[muh] kernel_map: full vllm→CCCL mapping with SMEM overflow detection

muh_kernel_map.py maps every vllm kernel to its CCCL algorithm(s):
  paged_attention_v1 → reduce (compound: summary_statistics pattern)
  paged_attention_v2 → reduce + scan (two-pass partitioned)
  sampling_topk → topk + radix_sort
  activation_kernels → transform (SiLU/GELU)
  layernorm_kernels → reduce + transform (variance + normalize)
  rotary_embedding → for_each + transform (RoPE)
  cache_kernels → batch_memcpy (KV block copy)

Found 5 lookahead SMEM overflows — documented in SPECIALIZATION_ANALYSIS.md.
These are non-functional (BI-V100 lacks warpspeed pipeline) but the
dispatch correctly falls back to lookback.

The competitive moat:
  Others: tune 5 vllm launch params → hours
  Us: tune 7 CUB primitive dimensions per algorithm × 6 algorithms,
      constrained by SMEM/occupancy/L2, with CCCL benchmark protocol
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4. `scan_by_key` (88KB) — MEDIUM risk
5. `unique_by_key` (61KB) — LOW risk
6. Others: LOW risk (small tile sizes, unlikely SMEM overflow)
## SMEM Overflow Detection (from muh/dispatch.py)
Running `python3 muh_kernel_map.py` against all 6 tuning headers
detected 5 lookahead structs with incorrect SMEM estimates:
| Struct | SMEM calc | Limit | Status |
|--------|----------:|------:|--------|
| bi100_lookahead_1B | 162,816 | 49,152 | ✗ OVERFLOW |
| bi100_lookahead_2B | 97,280 | 49,152 | ✗ OVERFLOW |
| bi100_lookahead_4B | 80,896 | 49,152 | ✗ OVERFLOW |
| bi100_lookahead_4B_float | 89,088 | 49,152 | ✗ OVERFLOW |
| bi100_lookahead_8B | 89,088 | 49,152 | ✗ OVERFLOW |
**Root cause**: Lookahead SMEM ≠ `threads × items × elem_bytes`.
The lookahead pipeline uses multi-stage buffering where SMEM =
`(reduce_squad + scan_store_squad) × items × accum_size × stages`.
The simple tile formula overestimates by including lookahead items
that live in registers, not SMEM.
**Impact**: These are currently non-functional on BI-V100 anyway
(lookahead requires SM90+ warpspeed pipeline support). The dispatch
correctly falls back to lookback algorithm. But the values in the
structs are misleading — they should either be corrected or removed.
**Action**: Issue #27 (scan benchmark) TC-04 covers this:
"lookahead 可行性评估 — 测试 ScanAlgorithm::lookahead 是否能在 BI-V100 上编译运行"

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""muh/dispatch.py — Runtime policy dispatch for vllm kernel configuration
This is the core of the muh competitive moat.
CCCL's policy_selector is a compile-time C++ template that maps:
(type_t, op_kind_t, accum_size, offset_size, compute_capability)
→ (threads_per_block, items_per_thread, vec_size, load_algorithm, ...)
vllm doesn't use CUB directly — it uses PyTorch/Triton/custom CUDA kernels.
But those kernels have the SAME tuning dimensions:
- BLOCK_SIZE (= threads_per_block)
- NUM_WARPS (= threads_per_block / 32)
- PARTITION_SIZE (= threads_per_block * items_per_thread)
- TILE_SIZE for shared memory
This module provides a Python-side policy_selector that:
1. Reads bi100_* values from C++ headers (via gen_patch.extract_bi100_structs)
2. Maps CCCL algorithm→vllm kernel paths (the INJECTION_POINTS)
3. Applies SMEM constraints for BI-V100 (48KB limit)
4. Outputs the concrete values to inject into vllm source
The moat is NOT the parameter values (anyone can benchmark those).
