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The existing SM90 fused linear_logp avoids materializing [N, V] logits, but its throughput scheduler chooses the vocabulary split from N, V, and the GPU SM count. The same token row can therefore take a different FP32 reduction path when its batch layout changes.

Why this happens

AD below are consecutive chunks of the same vocabulary. The token row, weight, target, and vocabulary are unchanged; only N changes.

flowchart TB
    X["Same token row, weight, target, and vocabulary"]
    X --> N1["Run inside N = 1"]
    X --> N2["Run inside N = 1024"]

    N1 --> S1["Throughput scheduler may choose<br/>[A] [B] [C] [D]"]
    N2 --> S2["Throughput scheduler may choose<br/>[A B] [C D]"]

    S1 --> R1["Merge four partial<br/>online-softmax states"]
    S2 --> R2["Merge two grouped partial<br/>online-softmax states"]

    R1 --> F["Different FP32 rounding<br/>may change the output bits"]
    R2 --> F
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Both paths are equivalent in real arithmetic. They need not be bitwise identical because FP32 renormalization and addition are not associative.

What this PR changes

flowchart LR
    subgraph Added["Added by this PR"]
        API["batch_invariant_linear_logp<br/>new entry point"] --> POLICY["Choose split-V from V only<br/>new policy"]
    end

    POLICY --> FIXED["Same contiguous vocabulary splits<br/>for every N"]

    subgraph Reused["Reused from existing linear_logp"]
        KERNEL["TMA + MMA projection kernel"] --> MERGE["Online-softmax partials<br/>and ascending combine"]
    end

    FIXED --> KERNEL
    MERGE --> OUT["Same row + same V<br/>same arithmetic order and bits"]

    N["N"] --> ROWS["Changes row CTA count only<br/>does not select split-V"]
    ROWS -.-> KERNEL
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The existing throughput-oriented linear_logp remains available. This PR adds an opt-in invariant entry point and a V-only split policy; it reuses the existing projection, online-softmax, and combine kernels.

Scope Included
Hardware Single-card SM90 Hopper
Dtype BF16 hidden states and weights
Execution Forward only
Excluded Tensor parallelism, backward, fallback backends

Tests cover FP32 reference accuracy and exact equality across batch size, row position, neighboring rows, chunking, layouts, vocabulary boundaries, and CUDA streams. Local CUDA 13.1 SM90a compilation and non-H100 checks pass; H100 GPU CI is still required before this leaves draft.

Related to #122. Potentially overlaps with the broader strict mode in #336.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added a batch-invariant fused linear log-probability operator for Hopper (SM90) GPUs.
    • Supports deterministic results across batch layouts without materializing logits.
    • Added device-aware dispatch, input validation, and fail-closed behavior when unsupported.
  • Documentation

    • Added operator documentation, navigation links, API details, and benchmarking guidance.
    • Clarified that the standard fused operator prioritizes throughput over bitwise batch invariance.
  • Tests & Benchmarks

    • Added extensive correctness, validation, dispatch, stream, alignment, and regression coverage.
    • Added a benchmark comparing fused, batch-invariant, and materialized computation paths.

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Adds a Hopper-only batch-invariant fused linear log-probability operator. The change includes SM90 CUDA support, Python dispatch and validation, FP32 reference computation, extensive tests, benchmarking, documentation, and CI coverage.

