Add: kernel-mode entry layer — give the four C entries callers (⑩a)

[sunkaixuan2018]

Rebased onto main after #2064 (①K1) merged, so the diff below is this PR alone.

What this is

K1 resolved the four kernel-mode C entries and nulled them on every teardown path, but nothing read them. They are private members, so no code outside ChipWorker could even try to call them. This PR gives them callers. A caller that already owns a device and a stream can now drive a kernel context through init → prepare → launch → close.

The platform refuses all four entries today; ④K2 / #2176 owns the real implementation. So the lifecycle that completes is the refusal. The wiring has to show that the refusal came back from the C ABI, not from the host side. The tests show this by telling UNSUPPORTED, INVALID_STATE and INVALID_ARGUMENT apart. Asserting merely "nonzero" would also pass for a call that never reached the ABI.

ABI: prepare_callable takes no stream, and the runtime mints the ID

Only simpler_kernel_mode_launch takes a caller stream. Prepare also no longer receives a caller-chosen ID. The runtime mints the ID and writes it out:

int simpler_kernel_mode_prepare_callable(
    DeviceContextHandle ctx, const void *callable, size_t callable_size, int32_t *out_callable_id);

• Callable IDs. Every successful call writes a new context-local ID, even for identical content. There is no callable generation. When out_callable_id is non-null, every failure writes -1 through it, and the return value is the status.
• Where prepare errors surface. Preparation runs its device work on context-owned streams. Registration synchronizes its internal AICPU control stream before it commits the callable, so a registration failure comes back as prepare's own status. It never synchronizes a caller stream or the device. This is the wording Add: persistent kernel-context execution resources #2176 and Add: bounded kernel callable registration #2190 already use.

The change moves through every layer in one commit:

Layer	Change
runtime_c_api.h	signature, prepare contract (error surface, ID minting), and the banner's synchronize rule
kernel_entry_validation.h	validate_kernel_prepare_callable_args(ctx, callable, size, out_callable_id) checks the output pointer
onboard + sim c_api_shared.cpp	both stubs write -1 first, then validate and refuse
ChipWorker	int32_t kernel_prepare_callable(callable, callable_size) returns the minted ID; rc == 0 without an ID raises INTERNAL
nanobind / Python	kernel_prepare_callable(chip_callable) -> int; the wrapper keeps the callable referenced under that ID until finalize() succeeds
tests	K1's validation UT checks the output pointer instead of the ID range

#2176 has to rebase onto this. Its prepare still takes callable_id as input.

Failures carry a status code

• Error types.
  • ChipWorkerError derives from std::runtime_error and adds int code().
  • UnsupportedRuntimeOperation is its subclass, with the code fixed to PTO_RUNTIME_ERR_UNSUPPORTED.
• What goes into the code.
  • Every kernel entry forwards the runtime's status as the code.
  • Host-side refusals use INVALID_STATE (no bound runtime, already initialized, or teardown owed) or INVALID_ARGUMENT.
• Python.
  • nanobind registers both types. UnsupportedRuntimeOperation also derives from NotImplementedError.
  • A translator sets .code on the raised instance. An instance built in Python reads code is None.
  • simpler.task_interface re-exports both types and the five PTO_RUNTIME_ERR_* values.
• kernel_mode_supported is False whenever initialized is False:
  • before either init;
  • after a failed init;
  • after a failed kernel teardown;
  • after finalize().

Teardown and failure paths

• A failed kernel_init does not strand resources the entry already took. A non-zero init_rc calls finalize_device first, and destroys the context only if that returns zero. If it returns non-zero, the context, bindings and library stay alive and the teardown is recorded as owed.
• Refusals the contract returns before taking anything skip that teardown. These are INVALID_ARGUMENT and UNSUPPORTED. On sim, finalize_device releases whichever device the calling thread is bound to. For a refused init, that device belongs to another worker.
• finalize() raises the finalize_device status for a kernel context.
  • The context, bindings and library stay loaded. initialized becomes False and the teardown is owed.
  • Only finalize() still reaches the half-released context. init and kernel_init refuse with INVALID_STATE, and calling finalize() again retries.
  • Program mode keeps its status unraised. Its runner gives up the device even when it reports a failure, so a retry could not recover it.
  • ~ChipWorker catches the throw and reports it on stderr.
• The Python wrapper clears its registries only after native finalize() succeeds. A CleanupJournal retry therefore still sees what the runtime holds.

