CI: Cache libcudf JIT kernels in C++ tests by vyasr · Pull Request #24008 · NVIDIA/cudf

vyasr · 2026-09-06T21:30:43Z

Summary

Caches libcudf JIT kernels during reusable Conda C++ test jobs.

The workflow uses the latest codex/caller-cache-directories branch from rapidsai/shared-workflows#628, which provides the caller-cache interface and matrix-scoped cache keys.

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Triggered the C++ test matrix and verified JIT cache restoration and saving in CI.

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vyasr · 2026-09-06T21:31:00Z

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vyasr · 2026-09-08T16:19:43Z

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vyasr · 2026-09-08T17:44:04Z

JIT-cache CI impact

Compared the eight conda-cpp-tests matrix jobs from a cold-cache attempt with the matching cache-restored rerun of the same workflow (run 34065651479).

Metric	Cold cache	Warm cache	Improvement
libcudf CTest phase (mean)	646.45 s	225.56 s	420.89 s / 65.1% faster
`AST_TEST` (mean)	390.06 s	10.61 s	379.46 s / 97.3% faster

Every warm job restored its libcudf-rtcx-v1-… cache key. The largest absolute gain was on the CUDA 12.2 arm64/A100 job: libcudf CTest fell from 1408.85 s to 254.64 s. This measures the libcudf CTest phase rather than full job wall-clock time, isolating the effect from runner/container setup and other test suites.

vyasr · 2026-09-08T18:55:09Z

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vyasr · 2026-09-08T19:34:26Z

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vyasr · 2026-09-08T20:39:50Z

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…628) ## Summary Adds an opt-in, caller-configured cache interface to the reusable Conda and wheel build/test workflows. It supports caching one or more workspace-relative paths from the job container. Callers provide: - `cache-paths`: newline-separated files or directories for `actions/cache`; - `cache-key-prefix`: cache namespace; - `cache-key-files` (optional): source or dependency globs hashed into the exact key, with a matrix-compatible restore prefix; - `cache-environment` (optional): newline-separated `NAME=VALUE` variables for tools that must use a workspace-mounted cache directory. Every cache key is scoped to the compatible workflow matrix. Test keys include GPU, driver, and dependency variants; build keys use the build matrix dimensions. The first use-case I have for this is enabling runtime JIT caching in cudf. You can see the results of that at NVIDIA/cudf#24008 (comment) Authors: - Vyas Ramasubramani (https://github.com/vyasr) Approvers: - Mike Sarahan (https://github.com/msarahan) URL: #628

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CI Improvements
- Added libcudf kernel-artifact caching to C++ test workflows, reducing repeated setup time.
- Standardized cache paths, cache keys, and environment settings across workflows.
- Ensured cache directories are initialized before tests run.
- Updated CI jobs to use the 26.12 container images.
- Restored the reusable C++ test workflow reference to the main branch.
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- Updated copyright information to include 2026.

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Layer / File(s)	Summary
Workflow cache configuration `.github/workflows/pr.yaml`, `.github/workflows/test.yaml`	CI workflows configure libcudf cache paths, the `libcudf-rtcx-v1` key prefix, and the `LIBCUDF_KERNEL_CACHE_PATH` environment variable.
Test cache initialization `ci/test_cpp_common.sh`	The script defaults and normalizes `LIBCUDF_KERNEL_CACHE_PATH`, exports it, and creates the directory. The SPDX notice includes 2026.
CI image updates `.github/workflows/pr.yaml`	CMake, Java, notebook, documentation, integration, compatibility, Pandas, and Narwhals jobs use `26.12` images instead of `26.10`.

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The CI cache configuration improves C++ test performance, but privileged jobs still depend on a mutable external workflow reference, leaving a supply-chain change risk that should be explicitly accepted or resolved before merge.

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Add tests for cache-path initialization.

Cover unset, relative, absolute, and directory-creation failure cases. Warm-cache CI validation does not cover all path-normalization branches.

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In `@ci/test_cpp_common.sh` around lines 38 - 43, Add tests for the
LIBCUDF_KERNEL_CACHE_PATH initialization flow covering unset, relative, and
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relative paths are normalized, absolute paths are preserved, and initialization
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In @.github/workflows/pr.yaml:
- Line 308: Pin the reusable workflow reference in .github/workflows/pr.yaml at
line 308 and .github/workflows/test.yaml at line 50 to the same reviewed
immutable commit SHA, replacing the mutable codex/caller-cache-directories
branch while preserving the existing workflow caller configuration.

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In `@ci/test_cpp_common.sh`:
- Around line 38-43: Add tests for the LIBCUDF_KERNEL_CACHE_PATH initialization
flow covering unset, relative, and absolute values, plus failure when mkdir
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ci: cache libcudf JIT kernels in C++ tests

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github-actions Bot assigned vyasr Sep 6, 2026

fix: cache workspace-relative JIT paths

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vyasr added improvement Improvement / enhancement to an existing function non-breaking Non-breaking change labels Sep 7, 2026

refactor: configure libcudf JIT cache through workflow

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fix: use workspace-relative libcudf JIT cache path

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vyasr mentioned this pull request Sep 8, 2026

feat: add caller cache support to reusable build and test workflows rapidsai/shared-workflows#628

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fix: resolve libcudf JIT cache path before CTest

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Merge branch 'main' into codex/cache-libcudf-jit

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