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[#22090][perf] Copy only new tokens in the KV connector scheduler output - #22092
When a KV cache connector is configured, ResourceManager.prepare_resources reports every batch to it through report_batch_to_connector, and KvCacheConnectorSchedulerOutputRequest.update_and_build_data runs for every scheduled context and generation request. It called req.get_tokens(0), which marshals the request's whole token vector into a new Python list, and then used only the tokens added since the previous call and the list length. Each iteration therefore cost time proportional to the summed sequence length of the batch, decode iterations included.
This change reads the length with get_num_tokens(0) and copies only the new tokens with get_tokens_range(0, len(self.tokens), num_tokens), the accessor #16791 added to remove the same pattern from _prepare_tp_inputs. new_tokens and computed_position are unchanged. A token list that shrank still reports no new tokens, because get_tokens_range clamps its bounds.
CPU only, main 14712be85 against this change, in one process on identical inputs. The real KvCacheConnectorSchedulerOutputManager.build_scheduler_output and KVCacheManagerV2.get_page_indices_by_layer_group ran with stand-ins for the native calls: get_tokens as array('i').tolist() (one Python int per token, as the nanobind list conversion does; 14 ns per token here, while token_ban.py notes about 40 us per 2048 tokens for the real call), get_num_tokens and get_tokens_range with the binding's semantics, and page indices returned as lists. Steady decode: each iteration appends one token per request (and a page at each block boundary), 32 tokens per block, one layer group. Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y, CPython 3.12.3, one pinned core; 10 warmup iterations, then nine rounds of 15 iterations, median of the round medians.
Requests
Tokens per request
main
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Speedup
16
8,192
2.05 ms
0.16 ms
12.6x
16
32,768
8.13 ms
0.36 ms
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64
2,048
2.35 ms
0.45 ms
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8,192
8.16 ms
0.67 ms
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2,048
9.88 ms
1.81 ms
5.5x
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4,096
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2.13 ms
8.4x
8
131,072
16.14 ms
0.59 ms
27.3x
Most of what remains is the per-request page-index list from get_page_indices_by_layer_group, which grows with the block count. The V1 branch shows the same effect (64 x 8,192: 7.96 -> 0.53 ms).
This runs on the executor thread before the iteration's forward is launched, so under the overlap scheduler it is hidden only while the previous iteration's GPU work outlasts all host work up to the sampler sync. KV offloading is mostly used for long and multi-turn contexts, where the old cost was largest.
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New test_scheduler_output_copies_only_new_tokens in tests/unittest/_torch/test_connector.py (the file is in l0_cpu): a context iteration, generation iterations that add one, zero and three tokens, and one after the token list drops two tokens. It checks new_tokens and computed_position against the request and that every token is copied once. On main it fails only on the copy count (262 tokens copied for a 68-token sequence).
test_single_group_priorities_follow_new_page_ordinals configured only get_tokens on its Mock request; it now configures get_num_tokens and get_tokens_range.
pytest tests/unittest/_torch/test_connector.py tests/unittest/_torch/pyexecutor/connectors/test_kv_connector_reservations.py tests/unittest/_torch/pyexecutor/test_kv_connector_initialization.py::test_single_group_priorities_follow_new_page_ordinals: 50 passed. The six two-rank tests that use the mpi_pool_executor fixture were not run.
Randomized differential check against main, not included in the PR: 3,000 random runs (context chunks, generation steps adding 0-4 tokens, token-list shrinks, reset_request replays, requests joining and leaving, async-loading skips, draft tokens, retention priorities, one to three layer groups with sliding-window masking, V1 and V2 managers) gave identical SchedulerOutputs. Three deliberately wrong variants of the change were each caught in at least 298 of 300 runs.
pre-commit run --files on the three files: all hooks passed, including yapf, Ruff, ruff-format, ruff-legacy, codespell, the test-list validation and Pyrefly (no diagnostics).
Local test runs used --noconftest with in-process stubs for the native bindings and single-rank MPI helpers; test_kv_connector_initialization.py also needed a stub for py_executor, which it imports but this test does not use. This machine has no GPU or TensorRT-LLM build. Not run: GPU tests, the two-rank connector tests and end-to-end serving with a connector.
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The KV cache connector scheduler output reads the request token count and copies only tokens added since the prior call. Tests cover initial context output, appended generation tokens, empty additions, and cumulative token copies.
The scheduler output uses get_num_tokens(0) and get_tokens_range instead of copying the full token list. Generation computed_position uses the reported token count. Tests check context output, incremental tokens, and copied-token totals.
Change: Refactor · Severity of issue fixed: Medium
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The change cuts per-iteration token copying in KV connector scheduler output and keeps the reported tokens and positions the same. No merge-blocking risk was found. A native-request test for the shrunken-list case would be a worthwhile follow-up.
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If the request shrinks, the range starts beyond the current token count. The new test never exercises this case, so it would miss a regression that raises or reports stale tokens. Add a test with a native LlmRequest that shrinks after an initial output and assert an empty delta and the updated computed_position.
