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measured onAMD Instinct MI355X
declared hardwareAMD Instinct MI355X
architecturesgfx950
dtypesbf16, int32
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"""Batch dequantize MXFP4 to bf16."""persistent-kernel
1. Use aiter mla_decode_fwd kernel - highly optimized persistent modeKernel source
submission.py403 lines
"""
Optimized MLA (Multi-head Latent Attention) decode kernel using aiter backend.
DeepSeek R1 forward_absorb MLA: absorbed q (576), compressed kv_buffer (576),
output v_head_dim = kv_lora_rank = 512.
Key optimizations:
1. Use aiter mla_decode_fwd kernel - highly optimized persistent mode
2. FP8 quantization for Q and KV (a8w8) - fastest on MI355X
3. Dynamic NUM_KV_SPLITS based on batch size and seq length
4. Cached metadata buffers to reduce allocation overhead
5. Optimized Q quantization path
Performance: a8w8 is ~2-3x faster than bf16 on MI355X
"""
import torch
import torch.nn.functional as F
from task import input_t, output_t
from aiter.mla import mla_decode_fwd
from aiter import dtypes as aiter_dtypes
from aiter import get_mla_metadata_info_v1, get_mla_metadata_v1
from aiter.utility.fp4_utils import (
mxfp4_to_f32,
e8m0_to_f32,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# DeepSeek R1 latent MQA constants (forward_absorb path)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUM_HEADS = 16
NUM_KV_HEADS = 1
KV_LORA_RANK = 512
QK_ROPE_HEAD_DIM = 64
QK_HEAD_DIM = KV_LORA_RANK + QK_ROPE_HEAD_DIM # 576
V_HEAD_DIM = KV_LORA_RANK # 512
SM_SCALE = 1.0 / (QK_HEAD_DIM ** 0.5)
PAGE_SIZE = 1
# FP8 dtype (platform-specific via aiter)
FP8_DTYPE = aiter_dtypes.fp8
# Block size for MXFP4 quantization
MXFP4_BLOCK_SIZE = 32
NUM_BLOCKS = QK_HEAD_DIM // MXFP4_BLOCK_SIZE # 18
# Cache for metadata buffers
_metadata_cache = {}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Dynamic NUM_KV_SPLITS calculation
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_optimal_kv_splits(batch_size: int, kv_seq_len: int) -> int:
"""
Calculate optimal NUM_KV_SPLITS based on batch size and sequence length.
Tuning strategy:
- Small batch + short seq: fewer splits (less overhead)
- Large batch + long seq: more splits (better parallelism)
- Balance between parallelism and reduction overhead
"""
# Base splits based on batch size
if batch_size <= 4:
base_splits = 8
elif batch_size <= 16:
base_splits = 16
elif batch_size <= 64:
base_splits = 32
else:
base_splits = 64
# Adjust based on sequence length
if kv_seq_len <= 1024:
splits = min(base_splits, 8)
elif kv_seq_len <= 4096:
splits = min(base_splits, 16)
else:
splits = base_splits
# Ensure at least 1 split
return max(1, splits)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# FP8 quantization (optimized)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def quantize_fp8_fast(tensor: torch.Tensor) -> tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
"""
Optimized dynamic per-tensor FP8 quantization.
Uses fused operations where possible to reduce kernel launches.
"""
finfo = torch.finfo(FP8_DTYPE)
amax = tensor.abs().amax().clamp(min=1e-12)
scale = amax / finfo.max
# Fused: divide, clamp, cast
fp8_tensor = (tensor / scale).clamp(min=finfo.min, max=finfo.max).to(FP8_DTYPE)
return fp8_tensor, scale.to(torch.float32).reshape(1)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# MXFP4 Dequantization (for fallback path)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def dequantize_mxfp4_batch(
fp4_data: torch.Tensor,
scale_e8m0: torch.Tensor,
) -> torch.Tensor:
"""Batch dequantize MXFP4 to bf16."""
total_kv = fp4_data.shape[0]
N = QK_HEAD_DIM
fp4_data_2d = fp4_data.view(total_kv, N // 2)
float_vals = mxfp4_to_f32(fp4_data_2d)
scale_f32 = e8m0_to_f32(scale_e8m0)
scale_f32 = scale_f32[:, :NUM_BLOCKS]
float_vals_blocked = float_vals.view(total_kv, NUM_BLOCKS, MXFP4_BLOCK_SIZE)
scaled = float_vals_blocked * scale_f32.unsqueeze(-1)
return scaled.view(total_kv, 1, N).to(torch.bfloat16)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Cached metadata generation
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _get_or_create_metadata(
batch_size: int,
max_q_len: int,
nhead: int,
nhead_kv: int,
q_dtype: torch.dtype,
kv_dtype: torch.dtype,
qo_indptr: torch.Tensor,
kv_indptr: torch.Tensor,
kv_last_page_len: torch.Tensor,
num_kv_splits: int,
):
"""
Get cached metadata or create new one.
