fix: correct weight quantization for CuTeDSL kernel

Weight K dimension (hidden) must be the packed dimension, not N.
Block scales computed along K dim. FP4 packing along K.
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2026-05-16 02:58:55 +00:00
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def quantize_bf16_to_nvfp4(x_bf16, block_size=16):
"""Quantize BF16 tensor to NVFP4 (E2M1 + E4M3 block scales + global scale).
Returns (x_fp4, block_scales, global_scale) where:
x_fp4: torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2 with same shape (packed along last dim)
x_fp4: torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2 with same logical shape (packed along last dim)
block_scales: float8_e4m3fn with shape (..., ceil_div(last_dim, block_size))
global_scale: float32 scalar
"""
@@ -72,19 +72,16 @@ def quantize_bf16_to_nvfp4(x_bf16, block_size=16):
# Quantize to E2M1
E2M1_MAGNITUDES = [0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0]
# For each value, find nearest E2M1 magnitude
x_blocks = x_reshaped # (..., n_blocks, block_size)
block_sf_expanded = block_scale.float().unsqueeze(-1) # (..., n_blocks, 1)
x_scaled = x_blocks / block_sf_expanded.clamp(min=1e-8) # normalize by block scale
x_blocks = x_reshaped
block_sf_expanded = block_scale.float().unsqueeze(-1)
x_scaled = x_blocks / block_sf_expanded.clamp(min=1e-8)
# Nearest E2M1
magnitudes = torch.tensor(E2M1_MAGNITUDES, dtype=torch.float32, device=x_bf16.device)
signs = torch.sign(x_scaled)
abs_scaled = x_scaled.abs().unsqueeze(-1) # (..., block_size, 1)
distances = (abs_scaled - magnitudes).abs() # (..., block_size, 8)
indices = distances.argmin(dim=-1) # (..., block_size)
abs_scaled = x_scaled.abs().unsqueeze(-1)
distances = (abs_scaled - magnitudes).abs()
indices = distances.argmin(dim=-1)
# Sign: positive = 0-7, negative = 8-15
nibbles = torch.where(signs < 0, indices + 8, indices).to(torch.uint8)
# Pack pairs: byte = (odd_nibble << 4) | even_nibble
@@ -92,10 +89,13 @@ def quantize_bf16_to_nvfp4(x_bf16, block_size=16):
odd = nibbles[..., 1::2]
packed = (odd << 4) | even
# Reshape back to original shape (with packed last dim)
orig_shape = list(x_bf16.shape)
orig_shape[-1] = ceil_div(orig_shape[-1], 2)
x_fp4 = packed.view(torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2).reshape(orig_shape)
# View as float4_e2m1fn_x2 — same logical shape, packed last dim halved
# The logical shape has the original last_dim, but stored packed
# float4_e2m1fn_x2: each element is 1 byte = 2 FP4 values
# Shape: (..., last_dim // 2) in float4_e2m1fn_x2
packed_shape = list(x_bf16.shape)
packed_shape[-1] = last_dim // 2
x_fp4 = packed.view(torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2).reshape(packed_shape)
# Reshape block scales
sf_shape = list(x_bf16.shape[:-1]) + [n_blocks]
@@ -161,11 +161,51 @@ def main():
# ── Quantize to NVFP4 ──
x_fp4, x_sf, x_gs = quantize_bf16_to_nvfp4(x_bf16)
# For weights: the kernel expects (experts, hidden, intermediate) with
# packed_dim=1 (the hidden/K dimension is packed).
# w_bf16[e] is (hidden, intermediate).
# We quantize each expert weight, keeping the packed dim as hidden.
w_fp4_list, w_sf_list, w_gs_list = [], [], []
for e in range(num_experts):
w_fp4, w_sf, w_gs = quantize_bf16_to_nvfp4(w_bf16[e])
w = w_bf16[e] # (hidden, intermediate) — K=hidden, N=intermediate
w_f32 = w.float()
w_amax = w_f32.abs().max().clamp(min=1e-8).float()
w_gs = w_amax / (6.0 * 448.0)
w_norm = w_f32 / w_gs
# Block scales along the K dimension (dim 0 = hidden)
# Scale shape: (ceil_div(hidden, 16), intermediate)
k_blocks = ceil_div(hidden, block_size)
if hidden % block_size != 0:
w_norm = torch.nn.functional.pad(w_norm, (0, 0, 0, k_blocks * block_size - hidden))
w_reshaped = w_norm.reshape(k_blocks, block_size, intermediate)
w_block_amax = w_reshaped.abs().amax(dim=1).clamp(min=1e-8) # (k_blocks, intermediate)
w_sf = (w_block_amax / 6.0).to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
# Quantize to E2M1 along K (dim 0)
E2M1_MAGNITUDES = [0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0]
w_block_sf = w_sf.float().unsqueeze(1) # (k_blocks, 1, intermediate)
w_scaled = w_reshaped / w_block_sf.clamp(min=1e-8)
magnitudes = torch.tensor(E2M1_MAGNITUDES, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
signs = torch.sign(w_scaled)
abs_scaled = w_scaled.abs().unsqueeze(-1)
distances = (abs_scaled - magnitudes).abs()
indices = distances.argmin(dim=-1)
nibbles = torch.where(signs < 0, indices + 8, indices).to(torch.uint8)
# Pack pairs along K (block_size dim, which is dim 1 after reshape)
even = nibbles[:, ::2, :]
odd = nibbles[:, 1::2, :]
packed = (odd << 4) | even # (k_blocks, block_size//2, intermediate)
# Reshape to (hidden//2, intermediate) in float4_e2m1fn_x2
w_fp4 = packed.reshape(hidden // 2, intermediate).view(torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2)
w_fp4_list.append(w_fp4)
w_sf_list.append(w_sf)
w_sf_list.append(w_sf) # (k_blocks, intermediate) = (hidden//16, intermediate)
w_gs_list.append(w_gs)
# Verify quantization roundtrip
@@ -201,10 +241,15 @@ def main():
global_scale_a = torch.tensor([x_gs] * num_experts, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
global_scale_b = torch.tensor([w_gs_list[e] for e in range(num_experts)], dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
# mat_a is already (tokens_sum, K_packed)
# mat_a is already (tokens_sum, K_packed) in float4_e2m1fn_x2
# The kernel's 2Dx3D scenario expects mat_a: (tokens, hidden) where
# hidden is the LOGICAL K dimension (packed as float4_e2m1fn_x2)
mat_a = x_fp4
# mat_b needs to be (experts, K_packed, N_packed) — K-major
# mat_b: (experts, hidden, intermediate) in float4_e2m1fn_x2
# packed_dim=1 means hidden (K) is packed
# w_bf16[e] is (hidden, intermediate) — we need (hidden, intermediate) in FP4
# with K (hidden) as the packed dimension
mat_b = torch.stack(w_fp4_list) # (experts, K_packed, N_packed)
print(f"\nKernel inputs:")