### What this PR does / why we need it?
- This PR fixes an issue with weight format conversion for unquantized
models running on Ascend 310P devices.
- The changes refactor the logic for converting weights to the
FRACTAL_NZ format. Previously, this was handled in a 310P-specific
linear layer implementation (`AscendUnquantizedLinearMethod310`). This
implementation has been removed, and the logic is now centralized in the
`maybe_trans_nz` utility function. This function now checks if the
device is a 310P and applies the NZ format cast accordingly for
`float16`/`bfloat16` weights.
- This refactoring simplifies the code by removing platform-specific
duplication and ensures correct weight handling for unquantized models
on 310P.
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
No
### How was this patch tested?
ut and local test
- vLLM version: v0.15.0
- vLLM main:
83b47f67b1
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Signed-off-by: Tflowers-0129 <2906339855@qq.com>
NZ Format Support for Linear Layers: Implemented support for the NZ
(N-dimensional Z-order) format for linear layer weights on Ascend 310P,
enhancing performance for both quantized and unquantized layers.
Unquantized Linear Method for Ascend 310P: Introduced
AscendUnquantizedLinearMethod310 to specifically handle and apply NZ
format casting to unquantized linear layer weights during the loading
process.
MRotaryEmbedding Integration: Extended Rotary Embedding support by
adding AscendMRotaryEmbedding310 to provide an Ascend-specific
implementation for MRotaryEmbedding.
Quantization Method Updates: Updated the w8a8_static quantization method
to directly transpose weights and apply NZ format casting, ensuring
consistency with the new format.
- vLLM version: v0.15.0
- vLLM main:
9562912cea
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Signed-off-by: Tflowers-0129 <2906339855@qq.com>
### What this PR does / why we need it?
This PR introduces support for W8A8 dynamic quantization for
Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models on Ascend 310P devices. This is achieved
by:
- Implementing a new quantization scheme
`AscendW8A8DynamicFusedMoEMethod310`.
- Adding a unified MLP implementation (`unified_apply_mlp`) for 310P
that handles both quantized and unquantized paths.
- Refactoring the MoE and quantization configuration logic to correctly
route to the new 310P-specific implementations.
- Adding new e2e and unit tests to verify the functionality of MoE W8A8
quantization.
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
No
### How was this patch tested?
- Added a new e2e test `test_qwen3_moe_tp2_w8a8` to test MoE W8A8
quantization in a multi-card setup.
- Added several new unit tests for the 310P-specific MoE components,
including `experts_selector`, `fused_moe`, `moe_comm_method`, `moe_mlp`,
and the new `w8a8_dynamic` quantization method.
- vLLM version: v0.15.0
- vLLM main:
d7e17aaacd
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Signed-off-by: pu-zhe <zpuaa@outlook.com>
### What this PR does / why we need it?
This pull request focuses on a significant refactoring effort within the
vllm-ascend project, specifically targeting operations optimized for the
Ascend 310P hardware. The changes aim to streamline the implementation
of core components like quantization and multi-head attention, making
the codebase more maintainable and robust. Concurrently, new unit tests
have been introduced to ensure the correctness and reliability of these
refactored modules.
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
No
### How was this patch tested?
E2E test with qwen3-32b w8a8
- vLLM version: v0.15.0
- vLLM main:
d7e17aaacd
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Signed-off-by: pu-zhe <zpuaa@outlook.com>
### What this PR does / why we need it?
Introduced 310P W8A8 Quantization Support: New modules and methods have
been added to enable W8A8 static quantization specifically for the
Ascend 310P platform.
Platform-Specific Quantization Configuration Loading: The system now
dynamically loads the appropriate quantization configurations
(AscendCompressedTensorsConfig, AscendModelSlimConfig) based on whether
the current hardware is an Ascend 310P device.
Implemented AscendW8A8LinearMethod310P: A dedicated linear quantization
method for 310P is provided, handling the specifics of weight and
activation quantization, including input parameter broadcasting and
weight data manipulation.
Extended AscendModelSlimConfig for 310P: A specialized configuration
class for 310P integrates the new W8A8 linear method for both standard
linear layers and vocabulary parallel embeddings, ensuring proper
quantization application.
- vLLM version: v0.14.1
- vLLM main:
dc917cceb8
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Signed-off-by: Tflowers-0129 <2906339855@qq.com>
Signed-off-by: Shaoxu Cheng <2906339855@qq.com>