Design notes

• kernel_init is a second init, not a flag. simpler_init latches PROGRAM unconditionally, and the latch is write-once.
• It creates neither the per-slot native-run storage nor the ChipRunLane. Both back the program-mode native-run surface, whose entries all bounds-check that storage and refuse when it is empty.
• It accepts the PipelineContract but does not publish it, and still rejects an incompatible module at init.
• The four kernel entries follow merged K1's deferred publication:
  • bind_runtime_symbols returns them in a DeferredRuntimeBindings;
  • an init installs them only once its runtime is up;
  • every rollback between binding and simpler_init resets the bindings.
• caller_stream crosses as a uint64_t and is borrowed per launch. That is the convention register_callable_from_blob already uses, and the shape torch_npu.npu.current_stream().npu_stream has.
• context_generation comes from a process-wide counter starting at one. Callers may pass their own.
• _acl_create_stream / _acl_destroy_stream / _acl_bind_device are test support only.

Two edits outside the kernel path

• The rollback list is factored. The "null every dlsym'd pointer" block existed in three copies, and two had drifted: catch (...) omitted comm_derive_context_fn_, and finalize() omitted simpler_init_fn_. reset_runtime_bindings() now serves every site, which fixes both. Behaviour is unchanged in every reachable case.
• buffer_pool_manager.h:696 uses std::scoped_lock. It was the header's only std::lock_guard, and clang-tidy's modernize-use-scoped-lock flags it through the sim stub this PR touches.

Tests

• No-hardware UT. test_chip_worker.py drives ChipWorker against a generated fake runtime.
  • The statuses it returns are codes ChipWorker never raises itself, so a matching code can only have come through the entry.
  • The fake aborts if finalize_device sees a destroyed context, or sees any context when a refusal must skip the teardown. So the fake itself enforces the kept-context and skipped-teardown paths.
  • Retries sit in finally blocks.
• Hardware tests. They bind the device and create the stream themselves. kernel_init runs on that already-bound device, and only launch is handed the stream.
  • One Python case runs a program init on the same build, showing that path is unchanged and that the two modes stay mutually exclusive on one worker.
  • Another destroys the caller's stream after a refused kernel_init and finalize(). It fails if either one reset the device or finalized ACL.

Verification

Every run was on real a2a3 silicon and wrapped in task-submit.

Lane	Result
cpput, no hardware	144/144 passed
test_chip_worker.py	55/55 passed, incl. the refusal, owed-teardown, prepare-without-ID, null-stream and public-surface cases
cpput, a2a3 hardware	2/2 passed, incl. test_kernel_mode_entry
pyut, a2a3 hardware	7/7 passed, incl. all 6 kernel-mode cases
pyut, no hardware	8 failed / 2270 passed / 11 errors — all 19 are ModuleNotFoundError for torch (the box has none)
pre-commit	all hooks pass on every changed file

Out of scope

• The real platform implementation (④K2 / Add: persistent kernel-context execution resources #2176): all four entries still refuse.
• Callable registration capacity and residency (Add: bounded kernel callable registration #2190). Launch validation keeps the 64-slot ID bound until that PR lands.
• Worker-level integration, a borrowed tensor type, and a GIL-free native launch path.
• The launch sequence (⑨binder), the argument snapshot (⑥K4), and the pypto side (⑩b).
• C5: sim has no kernel path, so this is onboard-only.

Pre-existing defect found on the way (not fixed here)

A hardware pyut without @pytest.mark.runtime is silently deselected whenever any collected test has that marker. conftest's resource phase only builds jobs for marked items (conftest.py:838-840). In a measured run, 1 of 17 selected requires_hardware tests ran. test_host_runtime_abi.py, test_runtime_builder.py, test_worker/test_device_memory_info.py, test_worker/test_dynamic_alloc_hw.py and test_worker/test_platform_comm.py do not actually run in the a2a3 lane today. The new tests carry the marker, so they do run.

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This change adds kernel-mode runtime contracts, lifecycle guards, host-runtime entry points, C++ and Python worker APIs, callable scalar metadata, validation helpers, tests, build wiring, and documentation.

