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[#20371][perf] Fuse the Kimi K3 attention-residual epilogue up to 32 tokens by default - #20372
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…to 32 tokens by default Under the default per_token topology the fused attention-residual epilogue was taken only for a single token per rank, so speculative verify steps and multi-request decode batches ran the unfused chain at every layer. Default KIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENS to 32 for every topology. Signed-off-by: Zihua Wu <13583761+lucifer1004@users.noreply.github.com>
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WalkthroughThe fused attention-residual token ceiling now defaults to 32 for every topology. The documentation describes ChangesKimi K3 fused epilogue ceiling
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to
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Check name Status Explanation Title check The title clearly identifies the issue, change type, and primary change: increasing the default Kimi K3 fused attention-residual ceiling to 32 tokens. Description check The description explains the problem, solution, expected numerical impact, performance results, test coverage, limitations, and checklist status. It satisfies the required template sections. Linked Issues check The PR meets the coding requirements in issue #20371.KIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENSnow defaults to 32 for every topology. The environment variable remains configurable, and `KIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_…Out of Scope Changes check The changes stay within issue #20371. Production changes update the ceiling definition and its related documentation. Test changes verify default and configurable dispatch behavior. No unrelated produ…Full details: Linked Issues check
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#20371.KIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENSnow defaults to 32 for every topology. The environment variable remains configurable, andKIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES=0remains the unfused override. The per-token kernels remain unchanged. Tests cover the default ceiling, fused dispatch for 1, 16, and 32 tokens, and fallback at one token above the ceiling.
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#20371. Production changes update the ceiling definition and its related documentation. Test changes verify default and configurable dispatch behavior. No unrelated production behavior, API, dependency, or repository-area changes are shown.
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- Line 410: Add a dispatch test in the Kimi K3 attention residual RMSNorm tests
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tests/unittest/_torch/modules/kimi_k3_attn_res/test_attn_res_rmsnorm_op.py: 1
512-526: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winTest the cached default in an isolated import.
modeling_kimi_linearis imported before this test clearsKIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENS, so_FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENSmay retain a valid pre-import override while_read_fused_attn_res_max_tokens()returns32. An equality assertion here would reject that supported configuration instead of testing default initialization. The current dispatch test also overwrites the cached value, so an import-time default regression remains undetected.Add a separate test that removes the variable before importing the production module in an isolated interpreter.
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+import os +import subprocess +import sys from unittest import mock @@ def test_default_token_ceiling_covers_multi_token_steps( topology: str, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, ) -> None: @@ monkeypatch.setattr(modeling_kimi_linear, "_ATTN_RES_TOPOLOGY", topology) assert modeling_kimi_linear._read_fused_attn_res_max_tokens() == 32 +def test_default_token_ceiling_is_cached_at_import() -> None: + env = os.environ.copy() + env.pop(modeling_kimi_linear.KIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENS_ENV, None) + subprocess.run( + [ + sys.executable, + "-c", + ( + "from tensorrt_llm._torch.models import modeling_kimi_linear\n" + "assert modeling_kimi_linear._FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENS == 32\n" + ), + ], + env=env, + check=True, + ) + + @torch.no_grad() def test_model_helper_keeps_rmsnorm_split_above_token_ceiling() -> None:🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Around line 512-526: Add a separate test that verifies import-time
initialization of `_FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENS` without an environment override.
Remove the override from a copied environment and import `modeling_kimi_linear`
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Approving — the comments below are optional touch-ups, not blockers.
This changes default numerics and kernel selection for every Kimi K3 deployment at 2–32 tokens per rank. A few things should be on record before merge:
- Stale docstring outside the diff.
KIMI_K3_ATTN_RES_TOPOLOGY(modeling_kimi_linear.py:358-359) still describesper_tokenas "the default, i.e. the feature is off and behaviour is unchanged." That is no longer true at M = 2..32. Please reword it so it only says that the persistent kernel is off. - Quant coverage of the measurement. The same docstring explains that the persistent kernel stays opt-in because of a 2.98x context-phase regression on W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8, caused by an interaction with the TRTLLM-gen MoE. The SM107 numbers in #20371 don't say which quant they used. Please state it, and if they don't cover W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8, add a quick M = 8/16/32 decode check on that config. This PR now turns the multi-token per-token kernel on for that config too.
