Fix warmup compilation + add sparse topk metadata kernels

Bug #2 fix: warmup_compilation and warmup_fused_swiglu_compilation now
use valid FP4 data by quantizing random BF16 through quantize_to_nvfp4.
Random uint8 bytes as FP4 bit patterns cause cudaErrorIllegalInstruction
in Blackwell MMA hardware. Re-enabled warmup calls in runner.py.

Bug #1 kernel: sparse_topk_metadata.cu with:
  - build_c128a_topk_metadata: position-based compressed KV slot lookup
    via block table for C128A (compress_ratio=128) decode tokens
  - compute_c4a_global_topk: local topk index -> global slot ID mapping
    via block table for C4A (compress_ratio=4) decode tokens
  - Both tested: correct block table lookups, proper padding

Bug #3 kernel: C4A uses compute_c4a_global_topk (same .cu file)
  - Replaces vLLM Triton kernel with our own CUDA kernel

Deleted stale STATUS.md, FUSED_EPILOGUE_STATUS.md, FUSED_EPILOGUE_PLAN.md, CURRENT_BUGMD
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# CURRENT_BUG.md — DeepSeek-V4 Blackwell NVFP4
## Status: NaN in vLLM Container — Source is vLLM Infrastructure, NOT Our Kernels
### Symptom
- vLLM container starts, model loads, server accepts requests
- Output is **empty** — model generates tokens but they decode to nothing
- Debug logs show **NaN in hidden_states** entering the attention from the first forward pass
- NaN propagates through all 61 layers → all outputs are NaN → garbage tokens
### Root Cause Investigation
**Our kernels are NOT the source of NaN.** Every component has been tested standalone on the B200 venv with real weights and zero NaN:
| Test | Result |
|------|--------|
| Single expert (gate+up+down) × 4 experts | ✅ No NaN, all token counts |
| Activation quantization (`quantize_activation_nvfp4`) | ✅ No NaN |
| CuTeDSL MoE runner (grouped GEMM, 16 experts) | ✅ No NaN, all token counts |
| Full layer (attention + MoE + shared expert) | ✅ No NaN |
| Multi-layer chain (C128A → C4A → SWA, shared experts) | ✅ No NaN |
**The NaN comes from vLLM's compiled execution infrastructure**, specifically one of:
1. **`attn_gemm_parallel_execute`** — fused parallel GEMM that does q_a + kv + kv_score + indexer_kv_score + indexer_weights in a single call. This is `MergedColumnParallelLinear`, NOT our CuTeDSL kernel. On Blackwell, the `out_dtype=torch.float32` or the FP8 quantization in this kernel may produce NaN.
2. **`fused_q_kv_rmsnorm`** — CUDA kernel that applies RMS norm to the parallel GEMM output. May produce NaN if the input has extreme values from the parallel GEMM.
3. **Weight packing during model loading** — vLLM packs per-expert weights into stacked format. If the packing is wrong (wrong expert offset, wrong scale), the MoE GEMM gets corrupted weights.
4. **`torch.compile` + cudagraph interaction** — The compiled model graph may corrupt our CuTeDSL kernel buffers during graph capture or cudagraph replay. The `_needs_token_refill` flag exists because CuTeDSL's `cute.compile` zeroes GPU memory during JIT.
### NaN Tracing (from container debug logs)
```
hidden_states input → NaN (propagated from previous layer)
├── Layer 0 (C128A): attention input NaN=False, but output may have NaN after MoE
├── Layer 1-59 (C4A): attention input NaN=True (propagated)
└── Layer 60 (SWA): attention input NaN=True (propagated)
```
The FIRST NaN appears at a C4A layer, suggesting it originates from the MoE routed experts in the compiled model.
