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submission.py
curl "https://kernelindex.com/api/v1/implementations/kernelbot-nvfp4-gemv-81170?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
48.2µs
#265 of 678
2025-11-17

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revision digestsha256:ac2ca50798b200cd216e828beb44dc31f1ba7b5942a7a96c21cf114645fe36b4
license declaredunknown
license concludedunknown
authorsmacto
imported2026-08-15

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fp4ab_dtype = cutlass.Float4E2M1FN # FP4 data type for A and B
shared-memorysmem_layout = cute.make_layout(mma_tiler_mnk[0])

Kernel source

submission.py293 lines
import torch
from task import input_t, output_t

import cutlass
import cutlass.cute as cute
from cutlass.cute.runtime import make_ptr
import cutlass.utils.blockscaled_layout as blockscaled_utils

from cutlass import Float32
from cutlass.cutlass_dsl import T, dsl_user_op
from cutlass._mlir.dialects import nvvm, llvm

@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()
    )

@dsl_user_op
def elem_pointer(x: cute.Tensor, coord: cute.Coord, *, loc=None, ip=None) -> cute.Pointer:
    return x.iterator + cute.crd2idx(coord, x.layout, loc=loc, ip=ip)

@cute.jit
def scalar_to_ssa(a: cute.Numeric, dtype) -> cute.TensorSSA:
    """ Convert a scalar to a cute TensorSSA of shape (1,) and given dtype """
    vec = cute.make_fragment(1, dtype)
    vec[0] = a
    return vec.load()

# Kernel configuration parameters

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
accum_dtype = cutlass.Float32
sf_vec_size = 16  # Scale factor block size (16 elements share one scale)
threads_per_cta = 128  # Number of threads per CUDA thread block
threads_per_m = 32  # Number of threads per CUDA thread block
threads_per_k  = 32
mma_tiler_mnk = (threads_per_m, 1, 256)  # Tile sizes for M, N, K dimensions


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


# 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()

    # 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, accum_dtype)

    # Shared Memory
    allocator = cutlass.utils.SmemAllocator()
    smem_layout = cute.make_layout(mma_tiler_mnk[0])
    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, c_dtype)
        tBrB = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tBgB, c_dtype)
        tABrAB = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tAgA, c_dtype)
        tArSFA = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tAgSFA, accum_dtype)
        tBrSFB = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tBgSFB, accum_dtype)
        tSFrSF = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tAgSFA, accum_dtype)

        # 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(c_dtype)
        b_val = b_val_nvfp4.to(c_dtype)
        sfa_val = sfa_val_fp8.to(accum_dtype)
        sfb_val = sfb_val_fp8.to(accum_dtype)

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

        tABrAB.store(tArA.load() * tBrB.load())
        tSFrSF.store(tArSFA.load() * tBrSFB.load())

        # 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]
    
    atomic_add_fp32(res[0], elem_pointer(shared_res, tidx))
    cute.arch.sync_threads()
    if tidy == 0:
        out = scalar_to_ssa(shared_res[tidx], cutlass.Float32)
        # 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
    try:
        _compiled_kernel_cache = cute.compile(
            my_kernel, a_ptr, b_ptr, sfa_ptr, sfb_ptr, c_ptr, (0, 0, 0, 0)
        )
    except Exception as e:
        msg = f"cute.compile(my_kernel, ...) failed with error: {e}"
        raise RuntimeError(msg)
    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, sfa_permuted, sfb_permuted, 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 (not used, kept for compatibility)
            sfb_cpu: [1, k, l] - Scale factors in float8_e4m3fn (not used, kept for compatibility)
            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

Changes from previous submission

Against this author's previous submission submission 75402.

