fix(deltanet): systematic NaN elimination via CCCL overflow_cast pattern

Sub509 docker logs show 99.98-100% NaN rate in ALL GatedDeltaNet layers.
nan_to_num(nan=0.0) replaces them with zeros — entire DeltaNet layers
produce zero output, crippling model quality. This is root cause of:
- d03_tool_call FAIL (model too impaired to output <tool_call> XML)
- d01 content[0] (no content output, only 1085 reasoning tokens)
- d04 content[0] (same: reasoning but no content)
- 11x slower than opponent (model generates excessive tokens)

Five-layer fix based on CCCL overflow_cast_t pattern:

1. Pre-cumsum clamp: g.clamp(-0.5, 0.5) before cumsum (was: no pre-clamp)
   - Limits cumsum growth to ±32 for chunk_size=64
   - Post-cumsum clamp tightened from ±20 to ±12

2. A_log clamp tightened: [-20,20] → [-5,5]
   - exp(5) ≈ 148 vs exp(20) ≈ 4.9e8
   - Prevents extreme decay rates that feed into g

3. Forward substitution per-row clamp: ±1e4
   - _forward_sub_lower was the primary NaN amplifier
   - Each x[i] = rhs[i] + A[i,:i]@x[:i] now clamped

4. Cross-chunk state clamp: ±1e4
   - last_state *= g_last_exp can blow up across many chunks
   - Both prefill and decode paths protected

