attention: add 8-KV-group diag harness (CCL pattern + cube_start sub-meshes)

New ``test_attention_8kv_groups_diag.py`` probes the path from
validation scale to the GQA Llama-70B 1-Q-head-per-cube headline
(64 cubes = 8 KV-groups x 8 cubes/group on a 4-SIP topology) in
three incremental steps:

  step_1_single_kv_group_at_full_breadth
    ONE 2x4 multi_user_decode launch (8 cubes) via the 2D mesh-mlo
    kernel. Verifies the per-KV-group 2D AllReduce works at full
    breadth.

  step_2_four_kv_groups_one_per_sip
    Four sequential 2x4 launches, one per SIP. Uses the CCL
    milestone's set_device pattern (milestone_1h_ccl.py:283-292):
    ONE run_bench with ``target_device="all"`` and
    ``ctx.ahbm.set_device(sip)`` between launches — not four
    separate run_bench calls with ``DeviceSelector("sip:N")``
    (which would misuse DeviceSelector and hit a
    ``DPPolicy x target_device`` allocator mismatch).

  step_3_eight_kv_groups_two_per_sip
    Two 2x4 launches per SIP x 4 SIPs = 8 KV-groups (64 cubes
    total). Second launch per SIP uses ``cube_start=8`` to address
    cubes 8..15 — the disjoint sub-mesh that was unreachable before
    ``DPPolicy.cube_start`` landed. Demonstrates the headline-enabling
    use of cube_start end-to-end (DPPolicy + kernel kwarg).

