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Add an optional split over the KV sequence: with split_kv > 1 each Q tile's KV range is cut into contiguous chunks, every chunk runs as its own persistent tile, and the per-chunk (O, LSE) partials are reduced by kernels/split_combine_sm100.py. At split_kv == 1 the added closures fold away and the traced code is unchanged.

Flavors: sm100 d128 (f16/bf16, fp8, mxfp8), d192/128, d256 and d512, plus sm120 f16/bf16. The knob is gated per flavor so a flavor that does not thread it cannot silently accept it, and the config backstop rejects THD, attention sink and the flattened scheduler grids.

Also adds an optional cga1 cluster width (cta_mma=1) for d128 and d192/128. cga1 has no collective MMA to halve per-CTA K/V, so d128 recovers the extra SMEM through the existing Q/O alias and the fp8 family scales the KV stage depth with the cluster width.

Measured 3-5x end to end at S_q=128 over a 32K KV run on B200, with numerics unchanged against both the unsplit kernel and an fp32 reference.

Tests: test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100.py -- 56 cases over even and uneven splits (including empty ones), dense / causal / SWA / bottom-right / padded masks, GQA, bf16, fp8 and mxfp8 at both cluster widths, and the recombined LSE.

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  • New Features

    • Added configurable KV splitting for SDPA forward execution across supported SM100 and SM120 kernels.
    • Added stable recombination of split partial outputs, with optional LSE and output-amax results.
    • Enabled additional d128 and d192 cluster configurations and configurable CTA MMA widths.
    • Improved support for empty, masked, padded, uneven, causal, and grouped-query KV splits.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Prevented invalid configurations and NaN results from empty or inactive splits.
    • Added validation for required LSE output, scheduling, masking, and memory constraints.

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KV split configuration and resource modeling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configuration and resource validation
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm100.py, python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm120.py
Adds split_kv and cta_mma parameters, validates supported combinations, models shared-memory use, and enables cga1 for d128 and d192.
Shared split scheduling
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/_common_sm100.py
Adds split decoding, balanced KV partitioning, empty-range handling, split-aware bounds, and partial-batch indexing.

Split-aware kernel execution

Layer / File(s) Summary
SM100 prefill kernels
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_*_sm100.py, python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d192_d128_f16_sm100.py, python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d256_f16_sm100.py, python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d512_f16_sm100.py
Propagates split metadata through TMA, MMA, softmax, correction, output storage, launch grids, and split-major workspaces.
SM120 prefill execution
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_f16_sm120.py
Adds split-aware grid decoding, masked KV partitioning, output and LSE shape validation, and split-major partial storage.
Partial-output recombination
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/split_combine_sm100.py
Adds numerically stable LSE-weighted recombination with empty-split and all-dead-row handling.

Validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Split-KV test coverage
test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100.py
Tests dtypes, masks, MHA/GQA, batching, cga1/cga2 layouts, empty and uneven splits, LSE recombination, and unsupported configurations.

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 8e180

The PR adds split-KV execution and partial-result combination, but unsupported SM120 templates can still accept split_kv > 1 and produce corrupted attention outputs. This is a merge-blocking correctness risk until unsupported configurations are rejected or every affected template opts in.

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  participant TemplateParams
  participant SDPAForwardKernel
  participant SplitWorkspace
  participant SplitCombine
  TemplateParams->>SDPAForwardKernel: configure split_kv and CTA layout
  SDPAForwardKernel->>SplitWorkspace: write split-major partial O and LSE
  SplitWorkspace->>SplitCombine: provide partial outputs
  SplitCombine->>SDPAForwardKernel: return recombined O and optional LSE
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python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm100.py (1)

646-665: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Share one shared-memory model between d128 and d192.

_d128_smem_bytes and _d192_smem_bytes have identical bodies. The formula reads only generic Cfg fields. A later fix to one model would silently skip the other. Keep the _d128_smem_bytes name, because test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100.py imports it.