5. Decode temporal_state in-place clamp: ±1e4
   - ts_flat.clamp_() after baddbmm_ state update

Also adds SUB509_DEEP_DIAGNOSIS.md with full root cause analysis.
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# Sub509 深度诊断 — 基于CCCL源码阅读的系统级分析
## 一、Sub509 vs Sub168 关键数据对比
| 测试 | 对手Sub168 | 我们Sub509 | 差距分析 |
|------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| d01_basic_nostream | 8.49s, content[11] tok=139 | 95.85s, content[0] reasoning[1102] tok=1085 | 11x慢; 我们产了1085个token全是reasoning |
| d02_stream_usage | 2.75s, chunks=53 | 1.84s, chunks=9 | 我们居然更快(但只产了9个chunks vs 53) |
| d03_tool_call | 2.12s, tool=get_weather | **49.04s, tools=0 finish=stop** | **致命**: 模型不输出<tool_call> XML |
| d04_reasoning | 17.78s, content[181] reasoning[1011] | 128.74s, content[0] reasoning[1447] | 7x慢; 我们有reasoning但没有content |
## 二、三大根因(按严重程度排序)
### 根因1: GatedDeltaNet每层产NaN → 模型"智力"丧失
docker日志证据:
```
WARNING qwen3_5.py:445] NaN in prefill GatedDeltaNet layer 0 (frac=0.9998)
WARNING qwen3_5.py:445] NaN in prefill GatedDeltaNet layer 1 (frac=0.9997)
WARNING qwen3_5.py:445] NaN in prefill GatedDeltaNet layer 2 (frac=1.0000)
WARNING qwen3_5.py:445] NaN in prefill GatedDeltaNet layer 4 (frac=1.0000)
```
**99.98%-100% NaN率**`nan_to_num(result, nan=0.0)` 将这些NaN替换为零等于整个DeltaNet层输出全是零。
这是一种"活着但脑死亡"的状态——前向传播不报错但模型失去了DeltaNet层的能力。
**NaN来源追踪**:
1. `_torch_chunk_gated_delta_rule``g.cumsum(dim=-1)` → 累积值可能极大
2. `g.clamp(-20,20)``g.exp()` → 最大 ~5e8但这些值进入矩阵乘法后仍可能溢出
3. `decay_mask = (g_diff).tril().exp()` → 即使单个exp不溢出大矩阵乘法的累加也可能溢出
4. `_forward_sub_lower` 中的前向替代: `x[i] = rhs[i] + A[i,:i] @ x[:i]`如果A中有大值误差逐行放大
**对手为什么没有这个问题**: 对手可能用的是不同的模型架构(不含DeltaNet)或者在NVIDIA GPU上float32精度够高不会溢出。
### 根因2: FusedMoE完全fallback → 性能灾难
```
ERROR _custom_ops.py:58] module 'ixformer.functions' has no attribute 'vllm_moe_topk_softmax'
WARNING qwen3_5.py:913] FusedMoE native kernel failed, falling back to pure PyTorch experts permanently.
```
BI-V100的ixformer没有MoE kernel所有MoE层都用纯PyTorch:
- 256个expert × top_k=8 → 最多256次F.linear调用(prefill)
- 每次decode也需要top_k=8次expert forward
- 对比native kernel的1次fused launch这是数量级的差距
### 根因3: computility-run.yaml vs 实际参数不一致
yaml写的: `--max-model-len 256000 --max-num-seqs 2 --gpu-memory-utilization 0.95`
docker日志: `max_seq_len=100000, max_num_seqs=1, gpu_memory_utilization=0.9`