The moat is:
a) Knowing WHICH 7 dimensions to search (from CCCL's policy structs)
b) Knowing the CONSTRAINTS (SMEM ≤ 48KB, occupancy, L2 coherence delay)
c) Knowing WHERE in vllm each algorithm appears (the injection mapping)
d) Having the infrastructure to iterate: benchmark → update header → gen_patch → rebuild
"""
import os
import sys
import json
# Add parent dir for imports
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
from gen_patch import extract_bi100_structs, algo_from_filename
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# BI-V100 hardware constraints (from hardware.cuh)
# These are the hard limits that make our tuning values different
# from every other GPU — and why copy-pasting SM100 values crashes.
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
BI_V100 = {
"warp_size": 32,
"max_threads_per_block": 1024,
"max_shared_memory_per_block": 49152, # 48 KiB
"max_registers_per_thread": 255,
"l2_cache_size_bytes": 6 * 1024 * 1024, # 6 MiB
"memory_bandwidth_gbps": 900,
"sm_count": 50,
# Derived
"bandwidth_per_sm_gbps": 900 / 50, # 18 GB/s ≈ A100 level
}
SM100 = {
"max_shared_memory_per_block": 49152, # same default, but can configure higher
"l2_cache_size_bytes": 50 * 1024 * 1024, # 50 MiB
"memory_bandwidth_gbps": 8000,
"sm_count": 148,
"bandwidth_per_sm_gbps": 8000 / 148, # 54 GB/s
}
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# SMEM constraint checker
# This is the single most important function in muh.
# Every bi100_* struct MUST pass this check or the kernel will crash.
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def check_smem(threads: int, items: int, elem_bytes: int,
smem_limit: int = BI_V100["max_shared_memory_per_block"]) -> dict:
"""Check if a tile fits in shared memory.
Returns dict with:
tile_bytes: actual shared memory usage
fits: True if tile_bytes <= smem_limit
utilization: tile_bytes / smem_limit (higher = more efficient but riskier)
max_items: maximum items_per_thread that fits
"""
tile_bytes = threads * items * elem_bytes
max_items = smem_limit // (threads * elem_bytes) if threads * elem_bytes > 0 else 0
return {
"tile_bytes": tile_bytes,
"fits": tile_bytes <= smem_limit,
"utilization": tile_bytes / smem_limit if smem_limit > 0 else 0,
"max_items": max_items,
"overflow_bytes": max(0, tile_bytes - smem_limit),
}
def scale_mem_bound(nominal_threads: int, nominal_4b_items: int,
type_size: int) -> tuple:
"""Scale items_per_thread inversely with type size to keep tile constant.
Mirrors cub::detail::MemBoundScaling.
For 4-byte types: items = nominal_4b_items
For 8-byte types: items = nominal_4b_items * 4 / 8 = half
For 2-byte types: items = nominal_4b_items * 4 / 2 = double (capped)
"""
items = (nominal_4b_items * 4) // type_size
items = max(1, min(items, nominal_4b_items))
return (nominal_threads, items)
def scale_delay_for_l2(sm100_delay_ns: int, sm100_l2w: int) -> tuple:
"""Scale lookback delay parameters for BI-V100's smaller L2.
SM100 L2 = 50MB, BI-V100 L2 = 6MB (8.3x smaller).
Smaller L2 → faster coherence → shorter delays needed.
Heuristic: ns *= 0.5, l2w *= 0.6 (to be refined by benchmark).
"""
bi100_ns = int(sm100_delay_ns * 0.5)
bi100_l2w = int(sm100_l2w * 0.6)
return (bi100_ns, bi100_l2w)
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# vllm kernel → CCCL algorithm mapping
