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[Misc] Add float16 to CacheDType (#37199)

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Signed-off-by: Matthew Bonanni <mbonanni@redhat.com>
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Matthew Bonanni
2026-03-16 16:24:48 -04:00
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@@ -164,18 +164,18 @@ Priority is **1 = highest** (tried first).
| Backend | Version | Dtypes | KV Dtypes | Block Sizes | Head Sizes | Sink | MM Prefix | DCP | Attention Types | Compute Cap. |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | --------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---- | --------- | --- | --------------- | ------------ |
| `CPU_ATTN` | | fp16, bf16, fp32 | `auto` | Any | 32, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | All | N/A |
| `FLASHINFER` | Native† | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | 16, 32, 64 | 64, 128, 256 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 7.x-9.x |
| `FLASHINFER` | TRTLLM† | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | 16, 32, 64 | 64, 128, 256 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 10.x |
| `FLASH_ATTN` | FA2* | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16` | %16 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | All | ≥8.0 |
| `FLASH_ATTN` | FA3* | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | %16 | Any | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | All | 9.x |
| `FLASH_ATTN` | FA4* | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16` | %16 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | All | ≥10.0 |
| `FLASHINFER` | Native† | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | 16, 32, 64 | 64, 128, 256 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 7.x-9.x |
| `FLASHINFER` | TRTLLM† | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | 16, 32, 64 | 64, 128, 256 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 10.x |
| `FLASH_ATTN` | FA2* | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16` | %16 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | All | ≥8.0 |
| `FLASH_ATTN` | FA3* | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | %16 | Any | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | All | 9.x |
| `FLASH_ATTN` | FA4* | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16` | %16 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | All | ≥10.0 |
| `FLASH_ATTN_DIFFKV` | | fp16, bf16 | `auto` | Any | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | Any |
| `FLEX_ATTENTION` | | fp16, bf16, fp32 | `auto`, `bfloat16` | Any | Any | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | Decoder, Encoder Only | Any |
| `ROCM_AITER_FA` | | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | 16, 32 | 64, 128, 256 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder, Enc-Dec | N/A |
| `FLEX_ATTENTION` | | fp16, bf16, fp32 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16` | Any | Any | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | Decoder, Encoder Only | Any |
| `ROCM_AITER_FA` | | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | 16, 32 | 64, 128, 256 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder, Enc-Dec | N/A |
| `ROCM_AITER_UNIFIED_ATTN` | | fp16, bf16 | `auto` | %16 | Any | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | All | N/A |
| `ROCM_ATTN` | | fp16, bf16, fp32 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | %16 | 32, 64, 80, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | All | N/A |
| `TREE_ATTN` | | fp16, bf16 | `auto` | %16 | 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | Any |
| `TRITON_ATTN` | | fp16, bf16, fp32 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | %16 | Any | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | All | Any |
| `ROCM_ATTN` | | fp16, bf16, fp32 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | %16 | 32, 64, 80, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | All | N/A |
| `TREE_ATTN` | | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16` | %16 | 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | Any |
| `TRITON_ATTN` | | fp16, bf16, fp32 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | %16 | Any | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | All | Any |
> **†** FlashInfer uses TRTLLM attention on Blackwell (SM100), which supports sinks. Disable via `--attention-config.use_trtllm_attention=0`.
>
@@ -204,14 +204,14 @@ configuration.
| Backend | Dtypes | KV Dtypes | Block Sizes | Head Sizes | Sink | Sparse | MM Prefix | DCP | Attention Types | Compute Cap. |
| ------- | ------ | --------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---- | ------ | --------- | --- | --------------- | ------------ |
| `CUTLASS_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | 128 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 10.x |
| `FLASHINFER_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | 32, 64 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | 10.x |
| `FLASHINFER_MLA_SPARSE` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | 32, 64 | 576 | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | 10.x |
| `FLASHMLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | 64 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 9.x-10.x |
| `CUTLASS_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | 128 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 10.x |
| `FLASHINFER_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | 32, 64 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | 10.x |
| `FLASHINFER_MLA_SPARSE` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | 32, 64 | 576 | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | 10.x |
| `FLASHMLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | 64 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 9.x-10.x |
| `FLASHMLA_SPARSE` | bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8_ds_mla` | 64 | 576 | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | 9.x-10.x |
| `FLASH_ATTN_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16` | %16 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 9.x |
| `ROCM_AITER_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | 1 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | N/A |
| `ROCM_AITER_MLA_SPARSE` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16` | 1 | Any | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | N/A |
| `FLASH_ATTN_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16` | %16 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | 9.x |
| `ROCM_AITER_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3`, `fp8_e5m2` | 1 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | N/A |
| `ROCM_AITER_MLA_SPARSE` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16` | 1 | Any | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | N/A |
| `ROCM_AITER_TRITON_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto` | Any | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | N/A |
| `TRITON_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | %16 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | Any |
| `XPU_MLA_SPARSE` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `bfloat16` | Any | 576 | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | Any |
| `TRITON_MLA` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16`, `fp8`, `fp8_e4m3` | %16 | Any | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Decoder | Any |
| `XPU_MLA_SPARSE` | fp16, bf16 | `auto`, `float16`, `bfloat16` | Any | 576 | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Decoder | Any |