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MegaMoE CuteDSL (TrtllmCutedslMegaMoeNvfp4Impl) quantized the raw activation for NVFP4_AWQ / NVFP4_ARC checkpoints. The per-channel pre-quant scale was loaded but never applied. FC1 therefore ran on an unsmoothed input against weights and an input scale that were calibrated for the smoothed one, so its output diverged from CUTLASS and TRTLLM-Gen on the same checkpoint. No error was raised.

How such a checkpoint reaches this backend (line numbers are on main):

  1. Resolution folds the calibration aliases before the problem is built: canonical_quant maps NVFP4_AWQ / NVFP4_ARC to NVFP4 (tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/impl_contract.py:186-187), and build_moe_problem stores that folded value (moe_resolution.py:313). MegaMoE's gate p.quant_algo != QuantAlgo.NVFP4 (mega_moe/mega_moe_cute_dsl.py:463) admits the layer, and _get_quant_method only checks has_nvfp4() (mega_moe_cute_dsl.py:939), which holds for both recipes.
  2. NVFP4MegaMoECuteDslMethod inherits NVFP4FusedMoEMethod.load_quant_scales. When 0.w1.pre_quant_scale is present, that method registers fc31_act_scale (quantization.py:2794-2802) and stages the per-expert scales. MegaMoE's process_weights_after_loading then calls the parent (quantization.py:4718), whose _finalize_pre_quant_scales writes max(w3, w1) into fc31_act_scale (quantization.py:3015-3018).
  3. FusedCommMoEScheduler hands the raw chunk to backend.quantize_input (moe_scheduler.py:1511). MegaMoE's quantize_input passed it straight to fp4_quantize with fc31_input_scale (mega_moe_cute_dsl.py:1190-1196). The fused kernel only consumes that NVFP4 payload: run_moe stages x / x_sf as they are, and nothing on the kernel side reads fc31_act_scale.

CUTLASS (fused_moe_cutlass.py:858-864) and TRTLLM-Gen (trtllm_gen/fp4_block_scale.py:256-257) both multiply the input by fc31_act_scale before quantizing.

Fix: quantize_input now multiplies the BF16 input by fc31_act_scale (shape [1, hidden]) before fp4_quantize whenever that parameter is set. A plain NVFP4 checkpoint leaves it None and takes the unchanged path. The zero-token short-circuit stays ahead of the multiply, so a zero-token chunk still launches no kernel. Both the staged path and the direct-input genphase path consume this output, so both get the scaled activation.

The CuteDSL grouped-GEMM and fused-FC12 leaves have the same gap. That fix is a separate change; this PR touches only MegaMoE.

Test Coverage

  • test_megamoe_cutedsl_quantize_input_applies_pre_quant_scale[nvfp4|nvfp4_awq] (cpu_only, collected by l0_cpu through unittest/_torch/moe). It stubs torch.ops.trtllm.fp4_quantize and checks that the op receives x * fc31_act_scale when the scale is set and x otherwise, together with fc31_input_scale. Checked in reverse: against the unfixed mega_moe_cute_dsl.py, the nvfp4_awq case fails (192/192 elements differ) and the nvfp4 case still passes.
  • test_megamoe_cutedsl_nvfp4_awq_matches_cutlass (added to l0_b200.yml). One NVFP4 checkpoint gets w1 / w3 pre_quant_scale (per-channel factors in [1/e, e]) and an input scale calibrated on x * pre_quant_scale. It is loaded through QuantConfig(NVFP4_AWQ) into CUTLASS and MegaMoE. Both outputs must match the reference run on the smoothed input, and MegaMoE must match CUTLASS. As a control, MegaMoE against the reference run on the unscaled input must fail the same tolerance, which shows the test can detect a dropped scale.

Results:

  • CPU: the new test passes in both parametrizations, along with the neighbouring MegaMoE CuteDSL cpu_only tests.
  • GPU, on one B200 (CI image pytorch-26.09-py3-x86_64-ubuntu24.04-skip-tritondevel-202610190810-20099 with requirements-dev.txt installed, this branch's Python over C++ libraries built from 2026-10-21 main): test_megamoe_cutedsl_nvfp4_awq_matches_cutlass and the neighbouring test_megamoe_cutedsl_minimax_m3_swiglu_bias_numerics both PASSED.
  • Same run with mega_moe_cute_dsl.py reverted to main: the new test FAILED at check_accuracy(megamoe_output, ref_output), with 79.6% of elements out of tolerance. CUTLASS against the reference had already passed, and the MiniMax test still PASSED.