Changes

Kernel-mode runtime and lifecycle

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Execution contracts and state model src/common/task_interface/*, src/common/platform/include/host/*	Adds execution-mode and invocation-header types, scalar-count metadata, argument validators, execution-mode latching, and a mutex-protected kernel lifecycle state machine.
Platform lifecycle integration src/common/platform/onboard/..., src/common/platform/sim/..., src/common/platform/shared/...	Guards program-mode device operations, records borrowed devices, prevents kernel-mode device resets and arena changes, and builds shared kernel-state code into host runtimes.
Runtime ABI and worker APIs src/common/worker/*, src/common/platform/*/c_api_shared.cpp	Adds kernel-mode C ABI symbols and validating unsupported stubs. ChipWorker binds these symbols and exposes kernel initialization, callable preparation, launch, capability checks, and context generations.
Python bindings and interface python/bindings/task_interface.cpp, python/simpler/task_interface.py	Exposes kernel-mode worker operations, caller-owned ACL stream helpers, ChipCallable.scalar_count, and cleanup behavior that preserves registries after failed native teardown.
Tests, build wiring, and documentation tests/ut/*, .github/workflows/*, docs/*	Adds unit, hardware, Python, ABI, and scalar-count tests. The hardware build includes test_kernel_mode_entry, and documentation describes the new symbols and callable metadata.

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Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant PythonCaller
  participant ChipWorker
  participant HostRuntime
  participant CallerStream
  PythonCaller->>CallerStream: create and own stream
  PythonCaller->>ChipWorker: kernel_init with stream address
  ChipWorker->>HostRuntime: simpler_kernel_mode_init
  HostRuntime->>ChipWorker: unsupported or success status
  PythonCaller->>ChipWorker: kernel_prepare_callable or kernel_launch
  ChipWorker->>CallerStream: enqueue kernel operation

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[nalinaly]

本次为静态代码 review，未运行测试、未修改实现。建议处理以下三处问题，具体触发条件及修改建议见行内意见：

1. 新 kernel_init 的失败回滚会丢失 K2 部分初始化后的资源回收入口；明确以接入 #2176 实现为触发条件，不把 K1 拒绝 stub 本身当作缺陷。
2. 新 stream helper 不能正确处理调用方已初始化 ACL 的正常状态。
3. borrowed stream 存活测试吞掉后续 stream 操作的失败，可能假通过。

合并提醒（不重复作为新增缺陷）：#2176 最新代码已修复显式 finalize 的错误传播；整合本 PR 时请保留该修复，否则本 PR 的 Python registry 保留逻辑仍无法感知底层失败。prepare 的 caller_stream 参数目前已对齐，不再提出签名不一致的问题。

[nalinaly]

kernel_init 的失败回滚会丢失 K2 部分初始化后的 close 入口

这里把所有非零 init_rc 都解释成当前拒绝 stub 的“没有取得任何资源”，直接 destroy，然后无条件清空 device_ctx_ 和 bindings。但接上 #2176 的实现后，这个假设不成立：init_kernel_context 先创建 stream/event，随后才做 bootstrap 和 runtime 加载；后面的步骤失败时，context 会被标记为 Poisoned，已有 handles 仍需要显式 close。

具体路径是：stream/event 创建成功 → bootstrap 或 runtime SO 加载失败 → destroy_device_context 因 has_live_resources() 拒绝销毁（返回类型为 void）→ 本层仍将 context 指针置空并释放 dlopen 引用。随后 finalize() 既看不到 context，initialized_ 也从未设为 true，无法执行 finalize_device，于是失去资源回收和重试入口。

对应 K2 代码：先创建资源再加载 runtime、拒绝销毁未关闭的 context。后者的保护是合理的，问题在本层把 destroy 调用等同于销毁成功。

建议区分进入 C ABI 前的失败和已经尝试 kernel init 的失败；后一类先走 kernel 的显式 finalize/close，成功后才能 destroy 和释放库。若 close 失败，应保留 context、bindings、库引用及可重试状态；close 的可达性不能只依赖 init 成功标志。

这里明确限定：当前 K1 拒绝 stub 不分配这些资源，因此不是声称现有拒绝用例已经发生泄漏；这是新调用层与其要对接的现有 K2 实现的生命周期冲突，不要求本 PR 实现生产 launch。

[sunkaixuan2018]

