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reference_cute_v2.py
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interfacepython
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measured onNVIDIA B200
declared hardwareNVIDIA B200
architecturessm_100
dtypesfp8_e4m3, nvfp4

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1 measurement across 1 GPU, fastest first.

Operation / workload
Hardware
Latency
Rank
Observed
NVFP4 GEMVsuite of 3 cases
NVIDIA B200
52.8µs
#278 of 678
2025-11-26

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authorst_cc
imported2026-08-26

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fp4ab_dtype = cutlass.Float4E2M1FN # FP4 data type for A and B
shared-memorysmem_layout = cute.make_layout((threads_per_m, threads_per_k), stride = (threads_per_k, 1))

Kernel source

reference_cute_v2.py295 lines
import math
import operator
from typing import Callable

import cutlass
import cutlass.cute as cute
import cutlass.utils.blockscaled_layout as blockscaled_utils
import torch
from cutlass import Float32, const_expr
from cutlass._mlir.dialects import llvm, nvvm
from cutlass.cute.runtime import make_ptr
from cutlass.cutlass_dsl import T, dsl_user_op
from task import input_t, output_t

# Kernel configuration parameters
threads_per_m = 32
threads_per_k = 32
mma_tiler_mnk = (threads_per_m, 1, 256)  # Tile sizes for M, N, K dimensions
ab_dtype = cutlass.Float4E2M1FN  # FP4 data type for A and B
sf_dtype = cutlass.Float8E4M3FN  # FP8 data type for scale factors
c_dtype = cutlass.Float16  # FP16 output type
sf_vec_size = 16  # Scale factor block size (16 elements share one scale)


# Helper function for ceiling division
def ceil_div(a, b):
    return (a + b - 1) // b

@cute.jit
def warp_reduce(
    val: cute.TensorSSA | cute.Numeric,
    op: Callable,
    width: cutlass.Constexpr[int] = cute.arch.WARP_SIZE,
) -> cute.TensorSSA | cute.Numeric:
    if const_expr(isinstance(val, cute.TensorSSA)):
        res = cute.make_fragment(val.shape, val.dtype)
        res.store(val)
        for i in cutlass.range_constexpr(cute.size(val.shape)):
            res[i] = warp_reduce(res[i], op, width)
        return res.load()
    else:
        for i in cutlass.range_constexpr(int(math.log2(width))):
            val = op(val, cute.arch.shuffle_sync_bfly(val, offset=1 << i))
    return val

@dsl_user_op
def atomic_add_fp32(a: float | Float32, gmem_ptr: cute.Pointer, *, loc=None, ip=None) -> None:
    nvvm.atomicrmw(
        res=T.f32(), op=nvvm.AtomicOpKind.FADD, ptr=gmem_ptr.llvm_ptr, a=Float32(a).ir_value()
    )
# The CuTe reference implementation for NVFP4 block-scaled GEMV
@cute.kernel
def kernel(
    mA_mkl: cute.Tensor,
    mB_nkl: cute.Tensor,
    mSFA_mkl: cute.Tensor,
    mSFB_nkl: cute.Tensor,
    mC_mnl: cute.Tensor,
):
    # Get CUDA block and thread indices
    bidx, bidy, bidz = cute.arch.block_idx()
    tidx, tidy, _ = cute.arch.thread_idx()

    # warpidx = cute.arch.warp_idx()
    # if bidx == 0 and bidy == 0 and bidz == 0:
    #     cute.printf("BlockIdx: (%d, %d, %d), ThreadIdx: (%d, %d, %d), WarpIdx: %d\n", bidx, bidy, bidz, tidx, tidy, 0, warpidx)

    # Extract the local tile for input matrix A (shape: [block_M, block_K, rest_M, rest_K, rest_L])
    gA_mkl = cute.local_tile(
        mA_mkl, cute.slice_(mma_tiler_mnk, (None, 0, None)), (None, None, None)
    )
    # Extract the local tile for scale factor tensor for A (same shape as gA_mkl)
    # Here, block_M = (32, 4); block_K = (16, 4)
    gSFA_mkl = cute.local_tile(
        mSFA_mkl, cute.slice_(mma_tiler_mnk, (None, 0, None)), (None, None, None)
    )
    # Extract the local tile for input matrix B (shape: [block_N, block_K, rest_N, rest_K, rest_L])
    gB_nkl = cute.local_tile(
        mB_nkl, cute.slice_(mma_tiler_mnk, (0, None, None)), (None, None, None)
    )
    # Extract the local tile for scale factor tensor for B (same shape as gB_nkl)
    gSFB_nkl = cute.local_tile(
        mSFB_nkl, cute.slice_(mma_tiler_mnk, (0, None, None)), (None, None, None)
    )
    # Extract the local tile for output matrix C (shape: [block_M, block_N, rest_M, rest_N, rest_L])
    gC_mnl = cute.local_tile(
        mC_mnl, cute.slice_(mma_tiler_mnk, (None, None, 0)), (None, None, None)
    )