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  • PR description clearly explains what and why.
  • PR follows the TRT-LLM coding guidelines.
  • Test cases are provided for the new code paths.
  • No API changes; no new dependencies.
  • Documentation: n/a (behavior now matches the other NVFP4 MoE leaves).

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The NVFP4 pre-quant scale now applies before quantization in MegaMoE CuteDSL, grouped-GEMM CuteDSL, fused-FC12, DenseGEMM, and the B12x CuteDSL path. Each path applies the scale only when it is configured. MegaMoE keeps its zero-token return before scaling. The grouped-GEMM, fused-FC12, and DenseGEMM paths reject already-quantized inputs when the scale is set. B12x applies the scale after CUTLASS delegation.

Kimi K3 loading now carries optional w1 and w3 pre-quant scales through indexed-file and shared-weight loading. Streaming loading requires both scales, rejects them for non-gated activations, and leaves the activation scale unset when neither is present. The B200 CI list includes the MegaMoE AWQ-versus-CUTLASS integration test. The supplied PR context reports passing CPU and B200 tests; no additional test execution was established here.

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tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_moe_backend.py adds tests for input scaling and pre-quantized input rejection across backends, optional Kimi K3 scale forwarding, streaming scale staging and finalization, invalid scale pairs, and MegaMoE AWQ numerical agreement with CUTLASS. The MegaMoE AWQ-versus-CUTLASS test appears in tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml.

tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_cute_dsl_b12x_moe_backend.py adds parameterized tests for B12x scaling with and without a pre-quant scale. The inspected test lists show no B12x test entry. Coverage verdict: needs follow-up; the MegaMoE integration test is listed, but B12x test-list coverage is not established.

Per-File QA Perspective

  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/mega_moe/mega_moe_cute_dsl.py — Verify that fc31_act_scale applies before NVFP4 quantization when set. Confirm that zero-token inputs return before scaling and that the no-scale path is unchanged.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_cute_dsl.py — Verify scale application before quantization and rejection of Fp4QuantizedTensor inputs when the scale is set.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_cute_dsl_fc12.py — Verify scale application before quantization and rejection of Fp4QuantizedTensor inputs when the scale is set.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_densegemm.py — Verify scale application before NVFP4 quantization and rejection of already-quantized inputs when the scale is set.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_cute_dsl_b12x.py — Verify that the B12x path applies the scale after CUTLASS delegation and does not alter delegated inputs.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/quantization.py — Verify paired-scale validation, rejection for non-gated activations, staged scale finalization, and unset-scale behavior for plain NVFP4 checkpoints.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py — Verify that indexed-file and shared-weight loading forward optional w1 and w3 pre-quant scales. Confirm that checkpoints without those keys retain the plain NVFP4 path.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_moe_backend.py — Covers scale application, rejection, Kimi K3 streaming scale handling, and MegaMoE numerical comparison. The MegaMoE AWQ-versus-CUTLASS test is listed in the B200 CI list.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_cute_dsl_b12x_moe_backend.py — Covers B12x scaling with and without a pre-quant scale at parameterized token counts. Its inclusion in CI or manual-QA lists is not established.
  • tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml — Adds the MegaMoE AWQ-versus-CUTLASS test to B200 CI selection.

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Kimi K3 checkpoint loading now forwards optional NVFP4 AWQ/ARC pre-quant scales. Streaming loading stages and finalizes those scales. NVFP4 quantization paths apply fc31_act_scale before quantization when present.

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NVFP4 activation scaling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Load optional checkpoint scales
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py, tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_moe_backend.py
Kimi K3 NVFP4 checkpoint loading recognizes optional w1 and w3 pre-quant scales and forwards present values to the streaming loader. AWQ and ARC use the NVFP4 checkpoint spec.
Stage and finalize pre-quant scales
tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/quantization.py, tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_moe_backend.py
The streaming loader validates paired scales and stages them by expert. Finalization sets fc31_act_scale from staged values when present. Tests cover invalid scale pairs and empty staging.
Apply activation scale before quantization
tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/mega_moe/mega_moe_cute_dsl.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_cute_dsl.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_cute_dsl_fc12.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_densegemm.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_cute_dsl_b12x.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_cutlass.py, tests/unittest/_torch/moe/*, tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_b200.yml
The quantization paths apply fc31_act_scale before NVFP4 quantization when present. Applicable paths reject already-quantized FP4 inputs. Tests check scaling and compare GPU outputs with a scaled reference; the B200 test list includes the MegaMoE comparison.

