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Affected area

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Summary

Add GDP support to FROST LA.

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  • New Features

    • Added Gated DeltaProduct linear attention with forward and backward execution.
    • Added configurable Householder updates, normalization, beta sigmoid, checkpoints, initial/final states, and batch-invariant processing.
    • Added support for 64- and 128-wide key/value dimensions, flexible gate parameter dtypes, and negative-eigenvalue handling.
    • Added GDP benchmarks, results, and customizable chart dimension labels.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved validation and backend routing for unsupported attention configurations.
  • Documentation

    • Documented GDP execution, supported options, normalization behavior, and benchmark results.

@jhjpark jhjpark added this to the Frontend 1.29.0 milestone Aug 25, 2026
@jhjpark jhjpark added cat-feature Requests for new functionality, APIs, examples, or behavior improvements. orig-nv-eng Reported or requested by NVIDIA engineering. mod-frost labels Aug 25, 2026
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GDP forward and backward support was added across cuDNN graph APIs, FROST execution, expanded Householder timelines, dimension-aware kernels, benchmarks, documentation, and validation tests.

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GDP linear-attention support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Public GDP graph and operator path
python/cudnn/_pygraph.py, python/cudnn/graph_types.py, python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/*, python/cudnn/linear_attention/graph_analyzer.py
Adds GDP graph nodes, shape inference, validation, cached forward and backward execution, autograd integration, state and checkpoint handling, and the public gated_delta_product API.
FROST expansion and execution
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/*, python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/common/*
Adds GDP engine routing, Householder packing and gathering, expanded sequence descriptors, expanded split-K scheduling, seeded checkpoint replay, and cached Q/K normalization recipes.
Dimension-aware CUDA kernels
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/*
Adds runtime key/value dimension support for 64- and 128-wide value heads, updates state and checkpoint layouts, and propagates dimensions, expansion factors, normalization, and negative-eigenvalue handling through compilation and launches.
Benchmarks, references, and tests
benchmark/linear_attention/*, test/python/linear_attention/*, README.md, docs/python_graph_and_execution_backends.md
Adds GDP benchmark execution and charts, a GDN-based reference, parity and validation coverage, and GDP API and backend documentation.

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

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to b7d43

The GDP API can accept mismatched tensor dtypes without validation, allowing incorrect results or unsafe GPU reads, while related kernel-boundary concerns and required test metadata remain unresolved. The PR is not merge-ready until the correctness risks are fixed or explicitly accepted; benchmark bandwidth accounting also needs a minor follow-up.

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Actionable comments posted: 9

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python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn2_prefill_f16.py (1)

2158-2159: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Validate d_v = 64 GDN-2 parity. The previous offsets already matched the current values for d_v = 128, so this change does not affect that configuration. Compare prefill output, recompute checkpoints, and final state for d_v = 64.

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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn2_prefill_f16.py` around lines
2158 - 2159, Validate GDN-2 parity for d_v = 64 at leading_byte_offset and
stride_byte_offset in gdn2_prefill_f16.py (2158-2159) and gdn2_recompute_f16.py
(1756-1757), comparing prefill output, recompute checkpoints, and final state;
no offset change is requested for d_v = 128.
python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/__init__.py (1)

11-11: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Sort both __all__ lists to satisfy RUF022. Ruff flags both lists as unsorted after the new GDP entries were appended. If RUF022 is enforced in the lint gate, this fails CI. The lazy-export entries themselves are correct in both files.

  • python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/__init__.py#L11-L11: order as ["gated_delta_net", "gated_delta_net_v2", "gated_delta_product", "kimi_delta_attention"].
  • python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/__init__.py#L36-L36: order as ["Gdn2FrostEngine", "GdnFrostEngine", "GdpFrostEngine", "KdaFrostEngine"].
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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/__init__.py` at line 11, Sort the __all__
list in python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/__init__.py as gated_delta_net,
gated_delta_net_v2, gated_delta_product, kimi_delta_attention, and sort the
__all__ list in python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/__init__.py as
Gdn2FrostEngine, GdnFrostEngine, GdpFrostEngine, KdaFrostEngine; the lazy-export
entries require no other changes.

