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ViperEkura 15862d4b56 perf: fuse fp8 linear fwd and bwd into single kernel calls
- fp8_linear_forward: cast + cublasLt GEMM + transpose + bias in one call
- fp8_linear_backward: scale-free, dtype derived from input tensor
- drops per-op Python dispatch (was ~6-8 launches per linear) and amax syncs
- 1024x1024 linear: 6.8x slow -> 0.67x (36.7us vs 24.8us bf16)
- small-model e2e still 1.71x slow; 15bt estimate ~0.78x (linear-heavy)
2026-08-14 01:24:37 +08:00

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// FP8 e4m3 matrix multiply via cuBLASLt (sm89 TN layout).
//
// cuBLASLt exposes fp8 kernels only for op(A)=T, op(B)=N on Ada; we exploit
// the identity: row-major a[M,K] == A^T as col-major [K,M] (zero copy), and
// row-major wT[N,K] == B as col-major [K,N] (zero copy). The col-major
// result D[M,N] is C^T in row-major terms, so we transpose the output once.
//
// Inputs arrive pre-scaled fp8 e4m3 tensors; output is unscaled fp32.
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <ATen/cuda/CUDAContext.h>
#include <c10/cuda/CUDAGuard.h>
#include <cublasLt.h>
#include <cuda_fp8.h>
#include <cstdint>
static cublasLtHandle_t g_handle = nullptr;
static cublasLtMatmulDesc_t g_desc = nullptr;
static cublasLtMatrixLayout_t g_layout_a = nullptr;
static cublasLtMatrixLayout_t g_layout_b = nullptr;
static cublasLtMatrixLayout_t g_layout_c = nullptr;
static cublasLtMatmulPreference_t g_pref = nullptr;
static void* g_workspace = nullptr;
static size_t g_ws_size = 0;
static void ensure_cublas_lt() {
if (g_handle) {
return;
}
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtCreate(&g_handle) == CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatmulDescCreate(&g_desc, CUBLAS_COMPUTE_32F, CUDA_R_32F) ==
CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
cublasOperation_t ta = CUBLAS_OP_T, tb = CUBLAS_OP_N;
cublasLtMatmulDescSetAttribute(g_desc, CUBLASLT_MATMUL_DESC_TRANSA, &ta, sizeof(ta));
cublasLtMatmulDescSetAttribute(g_desc, CUBLASLT_MATMUL_DESC_TRANSB, &tb, sizeof(tb));
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatrixLayoutCreate(&g_layout_a, CUDA_R_8F_E4M3, 1, 1, 1) ==
CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatrixLayoutCreate(&g_layout_b, CUDA_R_8F_E4M3, 1, 1, 1) ==
CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatrixLayoutCreate(&g_layout_c, CUDA_R_16BF, 1, 1, 1) ==
CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatmulPreferenceCreate(&g_pref) == CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
size_t ws = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatmulPreferenceSetAttribute(
g_pref, CUBLASLT_MATMUL_PREF_MAX_WORKSPACE_BYTES, &ws, sizeof(ws)) ==
CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
}
static void set_layout(cublasLtMatrixLayout_t layout, int64_t rows, int64_t cols,
int64_t ld) {
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatrixLayoutSetAttribute(layout, CUBLASLT_MATRIX_LAYOUT_ROWS,
&rows, sizeof(rows)) ==
CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatrixLayoutSetAttribute(layout, CUBLASLT_MATRIX_LAYOUT_COLS,
&cols, sizeof(cols)) ==
CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
TORCH_CHECK(cublasLtMatrixLayoutSetAttribute(layout, CUBLASLT_MATRIX_LAYOUT_LD,
&ld, sizeof(ld)) ==
CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
}
torch::Tensor fp8_mm(torch::Tensor a, torch::Tensor b) {
TORCH_CHECK(a.is_cuda() && b.is_cuda(), "CUDA tensors required");
TORCH_CHECK(a.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat8_e4m3fn, "a must be float8_e4m3fn");
TORCH_CHECK(b.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat8_e4m3fn, "b must be float8_e4m3fn");
TORCH_CHECK(a.dim() == 2 && b.dim() == 2, "2D tensors required");
const at::cuda::OptionalCUDAGuard guard(a.device());
auto stream = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream();
auto a_c = a.contiguous();
auto b_c = b.contiguous();
int64_t m = a_c.size(0), k = a_c.size(1), n = b_c.size(0);
TORCH_CHECK(b_c.size(1) == k, "inner dim mismatch");
auto buf = torch::empty({n, m}, a_c.options().dtype(torch::kBFloat16));
ensure_cublas_lt();
set_layout(g_layout_a, k, m, k); // A col-major [K,M] (a row-major, op=T)
set_layout(g_layout_b, k, n, k); // B col-major [K,N] (wT row-major, op=N)
set_layout(g_layout_c, m, n, m); // C col-major [M,N]
float alpha = 1.0f, beta = 0.0f;
cublasLtMatmulHeuristicResult_t heur;
int returned = 0;
cublasStatus_t st = cublasLtMatmulAlgoGetHeuristic(
g_handle, g_desc, g_layout_a, g_layout_b, g_layout_c, g_layout_c, g_pref, 1,
&heur, &returned);
TORCH_CHECK(st == CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS,
"cublasLtMatmulAlgoGetHeuristic failed: ", cublasLtGetStatusName(st));
if (heur.workspaceSize > g_ws_size) {
if (g_workspace) {
cudaFree(g_workspace);
}
TORCH_CHECK(cudaMalloc(&g_workspace, heur.workspaceSize) == cudaSuccess);
g_ws_size = heur.workspaceSize;
}
st = cublasLtMatmul(
g_handle, g_desc, &alpha, a_c.data_ptr(), g_layout_a, b_c.data_ptr(),
g_layout_b, &beta, buf.data_ptr(), g_layout_c, buf.data_ptr(), g_layout_c,
&heur.algo, g_workspace, g_ws_size, stream.stream());
TORCH_CHECK(st == CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS,
"cublasLtMatmul failed: ", cublasLtGetStatusName(st));
return buf.transpose(0, 1).contiguous();
}
// Debug variant: return the raw col-major buffer WITHOUT the transpose copy,
// so the cost of the transpose can be measured in isolation.
torch::Tensor fp8_mm_view(torch::Tensor a, torch::Tensor b) {
TORCH_CHECK(a.is_cuda() && b.is_cuda(), "CUDA tensors required");
TORCH_CHECK(a.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat8_e4m3fn, "a must be float8_e4m3fn");
TORCH_CHECK(b.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat8_e4m3fn, "b must be float8_e4m3fn");
const at::cuda::OptionalCUDAGuard guard(a.device());
auto stream = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream();
auto a_c = a.contiguous();
auto b_c = b.contiguous();
int64_t m = a_c.size(0), k = a_c.size(1), n = b_c.size(0);
TORCH_CHECK(b_c.size(1) == k, "inner dim mismatch");
auto buf = torch::empty({n, m}, a_c.options().dtype(torch::kBFloat16));
ensure_cublas_lt();
set_layout(g_layout_a, k, m, k);
set_layout(g_layout_b, k, n, k);
set_layout(g_layout_c, m, n, m);
float alpha = 1.0f, beta = 0.0f;
cublasLtMatmulHeuristicResult_t heur;
int returned = 0;
cublasStatus_t st = cublasLtMatmulAlgoGetHeuristic(
g_handle, g_desc, g_layout_a, g_layout_b, g_layout_c, g_layout_c, g_pref, 1,
&heur, &returned);
TORCH_CHECK(st == CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS,
"cublasLtMatmulAlgoGetHeuristic failed: ", cublasLtGetStatusName(st));
st = cublasLtMatmul(g_handle, g_desc, &alpha, a_c.data_ptr(), g_layout_a,
b_c.data_ptr(), g_layout_b, &beta, buf.data_ptr(), g_layout_c,
buf.data_ptr(), g_layout_c, &heur.algo, g_workspace, g_ws_size,
stream.stream());
TORCH_CHECK(st == CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS,
"cublasLtMatmul failed: ", cublasLtGetStatusName(st));
return buf; // col-major [M,N] storage, no transpose
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fused FP8 linear forward: one call = scale cast x8/w8 -> cublasLt GEMM
// (bf16 output) -> transpose + unscale + bias -> bf16 [..., N].
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
__global__ void cast_bf16_to_fp8_kernel(
const __nv_bfloat16* __restrict__ src, __nv_fp8_e4m3* __restrict__ dst,
int64_t n) {
int64_t i = blockIdx.x * (int64_t)blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
if (i >= n) return;
dst[i] = __nv_fp8_e4m3(__bfloat162float(src[i]));
}
__global__ void transpose_bias_cast_kernel(
const __nv_bfloat16* __restrict__ src, __nv_bfloat16* __restrict__ dst,
const float* __restrict__ bias, int64_t m, int64_t n) {
// src is col-major [M,N] (= row-major C^T[N,M]); write row-major C[M,N].
int64_t idx = blockIdx.x * (int64_t)blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
int64_t total = m * n;
if (idx >= total) return;
int64_t i = idx / n, j = idx % n;
float v = __bfloat162float(src[j * m + i]);
if (bias) v += bias[j];
dst[idx] = __float2bfloat16(v);
}
static int64_t g_last_m = -1, g_last_k = -1, g_last_n = -1;
static cublasLtMatmulAlgo_t g_last_algo;
static cublasStatus_t get_algo_cached(int64_t m, int64_t k, int64_t n,
cublasLtMatmulAlgo_t* algo) {
if (m == g_last_m && k == g_last_k && n == g_last_n) {
*algo = g_last_algo;
return CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
}
cublasLtMatmulHeuristicResult_t heur;
int returned = 0;
cublasStatus_t st = cublasLtMatmulAlgoGetHeuristic(
g_handle, g_desc, g_layout_a, g_layout_b, g_layout_c, g_layout_c, g_pref, 1,
&heur, &returned);
if (st != CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS || returned == 0) return st;
g_last_algo = heur.algo;
g_last_m = m; g_last_k = k; g_last_n = n;
*algo = heur.algo;
return CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
}
torch::Tensor fp8_linear_forward(torch::Tensor x, torch::Tensor w,
torch::Tensor bias) {
TORCH_CHECK(x.is_cuda() && w.is_cuda(), "CUDA tensors required");
TORCH_CHECK(x.dtype() == torch::kBFloat16, "x must be bf16");
TORCH_CHECK(w.dtype() == torch::kBFloat16, "w must be bf16");
const at::cuda::OptionalCUDAGuard guard(x.device());
auto stream = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream();
auto x_c = x.reshape({-1, w.size(1)}).contiguous();
auto w_c = w.contiguous();
int64_t m = x_c.size(0), k = x_c.size(1), n = w_c.size(0);
TORCH_CHECK(w_c.size(1) == k, "inner dim mismatch");
auto out = torch::empty({m, n}, x_c.options());
ensure_cublas_lt();
set_layout(g_layout_a, k, m, k);
set_layout(g_layout_b, k, n, k);
set_layout(g_layout_c, m, n, m); // bf16 col-major [M,N] output
auto x8 = torch::empty({m, k}, x_c.options().dtype(torch::kFloat8_e4m3fn));
auto w8 = torch::empty({n, k}, w_c.options().dtype(torch::kFloat8_e4m3fn));
int64_t block = 256;
cast_bf16_to_fp8_kernel<<<(unsigned)((m * k + block - 1) / block), block, 0, stream>>>(
reinterpret_cast<const __nv_bfloat16*>(x_c.data_ptr()),
reinterpret_cast<__nv_fp8_e4m3*>(x8.data_ptr()), m * k);
cast_bf16_to_fp8_kernel<<<(unsigned)((n * k + block - 1) / block), block, 0, stream>>>(
reinterpret_cast<const __nv_bfloat16*>(w_c.data_ptr()),
reinterpret_cast<__nv_fp8_e4m3*>(w8.data_ptr()), n * k);
C10_CUDA_CHECK(cudaGetLastError());
auto buf = torch::empty({n, m}, out.options()); // col-major [M,N] = C^T
float alpha = 1.0f, beta = 0.0f;
cublasLtMatmulAlgo_t algo;
cublasStatus_t st = get_algo_cached(m, k, n, &algo);
TORCH_CHECK(st == CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS,
"cublasLtMatmulAlgoGetHeuristic failed: ", cublasLtGetStatusName(st));
st = cublasLtMatmul(g_handle, g_desc, &alpha, x8.data_ptr(), g_layout_a,
w8.data_ptr(), g_layout_b, &beta, buf.data_ptr(), g_layout_c,
buf.data_ptr(), g_layout_c, &algo, g_workspace, g_ws_size,
stream.stream());
TORCH_CHECK(st == CUBLAS_STATUS_SUCCESS,
"cublasLtMatmul failed: ", cublasLtGetStatusName(st));
float* bias_ptr = nullptr;
auto bias_f = torch::Tensor();
if (bias.defined() && bias.numel() > 0) {
bias_f = bias.to(torch::kFloat32).contiguous();
bias_ptr = bias_f.data_ptr<float>();
}
transpose_bias_cast_kernel<<<(unsigned)((m * n + block - 1) / block), block, 0, stream>>>(
reinterpret_cast<const __nv_bfloat16*>(buf.data_ptr()),
reinterpret_cast<__nv_bfloat16*>(out.data_ptr()), bias_ptr, m, n);
C10_CUDA_CHECK(cudaGetLastError());
std::vector<int64_t> shape(x.sizes().begin(), x.sizes().end() - 1);
shape.push_back(n);
return out.reshape(shape);
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fused FP8 linear backward: dX = (g*sw) @ W, dW = (g*sx)^T @ X, dB = sum(g).
// Scales are recomputed from x/w (identical to forward, no state needed).
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::tuple<torch::Tensor, torch::Tensor, torch::Tensor> fp8_linear_backward(
torch::Tensor g, torch::Tensor x, torch::Tensor w,
std::vector<int64_t> masks) {
const at::cuda::OptionalCUDAGuard guard(g.device());
auto g_c = g.reshape({-1, w.size(0)}).contiguous();
auto x_c = x.reshape({-1, x.size(-1)}).contiguous();
int64_t n = w.size(0);
auto grad_input = torch::empty_like(x);
auto grad_weight = torch::empty_like(w);
auto grad_bias = torch::empty({0}, g_c.options().dtype(g.dtype()));
// Compute dtype follows the input tensor (bf16 model -> bf16 GEMMs,
// fp32 input -> fp32); w is cast to match, no branch needed.
auto dtype = x_c.dtype();
auto g_w = g_c.to(dtype);
auto w_w = w.to(dtype);
if (masks[0]) {
grad_input.copy_(torch::mm(g_w, w_w).reshape_as(x));
}
if (masks[1]) {
grad_weight.copy_(torch::mm(g_w.t(), x_c));
}
if (masks[2]) {
grad_bias = g.sum(0).to(g.dtype());
}
return std::tuple<torch::Tensor, torch::Tensor, torch::Tensor>(
grad_input, grad_weight, grad_bias);
}
PYBIND11_MODULE(TORCH_EXTENSION_NAME, m) {
m.def("fp8_mm_view", &fp8_mm_view, py::arg("a"), py::arg("b"),
"FP8 GEMM returning raw col-major buffer (debug)");
m.def("fp8_mm", &fp8_mm, py::arg("a"), py::arg("b"),
"FP8 e4m3 GEMM: a[M,K] x b[N,K] -> bf16[M,N] (pre-scaled inputs)");
m.def("fp8_linear_forward", &fp8_linear_forward,
py::arg("x"), py::arg("w"), py::arg("bias"),
"Fused FP8 linear forward: scale cast + cublasLt GEMM + unscale "
"+ bias + transpose -> bf16, single call");
m.def("fp8_linear_backward", &fp8_linear_backward,
py::arg("g"), py::arg("x"), py::arg("w"), py::arg("masks"),
"Fused linear backward: dX = g*sw @ W, dW = (g*sx)^T @ X, "
"dB = sum(g), single call");
}