adr: add ADR-0043/0044 (eval harnesses); reconcile ADR-0024/0032 for SIP w/h

Document the allreduce + GEMM evaluation harnesses and bring the affected
allreduce ADRs in line with the refactored code.

New (Accepted, EN + KO):
- ADR-0043 — allreduce evaluation harness (tests/sccl/): distributed-driven
  correctness, latency/buffer-kind sweeps, sessionfinish plot aggregators,
  topology + FSIM-comparison figures. Verified against the implementation.
- ADR-0044 — GEMM evaluation harness (scripts/gemm_sweep.py + tests/gemm/):
  heavy-script data gen vs. fast test-rendered figures, slow regenerator,
  the 3-figure set. Records two limitations as open questions: the
  theoretical-model constants are inherited (not yet traced to ADR-0033/
  0014), and the *_measured figure is a naming misnomer.

Updated (EN + KO):
- ADR-0024 — add D5: SIP grid w/h resolution (explicit sips.w/h, square
  fallback, fail-loud), documenting the AhbmCCLBackend fix.
- ADR-0032 — D4/D5/Non-goals reconciled: rectangular SIP grids (e.g. 6 SIPs
  as 3x2) are supported via explicit w/h; the square requirement now
  applies only to the fallback. Affected-files repointed to tests/sccl/.

Verification: ADR-0023 and ADR-0042 confirmed still matching the code (no
change). verify_adr_lang_pairs.py passes (EN/KO Status blocks byte-equal).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# ADR-0044: GEMM Evaluation Harness — `scripts/gemm_sweep.py` + `tests/gemm/`
## Status
Accepted
Documents the GEMM evaluation/characterization harness; verified against the
implementation (constants, tile sizes, figure set, and the script↔test
split cross-checked). The D5/D6 caveats are recorded limitations, not
inaccuracies.
## Context
ADR-0014 (PE pipeline) and ADR-0042 (tile-plan generators) define the GEMM
*implementation*; ADR-0033 defines the latency model. None of them describe
**how GEMM performance is swept and characterized** — the shape/variant
sweep that produces the timing data, and the figures that interpret it.
This ADR pins that harness.
Unlike the allreduce harness (ADR-0043), the GEMM sweep is **heavy** (24
sim runs: 8 shapes × 3 operand-staging variants; the `512` shape alone is
2048 tiles). That weight drives the split below.
## Decision
### D1. Two-layer split — heavy data generation (script) vs. fast figures (tests)
- **Data generation stays a manual script**: `scripts/gemm_sweep.py` runs
`matmul-composite` (ADR-0042 plans) across shapes × variants via the same
`run_bench` path the CLI uses, harvests `result.engine.op_log`, and
writes `docs/diagrams/gemm_sweep.json` (per-stage / per-engine wall-clock
+ occupancy + record counts + pe/composite windows).
- **Figure rendering is test-generated**: `tests/gemm/` reads the committed
`gemm_sweep.json` and renders matplotlib PNGs into
`docs/diagrams/gemm_plots/`. These tests are fast and run by default.
Rationale: a slide-deck-scale sim sweep does not belong in every `pytest`
run, but the figures (cheap, deterministic) should regenerate freely and be
guarded by CI. This mirrors CLAUDE.md's script-vs-test split (scripts for
heavy/manual generation; tests for fast assertions).
### D2. Slow regenerator test wraps the script
`tests/gemm/test_gemm_sweep.py` is marked `@pytest.mark.slow` (excluded by
the default `addopts: -m "not slow"`). It invokes `scripts/gemm_sweep.py`
via subprocess to regenerate `gemm_sweep.json` on demand
(`pytest -m slow tests/gemm/test_gemm_sweep.py`). The sweep logic has a
single home (the script); the test only wraps it, so there is no duplicated
sim-driving code.
### D3. Figure set (3 charts, `load_ref` variant)
| Test | PNG | Content |
|---|---|---|
| `test_plot_gemm_stage_breakdown.py` | `gemm_stage_breakdown.png` | per-stage engine wall-clock (DMA in / Fetch / GEMM / DMA out) |
| `test_plot_gemm_mac_utilization.py` | `gemm_mac_utilization_measured.png` | GEMM util % + useful eff % |
| `test_plot_gemm_mac_utilization.py` | `gemm_mac_utilization_theoretical_vs_measured.png` | theoretical vs simulator-measured util/eff |
`tests/gemm/_gemm_plot_helpers.py` holds the shared renderers (series logic
mirrors the GEMM `_render_*` functions in `scripts/build_overview_slides.py`,
which still draws these natively in the PPTX). Not collected (no `test_`
prefix). Each `test_plot_*` skips if `gemm_sweep.json` is absent.
### D4. Tile sizes are data-driven; under-tile shapes are flagged
Tile sizes are read from `gemm_sweep.json` (`tile_sizes`), which the sweep
records from `PeSchedulerComponent.TILE_M/K/N = 32/64/32` — the authoritative
source. Shapes with `M<TILE_M K<TILE_K N<TILE_N` are flagged
("under-tile") on the charts. The `512³` shape is excluded from the figures
(`EXCLUDED_SHAPES`).
### D5. Theoretical model — inherited constants, NOT yet ADR-verified
The "theoretical" curves use an analytical ideal-pipeline model with
constants copied verbatim from `scripts/build_overview_slides.py`:
```
HBM_GBS = 256.0 # GB/s T_STAGE = 16.0 ns
D_STAGES = 3 BPE = 2
```
**These are not yet sourced against the ADRs.** Notably ADR-0033's `256`
is `burst_bytes` (256 B), a *different* quantity than this `256 GB/s`, and
ADR-0033 derives bandwidth as `pc_bw_gbs = hbm_to_router_bw_gbs / num_pcs`.
`T_STAGE`/stage-count are not traced to ADR-0014 here. The model is
therefore **consistent with the existing deck script, not verified against
the ADRs**, and the constants are duplicated (deck + helper). Reconciling
them (source from topology/ADR-0033/0014, de-duplicate) is deferred — see
Open questions.
### D6. Known naming caveat — `_measured` chart
`gemm_mac_utilization_measured.png` currently plots the *theoretical*
ideal-pipeline numbers (its footnote says so), only the filename says
"measured". This is a known misnomer pending a decision to either repoint
its content to the simulator-measured series or retitle it.
## Consequences
### Positive
- GEMM figures are test-generated and CI-guarded, like allreduce.
- The heavy sweep stays opt-in, keeping the default test run fast.
- Single source for the sweep logic (the script), reused by the slow test.
### Negative / limitations
- The theoretical-model constants (D5) are unverified and duplicated.
- The `_measured` figure is a misnomer (D6).
- `build_overview_slides.py` still renders the GEMM bars natively from
`gemm_sweep.json` rather than embedding these PNGs — the deck rewiring to
consume the test artifacts is not done.
## Dependencies
- **ADR-0013**: verification strategy.
- **ADR-0014 / ADR-0042**: PE pipeline + tile-plan generators — the GEMM
implementation the sweep measures; D4's stage record counts come from
ADR-0042 D2/D3.
- **ADR-0033**: latency model — the source the D5 constants should (but do
not yet) trace to.
- **ADR-0043**: the sibling allreduce evaluation harness.
## Open questions
- Reconcile D5 constants against `topology.yaml` / ADR-0033 / ADR-0014 and
de-duplicate (one source for the model parameters)?
- Resolve the D6 `_measured` naming (repoint content vs. retitle)?
- Rewire `build_overview_slides.py` to embed the `gemm_plots/` PNGs instead
of native bar-drawing?