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python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_bprop_f16.py (1)

4430-4434: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the 512-column TMEM budget now that the offsets are dimension-dependent. Both build_cfg functions derive their TMEM column offsets from cfg.d_k, cfg.d_v, and cfg.b_t, while the corresponding tcgen05_alloc still reserves a fixed 512 columns. If a future dimension or stage combination pushes the last offset past 512, the TMEM accesses silently overlap other regions instead of failing at build time. kda_recompute_f16.py already asserts this bound in its own build_cfg, so the convention exists in the codebase.

  • python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_bprop_f16.py#L4430-L4434: raise if cfg.tmem_y_offset + cfg.tmem_shared_input_stages * (cfg.b_t // 2) exceeds 512, before returning cfg.
  • python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_prefill_f16.py#L2786-L2790: raise if cfg.tmem_y_decay_u_input_offset plus its own stage extent exceeds 512, before returning cfg.
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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_bprop_f16.py` around lines
4430 - 4434, In both build_cfg functions, validate the complete TMEM range
before returning cfg: in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_bprop_f16.py lines 4430-4434,
assert that cfg.tmem_y_offset plus cfg.tmem_shared_input_stages * (cfg.b_t // 2)
does not exceed 512; in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_prefill_f16.py lines 2786-2790,
assert that cfg.tmem_y_decay_u_input_offset plus its stage extent does not
exceed 512. Use the existing build-time assertion convention and preserve the
fixed 512-column allocation.
python/cudnn/frost/buffers.py (1)

159-166: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Accept an optional dim argument in DeviceView.stride().

If a DeviceView is passed as a multi-GEMM variant-pack operand, _call_multi_gemm calls t.stride(-1). The current signature raises TypeError. Add dim=None and return the indexed stride when provided.

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In `@python/cudnn/frost/buffers.py` around lines 159 - 166, Update
DeviceView.stride to accept an optional dim argument while preserving the full
stride tuple when dim is omitted; when dim is provided, return the stride at
that index so _call_multi_gemm can call stride(-1) successfully.

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python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/gdn_engine.py (1)

184-187: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Skip the q_x carve when use_qk_l2norm is set.

In run, the num_householder > 1 path uses q_x only when use_qk_l2norm is false. With use_qk_l2norm set, the l2norm kernel writes the expanded q rows directly into q_n, and q_x stays unused. The carve still reserves total * HQ * 128 * 2 bytes of workspace, which is the largest single GDP region for long sequences.

♻️ Proposed change
         if self.num_householder > 1:
-            self.off_q_x = layout.add(total * HQ * 128 * 2)
+            if not self.use_qk_l2norm:
+                self.off_q_x = layout.add(total * HQ * 128 * 2)
             self.off_g_x = layout.add(total * HO * 4)
             self.off_o_x = layout.add(total * HO * V * 2)

Then make the matching region conditional and adjust the *rest, q_x, g_x, o_x unpacking in run for the two cases.

