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[CUB] Skip inactive warp reduction steps for full warps - #12598
WarpReduceShfl::ReduceStep (generic, non-shfl-op path) combines values for lanes where offset + lane_id <= last_lane. For a full warp, last_lane is warp-uniform, so a step with offset > last_lane does no useful work for any lane.
After #12272 (pair/tuple trivial copy), the per-lane check is lowered to predication on sm_86. Every lane then evaluates the reduction operator at every step. For pair<int, double> argmax with small segments, this roughly triples the runtime on the RTX A6000, which has a low FP64 rate. This PR returns early for a warp-uniform offset > last_lane in full-warp logical warps, which restores the skipped work.
Measurements (RTX A6000, sm_86)
double, 2^20 elements, pair<int, double> argmax, reproducer that calls the segmented-reduce dispatch directly:
`WarpReduceShfl::ReduceStep` combines values with the reduction operator for lanes whose
`offset + lane_id <= last_lane`. For a full warp, `last_lane` is warp-uniform, so a step with
`offset > last_lane` combines nothing for any lane.
Since NVIDIA#12272, the segmented reduction of `pair<int, double>` (argmax/argmin) on sm_86 became
2-3x slower for small segments. The per-lane check was lowered to predication, so every lane
evaluated the FP64 comparisons at every step, and the A6000 has a low FP64 rate. Returning
early for a warp-uniform `offset > last_lane` restores the skipped work.
Measured on an RTX A6000 (sm_86), 2^20 elements, `double`, `pair<int, double>` argmax, on the
PR NVIDIA#12272 head before and after this change:
| Segment size | before | after |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1.99 ms | 0.54 ms |
| 16 | 0.35 ms | 0.12 ms |
For `int`, `long` and `float`, the change does not slow anything down relative to `main`.
Full-warp reductions now skip steps whose offsets exceed the last lane, avoiding unnecessary operator evaluations while preserving reduction results. Reductions that do not use a full physical warp and segmented reductions retain their existing reduction-step behavior.
ShuffleReduce can skip steps above last_lane for full physical warps when last_lane is uniform. Reduce enables this condition; SegmentedReduce disables it. The segmented reduction test adds a full-warp synchronization check.
ShuffleReduce skips steps whose offsets exceed last_lane only for full physical warps with uniform last_lane. Reduce enables this condition, while SegmentedReduce disables it. The test adds __syncwarp() after the reduction action for architecture-sized logical warps.
Possibly related issues
suggestion: NVIDIA/cccl#11999: The issue tracks shuffle-fallback optimizations, including predication of inactive steps in the shuffle fallback.
Possibly related PRs
suggestion: NVIDIA/cccl#12195: Both PRs modify the WarpReduceShfl shuffle-based reduction implementation.
Change: Bug fix
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to be49d
The change skips unneeded warp reduction steps for full warps and leaves segmented reductions unchanged. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains. Adding boundary tests for partial reductions would be a worthwhile follow-up.
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cub/cub/warp/specializations/warp_reduce_shfl.cuh
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The skip is only a warp-uniform branch where both operands are uniform. static_for passes an
integral_constant, so offset = 1 << step is a compile-time constant, and WarpReduce requires
every lane to pass the same valid_items, so last_lane is uniform too. ReduceStep itself only
sees offset as an int, and its shuffle must be taken by every lane of a full warp or by none,
so the branch belongs in ShuffleReduce before the call.
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Critical: claude tells me this is invalid for segmented reductions because last_lane is not warp uniform, when this function is called from warp_reduce_shfl.cuh:267. There, last_lane is computed differently for each thread in the warp.
As a workaround, we would need to pass a compile-time flag to indicate that last_lane is warp uniform.
SegmentedReduce computes last_lane per lane from the segment flags, so the early return in
ShuffleReduce made some lanes skip a full-mask shuffle that other lanes still executed. Pass
whether last_lane is uniform to ShuffleReduce and only skip for Reduce, where it comes from
valid_items.
The warp segmented reduce test did not catch this because shfl.sync waits for lanes in its
mask until they execute it or exit, and the test kernel exits right after the reduction. A
__syncwarp() after the reduction makes a lane that skipped a shuffle deadlock instead.
suggestion: Add deterministic tests for the skip boundaries.
The generic partial test samples only two random counts. It does not guarantee coverage of the new boundaries. (raw.githubusercontent.com) Add cases for 1, 2, 3, 16, 17, 31, and 32 valid items with a custom operator.
As per path instructions, focus on “test coverage”.