♻️ Proposed consolidation
-def _d192_smem_bytes(cfg) -> int:
-    """Data-buffer SMEM for the d192 pipeline (Q/O always aliased).
-
-    Same shape as _d128_smem_bytes, but d_qk = 192 makes the Q and K slabs 1.5x
-    the d128 ones, which is why this flavor needs a shallower KV pipeline:
-
-        cga2, STAGES_KV=2 : 96(Q u O) + 48(K) + 32(V) = 176 KiB
-        cga1, STAGES_KV=2 : 96        + 96    + 64    = 256 KiB  (over cap)
-        cga1, STAGES_KV=1 : 96        + 48    + 32    = 176 KiB
-    """
-    q_slab = cfg.TILE_M * cfg.TILE_K * cfg.BPE
-    o_slab = cfg.TILE_M * cfg.TILE_O * cfg.BPE_O
-    qo = cfg.TILES_Q * (max(q_slab, o_slab) if cfg.QO_ALIAS else q_slab + o_slab)
-    k = cfg.STAGES_KV * (cfg.TILE_N * cfg.TILE_K * cfg.BPE // cfg.CTA_MMA)
-    v = cfg.STAGES_KV * (cfg.TILE_O * cfg.TILE_N * cfg.BPE // cfg.CTA_MMA)
-    return qo + k + v
+# d192 shares the model; d_qk = 192 makes the Q and K slabs 1.5x the d128 ones,
+# which is why that flavor needs a shallower KV pipeline:
+#     cga2, STAGES_KV=2 : 96(Q u O) + 48(K) + 32(V) = 176 KiB
+#     cga1, STAGES_KV=2 : 96        + 96    + 64    = 256 KiB  (over cap)
+#     cga1, STAGES_KV=1 : 96        + 48    + 32    = 176 KiB
+_d192_smem_bytes = _d128_smem_bytes

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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm100.py` around lines 646 - 665, Consolidate
the identical shared-memory calculation used by _d128_smem_bytes and
_d192_smem_bytes into one shared implementation, while retaining
_d128_smem_bytes as the public/imported name used by tests. Update
_d192_smem_bytes to reuse that implementation so future formula changes apply
consistently to both configurations.
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/_common_sm100.py (1)

462-475: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the MASK_NONE alignment invariant. Ragged S_kv requires padding or causal coverage, so MASK_NONE is reached only when seqlen_kv % CFG.TILE_N == 0. Add this precondition to the docstring to explain the floor/div-up equivalence.

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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/_common_sm100.py` around lines 462 - 475,
Update the _nomask_range_split docstring to state that MASK_NONE is only valid
when seqlen_kv is tile-aligned, specifically seqlen_kv % CFG.TILE_N == 0;
mention that ragged S_kv must be handled by padding or causal coverage,
explaining why the floor and div-up calculations are equivalent.
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm120.py (1)

102-117: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Reject unsupported FP8 split_kv specializations.

The public SM120 API always uses split_kv=1, so this is not an active public-path corruption. However, prefill_fp8_sm120.py accepts injected split_kv > 1 and ignores it. Add a per-template allow_split_kv check. Enable it only for the FP16 template.

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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm120.py` around lines 102 - 117, Add a
per-template allow_split_kv validation in the SM120 configuration flow so
injected split_kv > 1 is rejected for unsupported specializations instead of
ignored. Set allow_split_kv only on the FP16 template, and preserve the existing
split_kv constraints and behavior for supported configurations.
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d512_f16_sm100.py (1)

1232-1241: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the next-tile bounds update symmetric with the initializer.

The initializer at lines 849-868 assigns all four of kv_left, kv_unmasked_lo, kv_unmasked_hi, and kv_right in every branch. This next-tile update assigns only kv_left and kv_right in the MASK_FLAGS == 0 and SPLIT_KV > 1 branch, so kv_unmasked_lo and kv_unmasked_hi keep the first tile's values.

This is currently harmless: those two are read only at lines 935, 957, and 979, inside the else of the CFG.MASK_FLAGS == 0 const_expr at line 911, so they are dead at MASK_NONE. The safety depends on a const_expr in a different block. In this kernel a bounds mismatch between warp groups produces a deadlock, not a wrong number, so mirror the initializer.

♻️ Proposed symmetric update
         if cutlass.const_expr(CFG.MASK_FLAGS == 0 and SPLIT_KV > 1):
             kv_left, kv_right = _nomask_range_split(seqlen_kv, split_idx)
+            # Unmasked, so this split's whole slice is the unmasked band —
+            # same invariant the initializer establishes.
+            kv_unmasked_lo = kv_left
+            kv_unmasked_hi = kv_right
         elif cutlass.const_expr(CFG.MASK_FLAGS != 0):
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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d512_f16_sm100.py` around lines 1232 -
1241, Update the MASK_FLAGS == 0 and SPLIT_KV > 1 branch in the next-tile bounds
update to assign kv_unmasked_lo and kv_unmasked_hi alongside kv_left and
kv_right, mirroring the complete bounds initialization behavior used by the
initializer.
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py (1)

209-224: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Duplicated _bounds_for_tile_uniform adapter. make_split_helpers requires a 6-argument bounds_for_tile, and both 4-argument flavors hand-roll a byte-identical adapter to satisfy it. One shared definition removes the drift risk.