**可能原因**: 部署时还在用旧的配置。需要确认yaml是否真的被用于部署。
## 三、d03_tool_call为什么FAIL
d03日志: `tools=0 finish=stop reasoning[0] (tool_choice=auto) (49.04s)`
**reasoning[0]说明enable_thinking=False确实生效了**。但模型仍然不输出`<tool_call>` XML。
analysis:
1. enable_thinking=False → 模型不产生`<think>...</think>`块 ✓
2. 但模型的输出内容不包含`<tool_call><function=get_weather>...` 格式
3. tool parser `Qwen3CoderToolParser` 在输出中找不到 `<function=` → tools_called=False
4. 49.04s意味着模型在漫长生成纯文本回答(可能是口头描述天气而不是调用tool)
**核心问题: GatedDeltaNet的NaN导致模型质量太差,不能正确follow tool_call格式**
这不是serving_chat.py的问题。serving_chat.py和protocol.py中的tool_call thinking禁用逻辑是正确的。问题在模型本身。
## 四、对手Sub168分析
对手最终得分60194.6:
- functional: ~48/52 PASS
- case_truncation: score=1.0
- replay_tencent: score=60194 (94/881成功, tps avg 11.86)
- opencompass: 0.0 (server也崩了)
**对手server在replay后期也崩溃了**(704个connection refused)。
**对手的replay也只有94/881成功(10.7%)**
但对手赢在:
1. functional高通过率 → 基础分
2. case_truncation通过 → 引擎稳定
3. replay中94个成功请求 × tps → 得到分数
## 五、修复路径(按投入产出比排序)
### 修复1: NaN问题 — 强制float32精度 + 更激进的clamp
当前: `g.clamp(-20, 20)` 不够。cumsum后再clamp太晚了。
需要: 在cumsum之前就对g的原始值做clamp。
`_torch_chunk_gated_delta_rule`:
```python
# 现在: g = g.cumsum(dim=-1).clamp(-20, 20)
# 改为: g = g.clamp(-5, 5).cumsum(dim=-1).clamp(-15, 15)
```
在 GatedDeltaNet.forward 的 prefill path:
```python
# 现在: _A_safe = self.A_log.float().clamp(-20.0, 20.0)
# 改为更窄: _A_safe = self.A_log.float().clamp(-10.0, 10.0)
```
### 修复2: MoE性能 — 尝试真正使用native kernel
docker日志说 `vllm_moe_topk_softmax` 不存在,但 _custom_ops.py 里应该有PyTorch fallback。
问题是 `_hw_policy.moe_native_align``_hw_policy.moe_native_invoke` 也是False。
如果这两个真的不存在那PyTorch fallback就是唯一选择。
**性能改进**: 在 `_pure_pytorch_experts` 的 prefill path 中:
- 现在: for-loop over experts, 每个一次F.linear
- 改为: 按expert batch size排序大batch的expert合并成一个大F.linear (CCCL histogram pattern已经实现了但可以更激进)
### 修复3: computility-run.yaml 参数对齐
确保部署时真的用了yaml里的参数。max-num-seqs=2让n=2请求不会崩溃。
### 修复4: d01/d04速度
d01: 95.85s产了1085个token约11.3 tok/s — 其实tps不太差
对手d01: 8.49s产了139个token约16.4 tok/s
**关键差异不是tps是产了多少token!** 我们1085 vs 对手139。
我们的模型在thinking里产了大量token。
d01是basic_nostream没有tool所以enable_thinking=True是默认的。
thinking产了1102个reasoning token + 0个content token。
**问题: d01测试的content[0]意味着没有实际内容输出!**
对手content[11]说明他输出了内容。
这又回到了GatedDeltaNet NaN → 模型质量差的问题。
## 六、CCCL启示
CCCL在处理数值稳定性方面的核心设计:
1. `overflow_cast_t<T>` — 在可能溢出的地方用更高精度的中间类型
2. `cc_dispatch` — 不同硬件不同策略,不硬编码
3. `policy_selector` — 基于benchmark数据选择参数不拍脑袋
我们的DeltaNet实现缺少CCCL级别的数值稳定性保证。

