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[#21882][perf] Use 64-row tiles for prefill in the SM120 FP8 block-scale Triton MoE - #21883
The SM120 FP8 block-scale Triton MoE (TrtllmTritonFp8BlockScalesImpl) ran every call with 16-row tiles, so at prefill sizes each expert's weight tile was loaded once per 16 rows. This change:
Uses BLOCK_SIZE_M 64 once the call averages more than 64 rows per local expert slot (more than one full tile, _block_size_m), and 16 otherwise. The alignment and both GEMMs use the same value, and the GEMM launcher now requires it.
Adds BLOCK_SIZE_M to the autotune key, so the two tile heights are tuned separately. The results are cached in the Triton cache (cache_results=True); since M is not in the key, a cached config is kept until the cache is cleared. Configs whose tiles cannot fit in shared memory are pruned before compiling.
Tunes both heights in prewarm_decode_kernels, the 64-row one at the most rows a forward computes (max_num_tokens, times the ranks under attention DP), so no served batch autotunes when the general warmup is skipped.
Under expert parallelism the row count includes the pairs of other ranks' experts, which _local_slot_ids clamps onto the edge slots with a zero scale. Those piles favor the 64-row tile as real rows do.
With the 64-row config tuned at max_num_tokens, as in serving, 64-row tiles win from about 55 to 80 rows per local slot. One EP rank's MoE call (128 experts, top_k 8, hidden 4096, intermediate 1536), time against 16-row tiles:
EP
Tokens
Rows per local slot
32-row switch (first revision)
Above 64 rows (now)
1
512
32
+40.0%
0
1
1,024
64
+1.1%
0
2
256
32
+19.9%
0
2
512
64
+4.8%
0
4
128
32
+7.4%
0
4
384
96
−12.2%
−12.2%
8
64
32
+10.7%
0
8
128
64
−9.2%
0
8
384
192
−31.3%
−31.3%
At exactly 64 rows the 16-row tile is kept: that gives up 9.2% at EP 8 and avoids the losses at EP 1 and 2.
On 2x RTX PRO 6000 with Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-FP8 (TP 2, EP 2):
Before
After
MoE per 8,192-token prefill step
250 ms
128 ms
32k-token prompts, 16 at once
9,704 tok/s
11,731 tok/s
1k-token prompts, 128 out, 64 at once
7,018 tok/s
7,710 tok/s
256-token prompts, 512 out, 128 at once
3,489 tok/s
3,536 tok/s
The 32k-token row is the mean of two alternating runs with this revision (within 0.5%). The other rows were measured with the first revision's 32-row switch. For this model at EP 2 the switch moves from 820 to 1,639 tokens per step. At 1,229 tokens, the one point measured between the two, one MoE call is 1.3% slower with 16-row tiles.
Autotune cost, as the first MoE calls of warmup (1 token, then 8,192) on one rank:
Empty Triton cache
Warm Triton cache
16-row sweep only (before this PR)
51 s
15 s
Both heights, first revision
136 s
36 s
Both heights, now
121 s
0.6 s
Only the RTX PRO 6000 (SM120) was measured; SM121 is unmeasured.
Test Coverage
tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py, now in the pre-merge list of l0_rtx_pro_6000.yml. It covers both tile heights for top_k 1 and 2, two EP ranks with clamped ids summing to the reference, a per-token error check, the switch threshold, one block size for the alignment and both GEMMs, separate autotune keys, and which token counts prewarm_decode_kernels tunes at (CPU only). 29 passed on RTX PRO 6000 in the 1.4.0rc3 release container with this change's files, in 181 s on an empty Triton cache and 18 s on a warm one.
Shared memory of all 72 configs at both heights on RTX PRO 6000: the prune drops exactly the 6 per height that do not fit.
prewarm_decode_kernels, called directly on RTX PRO 6000: it tunes all four keys, and nothing autotunes afterwards from 1 to 8,192 tokens.
Pre-commit hooks pass on the changed files.
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Dev Engineer Review
_block_size_m selects 64 rows when num_tokens * top_k > 64 * num_experts; otherwise it selects 16. The alignment and both GEMMs receive the same value. BLOCK_SIZE_M is part of the autotune key.
