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Affected area

FE OSS kernels or CuTeDSL

Summary

  • Add experimental DSA.SparseAttentionForward and DSA.sparse_attention_forward_wrapper APIs for SM100 sparse Prefill MQA.
  • Add H64 D512/D576 kernels and the H128 D512 small-top-k Prefill specialization, including arbitrary logical top-k lengths, invalid/OOB and duplicate indices, per-query lengths, attention sinks, and optional indexer LSE.
  • Add the DSA forward benchmark, documentation, third-party license notices, reference updates, and focused pytest coverage.

Why

This integrates the DSA sparse-attention forward path directly into the frontend-only CuTeDSL API, completing the forward/backward workflow without requiring an external FlashMLA forward implementation for the supported Prefill shapes.

Related issues

None.

API and compatibility impact

Adds new experimental APIs under cudnn.DSA. Sparse forward supports FP16/BF16 on the mapped SM100-family capabilities 10.0, 10.3, and 10.7. Supported variants are H64 with D512/D576 and H128 with D512 small-top-k Prefill; decode, split-KV, regular H128, SM90, and FP8 cache paths are not included. Existing APIs remain compatible.

Testing

Validated on NVIDIA B300 (SM10.3), CUDA 13.2, and cuDNN 9.20.0:

  • mapfile -d '' pr_files < <(git diff --name-only -z upstream/develop...HEAD); pre-commit run --files "${pr_files[@]}" — passed.
  • PYTHONPATH=/code/github/cudnn-frontend/python pytest fe_api/dsa/test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward.py -m L0 -rs — 22 passed.
  • PYTHONPATH=/code/github/cudnn-frontend/python pytest fe_api/dsa/test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward.py -m L1 -rs — 12 passed.
  • PYTHONPATH=/code/github/cudnn-frontend/python pytest fe_api/dsa/test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward.py -m L2 -rs — 18 passed.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added SM100 sparse-attention forward support with configurable top-k lengths, attention sinks, duplicate and invalid-index handling, and optional LSE outputs.
    • Added public Python APIs for compiling and executing sparse-attention forward operations across supported head dimensions and dynamic shapes.
  • Documentation

    • Documented the API, supported configurations, limitations, usage, and benchmark methodology.
  • Tests

    • Added comprehensive GPU tests covering validation, numerical accuracy, streams, caching, empty inputs, and edge cases.
  • Chores

    • Added third-party licensing information for FlashMLA.

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Walkthrough

Added an SM100 DSA sparse-attention forward API with CuTe-DSL kernels, runtime validation, compilation caching, reference semantics, tests, benchmarks, documentation, and third-party attribution.

Changes

DSA sparse-attention forward

Layer / File(s) Summary
Public API and runtime dispatch
python/cudnn/deepseek_sparse_attention/...
Adds the public forward lifecycle and wrapper APIs with SM100 validation, compilation caching, stream handling, optional outputs, and zero-size handling.
SM100 CuTe-DSL hardware bridges
python/cudnn/deepseek_sparse_attention/sparse_attention_forward/_tcgen05_mma_ws.py, _tcgen05_sync.py, _tma_gather4.py, _nvvm_compat.py
Adds tcgen05 MMA, TMEM, synchronization, TMA gather4, and NVVM compatibility helpers.
SM100 forward kernel implementations
python/cudnn/deepseek_sparse_attention/sparse_attention_forward/dsa_fwd_sm100_*.py
Adds head-64 and head-128 sparse-prefill kernels with sparse KV gathering, staged computation, online softmax, statistics, scheduling, and output storage.
Reference semantics and validation
test/python/fe_api/dsa/*
Replaces dense masking with slot-based gather semantics, adds chunked reference computation, updates backward validation, and adds extensive GPU forward coverage.
Benchmarks, documentation, and attribution
benchmark/dsa/*, docs/fe-oss-apis/*, python/cudnn/deepseek_sparse_attention/README.md, THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt
Adds the forward benchmark, updates backward descriptions, documents the API and limitations, registers the operation, and adds FlashMLA license terms.

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~90+ minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to a2458

The new sparse-attention forward path may produce incorrect attention results because per-tile rescaling metadata can be read without the required synchronization, while some unsupported SM100 capability variants may be reported as supported or fail during benchmark setup. The PR is not merge-ready until the synchronization and capability checks are corrected.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant Wrapper
  participant Runtime
  participant Kernel
  participant Outputs
  Caller->>Wrapper: Provide q, kv, topk_idxs, and optional tensors
  Wrapper->>Runtime: Validate configuration and obtain cached operation
  Runtime->>Kernel: Compile and launch selected SM100 specialization
  Kernel->>Outputs: Write out, max_logits, lse, and optional lse_indexer
  Outputs-->>Caller: Return forward results
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test/python/fe_api/dsa/test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward.py (2)

892-906: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Seed the RNG in this numerical test.

