliary-stream registry shared by every
decoder layer. Attention and shared-expert overlap reuse one physical stream
because those phases execute sequentially, while MoE chunking, load balancing,
and output memset retain separate streams. The registry is passed through KDA,
MLA, and create_moe, and pre-registers the MoeBalancer stream needed by
future EPLB support.

Test Coverage

  • pre-commit run --from-ref upstream/main --to-ref HEAD: passed on the current commit.
  • Incremental CUDA architecture 100 build on B200: passed before rebasing onto current main.
  • Targeted Kimi model, MLA policy, and MoE unit tests on B200: 27 passed before rebasing.
  • Model stream-registry unit test on B200: 1 passed before rebasing.

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Walkthrough

Kimi K3 now uses one auxiliary-stream registry. KimiLinearModel creates and shares streams across decoder layers, while KDA, MLA, and MoE components consume the required entries.

Changes

Kimi auxiliary-stream wiring

Layer / File(s) Summary
Create shared auxiliary streams
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py, tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_kimi_linear_modeling.py
KimiLinearModel creates four streams, aliases attention and shared-MoE streams, and passes the registry to each decoder layer. Tests verify creation and sharing.
Propagate the stream registry
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/kimi_k3_mla/kimi_k3_mla_attention.py
Decoder, MLA, and MoE constructors use aux_stream_dict. KDA selects the attention stream, and shared-expert overlap selects the MoeShared stream.
Validate runtime wiring
tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_kimi_k3_mlp.py
Tests provide all auxiliary stream types and verify registry, shared-expert, balancer, and attention stream propagation.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 8d106

Kimi K3 now shares a model-owned auxiliary-stream registry across attention and MoE paths, with coverage for stream assignment and propagation. No merge-blocking current-head risk is identified.

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Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant KimiLinearModel
  participant KimiLinearDecoderLayer
  participant KimiK3MLAAttention
  participant ConfigurableMoE
  KimiLinearModel->>KimiLinearModel: create and alias auxiliary streams
  KimiLinearModel->>KimiLinearDecoderLayer: pass aux_stream_dict
  KimiLinearDecoderLayer->>KimiK3MLAAttention: pass auxiliary stream registry
  KimiLinearDecoderLayer->>ConfigurableMoE: pass auxiliary stream registry
  ConfigurableMoE->>ConfigurableMoE: use MoeShared and balancer streams
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tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py (1)

1070-1070: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use built-in generic annotations for the stream registry.

Replace Dict[AuxStreamType, torch.cuda.Stream] with dict[AuxStreamType, torch.cuda.Stream] in the KimiK3MoERuntime, KimiMLARuntime, and KimiLinearDecoderLayer constructors. Python 3.10+ is supported, and repository guidelines prefer built-in generic types.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py` at line 1070, Replace
Dict[AuxStreamType, torch.cuda.Stream] with dict[AuxStreamType,
torch.cuda.Stream] in the constructors of KimiK3MoERuntime, KimiMLARuntime, and
KimiLinearDecoderLayer. Apply this at
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py lines 1070-1070, 1441-1441,
and 1513-1513; no other changes are needed.

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tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_kimi_linear_modeling.py (1)

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Annotate _FakeDecoderLayer.__init__ parameters.

Add ModelConfig, KimiLinearConfig, int, and dict[AuxStreamType, object] annotations to the four untyped parameters.

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_kimi_linear_modeling.py` at line 22,
Annotate the four parameters of _FakeDecoderLayer.__init__ with ModelConfig,
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Nitpick comments:
In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py`:
- Line 1070: Replace Dict[AuxStreamType, torch.cuda.Stream] with
dict[AuxStreamType, torch.cuda.Stream] in the constructors of KimiK3MoERuntime,
KimiMLARuntime, and KimiLinearDecoderLayer. Apply this at
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py lines 1070-1070, 1441-1441,
and 1513-1513; no other changes are needed.

In `@tests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_kimi_linear_modeling.py`:
- Line 22: Annotate the four parameters of _FakeDecoderLayer.__init__ with
ModelConfig, KimiLinearConfig, int, and dict[AuxStreamType, object]
respectively, preserving the existing parameter order and return annotation.

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Centralising stream ownership at the model level is the right lifetime model: every decoder layer now shares one registry, while roles that can overlap physically keep distinct streams. Reusing the Attention stream for MoeShared is valid only because those phases are strictly sequential; the identity assertions are therefore important because accidental future overlap would become a correctness issue, not just a performance regression. I would keep that sequencing assumption close to the scheduling code as well as in the allocation comment.

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