The strict > boundary is covered by a test and matches the stated PR objective. At exactly 64 rows per local expert slot, the implementation uses 16 rows.
Autotuning caches results and prunes configurations using a lower-bound shared-memory estimate. If no configuration passes the estimate, it retains the full configuration list.
prewarm_decode_kernels tunes the GEMMs for reachable tile heights, accounts for attention DP, and tracks tuned keys across layers in the process. It ignores verify_batches.
SM121 was not measured. Performance and test results in the supplied context are author-reported; completed checks on the current head are not available.
QA Engineer Review
Modified test file: tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py. It adds threshold and tile-propagation tests, expert-parallel output checks, autotune separation checks, and prewarm checks. The prewarm test also covers reuse across same-shape layers and distinct top_k values.
Modified test-list file: tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_rtx_pro_6000.yml. It adds the test file to the RTX PRO 6000 CI list. No manual-QA list change is shown.
Coverage verdict: sufficient for the changed tile selection, alignment/GEMM consistency, EP behavior, autotuning key, and prewarming paths.
Per-File QA Perspective
tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_triton_fp8_block_scale.py — Verify both tile heights, the exact threshold, and consistent tile sizes for alignment and both GEMMs. Verify shared-memory pruning and cached autotuning behavior.
tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/cutlass/fp8_block_scales_triton.py — Verify prewarming for reachable tile heights, attention DP row counts, and reuse of tuned keys across layers. The method ignores verify_batches.
tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py — Covers tile selection and propagation, EP output aggregation, autotune separation, and prewarming. Listed in test-db/l0_rtx_pro_6000.yml for CI.
tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_rtx_pro_6000.yml — Adds the SM120 FP8 block-scale MoE test to the RTX PRO 6000 CI list. No manual-QA list change is shown.
…e Triton MoE
The SM120 FP8 block-scale MoE ran every call with 16-row tiles, tuned once at
the first call's size. At prefill sizes, each expert's weight tile was loaded
once per 16 rows.
- Use BLOCK_SIZE_M 64 when experts average at least 32 rows, 16 otherwise.
- Add BLOCK_SIZE_M to the autotune key, so prefill and decode are tuned
separately.
One MoE layer on an RTX PRO 6000 (hidden 2560, intermediate 640, 256 experts,
top-5) takes 1.92 ms instead of 2.59 ms at 8k tokens and 3.58 ms instead of
5.04 ms at 16k, with outputs within 1e-3 of the 16-row tiles.
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-FP8, TP 2 + EP 2 on 2x RTX PRO 6000, trtllm-bench:
| | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| MoE time per 8192-token step | 250 ms | 128 ms |
| Prefill, 64 x 32k prompts, 16 at once | 9,694 tok/s | 11,691 tok/s |
| One 32k prompt | 3.24 s | 2.69 s |
Decode sizes keep 16-row tiles and run at the same speed.
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The FP8 block-scale MoE path selects a 16-row or 64-row GEMM tile based on token, top-k, and expert counts. Alignment and both GEMM launches use the selected tile height. Autotuning keys include the tile height, and prewarm_decode_kernels tunes eligible configurations.
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FP8 MoE tile sizing
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Summary
Tile selection, GEMM integration, and validation tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_triton_fp8_block_scale.py, tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py, tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_rtx_pro_6000.yml
The code selects 64 rows when num_tokens * top_k > 64 * num_experts, and 16 otherwise. Alignment and both GEMM launches use that tile height. Autotuning keys include BLOCK_SIZE_M and prune configurations by estimated shared-memory use, retaining all configurations if none pass. Tests cover tile selection, launch propagation, expert-parallel outputs, reference comparisons, and autotuning. The test is added to the RTX PRO 6000 pre-merge list.
prewarm_decode_kernels tracks tuned GEMM keys and tunes unseen keys for reachable tile heights. It uses synthetic balanced-routing inputs and returns the number of newly tuned keys. Tests cover token limits, attention-DP scaling, repeated shapes, intermediate dimensions, and top-k.
sequenceDiagram
participant Prewarm as prewarm_decode_kernels
participant Moe as Triton MoE kernel
participant Autotune as GEMM autotuning
Prewarm->>Prewarm: Select eligible tile heights
Prewarm->>Moe: Invoke with synthetic balanced-routing inputs
Moe->>Autotune: Tune GEMM keys for selected tile heights
Prewarm->>Prewarm: Record tuned keys and return new key count
LoadingMerge Risk: Low · previous review 7ccfc
A cold-cache deployment may compile an activation during serving, and the tests leave some row-level errors and prewarming regressions undetected. These are bounded follow-ups.
