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submission.py
curl "https://kernelindex.com/api/v1/implementations/kernelbot-nvfp4-gemv-112502?include=source"
interfacepython
Compatibility
measured onNVIDIA B200
declared hardwareNVIDIA B200
architecturessm_100
dtypesfp8_e4m3, nvfp4

Benchmark evidence

1 measurement across 1 GPU, fastest first.

Operation / workload
Hardware
Latency
Rank
Observed
NVFP4 GEMVsuite of 3 cases
NVIDIA B200
152.0µs
#524 of 678
2025-11-29

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revision digestsha256:9bf6c76f866d01aeed6e9ac658211797e742d35d0952deb06fdb4708a95f8b31
license declaredunknown
license concludedunknown
authorsTuan0Ge
imported2026-08-26

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fp4const uint8_t* __restrict__ a_data, // FP4 matrix A (packed as uint8)

Kernel source

submission.py234 lines
import torch
from task import input_t, output_t
from torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline

# Kernel configuration parameters
sf_vec_size = 16


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


# Helper function to convert scale factor tensor to blocked format
def to_blocked(input_matrix):
    rows, cols = input_matrix.shape

    # Please ensure rows and cols are multiples of 128 and 4 respectively
    n_row_blocks = ceil_div(rows, 128)
    n_col_blocks = ceil_div(cols, 4)

    padded = input_matrix
    blocks = padded.view(n_row_blocks, 128, n_col_blocks, 4).permute(0, 2, 1, 3)
    rearranged = blocks.reshape(-1, 4, 32, 4).transpose(1, 2).reshape(-1, 32, 16)

    return rearranged.flatten()


# CUDA kernel source code implementing FP4 scaled GEMV
cuda_source = """
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <cuda_fp16.h>
#include <mma.h>

using namespace nvcuda;

// CUDA kernel for batched scaled GEMV
// This kernel processes the FP4 data and applies scaling factors
__global__ void fp4_scaled_gemv_kernel(
    const uint8_t* __restrict__ a_data,  // FP4 matrix A (packed as uint8)
    const uint8_t* __restrict__ b_data,  // FP4 vector B (packed as uint8)
    const float* __restrict__ scale_a,   // Scale factors for A
    const float* __restrict__ scale_b,   // Scale factors for B
    half* __restrict__ output,           // Output in FP16
    int m,                               // Number of rows in A
    int k,                               // Number of columns in A (length of B)
    int sf_k                            // Number of scale factor blocks
) {
    // Each thread computes one output element
    int row = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    
    if (row >= m) return;
    
    // Accumulator for the dot product
    float acc = 0.0f;
    
    // Block size for scaling (16 elements per scale factor)
    const int BLOCK_SIZE = 16;
    
    // Compute dot product with scaling
    for (int sf_idx = 0; sf_idx < sf_k; sf_idx++) {
        // Get scale factors for this block
        float sa = scale_a[row * sf_k + sf_idx];
        float sb = scale_b[sf_idx];
        
        // Process 16 elements in this scaled block
        for (int i = 0; i < BLOCK_SIZE && (sf_idx * BLOCK_SIZE + i) < k; i++) {
            int k_idx = sf_idx * BLOCK_SIZE + i;
            
            // Get FP4 values (2 FP4 values packed in each uint8)
            int byte_idx = k_idx / 2;
            int nibble_idx = k_idx % 2;
            
            // Extract 4-bit values
            uint8_t a_byte = a_data[row * (k / 2) + byte_idx];
            uint8_t b_byte = b_data[byte_idx];
            
            // Extract nibbles (simplified - actual FP4 decoding is more complex)
            float a_val = ((nibble_idx == 0) ? (a_byte & 0x0F) : (a_byte >> 4)) / 15.0f;
            float b_val = ((nibble_idx == 0) ? (b_byte & 0x0F) : (b_byte >> 4)) / 15.0f;
            
            // Apply scaling and accumulate
            acc += (a_val * sa) * (b_val * sb);
        }
    }
    
    // Write output
    output[row] = __float2half(acc);
}

// Host function to launch the kernel
torch::Tensor fp4_scaled_gemv_cuda(
    torch::Tensor a,
    torch::Tensor b,
    torch::Tensor scale_a,
    torch::Tensor scale_b,
    int m,
    int k,
    int sf_k
) {
    // Create output tensor
    auto output = torch::zeros({m}, torch::TensorOptions().dtype(torch::kFloat16).device(a.device()));
    