Caching strategy:
- Cache key: (batch_size, max_q_len, num_kv_splits, dtypes)
- Reuse buffers when possible to reduce allocation overhead
"""
cache_key = (batch_size, max_q_len, num_kv_splits, q_dtype, kv_dtype)
if cache_key in _metadata_cache:
cached = _metadata_cache[cache_key]
# Reuse cached buffers, just update metadata
get_mla_metadata_v1(
qo_indptr, kv_indptr, kv_last_page_len,
nhead // nhead_kv,
nhead_kv,
True,
cached["work_meta_data"],
cached["work_info_set"],
cached["work_indptr"],
cached["reduce_indptr"],
cached["reduce_final_map"],
cached["reduce_partial_map"],
page_size=PAGE_SIZE,
kv_granularity=max(PAGE_SIZE, 16),
max_seqlen_qo=max_q_len,
uni_seqlen_qo=max_q_len,
fast_mode=False,
max_split_per_batch=num_kv_splits,
intra_batch_mode=True,
dtype_q=q_dtype,
dtype_kv=kv_dtype,
)
return cached
# Create new metadata buffers
info = get_mla_metadata_info_v1(
batch_size, max_q_len, nhead, q_dtype, kv_dtype,
is_sparse=False, fast_mode=False,
num_kv_splits=num_kv_splits, intra_batch_mode=True,
)
work = [torch.empty(s, dtype=t, device="cuda") for s, t in info]
(work_metadata, work_indptr, work_info_set,
reduce_indptr, reduce_final_map, reduce_partial_map) = work
get_mla_metadata_v1(
qo_indptr, kv_indptr, kv_last_page_len,
nhead // nhead_kv,
nhead_kv,
True,
work_metadata, work_info_set, work_indptr,
reduce_indptr, reduce_final_map, reduce_partial_map,
page_size=PAGE_SIZE,
kv_granularity=max(PAGE_SIZE, 16),
max_seqlen_qo=max_q_len,
uni_seqlen_qo=max_q_len,
fast_mode=False,
max_split_per_batch=num_kv_splits,
intra_batch_mode=True,
dtype_q=q_dtype,
dtype_kv=kv_dtype,
)
meta = {
"work_meta_data": work_metadata,
"work_indptr": work_indptr,
"work_info_set": work_info_set,
"reduce_indptr": reduce_indptr,
"reduce_final_map": reduce_final_map,
"reduce_partial_map": reduce_partial_map,
}
# Cache for future use (limit cache size)
if len(_metadata_cache) < 16:
_metadata_cache[cache_key] = meta
return meta
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Optimized Aiter MLA decode kernel
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def aiter_mla_decode_optimized(
q: torch.Tensor,
kv_buffer: torch.Tensor,
qo_indptr: torch.Tensor,
kv_indptr: torch.Tensor,
config: dict,
q_scale: torch.Tensor,
kv_scale: torch.Tensor,
) -> torch.Tensor:
"""
Optimized MLA decode attention using aiter a8w8 persistent-mode kernel.
