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[OMNIML-6259] Speed up CI JIT compiles: Triton cache and arch-limited CUDA wheels #2905

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Cache Triton kernels across CI runs
shengliangxu Oct 21, 2026
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Build the source-built CUDA wheels for the CI GPU's architecture only
shengliangxu Oct 21, 2026
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Save the Triton cache once a week and when the kernels change
shengliangxu Oct 21, 2026
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Cache the Triton autotune results too
shengliangxu Oct 21, 2026
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25 changes: 23 additions & 2 deletions .github/actions/cache-extensions/action.yml
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name: Cache extensions

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Naming: this action is no longer about "extensions" (Triton kernels aren't extensions), and the next cache (Inductor, FlashInfer, numba, ...) would make it worse. Suggest a name that covers any runtime-compiled cache:

  • .github/actions/cache-extensions -> restore-jit-caches, .github/actions/save-extensions -> save-jit-caches (matches the actions/cache/restore / save verbs; "JIT" is already the term in the descriptions)
  • step id ext-cache -> jit-caches, step names "Restore JIT caches" / "Save JIT caches" in gpu_tests.yml and _example_tests_runner.yml
  • outputs: one <name>-key / <name>-hit pair per cache, so cache-key/cache-hit -> torch-ext-key/torch-ext-hit next to triton-key/triton-hit; input cache-key -> env-key (it is the GPU + image discriminator, not a cache key)
  • keep the cache key prefixes torch-ext- / triton-: they are per-cache and accurate, and renaming them would invalidate the existing caches

Optional, can be a follow-up: have the restore action write each cache's key/hit to $GITHUB_ENV and let the save action read them, so adding a cache no longer adds with: inputs to both workflows. Composite actions have no post hook, so the explicit always() save step stays.

Doing the rename here is cheaper than later, since every caller would change again.

description: Restore JIT-compiled extensions (e.g. CUDA extensions) cached by an earlier run. Pair with ./.github/actions/save-extensions.
description: Restore JIT-compiled extensions (CUDA extensions, Triton kernels) cached by an earlier run. Pair with ./.github/actions/save-extensions.

inputs:
cache-key:
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cache-key:
description: The key to pass to ./.github/actions/save-extensions.
value: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
triton-key:
description: The Triton key to pass to ./.github/actions/save-extensions.
value: ${{ steps.triton.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
triton-hit:
description: Whether the Triton cache was restored from the exact key.
value: ${{ steps.triton.outputs.cache-hit }}

runs:
using: composite
steps:
- shell: bash
run: echo "TORCH_EXTENSIONS_DIR=/root/.cache/torch_extensions" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
run: |
echo "TORCH_EXTENSIONS_DIR=/root/.cache/torch_extensions" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
echo "TRITON_CACHE_DIR=/root/.cache/triton" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
echo "TRITON_CACHE_AUTOTUNING=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
- id: cache
uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
with:
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- if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
shell: bash
run: find modelopt/torch/kernels/quantization -exec touch -d '2000-01-01' {} +
- id: week
shell: bash
run: echo "week=$(date -u +%G-W%V)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
# Triton entries are content-addressed and only ever added, so any older cache is safe to start from:
# restore-keys takes the newest. The week and the kernel sources are in the exact key, so a new cache
# is saved once a week and when the kernels change, not on every run.
- id: triton
uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
with:
path: /root/.cache/triton
key: triton-${{ inputs.cache-key }}-${{ steps.week.outputs.week }}-${{ hashFiles('modelopt/torch/kernels/**/*.py') }}
restore-keys: triton-${{ inputs.cache-key }}-
23 changes: 20 additions & 3 deletions .github/actions/save-extensions/action.yml
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name: Save extensions
description: Save the JIT-compiled extensions restored by ./.github/actions/cache-extensions. Run it with `always()` so a failing or timed-out job still
populates the cache (actions/cache itself only saves when the job succeeds).
description: Save the JIT caches restored by ./.github/actions/cache-extensions. Run it with `always()` so a failing or timed-out job still populates the
cache (actions/cache itself only saves when the job succeeds).

