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Summary

Replace W1/W3 INT8 matmul with native matmul_mx on DeepSeek V4 Pro MoE experts:

  • expert_shared.py: W1/W3 use pl.matmul_mx + pl.matmul_mx_acc; activation scale via ND flat buffer + pl.tensor.view(..., MX_A_ZZ); W2 remains INT8.
  • expert_routed.py: same W1/W3 MX path; flat 2D recv activation scale and weight scale layouts for dynamic MX offsets.
  • mx_utils.py: device fixture helpers (gen_mxfp8_weight_kn_device, host_mxfp8_activation); fix FP4 nibble LUT mapping and packed-axis unpack per review.

Remove the entire examples/mx/ directory (LUT / dynamic-offset trials superseded by in-model wiring).

Out of scope (deferred)

  • gate.py / moe.py: MX quantization and dispatch ABI unchanged (INT8 stand-in); full MoE chain not in this PR.
  • pypto runtime dynamic MX offset patches: local A5 validation only, not part of pypto-lib CI.

Test plan

  • A5 device: python models/deepseek_v4_pro/expert_shared.py -p a5 -d 0 — PASS
  • A5 device: python models/deepseek_v4_pro/expert_routed.py -p a5 -d 0 — PASS
  • CI compile (runtime may require A5 + patched pypto for full matmul_mx execution)

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The change adds host-side MXFP4/MXFP8 utilities, a device FP4-to-FP8 LUT example, and a dynamic-offset MX matmul example. DeepSeek-V4-Pro documentation now describes the staged migration.

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MX migration support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Host MX utilities
models/deepseek_v4_pro/mx_utils.py, docs/models/deepseek_v4_pro/index.md
The new utilities pack MX scales, quantize MXFP8 data, generate MXFP8/MXFP4 weights, convert FP4 nibbles, compute golden matmul results, decode E8M0 scales, and create device LUT tensors. The documentation describes the staged migration and planned pl.matmul_mx wiring.
FP4-to-FP8 LUT example
examples/mx/mxfp4_to_mxfp8_lut.py
The example prepares packed FP4 inputs, gathers FP8 codes with pl.tile.gather, selects a device from environment variables, and validates the device output.
Dynamic-offset MX matmul
examples/mx/matmul_mx_dynamic_offset.py
The example runs tiled pl.matmul_mx accumulation with scale offsets derived from k0 // MX_GROUP. It computes a host reference and reports mismatches after execution.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to a3803

The PR adds MX conversion utilities and validation examples, but the current implementation can produce incorrect FP8 values or unpacked weight shapes, while the example oracle may fail to detect a bad conversion table. The examples also do not honor standard platform and device overrides, so these issues should be addressed before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant main
  participant matmul_mx_golden
  participant RunConfig
  participant matmul_mx_dynamic_k
  main->>matmul_mx_golden: compute FP32 reference
  main->>RunConfig: launch MX tensors
  RunConfig->>matmul_mx_dynamic_k: execute JIT kernel
  matmul_mx_dynamic_k->>matmul_mx_dynamic_k: load K tiles and scale offsets
  matmul_mx_dynamic_k-->>RunConfig: return FP32 output
  RunConfig-->>main: provide device result
  main->>main: compare outputs
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A rabbit packs the MX scales tight
FP4 nibbles hop to FP8 light
Tiles march on with offsets bright
Golden numbers check each byte
The meadow builds a faster night

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Actionable comments posted: 4

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examples/mx/mxfp4_to_mxfp8_lut.py (1)

45-45: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use one source for NIBBLE_LUT.

The file documents NIBBLE_LUT as shared with models/deepseek_v4_pro/mx_utils.py, but defines a second copy here. Import the shared constant, or add an explicit consistency check. This prevents the example from validating a different mapping after a future MX conversion change.

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In `@examples/mx/mxfp4_to_mxfp8_lut.py` at line 45, Update the NIBBLE_LUT usage in
the example to reuse the shared constant from mx_utils.py instead of maintaining
a duplicate definition, or add an explicit equality check against that shared
constant before use. Ensure future MX conversion changes cannot leave this
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In `@examples/mx/matmul_mx_dynamic_offset.py`:
- Around line 115-116: Update the executable argument handling around the
platform and device_id initialization to parse -p with the supported platform
choices and -d as the device ID, using the existing PYPTO_PLATFORM and
environment-derived device ID as defaults; command-line values must override
those defaults.

Apply the same fix in `@examples/mx/mxfp4_to_mxfp8_lut.py` around lines 112 - 113:
The same missing platform and device override behavior exists in the LUT
example.

In `@examples/mx/mxfp4_to_mxfp8_lut.py`:
- Around line 93-94: Update the golden-output construction around golden and the
device LUT gather so expected FP8 codes are generated independently of lut,
using an independent conversion or fixed reference vectors covering all 16
nibbles and the documented scale convention; retain the existing golden ordering
for each input pair.

In `@models/deepseek_v4_pro/mx_utils.py`:
- Around line 253-258: The unpacking logic must operate on the first packed axis
used by gen_mxfp4_weight_kn, not the last axis. Update the shape handling,
nibble extraction, and interleaving in the function containing packed_u8 so it
converts [inn/2, out] into LUT indices shaped [inn, out], preserving the output
dtype.
- Around line 36-52: Correct the nonzero mappings in NIBBLE_LUT so
nibble_indices_to_fp8 converts FP4 nibbles to the intended E4M3FN FP8 codes,
including mapping nibble 1 to 0x30 for 0.5; preserve the zero entry and
corresponding sign-bit behavior for the upper nibbles.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@examples/mx/mxfp4_to_mxfp8_lut.py`:
- Line 45: Update the NIBBLE_LUT usage in the example to reuse the shared
constant from mx_utils.py instead of maintaining a duplicate definition, or add
an explicit equality check against that shared constant before use. Ensure
future MX conversion changes cannot leave this example validating a different
mapping.
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@yanghaoran29 yanghaoran29 changed the title feat(deepseek_v4_pro): MXFP LUT example and mx_utils for native MoE path feat(deepseek_v4_pro): expert W1/W3 matmul_mx for shared and routed experts Sep 2, 2026
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yanghaoran29 force-pushed the feat/deepseek-v4-pro-native-mxfp branch 2 times, most recently from eaa88cf to 08a393d Compare September 2, 2026 03:32
…xperts.

Add mx_utils device fixture helpers for MX-packed activations and weights.
Fix FP4 nibble LUT mapping and packed-axis unpack in mx_utils.
Remove examples/mx; gate/moe ABI changes deferred.
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yanghaoran29 force-pushed the feat/deepseek-v4-pro-native-mxfp branch from 08a393d to 4b62059 Compare September 2, 2026 03:43
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Re AI review threads on this PR:

  • examples/mx/* platform CLI / independent golden — obsolete: the whole examples/mx/ tree was removed from this PR (superseded by in-model expert wiring).
  • mx_utils.NIBBLE_LUT mapping and fp4_packed_to_nibble_indices packed-axis unpack — already fixed on current head (4b62059); host round-trip checks pass locally.

No further code change needed for those comments on this PR.

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