已按建议修改（908b31ab2）。

• kernel_init 在 init_rc != 0 时先调 finalize_device_fn_（chip_worker.cpp:526），返回 0 才 destroy context 并清 bindings（:543）。
• close 失败时保留 device_ctx_、bindings 和 lib_handle_，并置 device_teardown_owed_（:536）。finalize() 的回收条件改为 initialized_ || device_teardown_owed_（:618），close 的可达性不再只依赖 init 成功标志。
• 进入 C ABI 之前的失败（dlopen、符号解析、PipelineContract、create_device_context、读二进制）没有调用过 kernel init，仍然直接 destroy 并 reset。
• 四个 kernel 入口沿用合入版 K1 的延后发布：init 成功或需要保留重试状态时才写入成员。

说明一点：当前拒绝桩不分配资源，close 失败这条分支现在的测试走不到，要等接上 #2176 之后才有真实覆盖。

[nalinaly]

新增 stream helper 会把调用方已初始化 ACL 的正常状态当成失败

_acl_create_stream 和下面的 _acl_bind_device 都先调用 AclRuntimeApi::init()。该对象的 initialized_ 只记录它自己是否成功初始化过；如果 ACL 已由调用方的 pyACL/C++ 代码或框架初始化，这里的标志仍可能为 false。第 170–172 行会再次调用 aclInit，并对所有非零返回抛异常。

因此，调用方先初始化 ACL、设置好当前 device，再第一次调用 _acl_create_stream() 时，ACL_ERROR_REPEAT_INITIALIZE 会导致 helper 在真正创建 stream 前就失败。它实际上要求 ACL 必须先通过同一个辅助对象初始化，比文档的“在调用线程当前 device 上创建 stream”多了隐藏前提。

CANN 官方 aclInit 约定 允许忽略重复初始化返回码后继续处理业务；本 PR 的 C++ BorrowedDevice 测试辅助类也已接受这个返回码。

建议将 stream 创建与 ACL 初始化职责分开；若保留兼容初始化，应正确处理重复初始化及资源归属，不能通过 reset/finalize 调用方的 ACL 来消除此错误。这是新增 helper 的兼容性问题，不是说 kernel_init 主路径调用了 aclInit；直接传入框架现有 stream 的主路径不经过这些 helper。

[sunkaixuan2018]

已修改（908b31ab2）。

• AclRuntimeApi::init() 把 ACL_ERROR_REPEAT_INITIALIZE 视为成功（task_interface.cpp:177，常量 kAclRepeatInitialize = 100002 定义在 :306）。这里不 reset、也不 finalize 调用方的 ACL。
• _acl_create_stream 和 _acl_bind_device（:3658 / :3678）不再各自调用 init()。acl_api() 首次访问时已经完成初始化，stream 创建和 ACL 初始化的职责拆开了。

调用方先用自己的 pyACL / 框架初始化 ACL 并设好当前 device，再调 _acl_create_stream()，现在可以直接拿到 stream。

[nalinaly]

borrowed stream 存活用例会吞掉真正应当观察的失败

_run_case("init_refused") 在进入 finally 前，已经根据异常文字和 worker 的 initialized 状态把 result["ok"] 设为 true。之后唯一一次使用该 stream 的操作是这里的 _acl_destroy_stream(stream)，但任何异常都被吞掉，仍然会把原来的成功结果放入 queue。

因此，即使错误的 kernel_init 把调用方 stream 销毁或 reset 得失效，导致这里的 destroy 报错，test_borrowed_stream_survives_a_refused_kernel_init 仍可能通过：它只检查创建时的 stream_nonzero 和先前的 ok，未检查任何 init 之后的 stream 操作成功。

建议至少把 destroy 异常写入返回结果、将该 case 判失败，并在外层断言后续 stream 操作确实成功。通用 finally 可以采用 best-effort 清理，但不能把这种不检查结果的清理当作“借用 stream 没有被破坏”的验证。本意见仅由读取测试逻辑得出，未运行测试或故障注入。

[sunkaixuan2018]

已修改（908b31ab2）。

• finally 里 _acl_destroy_stream 失败时记录 stream_teardown_error，并把 ok 置为 False（test_kernel_mode_entry.py:139-143），不再吞掉异常。
• test_borrowed_stream_survives_a_refused_kernel_init 额外断言 stream_destroyed is True，且结果里没有 stream_teardown_error（:196-199）。

refused init 之后对该 stream 的操作只要失败，这个用例就会判失败。

[nalinaly]

补充一条接口设计意见：kernel_prepare_callable 不需要调用方提供 stream。当前 K2 准备工作使用 context 自有的 AICPU stream，caller_stream 只参与入口非空校验；建议统一调整准备接口及其公开语义，详见行内意见。本条不涉及 kernel_init。