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⚠️The SASS changed for 32 of 100 CUB and 16 of 75 Thrust benchmark target(s). A benchmark run may be necessary
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Merge targets embed larger reduction kernels The sm_75 merge-keys and merge-pairs diffs add executable instructions and branch blocks inside embedded DeviceReduce kernels. The same signature appears in both pairs.
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Flagged selection embeds larger reduction kernels The sm_75 flagged select and partition diffs change embedded DeviceReduce kernels with added executable control and reduction instructions. The same signature appears in both pairs.
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Argument reductions add collective shuffle paths The argument reduction diffs add collective shuffle operations and associated branch blocks in DeviceReduceKernel and DeviceReduceSingleTileKernel. This signature occurs in 12 pairs across arg_minmax and arg_extrema.
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Argument reductions add collective shuffle paths The argument reduction diffs add collective shuffle operations and associated branch blocks in DeviceReduceKernel and DeviceReduceSingleTileKernel. This signature occurs in 12 pairs across arg_minmax and arg_extrema.
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Custom DeviceReduce kernels expand control paths The custom DeviceReduceKernel and DeviceReduceSingleTileKernel specializations add executable branch, synchronization, and collective shuffle sequences. This signature occurs on all six changed architectures.
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Deterministic reductions add branch checks The deterministic DeviceReduceSingleTileKernel and DeviceReduceDeferredSingleTileKernel diffs add executable branch and comparison instructions. This signature repeats in 12 pairs across deterministic and deferred deterministic reductions.
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Nondeterministic reductions add shuffle control paths The DeviceReduceKernel diffs add executable shuffle, synchronization, and branch sequences, which changes the instruction mix and control flow. This signature repeats in 12 nondeterministic and deferred nondeterministic pairs.
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Sum reductions expand branch and shuffle paths The sum, deferred sum, and transform-reduce kernels add executable branch, synchronization, and shuffle sequences. This signature changes the instruction mix and control flow in 18 pairs.
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1. CUDASTF logical-data copy fails with cudaErrorInvalidValue · 1 job
Explanation: The failure occurs in `cuda_kernel.__enter__` while `stf_cuda_kernel_start` materializes logical-data dependencies through `cudaMemcpyAsync`, before the test passes the raw CUfunction handle to `launch`. The PR diff changes only CUB warp-reduction code and tests, and the log does not identify whether the invalid CUDA argument is the pointer, size, stream, or context, so a PR-caused CUDASTF regression is not established.
Evidence:
2026-11-11T16:46:54.2421290Z E _experimental._stf_bindings_impl.STFCudaError: stf_cuda_kernel_start: /workspace/cudax/include/cuda/experimental/__stf/stream/interfaces/slice.cuh(227) [device 0] CUDA error in data_copy: cudaErrorInvalidValue: invalid argument.
2026-11-11T16:46:54.2399341Z > with ctx.cuda_kernel(lX.read(), lY.rw()) as k:
2026-11-11T16:46:54.2447970Z ============ 1 failed, 280 passed, 15 skipped, 1 warning in 14.25s =============
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Failure group: CUDASTF logical-data copy fails with cudaErrorInvalidValue
Affected jobs:
- Python nvcc GCC / NA / [CTK13.4 GCC13 py3.14] Test cuda.stf._experimental(amd64, L4): https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/actions/runs/43056068293/job/130663617471
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2026-11-11T16:55:52.3486496Z ##[error]SASS changes require approval with /sass diff ok be49dfe5b585049ead488393c920930d64547a0b
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Failure group: CUB WarpReduce SASS change lacks approval
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Description
WarpReduceShfl::ReduceStep(generic, non-shfl-op path) combines values for lanes whereoffset + lane_id <= last_lane. For a full warp,last_laneis warp-uniform, so a step withoffset > last_lanedoes no useful work for any lane.After #12272 (pair/tuple trivial copy), the per-lane check is lowered to predication on sm_86. Every lane then evaluates the reduction operator at every step. For
pair<int, double>argmax with small segments, this roughly triples the runtime on the RTX A6000, which has a low FP64 rate. This PR returns early for a warp-uniformoffset > last_lanein full-warp logical warps, which restores the skipped work.Measurements (RTX A6000, sm_86)
double, 2^20 elements,pair<int, double>argmax, reproducer that calls the segmented-reduce dispatch directly:Relative to
main,int,longandfloatare not slower with this change (measured on the PR head, wheremain-relative numbers are 0.70x to 1.0x).Testing
cub.test.warp.reduce: all tests passcub.test.block.reduce: all variants passcub.test.device.reduce_arg_minmax: all variants passcub.test.device.segmented_reduce: running, not yet completeNotes
segmented_reducetest is still running, and I have not yet run the benchmark onmainwith this change.