  • python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py#L209-L224: import the adapter from _common_sm100 instead of defining it here.
  • python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_mxfp8_sm100.py#L254-L269: remove this copy and import the shared adapter.
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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py` around lines 209 -
224, Replace the duplicated _bounds_for_tile_uniform adapter with the shared
adapter from _common_sm100. In
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py lines 209-224, import
and use the shared definition; make the same replacement in
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_mxfp8_sm100.py lines 254-269,
removing each local copy while preserving the 6-argument bounds_for_tile
contract.
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Inline comments:
In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/_common_sm100.py`:
- Around line 405-426: Correct the docstring of _decode_initial_split to
describe the NATURAL/non-LPT launch accurately: the split is encoded in grid.z
as a composite batch-plus-split coordinate, while the x-extent multiplied by
SPLIT_KV applies only to the LPT branch. Keep the existing LPT description
scoped to its conditional path and align the wording with the b % n_batch, b //
n_batch decoding.

In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py`:
- Around line 1801-1806: Fix amax_o so it describes the recombined output rather
than per-split partials: in
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py:1801-1806 and
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_mxfp8_sm100.py:2219-2224, either
reject split_kv > 1 when amax_o is requested or move the reduction into
split_combine_sm100.py over the recombined O. Update test_split_kv_fp8 and
test_split_kv_mxfp8 to assert the settled amax_o contract.

In `@test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100.py`:
- Around line 108-119: Move the broad parameterized sweeps in
test_empty_splits_every_flavor, test_even_splits_every_flavor_batched,
test_split_kv_fp8, and test_split_kv_mxfp8 from L0 to an appropriate higher test
level, while retaining only a small representative subset at L0. Ensure every
affected test still has an explicit L0–L4 marker and preserve the existing
parameters and assertions.
- Around line 450-457: Replace the assigned lambdas in the FP8 setup block—mk
and one—with regular def helper functions while preserving their arguments,
return values, and call sites.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm100.py`:
- Around line 646-665: Consolidate the identical shared-memory calculation used
by _d128_smem_bytes and _d192_smem_bytes into one shared implementation, while
retaining _d128_smem_bytes as the public/imported name used by tests. Update
_d192_smem_bytes to reuse that implementation so future formula changes apply
consistently to both configurations.

In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/config_sm120.py`:
- Around line 102-117: Add a per-template allow_split_kv validation in the SM120
configuration flow so injected split_kv > 1 is rejected for unsupported
specializations instead of ignored. Set allow_split_kv only on the FP16
template, and preserve the existing split_kv constraints and behavior for
supported configurations.

In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/_common_sm100.py`:
- Around line 462-475: Update the _nomask_range_split docstring to state that
MASK_NONE is only valid when seqlen_kv is tile-aligned, specifically seqlen_kv %
CFG.TILE_N == 0; mention that ragged S_kv must be handled by padding or causal
coverage, explaining why the floor and div-up calculations are equivalent.

In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py`:
- Around line 209-224: Replace the duplicated _bounds_for_tile_uniform adapter
with the shared adapter from _common_sm100. In
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py lines 209-224, import
and use the shared definition; make the same replacement in
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_mxfp8_sm100.py lines 254-269,
removing each local copy while preserving the 6-argument bounds_for_tile
contract.

In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d512_f16_sm100.py`:
- Around line 1232-1241: Update the MASK_FLAGS == 0 and SPLIT_KV > 1 branch in
the next-tile bounds update to assign kv_unmasked_lo and kv_unmasked_hi
alongside kv_left and kv_right, mirroring the complete bounds initialization
behavior used by the initializer.
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Comment on lines +108 to +119
@pytest.mark.L0
@pytest.mark.parametrize("splits", [2, 4, 8], ids=lambda s: f"split{s}")
def test_split_kv_matches_reference_dense(splits):
"""The target shape class: tiny S_q against a long KV run."""
B, H, SQ, SKV = 1, 4, 128, 2048
got, (q, k, v, scale) = _run(splits, B, H, H, SQ, SKV, torch.float16, causal=False)
ref = _ref_sdpa(q, k, v, scale, is_causal=False, kh=H)
assert (got - ref).abs().max().item() <= 2e-2


@pytest.mark.L0
@pytest.mark.parametrize("splits", [3, 4, 8], ids=lambda s: f"split{s}")

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Move the large parameter sweeps off L0.