All three steps pass at validation dims (S_q=1, S_kv=16, h=1,
d_head=64). Headline-scale dims, multi_user_prefill 2D, and the B=8
"Batch on batch" PE parallelism remain follow-up work.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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"""Diagnostic harness for the Llama-70B "1 Q-head per cube" target.
Per the GQA Llama-70B sharding study at
``llm_paper_review/notes/GQA_MHA_sharding/scripts/_gen_llama70b_1M_4cases.py``,
the 1 Q-head/cube baseline uses 64 cubes (4 SIPs × 16 cubes/SIP) organized
into 8 KV-groups of 8 cubes each. Each KV-group occupies a ``2×4``
sub-mesh within a SIP's ``4×4`` cube grid and runs the C2 2D row-then-col
AllReduce-mlo (ADR-0059 extension). This harness probes the gap between
validation and headline in three incrementally-larger steps:
step_1_single_kv_group_at_full_breadth
ONE multi_user_decode launch on a 2×4 sub-mesh (8 cubes) of the
4-SIP topology, via the 2D mesh-mlo kernel. Verifies the per-KV-group
2D AllReduce works at full breadth. Smallest dim possible
(S_q=1, S_kv=16, h=1, d_head=64) to keep wall time bounded.
step_2_four_kv_groups_one_per_sip
Four sequential multi_user_decode launches, each targeting a
different SIP. Verifies that per-SIP isolation works (each SIP holds
its own 2×4 KV-group; the SFR install only writes intra-SIP
E/W + N/S edges so the 4 groups don't see each other).
step_3_eight_kv_groups_two_per_sip
The actual study target: 8 KV-groups, two per SIP (cubes 0..7 vs
cubes 8..15 within each SIP). Expected to FAIL with current infra —
DPPolicy doesn't take a cube offset and target_device is SIP-level,
so back-to-back launches both land on cubes 0..7 of their target SIP.
Captures what's needed to lift the 4-group cap to 8.
Each step prints what it observed; the test asserts only the documented
expected outcomes so we can land it, watch CI, and iterate. Steps that
are *expected* to fail (step 3) are marked xfail with a precise reason.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import traceback
from pathlib import Path
import pytest
from kernbench.benches._attention_mesh_mlo_2d import attention_mesh_mlo_2d_kernel
from kernbench.ccl.install import load_ccl_config, resolve_algorithm_config
from kernbench.ccl.sfr_config import configure_sfr_intercube_multisip
from kernbench.policy.placement.dp import DPPolicy
from kernbench.runtime_api.bench_runner import run_bench
from kernbench.runtime_api.types import DeviceSelector, resolve_device
from kernbench.sim_engine.engine import GraphEngine
from kernbench.topology.builder import resolve_topology
TOPOLOGY_4SIP = (
Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "topologies" / "llama70b_4sip.yaml"
)
TOPOLOGY_DEFAULT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "topology.yaml"
S_Q_DECODE = 1
S_KV_PER_RANK = 16
H_Q = 1
H_KV = 1
D_HEAD = 64
# 2×4 sub-mesh per KV-group (study: 8 cubes per KV-group at Q/cube=1).
MESH_ROWS = 2
MESH_COLS = 4
N_CUBES_PER_KV_GROUP = MESH_ROWS * MESH_COLS
DTYPE = "f16"
def _ccl_cfg():
return resolve_algorithm_config(
load_ccl_config(), name="lrab_hierarchical_allreduce",
)
def _engine_factory(t, d):
return GraphEngine(getattr(t, "topology_obj", t), enable_data=True)
def _make_one_kv_group_bench(mesh_rows: int, mesh_cols: int):
"""Return a bench_fn that runs ONE multi_user_decode kernel on a
``mesh_rows × mesh_cols`` sub-mesh."""
n_cubes = mesh_rows * mesh_cols
def _bench_fn(ctx):
configure_sfr_intercube_multisip(ctx.engine, ctx.spec, _ccl_cfg())
dp_full = DPPolicy(cube="replicate", pe="replicate",
num_cubes=n_cubes, num_pes=8)
dp_kv = DPPolicy(cube="row_wise", pe="replicate",
num_cubes=n_cubes, num_pes=8)
q = ctx.zeros((S_Q_DECODE, H_Q * D_HEAD),
dtype=DTYPE, dp=dp_full, name="q")
k = ctx.zeros((S_KV_PER_RANK * n_cubes, H_KV * D_HEAD),
dtype=DTYPE, dp=dp_kv, name="k")
v = ctx.zeros((S_KV_PER_RANK * n_cubes, H_KV * D_HEAD),
dtype=DTYPE, dp=dp_kv, name="v")
o = ctx.empty((S_Q_DECODE, H_Q * D_HEAD),
dtype=DTYPE, dp=dp_full, name="o")
ctx.launch(
f"single_kv_group_{mesh_rows}x{mesh_cols}",
attention_mesh_mlo_2d_kernel,
q, k, v, o,
S_Q_DECODE, S_KV_PER_RANK, H_Q, H_KV, D_HEAD,
mesh_rows, mesh_cols,
1, # rank_axis=1 → cube-level ring
0, # cube_start=0 — single sub-mesh launch
_auto_dim_remap=False,
)
return _bench_fn
def _run_one_kv_group(topology_path: Path, mesh_rows: int, mesh_cols: int,
target_device=None):
topo = resolve_topology(str(topology_path))
captured: dict = {"engine": None}
def factory(t, d):
eng = _engine_factory(t, d)
captured["engine"] = eng
return eng
exc = None
result = None
try:
result = run_bench(
topology=topo,
bench_fn=_make_one_kv_group_bench(mesh_rows, mesh_cols),
device=target_device or resolve_device(None),
engine_factory=factory,
)
except BaseException as e: # noqa: BLE001
exc = e
return exc, result, captured["engine"]
# ── Step 1 — single KV-group at the study's full breadth ──────────
def test_step_1_single_kv_group_at_full_breadth():
"""One multi_user_decode launch on a 2×4 sub-mesh, 4-SIP topology.
Uses the C2 2D row-then-col AllReduce-mlo kernel: stage 1 reduces
across cols (E/W) within each row, stage 2 reduces across rows (N/S).
Expected to PASS — N/S edges are wired by
``configure_sfr_intercube_multisip`` and the 2D fan-out avoids the
