[None][perf] Cut host work between speculative decoding steps

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Description

In one-model speculative decoding (MTP, Eagle3 one-model, PARD, SA, DFlash, ...), the host does a fixed amount of
eager work between two decode-step CUDA graph replays. The engine prepares the inputs: the overlap scheduler's
gathers, and host-to-device copies of positions, prompt and KV lengths, KV block offsets, gather ids and
previous-batch indices. The sampler updates its stores (pads and four index_copy_) and copies them to the host. When
a decode step's GPU time is shorter than this host time, the GPU waits for the next launch. This PR removes launches,
copies and host work from that path.

On the SM 100 family (SM 100 / 103 / 107) with the CuTe DSL (new tensorrt_llm/_torch/cute_dsl_kernels/spec_step_copies/,
called through TVM-FFI):

• StepInputGather: the overlap scheduler's four gathers of a decode step's inputs from the sampler's slot stores
  are one kernel launch, on CUDA graph and eager steps:

  • the previous step's tokens into input_ids;
  • its draft tokens;
  • the position offsets;
  • the KV-length offsets.

  The position ids, prompt and KV lengths, and KV block offsets are copied as on main.

• SlotScatter: the sampler's store update is one kernel. A row's new_tokens at or past its new_tokens_lens
  are stored as zeros: the one-model worker writes only column 0 of a context row, and readers stop at that
  length.

Each call first checks that its tensors are what the kernel covers. If not, it returns False and the caller runs
today's torch code; other devices and installs without the CuTe DSL keep that code too. No environment variables or
switches.

On every device:

• The sampler's host copies of its stores run on the D2H side stream it already owns; the next step's store update
  waits for them on the device. One-model speculative sampling runs on the execution stream.
• CUDA graphs of a speculative engine without MRoPE use views of the engine's input_ids_cuda and
  position_ids_cuda as their static inputs, so a replay copies neither. The postprocess_fn call after a captured
  forward is removed: a captured forward does not run, and with shared inputs the call would shift the engine's
  positions.
• Copies whose values did not change are skipped (gather ids, the sampler's slot table, the previous-batch slot and
  position indices), through copy_to_device_if_changed in tensorrt_llm/_utils.py.
  • The helper may skip a copy only if it is the buffer's single writer, and each allocation site says so.
  • With TLLM_DEBUG_MODE=1, and in every unit test (an autouse fixture in tests/unittest/conftest.py), each
    skipped copy is checked against the device buffer, so a write by anything else fails.
• The same helper skips unchanged per-step uploads of other per-step metadata:
  • a hybrid Mamba model's recurrent-state metadata: the V2 manager's state indices, its dummy-request mask, and
    Mamba2Metadata's copy of the state indices, whether they arrive as a list or as a CPU tensor;
  • DFlash's slot tables: batch_indices_cuda and the worker's _batch_to_slot, including its post-prefill rebuild.
• All-greedy batches skip the Philox seed and offset uploads. The offset windows still advance, so later sampled
  batches get the same streams.
• SpecMetadata.num_accepted_draft_tokens was written every step and read nowhere; the field and its upload are
  removed.
• On a CUDA graph step where every row is a request from the previous batch, the overlap gathers overwrite every
  offset _preprocess_inputs reads, so the two offset buffers are no longer zeroed first.
• prepare_context_mla_with_cached_kv returns early when the batch has no context requests.

Perf

Host time of the two eager phases in the unit tests' DummyModelEngine: SA speculation, CUDA graph decode step,
every request from the previous step, one GB200 GPU. Values are median µs per call, as the range over two alternating
runs of 300 calls each. Main and this PR's code ran in the same session on an earlier main (534e1f8).

R x T	_prepare_tp_inputs, main / this PR	launches	sample_async, main / this PR	launches
1x4	540-547 / 405-415	11 kernels + 12 copies / 1 + 4	156-231 / 137-141	4 + 4 / 1 + 3
8x4	741-783 / 456-467	11 + 12 / 1 + 4	220-246 / 190-191	4 + 4 / 1 + 3
1x8	690-761 / 403-421	11 + 12 / 1 + 4	217-225 / 179-196	4 + 4 / 1 + 3
8x8	753-797 / 433-455	11 + 12 / 1 + 4	223-224 / 185-192	4 + 4 / 1 + 3

With this PR the sampler's 3 copies to the host run on its side stream. A SlotScatter launch (20 arguments) costs
6.3 µs of host time through TVM-FFI, against 45 µs through the default CuTe DSL call path. StepInputGather takes
18 arguments.

