### What this PR does / why we need it?
Currently, there are two paths to judge the chip type in code,
`get_ascend_soc_version` use `get_soc_version` api in torch_npu, and
`is_310p` `use _build_info.__soc_version__`, which generate when
install. We need to unify the two paths.
We need to unify these codes based on the following points:
1. We need to ensure consistency in chip type judgment between compiling
and running states;
2. In compiling state, we need chip type to complete op's compilation,
but in running state, we only need device
type(910B/910_93/310P/910_95/etc) to make code branch judgement;
3. In compiling state, torch_npu may not have been installed yet, so we
can't use torch_npu's api.
Based on the above points, we have made the following changes:
1. When user set env `SOC_VERSION`, use it; when not set, query
soc_version by `npu-smi`;
2. generate device_type based on soc_version when compiling, and write
`__device_type__` instead of `__soc_version__` in `_build_info.py`;
3. In running state, use `__device_type__` to judge code branch.
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
When not set env `SOC_VERSION`, it will not be `ASCEND910B1` by default,
we will query soc_version by `npu-smi`. And env `SOC_VERSION` must be in
the list `soc_to_device` in `setup.py`.
- vLLM version: v0.11.0
- vLLM main:
2918c1b49c
Signed-off-by: zzzzwwjj <1183291235@qq.com>
### What this PR does / why we need it?
Upgrade torch-npu to the official release version 2.7.1
- vLLM version: v0.11.0
- vLLM main:
83f478bb19
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Signed-off-by: wangxiyuan <wangxiyuan1007@gmail.com>
### What this PR does / why we need it?
**Problem Description:**
The existing implementation for the w4a8-dynamic linear method only
supports the old quantization format from msmodelslim. When attempting
to load models quantized with the new version, vLLM encounters errors
due to mismatched tensor shapes and unprocessed quantization parameters.
Relavant issues:
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues/3192
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues/3152
**Proposed Changes:**
1. Add support for w4a8 dynamic(new format) in
AscendW4A8DynamicLinearMethod and TorchairAscendW4A8DynamicLinearMethod
2. Add unit tests and e2e tests for w4a8 dynamic new and old format
models
<details>
<summary><b>details</b></summary>
1. **Support for new w4a8-dynamic format:**
* Detects quantization format by reading the "version" field in
quant_description to ensure backward compatibility.
* Handles the new pre-packed weight format (`2x int4` in an `int8`),
which has a halved dimension. It tells the vLLM loader how to unpack it
using `_packed_dim` and `_packed_factor`.
* Supports the new `scale_bias` parameter, setting its shape based on
the layer type, as required by msmodelslim. For api consistency and
future use, the `layer_type` parameter was also added to other
quantization methods.
* Updates the weight processing logic: new format weights are handled
with `.view(torch.int32)` since they're pre-packed, while old ones are
processed with `npu_convert_weight_to_int4pack`.
2. **New unit and E2E tests:**
* Added unit tests that verify the logic for both the old and new
formats.
* Split the distributed E2E test to confirm that both old and new format
models work correctly.
</details>
Theoretically, these changes will provide support for all common new
version w4a8(dynamic) models from msmodelslim.
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
no
### How was this patch tested?
I implement relevant unit tests and e2e tests and test the changes with
following commands:
```bash
# unit tests
python -m pytest tests/ut/quantization/test_w4a8_dynamic.py tests/ut/torchair/quantization/test_torchair_w4a8_dynamic.py -v
# e2e tests
pytest tests/e2e/singlecard/test_quantization.py -v -s
pytest tests/e2e/multicard/test_offline_inference_distributed.py::test_models_distributed_Qwen3_W4A8DYNAMIC_new_version -v -s
pytest tests/e2e/multicard/test_offline_inference_distributed.py::test_models_distributed_Qwen3_W4A8DYNAMIC_old_version -v -s
pytest tests/e2e/multicard/test_offline_inference_distributed.py::test_models_distributed_DeepSeek_W4A8DYNAMIC -v -s
```
I also tested Hunyuan-1.8B-Instruct quantized with the new w4a8-dynamic
format:
```
vllm serve ./models/Hunyuan-1.8B-Instruct-quantized --gpu-memory-utilization 0.96 --quantization ascend --max-model-len 9600 --seed 0 --max-num-batched-tokens 16384
```
All tests mentioned passed locally.
**NOTE: I use quantization model from my own repo in
test_offline_inference_distributed.py**. Here is the description:
[Anionex/Qwen3-1.7B-W4A8-V1](https://modelscope.cn/models/Anionex/Qwen3-1.7B-W4A8-V1/summary)
(including quantization steps).This should be replaced by a model in
vllm-ascend ci modelscope repo.
Thanks for reading!
- vLLM version: v0.11.0rc3
- vLLM main: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/v0.11.0
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Signed-off-by: Anionex <1005128408@qq.com>
we notice that torch npu 0919 doesn't work. This PR revert related
change which rely on 0919 version.
Revert PR: #3295#3205#3102
Related: #3353
- vLLM version: v0.11.0
### What this PR does / why we need it?
Upgrade torch-npu to the newest POC version
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
yes, user need upgrade the pta version as well.
### How was this patch tested?
- vLLM version: v0.11.0rc3
- vLLM main:
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/releases/v0.11.0
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Signed-off-by: wangxiyuan <wangxiyuan1007@gmail.com>
### What this PR does / why we need it?
1.Support deepseek w4a8 per-channel quantization
2.The eager mode supports converting weights to the NZ format
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
no
### How was this patch tested?
#### How to get weights using Modelslim
##### Installation steps
git clone https://gitcode.com/Ascend/msit.git
cd msit/msmodelslim
bash install.sh
##### Generate w4a8 per-channel weights
cd /example/DeepSeek
Command reference: msmodelslim/example/DeepSeek/README.md
- vLLM version: v0.10.2
- vLLM main:
f225ea7dd9
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Signed-off-by: Wang Kunpeng <1289706727@qq.com>
### What this PR does / why we need it?
Move torchair related qunatization section into torchair dir to make the
code clear. Next step we'll remove all torchair related code outside of
torchair quantization.
### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
NO
### How was this patch tested?
vLLM version: main
vLLM main:
ab9f2cfd19
- vLLM version: v0.10.1.1
- vLLM main:
959783fb99
Signed-off-by: hust17yixuan <303660421@qq.com>