    # Select output element corresponding to this thread and block indices
    tCgC = gC_mnl[tidx, None, bidx, bidy, bidz]
    tCgC = cute.make_tensor(tCgC.iterator, 1)
    res = cute.zeros_like(tCgC, cutlass.Float32)

    # Shared Memory
    allocator = cutlass.utils.SmemAllocator()
    smem_layout = cute.make_layout((threads_per_m, threads_per_k), stride = (threads_per_k, 1))
    shared_res = allocator.allocate_tensor(element_type=cutlass.Float32, layout=smem_layout)
    if tidy == 0:
        shared_res[tidx] = 0.0
    cute.arch.sync_threads()
    # Get the number of k tiles (depth dimension) for the reduction loop
    k_tile_cnt = gA_mkl.layout[3].shape
    for k_tile in range(tidy, k_tile_cnt, threads_per_k, unroll_full=True):
        tAgA = gA_mkl[tidx, None, bidx, k_tile, bidz]
        tBgB = gB_nkl[0, None, bidy, k_tile, bidz]
        tAgSFA = gSFA_mkl[tidx, None, bidx, k_tile, bidz]
        tBgSFB = gSFB_nkl[0, None, bidy, k_tile, bidz]

        tArA = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tAgA, cutlass.Float32)
        tBrB = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tBgB, cutlass.Float32)
        tArSFA = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tAgSFA, cutlass.Float32)
        tBrSFB = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tBgSFB, cutlass.Float32)

        # Load NVFP4 or FP8 values from global memory
        a_val_nvfp4 = tAgA.load()
        b_val_nvfp4 = tBgB.load()
        sfa_val_fp8 = tAgSFA.load()
        sfb_val_fp8 = tBgSFB.load()

        # Convert loaded values to float32 for computation (FFMA)
        a_val = a_val_nvfp4.to(cutlass.Float32)
        b_val = b_val_nvfp4.to(cutlass.Float32)
        sfa_val = sfa_val_fp8.to(cutlass.Float32)
        sfb_val = sfb_val_fp8.to(cutlass.Float32)

        # Store the converted values to RMEM CuTe tensors
        tArA.store(a_val)
        tBrB.store(b_val)
        tArSFA.store(sfa_val)
        tBrSFB.store(sfb_val)

        # Iterate over SF vector tiles and compute the scale&matmul accumulation
        for i in cutlass.range_constexpr(mma_tiler_mnk[2]):
            res += tArA[i] * tArSFA[i] * tBrB[i] * tBrSFB[i]

    shared_res[(tidx, tidy)] = res[0]
    cute.arch.sync_threads()
    
    if tidy == 0:
        # Reduce results from all threads in the block
        out = cute.zeros_like(tCgC, cutlass.Float32)
        for i in cutlass.range_constexpr(threads_per_k):
            out += shared_res[(tidx, i)]

        # Store the final float16 result back to global memory
        tCgC.store(out.to(cutlass.Float16))
    return


@cute.jit
def my_kernel(
    a_ptr: cute.Pointer,
    b_ptr: cute.Pointer,
    sfa_ptr: cute.Pointer,
    sfb_ptr: cute.Pointer,
    c_ptr: cute.Pointer,
    problem_size: tuple,
):
    """
    Host-side JIT function to prepare tensors and launch GPU kernel.
    """
    m, _, k, l = problem_size
    # Create CuTe Tensor via pointer and problem size.
    a_tensor = cute.make_tensor(
        a_ptr,
        cute.make_layout(
            (m, cute.assume(k, 32), l),
            stride=(cute.assume(k, 32), 1, cute.assume(m * k, 32)),
        ),
    )
    # We use n=128 to create the torch tensor to do fp4 computation via torch._scaled_mm
    # then copy torch tensor to cute tensor for cute customize kernel computation
    # therefore we need to ensure b_tensor has the right stride with this 128 padded size on n.
    n_padded_128 = 128
    b_tensor = cute.make_tensor(
        b_ptr,
        cute.make_layout(
            (n_padded_128, cute.assume(k, 32), l),
            stride=(cute.assume(k, 32), 1, cute.assume(n_padded_128 * k, 32)),
        ),
    )
    c_tensor = cute.make_tensor(
        c_ptr, cute.make_layout((cute.assume(m, 32), 1, l), stride=(1, 1, m))
    )
    # Convert scale factor tensors to MMA layout
    # The layout matches Tensor Core requirements: (((32, 4), REST_M), ((SF_K, 4), REST_K), (1, REST_L))
    sfa_layout = blockscaled_utils.tile_atom_to_shape_SF(a_tensor.shape, sf_vec_size)
    sfa_tensor = cute.make_tensor(sfa_ptr, sfa_layout)

    sfb_layout = blockscaled_utils.tile_atom_to_shape_SF(b_tensor.shape, sf_vec_size)
    sfb_tensor = cute.make_tensor(sfb_ptr, sfb_layout)