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Batch-Invariant Linear LogP

Layer / File(s) Summary
SM90 kernel and extension binding
csrc/cuda/fused_linear_logp_sm90.cu, csrc/ops.cpp
Adds deterministic vocabulary splitting, target validation, int64-safe indexing, alignment handling, checked launches, and the batch_invariant_linear_logp_sm90 extension binding.
Python wrapper and dispatch integration
rl_engine/kernels/ops/cuda/loss/batch_invariant_linear_logp.py, rl_engine/kernels/ops/pytorch/loss/linear_logp.py, rl_engine/kernels/registry.py, rl_engine/kernels/gtest/*, rl_engine/_C.pyi
Adds the SM90 wrapper, FP32 reference method, Hopper capability checks, operator registration, candidate method overrides, input generation, and type declarations.
Correctness and dispatch validation
tests/test_batch_invariant_linear_logp.py, tests/test_kernel_registry.py, tests/test_linear_logp.py, tests/test_operator_inputs.py, rl_engine/tests/test_dispatch.py
Tests numerical accuracy, bitwise batch invariance, target handling, alignment, stream usage, autograd rejection, registry behavior, and existing SM90 edge cases.
Benchmark, documentation, and CI support
benchmarks/benchmark_batch_invariant_linear_logp.py, docs/operators/*, docs/benchmarking/README.md, scripts/ci_smoke.py, .github/workflows/*
Adds the three-path benchmark, operator documentation, GPU smoke validation, CPU-safe test execution, and GPU CI path coverage.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 96c29

The new wrapper can fail at runtime for valid expanded target IDs because they are not made contiguous before the native call. This is a bounded correctness issue that should receive owner follow-up before relying on the new entry point.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant BatchInvariantLinearLogpSM90Op
  participant KernelRegistry
  participant SM90Extension
  participant SM90Kernel
  Caller->>KernelRegistry: request batch_invariant_linear_logp
  KernelRegistry->>BatchInvariantLinearLogpSM90Op: resolve Hopper backend
  Caller->>BatchInvariantLinearLogpSM90Op: submit hidden, weight, target, bias
  BatchInvariantLinearLogpSM90Op->>SM90Extension: call batch_invariant_linear_logp_sm90
  SM90Extension->>SM90Kernel: launch deterministic SM90 forward
  SM90Kernel-->>SM90Extension: return logp and log-sum-exp
  SM90Extension-->>BatchInvariantLinearLogpSM90Op: return tensors
  BatchInvariantLinearLogpSM90Op-->>Caller: reshape and return log-probability
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@KJLdefeated @inaniloquentee please review this pull request.

int select_batch_invariant_vocab_splits(int total_vtiles) {
// Keep at most MAX_BATCH_INVARIANT_VOCAB_SPLITS non-empty, contiguous
// ranges. Both the partition and the combine order depend on V only.
const int vtiles_per_split =

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V -> split count -> contiguous ranges -> ascending merge. No N, row-block, or SM-count input is allowed here; adding one breaks bitwise batch invariance.

std::vector<torch::Tensor> batch_invariant_linear_logp_sm90_forward(
torch::Tensor hidden, torch::Tensor weight, torch::Tensor target,
torch::optional<torch::Tensor> bias) {
return fused_linear_logp_sm90_forward_impl(hidden, weight, target, bias, 0, false,

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linear_logp -> kThroughput; batch_invariant_linear_logp -> kBatchInvariant. Both reuse the validated kernel, so existing callers keep their occupancy-tuned behavior.

or lm_head_weight.requires_grad
or (bias is not None and bias.requires_grad)
):
raise RuntimeError(

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requires_grad -> error; no_grad -> SM90 forward. Backward is outside the first contract, so this path fails closed.

"grpo_loss": [OpBackend.PYTORCH_GRPO_LOSS],
"rope": [OpBackend.PYTORCH_NATIVE_ROPE],
"linear_logp": [OpBackend.PYTORCH_LINEAR_LOGP],
"batch_invariant_linear_logp": [],

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unsupported platform -> [] -> RuntimeError. If this key were absent, the registry would choose its generic PyTorch default.

Comment thread scripts/ci_smoke.py
return 1

print(f"[smoke] OK: rl_engine._C built and fused_logp ran on sm_{cc[0]}{cc[1]}.")
if cc[0] == 9:

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H100 build -> symbol check -> launch -> synchronize. Generic fused_logp cannot detect an omitted conditionally compiled SM90 feature.

for start in range(0, hidden.size(0), chunk_size)
]
)
assert torch.equal(chunked, full), f"batch chunk size {chunk_size} changed output bits"

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full-batch bits == concat(chunk bits). torch.equal enforces the contract; allclose would hide the regression.