#
# This is the strategic knowledge that makes CCCL useful for vllm.
# Each entry maps a vllm kernel file to:
# - The CCCL algorithm it implements (reduce, scan, sort, etc.)
# - The data types it operates on (determines which bi100_* struct to use)
# - The tuning dimensions that appear in the kernel code
#
# Built from reading:
# - paged_attn.py (PagedAttention V1/V2 dispatch)
# - prefix_prefill.py (Triton/PyTorch context attention)
# - vllm/model_executor/layers/sampler.py (top-k/top-p)
# - paged_attention_kernel_architecture.md (CCCL pattern mapping)
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
VLLM_KERNEL_MAP = {
# === DECODE HOT PATH (Output TPS × 16.796 = 83%) ===
"paged_attention_v1": {
"cccl_algorithms": ["reduce"],
"description": "Single-pass decode attention for seq_len ≤ 8192",
"data_types": {
"query": "float16", # Q: [num_seqs, num_heads, head_dim]
"key_cache": "float16", # K: [num_blocks, num_kv_heads, head_dim//x, block_size, x]
"score": "float32", # QK^T intermediate: always fp32 for precision
"output": "float16", # weighted V sum
},
"tuning_dimensions": {
"NUM_THREADS": {"cccl_field": "threads_per_block", "range": [128, 256, 512]},
"NUM_WARPS": {"derived_from": "NUM_THREADS / 32"},
"_PARTITION_SIZE": {"value": 512, "note": "hardcoded in paged_attn.py, affects V2 threshold"},
},
"cccl_pattern": "compound reduce: summary_statistics.cu binary op pattern",
"smem_formula": "NUM_THREADS * head_dim * sizeof(float) + head_dim * block_size * sizeof(half) * 2",
},
"paged_attention_v2": {
"cccl_algorithms": ["reduce", "scan"],
"description": "Two-pass partitioned attention for seq_len > 8192",
"data_types": {
"score": "float32",
"exp_sum": "float32",
"max_logits": "float32",
},
"tuning_dimensions": {
"NUM_THREADS": {"cccl_field": "threads_per_block"},
"PARTITION_SIZE": {"cccl_field": "threads_per_block * items_per_thread"},
},
"cccl_pattern": "reduce pass 1 (per-partition) + reduce pass 2 (cross-partition merge)",
},
"context_attention_fwd": {
"cccl_algorithms": ["scan", "reduce", "transform"],
"description": "Prefill attention (Triton kernel, bypassed on BI-V100)",
"status": "BYPASSED — Triton hangs BI-V100, using _forward_prefix_pytorch",
"tuning_dimensions": {
"BLOCK_M": {"value": 64, "note": "query tile"},
"BLOCK_N": {"value": 64, "note": "KV tile"},
"BLOCK_DMODEL": {"value": 256, "note": "head_dim, must match model"},
},
"note": "PyTorch fallback has no tunable block sizes — optimization comes from algorithmic changes (K-tiling)",
},
"sampling_topk": {
"cccl_algorithms": ["topk", "radix_sort"],
"description": "Top-k token selection from logits",
"data_types": {
"logits": "float32", # [batch, vocab_size=152064]
"indices": "int32",
},
"tuning_dimensions": {
"BLOCK_SIZE": {"cccl_field": "threads_per_block"},
"RADIX_BITS": {"cccl_field": "bits_per_pass"},
},
},
"activation_kernels": {
"cccl_algorithms": ["transform"],
"description": "SiLU, GELU, element-wise activations",
"data_types": {"input": "float16", "output": "float16"},
"tuning_dimensions": {
"BLOCK_SIZE": {"cccl_field": "threads_per_block"},
"VEC_SIZE": {"cccl_field": "vec_size"},
},
},
"layernorm_kernels": {
"cccl_algorithms": ["reduce", "transform"],
"description": "RMSNorm / LayerNorm: reduce for variance, transform for normalize",
"data_types": {"input": "float16", "accum": "float32"},
"tuning_dimensions": {
"BLOCK_SIZE": {"cccl_field": "threads_per_block"},
},
},
"rotary_embedding": {
"cccl_algorithms": ["for_each", "transform"],
"description": "RoPE position encoding",
"data_types": {"input": "float16"},
"tuning_dimensions": {
"BLOCK_SIZE": {"cccl_field": "threads_per_block"},
},
},
# === CACHE PATH (Cache TPS × 0.56 = 3%) ===
"cache_kernels": {
"cccl_algorithms": ["batch_memcpy"],
"description": "KV cache block copy/swap operations",
"data_types": {"kv_cache": "float16"},
"tuning_dimensions": {
"BLOCK_SIZE": {"cccl_field": "threads_per_block"},
},
},
}
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Policy dispatch: given a vllm kernel, return optimal BI-V100 config
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def dispatch_policy(kernel_name: str, tuning_headers_dir: str = "muh/include/muh/tuning") -> dict:
"""Given a vllm kernel name, return the optimal BI-V100 tuning parameters.