[nalinaly]

kernel_prepare_callable 不应要求 caller_stream 入参

建议将 Python 接口收敛为 kernel_prepare_callable(chip_callable) -> int，移除 prepare 路径里的 stream 参数、默认 stream 解析和非空要求。这里的准备工作并不依赖调用方的执行 stream。

具体依据是当前 #2176 的实际调用链：

• kernel C prepare 入口 仅把 caller_stream 交给参数校验，随后调用不接收 stream 的 runner->prepare_kernel_callable(callable_id)。
• 实际准备函数 从 context 取得自己的专用 AICPU stream，用它执行注册；传入的 caller_stream 没有参与设备入队或 event 依赖。TMR 注册路径目前还会内部等待完成。

因此，参数目前只是一个必须满足非空检查的负担，并没有兑现这里 docstring 所说的“准备工作排入 caller stream，调用方同步该 stream 观察完成”的语义。签名与 K1 对齐，并不能证明这个参数在新的三 stream 设计中仍然必要。

即使后续把 prepare 改成异步，也不天然需要 caller_stream：可以由 runtime 内部的专用 AICPU stream FIFO 和必要的准备完成 event 建立与后续 launch 的依赖。只有真的要等待调用方 stream 的前序工作或在其上发布依赖时，该参数才有明确用途；当前代码没有这样的操作。

请将 K1 C ABI/参数校验、K2 实现、C++/nanobind 和 Python 封装一起对齐调整，不要只在一侧删除签名。若既有 ABI 需要兼容过渡，应另行明确过渡方式，不应把一个没有实际排序作用的 stream 要求继续暴露给 prepare 调用方。本条仅针对 prepare，不扩展为 kernel_init 的接口修改。

以上为静态代码及接口设计意见，未修改实现、未运行测试。

[sunkaixuan2018]

已在各层一起去掉（908b31ab2），依据 2026-09-14 会议结论"只有 kernel launch 需要 stream 入参"：

• C ABI：simpler_kernel_mode_prepare_callable 改为 4 参（runtime_c_api.h:634）。契约注释改为在 context 自有的 stream 上执行，不再写"在 caller_stream 上异步入队"。
• 参数校验：validate_kernel_prepare_callable_args 去掉 stream 参数和非空检查（kernel_entry_validation.h:66）。
• onboard / sim 两个桩、ChipWorker::kernel_prepare_callable、nanobind 绑定同步修改；Python 接口收敛为 kernel_prepare_callable(chip_callable) -> int（task_interface.py:1508）。
• 测试：K1 的校验 UT 删掉了 null-stream 的 prepare case，硬件测试里的 prepare 调用不再传 stream。

#2176 的 prepare 实现目前还是 5 参，rebase 时需要跟着改签名。

[nalinaly]

补充一条接口设计意见：kernel_init 不应要求 caller_stream。该参数没有传入底层初始化，仅在 Python 保存为后续调用的默认值；建议移除初始化接口的 stream 依赖，执行 stream 留给 kernel_launch。详见行内意见，本次不扩展其他问题。

[nalinaly]

kernel_init 不应要求 caller_stream 入参

建议将 Python 接口收敛为 kernel_init(device_id, bins, config, context_generation=None, log_level=None)。这里初始化的是可复用的 runtime context，不是提交某一次 kernel 调用；当前 caller_stream 实际上没有参与初始化。

具体依据：

• 本文件第 1499 行调用 _impl.kernel_init(...) 时没有传 caller_stream；成功返回后，第 1509 行才将它保存到 _kernel_caller_stream。
• C++ ChipWorker::kernel_init 及其调用的 kernel C init 本来就没有 stream 参数。
• 对接的 K2 init_kernel_context 创建 context 自有 stream，bootstrap/AICPU 初始化使用自有 AICPU stream，不需要借用 caller stream。

因此，init 要求调用方提前提供 stream 只是为了设置后续调用的默认值，并非初始化所需。docstring 用“C ABI 拒绝 null stream”解释这里的必填要求也不准确：这个约束并不属于 kernel C init。将默认执行 stream 固定在初始化阶段，还会使后续省略参数的 launch 继续使用初始化时的 stream，而不会跟随框架本次调用的 current stream。

