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Refactor: split D-Spark decode attention from its TP publish step - #1062

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  • sparse_attn_{swa,csa,hca} now name the shared attention core (KV
    gather, QK/PV, inverse-RoPE metadata) that both the TP and TP1 paths
    consume; the merge-and-pack tails move to sparse_attn_*_tp1
  • publish_*_o_groups are gone: each *pack_publish task inlines into
    decode
    {swa,csa,hca}, so the three attention modules no longer import
    pypto.language.distributed and all comm code lives on the decode side
  • decode_o_proj: drop the KV-allgather fixture cluster
    (kv_token_allgather_step, tp_group_barrier, reset_tp_group_signal,
    GROUP_T), which no production path used, and rename the remaining
    exchange fixture to l2_o_group_a2a / l3_o_group_a2a
  • decode_o_proj: rename decode_sharded_o_projection_reduce_scatter to
    o_proj_reduce_scatter, matching decode_o_proj_tp1 and the tp_o_rs_*
    scopes it drives
  • decode_swa and decode_hca run one default token count instead of two,
    matching decode_csa
  • decode_fwd: drop the golden oracle and the comparators it gated
    (finite_tensor_compare, sampled_ids_compare, _packed_pool_compare,
    compare_functions), the compare_fn and golden_data arguments, and the
    --golden-data option; decode forward is a topology and isolation
    witness, and the layer math it composes is validated by the per-layer
    entries
  • decode_layer: add the ci: no-sim marker used by prefill_layer
  • Apply the kernel style pass across the nine files: collapse wrapped
    statements, loop headers, and parameter annotations onto one line, and
    trim rationale prose from six comments

Task names, dependency edges, and tile shapes are unchanged; the only
renamed locals are the three that would otherwise collide after
inlining (pack_t0, attn_rope_tid, peer_tp).

- sparse_attn_{swa,csa,hca} now name the shared attention core (KV
  gather, QK/PV, inverse-RoPE metadata) that both the TP and TP1 paths
  consume; the merge-and-pack tails move to sparse_attn_*_tp1
- publish_*_o_groups are gone: each *_pack_publish task inlines into
  decode_{swa,csa,hca}, so the three attention modules no longer import
  pypto.language.distributed and all comm code lives on the decode side
- decode_o_proj: drop the KV-allgather fixture cluster
  (kv_token_allgather_step, tp_group_barrier, reset_tp_group_signal,
  GROUP_T), which no production path used, and rename the remaining
  exchange fixture to l2_o_group_a2a / l3_o_group_a2a
- decode_o_proj: rename decode_sharded_o_projection_reduce_scatter to
  o_proj_reduce_scatter, matching decode_o_proj_tp1 and the tp_o_rs_*
  scopes it drives
- decode_fwd: drop the no-op golden_decode_fwd; compare_fn already
  carries the decode-forward validation and run_jit takes no golden
- decode_layer: add the ci: no-sim marker used by prefill_layer
- Apply the kernel style pass across the nine files: collapse wrapped
  statements, loop headers, and parameter annotations onto one line, and
  trim rationale prose from six comments

Task names, dependency edges, and tile shapes are unchanged; the only
renamed locals are the three that would otherwise collide after
inlining (pack_t0, attn_rope_tid, peer_tp).
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The PR splits sparse-attention computation from TP1 packing, moves distributed attention publishing into CSA, HCA, and SWA decode paths, and renames the O-projection reduce-scatter API. It also removes the forward golden function and applies broad formatting-only changes.

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Decode attention pipeline

Layer / File(s) Summary
Split sparse-attention APIs
models/deepseek_v4_flash_dspark/decode_sparse_attn_*.py
CSA, HCA, and SWA expose separate intermediate-computation and TP1 packing functions. Distributed publish helpers are removed.
Inline distributed attention publishing
models/deepseek_v4_flash_dspark/decode_csa.py, decode_hca.py, decode_swa.py
Decode paths now merge, normalize, apply RoPE, pack, publish grouped attention rows, and notify peer ranks inline.
Grouped O-group exchange and projection
models/deepseek_v4_flash_dspark/decode_o_proj.py
The fixture now tests grouped O-group exchange without KV all-gather. decode_sharded_o_projection_reduce_scatter is renamed to o_proj_reduce_scatter.
Forward and layer maintenance
models/deepseek_v4_flash_dspark/decode_fwd.py, decode_layer.py
Tensor declarations and expressions are reformatted. The forward golden function and its run_jit argument are removed. A # ci: no-sim marker is added.

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The default decode validation path can now report incorrect device results as PASS because its correctness oracle was removed. Merge should wait until validation is restored or the mode is limited to compilation.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SparseAttention
  participant DecodePath
  participant AttentionWindow
  participant OProjection
  SparseAttention->>DecodePath: return sparse metadata and RoPE data
  DecodePath->>DecodePath: merge, normalize, rotate, and pack attention
  DecodePath->>AttentionWindow: publish grouped attention tiles
  DecodePath->>OProjection: run o_group_a2a and o_proj_reduce_scatter
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A rabbit packs heads in a neat little row
Sparse tiles hop where the grouped streams flow
RoPE twirls softly, then signals take flight
O-groups exchange their tiles through the night
The golden path rests, while formats grow bright

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1599-1599: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restore a correctness oracle for the default decode run.

golden.run_jit skips _validate when both golden_fn and golden_data are absent. The default decode_fwd.main path passes neither, so finite_tensor_compare and sampled_ids_compare do not run, and incorrect device results can produce PASS. Retain a golden oracle, or restrict this mode to compilation only.

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In `@models/deepseek_v4_flash_dspark/decode_fwd.py` at line 1599, Update the
default decode flow in decode_fwd.main so golden.run_jit always has a
correctness oracle: provide the appropriate golden_fn or golden_data for
finite_tensor_compare and sampled_ids_compare, or explicitly restrict the
no-golden configuration to compilation-only and prevent it from reporting PASS
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In `@models/deepseek_v4_flash_dspark/decode_fwd.py`:
- Line 1599: Update the default decode flow in decode_fwd.main so golden.run_jit
always has a correctness oracle: provide the appropriate golden_fn or
golden_data for finite_tensor_compare and sampled_ids_compare, or explicitly
restrict the no-golden configuration to compilation-only and prevent it from
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decode_swa and decode_hca ran their TP entry twice, at LOCAL_T and at one
row block below it. Drop the second run so all three decode attention
entries match decode_csa, which has always run a single token count.

The TP1 and TP branches now select the same LOCAL_T, so they collapse
into one else arm.
run_jit skips _validate when neither golden_fn nor golden_data is given,
and compare_fn is only consulted inside _validate. Dropping the no-op
golden_decode_fwd therefore disabled finite_tensor_compare and
sampled_ids_compare on the default path, where an incorrect device
result would still report PASS.

Restore the stub and pass it as golden_fn; it fills no outputs, it only
keeps the compare_fn path reachable.
decode forward is a topology and isolation witness; the layer math it
composes is validated by the per-layer entries. Without a golden_fn,
run_jit skips _validate, so the default run only has to execute.

compare_fn stays: a --golden-data replay still validates through it.
With no golden_fn, run_jit never reaches _validate, so compare_fn was
already unreachable on the default path and only a --golden-data replay
could have used it. Neither is wanted: decode forward is a topology and
isolation witness, and the layer math it composes is validated by the
per-layer entries.

Remove finite_tensor_compare, sampled_ids_compare, _packed_pool_compare,
compare_functions, the compare_fn and golden_data arguments, and the
--golden-data option.
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zhangqi-chen deleted the refactor/dspark-attn-publish-split branch September 11, 2026 09:13
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