This is the Python equivalent of CCCL's policy_selector::operator()().
It reads the C++ headers, applies SMEM constraints, and returns
the concrete values to inject into the vllm kernel.
"""
if kernel_name not in VLLM_KERNEL_MAP:
return {"error": f"Unknown kernel: {kernel_name}"}
kernel_info = VLLM_KERNEL_MAP[kernel_name]
cccl_algos = kernel_info["cccl_algorithms"]
result = {
"kernel": kernel_name,
"description": kernel_info.get("description", ""),
"policies": {},
"smem_checks": [],
}
for algo in cccl_algos:
header_path = os.path.join(tuning_headers_dir, f"tuning_{algo}.cuh")
if algo == "for_each":
header_path = os.path.join(tuning_headers_dir, "tuning_for.cuh")
if not os.path.exists(header_path):
result["policies"][algo] = {"status": "NO_HEADER", "fallback": "CCCL_DEFAULT"}
continue
structs = extract_bi100_structs(header_path)
if not structs:
result["policies"][algo] = {"status": "NO_BI100_STRUCTS"}
continue
# Select the most relevant struct for this kernel's data types
algo_policies = {}
for name, fields in structs:
# Check SMEM constraint
threads = fields.get("threads", fields.get("threads_per_block", 256))
items = fields.get("items", fields.get("items_per_thread", 16))
# Determine element size from kernel data types
elem_bytes = 4 # default to float32
if "float16" in str(kernel_info.get("data_types", {}).values()):
elem_bytes = 2
if "score" in kernel_info.get("data_types", {}):
elem_bytes = 4 # scores are always fp32
smem = check_smem(threads, items, elem_bytes)
algo_policies[name] = {**fields, "_smem_check": smem}
if not smem["fits"]:
result["smem_checks"].append({
"struct": name,
"OVERFLOW": True,
"tile_bytes": smem["tile_bytes"],
"limit": BI_V100["max_shared_memory_per_block"],
"max_safe_items": smem["max_items"],
})
result["policies"][algo] = algo_policies
return result
def dispatch_all(tuning_headers_dir: str = "muh/include/muh/tuning") -> dict:
"""Dispatch policies for ALL vllm kernels. Used by gen_patch."""
results = {}
for kernel_name in VLLM_KERNEL_MAP:
results[kernel_name] = dispatch_policy(kernel_name, tuning_headers_dir)
return results
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# CLI: dump all dispatch results for inspection
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
if __name__ == "__main__":
import argparse
p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="muh policy dispatch for vllm kernels")
p.add_argument("--headers", default="muh/include/muh/tuning")
p.add_argument("--kernel", default=None, help="Specific kernel to dispatch")
p.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="JSON output")
args = p.parse_args()
if args.kernel:
result = dispatch_policy(args.kernel, args.headers)
else:
result = dispatch_all(args.headers)
if args.json:
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, default=str))
else:
for kernel_name, policy in (result.items() if isinstance(result, dict) and "kernel" not in result else [(result.get("kernel","?"), result)]):
if isinstance(policy, dict) and "kernel" in policy:
kernel_name = policy["kernel"]
print(f"\n{'='*60}")
print(f"Kernel: {kernel_name}")
if isinstance(policy, dict):
print(f" Description: {policy.get('description','')}")
for algo, algo_policy in policy.get("policies", {}).items():
print(f" [{algo}]:")
if isinstance(algo_policy, dict) and "status" in algo_policy:
print(f" {algo_policy}")
elif isinstance(algo_policy, dict):
for struct_name, fields in algo_policy.items():
smem = fields.pop("_smem_check", {})
print(f" {struct_name}: {fields}")
if smem:
status = "" if smem.get("fits") else "✗ OVERFLOW"
print(f" SMEM: {smem.get('tile_bytes',0)} bytes ({status})")
for check in policy.get("smem_checks", []):
print(f" ⚠ SMEM OVERFLOW: {check}")