### Next Steps
1. **Install vllm in the B200 venv** and test the exact `attn_gemm_parallel_execute` + `fused_q_kv_rmsnorm` path with real inputs
2. **Test the vLLM MoE weight packing** — verify that `prepare_weights_from_stacked` produces the same results as our manual packing
3. **Test with `torch.compile` disabled** — run the model eager-mode in the container to isolate the torch.compile interaction
4. **Add NaN checks inside the parallel GEMM** — wrap `attn_gemm_parallel_execute` with NaN detection to pinpoint the exact source
### What's Been Verified and Fixed (Attention Pipeline)
All B200 venv tests pass with cosine 0.996-0.999:
- KV cache write (RoPE → fp8 quant → paged cache)
- KV cache read (paged cache → fp8 dequant → BF16)
- Decode attention (1 query vs N cached KVs)
- Full pipeline (inv RoPE + o_a BMM + o_b)
- All 5 layer types (C128A, C4A, SWA)
vLLM integration fixes applied:
1. Compressor fused kernel bypass on Blackwell (`_IS_BLACKWELL` module flag)
2. Double Q normalization removed (fused_qnorm only does RoPE)
3. RoPE sin slice bug fixed
4. fp8 dequant fix (proper `kv_dequantize_fp8`)
5. Wrapper attribute access via `self.mla_attn`
6. Paged KV decode using `decode_swa_indices` from metadata
### Architecture Notes
- DeepSeek-V4 is **MegaMoE** (384 experts, top-6)
- DeepGEMM has a specialized persistent grouped GEMM for MegaMoE with TMA tensormap updates per expert
- Our CuTeDSL MoE runner uses `run_nvfp4_grouped_gemm` (simpler grouped GEMM, but proven correct)
- The expert intermediate size is **3072** (not 18432 — that's the total for 6 experts × 3072)

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@@ -366,12 +366,18 @@ def warmup_compilation(num_experts, K_packed, N_packed, device,
mma_tiler_mn=(128, 128), cluster_shape_mn=(1, 1)):
"""Eagerly JIT-compile the GEMM kernel for a specific shape.
Call this during model initialization (before any runtime buffers
are allocated) to ensure cute.compile runs exactly once per shape,
eliminating any risk of JIT interacting with runtime GPU memory.
Call this BEFORE model weights are loaded to ensure cute.compile
runs exactly once per shape. The compiled kernel is cached and
reused by run_nvfp4_grouped_gemm on the forward path.
After warmup, run_nvfp4_grouped_gemm will hit the cache and skip
compilation entirely on the forward path.
Uses random non-zero data. Zero-filled FP4/FP8 tensors cause
cudaErrorIllegalInstruction because the GEMM arithmetic hits
invalid values (division by zero in scale dequantization, NaN
propagation). Random data produces valid intermediate results
that exercise the kernel's full arithmetic path.
The warmup tensors are freed immediately after compilation.
Memory cost is minimal (~50MB for typical DeepSeek-V4 shapes).
Args:
num_experts: number of experts (local, after expert parallelism)
@@ -387,13 +393,18 @@ def warmup_compilation(num_experts, K_packed, N_packed, device,
if cache_key in _compiled_kernel_cache:
return # Already compiled
# Allocate minimal dummy tensors for compilation
mat_a = torch.zeros(128, K_packed, dtype=torch.uint8, device=device).view(torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2)
mat_b = torch.zeros(num_experts, K_packed, N_packed, dtype=torch.uint8, device=device).view(torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2)
K_sf = ceil_div(K_packed, 8) # K in scale-factor blocks (K_packed is already //2, sf is //16 of original)
N_sf = ceil_div(N_packed, 8)
scale_a = torch.zeros(128, K_sf, dtype=torch.float8_e4m3fn, device=device)
scale_b = torch.zeros(num_experts, N_sf, K_sf, dtype=torch.float8_e4m3fn, device=device)
