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grace-gpu-containers/vllm/managed_alloc.cu
biondizzle 2757bffcb6 Add cudaMallocManaged allocator for GH200 EGM support
- managed_alloc.cu: PyTorch pluggable allocator using cudaMallocManaged
- vllm_managed_mem.py: Launcher that patches vLLM for managed memory
- Dockerfile: Build and install managed memory components

This enables vLLM to use cudaMallocManaged for transparent page-fault
access to both HBM (~96 GiB) and LPDDR (EGM, up to 480 GiB additional)
on GH200 systems with Extended GPU Memory enabled.

Experimental branch: v0.19.0-cmm
2026-04-07 21:19:39 +00:00

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// managed_alloc.cu - cudaMallocManaged allocator for PyTorch
// Compile: nvcc -shared -o libmanaged_alloc.so managed_alloc.cu -Xcompiler -fPIC
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <stdio.h>
extern "C" {
// PyTorch pluggable allocator signature: void*(size_t, int, cudaStream_t)
void* managed_malloc(size_t size, int device, cudaStream_t stream) {
void* ptr = nullptr;
// Set the device before allocating
cudaError_t err = cudaSetDevice(device);
if (err != cudaSuccess) {
fprintf(stderr, "[managed_alloc] cudaSetDevice(%d) failed: %s\n",
device, cudaGetErrorString(err));
return nullptr;
}
// Use cudaMallocManaged - this is the key: allocations can page-fault
// across HBM and LPDDR on GH200 with EGM enabled
err = cudaMallocManaged(&ptr, size, cudaMemAttachGlobal);
if (err != cudaSuccess) {
fprintf(stderr, "[managed_alloc] cudaMallocManaged failed: %s "
"(size=%zu bytes / %.2f GiB)\n",
cudaGetErrorString(err), size, (double)size / (1024.0*1024.0*1024.0));
return nullptr;
}
// Advise the driver to prefer GPU placement initially.
// On GH200 with EGM, the hardware will migrate pages as needed.
cudaMemAdvise(ptr, size, cudaMemAdviseSetPreferredLocation, device);
return ptr;
}
// PyTorch pluggable allocator signature: void(void*, size_t, int, cudaStream_t)
void managed_free(void* ptr, size_t size, int device, cudaStream_t stream) {
if (ptr != nullptr) {
// Sync the stream before freeing to avoid use-after-free
if (stream != nullptr) {
cudaStreamSynchronize(stream);
}
cudaFree(ptr);
}
}
} // extern "C"