Also applies to: 208-213

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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/gdn_engine.py` around lines 184 - 187,
Update the workspace carving and unpacking in run so the q_x region is allocated
and bound only when num_householder > 1 and use_qk_l2norm is false; when l2
normalization is enabled, omit that region and unpack only the remaining
workspace regions while preserving g_x and o_x offsets.
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Inline comments:
In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/cutile/kda_engine.py`:
- Around line 240-241: Update the NotImplementedError message in the bwd v-head
dimension guard of KdaCuTileEngine, replacing the incorrect “tileiras” wording
with the established runtime name “cuda.tile”; leave the gate logic unchanged.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/common/expand.py`:
- Around line 127-130: Update the q expansion paths around scatter_rows and
l2norm_qk_kernel so every expanded chunk row in the forward workspaces q_x and
q_n is explicitly zero-filled when it is outside the active expand phase;
preserve the existing scatter behavior for the active sub-token.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/common/split_k.py`:
- Around line 919-923: Update CompiledGdn.run’s GDP allocation and split-table
sizing to use total * num_householder when num_householder exceeds one,
including g_x, chunk_scratch, ideal, and work_item_rows; keep the existing total
sizing when expansion is disabled and align all allocations with the cu_seqlens
* num_householder scan and walk ranges.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn2_bprop_f16.py`:
- Around line 4139-4140: Validate the runtime value dimension from v.shape[2]
against the cached DV in CompiledGdn2Bwd before replaying the plan in run_bwd.
Reject mismatches or select a cache keyed by the runtime shape so kernels are
never launched with a plan specialized for a different DV.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/kda_recompute_f16.py`:
- Around line 1127-1136: Align the d_v == 64 state-row mapping with the 32-lane
TMEM accesses so each TMEM lane maps to a unique row without duplicates or
omissions. Update the mapping logic around value_dim and its corresponding
state_gmem_row or dstate_gmem_row calculations in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/kda_recompute_f16.py:1127-1136,
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_prefill_f16.py:1492-1506, and
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_bprop_f16.py:2805-2818; keep the
mappings consistent across the state seed, checkpoint, final-state, and dstate
paths.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/graph_analyzer.py`:
- Line 145: Update the num_householder parsing near the num_householder
validation so an explicitly provided value of 0 is preserved rather than
replaced with 1, while retaining 1 only as the missing-value default. Ensure the
existing validation rejects all values below 1 and produces its intended error
before graph analysis reaches the row-mismatch handling.
- Around line 175-178: Extend the GDP validation near the existing input checks
to validate output row counts before planning: require dQ and O to use q rows,
and dK, dV, and dBeta to use q rows multiplied by num_householder. Set invalid
consistently for mismatches while preserving the existing input validation
behavior.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/gdp.py`:
- Around line 508-522: Add a dtype validation for dO in the gated_delta_product
backward input checks, requiring it to match q.dtype before build_bprop_graph or
cache handling; use the existing check_dtype helper and preserve the strict
validation pattern used for beta and g.

In `@test/python/linear_attention/test_la.py`:
- Around line 1949-1953: Move test_gdp_fwd_split_table out of the module-level
L0 mark by applying the appropriate higher per-test level marker to that test.
Keep the module-level L0 behavior for the other tests unchanged.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@python/cudnn/frost/buffers.py`:
- Around line 159-166: Update DeviceView.stride to accept an optional dim
argument while preserving the full stride tuple when dim is omitted; when dim is
provided, return the stride at that index so _call_multi_gemm can call
stride(-1) successfully.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/gdn_engine.py`:
- Around line 184-187: Update the workspace carving and unpacking in run so the
q_x region is allocated and bound only when num_householder > 1 and
use_qk_l2norm is false; when l2 normalization is enabled, omit that region and
unpack only the remaining workspace regions while preserving g_x and o_x
offsets.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_bprop_f16.py`:
- Around line 4430-4434: In both build_cfg functions, validate the complete TMEM
range before returning cfg: in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_bprop_f16.py lines 4430-4434,
assert that cfg.tmem_y_offset plus cfg.tmem_shared_input_stages * (cfg.b_t // 2)
does not exceed 512; in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_prefill_f16.py lines 2786-2790,
assert that cfg.tmem_y_decay_u_input_offset plus its stage extent does not
exceed 512. Use the existing build-time assertion convention and preserve the
fixed 512-column allocation.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn2_prefill_f16.py`:
- Around line 2158-2159: Validate GDN-2 parity for d_v = 64 at
leading_byte_offset and stride_byte_offset in gdn2_prefill_f16.py (2158-2159)
and gdn2_recompute_f16.py (1756-1757), comparing prefill output, recompute
checkpoints, and final state; no offset change is requested for d_v = 128.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/__init__.py`:
- Line 11: Sort the __all__ list in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/__init__.py as gated_delta_net,
gated_delta_net_v2, gated_delta_product, kimi_delta_attention, and sort the
__all__ list in python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/__init__.py as
Gdn2FrostEngine, GdnFrostEngine, GdpFrostEngine, KdaFrostEngine; the lazy-export
entries require no other changes.
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Actionable comments posted: 7

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python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/__init__.py (1)

36-36: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Sort the public export lists.

Ruff RUF022 flags both __all__ lists. Sort the FROST engine names and linear-attention wrapper names alphabetically.

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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/__init__.py` at line 36, Sort both public
__all__ lists alphabetically to satisfy Ruff RUF022: update the FROST exports in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/__init__.py (line 36) and the
linear-attention wrapper exports in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/__init__.py (line 11), preserving all existing
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python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/gdn_engine.py (1)

472-472: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Reuse self.compact_qdo for dq_rows.