An earlier revision of this PR also staged the step's other host-to-device copies (position ids, prompt and KV
lengths, KV block offsets) in the gather kernel, from a pinned host record. They were dropped in review to keep
the code smaller.

• Host time of _prepare_tp_inputs:
  • In the table's session, the staged revision took 312-319 / 398-403 / 372-430 / 405-463 µs at the four points.
    Without staging it takes 405-415 / 456-467 / 403-421 / 433-455 µs (the table).
  • On main 70193ec43b, alternating staged / unstaged / staged / unstaged runs at six points disagree in sign:
    staged minus unstaged is +14 to +137 µs in the first pair and -58 to -5 µs in the second. The same code varies
    by 18-193 µs between runs.
• Served model: Kimi K3 on 16 GB200 (TP16), DSpark at forced acceptance 6, CUDA graphs. Without the staging:
  • outputs are identical: 8 fixed prompts, and GSM8K 96.21 / 96.13 with all 1319 responses identical;
  • TPOT at batch 2 / 4 / 8 is within noise: +0.15 / -0.47 / -0.30 %;
  • TPOT at batch 1 is +0.42 %: 1.0155 vs 1.0113 ms per token, medians of 10 reps each, arms run unstaged / staged /
    unstaged / staged. That is about 25 µs per 6-token step: 3 host-to-device copies and the block-offset kernel
    between graph replays, which the host-time table does not see.

The staging could come back as a separate change built around that number.

Test Coverage

New tests:

• tests/unittest/_torch/cute_dsl_kernels/test_spec_step_copies.py (SM 100 family): both kernels bit for bit
  against the torch code they replace, at every R = 1..8 requests x T = 1, 2, 4, 8 tokens (test_scatter,
  test_gather).
  • test_graph_replay: one CUDA graph per T, replayed with every input rewritten in place.
  • test_contract: every call outside what the kernels cover returns False and writes nothing.
  • test_scatter_zeros_past_accepted_length: a mixed context / generation batch, laid out as the worker writes
    it, stores zeros past each row's accepted tokens. Its never-written columns are poisoned, or left unwritten for
    compute-sanitizer initcheck.
• test_pytorch_model_engine.py::test_spec_decode_graph_step_gather_kernel_matches_torch_path (SM 100 family):
  every buffer a CUDA graph decode step's _prepare_tp_inputs writes with the gather kernel equals the torch path's.
• test_cuda_graph_capture_replay.py::TestEngineBuffersAsStaticInputs: the graphs read the engine's buffers, a
  replay copies nothing else, and unusable buffers are rejected.
• test_cuda_graph_capture_replay.py::TestStrictBufferCheck::test_postprocess_fn_follows_only_the_warmup_forwards:
  capture() calls postprocess_fn after each warmup forward only, so a rebind there is what the graph bakes in,
  and the strict buffer check accepts it.
• test_copy_to_device_if_changed.py (cpu_only): the skip rules, plus the debug check.
  • The check passes a buffer that only the helper wrote.
  • It reports a write by anything else.
• tests/unittest/conftest.py: an autouse fixture turns that check on in every unit test.
• test_rng_window_counter.py::test_all_greedy_batch_skips_the_copies_but_advances_the_windows.
• Mamba state metadata:
  • test_mamba_cache_manager.py::test_v2_state_index_setup_skips_unchanged_uploads and
    test_mamba2_metadata.py::test_prepare_skips_an_unchanged_state_index_upload: after a first step the device
    buffers are overwritten; an unchanged step must leave them alone, and a changed step must upload again.
  • test_prepare_uploads_state_indices_from_a_list_or_a_cpu_tensor: state indices as a list, then a CPU tensor,
    then a list. It fails before a0fa306023 ([5, 6] == [3, 1] at the third step).
  • test_check_of_skipped_copies_reports_a_write_behind_prepare.
• speculative/hw_agnostic/test_dflash_copy_skip.py (cpu_only): both DFlash slot buffers always hold the latest
  mapping, including a step whose mapping returns to an earlier one after a rebuild, and an unchanged step copies
  nothing.