# Generate VALID FP4 data by quantizing random BF16 through our pipeline.
# Random uint8 bytes as FP4 bit patterns produce NaN/Inf when the GEMM
# dequantizes them (FP4 value * FP8 scale * FP32 global scale), which
# causes cudaErrorIllegalInstruction in the Blackwell MMA hardware.
# The ONLY safe approach: generate random BF16, quantize through our
# quantize_to_nvfp4, producing mathematically consistent FP4 + FP8 scales.
_warmup_a_bf16 = torch.randn(128, K_packed * 2, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device) * 0.1
mat_a, scale_a, _ = quantize_to_nvfp4(_warmup_a_bf16)
del _warmup_a_bf16
_warmup_b_bf16 = torch.randn(num_experts, K_packed * 2, N_packed * 2, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device) * 0.1
mat_b, scale_b, _ = quantize_to_nvfp4(_warmup_b_bf16)
del _warmup_b_bf16
out = torch.zeros(128, N_packed, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device)
expert_offsets = torch.full((num_experts,), max(128 // num_experts, 1), dtype=torch.int32, device=device)
global_scale_a = torch.ones(num_experts, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
@@ -599,13 +610,13 @@ def warmup_fused_swiglu_compilation(num_experts, K_packed, N_packed, device,
if cache_key in _fused_kernel_cache:
return
# Dummy tensors for compilation
mat_a = torch.zeros(128, K_packed, dtype=torch.uint8, device=device).view(torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2)
mat_b = torch.zeros(num_experts, K_packed, N_packed, dtype=torch.uint8, device=device).view(torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2)
K_sf = ceil_div(K_packed, 8)
N_sf = ceil_div(N_packed, 8)
scale_a = torch.zeros(128, K_sf, dtype=torch.float8_e4m3fn, device=device)
scale_b = torch.zeros(num_experts, N_sf, K_sf, dtype=torch.float8_e4m3fn, device=device)
# Generate VALID FP4 data by quantizing random BF16 (same as warmup_compilation)
_warmup_a_bf16 = torch.randn(128, K_packed * 2, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device) * 0.1
mat_a, scale_a, _ = quantize_to_nvfp4(_warmup_a_bf16)
del _warmup_a_bf16
_warmup_b_bf16 = torch.randn(num_experts, K_packed * 2, N_packed * 2, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device) * 0.1
mat_b, scale_b, _ = quantize_to_nvfp4(_warmup_b_bf16)
del _warmup_b_bf16
# BF16 output (Stage 1: we still write BF16)
# The fused kernel writes intermediate (N/2) since gate+up → silu result
out = torch.zeros(128, N_packed, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device)

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#include <cuda.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <ATen/ATen.h>
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <cstdint>
// ============================================================================
// C128A topk metadata kernel
// ============================================================================
// For C128A (compress_ratio=128) decode tokens:
// - position -> num_compressed = (position + 1) / compress_ratio
// - For each compressed KV slot [0, num_compressed):
// block_index = i / block_size
// block_offset = i % block_size
// global_slot = block_table[req_idx, block_index] * block_size + block_offset
// - Output: global_slot IDs in out_indices, count in out_lens
// - Invalid tokens (slot_mapping < 0) get length 0
//
// For prefill tokens:
// - Output: local indices [0, 1, ..., num_compressed-1, -1, -1, ...]
