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refactor(kernels)!: make CuTeDSL runtime standalone - #135
remove the runtime dependency on the FLA/native CUDA extension
expose CuTeDSL kernels through a lazy standalone registry
keep imports CPU-safe and defer optional GPU dependencies until execution
add surface and packaging tests for the standalone runtime
This is the first, dependency-only layer of the cuLA distributed KDA work. The cuDNN Kimi CP integration and the hybrid/planner changes will follow as separate stacked PRs.
Breaking changes
native extension compatibility shims are removed
downstream users should import the public cuLA kernel surface instead of FLA-native helpers
Added a searchable catalog of standalone KDA and Lightning Attention kernels.
Added a forward-only KDA intra-chunk primitive for supported NVIDIA architectures.
Changes
The former full chunk_kda autograd API and backward support are no longer available. The remaining forward primitive supports a narrower set of configurations and does not support SM90.
Removed several KDA benchmark scripts and FLA-based benchmark comparisons. FLA is no longer included as a project submodule.
Documentation
Updated setup and usage guidance for standalone kernels. Benchmark notes distinguish historical full-KDA results from current intra-kernel measurements.
Expose framework-independent KDA and Lightning namespaces with a static kernel registry. Replace FLA metadata helpers locally and remove the vendored FLA/Triton training orchestration.
BREAKING CHANGE: remove the FLA-backed chunk_kda autograd API; use kda_prefill for complete inference or cula.kernels.kda for explicit SM100 primitives.
Signed-off-by: shuyan.ycf <shuyan.ycf@antgroup.com>
cuLA adds standalone kernel exports, a static kernel registry, and KDA indexing helpers. It replaces the public chunk_kda API with the SM100/SM103 chunk_kda_fwd_intra primitive and removes FLA-dependent implementations, tests, benchmarks, and setup. Documentation and benchmark instructions are updated.
Changes: Standalone Kernel Surface and KDA Refocus
Adds lazy KDA and Lightning exports and a static kernel registry with lookup and filtering. Documentation and tests describe and check the standalone surface.
KDA index utilities and local imports cula/ops/kda/index.py, cula/ops/kda/sm100/*, cula/ops/kda/sm90/bwd_wy_dqkg.py, tests/test_standalone_kernel_surface.py
Adds cached helpers for sequence lengths and chunk indices. KDA kernels use these helpers instead of FLA utilities. Tests cover helper outputs, cache behavior, and invalid metadata.
KDA intra primitive and public API cula/kda/*, USAGE.md, README.md, tests/test_kda*
Replaces chunk_kda with the SM100/SM103 chunk_kda_fwd_intra primitive and removes the prior chunk forward, backward, and WY implementations. Updates examples and removes associated chunk correctness tests.
inclusionAI/cuLA#133: Removes the native CUDA extension and routes KDA forward through CuTeDSL, continuing the standalone KDA runtime migration.
inclusionAI/cuLA#131: Adds SM100 CuTeDSL intra and recompute implementations used by the chunk_kda_fwd_intra path.
inclusionAI/cuLA#132: Changes synchronization in the SM100 exact-gate intra kernel retained in the exposed path.
Suggested reviewers:kevinzeng08
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The standalone kernel surface is mergeable with a bounded test-coverage gap: a broken lazy export could go undetected until someone accesses it.
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Cover negative and Nonechunk_size in the invalid-metadata test.
The test checks only chunk_size=0. chunk_size feeds chunk-count math and, downstream, GPU indexing. A negative value and None are boundary cases for the same parameter. None currently fails with a TypeError from None <= 0, not a clear ValueError.
Add a negative case. Add a type check in prepare_chunk_indices, then assert the error for None.
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with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="positive"):
prepare_chunk_indices(torch.tensor([0, 4], dtype=torch.int32), 0)
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="positive"):+ prepare_chunk_indices(torch.tensor([0, 4], dtype=torch.int32), -64)
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Update prepare_chunk_indices to reject non-integer chunk_size values, including
None, with a clear ValueError before comparison or chunk-count math; retain the
existing positive-value validation for zero and negative sizes. Extend
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None and a negative chunk size.
This code builds Python lists and one tuple per chunk. It then calls torch.tensor on the list of tuples. The cost is O(num_chunks) Python work on every cache miss. Every fresh cu_seqlens object causes a miss, because the cache keys on object identity. Long packed batches pay this cost on each dispatch.
Use repeat_interleave and cumsum. This keeps the same output and removes the Python loop. An unsorted cu_seqlens now raises an error in repeat_interleave instead of silently producing no chunks.