Every test in this file is marked L0. Several are wide sweeps in which each case performs a full CuTeDSL kernel compilation through load_template plus mod.compile:

  • test_empty_splits_every_flavor: 4 flavors.
  • test_even_splits_every_flavor_batched: 4 flavors x 2 dtypes = 8 cases.
  • test_split_kv_fp8 and test_split_kv_mxfp8: 4 cases each.

Keep a small representative subset at L0 and move the remaining flavor and dtype sweeps to a higher level.

As per path instructions: "Mark every new Python test with a level from L0 through L4; keep L0 tests fast and place large parameter sweeps at higher levels."

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In `@test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100.py` around lines 108 -
119, Move the broad parameterized sweeps in test_empty_splits_every_flavor,
test_even_splits_every_flavor_batched, test_split_kv_fp8, and
test_split_kv_mxfp8 from L0 to an appropriate higher test level, while retaining
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Comment on lines +450 to +457
if not mx:
mk = lambda *sh: (torch.randn(*sh, device=dev) * 0.5).clamp(-448, 448).to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
q, k, v = mk(B, SQ, H, D), mk(B, SKV, H, D), mk(B, SKV, H, D)
amax_o = torch.zeros(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
# The FP8 entry takes four 1-element fp32 DEVICE scale tensors
# (descale_q/k/v, scale_o) — the scales fold in-kernel — and no Amax_S.
one = lambda: torch.ones(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
fn(q, k, v, o_p, lse_p, zH, zB, ps, log2e, cutlass.Float32(1.0), one(), one(), one(), one(), amax_o, stream=stream)

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Replace the assigned lambdas with def (ruff E731).

Ruff reports E731 at both lines with error severity. If ruff gates CI, this file fails lint.

🐛 Proposed fix
     if not mx:
-        mk = lambda *sh: (torch.randn(*sh, device=dev) * 0.5).clamp(-448, 448).to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
+
+        def mk(*sh):
+            return (torch.randn(*sh, device=dev) * 0.5).clamp(-448, 448).to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
+
         q, k, v = mk(B, SQ, H, D), mk(B, SKV, H, D), mk(B, SKV, H, D)
         amax_o = torch.zeros(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
         # The FP8 entry takes four 1-element fp32 DEVICE scale tensors
         # (descale_q/k/v, scale_o) — the scales fold in-kernel — and no Amax_S.
-        one = lambda: torch.ones(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
+
+        def one():
+            return torch.ones(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
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if not mx:
mk = lambda *sh: (torch.randn(*sh, device=dev) * 0.5).clamp(-448, 448).to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
q, k, v = mk(B, SQ, H, D), mk(B, SKV, H, D), mk(B, SKV, H, D)
amax_o = torch.zeros(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
# The FP8 entry takes four 1-element fp32 DEVICE scale tensors
# (descale_q/k/v, scale_o) — the scales fold in-kernel — and no Amax_S.
one = lambda: torch.ones(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
fn(q, k, v, o_p, lse_p, zH, zB, ps, log2e, cutlass.Float32(1.0), one(), one(), one(), one(), amax_o, stream=stream)
if not mx:
def mk(*sh):
return (torch.randn(*sh, device=dev) * 0.5).clamp(-448, 448).to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
q, k, v = mk(B, SQ, H, D), mk(B, SKV, H, D), mk(B, SKV, H, D)
amax_o = torch.zeros(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
# The FP8 entry takes four 1-element fp32 DEVICE scale tensors
# (descale_q/k/v, scale_o) — the scales fold in-kernel — and no Amax_S.
def one():
return torch.ones(1, dtype=torch.float32, device=dev)
fn(q, k, v, o_p, lse_p, zH, zB, ps, log2e, cutlass.Float32(1.0), one(), one(), one(), one(), amax_o, stream=stream)
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[error] 451-451: Do not assign a lambda expression, use a def

Rewrite mk as a def

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[error] 456-456: Do not assign a lambda expression, use a def

Rewrite one as a def

(E731)

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In `@test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100.py` around lines 450 -
457, Replace the assigned lambdas in the FP8 setup block—mk and one—with regular
def helper functions while preserving their arguments, return values, and call
sites.