Results on GB200, on a fresh build of main 70193ec43b: this PR on two GPUs and main alone on two others of the same
tray, at the same time, with the same container image and build.

Tests	This PR	main
test_spec_step_copies.py, test_copy_to_device_if_changed.py, test_rng_window_counter.py, test_dflash_copy_skip.py	97 passed	new or extended files
test_pytorch_model_engine.py -k test_spec_decode_graph_step_gather_kernel	1 passed	new test
Mamba modules: _torch/modules/mamba	1293 passed, 2 skipped	1290 passed, 2 skipped
CUDA graph: test_cuda_graph_runner.py, test_cuda_graph_capture_replay.py, test_breakable_cuda_graph.py	35 passed	30 passed
executor: test_py_executor.py, executor/test_spec_dec_stats_pairing.py	157 passed	157 passed
engine: test_pytorch_model_engine.py, test_pytorch_model_engine_warmup.py, test_eager_workspace_engine.py, executor/engine/	323 passed, 1 failed	322 passed, 1 failed
speculative: speculative/hw_agnostic/, test_capture_sampling_params.py, test_group_all_greedy_sync.py, test_rejection_buffers_guard.py	523 passed, 34 failed, 8 skipped	518 passed, 34 failed, 8 skipped
KV cache V2: test_kv_block_offset_overlap_race.py, test_kvcm2_integration.py, test_dual_pool_kv_cache.py	190 passed	190 passed
executor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.py	152 passed, 34 failed	151 passed, 34 failed
attention: test_attention_mla.py, test_attention_op_sync.py, test_fmha_interface.py	169 passed, 53 failed	169 passed, 53 failed

After the merge of main a1f562a696 (44a06db574), the shared groups ran again against main a1f562a696, on the
same build and the same tray: graph, executor, engine, speculative, KV cache V2 and attention. The failing ids are
the same on both sides, and none fails only on the PR. The new-test and gather groups pass.

The extra passes on this PR's side are its new tests. Every failure is a test that fails the same way on main (the
same ids, 0 failures on one side only):

• engine: test_prepare_tp_inputs_with_helix_parallelism (waived on main, nvbugs/6818710);
• speculative: 33 tests need model weights the test nodes do not have, and
  test_kimi_k3_dspark_semantics.py::test_mla_dspark_auto_backend_resolves_to_cutedsl. That test expects the MLA
  DSpark drafter's AUTO backend to resolve to CUTEDSL, but MLADSparkForCausalLM's default is TRTLLM. CI runs the
  file on l0_cpu and l0_h100, where the test skips;
• test_mamba_cache_manager.py: the hybrid and Kimi factory tests whose stubs have no mapping, waived on main
  (nvbugs/6818710);
• attention: 50 trtllm-gen FMHA kernels that fail to JIT-compile in that container, and 3 tests that read cpp/
  headers the test tree there does not include.

Earlier follow-up commits, on GB200 with one GPU per test file and the same image and build:

• test_scatter_zeros_past_accepted_length fails 2 / 2 on the first commit's kernel ("a never-written column
  reached the store") and passes with b44c537918.
• Compute-sanitizer initcheck of its never-written case: 21 uninitialized reads in the scatter kernel before, 0
  after.
• 92d67f38d7 only makes test_spec_step_copies.py's side stream wait for the current stream before its first
  call, as test hardening. No failure was reproduced without it: compute-sanitizer memcheck of test_graph_replay
  under cudaMallocAsync reports 0 kernel errors with and without it.
• The Mamba copy-skip tests fail without ea84b2378a: an unchanged step re-uploads into the overwritten buffers.
• test_dflash_copy_skip.py fails 3 of 4 without 546e567f7b.

CI lists: l0_b200.yml gains test_spec_step_copies.py and the engine gather test. They need the SM 100 family,
and no B200 list collects unittest/_torch/executor today. The other new tests are in files that l0_cpu and
l0_h100 already collect.

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Dev Engineer Review

The change reduces host work between one-model speculative decode steps. It adds CuTe DSL gather and scatter kernels for SM 100, 103, and 107, with Torch fallback for unsupported devices or tensor contracts. It also reuses engine-owned CUDA graph inputs, skips selected unchanged-value and all-greedy RNG uploads, moves sampler store copies to a side stream, and removes an unused metadata upload. The attention metadata path now returns early when there are no context requests.