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Vectorize chunk-index construction by replacing the `.tolist()` conversion,
Python loop, and per-chunk list/tuple creation around `prepare_lens` with tensor
operations such as `repeat_interleave` and cumulative sums. Preserve the
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Review comments at @BENCHMARK_GB200.md:
- Line 60: Update the documentation around the `bench_kda_chunk_intra.py --mode
both` command so it does not claim to reproduce the full-KDA tables: either mark
those tables as historical full-KDA results or regenerate them with matching
configurations and label them as intra-kernel results. Apply the same correction
to the corresponding GB200 CUDA 13.0 and GB300 benchmark documentation.
- Line 60: Update all four benchmark commands in BENCHMARK_GB200.md to remove
the unsupported --mode both argument; rely on bench_kda_chunk_intra.py’s default
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Review comments at @cula/kda/chunk_intra.py:
- Around line 62-71: Validate use_tf32_inverse before the optimized dispatch to
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- Around line 26-118: Update the _KERNELS inventory in the registry to include
every public kernel exported by the _LAZY maps in kda.py and lightning.py, so
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- Around line 29-47: Update the single-entry cache in the wrapper around fn to
store the arguments, keyword arguments, and result together in one entry tuple.
Read and match against a single cached tuple, then publish misses with one
reference assignment so callers cannot observe arguments paired with a result
from another call; preserve the existing identity-based matching behavior.
Review comments at @README.md:
- Around line 175-176: Move the bench_kda_sm90_prefill.py command from the
Blackwell section to a Hopper (SM90) section in the README, leaving the
Blackwell section for the other listed benchmarks.
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Review comments at @cula/ops/kda/index.py:
- Around line 83-97: Vectorize chunk-index construction by replacing the
`.tolist()` conversion, Python loop, and per-chunk list/tuple creation around
`prepare_lens` with tensor operations such as `repeat_interleave` and cumulative
sums. Preserve the `(num_chunks, 2)` output shape, `cu_seqlens` dtype and
device, and empty-input behavior; unsorted `cu_seqlens` should raise through the
repeat-count operation rather than silently producing no chunks.
Review comments at @tests/test_standalone_kernel_surface.py:
- Around line 59-63: Update prepare_chunk_indices to reject non-integer
chunk_size values, including None, with a clear ValueError before comparison or
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Major · Invalidate cached metadata when cumulative lengths change · index.py:20-50
cula/ops/kda/index.py:20-50 Major · Functional Correctness · Heavy lift
Invalidate cached metadata when cumulative lengths change
If a caller updates cu_seqlens in place and reuses it, prepare_chunk_indices can return indices for the previous lengths. The GPU kernel then receives those indices with the updated lengths and can produce incorrect results. The previous FLA cache had the same limitation, but callers could disable it; the new cache cannot be disabled.
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Update single_entry_tensor_cache so prepare_chunk_indices does not reuse cached metadata when cu_seqlens has been modified in place; establish a safe way to detect such changes and recompute the result while preserving the existing avoidance of implicit CUDA synchronization.
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Track tensor version counters in the identity cache so in-place cu_seqlens updates cannot reuse stale chunk metadata without introducing CUDA synchronization. Add a regression and clarify that the maintained intra-kernel benchmark does not reproduce historical full-KDA results.
Review follow-up complete. Commit c1fb00b fixes the non-inline cache-staleness finding by keying identity-cache reuse on tensor version counters, so in-place cumulative-length updates invalidate metadata without a CUDA synchronization. It also clarifies the historical full-KDA versus maintained intra-kernel benchmark scope. The standalone surface tests pass (6/6), and the complete pre-commit hooks pass.
If kda_bwd_wy_dqkg_sm90 maps to a missing attribute, this test still passes, but accessing the public export raises AttributeError. The SM90 tests import the implementation directly and do not catch this mapping error.
Add a dependency-enabled test that resolves each registered namespace export. Keep the import-light test separate.
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Add a separate dependency-enabled test that accesses every registered export in the kda and lightning namespaces, including lazy exports, so missing attribute mappings fail; keep test_registry_names_are_exported import-light and unchanged.
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Summary
This is the first, dependency-only layer of the cuLA distributed KDA work. The cuDNN Kimi CP integration and the hybrid/planner changes will follow as separate stacked PRs.
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chunk_kdaautograd API and backward support are no longer available. The remaining forward primitive supports a narrower set of configurations and does not support SM90.Documentation