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 significantly refactors the attention mechanism for
the Ascend 310P hardware, enhancing its architecture by separating mask
generation concerns from the core attention implementation. It
introduces a dedicated mask builder class capable of handling various
mask types, including causal, splitfuse, and sliding window attention
masks, all optimized for the NPU's fractal data format. This change not
only cleans up the codebase but also lays the groundwork for more robust
and feature-rich attention operations on Ascend devices, backed by new,
extensive unit tests.
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
No
### How was this patch tested?
E2E test with qwen3 and qwen3-moe
- 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>