The scatter kernel zeroes new-token entries beyond each row’s accepted length. The copy-skip helper relies on writes going through that helper; debug checks and tests cover unexpected destination changes. The author reports GB200 improvements in host time and launch or copy counts for _prepare_tp_inputs and sample_async. The served-model report gives identical outputs in the reported checks and batch-dependent TPOT changes; it does not report a served-model result for the unstaged batch-1 comparison beyond +0.42% TPOT. The supplied context does not establish validation on SM 103 or 107. Review findings and severity counts are unavailable.

QA Engineer Review

Tests cover the CuTe kernels against Torch behavior, graph replay and supported-input contracts, static CUDA graph input buffers, gather preparation, copy skips, Mamba and DFlash metadata, and all-greedy RNG windows. The B200 pre-merge list adds the kernel tests and the engine gather test. The author reports kernel comparisons, replay and contract checks, and targeted copy-skip tests; the supplied context does not establish final results for every changed test or the later requested CI reruns. Coverage verdict: needs follow-up, because validation on SM 103 and SM 107 is not established.

Per-File QA Perspective

Source files

• tensorrt_llm/_torch/attention/backends/trtllm.py — Verify the no-context early return sets the cached-token, KV-length, and sequence-length maxima to zero and does not copy context indptr arrays.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/cute_dsl_kernels/spec_step_copies/__init__.py — Verify importing the package does not require the optional CuTe DSL dependency.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/cute_dsl_kernels/spec_step_copies/op.py — Verify device and tensor-contract gates, zero-row behavior, compilation outside graph capture, and the Torch fallback.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/cute_dsl_kernels/spec_step_copies/spec_step_copies_kernel.py — Verify gather indexing and scatter padding, truncation, and accepted-length zeroing against the Torch behavior.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/cuda_graph_runner.py — Verify validation and replay behavior for engine-owned input and position buffers, including the MRoPE restriction.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_engine.py — Verify gather fallback, unchanged-index copy skips, and conditions for skipping offset-buffer zeroing.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py — Verify SpecSampler uses execution_stream and other samplers retain the existing stream behavior.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/interface.py — Verify removal of num_accepted_draft_tokens leaves no dependent consumers and all-greedy batches still advance RNG windows.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/spec_sampler_base.py — Verify kernel and fallback store updates, host-copy completion, and event ordering.
• tensorrt_llm/_utils.py — Verify cached host values remain consistent with destination contents, including debug checks and stream-capture behavior.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/mamba/mamba2_metadata.py — Verify list and CPU-tensor state indices update through copy_to_device_if_changed.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache/mamba_cache_manager.py — Verify dummy-request masks and state indices refresh when values change.
• tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/dflash.py — Verify batch indices and request-to-slot mappings refresh across prepare and rebuild paths.

Test and test-list files

• tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml — Adds the speculative step-copy kernel tests and the engine test filtered to test_spec_decode_graph_step_gather_kernel to the B200 pre-merge list.
• tests/unittest/_torch/cute_dsl_kernels/test_spec_step_copies.py — Covers kernel comparisons, padding and truncation, gather offsets, graph replay, accepted-length zeroing, and unsupported or zero-row calls. The B200 CI list includes the kernel tests.
• tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_copy_to_device_if_changed.py — Covers initial, changed, unchanged, and prefix copies, cache behavior, input reuse, flattening, and debug detection of external buffer writes. No CI or manual-QA list entry is identified in the supplied context.
• tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_cuda_graph_capture_replay.py — Covers engine-owned static input buffers, replay results, and invalid configurations. No CI or manual-QA list entry is identified in the supplied context.
• tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_pytorch_model_engine.py — Compares gather-kernel and Torch preparation for out-of-order slots. The B200 CI list includes the test filtered to test_spec_decode_graph_step_gather_kernel.
• tests/unittest/_torch/helpers.py — Extends the mock runner helper to accept engine-owned static input buffers. Verify existing helper callers remain compatible.
• tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_rng_window_counter.py — Covers all-greedy batches and RNG offsets for a subsequent sampled batch. No CI or manual-QA list entry is identified in the supplied context.
• tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.py — Covers unchanged and changed state-index and dummy-flag uploads. No CI or manual-QA list entry is identified in the supplied context.
• tests/unittest/_torch/modules/mamba/test_mamba2_metadata.py — Covers unchanged and changed indices across supported input forms, plus debug detection of external writes. No CI or manual-QA list entry is identified in the supplied context.
• tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_dflash_copy_skip.py — Covers slot-map rebuilds, batch-index changes, and skipped copies on unchanged prepares. No CI or manual-QA list entry is identified in the supplied context.
• tests/unittest/conftest.py — Enables skipped-copy verification for each test. Verify the autouse fixture does not affect unrelated tests that intentionally modify destination buffers.

