[cudax] Make group rank a template parameter in group dispatch by davebayer · Pull Request #12622 · NVIDIA/cccl

davebayer · 2026-11-12T20:56:39Z

When doing some experiments, it turns out that nvcc can benefit from the group rank being a template parameter when a group is dispatched with .with_static_unit_count(...). Because of that, I added another specialization of the internal __mapping_result.

Because the group rank is now compile-time known, we can make the group.rank(parent) constexpr and use it in constant expressions to optimize out certain branches.

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New Features
- Group rank queries can now be evaluated at compile time across coalesced, generic, virtual, and current groups.
- Static group views now provide unit-count metadata specific to each group rank, while preserving runtime rank and lane information.
Tests
- Expanded coverage verifies per-group unit counts, mapping properties, and compile-time rank queries across group configurations.

The change adds a per-group mapping-result specialization for static-unit-count views and makes rank queries constexpr across several cooperative group types. Tests cover mapping metadata, runtime values, and compile-time rank queries.

Changes: Group mapping and ranks

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Per-group mapping results and static-unit-count views `cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/mapping/mapping_result.cuh`, `cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/group_view.cuh`, `cudax/test/coop/group/mapping/non_uniform_mapping.cu`, `cudax/test/coop/group/with_static_unit_count.cu`	A new mapping-result specialization exposes static group and unit counts and stores the runtime unit rank and lane mask. Static-unit-count views use this result. Tests check mapping metadata, runtime values, and the selected static count.
Constexpr group rank queries `cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/coalesced_group.cuh`, `cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/generic_group.cuh`, `cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/this_group.cuh`, `cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/virtual_group.cuh`, `cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/mapping/mapping_result.cuh`, `cudax/test/coop/group/with_static_unit_count.cu`	Rank implementations and public `rank_as` and `rank` methods become constexpr. Tests check compile-time and runtime rank queries for hardware, virtual, and generic groups.

Possibly related issues

NVIDIA/cccl#11426: This change adds a mapping-result specialization that stores a lane mask, touching the mapping-result interface discussed in the issue.

Possibly related PRs

NVIDIA/cccl#12502: Both changes make cooperative-group rank queries constexpr.

Suggested reviewers: miscco, caugonnet

Change: Refactor

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 6d3b5

The change makes group rank queries usable in constant expressions for static-unit-count views, and no actionable merge-blocking issue remains.

Architecture risk: Low · up to 6d3b5

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Changed systems: cudax

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observed — cudax (service) was modified; 8 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

observed — Modified behavior in cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/coalesced_group.cuh: __rank_as_impl is now constexpr; its parameters and rank calculation are unchanged.
observed — Modified behavior in cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/coalesced_group.cuh: rank_as and rank are now constexpr; their signatures otherwise and their delegation to __rank_as_impl are unchanged.
observed — Modified behavior in cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/generic_group.cuh: rank_as and rank are now declared constexpr; both continue to return the rank computed from the mapping result.
observed — Modified behavior in cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/group_view.cuh: For each selected rank, the callback now receives a view specialized with __per_group_count, using that rank’s static unit count and the existing exhaustiveness and contiguity properties. The old uniform-static-count mapping result and its group-count, group-rank, and unit-count initialization were removed; the replacement initializes the per-group result with unit rank and lane mask.

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Minor · important: Make is_valid() constexpr in this specialization. · mapping_result.cuh:354

cudax/include/cuda/experimental/coop/__group/mapping/mapping_result.cuh:354
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important: Make is_valid() constexpr in this specialization.