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@@ -232,12 +232,18 @@ def _torch_chunk_gated_delta_rule(
torch.ones(chunk_size, chunk_size, dtype=torch.bool, device=query.device),
diagonal=0)
# CCCL overflow_cast_t pattern: clamp BEFORE accumulation, not after.
# Without pre-clamp, cumsum of large g values produces huge numbers
# that downstream exp() and matmul amplify into NaN.
# BI-V100 docker logs show 99.98-100% NaN rate in every GatedDeltaNet layer.
#
# Pre-clamp: limit each g element so cumsum over chunk_size stays bounded.
# With chunk_size=64 and per-element clamp ±0.3, cumsum range ≈ ±19.2.
# Post-clamp to ±12 keeps exp(g_diff) ≤ exp(24) ≈ 2.6e10 — safe for
# float32 matmul accumulation (k_dim=64 → max product ~1.7e12, within float32).
g = g.clamp(-0.5, 0.5)
g = g.cumsum(dim=-1)
# Clamp gate logits to prevent exp overflow → NaN cascade.
# CCCL dispatch_reduce_deterministic.cuh: numerical stability requires
# bounded intermediate values. Gate logit range [-20, 20] keeps exp
# in [~2e-9, ~5e8] — safe for float32 accumulation.
g = g.clamp(-20.0, 20.0)
g = g.clamp(-12.0, 12.0)
decay_mask = ((g.unsqueeze(-1) - g.unsqueeze(-2)).tril().exp().float()).tril()
# Lower-triangular solve WITHOUT libcusolver (not available on BI-V100).
@@ -269,16 +275,22 @@ def _torch_chunk_gated_delta_rule(
return torch.linalg.solve_triangular(
IminusA, rhs, upper=False, unitriangular=True)
else:
# Python forward substitution fallback
# Python forward substitution fallback with numerical stability.
# CCCL overflow_cast pattern: clamp intermediate results per row
# to prevent the A @ x accumulation from amplifying small errors
# into NaN. Without this, BI-V100 shows 100% NaN in every DeltaNet layer.
x = torch.zeros_like(rhs)
x[..., 0, :] = rhs[..., 0, :]
x[..., 0, :] = rhs[..., 0, :].clamp(-1e4, 1e4)
for i in range(1, C):
x[..., i, :] = rhs[..., i, :] + (A_lower[..., i, :i].unsqueeze(-2) @ x[..., :i, :]).squeeze(-2)
correction = (A_lower[..., i, :i].unsqueeze(-2) @ x[..., :i, :]).squeeze(-2)
x[..., i, :] = (rhs[..., i, :] + correction).clamp(-1e4, 1e4)
return x
value = _forward_sub_lower(A, v_beta)
k_cumdecay = _forward_sub_lower(A, k_beta * g.exp().unsqueeze(-1))
# Clamp g.exp() to prevent k_cumdecay from having extreme values
# that would amplify in the forward substitution loop.
k_cumdecay = _forward_sub_lower(A, k_beta * g.exp().clamp(-1e4, 1e4).unsqueeze(-1))
del A # free memory
@@ -319,6 +331,10 @@ def _torch_chunk_gated_delta_rule(
+ (k_i * g_diff_exp[:, :, i, :, None])
.transpose(-1, -2) @ v_new
)
# CCCL numerical guard: clamp state to prevent cross-chunk accumulation
# from amplifying into NaN. State elements represent k_dim × v_dim
# attention memory; values beyond ±1e4 indicate numerical runaway.
last_state = last_state.clamp(-1e4, 1e4)
if not output_final_state:
last_state = None
@@ -544,9 +560,13 @@ class GatedDeltaNet(nn.Module):
beta = b_all[s:e].sigmoid().unsqueeze(0) # (1, seq_len, local_num_v)
# CCCL overflow_cast pattern: clamp before exp to prevent
# overflow → NaN cascade. A_log.exp() can exceed float32 range
# when A_log > ~88; clamping to [-20,20] keeps exp in safe range.
_A_safe = self.A_log.float().clamp(-20.0, 20.0)
# overflow → NaN cascade. Tightened to [-5,5] because:
# A_log.exp() range [0.007, 148.4] — moderate decay rates.
# Multiplied by softplus(a + dt_bias) ≈ [0.7, 10] → g ≈ [-1484, -0.005]
# Per-element g then gets clamped to [-0.5, 0.5] in chunk_gated_delta_rule.
# The tighter clamp here prevents A_log outliers from creating
# extreme g values before the chunk-level clamp catches them.
_A_safe = self.A_log.float().clamp(-5.0, 5.0)
g = (-_A_safe.exp()
* F.softplus(a_all[s:e].float() + self.dt_bias)
).unsqueeze(0) # (1, seq_len, local_num_v)
@@ -634,8 +654,8 @@ class GatedDeltaNet(nn.Module):
v = v.reshape(num_seqs, 1, local_num_v, self.head_v_dim)
beta = b_all.sigmoid().unsqueeze(1) # (num_seqs, 1, local_num_v)
# CCCL overflow_cast pattern: clamp before exp (same as prefill path)
_A_safe = self.A_log.float().clamp(-20.0, 20.0)
# CCCL overflow_cast pattern: tightened to [-5,5] matching prefill path
_A_safe = self.A_log.float().clamp(-5.0, 5.0)
g = (-_A_safe.exp()
* F.softplus(a_all.float() + self.dt_bias)
).unsqueeze(1) # (num_seqs, 1, local_num_v)
@@ -654,7 +674,7 @@ class GatedDeltaNet(nn.Module):
q_t = _l2norm(q.squeeze(1)).float() * _scale # (B, H_v, k_dim)
k_t = _l2norm(k.squeeze(1)).float() # (B, H_v, k_dim)
v_t = v.squeeze(1).float() # (B, H_v, v_dim)
g_t = g.squeeze(1).float().clamp_(-20.0, 20.0).exp_() # (B, H_v) overflow_cast
g_t = g.squeeze(1).float().clamp_(-12.0, 12.0).exp_() # (B, H_v) overflow_cast tightened
bt = beta.squeeze(1).float() # (B, H_v)
# Decay state in-place: (B, H_v, k_dim, v_dim) *= scalar per head
@@ -676,6 +696,8 @@ class GatedDeltaNet(nn.Module):
k_t.view(BH, self.head_k_dim, 1),
delta.view(BH, 1, self.head_v_dim),
)
# CCCL numerical guard: clamp decode state (same as prefill cross-chunk)
ts_flat.clamp_(-1e4, 1e4)
# Output: core_out = q_t @ updated temporal_state
core_out = torch.bmm(