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No actionable comments were generated in the recent review. WalkthroughThe pull request adds typed checkpoint format and I/O policy enums. It updates checkpoint registration, dispatch, loader construction, and weight-loading lifecycle code to use these interfaces. ChangesCheckpoint loading and weight lifecycle
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Check name Status Explanation Linked Issues check Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Out of Scope Changes check Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Title check The title names a refactor tagged BREAKING that simplifies ModelLoader.load() and moves its helpers to models/checkpoints. The changeset matches this in part: the summary shows ModelLoader helpers mov… Full details: Title check
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The title names a refactor tagged BREAKING that simplifies ModelLoader.load() and moves its helpers to models/checkpoints. The changeset matches this in part: the summary shows ModelLoader helpers moved into weight_sources/model_hooks.py and weight_sources/post_transform.py, a new construct_checkpoint_loader function, and a large reduction in model_loader.py. The title does not mention the new CheckpointFormat and CheckpointIOPolicy enums, the post-transform qualification code, or the weight-loading hooks. The stated objectives describe the change as moving post-transform qualification out of ModelLoader, and the title's helper-move wording is broader than that. The title is therefore partially related: it refers to a real part of the change but does not name the main point. The ticket prefix and the BREAKING tag are also not fully explained by the summary.
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The description has the required sections and substantial test coverage details, but it describes changes that do not match the supplied change summary or PR objectives. It focuses on moving memory, GMS, and MX loading helpers and removing open_weight_session(), while the objectives describe moving post-transform qualification out of ModelLoader and the file summaries show checkpoint-format and I/O enum updates plus new weight_sources helpers.
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Revise the Description and Test Coverage sections to match this PR’s actual changes. Explain the post-transform qualification move and the checkpoint-format and I/O updates shown in the change summary. List the relevant tests for those changes. Remove claims about memory_init, gms/model_loading.py, mx/model_loading.py, open_weight_session(), documentation changes, and other changes unless they are part of this PR.
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TYPE_CHECKINGimports for the undefined loader types.Ruff reports F821 for both return annotations. Add both types under
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LGTM for the MoE related changes
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The Blockers from my review of 2026-11-04 are resolved or answered at abc0380:
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open_weight_sessionfromBaseCheckpointLoaderandHfCheckpointLoaderis accepted as a declared breaking change to the prototype custom-loader interface; it was never a documented custom-loader method. - The
memory_init.py:68deepcopy outside thetryis accepted: only a non-copyable drafter of the deprecatedUserProvidedDecodingConfigin the single-process TP1 worker can reach it, and startup then fails loudly. gms/model_loading.py:162-165now cleans up the GMS client onBaseExceptionand re-raises, so an interrupted GMS load no longer holds the RW lock (abc0380).model_loader.py:671-673again rejects host-resident models only for non-AUTO or MX loads, as on main, so custom checkpoint formats can load DeepSeek-V4.1 again (abc0380).test_lm_head_output_dtype.py:284now patchesmemory_init.MetaInitMode, where meta init moved (abc0380).
CI on abc0380 was not checked: the fixed test_lm_head_output_dtype.py runs only in DGX_H100-PyTorch-1, which never ran in #67983, and the multi-GPU/ModelExpress stages need the ci: full pre-merge approved label.
abc0380 also reworked the AUTO read dispatch (model_loader.py:725-766), removed HfCheckpointLoader.open_weight_session and rewrote test_model_loader_checkpoint_io.py (+206/-114); these were re-checked only where they affect the Blockers.