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  • NVIDIA/Megatron-LM issue 6757 tracks CuTe DSL MegaMoE integration and workload qualification. This PR changes NVFP4 activation scaling in the CuTe DSL MegaMoE path.
  • NVIDIA/Megatron-LM issue 8427 tracks MegaMoE support and its CuTe DSL implementation. This PR changes activation quantization in that implementation.
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Approving — the comments below are optional touch-ups, not blockers.

The fix matches how CUTLASS and TRTLLM-Gen handle fc31_act_scale. quantize_input is the only place MegaMoE CuteDSL quantizes the activation, so both the staged path and the direct genphase path pick up the scale. The negative control in the GPU test (MegaMoE vs. the unscaled reference must fail) shows the test can catch a dropped scale.

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  • Ticket tag. This fixes silently wrong output for a supported checkpoint type, so [None] doesn't fit. Please add the NVBug (or JIRA) that tracks it to the title.
  • Sibling gap. The description says the CuteDSL grouped-GEMM and fused-FC12 paths have the same bug and will be fixed separately. Please link the tracking bug or follow-up PR here. Until that lands, NVFP4_AWQ/ARC checkpoints on those CuteDSL paths still produce wrong output with no error. An explicit can_implement rejection there would be a reasonable stopgap if the follow-up is not close.

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Approving — the comments below are optional touch-ups, not blockers.

@brnguyen2 Fixed both paths here instead in 5702eb7: quantize_input in the CuteDSL grouped-GEMM and fused-FC12 backends now applies fc31_act_scale before fp4_quantize and refuses an already-quantized input, matching CutlassFusedMoE.quantize_input. Both select NVFP4CuteDslFusedMoEMethod, which loads the checkpoint's pre_quant_scale, and FusedMoEQuantScalesNVFP4 hands the kernels no activation scale, so quantize_input is the only place it can be applied; can_implement cannot gate on it either, since that parameter only exists after the weights are loaded, which is why the Marlin rejection lives in transform_weights. New host-only tests check the tensor that reaches fp4_quantize and the rejection, for both backends. On the tag: I'll add the tracking NVBug to the title.

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Add an indexed-shard regression test for optional-key grouping.

The current tests cover _load_nvfp4_expert with fake getters, but do not exercise _load_expert_slices, load_expert_file, or load_split_file_expert.

Use two indexed safetensors shards and a stub MoE module. Test these cases:

  • Required keys and both optional scales in one shard. Assert the grouped-file route forwards both scales.
  • Required keys in one shard and both optional scales in the other. Assert the split-file route forwards both scales.
  • No optional keys in the index. Assert both scales arrive as None.

The second case is the regression test for the grouping change. If optional_suffixes are removed from keys, the job is misclassified as file-grouped, opens only the required-key shard, and silently passes None for both scales. If required keys already span multiple files, the same omission can instead make the split route raise KeyError when it looks up the unopened optional-key shard. The same-shard case exercises grouped loading but does not detect removal of the optional-key grouping itself.

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Resolution folds NVFP4_AWQ and NVFP4_ARC into nvfp4, so
TrtllmCutedslMegaMoeNvfp4Impl serves those checkpoints, and its
quantization method inherits NVFP4FusedMoEMethod.load_quant_scales, which
fills fc31_act_scale from w1/w3.pre_quant_scale. quantize_input never
applied it: FC1 quantized the unsmoothed input, unlike the CUTLASS and
TRTLLM-Gen leaves. The fused kernel consumes only the quantized
activation, so quantize_input is where the scale has to be applied.

Multiply the BF16 input by fc31_act_scale before fp4_quantize when it is
set. The zero-token short-circuit still returns before any kernel launch.

Tests: a host-only check of what reaches fp4_quantize, and a Blackwell
check that MegaMoE matches CUTLASS and the reference on an NVFP4_AWQ
layer, with a control that fails if the scale is dropped.

Signed-off-by: xxi <xxi@nvidia.com>
…blings

The CuteDSL grouped-GEMM and fused-FC12 backends select
NVFP4CuteDslFusedMoEMethod, which inherits the CUTLASS NVFP4 pipeline and
therefore loads a checkpoint's per-channel pre_quant_scale into
fc31_act_scale, while FusedMoEQuantScalesNVFP4 carries no activation scale
for the kernels to apply. Their quantize_input quantized the unscaled
activation against an fc31_input_scale calibrated on the scaled one, so an
NVFP4_AWQ / NVFP4_ARC checkpoint produced wrong output with no error.

Apply the scale where CutlassFusedMoE.quantize_input does, including its
refusal of an already-quantized input, and cover both backends with
host-only tests on the tensor that reaches fp4_quantize.