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Walkthrough

The change adds CuTe DSL scatter and gather kernels for speculative decoding and integrates them with sampler stores and model-engine input preparation. It also adds conditional host-to-device copies, engine-owned CUDA graph inputs, attention input staging, and updates to speculative metadata handling.

Changes

Speculative Decode Step Staging

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Skip unchanged host-metadata copies tensorrt_llm/_utils.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/mamba/mamba2_metadata.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache/mamba_cache_manager.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/dflash.py, tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_copy_to_device_if_changed.py, tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.py, tests/unittest/_torch/modules/mamba/test_mamba2_metadata.py, tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_dflash_copy_skip.py, tests/unittest/conftest.py	copy_to_device_if_changed caches flattened host values and skips matching transfers. Mamba metadata, cache-manager buffers, and DFlash mappings use the helper. Tests cover updates, skipped copies, and debug verification.
Fused scatter and staging operations tensorrt_llm/_torch/cute_dsl_kernels/spec_step_copies/*, tests/unittest/_torch/cute_dsl_kernels/test_spec_step_copies.py, tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml	CuTe DSL wrappers validate and launch speculative scatter and gather kernels. The kernels move slot-indexed token, draft, length, and offset data. Tests compare outputs with PyTorch references and exercise CUDA graph replay and unsupported calls. The B200 test list includes the kernel tests.
Engine input staging and graph buffers tensorrt_llm/_torch/attention/backends/trtllm.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/cuda_graph_runner.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_engine.py, tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_cuda_graph_capture_replay.py, tests/unittest/_torch/helpers.py, tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_pytorch_model_engine.py	The model engine attempts fused speculative input gathering and retains explicit-copy fallbacks. CUDA graph runners can use validated engine-owned input and position buffers. Attention metadata returns early when there are no context requests. Tests cover buffer validation, replay, and gathered inputs.
Sampler stores and speculative metadata tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/spec_sampler_base.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/speculative/interface.py, tests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_rng_window_counter.py	SpecSampler attempts fused scatter into its stores and falls back to explicit copies. Store writes and host copies use event ordering. Speculative sampling uses the execution stream. Accepted-draft-token metadata is removed, and all-greedy batches skip RNG seed and offset uploads.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Refactor

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Worker
  participant SpecSampler
  participant SlotScatter
  participant SamplerStores
  participant ModelEngine
  participant StepInputGather
  participant DecodeInputBuffers
  Worker->>SpecSampler: Provide speculative row outputs
  SpecSampler->>SlotScatter: Scatter outputs by slot
  SlotScatter->>SamplerStores: Write tokens, drafts, and lengths
  ModelEngine->>StepInputGather: Gather inputs for the next decode step
  StepInputGather->>SamplerStores: Read slot-indexed values and offsets
  StepInputGather->>DecodeInputBuffers: Write tokens, drafts, and offsets

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tensorrt_llm/_utils.py (2)

1349-1350: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test an unchanged cache hit during CUDA graph capture.

The capture guard runs only when _verify_skipped_device_copies is enabled and the values are unchanged. The helper tests use CPU destinations; the Mamba graph test captures a different operation. Add a GPU test that enables the check, primes the cache, calls the helper with unchanged values during capture, and replays the graph. Without the guard, the call can reach torch.cuda.synchronize(dst.device) during capture.