Optimizations:
1. Dynamic NUM_KV_SPLITS based on workload
2. Cached metadata buffers
3. Efficient memory allocation
Args:
q: (total_q, num_heads, 576) fp8 - quantized queries
kv_buffer: (total_kv, 1, 576) fp8 - quantized KV cache
qo_indptr: (batch_size + 1,) int32 - query segment pointers
kv_indptr: (batch_size + 1,) int32 - KV segment pointers
config: dict with MLA parameters
q_scale: scalar float32 - Q scale factor
kv_scale: scalar float32 - KV scale factor
Returns:
attention_output: (total_q, num_heads, 512) bfloat16
"""
batch_size = config["batch_size"]
nq = config["num_heads"]
nkv = config["num_kv_heads"]
dq = config["qk_head_dim"]
dv = config["v_head_dim"]
q_seq_len = config["q_seq_len"]
kv_seq_len = config["kv_seq_len"]
# Dynamic NUM_KV_SPLITS
num_kv_splits = get_optimal_kv_splits(batch_size, kv_seq_len)
total_kv_len = int(kv_indptr[-1].item())
kv_indices = torch.arange(total_kv_len, dtype=torch.int32, device="cuda")
# Reshape kv_buffer to 4D for aiter: (total_kv, page_size, nhead_kv, dim)
kv_buffer_4d = kv_buffer.view(kv_buffer.shape[0], PAGE_SIZE, nkv, kv_buffer.shape[-1])
max_q_len = q_seq_len
kv_last_page_len = (kv_indptr[1:] - kv_indptr[:-1]).to(torch.int32)
# Get or create metadata (with caching)
meta = _get_or_create_metadata(
batch_size, max_q_len, nq, nkv,
q.dtype, kv_buffer.dtype,
qo_indptr, kv_indptr, kv_last_page_len,
num_kv_splits,
)
# Allocate output
o = torch.empty((q.shape[0], nq, dv), dtype=torch.bfloat16, device="cuda")
# Call aiter kernel
mla_decode_fwd(
q.view(-1, nq, dq),
kv_buffer_4d,
o,
qo_indptr,
kv_indptr,
kv_indices,
kv_last_page_len,
max_q_len,
page_size=PAGE_SIZE,
nhead_kv=nkv,
sm_scale=SM_SCALE,
logit_cap=0.0,
num_kv_splits=num_kv_splits,
q_scale=q_scale,
kv_scale=kv_scale,
intra_batch_mode=True,
**meta,
)
return o
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fallback: PyTorch implementation with MXFP4
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def pytorch_mla_mxfp4(
q: torch.Tensor,
kv_buffer_mxfp4: torch.Tensor,
kv_scale_mxfp4: torch.Tensor,
qo_indptr: torch.Tensor,
kv_indptr: torch.Tensor,
config: dict,
) -> torch.Tensor:
"""
Fallback PyTorch implementation with MXFP4 KV.
Used when FP8 KV is not available.
"""
batch_size = config["batch_size"]
nq = config["num_heads"]
dv = config["v_head_dim"]
total_q = q.shape[0]
total_kv = kv_buffer_mxfp4.shape[0]
# Batch dequantize MXFP4 KV
kv_bf16 = dequantize_mxfp4_batch(kv_buffer_mxfp4, kv_scale_mxfp4)
k_bf16 = kv_bf16.view(total_kv, QK_HEAD_DIM)
v_bf16 = kv_bf16[:, :, :dv].view(total_kv, dv)
output = torch.empty((total_q, nq, dv), dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=q.device)
for b in range(batch_size):
q_start = qo_indptr[b].item()
q_end = qo_indptr[b + 1].item()
kv_start = kv_indptr[b].item()
kv_end = kv_indptr[b + 1].item()
kv_len = kv_end - kv_start
if kv_len == 0:
continue
q_b = q[q_start:q_end]
k_b = k_bf16[kv_start:kv_end]
v_b = v_bf16[kv_start:kv_end]
# Compute attention
scores = torch.matmul(q_b.float(), k_b.t().unsqueeze(0)) * SM_SCALE
scores_max = scores.amax(dim=-1, keepdim=True)
exp_scores = torch.exp(scores - scores_max)
sum_exp = exp_scores.sum(dim=-1, keepdim=True)
out = torch.matmul(exp_scores, v_b.unsqueeze(0).float()) / sum_exp
output[q_start:q_end] = out.to(torch.bfloat16)
return output
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main Kernel Entry Point
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def custom_kernel(data: input_t) -> output_t:
"""
Optimized MLA decode attention using aiter backend.
Strategy:
1. Prefer aiter a8w8 kernel (fp8 Q + fp8 KV) - fastest
2. Dynamic NUM_KV_SPLITS based on workload
3. Cached metadata buffers
4. Fallback to PyTorch with MXFP4 if fp8 KV not available
The aiter a8w8 kernel is ~2-3x faster than bf16 on MI355X.
"""
q, kv_data, qo_indptr, kv_indptr, config = data
# Check if fp8 KV is available
if "fp8" in kv_data and kv_data["fp8"] is not None:
# Use aiter a8w8 kernel (fastest path)
kv_buffer_fp8, kv_scale = kv_data["fp8"]
# Quantize Q to fp8 (optimized)
q_fp8, q_scale = quantize_fp8_fast(q)
# Call optimized aiter kernel
return aiter_mla_decode_optimized(
q_fp8, kv_buffer_fp8, qo_indptr, kv_indptr, config,
q_scale=q_scale, kv_scale=kv_scale,
)
else:
# Fallback to PyTorch with MXFP4
kv_buffer_mxfp4, kv_scale_mxfp4 = kv_data["mxfp4"]
return pytorch_mla_mxfp4(
q, kv_buffer_mxfp4, kv_scale_mxfp4, qo_indptr, kv_indptr, config
)
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