inputs:
cache-key:
description: The `cache-key` output of ./.github/actions/cache-extensions.
required: true
cache-hit:
description: The `cache-hit` output of ./.github/actions/cache-extensions.
required: true
triton-key:
description: The `triton-key` output of ./.github/actions/cache-extensions.
required: true
triton-hit:
description: The `triton-hit` output of ./.github/actions/cache-extensions.
required: true

runs:
using: composite
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- id: built
shell: bash
run: find /root/.cache/torch_extensions -name '*.so' 2>/dev/null | grep -q . && echo "any=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" || true
- if: steps.built.outputs.any == 'true'
- if: inputs.cache-hit != 'true' && steps.built.outputs.any == 'true'
uses: actions/cache/save@v6
with:
path: /root/.cache/torch_extensions
key: ${{ inputs.cache-key }}
- id: triton
shell: bash
run: test -n "$(ls -A /root/.cache/triton 2>/dev/null)" && echo "any=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" || true
- if: inputs.triton-hit != 'true' && steps.triton.outputs.any == 'true' && inputs.triton-key != ''
uses: actions/cache/save@v6
with:
path: /root/.cache/triton
key: ${{ inputs.triton-key }}
5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion .github/workflows/_example_tests_runner.yml
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python3 -m pytest tests/examples/${{ inputs.example }} --cov "${pytest_args[@]}"
- name: Save extensions
# Not tied to the tests passing, see the action description
if: always() && steps.ext-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
if: always()
uses: ./.github/actions/save-extensions
with:
cache-key: ${{ steps.ext-cache.outputs.cache-key }}
cache-hit: ${{ steps.ext-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
triton-key: ${{ steps.ext-cache.outputs.triton-key }}
triton-hit: ${{ steps.ext-cache.outputs.triton-hit }}
- name: Flag allowed failure
if: ${{ inputs.allow_failure && steps.run_tests.outcome == 'failure' }}
run: |
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion .github/workflows/gpu_tests.yml
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python3 -m pip install nox && nox -s ${{ matrix.example }}
- name: Save extensions
# Not tied to the tests passing, see the action description
if: always() && steps.ext-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
if: always()
uses: ./.github/actions/save-extensions
with:
cache-key: ${{ steps.ext-cache.outputs.cache-key }}
cache-hit: ${{ steps.ext-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
triton-key: ${{ steps.ext-cache.outputs.triton-key }}
triton-hit: ${{ steps.ext-cache.outputs.triton-hit }}
- name: Check the wheelhouse is complete
id: wheelhouse-complete
if: always() && matrix.example == 'gpu'
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21 changes: 20 additions & 1 deletion noxfile.py
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import glob
import os
import re
import shutil
import tarfile
import tempfile
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"mamba_ssm": {"MAMBA_FORCE_BUILD": "TRUE"},
"causal_conv1d": {"CAUSAL_CONV1D_FORCE_BUILD": "TRUE"},
}
# Their setup.py files hardcode one -gencode flag per architecture (nine with CUDA 13) and ignore TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST.
_GENCODE = re.compile(
r'^(?P<indent>[ \t]*)cc_flag\.append\("-gencode"\)\n[ \t]*cc_flag\.append\("arch=compute_(?P<arch>\d+),code=sm_\d+"\)',
re.MULTILINE,
)


def _only_runner_archs(setup_py):
"""Drop the ``-gencode`` entries for the architectures not in TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST, which CI sets to its GPU."""
archs = os.environ.get("TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST")
if not archs:
return setup_py
keep = {re.sub(r"\D", "", arch) for arch in re.split(r"[;\s]+", archs)}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Support named CUDA architectures before filtering.

If TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST=Hopper, PyTorch expands Hopper to 9.0+PTX. This code instead sets keep to {""}. It removes every -gencode entry and raises ValueError, although both pinned packages have an sm_90 entry. Expand supported architecture names before matching so this valid setting does not block the wheel build. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @noxfile.py at line 149:
Update the keep-set construction so supported named values such as Hopper are
expanded to their numeric CUDA architecture before extracting digits and
matching -gencode entries. Preserve the existing handling of numeric
architecture values and +PTX suffixes so the valid setting retains the matching
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# ``pass`` keeps an ``if`` block valid when all of its entries are dropped
patched = _GENCODE.sub(lambda m: m[0] if m["arch"] in keep else f"{m['indent']}pass", setup_py)
if not _GENCODE.search(patched):
raise ValueError(f"No -gencode entry of setup.py matches TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST={archs!r}")
return patched


def _wheelhouse():
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source = sdist.removesuffix(".tar.gz")
setup_py = os.path.join(source, "setup.py")
with open(setup_py) as f:
patched = f.read().replace("-std=c++17", "-std=c++20")
patched = _only_runner_archs(f.read().replace("-std=c++17", "-std=c++20"))
with open(setup_py, "w") as f:
f.write(patched)
session.run(*pip_wheel, source, env=_FORCE_BUILD[name])
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