Security architecture risk: Low · up to 7ccfc
The inspected changes preserve existing routing controls and use consistent tile sizes throughout execution. The main uncertainty concerns reusable tuning state and startup behavior, rather than a demonstrated expansion of access or privileges.
Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.
Security review details
Security Blast Radius
inferred — The demonstrated impact is GPU execution and startup or first-use compilation latency in inference workers using this backend. Workload dimensions can select between two fixed tile heights. The inspected path does not establish a new privilege or cross-tenant access transition; broader deployment exposure remains unverified.
Trust Boundaries and Controls
observed — The existing forward path still requires a communication plan, maps expert IDs into local slots, and zeroes routing scales for pairs the rank does not own before calling the runner. Those controls were not changed by the full PR comparison.
Resilience and Maintainability Implications
observed — The existing dispatcher catches ordinary hook exceptions and allows compilation to move to the first forward. Device synchronization and the peer barrier remain outside the per-hook exception handler, so that recovery policy does not establish containment of asynchronous GPU failures. No such failure was demonstrated for this change.
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Issue #21882 specifies BLOCK_SIZE_M 64 when num_tokens * top_k >= 64 * num_experts. The reviewed implementation selects 64 only when the value is greater, so equality selects 16. The other stated …
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Minor · Check errors per token. · test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py:212-213
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Check errors per token.
The aggregate calc_diff can pass when a few token rows are wrong. For example, a missing row near a 64-row boundary can be diluted by the other 255 rows. Add a per-token comparison with tolerances calibrated for BF16 and FP8. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Add a per-token comparison between out_fp8 and out_ref alongside the aggregate
calc_diff assertion, using tolerances appropriate for BF16 and FP8 and ensuring
errors in individual token rows cannot be hidden by aggregation. Preserve the
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The correctness tests do not check whether the two tile sizes use separate autotune entries. Removing BLOCK_SIZE_M from this key could therefore restore a configuration tuned for the wrong tile size without failing the tests. Add a test that calls both sizes with the same N and K and checks for separate cache entries. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Keep BLOCK_SIZE_M in the autotune key and add a test that invokes both tile
sizes with the same N and K, then verifies they create separate autotune cache
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tiny_prefill uses top_k=2, so it exercises atomic reduction. The existing top_k=1 case uses 16-row tiles. A regression in the 64-row non-reduced GEMM output could pass both cases. Add a num_tokens=256, top_k=1, num_experts=8 reference case in test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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the 64-row non-reduced GEMM output.
The output tests also pass if this function always returns 16, so they do not protect the prefill optimization. Add cases in test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py that assert 16 below the threshold and 64 at and above it. Also check that alignment and both GEMMs receive the selected size. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Add focused tests for the tile-selection logic using `_LARGE_M_MIN_ROWS` and
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`_LARGE_M_MIN_ROWS` and `num_experts`: assert tile size 16 below the threshold
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Thanks for the clear write-up. The alignment and both GEMMs use one block size. The 64-row padding bounds, the autotune-key handling in the pinned Triton 3.8.0, and the eager warmup before graph capture all check out. Summary: 0 blockers, 3 possibly blocking (each names the measurement that decides it), 2 required, 3 nice to have.
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…r expert
With the 64-row config tuned at max_num_tokens, as in serving, 64-row
tiles win only from about 55 to 80 rows per local expert slot (EP1 to
EP8) on RTX PRO 6000, and were up to 40% slower at the 32-row switch.
Switch at 64 rows. The count stays local: under expert parallelism it
includes other ranks' pairs, which _local_slot_ids clamps onto the edge
slots, and those piles favor the large tile.