请移除 init 的 caller_stream 参数、非空检查及默认 stream 保存，并同步调整依赖这个默认值的解析逻辑和文档，避免只删除签名。真正执行时仍由 kernel_launch 接收本次调用的 stream；无需为此给底层 C++/C init 增加 stream 参数。

本条仅针对 kernel_init 的接口职责，不扩展到全局单例/防重入设计，也不重复之前的 prepare 意见。以上依据静态代码阅读，未修改实现、未运行测试。

[sunkaixuan2018]

已修改（908b31ab2）。

• Python 接口改为 kernel_init(device_id, bins, config, context_generation=None, log_level=None)（task_interface.py:1447）。caller_stream 参数、非空检查和 _kernel_caller_stream 默认值都删了，依赖它的 _resolve_caller_stream 一并删除。
• kernel_launch(callable_id, args, caller_stream)（:1526）每次调用显式接收 stream，跟随调用方本次的 current stream。
• 原来测 init 拒绝 null stream 的用例改成测 kernel_launch。
• C++ / C 的 init 没有增加 stream 参数。

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Propagate finalize_device errors before destroying the runtime context.

The resolved finalize_device_fn_ can return a nonzero cleanup or device-reset error. ChipWorker::finalize() ignores that result, then destroys device_ctx_, closes lib_handle_, clears the bindings, and marks teardown complete. Python then clears its registries because native finalization returned normally. The caller cannot retry the failed teardown.

When finalization fails, preserve device_ctx_, lib_handle_, and the runtime bindings, and propagate the error to Python. Clear the Python registries only after successful finalization. Keep ChipWorker::~ChipWorker() non-throwing and handle its last-resort cleanup separately.

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In `@src/common/worker/chip_worker.cpp` around lines 592 - 594, Update
ChipWorker::finalize() to capture and check the return value from
finalize_device_fn_ before destroying device_ctx_, closing lib_handle_, clearing
bindings, or marking teardown complete; on failure, preserve the runtime state
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In `@docs/user/reference/python-api.md`:
- Line 110: Update the scalar_count comment in the API example to clarify that 0
means the scalar count is not recorded and disables mismatch validation;
otherwise replace it with the nonzero count matching the example signature.

In `@src/common/platform/onboard/host/device_runner_base.cpp`:
- Around line 388-395: Preflight all three requested arena sizes before entering
the rollback path in the host device-runner setup flow, including the
kernel-mode guard around setup_static_arena and its simulator counterpart.
Return the policy error immediately when a committed region would be grown or
released, preserving committed regions and stable base addresses; retain full
rollback only for failures while creating a new arena layout.

In `@src/common/worker/chip_worker.cpp`:
- Line 218: Make runtime symbol binding in the worker initialization path
transactional: resolve every required symbol, including
simpler_kernel_mode_supported, into temporary storage and assign the member
pointers only after all lookups succeed. If lookup fails, ensure
reset_runtime_bindings() runs before DlHandleGuard closes the module so no
member retains pointers into an unloaded library.

In `@tests/ut/py/test_worker/test_kernel_mode_entry.py`:
- Around line 144-145: Update the subprocess timeout handling around proc.join
and the proc.exitcode assertion: when the child has not exited, terminate it,
join it again, then report the failure. Preserve the existing success path for
processes that exit within the timeout and use the existing proc and case
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In `@src/common/worker/chip_worker.cpp`:
- Around line 592-594: Update ChipWorker::finalize() to capture and check the
return value from finalize_device_fn_ before destroying device_ctx_, closing
lib_handle_, clearing bindings, or marking teardown complete; on failure,
preserve the runtime state and propagate the error to Python so cleanup can be
retried. Ensure Python registries are cleared only after successful
finalization, while keeping ChipWorker::~ChipWorker() non-throwing with separate
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[YunjiQin]

PyPTO 的接入对象是 Worker，需要把 kernel 接口接进 Worker

本 PR 把四个 kernel C 入口接到了 ChipWorker。但 PyPTO 侧真正调用的是 simpler.worker.Worker(level=2)——ChipWorker 是 simpler 的内部实现，不对 PyPTO 暴露。所以 ⑩a 之后还需要把这套 kernel 接口接进 Worker，PyPTO 才有可用的接入面。下面按"接进 Worker 时每项应该长什么样"来列，顺带带一条会改到本 PR 自身的定案。