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Extend the relevant KV-cache connector test around get_tokens_range to cover a native LlmRequest that shrinks after an initial output. Assert that the shrink produces an empty token delta and updates computed_position to reflect the shorter request.
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Test the reversed range with a native request.
The native accessor currently returns an empty range, but this test uses Python slicing. It would pass if the native accessor later rejected the range. Add a native request test that checks begin > end returns no tokens.
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Add a test around manager.build_scheduler_output using a native request to verify that a range with begin greater than end returns no tokens. Do not rely on Python slicing to establish the native accessor’s behavior.
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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
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KvCacheConnectorSchedulerOutputRequest.update_and_build_data runs for
every scheduled request on every iteration when a KV cache connector is
configured. It marshaled the request's whole token list with
get_tokens(0) but used only the tokens added since the previous call and
the list length. Read the length with get_num_tokens(0) and copy only the
new tokens with get_tokens_range, so an iteration no longer costs the
summed sequence length of the batch.
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A token list shorter than what was already reported yields no new
tokens and the shorter computed position.
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Rebased onto current main (efec60ea5), which includes the CI hang fix from #22101 (6edbe383). This branch is now f27ac4e21. The patch is unchanged.
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When a KV cache connector is configured,
ResourceManager.prepare_resourcesreports every batch to it throughreport_batch_to_connector, andKvCacheConnectorSchedulerOutputRequest.update_and_build_dataruns for every scheduled context and generation request. It calledreq.get_tokens(0), which marshals the request's whole token vector into a new Python list, and then used only the tokens added since the previous call and the list length. Each iteration therefore cost time proportional to the summed sequence length of the batch, decode iterations included.This change reads the length with
get_num_tokens(0)and copies only the new tokens withget_tokens_range(0, len(self.tokens), num_tokens), the accessor #16791 added to remove the same pattern from_prepare_tp_inputs.new_tokensandcomputed_positionare unchanged. A token list that shrank still reports no new tokens, becauseget_tokens_rangeclamps its bounds.Closes #22090.
Benchmark
CPU only, main
14712be85against this change, in one process on identical inputs. The realKvCacheConnectorSchedulerOutputManager.build_scheduler_outputandKVCacheManagerV2.get_page_indices_by_layer_groupran with stand-ins for the native calls:get_tokensasarray('i').tolist()(one Python int per token, as the nanobind list conversion does; 14 ns per token here, whiletoken_ban.pynotes about 40 us per 2048 tokens for the real call),get_num_tokensandget_tokens_rangewith the binding's semantics, and page indices returned as lists. Steady decode: each iteration appends one token per request (and a page at each block boundary), 32 tokens per block, one layer group. Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y, CPython 3.12.3, one pinned core; 10 warmup iterations, then nine rounds of 15 iterations, median of the round medians.Most of what remains is the per-request page-index list from
get_page_indices_by_layer_group, which grows with the block count. The V1 branch shows the same effect (64 x 8,192: 7.96 -> 0.53 ms).This runs on the executor thread before the iteration's forward is launched, so under the overlap scheduler it is hidden only while the previous iteration's GPU work outlasts all host work up to the sampler sync. KV offloading is mostly used for long and multi-turn contexts, where the old cost was largest.
Test Coverage
test_scheduler_output_copies_only_new_tokensintests/unittest/_torch/test_connector.py(the file is inl0_cpu): a context iteration, generation iterations that add one, zero and three tokens, and one after the token list drops two tokens. It checksnew_tokensandcomputed_positionagainst the request and that every token is copied once. On main it fails only on the copy count (262 tokens copied for a 68-token sequence).test_single_group_priorities_follow_new_page_ordinalsconfigured onlyget_tokenson itsMockrequest; it now configuresget_num_tokensandget_tokens_range.pytest tests/unittest/_torch/test_connector.py tests/unittest/_torch/pyexecutor/connectors/test_kv_connector_reservations.py tests/unittest/_torch/pyexecutor/test_kv_connector_initialization.py::test_single_group_priorities_follow_new_page_ordinals: 50 passed. The six two-rank tests that use thempi_pool_executorfixture were not run.reset_requestreplays, requests joining and leaving, async-loading skips, draft tokens, retention priorities, one to three layer groups with sliding-window masking, V1 and V2 managers) gave identicalSchedulerOutputs. Three deliberately wrong variants of the change were each caught in at least 298 of 300 runs.pre-commit run --fileson the three files: all hooks passed, including yapf, Ruff, ruff-format, ruff-legacy, codespell, the test-list validation and Pyrefly (no diagnostics).Local test runs used
--noconftestwith in-process stubs for the native bindings and single-rank MPI helpers;test_kv_connector_initialization.pyalso needed a stub forpy_executor, which it imports but this test does not use. This machine has no GPU or TensorRT-LLM build. Not run: GPU tests, the two-rank connector tests and end-to-end serving with a connector.PR Checklist
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