// ============================================================================
__global__ void build_c128a_topk_metadata_kernel(
// Decode outputs
int32_t* __restrict__ global_decode_ptr, // [num_decode_tokens, max_compressed]
int64_t global_decode_stride, // stride in elements
int32_t* __restrict__ decode_lens_ptr, // [num_decode_tokens]
// Prefill output
int32_t* __restrict__ prefill_local_ptr, // [num_prefill_tokens, max_compressed]
int64_t prefill_local_stride,
// Inputs
const int64_t* __restrict__ positions_ptr, // [num_tokens]
int32_t compress_ratio,
int32_t max_compressed_tokens,
int32_t num_decode_tokens,
const int32_t* __restrict__ token_to_req_ptr, // [num_tokens]
const int32_t* __restrict__ block_table_ptr, // [num_reqs, max_blocks_per_seq]
int64_t block_table_stride, // stride in elements
int32_t block_size,
const int64_t* __restrict__ slot_mapping_ptr // [num_tokens]
) {
int token_idx = blockIdx.x;
int64_t position = positions_ptr[token_idx];
int32_t num_compressed = static_cast<int32_t>((position + 1) / compress_ratio);
if (num_compressed > max_compressed_tokens)
num_compressed = max_compressed_tokens;
bool is_decode = token_idx < num_decode_tokens;
if (is_decode) {
// Decode: block-table lookup -> global slot ids + count
int64_t slot = slot_mapping_ptr[token_idx];
bool is_valid = slot >= 0;
int32_t req_idx = token_to_req_ptr[token_idx];
int32_t count = 0;
for (int32_t i = 0; i < max_compressed_tokens; i++) {
int64_t out_offset = static_cast<int64_t>(token_idx) * global_decode_stride + i;
if (i < num_compressed) {
int32_t block_index = i / block_size;
int32_t block_offset = i % block_size;
int64_t bt_offset = static_cast<int64_t>(req_idx) * block_table_stride + block_index;
int32_t block_number = block_table_ptr[bt_offset];
int32_t slot_id = block_number * block_size + block_offset;
global_decode_ptr[out_offset] = slot_id;
count++;
} else {
global_decode_ptr[out_offset] = -1;
}
}
decode_lens_ptr[token_idx] = is_valid ? count : 0;
} else {
// Prefill: write local indices [0, 1, ..., n-1, -1, ...]
int32_t pfx_idx = token_idx - num_decode_tokens;
for (int32_t i = 0; i < max_compressed_tokens; i++) {
int64_t out_offset = static_cast<int64_t>(pfx_idx) * prefill_local_stride + i;
prefill_local_ptr[out_offset] = (i < num_compressed) ? i : -1;
}
}
}
// ============================================================================
// C4A topk metadata kernel
// ============================================================================
// For C4A (compress_ratio=4) decode tokens:
// - topk_indices: local compressed indices from the indexer
// - Map each local index to a global KV cache slot via block table lookup
// - Count valid entries (local_idx >= 0)
// - Invalid tokens get length 0
// ============================================================================
__global__ void compute_c4a_global_topk_kernel(
// Outputs
int32_t* __restrict__ global_topk_ptr, // [num_tokens, topk_dim]
int64_t global_topk_stride, // stride in elements
int32_t* __restrict__ topk_lens_ptr, // [num_tokens]
// Inputs
const int32_t* __restrict__ local_topk_ptr, // [num_tokens, topk_dim]
int64_t local_topk_stride, // stride in elements
int32_t topk_dim,
const int32_t* __restrict__ token_to_req_ptr, // [num_tokens]
const int32_t* __restrict__ block_table_ptr, // [num_reqs, max_blocks_per_seq]
int64_t block_table_stride,
int32_t block_size,
const int32_t* __restrict__ is_valid_token_ptr // [num_tokens] boolean as int32
) {
int token_idx = blockIdx.x;
int32_t is_valid = is_valid_token_ptr[token_idx];
int32_t req_idx = token_to_req_ptr[token_idx];
int32_t count = 0;
for (int32_t i = 0; i < topk_dim; i++) {
int64_t in_offset = static_cast<int64_t>(token_idx) * local_topk_stride + i;
int32_t local_idx = local_topk_ptr[in_offset];
int64_t out_offset = static_cast<int64_t>(token_idx) * global_topk_stride + i;
if (local_idx >= 0) {
int32_t block_index = local_idx / block_size;
int32_t block_offset = local_idx % block_size;
int64_t bt_offset = static_cast<int64_t>(req_idx) * block_table_stride + block_index;
int32_t block_number = block_table_ptr[bt_offset];
int32_t slot_id = block_number * block_size + block_offset;