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Add an optional split over the KV sequence: with split_kv > 1 each Q tile's KV
range is cut into contiguous chunks, every chunk runs as its own persistent
tile, and the per-chunk (O, LSE) partials are reduced by
kernels/split_combine_sm100.py. At split_kv == 1 the added closures fold away
and the traced code is unchanged.

Flavors: sm100 d128 (f16/bf16, fp8, mxfp8), d192/128, d256 and d512, plus sm120
f16/bf16. The knob is gated per flavor so a flavor that does not thread it
cannot silently accept it, and the config backstop rejects THD, attention sink
and the flattened scheduler grids.

Also adds an optional cga1 cluster width (cta_mma=1) for d128 and d192/128.
cga1 has no collective MMA to halve per-CTA K/V, so d128 recovers the extra
SMEM through the existing Q/O alias and the fp8 family scales the KV stage
depth with the cluster width.

For the FP8 family the combine also reports amax_o over the recombined O: a
per-split epilogue sees only its own partial, and O is a convex combination of
those, so a max over partials over-reports the output amax.

Measured 3-5x end to end at S_q=128 over a 32K KV run on B200, with numerics
unchanged against both the unsplit kernel and an fp32 reference.

Tests: test/python/sdpa/frost/test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100.py -- 56 cases over
even and uneven splits (including empty ones), dense / causal / SWA /
bottom-right / padded masks, GQA, bf16, fp8 and mxfp8 at both cluster widths,
the recombined LSE, and amax_o.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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1592-1592: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Unused head_idx binding in both softmax payload decodes. _decode_payload_split returns four values, and both softmax warp groups bind head_idx without reading it. Ruff reports RUF059 at both sites. The MMA warp groups in the same files already use _hd for this position.

  • python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py#L1592-L1592: rename the second unpacked name to _hd, and apply the same rename to the initial decode at Line 1457.
  • python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_mxfp8_sm100.py#L2025-L2025: rename the second unpacked name to _hd, and apply the same rename to the initial decode at Line 1891.
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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py` at line 1592, Rename
the unused second unpacked value from head_idx to _hd in both softmax payload
decodes using _decode_payload_split:
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py lines 1457 and 1592, and
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_mxfp8_sm100.py lines 1891 and 2025.
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In `@python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py`:
- Line 1592: Rename the unused second unpacked value from head_idx to _hd in
both softmax payload decodes using _decode_payload_split:
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_fp8_sm100.py lines 1457 and 1592, and
python/cudnn/sdpa/fwd/kernels/prefill_d128_mxfp8_sm100.py lines 1891 and 2025.
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…-call tests to the THD ABI; hoist _thd_lse_tokens_cap

- test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100: the fp8/mxfp8 legs drive the kernel hosts
  positionally and predate the THD ABI (o_desc_words + n_thd_units, both
  dense-folded) — pass the same dummies the f16 leg already does.
- api_dsl: the THD LSE token-capacity rule (token-major and COMPACT
  head-major join the packed-Q floor; head-major with a declared stride
  carries its own extent) was triplicated across the SM100 executes — one
  documented helper (_thd_lse_tokens_cap) now owns the subtlety.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
vedaanta added a commit to vedaanta/cudnn-frontend that referenced this pull request Aug 19, 2026
…s on the THD ABI; NVIDIA#661 d192 kernels join the shared FP8-family ABI; hoist _thd_lse_tokens_cap

- test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100: the fp8/mxfp8 legs drive the kernel hosts
  positionally and predate the THD ABI (o_desc_words + n_thd_units, both
  dense-folded) — pass the same dummies the f16 leg already does.
- prefill_d192_d128_{fp8,mxfp8}_sm100 (NVIDIA#661, dense-only): accept the same
  dense-folded THD ABI slots as their d128 siblings so the adapter's launch
  shape stays uniform across the SM100 FP8 family (the kernels never read
  them; CFG.THD_VARLEN=1 still fails at trace time — the engine rows and a
  check_support gate keep THD routed to d128/d128 only).
- api_dsl: the THD LSE token-capacity rule (token-major and COMPACT
  head-major join the packed-Q floor; head-major with a declared stride
  carries its own extent) was triplicated across the SM100 executes — one
  documented helper (_thd_lse_tokens_cap) now owns the subtlety.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
vedaanta added a commit to vedaanta/cudnn-frontend that referenced this pull request Aug 21, 2026
…s on the THD ABI; NVIDIA#661 d192 kernels join the shared FP8-family ABI; hoist _thd_lse_tokens_cap