Signed-off-by: xxi <xxi@nvidia.com>
… expert loader

Kimi K3 never calls the MoE backend's whole-checkpoint load_weights, so
load_quant_scales -- the only reader of *.pre_quant_scale -- never runs for
it. load_streaming_nvfp4_expert took no pre-quant scale, so an NVFP4_AWQ /
NVFP4_ARC checkpoint loaded over that path left fc31_act_scale as the None
create_weights registers, and the backend quantized an unsmoothed activation
against an input scale calibrated on the smoothed one.

Plumb the pair through: the streaming loader stages w1/w3 pre_quant_scale
exactly as load_quant_scales does, prepare_streaming_expert_load pre-creates
the container so concurrent loader threads only do an atomic __setitem__, and
_finalize_pre_quant_scales now allocates fc31_act_scale itself (the streaming
path has no earlier single-threaded point) and treats an empty container as
"this checkpoint has none" rather than as missing data. On the Kimi K3 side
the NVFP4 expert layout is shared by the two calibration recipes, gains an
optional-suffix list that the file grouping honours, and the per-expert loader
forwards a stored scale and None otherwise.

Signed-off-by: xxi <xxi@nvidia.com>
…DSL MoE

DenseGEMMFusedMoE selects NVFP4CuteDslFusedMoEMethod, which inherits the
CUTLASS NVFP4 pipeline and therefore loads a checkpoint's per-channel
pre_quant_scale into fc31_act_scale, and canonical_quant folds NVFP4_AWQ /
NVFP4_ARC onto nvfp4 before eligibility, so this backend can be selected for
such a checkpoint. Its kernel consumes only the quantized activation, and
quantize_input dropped the scale while fc31_input_scale was calibrated on
x * pre_quant_scale -- the same defect already fixed in the MegaMoE and the
two other CuteDSL backends.

Apply the scale before fp4_quantize, following CutlassFusedMoE.quantize_input,
and refuse an already-quantized input that cannot take it.

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…MoE path

CutlassFusedMoE.quantize_input returns early for
W4A16NVFP4CutlassFusedMoEMethod, which sits above the fc31_act_scale
multiply, so a checkpoint carrying *.pre_quant_scale loaded the scale and
never applied it. NVFP4FusedMoEMethod.load_quant_scales fills
fc31_act_scale from those keys without consulting quant_algo, and
_run_moe_w4a16_nvfp4 dequantizes the stored W / s into the BF16 MoE, so the
activation has to be scaled first. The dense W4A16NVFP4LinearMethod applies
pre_quant_scale on the same shape of path, and NVFP4MarlinFusedMoEMethod
refuses such a checkpoint while pointing at CUTLASS as the backend that
applies it.

Apply the scale before the early return; only the FP4 activation
quantization stays skipped. Adds a CPU regression test.

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…test

The two `quantize_input` pre-quant-scale tests both declared
`QuantAlgo.NVFP4_AWQ` for their `has_pre_quant_scale=False` case while
naming that case `nvfp4`, so neither reported what it exercised.

For the CuteDSL siblings the fake now declares plain `QuantAlgo.NVFP4`
when no scale is given: `quantize_input` gates on `has_nvfp4`, i.e. the
layer quant mode, and `QuantAlgo.NVFP4` and `QuantAlgo.NVFP4_AWQ` map to
the same mode, so the case now configures a non-AWQ layer and still
clears that gate.

The b12x case keeps `NVFP4_AWQ` because `_prefill_uses_cutlass` tests the
raw `quant_algo`: plain NVFP4 would route the prefill width into the
inherited CUTLASS `quantize_input` instead of the b12x code under test.
Its id becomes `nvfp4_awq_no_scale` instead, and the docstring records
why.

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tests/unittest/_torch/moe/test_moe_impl.py::test_cutlass_leaf_input_declarations
asserts, for every CUTLASS_LEAVES entry, that leaf.quantize_input is either
CutlassFusedMoEBase.quantize_input or the exact function _CUTLASS_QUANTIZE_INPUT
declares that leaf binds. TrtllmCutlassW4a16Nvfp4Impl now defines its own
quantize_input -- it applies the AWQ pre-quant scale -- so the lookup fell
through to the base pass-through and the identity assertion failed. That file is
CPU-only and tests/unittest/_torch/moe is listed in l0_cpu.yml, so it fails in
the pre-merge CPU stage.

Spelled with vars(...).get("quantize_input"), as the nvfp4 leaf above it is: if
the override is ever removed the entry becomes None and the test's
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Approving — the comments below are optional touch-ups, not blockers.