global_topk_ptr[out_offset] = slot_id;
count++;
} else {
global_topk_ptr[out_offset] = -1;
}
}
topk_lens_ptr[token_idx] = is_valid ? count : 0;
}
// ============================================================================
// Python bindings
// ============================================================================
std::tuple<torch::Tensor, torch::Tensor, torch::Tensor> build_c128a_topk_metadata_cuda(
torch::Tensor positions, // [num_tokens] int64
int32_t compress_ratio,
int32_t num_decode_tokens,
torch::Tensor token_to_req, // [num_tokens] int32
torch::Tensor block_table, // [num_reqs, max_blocks] int32
int32_t block_size,
torch::Tensor slot_mapping, // [num_tokens] int64
torch::Tensor global_decode_buffer, // [max_tokens, max_compressed] int32
torch::Tensor decode_lens_buffer, // [max_tokens] int32
torch::Tensor prefill_buffer, // [max_tokens, max_compressed] int32
int32_t max_compressed_tokens
) {
int32_t num_tokens = positions.size(0);
int32_t num_prefill_tokens = num_tokens - num_decode_tokens;
auto global_decode = global_decode_buffer.narrow(0, 0, num_decode_tokens);
auto decode_lens = decode_lens_buffer.narrow(0, 0, num_decode_tokens);
auto prefill_local = prefill_buffer.narrow(0, 0, num_prefill_tokens);
if (num_tokens == 0) {
return std::make_tuple(global_decode, decode_lens, prefill_local);
}
build_c128a_topk_metadata_kernel<<<num_tokens, 1>>>(
global_decode_buffer.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
global_decode_buffer.stride(0),
decode_lens_buffer.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
prefill_buffer.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
prefill_buffer.stride(0),
positions.data_ptr<int64_t>(),
compress_ratio,
max_compressed_tokens,
num_decode_tokens,
token_to_req.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
block_table.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
block_table.stride(0),
block_size,
slot_mapping.data_ptr<int64_t>()
);
return std::make_tuple(global_decode, decode_lens, prefill_local);
}
std::tuple<torch::Tensor, torch::Tensor> compute_c4a_global_topk_cuda(
torch::Tensor local_topk, // [num_tokens, topk_dim] int32
torch::Tensor token_to_req, // [num_tokens] int32
torch::Tensor block_table, // [num_reqs, max_blocks] int32
int32_t block_size,
torch::Tensor is_valid_token // [num_tokens] bool (stored as int32)
) {
int32_t num_tokens = local_topk.size(0);
int32_t topk_dim = local_topk.size(1);
auto global_topk = torch::empty_like(local_topk);
auto topk_lens = torch::empty(num_tokens, local_topk.options().dtype(torch::kInt32));
compute_c4a_global_topk_kernel<<<num_tokens, 1>>>(
global_topk.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
global_topk.stride(0),
topk_lens.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
local_topk.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
local_topk.stride(0),
topk_dim,
token_to_req.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
block_table.data_ptr<int32_t>(),
block_table.stride(0),
block_size,
is_valid_token.data_ptr<int32_t>()
);
return std::make_tuple(global_topk, topk_lens);
}
PYBIND11_MODULE(TORCH_EXTENSION_NAME, m) {
m.def("build_c128a_topk_metadata", &build_c128a_topk_metadata_cuda,
"Build C128A topk metadata (global slot IDs + lengths)");
m.def("compute_c4a_global_topk", &compute_c4a_global_topk_cuda,
"Compute C4A global topk indices and lengths from local indices");
}

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@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ class CuTeDSLNvfp4Linear:
# Eagerly JIT-compile the GEMM kernel for this (K, N) shape.
# Uses num_groups=1 since this is a single linear layer.
from cutedsl.bridge import warmup_compilation
# from cutedsl.bridge import warmup_compilation # SKIPPED: warmup with zeros crashes on sm_100a
K_packed = self.in_features // 2
N_packed = self.out_features // 2
warmup_compilation(1, K_packed, N_packed, self.device)
# warmup_compilation(1, K_packed, N_packed, self.device) # Lazy compile on first real forward
def _ensure_buffer_size(self, num_tokens: int):
"""Ensure the padded buffer is large enough for num_tokens."""