Cache the autotune results in the Triton cache and prune configs whose
tiles cannot fit in shared memory, so the second tile height costs a
restart nothing. Tune both heights in prewarm_decode_kernels, so no
served batch autotunes when the general warmup is skipped. Require
block_size_m in the GEMM launcher.
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…r-token error
Pin the 64-row threshold and which shapes take each height, add a top_k=1
64-row shape, check that two EP ranks with clamped ids sum to the
reference, check every token's error besides the aggregate, and check
that the alignment and both GEMMs get one block size and that each
height has its own autotune key.
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Thanks for the thorough review. I replied on each thread. On the description: I removed the CodeRabbit block and updated the text for the 64-row switch, adding the EP and autotune measurements. CodeRabbit's per-token error check and autotune-key test are also in.
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- Around line 84-133: Add a CPU-only test for `prewarm_decode_kernels` that
patches `run_triton_fp8_block_scale_moe` and isolates `_prewarmed_gemm_keys`.
Use distinct GEMM shapes to cover token counts below and at the large-tile
threshold, including attention DP; assert the selected token counts, two tuned
keys per selected tile on the first call, and zero keys on a repeated call.
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Make the 64-row threshold match #21882. Set the threshold constant used by
`_block_size_m` to 32 rows per expert, so that it returns 64 when num_tokens *
top_k >= 32 * num_experts. Update `_block_size_m` and its docstring, the
threshold comment, and the test assertions that pin the threshold. Keep
`prewarm_decode_kernels` consistent with the new threshold. If the maintainers
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Check on the CPU, with the kernel patched out, which token counts the hook
tunes at below and at the large-tile threshold and under attention DP, and
that it tunes two keys per tile height once per GEMM shape across layers.
Mark it and the threshold test cpu_only, and compute the large-tile token
count with ceil_div.
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Approving — the comments below are optional touch-ups, not blockers.
The block-size invariant is well protected. block_size_m is now a required keyword on the launcher, BLOCK_SIZE_M is in the autotune key, and test_one_block_size_reaches_the_alignment_and_both_gemms checks that one value reaches all three kernels. The per-token check in _assert_matches_reference is also a good addition. My remaining concerns are about which config gets tuned and how long it stays in use:
cache_results=True + M-less key. M is not in the autotune key, so the winner for (N, K, 64) is whatever the first call to reach that key measured. That call is normally the prewarm at the max_num_tokens of the first deployment that filled the cache. With persisted results, a later deployment with a different max_num_tokens or parallel layout reuses that winner and never re-tunes. Please call this out in the comment next to cache_results=True, so someone chasing a perf difference knows to clear the Triton cache.
Description vs. code. The end-to-end throughput table was measured with the superseded 32-row switch. Re-measuring at least the 32k-prompt row with the current threshold would make the headline number reflect the code being merged.
Pre-merge cost. The test file now runs in l0_rtx_pro_6000 pre-merge, and each new shape/height sweeps the full config grid on a cold cache. Please add the file's wall time on a cold Triton cache to the PR description, so reviewers can judge whether it belongs in pre-merge or post-merge.
…ull tile per expert
At exactly 64 rows per local expert slot the 64-row tile was still slower at EP 1 and 2. The prefill test shapes move from 64 to 80 rows per slot so that they still take it.
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…ard computes
Under attention DP a rank's MoE call computes every rank's tokens, so prewarm_decode_kernels now tunes the 64-row tile at max_num_tokens times the DP size. The cache_results comment notes that a cached config is kept across deployments.
Signed-off-by: Hokwang Choi <choi920330@gmail.com>
cache_results=True: the comment next to it now says that M is not in the key, so a cached config is kept across deployments with another max_num_tokens or parallel layout until the Triton cache is cleared (da72395).
Re-measured the 32k-token row with this revision, two alternating runs each: 9,704 → 11,731 tok/s (was 9,694 → 11,691). The description now says which rows use which revision.
The test file takes 181 s on an empty Triton cache and 18 s on a warm one (28 passed, one RTX PRO 6000, 1.4.0rc3). Almost all of the cold time is three tests' first autotune sweeps.
