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When FORCE_DETERMINISTIC=1, mhc_fused_hc bypasses autotuner selection and uses the fixed fused_half_fma tactic with one K split and block size 256. Other modes retain autotuned dispatch. Verify deterministic results and performance on supported GPU architectures.

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tests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_mhc.py adds test_mhc_fused_hc_force_deterministic with eight cases covering token counts 1 and 129, hidden sizes 4096 and 7168, fused normalization, repeated execution, cached atomic tactics, row-versus-batch consistency, and CUDA graph replay. The test file is listed in the B200 and GB200 CI lists. Related lagged-composition coverage is listed for B300 and GB300. No manual-QA entry was identified. Coverage verdict: sufficient for the represented dispatch regressions. Execution results are not established by the supplied evidence.

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  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/mhc/mhc_cuda.py — FORCE_DETERMINISTIC=1 introduces a fixed-tactic dispatch path and bypasses cached autotuner tactics. Verify output stability and performance across supported devices.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_mhc.py — Adds deterministic-dispatch regression coverage, including cached atomic tactics, fused RMSNorm, and CUDA graph replay. The test file is listed in the B200 and GB200 CI lists.

Description

Fused mHC dispatch ignores FORCE_DETERMINISTIC and can select an atomic split-K tactic, including one loaded from an existing autotune cache. Repeated calls can therefore disagree even when deterministic execution is requested.

When FORCE_DETERMINISTIC=1, bypass autotuned tactic selection and use the existing fixed half-FMA tactic with one K split and block size 256. Other modes retain the ordinary autotuned dispatch.

This issue was found during prefill/decode consistency testing. No associated NVBug is recorded. Related to #19501.

Test Coverage

Add eight cases to tests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_mhc.py, covering:

  • Repeated calls with identical inputs.
  • Single-row versus batched execution.
  • An existing autotune cache containing an atomic tactic.
  • CUDA graph replay.
  • Hidden sizes 4096/7168, token counts 1/129, and optional fused RMSNorm.

Previously recorded GB200 results:

  • Before the fix: all 8 new cases failed.
  • With the fix: all 8 new cases passed.
  • Another 19 existing cases passed in deterministic mode, covering
    numerical correctness, fused normalization, realistic input scales,
    and chained inputs.

The existing test_mhc.py CI entry collects the new cases.

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Walkthrough

When FORCE_DETERMINISTIC is exactly "1", mhc_fused_hc uses a fixed FMA tactic instead of selecting one through the autotuner. Tests check exact repeatability and compare batched, single-row, and CUDA graph replay results.

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MHC deterministic dispatch

Layer / File(s) Summary
Deterministic tactic selection
tensorrt_llm/_torch/modules/mhc/mhc_cuda.py
When FORCE_DETERMINISTIC is "1", mhc_fused_hc bypasses autotuning and uses a fixed FMA tactic. Otherwise, it uses the existing autotuner.
Deterministic dispatch tests
tests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_mhc.py
Tests check exact repeatability, single-row output against the matching batched row, and exact CUDA graph replay results. They cover fused normalization and lagged pre-mix options.

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🧹 Nitpick comments: 1
tests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_mhc.py: 1

1201-1278: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make the autotuner stub fail if deterministic dispatch calls it.

The current stub returns (runner, cached_tactic), so a regression can call AutoTuner.choose_one and still produce outputs that the test accepts. The assertions compare later results with outputs produced by the same possibly incorrect tactic; they do not require the fixed deterministic tactic.

Use a raising stub and update the description to reflect the behavior being checked:

Suggested fix
-    """Deterministic dispatch must survive cached atomic tactics and graph replay."""
+    """Deterministic dispatch must bypass autotuned selection and survive graph replay."""
...
-    # A pre-existing autotune cache may contain a split-K tactic. The public
-    # deterministic path must not execute it, including at a cache hit.
-    if _mhc_fused_hc_mma_available():
-        cached_tactic = ("fused_half_mma", 0, 4, 256, 1)
-    else:
-        cached_tactic = ("fused_all_fma", 2, 2, 0, 1)
+    # Deterministic dispatch must bypass autotuned tactic selection.
+    def choose_one_must_not_run(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise AssertionError("deterministic dispatch called AutoTuner.choose_one")
+
     monkeypatch.setattr(
-        mhc_cuda.AutoTuner.get(), "choose_one", lambda *args, **kwargs: (runner, cached_tactic)
+        mhc_cuda.AutoTuner.get(), "choose_one", choose_one_must_not_run
     )

The 16 parameter combinations cover repeated calls, row-versus-batch execution, fused normalization, lagged inputs, and CUDA graph replay. The module is listed in the B200 and GB200 CI test lists. The remaining gap is direct detection of an autotuner call.

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Review comment at @tests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_mhc.py around lines 1201 -
1278:
Update test_mhc_fused_hc_force_deterministic so its AutoTuner.choose_one stub
raises an AssertionError if called, and remove the cached-tactic selection that
the stub no longer needs. Revise the test docstring and nearby comment to
describe verifying that deterministic dispatch bypasses autotuned selection
while preserving the existing execution and graph-replay checks.

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Review comments at @tests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_mhc.py:
- Around line 1201-1278: Update test_mhc_fused_hc_force_deterministic so its
AutoTuner.choose_one stub raises an AssertionError if called, and remove the
cached-tactic selection that the stub no longer needs. Revise the test docstring
and nearby comment to describe verifying that deterministic dispatch bypasses
autotuned selection while preserving the existing execution and graph-replay
checks.

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