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@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class CuTeDSLMoERunner:
self.device = device
self.experts_start_idx = experts_start_idx
self._swiglu_limit = None # Set via set_swiglu_limit()
self._fused_swiglu = False # Set via set_fused_swiglu()
# Weight storage (set before _ensure_stacked)
self.l1_fp4 = None
@@ -283,12 +284,18 @@ class CuTeDSLMoERunner:
# Eagerly JIT-compile GEMM kernels for L1 and L2 shapes.
# This triggers cute.compile once per shape, caching the compiled
# kernel + workspace. Subsequent run() calls hit the cache.
from cutedsl.bridge import warmup_compilation, ceil_div as bridge_ceil_div
# MUST happen before model forward pass to avoid OOM from lazy JIT.
from cutedsl.bridge import warmup_compilation, warmup_fused_swiglu_compilation, ceil_div as bridge_ceil_div
K_packed = self.hidden_size // 2
N_packed_l1 = (2 * self.intermediate_size) // 2 # gate+up combined
N_packed_l2 = self.hidden_size // 2 # down
warmup_compilation(self.num_experts, K_packed, N_packed_l1, self.device)
warmup_compilation(self.num_experts, K_packed, N_packed_l2, self.device)
warmup_compilation(self.num_experts, K_packed, N_packed_l1, self.device) # L1
warmup_compilation(self.num_experts, K_packed, N_packed_l2, self.device) # L2
if self._fused_swiglu:
warmup_fused_swiglu_compilation(
self.num_experts, K_packed, N_packed_l1, self.device,
swiglu_limit=self._swiglu_limit if self._swiglu_limit is not None else 0.0,
) # Fused L1
self._expert_offsets_buf = torch.zeros(
self.num_experts + 1, dtype=torch.int32, device=self.device

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"""
Sparse topk metadata kernels for DeepSeek-V4 Blackwell decode attention.
Own kernels — no FlashMLA, no Triton from vLLM.
C128A: position-based compressed KV slot lookup via block table.
C4A: local topk index to global slot ID mapping via block table.
"""
import os
import torch
from typing import Optional
_kernel_module = None
def _get_kernel_module():
"""Lazy-load the CUDA extension."""
global _kernel_module
if _kernel_module is not None:
return _kernel_module
from torch.utils.cpp_extension import load
kernel_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "kernels")
_kernel_module = load(
name="sparse_topk_metadata",
sources=[os.path.join(kernel_dir, "sparse_topk_metadata.cu")],
extra_cuda_cflags=["-O3", "--generate-code=arch=compute_100a,code=[sm_100a]"],
verbose=False,
)
return _kernel_module
def build_c128a_topk_metadata(
positions: torch.Tensor,
compress_ratio: int,
num_decode_tokens: int,
token_to_req: torch.Tensor,
block_table: torch.Tensor,
block_size: int,
slot_mapping: torch.Tensor,
global_decode_buffer: torch.Tensor,
decode_lens_buffer: torch.Tensor,
prefill_buffer: torch.Tensor,
max_compressed_tokens: int = 8192,
) -> tuple:
"""Build C128A topk metadata for decode and prefill tokens.
For decode tokens: maps compressed KV positions to global slot IDs
via block table lookup. Returns (global_decode, decode_lens, prefill_local).
"""
mod = _get_kernel_module()
return mod.build_c128a_topk_metadata(
positions,
compress_ratio,
num_decode_tokens,
token_to_req,
block_table,
block_size,
slot_mapping,
global_decode_buffer,
decode_lens_buffer,
prefill_buffer,
max_compressed_tokens,
)
def compute_c4a_global_topk(
local_topk: torch.Tensor,
token_to_req: torch.Tensor,
block_table: torch.Tensor,
block_size: int,
is_valid_token: torch.Tensor,
) -> tuple:
"""Map local C4A topk indices to global KV cache slots.
For each token, takes local compressed indices (from the indexer)
and maps them to global slot IDs via block table lookup.
Returns (global_topk_indices, topk_lens).
"""
mod = _get_kernel_module()
if is_valid_token.dtype == torch.bool:
is_valid_token = is_valid_token.to(torch.int32)
return mod.compute_c4a_global_topk(
local_topk,
token_to_req,
block_table,
block_size,
is_valid_token,
)