The code in the five new commits is consistent with the approved MegaMoE fix, and the streaming-loader plumbing orders things correctly (scales staged before the slot is marked, finalize runs only after the lock-observed slot count is complete). Approving again; the items below are non-blocking except the description, which should be fixed before merge.

Title and description no longer describe this PR. The body says "The CuteDSL grouped-GEMM and fused-FC12 leaves have the same gap. That fix is a separate change; this PR touches only MegaMoE." Five of the six commits are that change plus DenseGEMM, the CUTLASS W4A16 leaf, and the Kimi K3 streaming expert loader. The Test Coverage section lists two tests; about ten were added. The GPU results sentence is cut off mid-clause. This repo squash-merges with the PR title and body, so the merged commit would misdescribe its own scope for anyone bisecting an AWQ accuracy change. Please retitle to cover the actual scope (e.g. "Apply the NVFP4_AWQ pre-quant scale across the CuteDSL and W4A16 MoE paths and the Kimi K3 streaming loader"), enumerate each backend touched, state why the K3 loader change is required for the fix to reach that model, and bring the test list in line with the diff.

Scope. AGENTS.md asks for one concern per PR. The K3 loader change is a different concern from the activation-quant fix, but it is what makes the fix reach K3 at all, so keeping it here is defensible. Say so in the description rather than leaving the reader to work it out.

Ticket tag. Still [None] on all six commits. This fixes silently wrong output on a supported checkpoint format across five backends; it should carry an NVBug or JIRA.

One remaining sibling. CuteDslB12xW4a16Nvfp4FusedMoE.quantize_input in fused_moe_cute_dsl_b12x.py is still a pure pass-through, so it has the same gap the CUTLASS W4A16 leaf just fixed. Fine as a follow-up; noted inline.

Notes on lines outside the diff:

  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/quantization.py:3059: Non-blocking, pre-existing on the whole-checkpoint path too: this only checks that at least one w1 and one w3 were staged, not that every local expert staged a pair. With the streaming loader now feeding this dict one expert at a time, a checkpoint that carries pre_quant_scale on some experts and not others finalizes from the subset and the consistency loop never sees the missing ones. Comparing tmp_pre_quant_scales.keys() against module.initial_local_expert_ids (or the streamed slot count) before reducing would turn that into a clear error.

… path

CuteDslB12xW4a16Nvfp4FusedMoE.quantize_input was a pure pass-through, so the
last W4A16 MoE leaf still dropped the scale. It loads through the same
NVFP4FusedMoEMethod.load_quant_scales, which fills fc31_act_scale from the
checkpoint's *.pre_quant_scale keys without consulting quant_algo, and the
weights the b12x W4A16 kernel dequantizes are W / s, so they need x * s. Same
shape of fix as the CUTLASS W4A16 leaf and as the NVFP4 sibling's decode path
in the same file.

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…o-op cast

_ensure_fc31_act_scale names device='cuda' while the comment at
_finalize_pre_quant_scales said the copy stopped hardcoding a device, so the
two read as disagreeing. They do not: the parameter is a forward operand, so
one place has to choose the compute device and the other has to follow it.
Spell that out at the allocation and reword the copy's comment to point at it.
No behaviour change.

In MegaMoE's quantize_input, x_bf16 and fc31_act_scale are both bf16, so the
trailing .to(torch.bfloat16) did nothing; drop it so all four backends spell
this multiply the same way.

Signed-off-by: xxi <xxi@nvidia.com>
…hat holds

Self-review follow-ups on the two commits above, no behaviour change:

- The b12x W4A16 docstring claimed the kernel "produces its own scale
  factors". It does not in this mode: transform_weights builds the wrapper
  with quant_mode="w4a16" and fc2_input_scale=None, so the activation is
  never quantized at all. State that instead, and drop a double negative.
- The two quantization.py comments described what the code replaces rather
  than what it does, which AGENTS.md puts in the PR description. Trimmed to
  the invariant: _ensure_fc31_act_scale is the one place that picks the
  device, and _finalize_pre_quant_scales follows it. The earlier wording also
  read as if one module's staged scales could mix host and device tensors;
  they come from one loader or the other.
- MegaMoE's quantize_input: record why the product stays bf16 at the multiply
  rather than leaving it to a gate in another part of the file.
- The new b12x test assigned fc31_act_scale as a plain 1-D fp32 attribute, so
  it exercised neither the nn.Module parameter lookup create_weights registers
  nor the (1, hidden) broadcast. Register it as create_weights does, and
  parametrize the two checkpoint shapes like the sibling tests.

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