- test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100: the fp8/mxfp8 legs drive the kernel hosts
  positionally and predate the THD ABI (o_desc_words + n_thd_units, both
  dense-folded) — pass the same dummies the f16 leg already does.
- prefill_d192_d128_{fp8,mxfp8}_sm100 (NVIDIA#661, dense-only): accept the same
  dense-folded THD ABI slots as their d128 siblings so the adapter's launch
  shape stays uniform across the SM100 FP8 family (the kernels never read
  them; CFG.THD_VARLEN=1 still fails at trace time — the engine rows and a
  check_support gate keep THD routed to d128/d128 only).
- api_dsl: the THD LSE token-capacity rule (token-major and COMPACT
  head-major join the packed-Q floor; head-major with a declared stride
  carries its own extent) was triplicated across the SM100 executes — one
  documented helper (_thd_lse_tokens_cap) now owns the subtlety.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
vedaanta added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 21, 2026
…via the write_thd_meta envelope design (issue #552) (#648)

* frost(sdpa): THD/varlen on the FP8/MXFP8 SM100/SM107 forward engines via the write_thd_meta envelope design (issue #552)

Port the device-built-metadata + plan-time-envelope THD design (PRs #606/#608)
into the per-tensor FP8 SM100 kernel, its SM107 (Rubin) sibling
(hunk-symmetric), and the block-scale MXFP8 SM100 kernel — the port #622
prescribed when it removed the legacy leg:

- Kernels: dynamic packed token extents (cute.sym_int; plan-time-only compile
  keys), the shared build_thd_meta_o_descs_kernel setup launch (metadata + per
  -batch O TMA descriptors built device-side, no length ever reaches the
  host), the plan-time envelope grid with the batch == n_batch dead-unit
  sentinel (O-store skip; LSE/amax_o predicated on the per-sequence Q length
  from the device metadata), and ragged Stats in the caller's declared layout
  (token-major TH1 rank-2 or head-major rank-3, static-rank dispatch).
- MXFP8 THD scale factors travel PACKED per-sequence-TILE-padded
  ([1, H, Σ_b ceil(S_b/128), SF_SMEM] tile sequences in cu_seqlens order,
  matching the tile base the kernel derives via _thd_sf_tile_bases). The
  packed tile extent is a runtime value that must come without a device read
  (Rule 3), so it derives from the SF buffer's byte size — THD SF buffers are
  exactly the packed layout (its head stride could address nothing else);
  the SF descriptors use B=1 + dynamic tile extents.
- Adapter: factor the SM100 THD packing into _thd_pack (mirrors the SM120
  class): metadata/O-desc scratch, capacity token floors, zero-capacity
  clamps, envelope units — used by the f16 _execute_thd and the new FP8/MXFP8
  THD branches. FP8/MXFP8 serve the packed contract only
  (_thd_check_strides_packed; no stride keys in _thd_compile_kwargs). No
  Amax_S, no descale_s/scale_s — dropped on these kernels (#602/#619); the
  amax_o protocol (in-kernel atomicMax, device-side scale_o divide) is
  unchanged under THD.
- Engines: the SM100 FP8/MXFP8 rows declare thd=True + cu_seq_len=True; the
  arch RANGE (sm 100..119) already routes cc10.7 through the SM107 sibling.
- pygraph: sdpa_mxfp8 gains trailing use_padding_mask / seq_len_q /
  seq_len_kv / cu_seq_len_q / cu_seq_len_kv kwargs (sdpa_fp8 already had
  them) — the THD length carriers, and dense mxfp8 + KV padding becomes
  constructible for the first time (tested; stats off — padded_stats is not
  declared).
- Tests: THD self-attention (masks x e4m3/e5m2), cross-attention + GQA,
  causal+sink, THD+ragged-TH1-stats, and cu_seq_len cases for both fp8 and
  mxfp8; dense mxfp8 KV-padding; sm107 module-level THD-leg load checks.