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@leslie-fang25 @chienchunhung @Mgluhovskoi Thank you for your earlier approvals. This PR changed a lot after them: the push on 2026-10-28 replaced its content, later pushes addressed the review from sunnyqgg, and the branch is now rebased on the latest #20498. Your approvals are on older commits ( To see only this PR's commit: https://github.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM/pull/20711/files/9a74b750a761925388d495c15c10fd8584223baa..eac10af3089bf0198901779e051ffa9ac6f4c4bb |
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To reduce the complex code in model_loader.py, created new files to hold helper functions: - tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/gms/model_loading.py - tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/mx/model_loading.py - tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/memory_init.py - tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/model_hooks.py Refactor ModelLoader.load() to be more compact and simpler to understand. Create private helper functions in model_loader.py to hold load_format=auto loading path, which includes the HF loading, the rank-striped-read-ahead loading and custom checkpoint loading options. Remove an old duplicate doc docs/source/torch/features/checkpoint_loading.md. Clean up the checkpoint loading doc docs/source/features/checkpoint-loading.md: - Add missing checkpoint format. - Simplify explanation. - Remove extra details most users don't need to know. Signed-off-by: Yijing Li <257409031+yijingl-nvidia@users.noreply.github.com>
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Description
This PR makes
ModelLoader.load()shorter and easier to read. It moves the helper code of the load paths out ofmodel_loader.pyinto new files intensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/:model_hooks.py: run the weight-loading hooks of the model modules, such aspost_load_weights().memory_init.py: build the model on meta tensors, then allocate its CUDA memory.gms/model_loading.py: load and save weights with GMS.mx/model_loading.py: the ModelExpress (MX) helpers for P2P model weight transfer.Before this PR,
ModelLoader.load()had all load paths in one long function, with MX and GMS code in many places. Nowload()has one branch for eachLoadFormat, and theload_format="auto"path (HF checkpoints, rank-striped read-ahead and custom checkpoint loaders) is inload_model_from_auto_load_format(). This reduces the complexity ofmodel_loader.py, improving maintenance for both humans and AI.ModelLoader.load()code lines is now reduced by 61% and totalModelLoaderclass lines reduced by 36%.This PR also cleans up the checkpoint loading doc,
docs/source/features/checkpoint-loading.md, and removes its old copy,docs/source/torch/features/checkpoint_loading.md.Side changes:
post_load_processing_secondsnow properly includes the final weight-manifest dump andprepare_low_m_gemm()which were previously out of the timing measurement scope due to bad merge.BaseCheckpointLoaderAPI change: removeopen_weight_session()fromBaseCheckpointLoaderandHfCheckpointLoader.BaseCheckpointLoaderis not an official API, but its use is in a doc. The doc does not coveropen_weight_session(), so I think it is safe to remove. This function it not the right level of API: it mixes model loading stages, making timing measure difficult. It also collides with use ofload_weights()API, which is still the official documented API for 1st and 3rd-party CheckpointLoader use. So this PR removes it and instead calls HfWeightLoader.open_weight_session()directly inModelLoader.load()`._requires_standard_hf_loadingto_requires_regular_checkpoint_loading(inmodules/engram/engram.pyandmodules/qwen4_exp/ple.py). The new name reflects actual code behavior: the module loads from HF and other checkpoint formats but not from P2P MX.Test Coverage
8 tests added, 103 tests changed, 9 tests removed, in 14 test files and 1 test helper. Most changes follow the moved code, and most added tests replace removed tests of the old
ModelLoadermethods:tests/unittest/_torch/pyexecutor/test_model_loader_checkpoint_io.py: 5 added, 10 changed, 5 removedtests/unittest/_torch/pyexecutor/test_model_loader_gms.py: 10 changedtests/unittest/_torch/pyexecutor/test_model_loader_mx.py: 3 added, 60 changed, 3 removedtests/unittest/_torch/pyexecutor/test_model_loader_mx_qwen3_5_vl.py: 4 changedtests/unittest/_torch/kernels/parallel/test_cute_dsl_bf16_dense_locality_domain_rubin.py: 1 changedtests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_modeling_musespark_open.py: 1 changedtests/unittest/_torch/modeling/test_modeling_nemotron_h_multimodal.py: 1 changedtests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/test_rank_striped_read_ahead.py: 4 changedtests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_engram.py: 1 changedtests/unittest/_torch/modules/test_lm_head_output_dtype.py: 1 changedtests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_moe_backend.py: 3 changedtests/unittest/_torch/speculative/hw_agnostic/test_mtp_separate_checkpoint.py: 2 changedtests/unittest/_torch/speculative/test_vocab_parallel.py: 1 changedtests/unittest/_torch/weight_sharing/test_gms_source_identity_gate.py: 4 changed, 1 removedtests/unittest/utils/post_transform_qualification.py(test helper): calls the hook walks inmodel_hooks.pyinstead of the removedModelLoadermethodsPR Checklist
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These PRs refactor checkpoint loading and add Model Streamer loading. They merge in this order, top to bottom.
checkpoint_io_policyfrom plain strings to the string enumCheckpointIOPolicy.CheckpointFormatfor the built-in checkpoint formats, make the checkpoint I/O helpers take onlyLoadFormat, and make the checkpoint I/O policy resolution easier to read.distributed/initialization.py.ModelLoader.load()shorter: move its MX, GMS, memory and model-hook helpers to new files inmodels/checkpoints/.BaseCheckpointLoader.modeling_kimi_linear.pytomodeling_kimi_k3_loader.py.checkpoint_io_policy="model_streamer", which loads a checkpoint with Run:ai Model Streamer.