When assertions are enabled, the non-exhaustive group_rank(), group_count(), and unit_count() call is_valid() inside _CCCL_ASSERT. The assertion expands to a conditional expression, so that call is evaluated during constant evaluation. is_valid() is not constexpr, so a constant expression that calls group_rank() on a non-exhaustive result does not compile in an assertion-enabled build. This affects __mapping_result<__per_group_count<...>, false, ...>, even when the rank is valid.
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     return __lane_mask_;
   }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] _CCCL_DEVICE_API bool is_valid() const
+  [[nodiscard]] _CCCL_DEVICE_API constexpr bool is_valid() const
   {
     if constexpr (_IsAlwaysExhaustive)
Add a static_assert on group_rank() for a non-exhaustive result, built with CCCL_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS, to cover this path.

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1. cudax group_view constexpr rank queries fail under NVCC/MSVC · 5 jobs

Explanation: The new assertions call `rank` and `rank_as` on a non-constexpr `group_view` lambda parameter. Although `__per_group_count` encodes the selected rank in its type, these methods access `__mapping_result_` and `__hier_` through `this`, so NVCC's MSVC path cannot constant-evaluate them; all five jobs show the same first diagnostic at lines 262–263 and 294–295.

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2026-11-12T21:48:46.5072041Z C:\cccl\cudax\test\coop\group\with_static_unit_count.cu(262): error: expression must have a constant value
2026-11-12T21:48:46.5072744Z       static_assert(view.rank(parent) == rank);
2026-11-12T21:48:46.5074155Z Note #2767-D: the value of *this cannot be used as a constant

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Failure group: cudax group_view constexpr rank queries fail under NVCC/MSVC
Affected jobs:
- cudax nvcc MSVC / [CTK13.4 MSVC14.44 C++20] Build(amd64): https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/actions/runs/43309548518/job/131502339936
- cudax nvcc MSVC / [CTK13.0 MSVC14.44 C++20] Build(amd64): https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/actions/runs/43309548518/job/131502339958
- cudax nvcc MSVC / [CTK13.4 MSVC14.50 C++20] Build(amd64): https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/actions/runs/43309548518/job/131502339993
- cudax nvcc MSVC / [CTK13.4 MSVC14.50 C++20] Build(amd64): -enable-tile: https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/actions/runs/43309548518/job/131502340021
- cudax nvcc MSVC / [CTK12.9 MSVC14.44 C++20] Build(amd64): https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/actions/runs/43309548518/job/131502340209

Investigate the NVCC/MSVC C++20 compilation failure in `cudax/test/coop/group/with_static_unit_count.cu`. Reproduce narrowly with the `cudax.test.coop.group.with_static_unit_count` build target on Windows. Preserve the intended compile-time rank guarantee: when the mapping is `__per_group_count`, make `group_view::rank` and `rank_as` obtain the rank through a type-level/static path without reading runtime members through `this`; retain the existing runtime path for mappings whose rank is dynamic. Consider adding a static-rank query or trait to the mapping-result abstraction and using it from the group rank implementation. Avoid merely disabling the assertions for all MSVC configurations unless the API is not intended to support this guarantee. Verify both affected assertions, runtime rank checks, other mapping-result specializations, and run focused cudax validation plus formatting.

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Jacobfaib · 2026-11-13T13:47:34Z

+
+  [[nodiscard]] _CCCL_DEVICE_API constexpr ::cuda::std::uint32_t unit_count() const
+  {
+    return static_cast<::cuda::std::uint32_t>(_StaticUnitCount);


Suggested change

return static_cast<::cuda::std::uint32_t>(_StaticUnitCount);

return ::cuda::std::uint32_t{_StaticUnitCount};

This form will error at compile time if _StaticUnitCount cannot fit in a uint32_t. Should do the same for group_rank() as well

It would already static_asserted by this point if the static unit count wouldn't be representable. But you are probably right, I'll fix it

Jacobfaib · 2026-11-13T13:49:52Z

+    // Use fold expression rather than constexpr array to keep runtime queries in registers.
+    ::cuda::std::size_t __index  = 0;
+    ::cuda::std::size_t __result = 0;
+    ((__result = (__i == __index++) ? _StaticUnitCounts : __result), ...);


This is so cursed...

Just standard library things :D

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