Line 472 repeats the num_householder > 1 and int(v.dim[-1]) == 64 test that Line 413 already stores in self.compact_qdo, and Line 479 repeats it a third time. Two independent copies of one predicate can drift.

♻️ Proposed simplification
-        dq_rows = total // self.num_householder if (self.num_householder > 1 and int(v.dim[-1]) == 64) else total
+        dq_rows = total // self.num_householder if self.compact_qdo else total
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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/gdn_engine.py` at line 472, Update the
dq_rows calculation in the relevant method to reuse self.compact_qdo instead of
repeating the num_householder and v.dim predicate; also replace the equivalent
duplicate condition near the later dq_rows-related logic, preserving the
existing division behavior when compact_qdo is enabled.
python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/__init__.py (1)

29-33: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Update the stale STUB statements.

The docstring states that kda_bprop_f16.py and gdn2_bprop_f16.py are stubs. Both files now carry full backward implementations. The GDP paragraph above was refreshed in this change, so the surrounding text should match the current state of the module.

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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/__init__.py` around lines 29 - 33,
Update the module docstring in the KDA/GDN-2 section to remove the stale
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In `@benchmark/linear_attention/benchmark_single_linear_attention.py`:
- Around line 623-637: Update the gated_delta_product call in the GDP branch to
forward args.batch_invariant, matching the GDN, KDA, and GDN-2 branches while
preserving the existing arguments.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn_recompute_f16.py`:
- Around line 2666-2669: Validate the seed span in chunks before enabling
interval generation, rejecting values below one to prevent zero-span prologue
hangs. Add this check in both gdn_recompute_f16.py lines 2666-2669 and
kda_recompute_f16.py lines 2542-2545, alongside each existing scheduler_all
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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/gdn2_recompute_f16.py`:
- Around line 2693-2696: Validate seed_every_n_tokens in the seed_checkpoints
initialization block before launching device work: when seeding is enabled,
reject a zero value (alongside the existing scheduler_all check) so
gen_interval_items and the write_start calculation cannot receive zero-sized
intervals or a zero divisor.
- Around line 1290-1292: Validate the options used by chunk_gdn2_recompute_sm100
so seed_state_checkpoints cannot be enabled when checkpoint_every_n_tokens is
zero; alternatively, ensure enabling seeded checkpoints also initializes
checkpoint staging. Prevent the CG1 checkpoint barrier operations and seeded
writes from running without initialized barriers or from aliasing the V staging
buffer.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/gdn.py`:
- Line 651: Validate the pairing of checkpoint_every_n_tokens and
state_checkpoints in the existing gdn input-validation logic: reject nonzero or
cadence-based state_checkpoints when the cadence is unset or inconsistent,
preventing the graph from interpreting checkpoint rows at the wrong granularity.
Keep valid uncheckpointed and matching-cadence inputs accepted, and raise the
same established validation error type used for nearby arguments.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/gdp.py`:
- Line 451: Update gdp_fwd_fake’s final-state allocation to use
initial_state.dtype when initial_state is provided, with the same fallback used
by gdn_fwd_fake, instead of always forcing torch.float32; preserve the existing
empty shape when output_final_state is false.
- Around line 305-306: Update both gdp_fwd and gdp_bwd to validate k, v, and dO
with check_dtype against q.dtype before constructing or using graph descriptors;
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mismatched tensor dtypes.

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In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/__init__.py`:
- Line 36: Sort both public __all__ lists alphabetically to satisfy Ruff RUF022:
update the FROST exports in python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/__init__.py
(line 36) and the linear-attention wrapper exports in
python/cudnn/linear_attention/ops/__init__.py (line 11), preserving all existing
names.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/gdn_engine.py`:
- Line 472: Update the dq_rows calculation in the relevant method to reuse
self.compact_qdo instead of repeating the num_householder and v.dim predicate;
also replace the equivalent duplicate condition near the later dq_rows-related
logic, preserving the existing division behavior when compact_qdo is enabled.

In `@python/cudnn/linear_attention/frost/kernel/__init__.py`:
- Around line 29-33: Update the module docstring in the KDA/GDN-2 section to
remove the stale statements that kda_bprop_f16.py and gdn2_bprop_f16.py are
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