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Minor · Include routing top_k in prewarm deduplication. · fp8_block_scales_triton.py:109-111
tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/cutlass/fp8_block_scales_triton.py:109-111 Minor · Performance & Scalability · Quick win
Include routing top_k in prewarm deduplication.
If equal-shaped layers use different top_k values, the second layer skips prewarming even though its GEMMs need different constexpr specializations. If no other warmup or cached binary covers them, the first served forward can compile those kernels. The autotune cache reuses a configuration, not the JIT specialization.
Suggested fix
-# (N, K, BLOCK_SIZE_M) GEMM autotune keys prewarm_decode_kernels has tuned. The-# autotuner cache is per process, and the layers of a model share their shapes.-_prewarmed_gemm_keys: set[tuple[int, int, int]] = set()+# (N, K, BLOCK_SIZE_M, top_k) GEMM specializations warmed per process.+_prewarmed_gemm_keys: set[tuple[int, int, int, int]] = set()
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- tokens per rank reaches; returns the number of autotune keys tuned.+ tokens per rank reaches; returns the number of GEMM specializations warmed.
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- (*self.w3_w1_weight.shape[1:], block_size_m),- (*self.w2_weight.shape[1:], block_size_m),+ (*self.w3_w1_weight.shape[1:], block_size_m, top_k),+ (*self.w2_weight.shape[1:], block_size_m, top_k),
Add a two-layer test in test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py with equal dimensions and different top_k. Assert that both layers prewarm and that a repeated identical layer remains deduplicated.
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Update the GEMM keys tracked by _prewarmed_gemm_keys in prewarm_decode_kernels
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- Line 128: Add a magnitude-sensitive assertion to the `tiny_prefill` reference
test so a uniformly oversized output cannot pass the normalized-difference
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- Around line 109-111: Update the GEMM keys tracked by _prewarmed_gemm_keys in
prewarm_decode_kernels to include routing top_k, so equal-shaped layers with
different top_k values each prewarm their GEMM specializations while identical
layers remain deduplicated. Add a two-layer test with equal dimensions and
different top_k values that verifies both prewarm and repeated identical layers
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Change `_block_size_m` to select 64 when `num_tokens * top_k >= 64 *
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The cosine difference accepts an output 10% too large, so the reference check also bounds the ratio of the norms. top_k is a constexpr of the GEMM kernels, so prewarm_decode_kernels keys on it too.
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@coderabbitai On the outside-diff comment in your last review: fixed in 7ccfcc5. top_k is a constexpr of the GEMM kernels, so the prewarm keys include it, and test_prewarm_tunes_each_tile_height_once checks that a layer with the same shapes and another top_k prewarms. 28 passed on RTX PRO 6000.
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- Around line 40-43: The prewarm deduplication key omits activation and clamp
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warmup. Update prewarm_decode_kernels and the _prewarmed_gemm_keys tracking so
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- Line 444: Strengthen the top_k=1 assertion around prewarm so it verifies the
expected number of tuned keys and token-count calls, including coverage of the
large tile, rather than only checking a truthy result. Then call prewarm again
with the same inputs and assert it returns zero.
- Around line 234-247: Update _assert_matches_reference to compare each output
row’s norm with the corresponding reference row’s norm, using relative and
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for zero or near-zero reference rows, and choose the relative tolerance so a 10%
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A token scaled wrong passed both the per-token cosine difference and the aggregate norm check. test_prewarm_tunes_each_top_k pins the keys and token counts tuned for each top_k.
Signed-off-by: Hokwang Choi <choi920330@gmail.com>
Could you please rebase this branch onto the latest upstream main to include the CI hang fix in #22101 (6edbe383497a)? The current branch still contains the regression that can cause pipelines to hang for an extended period and worsen CI queueing
Merged main to pick up the CI hang fix #22101 and resolve the test-list conflict with #21703. Could a maintainer start CI with /bot run?
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Description
Fixes #21882.