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rl_engine/kernels/registry.py (1)

446-460: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider a per-backend requirement table instead of a hardcoded enum branch.

_backend_supports_device special-cases one enum member and inlines its extension symbol name and compute-capability rule. _adjust_priority_for_hardware already repeats the same _EXT_AVAILABLE and hasattr(_C, <symbol>) and cc_major == 9 pattern for four other SM90 backends. A small mapping keeps the rule next to the backend and makes the next SM90 backend a one-line addition.

This is a maintainability suggestion only. Current behavior matches the registry tests.

♻️ Sketch of a table-driven gate
+_DEVICE_GATED_BACKENDS = {
+    OpBackend.CUDA_BATCH_INVARIANT_LINEAR_LOGP_SM90: (
+        "batch_invariant_linear_logp_sm90",
+        9,
+    ),
+}
+
     `@staticmethod`
     def _backend_supports_device(
         backend: OpBackend,
         device: torch.device | str | None,
     ) -> bool:
-        if backend is not OpBackend.CUDA_BATCH_INVARIANT_LINEAR_LOGP_SM90:
+        requirement = _DEVICE_GATED_BACKENDS.get(backend)
+        if requirement is None:
             return True
+        symbol, required_major = requirement
         if torch.version.hip is not None:
             return False
 
         from rl_engine.kernels.ops.base import _C, _EXT_AVAILABLE
 
-        if not _EXT_AVAILABLE or not hasattr(_C, "batch_invariant_linear_logp_sm90"):
+        if not _EXT_AVAILABLE or not hasattr(_C, symbol):
             return False
 
         resolved = torch.device("cuda" if device is None else device)
         if resolved.type != "cuda":
             return False
         try:
-            return torch.cuda.get_device_capability(resolved)[0] == 9
+            return torch.cuda.get_device_capability(resolved)[0] == required_major
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In `@rl_engine/kernels/registry.py` around lines 446 - 460, Refactor
_backend_supports_device to use a per-backend requirement mapping instead of a
dedicated OpBackend.CUDA_BATCH_INVARIANT_LINEAR_LOGP_SM90 branch, keeping each
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Reuse that mapping to preserve the existing HIP, extension-availability,
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In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/cuda/loss/batch_invariant_linear_logp.py`:
- Line 158: Update the target ID flattening in the surrounding loss wrapper to
make the result contiguous before passing it to the raw extension; change the
target_ids reshape path so expanded zero-stride inputs are normalized while
preserving existing shape validation and downstream behavior.

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In `@rl_engine/kernels/registry.py`:
- Around line 446-460: Refactor _backend_supports_device to use a per-backend
requirement mapping instead of a dedicated
OpBackend.CUDA_BATCH_INVARIANT_LINEAR_LOGP_SM90 branch, keeping each backend’s
extension symbol and compute-capability requirement in the table. Reuse that
mapping to preserve the existing HIP, extension-availability, CUDA-device, and
SM90 checks while making future backend additions data-only.
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lead_shape = hidden.shape[:-1]
hidden_2d = hidden.reshape(-1, hidden.size(-1)).contiguous()
weight_2d = lm_head_weight.contiguous()
target_1d = target_ids.reshape(-1)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Make flattened target IDs contiguous before the extension call.

A 1-D expanded target_ids tensor keeps its zero stride through reshape(-1). The raw extension rejects that metadata, so this wrapper fails although its shape validation accepts the input. Use target_ids.reshape(-1).contiguous().

Proposed fix
-        target_1d = target_ids.reshape(-1)
+        target_1d = target_ids.reshape(-1).contiguous()
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target_1d = target_ids.reshape(-1)
target_1d = target_ids.reshape(-1).contiguous()
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In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/cuda/loss/batch_invariant_linear_logp.py` at line 158,
Update the target ID flattening in the surrounding loss wrapper to make the
result contiguous before passing it to the raw extension; change the target_ids
reshape path so expanded zero-stride inputs are normalized while preserving
existing shape validation and downstream behavior.

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