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[#20376][fix] Register grouped MLA generation cubins as Causal - #20838

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Fixes #20376. The 36 grouped MLA generation cubins (HQk576) are named Causal but registered Dense, so the cubin lookup misses them. Registers them as Causal and adds a host-only test checking each row's mask against its kernel name (run locally with stubbed cubins, full build not run). Relies on lucifer1004's report that they give causal output. Nothing selects them today.

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The metadata changes register 36 grouped MLA generation cubins as Causal across SM100f and SM107 for BF16 and E4M3 Q/KV. This aligns their mask metadata with their kernel names and the selector’s requested mask, so lookup can use the registered entries without remapping. Kernel names, cubin references, and hashes remain unchanged.

The change does not enable grouped MLA selection. The linked issue also identifies missing cumSeqLensQ/Kv support as a separate blocker. No test execution result is available.

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The change adds FmhaKernelMetaInfoTest.MaskTypeMatchesKernelName. It checks mask names against metadata for all registered kernels and permits Dense-named non-Context generation kernels to use Causal metadata. The test is registered in the unit-test CMake file; no test-list changes appear in this PR. Coverage verdict: sufficient for checking metadata/name consistency. Test execution status is not established.

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  • cpp/tensorrt_llm/kernels/trtllmGenKernels/fmha/cubin/kernelMetaInfo.h: Verify cubin lookup for grouped MLA generation with causal masks on SM100f and SM107, for BF16 and E4M3 Q/KV. This metadata change does not enable grouped MLA selection.
  • cpp/tests/unit_tests/kernels/prepareCustomMaskTest.cpp: The added test checks mask-name parsing and registered metadata consistency, including the Dense-to-Causal exception for non-Context generation kernels. It is a unit test, not listed in the integration test-db/ or manual-QA lists.

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The change adds a test helper that parses attention mask types from kernel names. The new test compares the parsed types with registered kernel metadata and allows the specified Dense-name exception.

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FMHA mask metadata validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Parse and validate FMHA mask metadata
cpp/tests/unit_tests/kernels/prepareCustomMaskTest.cpp
The test parses mask names after recognized QKV layouts and compares them with registered metadata. It allows Dense-named non-Context kernels that are registered as Causal.

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Change: Bug fix

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The metadata change is protected against reverting the affected rows, and no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks.

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Title check Passed The title names the main change: the 36 grouped MLA generation cubins are now registered as Causal instead of Dense. It also carries the issue reference and the [fix] type, matching the template. It i…
Description check Passed The description states the problem: 36 grouped MLA generation cubins (HQk576) are named Causal but registered Dense, so the cubin lookup misses them. It states the fix (register them as Causal) and th…
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #20376 requires the 36 grouped MLA generation HQk576 cubin rows to register mMaskType as Causal to match their kernel names. The whole-PR diff (merge base to head) changes the mask field of thes…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changed paths in the reviewed diff are kernelMetaInfo.h (mask metadata only, for the grouped MLA HQk576 rows) and prepareCustomMaskTest.cpp (one new test and its helper). The test helper maskTypeF…
Docstring Coverage Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 2 files.
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The title names the main change: the 36 grouped MLA generation cubins are now registered as Causal instead of Dense. It also carries the issue reference and the [fix] type, matching the template. It is specific enough for a reviewer scanning history.

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The description states the problem: 36 grouped MLA generation cubins (HQk576) are named Causal but registered Dense, so the cubin lookup misses them. It states the fix (register them as Causal) and the added host-only test that checks each row's mask against its kernel name. It also notes the test was run locally with stubbed cubins and that the full build was not run, and that nothing selects these kernels today. The template sections for Test Coverage and the PR Checklist are not filled in, and the description does not state the reliance on the external causal-output report as a reviewable claim with evidence. These gaps are minor, so the description is mostly complete.

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Issue #20376 requires the 36 grouped MLA generation HQk576 cubin rows to register mMaskType as Causal to match their kernel names. The whole-PR diff (merge base to head) changes the mask field of these rows in kernelMetaInfo.h from 0 (Dense) to 1 (Causal). The visible hunks cover the SM100f BF16 grouped rows (HVPerCta128 and HVPerCta256, MultiCtasKv, Static and Persistent variants). Each changed row keeps its kernel name. The added test MaskTypeMatchesKernelName in prepareCustomMaskTest.cpp checks every entry in sTllmGenFmhaKernelMetaInfos against the Causal or Dense token in its name. The test is a host-only check and was not built in full CI. The tool output was truncated at 16000 bytes, so this review did not read the SM107 rows or the E4M3 rows directly. The prior review read the full PR and passed the requirement. No change in those rows was found in the evidence available here. The requirement is met by the visible evidence and the prior full review. The remaining rows are not independently re-verified in this review.

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The changed paths in the reviewed diff are kernelMetaInfo.h (mask metadata only, for the grouped MLA HQk576 rows) and prepareCustomMaskTest.cpp (one new test and its helper). The test helper maskTypeFromName and the test MaskTypeMatchesKernelName directly check the mask metadata that issue #20376 concerns. The test allows Dense-named non-Context kernels to be registered as Causal, which matches the algoFilterForCubinPath behavior described in the test comment. This relaxation is within the same metadata concern. The CMake diff is empty, so no build registration changed in this PR. The test file location is a naming choice and does not indicate unrelated work. No unrelated implementation or refactoring was found in the evidence read.

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🧹 Nitpick comments: 1
cpp/tests/unit_tests/kernels/fmhaKernelMetaInfoTest.cpp: 1

77-79: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Restrict the Dense-to-Causal exception to eligible kernels.

algoFilterForCubinPath remaps Dense to Causal only for non-context, non-MLA, non-token-sparse options. The current 216 Dense-named, Causal-registered rows use only (64,64), (128,128), or (256,256) QK/V dimensions, have zero sparse metadata, and have no token grouping. They are not currently reachable as MLA-generation or token-sparse rows.

Restrict the exception to metadata that proves the runtime remapping applies. This prevents a future MLA-generation or token-sparse mismatch from passing the test.

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Review comment at @cpp/tests/unit_tests/kernels/fmhaKernelMetaInfoTest.cpp
around lines 77 - 79:
Update isDenseGenRegisteredAsCausal in the FMHA kernel metadata test to allow
the Dense-to-Causal exception only when metadata confirms the kernel is
non-context, non-MLA, and non-token-sparse, matching the eligibility conditions
in algoFilterForCubinPath; retain the existing Dense-name and
Causal-registration checks.

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Review comments at @cpp/tests/unit_tests/kernels/fmhaKernelMetaInfoTest.cpp:
- Around line 77-79: Update isDenseGenRegisteredAsCausal in the FMHA kernel
metadata test to allow the Dense-to-Causal exception only when metadata confirms
the kernel is non-context, non-MLA, and non-token-sparse, matching the
eligibility conditions in algoFilterForCubinPath; retain the existing Dense-name
and Causal-registration checks.

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@kris1025, could you help to review this PR as trt-llm-torch-attention-devs? Thanks~

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Componentskernels/trtllm-gen (60%); integration/attention-tests (40%)
Tagsphase:decode (100%)
PR effort3 points — The reported localized registration correction and visible invariant test require moderate review of naming rules, mask semantics, and generation exceptions. Repeated metadata edits do not imply algorithm-level effort.
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Demand-derived target78.00 points (soft share)
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The kernelMetaInfo.h is auto generated by trtllm-gen. Please fix it in trtllm-gen.

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[Bug]: Grouped MLA generation cubins are registered as Dense in kernelMetaInfo.h but named and selected as Causal

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