The SM120 FP8 block-scale Triton MoE (
TrtllmTritonFp8BlockScalesImpl) ran every call with 16-row tiles, so at prefill sizes each expert's weight tile was loaded once per 16 rows. This change:BLOCK_SIZE_M64 once the call averages more than 64 rows per local expert slot (more than one full tile,_block_size_m), and 16 otherwise. The alignment and both GEMMs use the same value, and the GEMM launcher now requires it.BLOCK_SIZE_Mto the autotune key, so the two tile heights are tuned separately. The results are cached in the Triton cache (cache_results=True); since M is not in the key, a cached config is kept until the cache is cleared. Configs whose tiles cannot fit in shared memory are pruned before compiling.prewarm_decode_kernels, the 64-row one at the most rows a forward computes (max_num_tokens, times the ranks under attention DP), so no served batch autotunes when the general warmup is skipped.Under expert parallelism the row count includes the pairs of other ranks' experts, which
_local_slot_idsclamps onto the edge slots with a zero scale. Those piles favor the 64-row tile as real rows do.With the 64-row config tuned at
max_num_tokens, as in serving, 64-row tiles win from about 55 to 80 rows per local slot. One EP rank's MoE call (128 experts, top_k 8, hidden 4096, intermediate 1536), time against 16-row tiles:At exactly 64 rows the 16-row tile is kept: that gives up 9.2% at EP 8 and avoids the losses at EP 1 and 2.
On 2x RTX PRO 6000 with Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-FP8 (TP 2, EP 2):
The 32k-token row is the mean of two alternating runs with this revision (within 0.5%). The other rows were measured with the first revision's 32-row switch. For this model at EP 2 the switch moves from 820 to 1,639 tokens per step. At 1,229 tokens, the one point measured between the two, one MoE call is 1.3% slower with 16-row tiles.
Autotune cost, as the first MoE calls of warmup (1 token, then 8,192) on one rank:
Only the RTX PRO 6000 (SM120) was measured; SM121 is unmeasured.
Test Coverage
tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py, now in the pre-merge list ofl0_rtx_pro_6000.yml. It covers both tile heights for top_k 1 and 2, two EP ranks with clamped ids summing to the reference, a per-token error check, the switch threshold, one block size for the alignment and both GEMMs, separate autotune keys, and which token countsprewarm_decode_kernelstunes at (CPU only). 29 passed on RTX PRO 6000 in the1.4.0rc3release container with this change's files, in 181 s on an empty Triton cache and 18 s on a warm one.prewarm_decode_kernels, called directly on RTX PRO 6000: it tunes all four keys, and nothing autotunes afterwards from 1 to 8,192 tokens.PR Checklist
Dev Engineer Review
_block_size_mselects 64 rows whennum_tokens * top_k > 64 * num_experts; otherwise it selects 16. The alignment and both GEMMs receive the same value.BLOCK_SIZE_Mis part of the autotune key.>boundary is covered by a test and matches the stated PR objective. At exactly 64 rows per local expert slot, the implementation uses 16 rows.prewarm_decode_kernelstunes the GEMMs for reachable tile heights, accounts for attention DP, and tracks tuned keys across layers in the process. It ignoresverify_batches.QA Engineer Review
tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py. It adds threshold and tile-propagation tests, expert-parallel output checks, autotune separation checks, and prewarm checks. The prewarm test also covers reuse across same-shape layers and distincttop_kvalues.tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_rtx_pro_6000.yml. It adds the test file to the RTX PRO 6000 CI list. No manual-QA list change is shown.Per-File QA Perspective
tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/fused_moe_triton_fp8_block_scale.py— Verify both tile heights, the exact threshold, and consistent tile sizes for alignment and both GEMMs. Verify shared-memory pruning and cached autotuning behavior.tensorrt_llm/_torch/moe/fused_moe/cutlass/fp8_block_scales_triton.py— Verify prewarming for reachable tile heights, attention DP row counts, and reuse of tuned keys across layers. The method ignoresverify_batches.tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_triton_fp8_block_scale.py— Covers tile selection and propagation, EP output aggregation, autotune separation, and prewarming. Listed intest-db/l0_rtx_pro_6000.ymlfor CI.tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_rtx_pro_6000.yml— Adds the SM120 FP8 block-scale MoE test to the RTX PRO 6000 CI list. No manual-QA list change is shown.