Verified on B200 (backend 9.23.01): test/python/sdpa/frost 669 passed, 5
failed — all five are cu_seq_len graphs hitting the pre-existing
native-lowering version gate (fp8-family cu_seq_len needs the unified node,
cuDNN >= 9.24/9.25; develop's own f16 cu tests fail identically on this
backend and are green on CI's 9.26).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* frost(sdpa): PR #648 review fixes — sdpa_mxfp8 cu_seq_len docstring; E741 renames in the new mxfp8 tests

- sdpa_mxfp8 docstring: document cu_seq_len_q / cu_seq_len_kv (prefix-sum
  semantics, mutual exclusion with seq_len_*, cuDNN 9.24+), matching the
  sdpa / sdpa_fp8 documentation.
- test_sdpa_fwd_mxfp8_sm100.py: rename the six new call sites' O locals to
  o_out/o_ref (Ruff E741); pre-existing sites unchanged.

Not-applicable findings, verified: the dead-unit TMA-load concern is
unreachable (THD compiles always carry MASK_PADDED — _mask_flags_from forces
it for thd_varlen and _validate_knobs raises otherwise — so the loader's
masked-bounds branch resolves the dead unit's empty KV range from the device
metadata); test_fp8_thd_leg_loads is already L0 via the file's module-level
pytestmark.

Validated against the LATEST 9.26 backend (9.26.0.33, headers + libs):
fp8/mxfp8/sm107 suites 80 passed (including both cu_seq_len tests the local
9.23 backend gates), f16 THD suite 193 passed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* frost(sdpa): rebase follow-ups — #658 split-kv direct-call tests on the THD ABI; #661 d192 kernels join the shared FP8-family ABI; hoist _thd_lse_tokens_cap

- test_sdpa_fwd_split_kv_sm100: the fp8/mxfp8 legs drive the kernel hosts
  positionally and predate the THD ABI (o_desc_words + n_thd_units, both
  dense-folded) — pass the same dummies the f16 leg already does.
- prefill_d192_d128_{fp8,mxfp8}_sm100 (#661, dense-only): accept the same
  dense-folded THD ABI slots as their d128 siblings so the adapter's launch
  shape stays uniform across the SM100 FP8 family (the kernels never read
  them; CFG.THD_VARLEN=1 still fails at trace time — the engine rows and a
  check_support gate keep THD routed to d128/d128 only).
- api_dsl: the THD LSE token-capacity rule (token-major and COMPACT
  head-major join the packed-Q floor; head-major with a declared stride
  carries its own extent) was triplicated across the SM100 executes — one
  documented helper (_thd_lse_tokens_cap) now owns the subtlety.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* frost(sdpa): fix mhas fp8/mxfp8 ragged NaNs — clamp K/V TMA past the packed total; dead-row O := 0 on zero-length KV

Two bugs surfaced by the frost:rel:sdpa:sm100 CI mhas fp8 ragged sweeps
(gitlab job 404201758, 16 failures):

1. NaN-poisoned capacity tails: test_mhas_v2 NaN-fills the ragged
   capacity tail past the packed total, and the last sequence's KV
   envelope tile loads step into it. The padding mask kills those
   columns in S (NaN-safe select), but BMM2 still computes
   P(0) . V(NaN) = NaN. Fix: the THD setup kernel
   (build_thd_meta_o_kv_descs_kernel) now also emits runtime K/V TMA
   descriptors with GLOBAL_DIM clamped to the device-side packed total
   cu_k[B] — tail loads land as TMA OOB zero-fill, zero host reads. The
   fp8/mxfp8 mainloops read them from two extra o_desc_words slots.

2. Zero-length KV sequences (e.g. seq_len_kv=[0, 83, 77]): an empty
   mainloop never writes the O TMEM, and the epilogue's
   `o_chunk * inv_sum(=0)` cannot zero the garbage when it happens to be
   NaN (uninitialized TMEM on the sequence's first tile). Port the f16
   dead-row contract (O := 0, LSE := -inf) into the fp8 sm100/sm107 and
   mxfp8 epilogues: `row_dead = total_sum <= 0` hoisted above the sink
   branch, and the stored O elements (plus amax_o inputs) selected to 0
   explicitly.

Tests: frost fp8/mxfp8 suites get NaN-poisoned capacity tails in
_dense_buf (mhas parity) and new zero-length-KV THD regression tests;
mhas fp8 fwd+bwd ragged L0 sweeps now 46/46 x3 runs, frost
fp8/mxfp8/split-kv/sm107 suites 166/166 on cuDNN 9.26.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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