This test draws random q, kv, and topk_idxs without a seed, then compares lse_indexer against the reference with atol=1e-6. A tolerance failure is therefore not reproducible. Every other numerical test in this file calls torch.manual_seed.

♻️ Proposed change
     device = torch.device("cuda")
+    torch.manual_seed(311 + num_heads + indexer_topk)
     total_s_kv = logical_topk + 64
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@test/python/fe_api/dsa/test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward.py` around lines 892
- 906, Seed PyTorch’s RNG at the start of
test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward_indexer_lse before generating q, kv, and
topk_idxs, matching the deterministic seeding pattern used by the other
numerical tests in the file.

66-73: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Gate on the supported SM100 minor versions, not only the major version.

The gate accepts any capability with major version 10. The forward path supports 10.0, 10.3, and 10.7, and _gpu_arch_flag rejects an unmapped SM10x. On such a device these tests fail instead of skipping.

Extract one helper that performs the import skip and the capability skip, then reuse it. The same duplicated gate appears at Lines 112-113, 187-188, 227-228, 248-249, 304-305, 330-331, 381-382, 432-433, 508-509, 546-547, 629-630, 735-736, and 799-800.

♻️ Proposed shared helper
+_SUPPORTED_CAPABILITIES = ((10, 0), (10, 3), (10, 7))
+
+
+def _require_sm100_forward():
+    """Skip unless this device runs a supported SM100 forward specialization."""
+    if not torch.cuda.is_available() or torch.cuda.get_device_capability() not in _SUPPORTED_CAPABILITIES:
+        pytest.skip("Supported SM100-family GPU required")
+    try:
+        from cudnn import DSA
+    except ImportError:
+        pytest.skip("Environment not supported: cudnn[cutedsl] not installed")
+    return DSA

Then each test starts with DSA = _require_sm100_forward().

As per coding guidelines: "Gate tests on supported capabilities and skip unsupported architecture, dtype, or backend-version combinations using support checks, cudnn.backend_version(), and torch.cuda.get_device_capability()."

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
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In `@test/python/fe_api/dsa/test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward.py` around lines 66
- 73, Replace the duplicated DSA import and GPU capability gates with a shared
_require_sm100_forward() helper that skips when cudnn.DSA cannot be imported or
the device capability is not one of the supported SM100 variants 10.0, 10.3, or
10.7. Update every affected test to assign DSA from this helper, preserving the
existing test behavior for supported devices.

Source: Coding guidelines

test/python/fe_api/dsa/dsa_reference.py (1)

85-111: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use finite sentinels for empty-row reductions.

torch.logsumexp can generate NaN gradients when all inputs are -inf, even when later masking supplies a zero upstream gradient. The empty rows in check_ref_dsa_sparse_attention_backward traverse this reduction during out_r.backward, so q_r.grad can become NaN instead of zero.

Replace invalid score values with a finite sentinel such as -1.0e30, then restore max_logits=-inf for empty rows with torch.where. Existing masking already preserves the required forward outputs.

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@test/python/fe_api/dsa/dsa_reference.py` around lines 85 - 111, Update the
non-empty branch of the reference attention computation around scores, raw_lse,
and max_logits to replace invalid score entries with a finite sentinel such as
-1.0e30 before reductions. Compute reductions from these finite values, then use
has_valid with torch.where to restore max_logits to -inf for empty rows while
preserving existing forward masking and zero outputs.
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rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In
`@python/cudnn/deepseek_sparse_attention/sparse_attention_forward/_interface_sm100.py`:
- Around line 50-60: Update SparseAttentionForward.check_support() to reject the
(H, D_qk) = (128, 512) configuration whenever TMA_GATHER4_AVAILABLE is false,
which must represent availability of both _cute_nvgpu_ir.get_tma_desc_addr and
llvm.inline_asm. Also guard _make_kernel() before constructing
SparseAttentionForwardSm100Head128SmallTopKPrefill so this variant cannot be
selected without the gather4 bridge.

In
`@python/cudnn/deepseek_sparse_attention/sparse_attention_forward/dsa_fwd_sm100_head64.py`:
- Around line 1755-1762: Both SM100 forward kernels must prevent aliased
reduction scratch from being overwritten by subsequent score-exchange writes. In
dsa_fwd_sm100_head64.py lines 1755-1762, add a softmax_sync_barrier wait
immediately after the sPExchangeLinear peer read; in
dsa_fwd_sm100_head128_small_topk.py lines 1068-1077, add a softmax_wg_barrier
wait before the li reduction writes. Alternatively, make the reduction scratch
region disjoint from p_exchange_layout in both files.

