Enable exact-batch CUDA Graph for strict rollout - #367
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change updates deterministic collective reduction paths, strict rollout CUDA Graph configuration, FA4 training-kernel precompilation, and deterministic tensor-parallel reduction for strict Qwen3 attention. ChangesStrict rollout execution
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🔴 Critical · up to This PR can fail at runtime on the declared vLLM 0.6.0 minimum because strict tensor-parallel output projection handling accesses an unavailable attribute, and some model configurations can also terminate during initialization before validation runs. These supported-path failures should be fixed before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant MegatronInitialization
participant StrictFlashAttention4Core
participant Qwen3Attention
participant deterministic_all_reduce_inplace
MegatronInitialization->>StrictFlashAttention4Core: precompile FA4 training kernels
StrictFlashAttention4Core-->>MegatronInitialization: synchronize completed kernels
Qwen3Attention->>deterministic_all_reduce_inplace: reduce o_proj output in place
deterministic_all_reduce_inplace-->>Qwen3Attention: return reduced output
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Added a new function to precompile strict attention training for better performance when using RL_KERNEL. Modified the integration entry point to include this precompilation step based on the plan's implementation.
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In `@rl_engine/integrations/megatron_runtime.py`:
- Line 316: Validate that attention_heads is positive before the fallback
division used to derive head_dim in the surrounding head-dimension
initialization logic. Update the flow near the attention_heads derivation so
missing or zero num_attention_heads/kv_channels skips precompilation through the
existing guard instead of evaluating a division by zero.
In `@rl_engine/integrations/vllm_runtime.py`:
- Around line 494-495: Update the marked tensor-parallel o_proj forward path to
match the vLLM 0.6.0 contract: remove the return_bias attribute check and
unconditionally return the native RowParallelLinear result tuple, preserving the
existing output flow.
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| tp_size = int(getattr(args, "tensor_model_parallel_size", 1) or 1) | ||
| head_dim = int( | ||
| getattr(args, "kv_channels", 0) | ||
| or (int(getattr(args, "hidden_size", 0) or 0) // attention_heads) |
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Validate attention_heads before deriving head_dim.
If args provide neither num_attention_heads nor kv_channels, Line 316 divides by zero before the guard at lines 318-326 runs. This terminates CUDA worker initialization instead of skipping precompilation.
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attention_heads = int(getattr(args, "num_attention_heads", 0) or 0)
query_groups = int(getattr(args, "num_query_groups", 0) or attention_heads)
tp_size = int(getattr(args, "tensor_model_parallel_size", 1) or 1)
+ if attention_heads <= 0 or query_groups <= 0 or tp_size <= 0:
+ return
head_dim = int(
getattr(args, "kv_channels", 0)
or (int(getattr(args, "hidden_size", 0) or 0) // attention_heads)
)
if (
- attention_heads <= 0
- or query_groups <= 0
- or tp_size <= 0
- or attention_heads % tp_size
+ attention_heads % tp_size
or query_groups % tp_size
or head_dim <= 0
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| or (int(getattr(args, "hidden_size", 0) or 0) // attention_heads) | |
| attention_heads = int(getattr(args, "num_attention_heads", 0) or 0) | |
| query_groups = int(getattr(args, "num_query_groups", 0) or attention_heads) | |
| tp_size = int(getattr(args, "tensor_model_parallel_size", 1) or 1) | |
| if attention_heads <= 0 or query_groups <= 0 or tp_size <= 0: | |
| return | |
| head_dim = int( | |
| getattr(args, "kv_channels", 0) | |
| or (int(getattr(args, "hidden_size", 0) or 0) // attention_heads) | |
| ) | |
| if ( | |
| attention_heads % tp_size | |
| or query_groups % tp_size | |
| or head_dim <= 0 | |
| ): |
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In `@rl_engine/integrations/megatron_runtime.py` at line 316, Validate that
attention_heads is positive before the fallback division used to derive head_dim
in the surrounding head-dimension initialization logic. Update the flow near the
attention_heads derivation so missing or zero num_attention_heads/kv_channels
skips precompilation through the existing guard instead of evaluating a division
by zero.
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+495
| if not instance.return_bias: | ||
| return output |
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'vllm([<>=!~ ]|$)'
# Inspect the upstream vLLM 0.6.0 RowParallelLinear ABI.
curl -fsSL \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vllm-project/vllm/v0.6.0/vllm/model_executor/layers/linear.py \
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rg -n -i --glob 'pyproject.toml' --glob 'requirements*.txt' --glob '*lock*' 'vllm' . || true
printf '%s\n' '--- local RowParallelLinear bindings/callers ---'
rg -n -C 4 'RowParallelLinear|return_bias|bind_o_proj_collective|o_proj' rl_engine/integrations/vllm_runtime.py
printf '%s\n' '--- upstream vLLM 0.6.0 source ---'
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| sed -n '926,1035p'
printf '%s\n' '--- project dependency context ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- consumers of the patched forward result ---'
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Match the vLLM 0.6.0 return contract.
The declared minimum is vllm>=0.6.0. In vLLM 0.6.0, RowParallelLinear has no return_bias attribute, so each marked tensor-parallel o_proj raises AttributeError at this line. Its native forward returns (output, output_bias); remove the conditional and return that tuple unconditionally.
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In `@rl_engine/integrations/vllm_runtime.py` around lines 494 - 495, Update the
marked tensor-parallel o_proj forward path to match the vLLM 0.6.0 contract:
remove the return_bias attribute check and unconditionally return the native
RowParallelLinear result tuple, preserving the existing output flow.
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Summary
This PR updates the strict R/R path for the exact-bitwise contract and is ready to merge into main. It combines:
The change is limited to RL-Kernel integration and kernels. No Vime framework-layer source code is modified.
Why
The trace shows that strict R/R is slower than P/P for two separate reasons:
CUDA Graph removes the repeated eager launch and synchronization gaps while replaying the same deterministic kernels. It does not change the reduction tree, collective protocol, stage order, or arithmetic, so it preserves the strict bitwise contract.
Implementation
Validation
Environment: Qwen3-8B, TP=2, CP=2, 4 actor GPUs + 4 rollout GPUs, global batch 8, max tokens/GPU 2048, one rollout, identical seeds, deterministic inference, custom all-reduce disabled, and disk weight transport.
The latest R/R Graph run compared with the previous R/R Graph run changes rollout by -0.138s and the full step by -0.032s. This is not an additional seconds-level gain over an already-enabled Graph configuration.
The important seconds-level result is the comparison with the current fixed-tree eager R/R run: the latest Graph run reduces rollout by about 26.524s and the full step by about 22.728s. Without Graph, current strict R/R is 12.705s slower in rollout, 4.338s slower in actor train, and 16.275s slower per step than P/P eager. With both cases using Graph, R/R remains about 0.737s slower in rollout and 6.324s slower per step than P/P.
Without Graph, strict R/R is expected to remain substantially slower than P/P under the current bitwise contract. This is not a proven theoretical lower bound: further optimization is possible only if it preserves the same reduction tree, ordering, and synchronization semantics. The current safe optimization targets the dominant eager launch overhead; arbitrary collective fusion or custom all-reduce would violate the contract or regress performance.
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