row-boundary IpcqInvalidDirection that the 1D kernel hit at cube 4.
"""
if not TOPOLOGY_4SIP.exists():
pytest.skip(f"4-SIP topology missing: {TOPOLOGY_4SIP}")
exc, result, engine = _run_one_kv_group(
TOPOLOGY_4SIP, mesh_rows=MESH_ROWS, mesh_cols=MESH_COLS,
)
if exc is not None:
oplog_len = len(getattr(engine, "op_log", []) or []) if engine else 0
print(f"\nstep_1 FAIL — op_log records before crash: {oplog_len}")
traceback.print_exception(type(exc), exc, exc.__traceback__)
raise AssertionError(f"step_1 failed: {exc}") from exc
assert result is not None and result.completion.ok, (
f"step_1: completion not ok — {result.completion if result else None}"
)
# ── Step 2 — 4 KV-groups, one per SIP, sequential launches ────────
def _make_multi_sip_bench_fn(sip_groups: list[tuple[int, str, int]]):
"""One bench_fn that does one 2×4 multi_user_decode launch per item.
Each ``(sip, tag, cube_start)`` tuple becomes one launch:
- ``ctx.ahbm.set_device(sip)`` switches allocations to that SIP
(mirrors ``milestone_1h_ccl.py:283-292``).
- ``cube_start`` selects which 8-cube sub-mesh within the SIP:
``0`` → cubes 0..7 (rows 0..1), ``8`` → cubes 8..15 (rows 2..3).
- ``tag`` disambiguates tensor names so launches in the same
run_bench don't collide on the allocator namespace.
"""
n_cubes = MESH_ROWS * MESH_COLS
def _bench_fn(ctx):
configure_sfr_intercube_multisip(ctx.engine, ctx.spec, _ccl_cfg())
for sip, tag, cube_start in sip_groups:
ctx.ahbm.set_device(sip)
dp_full = DPPolicy(cube="replicate", pe="replicate",
num_cubes=n_cubes, num_pes=8,
cube_start=cube_start)
dp_kv = DPPolicy(cube="row_wise", pe="replicate",
num_cubes=n_cubes, num_pes=8,
cube_start=cube_start)
q = ctx.zeros((S_Q_DECODE, H_Q * D_HEAD),
dtype=DTYPE, dp=dp_full, name=f"q_{tag}")
k = ctx.zeros((S_KV_PER_RANK * n_cubes, H_KV * D_HEAD),
dtype=DTYPE, dp=dp_kv, name=f"k_{tag}")
v = ctx.zeros((S_KV_PER_RANK * n_cubes, H_KV * D_HEAD),
dtype=DTYPE, dp=dp_kv, name=f"v_{tag}")
o = ctx.empty((S_Q_DECODE, H_Q * D_HEAD),
dtype=DTYPE, dp=dp_full, name=f"o_{tag}")
ctx.launch(
f"kv_group_{tag}", attention_mesh_mlo_2d_kernel,
q, k, v, o,
S_Q_DECODE, S_KV_PER_RANK, H_Q, H_KV, D_HEAD,
MESH_ROWS, MESH_COLS,
1, # rank_axis=1 → cube-level ring
cube_start, # converts physical id → launch-local rank
_auto_dim_remap=False,
)
return _bench_fn
def _run_multi_sip(sip_groups: list[tuple[int, str, int]]):
"""Run a single run_bench call covering all (sip, tag) groups."""
topo = resolve_topology(str(TOPOLOGY_4SIP))
captured: dict = {"engine": None}
def factory(t, d):
eng = _engine_factory(t, d)
captured["engine"] = eng
return eng
exc = None
result = None
try:
result = run_bench(
topology=topo,
bench_fn=_make_multi_sip_bench_fn(sip_groups),
device=resolve_device(None), # "all" SIPs in scope
engine_factory=factory,
)
except BaseException as e: # noqa: BLE001
exc = e
return exc, result, captured["engine"]
def test_step_2_four_kv_groups_one_per_sip():
"""Four multi_user_decode launches, one per SIP, in ONE run_bench call.
Uses the CCL milestone pattern (``milestone_1h_ccl.py:283-292``):
``target_device="all"`` scopes the runtime to every SIP; then
``ctx.ahbm.set_device(sip)`` before each ``ctx.zeros``/``launch``
switches which SIP the next allocation+launch lands on. This is the
canonical sequential per-SIP pattern in the codebase — four separate
``run_bench`` calls with ``DeviceSelector("sip:N")`` is a misuse.
Expected to PASS — the SFR install draws intra-SIP edges only, so the
4 KV-groups can't see each other.
"""
if not TOPOLOGY_4SIP.exists():
pytest.skip(f"4-SIP topology missing: {TOPOLOGY_4SIP}")
sip_groups = [(sip, f"sip{sip}", 0) for sip in range(4)]
exc, result, engine = _run_multi_sip(sip_groups)
if exc is not None:
oplog_len = len(getattr(engine, "op_log", []) or []) if engine else 0
print(f"\nstep_2 FAIL — op_log records before crash: {oplog_len}")
traceback.print_exception(type(exc), exc, exc.__traceback__)
raise AssertionError(f"step_2 failed: {exc}") from exc
assert result is not None and result.completion.ok, (
f"step_2: completion not ok — {result.completion if result else None}"
)
# ── Step 3 — 8 KV-groups, two per SIP (study target) ──────────────
def test_step_3_eight_kv_groups_two_per_sip():
"""Two launches per SIP × 4 SIPs = 8 KV-groups total in one run_bench.
The headline target: 64 cubes serving 8 KV-groups, two disjoint 2×4
sub-meshes per SIP. ``cube_start=0`` puts the first KV-group on
cubes 0..7 (rows 0..1); ``cube_start=8`` puts the second on cubes
8..15 (rows 2..3). This is the use case ``DPPolicy.cube_start`` was
added to enable.
Expected to PASS — the SFR install draws intra-SIP edges only, so
the 8 KV-groups can't see each other; ``cube_start`` ensures the
two halves of each SIP land on disjoint cubes.
"""
if not TOPOLOGY_4SIP.exists():
pytest.skip(f"4-SIP topology missing: {TOPOLOGY_4SIP}")
sip_groups = [
(sip, f"sip{sip}_half{half}", half * N_CUBES_PER_KV_GROUP)
for sip in range(4) for half in (0, 1)
]
exc, result, engine = _run_multi_sip(sip_groups)
if exc is not None:
raise AssertionError(f"step_3 failed: {exc}") from exc
assert result is not None and result.completion.ok, (
f"step_3: completion not ok — {result.completion if result else None}"
)