In `@test/python/fe_api/dsa/dsa_reference.py`:
- Around line 74-111: Chunk the reference attention computation over query rows
before creating gathered_kv, scores, and weights so peak autograd memory is
bounded independently of s_q. For each chunk, call torch.autograd.grad,
accumulate gradients for kv and attn_sink into shared dkv and d_sink buffers,
and assemble the corresponding dq slices; do not concatenate chunk outputs while
retaining their graphs or defer one backward over all chunks.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@test/python/fe_api/dsa/dsa_reference.py`:
- Around line 85-111: Update the non-empty branch of the reference attention
computation around scores, raw_lse, and max_logits to replace invalid score
entries with a finite sentinel such as -1.0e30 before reductions. Compute
reductions from these finite values, then use has_valid with torch.where to
restore max_logits to -inf for empty rows while preserving existing forward
masking and zero outputs.

In `@test/python/fe_api/dsa/test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward.py`:
- Around line 892-906: Seed PyTorch’s RNG at the start of
test_DSA_sparse_attention_forward_indexer_lse before generating q, kv, and
topk_idxs, matching the deterministic seeding pattern used by the other
numerical tests in the file.
- Around line 66-73: Replace the duplicated DSA import and GPU capability gates
with a shared _require_sm100_forward() helper that skips when cudnn.DSA cannot
be imported or the device capability is not one of the supported SM100 variants
10.0, 10.3, or 10.7. Update every affected test to assign DSA from this helper,
preserving the existing test behavior for supported devices.
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Comment on lines +50 to +60
def _make_kernel(variant: str, head_dim: int, indexer_topk: int):
"""Construct one variant behind a narrow adapter for signature changes."""
if variant == "head64_regular":
from .dsa_fwd_sm100_head64 import SparseAttentionForwardSm100Head64

return SparseAttentionForwardSm100Head64(head_dim=head_dim, indexer_topk=indexer_topk)
if variant == "head128_small_topk_prefill":
from .dsa_fwd_sm100_head128_small_topk import SparseAttentionForwardSm100Head128SmallTopKPrefill

return SparseAttentionForwardSm100Head128SmallTopKPrefill(d_qk=head_dim, indexer_topk=indexer_topk)
raise AssertionError(f"Unknown kernel variant {variant}")

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Reject the head128 variant when the gather4 bridge is unavailable.

SparseAttentionForward.check_support() accepts (H, D_qk) = (128, 512) without checking TMA_GATHER4_AVAILABLE. The head128 kernel unconditionally calls tma_gather4_cta2_cta0_mbar and has no cp.async fallback. This bridge requires both _cute_nvgpu_ir.get_tma_desc_addr and llvm.inline_asm. On a build missing either symbol, compilation can fail after support reports True. Add the capability check to check_support() and guard _make_kernel() as well.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In
`@python/cudnn/deepseek_sparse_attention/sparse_attention_forward/_interface_sm100.py`
around lines 50 - 60, Update SparseAttentionForward.check_support() to reject
the (H, D_qk) = (128, 512) configuration whenever TMA_GATHER4_AVAILABLE is
false, which must represent availability of both
_cute_nvgpu_ir.get_tma_desc_addr and llvm.inline_asm. Also guard _make_kernel()
before constructing SparseAttentionForwardSm100Head128SmallTopKPrefill so this
variant cannot be selected without the gather4 bridge.

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Comment on lines +163 to +165
if major != 10:
print(f"SKIP: DSA sparse forward requires an SM100-family GPU, found SM{major}{minor}")
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Skip unsupported SM100-family capabilities before compilation.

Lines 163-165 accept every capability with major version 10. SparseAttentionForward.check_support() rejects unmapped SM10x targets, while this benchmark otherwise reports unsupported environments as SKIP. A device such as SM10.1 will therefore terminate with an uncaught error during make_dsa_paths().

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-    if major != 10:
+    if (major, minor) not in {(10, 0), (10, 3), (10, 7)}:
         print(f"SKIP: DSA sparse forward requires an SM100-family GPU, found SM{major}{minor}")
         return
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if major != 10:
print(f"SKIP: DSA sparse forward requires an SM100-family GPU, found SM{major}{minor}")
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print(f"SKIP: DSA sparse forward requires an SM100-family GPU, found SM{major}{minor}")
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In `@benchmark/dsa/benchmark_dsa_sparse_attention_forward.py` around lines 163 -
165, Update the SM capability guard in the benchmark setup to accept only the
supported SM100-family target(s), matching
SparseAttentionForward.check_support() and its mapping, rather than every
major-10 capability. Unsupported SM10x devices must print the existing SKIP
message and return before make_dsa_paths() is invoked.

@vedaanta vedaanta added mod-frontend cuDNN frontend APIs, operation graph construction, plans, and user-facing wrappers. orig-nv-eng Reported or requested by NVIDIA engineering. mod-cutedsl CuTeDSL kernels, generated kernels, examples, or related integration work. cat-enhancements labels Aug 28, 2026
@vedaanta vedaanta added this to the Frontend 1.29.0 milestone Aug 28, 2026
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