- SM100/SM103. CI on B200/GB300 covers correctness. The perf claim rests on SM107 only, so please note that in the description, or add one data point from either GPU.
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@brnguyen2 Thanks for the review.
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Correction to my previous comment: the numbers in #20371 are not from the NVFP4 checkpoint. They come from the original So the existing data already covers W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8, for M = 8 per rank (single request, 1 + 7 draft tokens per verify step):
Not covered: M = 16-32 end to end (decode batches > 1) on this checkpoint, and anything on the NVFP4 checkpoint. If useful, I can add a small-batch decode run (M = 16 / 32 per rank) on W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8. The 2.98x context-phase regression the docstring mentions is with the persistent kernel, which this PR keeps off. I've fixed the PR description accordingly. |
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Small-batch end-to-end data, as promised: same W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8 checkpoint as above, Kimi K3 + DSpark, 8-token verify steps, 2 nodes TP8, SM107. There are two cold starts that differ only in
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Description
Fixes #20371.
Under the default
per_tokentopology the fused attention-residual epilogue (attn_res_add_rmsnorm_fwd,attn_res_rmsnorm_fwd) was taken only for one token per rank, so speculative verify steps and multi-request decode batches ran the unfused add +attn_res_fwd+ RMSNorm chain at every layer. This PR defaultsKIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES_MAX_TOKENSto 32 for every topology (it already was 32 forsplit/persistent, and 32 is the top of the measured window documented in the dispatch code). The per-token kernels themselves are unchanged;KIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES=0still selects the unfused path and the variable still overrides the ceiling.Numerics: the updated prefix is bit-identical; the normalized output moves by a few bf16 ulps, exactly as for M = 1 decode, which already runs the fused kernel by default (#19182 notes that default numerical-path change).
Measured on SM107 only, with the original
moonshotai/Kimi-K3checkpoint, whose routed experts TRT-LLM runs as W4A8_MXFP4_MXFP8 (details in #20371): the fused ops take about half the time of the unfused chain at M = 8 / 16, and the Kimi K3 + DSpark decode step is about 0.5 ms faster at 2K-128K context with a single request (M = 8 per rank) and 0.49-0.57 ms (about 3%) faster with 2 / 4 concurrent requests (M = 16 / 32 per rank) at 2K and 32K, with unchanged acceptance and accuracy checks. Not measured: SM100 / SM103 performance, and the NVFP4 checkpoint.Test Coverage
tests/unittest/_torch/modules/kimi_k3_attn_res/test_attn_res_rmsnorm_op.py(inl0_b200.ymlandl0_gb300_multi_gpus.yml): newtest_default_token_ceiling_covers_multi_token_stepschecks the default ceiling, andtest_model_helper_dispatches_fused_attn_res_rmsnormgainsdefault_ceilingcases (1 / 16 / 32 tokens, variable unset,per_token) that assert the fused op runs; the existing fused-dispatch tests at 1 / 16 / 32 tokens and the fallback tests above the ceiling (_above_ceiling_tokens(), now 33) keep covering both sides. Updated the comment that described the old default.PR Checklist
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The fused attention-residual token ceiling now defaults to 32 for every topology. Explicit ceiling overrides and
KIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES=0remain available. The per-token kernels are unchanged. Undersplit, the ceiling also remains the persistent-kernel handoff boundary.No current review findings were supplied. The author reported 44 tests passed and one existing skip on SM107, using a build based on an earlier main. Performance and numerical results are author-reported. SM100, SM103, and the NVFP4 checkpoint were not tested.
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test_attn_res_rmsnorm_op.pyadds a default-ceiling test and updates fused-dispatch coverage. Coverage includes 1, 16, and 32 tokens, fallback above the ceiling, and default-ceiling resolution. The test is listed in the GB300 and B200 CI test lists. Coverage verdict: sufficient for the changed default and dispatch behavior.Per-File QA Perspective
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py— Verify that the default ceiling of 32 enables fused epilogues for eligible multi-token steps across topologies. Verify explicit ceiling overrides, theKIMI_K3_FUSED_ATTN_RES=0unfused path, and thesplithandoff boundary.tests/unittest/_torch/modules/kimi_k3_attn_res/test_attn_res_rmsnorm_op.py— Covers default-ceiling resolution and fused dispatch within the ceiling, with fallback above it. Listed intests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_gb300_multi_gpus.ymlandtests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml.