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ViperEkura 1798474316 perf: rebuild decode gemm dispatch around shape-driven tile configs
- split-K removed entirely: tiled kernel walks K in one pass, no partials/semas workspace, no memset, single launch per call
- skinny GEMM (M<=8) dispatch table replaces the hand-written switch
- shape-driven four-family table replaces plan_gemm: wide-N (n>=4096) default {16,64,64,3,128} with BM=32 at M>16; narrow-N deep-K rings {16,32,256,2,64} while the grid fits one wave, {16,32,128,2,64} past it
- narrow-N is K-serial: widening the grid measurably does nothing (BN 64->32 ties, doubled m_tiles tie, kv at 4 blocks ties q/o at 24); deeper K chunks win until 72KB smem forces one CTA per SM and past one wave the 2-wave quantization loses to BK=128
- launch-check macros in common/launch.cuh; smem opt-in for the 72KB/60KB rings
- rename kernels/bf16_*.cu to gemm.cu/swiglu.cu; module names unchanged
- Python gate: lm_head (N>32768) falls back to cuBLAS, band narrows to M<=32
- drop the stale per-op benchmark narratives; fold the live numbers into cuda_kernels.md

Benchmark: NVIDIA L20 (sm_89, 92 SMs), CUDA 12.8, bf16, L2-thrash weight rotation, per-call medians at M=16: q/o 9.5us, kv 8.6us, gate/up 33.3us, down 33.7us (down -29% vs prior default). End-to-end 1B decode (gen 128, 3 trials, tokens/s vs cuBLAS): B=1 260 vs 252, B=8 1660 vs 1446, B=16 2464 vs 2437, B=32 3620 vs 3690. Prior split-K dispatch measured B=16 2243 / B=32 3393.
2026-09-04 22:41:39 +08:00

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"""Benchmark fused BF16 SwiGLU against torch and unfused GEMM chains."""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import math
import statistics
from dataclasses import dataclass
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Callable, Iterable
import click
import torch
import torch.nn.functional as F
from astrai.extension import bf16_gemm, bf16_swiglu, is_available
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class SwiGLUShape:
name: str
n: int
k: int
DEFAULT_SHAPES = (
SwiGLUShape("astrai_1b", 6912, 1536),
SwiGLUShape("llama2_7b", 11008, 4096),
SwiGLUShape("llama3_8b", 14336, 4096),
SwiGLUShape("llama2_13b", 13824, 5120),
SwiGLUShape("gpt_neox_20b", 16384, 6144),
)
def parse_positive_ints(value: str) -> tuple[int, ...]:
try:
values = tuple(dict.fromkeys(int(item.strip()) for item in value.split(",")))
except ValueError as exc:
raise click.BadParameter("expected comma-separated integers") from exc
if not values or any(item <= 0 for item in values):
raise click.BadParameter("values must be positive integers")
return values
def parse_shape(value: str) -> SwiGLUShape:
parts = value.split(":")
if len(parts) != 3 or not parts[0]:
raise click.BadParameter("shape must use NAME:N:K")
try:
n, k = (int(item) for item in parts[1:])
except ValueError as exc:
raise click.BadParameter("N and K must be integers") from exc
if n <= 0 or k <= 0 or k % 8:
raise click.BadParameter("N must be positive and K positive/divisible by 8")
return SwiGLUShape(parts[0], n, k)
def percentile(values: Iterable[float], quantile: float) -> float:
ordered = sorted(values)
rank = (len(ordered) - 1) * quantile
lower = math.floor(rank)
upper = math.ceil(rank)
if lower == upper:
return ordered[lower]
fraction = rank - lower
return ordered[lower] * (1 - fraction) + ordered[upper] * fraction
def summarize(values: list[float]) -> dict[str, float]:
return {
"median_ms": statistics.median(values),
"p90_ms": percentile(values, 0.90),
"p99_ms": percentile(values, 0.99),
"min_ms": min(values),
"max_ms": max(values),
}
def time_operation(operation: Callable[[], torch.Tensor], iterations: int) -> float:
start = torch.cuda.Event(enable_timing=True)
end = torch.cuda.Event(enable_timing=True)
start.record()
for _ in range(iterations):
operation()
end.record()
end.synchronize()
return start.elapsed_time(end) / iterations
def count_cuda_kernels(
operation: Callable[[], torch.Tensor], repeats: int = 5
) -> float:
with torch.profiler.profile(
activities=[
torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CPU,
torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CUDA,
],
acc_events=True,
) as profile:
for _ in range(repeats):
operation()
torch.cuda.synchronize()
device_type = torch.autograd.DeviceType.CUDA
events = [event for event in profile.events() if event.device_type == device_type]
return len(events) / repeats
def capture(operation: Callable[[], torch.Tensor]):
for _ in range(3):
operation()
torch.cuda.synchronize()
graph = torch.cuda.CUDAGraph()
with torch.cuda.graph(graph):
output = operation()
def replay() -> torch.Tensor:
graph.replay()
return output
return replay
def make_operations(x, up_weight, gate_weight, mode: str):
operations: dict[str, Callable[[], torch.Tensor]] = {
"torch": lambda: F.linear(x, up_weight) * F.silu(F.linear(x, gate_weight)),
"gemm_chain": lambda: (
bf16_gemm(x, up_weight) * F.silu(bf16_gemm(x, gate_weight))
),
"fused": lambda: bf16_swiglu(x, up_weight, gate_weight),
}
if mode == "graph":
operations = {name: capture(op) for name, op in operations.items()}
return operations
def benchmark_case(
shape: SwiGLUShape,
m: int,
mode: str,
*,
warmup: int,
iterations: int,
trials: int,
) -> list[dict[str, object]]:
x = torch.randn((m, shape.k), device="cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16) * 0.1
scale = shape.k**-0.5
up_weight = (
torch.randn((shape.n, shape.k), device="cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16) * scale
)
gate_weight = (
torch.randn((shape.n, shape.k), device="cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16) * scale
)
operations = make_operations(x, up_weight, gate_weight, mode)
for operation in operations.values():
for _ in range(warmup):
operation()
torch.cuda.synchronize()
samples = {name: [] for name in operations}
forward_order = tuple(operations)
# A-B-C-C-B-A order balances cache, clock, and temperature drift.
for _ in range(trials):
for name in (*forward_order, *reversed(forward_order)):
samples[name].append(time_operation(operations[name], iterations))
with torch.no_grad():
expected = operations["torch"]().clone()
actual = operations["fused"]().clone()
difference = (actual.float() - expected.float()).abs()
max_abs_error = float(difference.max())
mean_abs_error = float(difference.mean())
cosine_similarity = float(
F.cosine_similarity(actual.float().flatten(), expected.float().flatten(), dim=0)
)
results = []
for name, operation in operations.items():
result: dict[str, object] = {
"shape": shape.name,
"m": m,
"n": shape.n,
"k": shape.k,
"mode": mode,
"implementation": name,
"cuda_kernel_launches_per_call": count_cuda_kernels(operation),
**summarize(samples[name]),
}
if name == "fused":
result.update(
max_abs_error=max_abs_error,
mean_abs_error=mean_abs_error,
cosine_similarity=cosine_similarity,
)
results.append(result)
return results
def device_metadata() -> dict[str, object]:
props = torch.cuda.get_device_properties(0)
return {
"timestamp_utc": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
"gpu_name": props.name,
"compute_capability": f"{props.major}.{props.minor}",
"total_memory_bytes": props.total_memory,
"torch_version": torch.__version__,
"cuda_version": torch.version.cuda,
"dtype": "bfloat16",
}
def render_markdown(payload: dict[str, object]) -> str:
metadata = payload["metadata"]
results = payload["results"]
assert isinstance(metadata, dict)
assert isinstance(results, list)
by_case = {
(item["shape"], item["m"], item["mode"], item["implementation"]): item
for item in results
}
cases = sorted({(item["shape"], item["m"], item["mode"]) for item in results})
lines = [
"# Fused SwiGLU benchmark",
"",
f"- GPU: {metadata['gpu_name']}",
f"- Compute capability: {metadata['compute_capability']}",
f"- PyTorch / CUDA: {metadata['torch_version']} / {metadata['cuda_version']}",
"",
"| Shape | M | Mode | torch ms | GEMM chain ms | fused ms | "
"vs best unfused | fused kernels | max abs | cosine |",
"|---|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|",
]
for shape, m, mode in cases:
torch_item = by_case[(shape, m, mode, "torch")]
gemm_item = by_case[(shape, m, mode, "gemm_chain")]
fused_item = by_case[(shape, m, mode, "fused")]
best = min(torch_item["median_ms"], gemm_item["median_ms"])
improvement = (best / fused_item["median_ms"] - 1) * 100
lines.append(
f"| {shape} | {m} | {mode} | {torch_item['median_ms']:.5f} | "
f"{gemm_item['median_ms']:.5f} | {fused_item['median_ms']:.5f} | "
f"{improvement:+.2f}% | "
f"{fused_item['cuda_kernel_launches_per_call']:.1f} | "
f"{fused_item['max_abs_error']:.5f} | "
f"{fused_item['cosine_similarity']:.8f} |"
)
lines.append("")
return "\n".join(lines)
@click.command(help=__doc__)
@click.option("--output", type=click.Path(path_type=Path), required=True)
@click.option("--markdown-output", type=click.Path(path_type=Path))
@click.option("--m-values", default="1,2,4,8", show_default=True)
@click.option("--shape", "shape_values", multiple=True, help="Repeat NAME:N:K.")
@click.option("--mode", type=click.Choice(("eager", "graph", "both")), default="both")
@click.option("--warmup", type=click.IntRange(min=1), default=10, show_default=True)
@click.option(
"--iterations", type=click.IntRange(min=1), default=100, show_default=True
)
@click.option("--trials", type=click.IntRange(min=1), default=10, show_default=True)
@click.option("--seed", type=int, default=0, show_default=True)
def benchmark_command(
output: Path,
markdown_output: Path | None,
m_values: str,
shape_values: tuple[str, ...],
mode: str,
warmup: int,
iterations: int,
trials: int,
seed: int,
) -> None:
if not torch.cuda.is_available():
raise click.ClickException("CUDA is required")
if not is_available("bf16_gemm") or not is_available("bf16_swiglu"):
raise click.ClickException("built bf16_gemm and bf16_swiglu are required")
shapes = tuple(parse_shape(value) for value in shape_values) or DEFAULT_SHAPES
m_values_parsed = parse_positive_ints(m_values)
if any(m > 8 for m in m_values_parsed):
raise click.BadParameter("fused primitive supports M up to 8")
modes = ("eager", "graph") if mode == "both" else (mode,)
torch.manual_seed(seed)
torch.cuda.manual_seed_all(seed)
results = []
with torch.inference_mode():
for shape in shapes:
for m in m_values_parsed:
for current_mode in modes:
click.echo(
f"{shape.name}: M={m} N={shape.n} K={shape.k} {current_mode}"
)
results.extend(
benchmark_case(
shape,
m,
current_mode,
warmup=warmup,
iterations=iterations,
trials=trials,
)
)
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
payload: dict[str, object] = {
"metadata": device_metadata(),
"settings": {
"warmup": warmup,
"iterations": iterations,
"trials": trials,
"seed": seed,
"order": "A-B-C-C-B-A",
},
"results": results,
}
output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
output.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2) + "\n")
if markdown_output is not None:
markdown_output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
markdown_output.write_text(render_markdown(payload))
if __name__ == "__main__":
benchmark_command()