[None][perf] Build GDN verify-path intermediate state indices once per step by nv-guomingz · Pull Request #18820 · NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM

nv-guomingz · 2026-09-07T08:35:39Z

Summary

The speculative-verify path of the Qwen3-Next / Qwen3.5 GDN mixer indexes the batch-scoped intermediate conv/SSM buffers with arange(num_decodes), and rebuilt that vector with torch.arange in every GDN layer, at four call sites, on every verify step (30 extra tiny launches plus allocations per MTP step on Qwen3.6-35B-A3B).

This PR resolves the index vector once in forward_core and passes it through the existing kwargs:

use the cache-manager-owned intermediate_state_indices buffer when present (allocated together with the intermediate buffers, so slicing it is a view with no launch),
else a process-cached arange sized to the pool — the same scheme Mamba2Mixer already uses.

Values are unchanged; this is launch-count only.

Test Coverage

New unit test test_verify_intermediate_state_indices_reuses_buffers in tests/unittest/_torch/modules/mamba/test_gdn_kernel_optimizations.py (manager-owned buffer → view; cached fallback → same storage across calls; oversized batch). Whole file: 68 passed on B300.
e2e TestQwen3_5_35B_A3B::test_bf16_mtp (MTP3, GDN replay on, MambaHybridCacheManagerV2) on B200: baseline main 94.43 / patched 95.00 (threshold 91.33).

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Performance

Neutral within noise, as expected for a change that only removes launches which CUDA-graph replay had already amortized. Measured on Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4, 1x B200, TP1, CUTEDSL MoE, MTP3, trtllm-serve + benchmark_serving, warm-up launch discarded then B/A/B/A alternation (A = main, B = this PR). iter/s = output tok/s divided by mean accepted tokens per iteration.

workload	metric	A (main)	B (this PR)
ISL1024 / OSL1024, conc 8	decode iter/s	1002 / 1001	1031 / 995
	mean TPOT (ms)	2.24 / 2.27	2.23 / 2.22
ISL1024 / OSL512, conc 32	decode iter/s	1831 / 1822	1809 / 1701
	mean TPOT (ms)	5.05 / 5.11	5.19 / 5.49

Graph-replayed verify steps see no difference; the saved per-layer torch.arange only costs host time on eager verify steps (mixed chunked-prefill + verify batches, uncaptured batch sizes). The change is therefore launch-hygiene plus parity with Mamba2Mixer, not a throughput claim.

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gdn_mixer.py computes intermediate state indices once per forward_core step and passes them through existing kwargs.
The implementation reuses the cache-manager buffer when available. It otherwise reuses a cached arange sized to the resource pool.
The change preserves index values and removes repeated per-layer allocations in decode and mixed prefill/decode verification paths.
No public API or declaration changes were identified.
Performance results were neutral within measurement noise. The final CI pipeline completed successfully.

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tests/unittest/_torch/modules/mamba/test_gdn_kernel_optimizations.py adds coverage for manager-buffer reuse, cached fallback reuse, undersized buffers, and oversized batches.
The unit-test file passed 68 tests on B300.
No test-list entry was identified for this unit-test file.
Coverage verdict: sufficient.

Per-File QA Perspective

tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/mamba/gdn_mixer.py: Verify decode and mixed prefill/decode paths with manager-owned indices, cached fallback indices, and oversized batches. Confirm unchanged numerical results and no per-layer torch.arange(num_decodes) allocations.
tests/unittest/_torch/modules/mamba/test_gdn_kernel_optimizations.py: Covers index-buffer reuse, fallback caching, complete index-vector handling, and oversized batches. The unit test is not listed in the integration test-db/ or manual-QA lists.

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The Mamba mixer now resolves speculative-verification intermediate-state indices once per verification step. Decode and mixed prefill/decode paths reuse these indices. Tests cover undersized cache-manager buffers and cached fallback storage.

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Mamba verification index reuse

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Index buffer resolution and validation `tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/mamba/gdn_mixer.py`, `tests/unittest/_torch/modules/mamba/test_gdn_kernel_optimizations.py`	The mixer uses sufficiently sized cache-manager indices and falls back to cached arange storage when the manager buffer is undersized. Tests validate a complete index vector for the requested decode count.
Verification path propagation `tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/mamba/gdn_mixer.py`	`forward_core` computes verification indices once and passes them to decode and mixed prefill/decode paths. Recurrent and convolution paths use the shared indices.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Refactor

Suggested reviewers: bowenfu, brnguyen2

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to fa26c

Add regression coverage for index propagation through both verification paths before merge. Without it, a path-specific change can cause runtime failures when intermediate buffers are enabled.

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/modules/mamba/test_gdn_kernel_optimizations.py`:
- Around line 672-675: Extend the test near _verify_intermediate_state_indices
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…r step The speculative-verify path rebuilt arange(num_decodes) with torch.arange in every GDN layer (four call sites) to index the batch-scoped intermediate conv/SSM buffers. Resolve it once in forward_core and pass it via kwargs: use the cache-manager-owned intermediate_state_indices buffer when present, else a process-cached arange, as Mamba2Mixer already does. Values are unchanged; this only removes per-layer launches and allocations. Signed-off-by: nv-guomingz <137257613+nv-guomingz@users.noreply.github.com>

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Annotate kv_cache_manager.

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