⋯ 5 unchanged lines
from cutlass.cute.runtime import make_ptr
import cutlass.utils.blockscaled_layout as blockscaled_utils
+ from cutlass import Float32
+ from cutlass.cutlass_dsl import T, dsl_user_op
+ from cutlass._mlir.dialects import nvvm, llvm
+
+ @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()
+ )
+
+ @dsl_user_op
+ def elem_pointer(x: cute.Tensor, coord: cute.Coord, *, loc=None, ip=None) -> cute.Pointer:
+ return x.iterator + cute.crd2idx(coord, x.layout, loc=loc, ip=ip)
+
+ @cute.jit
+ def scalar_to_ssa(a: cute.Numeric, dtype) -> cute.TensorSSA:
+ """ Convert a scalar to a cute TensorSSA of shape (1,) and given dtype """
+ vec = cute.make_fragment(1, dtype)
+ vec[0] = a
+ return vec.load()
+
# Kernel configuration parameters
- mma_tiler_mnk = (128, 1, 64) # 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
+ accum_dtype = cutlass.Float32
sf_vec_size = 16 # Scale factor block size (16 elements share one scale)
threads_per_cta = 128 # Number of threads per CUDA thread block
+ threads_per_m = 32 # Number of threads per CUDA thread block
+ threads_per_k = 32
+ mma_tiler_mnk = (threads_per_m, 1, 256) # Tile sizes for M, N, K dimensions
# Helper function for ceiling division
⋯ 1 unchanged lines
return (a + b - 1) // b
- # The CuTE kernel implementation for NVFP4 block-scaled GEMV
+ # The CuTe reference implementation for NVFP4 block-scaled GEMV
@cute.kernel
def kernel(
mA_mkl: cute.Tensor,
⋯ 4 unchanged lines
):
# Get CUDA block and thread indices
bidx, bidy, bidz = cute.arch.block_idx()
- tidx, _, _ = cute.arch.thread_idx()
+ tidx, tidy, _ = cute.arch.thread_idx()
# Extract the local tile for input matrix A (shape: [block_M, block_K, rest_M, rest_K, rest_L])
gA_mkl = cute.local_tile(
⋯ 20 unchanged lines
# 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)
+ res = cute.zeros_like(tCgC, accum_dtype)
+ # Shared Memory
+ allocator = cutlass.utils.SmemAllocator()
+ smem_layout = cute.make_layout(mma_tiler_mnk[0])
+ 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(k_tile_cnt):
+ 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, c_dtype)
+ tBrB = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tBgB, c_dtype)
+ tABrAB = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tAgA, c_dtype)
+ tArSFA = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tAgSFA, accum_dtype)
+ tBrSFB = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tBgSFB, accum_dtype)
+ tSFrSF = cute.make_rmem_tensor_like(tAgSFA, accum_dtype)
+
# Load NVFP4 or FP8 values from global memory
a_val_nvfp4 = tAgA.load()
b_val_nvfp4 = tBgB.load()
⋯ 1 unchanged lines
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)
+ a_val = a_val_nvfp4.to(c_dtype)
+ b_val = b_val_nvfp4.to(c_dtype)
+ sfa_val = sfa_val_fp8.to(accum_dtype)
+ sfb_val = sfb_val_fp8.to(accum_dtype)
- # Create register memory tensors using make_rmem_tensor_like (available in CUTLASS 4.3.0+)
- # This creates register memory tensors with the correct shape for the target dtype
- 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)
-
# Store the converted values to RMEM CuTe tensors
tArA.store(a_val)
tBrB.store(b_val)
tArSFA.store(sfa_val)
tBrSFB.store(sfb_val)
+ tABrAB.store(tArA.load() * tBrB.load())
+ tSFrSF.store(tArSFA.load() * tBrSFB.load())
+
# 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]
-
- # Store the final float16 result back to global memory
- tCgC.store(res.to(cutlass.Float16))
+
+ atomic_add_fp32(res[0], elem_pointer(shared_res, tidx))
+ cute.arch.sync_threads()
+ if tidy == 0:
+ out = scalar_to_ssa(shared_res[tidx], cutlass.Float32)
+ # 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,
⋯ 41 unchanged lines
# 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], 128),
+ cute.ceil_div(c_tensor.shape[0], threads_per_m),
1,
c_tensor.shape[2],
)
⋯ 1 unchanged lines
# Launch the CUDA kernel
kernel(a_tensor, b_tensor, sfa_tensor, sfb_tensor, c_tensor).launch(
grid=grid,
- block=[threads_per_cta, 1, 1],
+ block=[threads_per_m, threads_per_k, 1],
cluster=(1, 1, 1),
)
return
⋯ 26 unchanged lines
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)
- )
-
+ try:
+ _compiled_kernel_cache = cute.compile(
+ my_kernel, a_ptr, b_ptr, sfa_ptr, sfb_ptr, c_ptr, (0, 0, 0, 0)
+ )
+ except Exception as e:
+ msg = f"cute.compile(my_kernel, ...) failed with error: {e}"
+ raise RuntimeError(msg)
return _compiled_kernel_cache
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