先说明：这不是对本 PR 已有代码的 review。CI 全绿，nalinaly 的几条我对着当前 head 看都已落实（init/prepare 去 stream；_acl_* 接受调用方已初始化的 ACL；borrowed-stream 用例会暴露销毁失败；失败的 kernel_init 先 finalize_device、close 失败时保留 handle/bindings 并置 device_teardown_owed_）。目前 5 条 thread 仍未 resolve，其中 4 条已 outdated，剩下 chip_worker.cpp 那条回滚意见按当前 head 的代码看也已落实——建议一并 resolve。

一条会改到本 PR 自身的定案：callable_id 形状

callable_id（2026-09-14，见 #2190）：prepare_callable 由 simpler 自己铸 id，经出参返回一个 context-local int32_t，失败写 -1；没有 callable generation 字段，调用方不预分配 id。跨 context 误用靠"成功过的 id 在 context 内不复用 + close 后 context 整体失效"挡。

（注意和 simpler_kernel_mode_init 的 context_generation 区分——那是 context 的 generation，K1 里就有，保留不变。）

本 PR 现在是反方向：Python 侧 _allocate_slot_locked() 分配后传进 C ABI。要一起改的，正好都在本 PR 已有的 diff 范围内：

文件	改什么
src/common/worker/runtime_c_api.h	签名改 (ctx, callable, size, int32_t *out_callable_id) + 契约注释
src/common/platform/include/host/kernel_entry_validation.h	validate_kernel_prepare_callable_args 去掉 callable_id 范围校验，改成校验 out 指针非空
onboard/ + sim/ 的 host/c_api_shared.cpp	两个 stub 跟签名，失败写 -1
src/common/worker/chip_worker.h/.cpp	kernel_prepare_callable(...) 返回 int32_t
python/bindings/task_interface.cpp	nanobind 返回 id
python/simpler/task_interface.py	kernel 路径不再走 _allocate_slot_locked() / MAX_REGISTERED_CALLABLE_IDS（那是 program 模式的槽表，kernel 容量归 C 侧 arena）；但 id → ChipCallable 的保活引用要留着
tests/ut/cpp/common/test_kernel_entry_validation.cpp	callable_id = -1 和 = MAX_REGISTERED_CALLABLE_IDS 两个用例作废，换成 out 指针为 null + 失败写 -1
test_kernel_mode_entry.cpp / .py	prepare 调用点跟签名

顺序建议：#2190 已改同一个声明，但它挂在 #2176(K2) 后面，本 PR 挂在已合入的 #2064(K1) 后面，两边必冲突。建议本 PR 先按新签名走在前面——它是唯一直接挂在 main 上、最快能合的一个。

接进 Worker 时每项的目标形态

Worker 上的目标接口	本 PR 在 ChipWorker 上给了什么	接进 Worker 还要做什么
Worker(level=2, execution_mode="kernel", device_id, platform, runtime)	无	整项没有。现在只能 ChipWorker() 无参构造；platform/runtime 不是构造参数，导致下一项的 binaries 得由调用方自己找。Worker.__init__(level, **config) 本身是自由 dict，但 _init_level2() 硬编码了 program 路径，要加 kernel 分支
worker.init(config=cfg)	kernel_init(device_id, bins, config, context_generation=None, log_level=None)	① bins 现在要调用方自己 RuntimeBuilder(platform).get_binaries(runtime) 找好传进来，应由 Worker 内部加载（_init_level2 里已有现成代码）；② device_id 移到构造；③ context_generation 不该出现在对外签名（本 PR 已支持省略时自动 mint，Worker 层不透传即可）
worker.kernel_mode_supported	ChipWorker.kernel_mode_supported ✅ 形状对	透传即可。但有个行为差异：现在未 initialized 时抛异常而不是返回 false，PyPTO 若当"只读能力属性"在 init 前问会踩到
worker.kernel_prepare_callable(chip_callable) -> callable_id	kernel_prepare_callable(chip_callable) -> int，无 stream ✅	id 方向反了，见上一节。另外不能复用 Worker.register()：register() 走 _install_registration_locked 按 SHA-256 digest 去重 + refcount，同内容第二次返回同一个 slot；kernel prepare 要求纯注册、同 callable 两次给两个不同且都有效的 id、不提供 lookup。得是独立路径
worker.kernel_launch(callable_id, args, caller_stream=)	kernel_launch(callable_id, args, caller_stream)，stream 每次必传且拒空 ✅	args 类型是这项的大头：现在吃 ChipStorageTaskArgs，等于让 PyPTO 自己造 wire 结构。应该吃借用 tensor 描述 + scalar，由 Worker 内部降到 ChipStorageTaskArgs。另外现有 L2 dispatch 是 run/submit → RunHandle + 完成等待 + _active_ops 租约，kernel launch 是纯异步 enqueue、没有完成信号、不该计租约——是另一条路径，不是给现有路径加 flag
worker.close()	复用既有 ChipWorker.finalize()	差 Worker 层的名字 + kernel 语义分叉（不 drain run 租约；不 reset 借来的设备——后者 kernel_init 已保证）。语义底子本 PR 已经打好了：finalize() 成功才清 registry、失败保留供重试；device_teardown_owed_ 让失败的 kernel_init 仍能被 finalize 回收