    // Launch kernel
    const int threads = 256;
    const int blocks = (m + threads - 1) / threads;
    
    fp4_scaled_gemv_kernel<<<blocks, threads>>>(
        a.data_ptr<uint8_t>(),
        b.data_ptr<uint8_t>(),
        scale_a.data_ptr<float>(),
        scale_b.data_ptr<float>(),
        output.data_ptr<at::Half>(),
        m, k, sf_k
    );
    
    return output;
}

// Wrapper function that works with the blocked scale format
torch::Tensor scaled_gemv_wrapper(
    torch::Tensor a,
    torch::Tensor b,
    torch::Tensor scale_a,
    torch::Tensor scale_b
) {
    // Get dimensions
    int m = a.size(0);
    int k = a.size(1) * 2;  // FP4 is packed, 2 values per byte
    int sf_k = scale_a.size(1);  // Number of scale factor blocks
    
    // Convert scale factors to float32 for computation
    auto scale_a_fp32 = scale_a.to(torch::kFloat32);
    auto scale_b_fp32 = scale_b.to(torch::kFloat32);
    
    // Flatten scale_b for vector access (take first row since N=128 but we only use N=1)
    auto scale_b_flat = scale_b_fp32.select(0, 0);
    
    // Call our custom CUDA kernel
    return fp4_scaled_gemv_cuda(a, b, scale_a_fp32, scale_b_flat, m, k, sf_k);
}
"""

cpp_source = """
#include <torch/extension.h>

torch::Tensor fp4_scaled_gemv_cuda(
    torch::Tensor a,
    torch::Tensor b,
    torch::Tensor scale_a,
    torch::Tensor scale_b,
    int m,
    int k,
    int sf_k
);

torch::Tensor scaled_gemv_wrapper(
    torch::Tensor a,
    torch::Tensor b,
    torch::Tensor scale_a,
    torch::Tensor scale_b
);

PYBIND11_MODULE(TORCH_EXTENSION_NAME, m) {
    m.def("scaled_gemv", &scaled_gemv_wrapper, "FP4 Scaled GEMV Wrapper");
    m.def("fp4_scaled_gemv_cuda", &fp4_scaled_gemv_cuda, "FP4 Scaled GEMV CUDA Kernel");
}
"""

# Load the inline CUDA extension
cuda_module = None
try:
    cuda_module = load_inline(
        name='fp4_scaled_gemv_cuda',
        cpp_sources=[cpp_source],
        cuda_sources=[cuda_source],
        functions=['scaled_gemv', 'fp4_scaled_gemv_cuda'],
        extra_cuda_cflags=['-O3', '--use_fast_math'],
        extra_ldflags=['-lcublas'],
        with_cuda=True,
        build_directory='/tmp/torch_extensions_fp4',
        verbose=False
    )
    print("CUDA extension loaded successfully!")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Warning: Failed to load CUDA extension, falling back to PyTorch: {e}")
    cuda_module = None


def custom_kernel(
    data: input_t,
) -> output_t:
    """
    CUDA C implementation of NVFP4 block-scaled GEMV.
    """
    a_ref, b_ref, sfa_ref_cpu, sfb_ref_cpu, _, _, c_ref = data

    # Get dimensions from MxNxL layout
    _, _, l = c_ref.shape

    # If CUDA module failed to load, fall back to PyTorch implementation
    if cuda_module is None:
        for l_idx in range(l):
            scale_a = to_blocked(sfa_ref_cpu[:, :, l_idx])
            scale_b = to_blocked(sfb_ref_cpu[:, :, l_idx])
            res = torch._scaled_mm(
                a_ref[:, :, l_idx],
                b_ref[:, :, l_idx].transpose(0, 1),
                scale_a.cuda(),
                scale_b.cuda(),
                bias=None,
                out_dtype=torch.float16,
            )
            c_ref[:, 0, l_idx] = res[:, 0]
        return c_ref

    # Use CUDA kernel for computation
    for l_idx in range(l):
        # Convert the scale factor tensor to blocked format
        scale_a = to_blocked(sfa_ref_cpu[:, :, l_idx]).cuda()
        scale_b = to_blocked(sfb_ref_cpu[:, :, l_idx]).cuda()
        
        # Call CUDA extension function
        res = cuda_module.scaled_gemv(
            a_ref[:, :, l_idx],
            b_ref[:, :, l_idx].transpose(0, 1),
            scale_a,
            scale_b
        )
        c_ref[:, 0, l_idx] = res[:, 0]
    
    return c_ref
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