Suggested CUDA graph test

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 from tensorrt_llm._torch.pyexecutor.cuda_graph_runner import KeyType
+from tensorrt_llm._utils import copy_to_device_if_changed
+
+
+class TestCopyToDeviceIfChangedCudaGraph:
+    def test_unchanged_values_are_safe_during_capture(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "tensorrt_llm._utils._verify_skipped_device_copies", True
+        )
+        dst = torch.zeros(4, device="cuda", dtype=torch.int32)
+        host = torch.tensor([1, 2, 3, 4], dtype=torch.int32)
+        copy_to_device_if_changed(dst, host)
+        torch.cuda.synchronize()
+
+        graph = torch.cuda.CUDAGraph()
+        replayed = torch.empty_like(dst)
+        with torch.cuda.graph(graph):
+            copy_to_device_if_changed(dst, host)
+            replayed.copy_(dst)
+
+        graph.replay()
+        torch.testing.assert_close(
+            replayed, torch.tensor([1, 2, 3, 4], device="cuda", dtype=torch.int32)
+        )

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Review comment at @tensorrt_llm/_utils.py around lines 1349 - 1350:
Add a GPU test for copy_to_device_if_changed that enables
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1381-1383: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test host reuse during an asynchronous CUDA upload.

The existing host-reuse test uses a CPU destination in a cpu_only module. Add a CUDA-gated test in a CUDA-enabled module. Use pinned host input and a non-default stream; keep the transfer pending while overwriting the input, then synchronize the stream and check that the destination has the original values. This tests the documented host-reuse guarantee and can catch a regression that uploads directly from the mutable input instead of staging it first.

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Review comment at @tensorrt_llm/_utils.py around lines 1381 - 1383:
Add a CUDA-gated test in a CUDA-enabled test module that exercises the
host-reuse guarantee of the transfer near `staging.copy_`: use pinned host input
and a non-default stream, keep the upload pending while overwriting the input,
then synchronize and verify the CUDA destination contains the original values.

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Review comments at @tensorrt_llm/_utils.py:
- Around line 1349-1350: Add a GPU test for copy_to_device_if_changed that
enables _verify_skipped_device_copies, primes the cache, then calls the helper
with unchanged values during CUDA graph capture and replays the graph. Verify
the replayed destination retains the expected values, ensuring the capture guard
avoids synchronizing during capture.
- Around line 1381-1383: Add a CUDA-gated test in a CUDA-enabled test module
that exercises the host-reuse guarantee of the transfer near `staging.copy_`:
use pinned host input and a non-default stream, keep the upload pending while
overwriting the input, then synchronize and verify the CUDA destination contains
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On CodeRabbit's two nitpicks in review 5443627369 (tensorrt_llm/_utils.py at 0e29964): no tests are added in this PR. Both ask for tests of behavior that the code already guarantees, and neither reports a defect.

• 1349-1350, a cache hit during CUDA graph capture.
  • _assert_device_holds returns at L1349-1350 while the stream is capturing. That is before torch.cuda.synchronize (L1351) and the .cpu() readback (L1352), so a skipped copy under capture enqueues and synchronizes nothing.
  • No caller runs under capture anyway. Every call site is an eager per-step path: _prepare_tp_inputs, Mamba2Metadata.prepare(), the Mamba cache managers' step setup, the DFlash slot maps, and sample_async.
  • The DFlash worker's post-prefill rebuild needs context requests. Decode graphs never hold those, and the breakable prefill graph captures only the decoder body, not the worker.
• 1381-1383, host reuse during an async upload.
  • The upload never reads host. L1382 copies it synchronously into a fresh staging buffer, and only then does L1383 enqueue the non-blocking copy from that buffer.
  • The caller may therefore overwrite host as soon as the call returns. PyTorch's caching host allocator keeps the pinned staging block until the copy has completed.

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tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py (1)

5528-5538: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a regression test for overlap sampler stream selection.

The overlap loop wraps _sample_async in a stream selected by sampler type. Add a focused test in tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_py_executor.py that drives one can_queue iteration and records torch.cuda.current_stream() inside sample_async. Assert execution_stream for SpecSampler and the pre-existing current stream for other samplers. This catches a reversed or omitted selection.

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Add a focused overlap-loop regression test in the executor test module that
drives one can_queue iteration and records the current CUDA stream inside
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On CodeRabbit's nitpick in review 5447753452 (py_executor.py 5528-5538, a test of the overlap loop's sampling stream): no test is added in this PR. It asks for a test, not a fix.

• The choice is lines 5533-5534. SpecSampler samples on the execution stream, so its store writes stay ordered before the next forward, which reads them on that stream.
• Every other sampler gets torch.cuda.stream(None), which keeps the current stream, as on main.
• The path runs in this PR's end-to-end validation: Kimi K3 with DSpark on 16 GB200, with the overlap scheduler and CUDA graphs. The fixed-prompt outputs and all 1319 GSM8K responses were identical to the reference.

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