    # Compute grid dimensions
    # Grid is (M_blocks, 1, L) where:
    # - M_blocks = ceil(M / 128) to cover all output rows
    # - L = batch size
    grid = (
        cute.ceil_div(c_tensor.shape[0], threads_per_m),
        1,
        c_tensor.shape[2],
    )

    # Launch the CUDA kernel
    kernel(a_tensor, b_tensor, sfa_tensor, sfb_tensor, c_tensor).launch(
        grid=grid,
        block=[threads_per_m, threads_per_k, 1],
        cluster=(1, 1, 1),
    )
    return


# Global cache for compiled kernel
_compiled_kernel_cache = None


# This function is used to compile the kernel once and cache it and then allow users to
# run the kernel multiple times to get more accurate timing results.
def compile_kernel():
    """
    Compile the kernel once and cache it.
    This should be called before any timing measurements.

    Returns:
        The compiled kernel function
    """
    global _compiled_kernel_cache

    if _compiled_kernel_cache is not None:
        return _compiled_kernel_cache

    # Create CuTe pointers for A/B/C/SFA/SFB via torch tensor data pointer
    a_ptr = make_ptr(ab_dtype, 0, cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=16)
    b_ptr = make_ptr(ab_dtype, 0, cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=16)
    c_ptr = make_ptr(c_dtype, 0, cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=16)
    sfa_ptr = make_ptr(sf_dtype, 0, cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=32)
    sfb_ptr = make_ptr(sf_dtype, 0, cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=32)

    # Compile the kernel
    _compiled_kernel_cache = cute.compile(
        my_kernel, a_ptr, b_ptr, sfa_ptr, sfb_ptr, c_ptr, (0, 0, 0, 0)
    )

    return _compiled_kernel_cache


def custom_kernel(data: input_t) -> output_t:
    """
    Execute the block-scaled GEMV kernel.

    This is the main entry point called by the evaluation framework.
    It converts PyTorch tensors to CuTe tensors, launches the kernel,
    and returns the result.

    Args:
        data: Tuple of (a, b, sfa_cpu, sfb_cpu, c) PyTorch tensors
            a: [m, k, l] - Input matrix in float4e2m1fn
            b: [1, k, l] - Input vector in float4e2m1fn
            sfa_cpu: [m, k, l] - Scale factors in float8_e4m3fn
            sfb_cpu: [1, k, l] - Scale factors in float8_e4m3fn
            sfa_permuted: [32, 4, rest_m, 4, rest_k, l] - Scale factors in float8_e4m3fn
            sfb_permuted: [32, 4, rest_n, 4, rest_k, l] - Scale factors in float8_e4m3fn
            c: [m, 1, l] - Output vector in float16

    Returns:
        Output tensor c with computed GEMV results
    """
    a, b, _, _, sfa_permuted, sfb_permuted, c = data

    # Ensure kernel is compiled (will use cached version if available)
    # To avoid the compilation overhead, we compile the kernel once and cache it.
    compiled_func = compile_kernel()

    # Get dimensions from MxKxL layout
    m, k, l = a.shape
    # Torch use e2m1_x2 data type, thus k is halved
    k = k * 2
    # GEMV N dimension is always 1
    n = 1

    # Create CuTe pointers for A/B/C/SFA/SFB via torch tensor data pointer
    a_ptr = make_ptr(ab_dtype, a.data_ptr(), cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=16)
    b_ptr = make_ptr(ab_dtype, b.data_ptr(), cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=16)
    c_ptr = make_ptr(c_dtype, c.data_ptr(), cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=16)
    sfa_ptr = make_ptr(
        sf_dtype, sfa_permuted.data_ptr(), cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=32
    )
    sfb_ptr = make_ptr(
        sf_dtype, sfb_permuted.data_ptr(), cute.AddressSpace.gmem, assumed_align=32
    )

    # Execute the compiled kernel
    compiled_func(a_ptr, b_ptr, sfa_ptr, sfb_ptr, c_ptr, (m, n, k, l))

    return c
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Source code from GPU Mode and the KernelBot dataset · June 9 Researcher Reciprocity License v1.0

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