表外还要补的三件

1. 借用 tensor 的参数类型完全不存在。 需要带逻辑起点设备地址、dtype、shape、受支持的 layout/stride、ABI 尺寸，scalar 按声明 dtype 编码；且不支持的 view/layout 要明确报错，不能暗中 .contiguous() / .cpu()。本 PR 里没有这个类型、没有校验、没有降到 ChipStorageTaskArgs 的转换。这是接进 Worker 之外工作量最大的一块，公开类型名目前也还没定。

2. 错误分类不够 PyPTO 用。 Add: bounded kernel callable registration #2190 把容量错误分成 -1005/-1006/-1007，PyPTO 需要能在提交前分类报告容量/未准备类错误。本 PR 现在 prepare 和 launch 失败一律 std::runtime_error("… failed with code N")，code 塞在字符串里没法分类 catch；只有 kernel_init 的 UNSUPPORTED 有专门的 UnsupportedRuntimeOperation。建议给 prepare/launch 也定类型化异常，或在异常对象上带数值 code。

3. 供 PyPTO C++ adapter 在 taskQueue callback 里调用的 native launch 入口（callback 不进解释器、不依赖 GIL）——形式还在讨论，本条仅登记，不作为本 PR 的要求。

两点说明

封装质量本 PR 已经达标，位置不对而已。 DeviceContextHandle、create_device_context()、simpler_kernel_mode_*、binary 查找、dlsym、错误码转换这些本来就该全在 simpler 内部——本 PR 在 ChipWorker 这层是做到的：PyPTO 看不到 DeviceContextHandle，符号解析在 bind_runtime_symbols 里，rc 转成异常。所以接进 Worker 是一层薄包装，不是重写。

_acl_create_stream / _acl_destroy_stream / _acl_bind_device 不属于给 PyPTO 的接口。 生产路径上 stream 来自 torch_npu.npu.current_stream().npu_stream，设备由 vLLM 设好。本 PR 的注释也写明了它们是给"不是框架的调用方"用的。建议在注释里再明确一句它们是测试辅助面，避免将来渗进 PyPTO 的集成代码——那等于 PyPTO 又接管了一份 ACL 生命周期。

小结

六项接口里，本 PR 给出了第 3/4/5 项的 ChipWorker 版雏形（其中 4 的 id 方向要翻、5 的 args 类型不对），第 1/2/6 项一项没有；表外的参数类型、错误分类、native 入口三件都还是空的。除 callable_id 那条外，这些都不是本 PR 的欠账（PR 描述里也写明了 scope），列出来是为了把"⑩a 之后到 PyPTO 能接 Worker"之间的剩余工作对齐。

[ChaoWao]

关闭：交付路线已替代（superseded）

根据维护者确认，关闭这份旧 kernel-mode PR。

**原因：**入口加固已有集成线 #2247 接替，Worker 接入又由 #2248 扩展。原 PR 的平台 stub/UNSUPPORTED 测试前提也不能直接代表当前 main，继续并行维护原入口快照会保留两套接口合同。

**仍需保留／迁移：**保留带数值 code 的异常、借用设备拒绝路径、close 失败时保有资源和重试的测试；后续结合 Worker/PyTorch 排序接入当前共同执行层。

当前确定路线是 Pipeline A → kernel eager → capture/replay：两种资源模式接共同执行与退休层，每次 eager 重新准备并提交一次。集成分支中的采用不等于已合入 main，也不代表本 PR 的全部目标已交付。

本次只关闭旧 PR，保留分支、提交、作者贡献、测试及实验记录，供后续按能力迁移。

本次核查 head：12600b87b1e858708fd0952f582305452308aafc；main 基线：2d3661517。