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What does this PR do?

Current modelopt-onnx uses onnx.checker.check_model(output_path) for modelopt checking but it will fail for ONNX Runtime legacy operators as SimplifiedLayerNormalization. At the same time trt-rtx backend still accept such operators so we should not reject those legacy model.

This pr replaces all onnx.checker.check_model() call with utils.check_model(), and register legacy operators so check_model() won't fail. The implementation rebuilds ORT operator schemas in ONNX's independent schema type.

At the same time, this pr also adds a patch to autocast that no longer misclassified legacy operators as TensorRT plugins

This pr also add a one line condition check that fix a trt dependency missing problem.

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  • Added focused tests for legacy operators and TensorRT plugin classification.
  • Ran relevant ONNX validation tests. onnx-community/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct-ONNX (HuggingFace standard ONNX)
  • Verified end-to-end AutoCast with SimplifiedLayerNormalization without TensorRT installed.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved ONNX model validation for models containing supported ONNX Runtime legacy operators.
    • Preserved detection of unknown operators, invalid models, and missing external data.
    • Custom-operator discovery now correctly recognizes supported legacy operators.
    • TensorRT plugin inspection is skipped gracefully with a warning when TensorRT bindings are unavailable.
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    • Added coverage for legacy-operator validation, external-data handling, unknown operators, and environments without TensorRT bindings.

Signed-off-by: Haoxi Zhang <haoxiz@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Haoxi Zhang <haoxiz@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Haoxi Zhang <haoxiz@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Haoxi Zhang <haoxiz@nvidia.com>
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GraphSanitizer now recognizes ONNX Runtime legacy operators and handles missing TensorRT bindings. Shared model validation registers required legacy schemas and supports file-backed validation. Quantization and TensorRT loading use this shared validation path.

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ONNX validation and operator handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Legacy schema registration and validation
modelopt/onnx/utils.py, tests/unit/onnx/test_onnx_utils.py
The utilities register missing ONNX Runtime default-domain schemas. check_model accepts an optional model path and validates legacy operators while preserving other validation errors.
Validation caller integration
modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/trt_utils.py
Quantization and TensorRT model loading use check_model for file-backed and in-memory models.
Custom-operator classification
modelopt/onnx/autocast/graphsanitizer.py, tests/unit/onnx/autocast/test_graphsanitizer.py
GraphSanitizer excludes recognized ORT legacy operators. It skips TensorRT introspection when TensorRT bindings are unavailable and retains custom-domain detection.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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  participant Quantizer
  participant check_model
  participant ONNXRuntime
  participant ONNXChecker
  Quantizer->>check_model: validate quantized model
  check_model->>ONNXRuntime: register legacy schemas
  ONNXRuntime-->>check_model: return registered operators
  check_model->>ONNXChecker: validate model path or model data
  ONNXChecker-->>check_model: return validation result
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Concurrent first validation or graph-sanitizer initialization can fail while registering legacy ONNX Runtime schemas. Synchronize initialization before merging.

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@haoxiz-nvidia haoxiz-nvidia changed the title Haoxiz/onnx validation Fixes ONNX validation and AutoCast handling for ONNX Runtime legacy operators Sep 13, 2026

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In `@modelopt/onnx/utils.py`:
- Around line 94-95: Update the cache initialization path around
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Comment on lines +94 to +95
if _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS is not None:
return _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Synchronize the first schema registration.

Two threads can pass the _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS is None check before either call updates the cache. The registration loop can then interleave between separate onnx.defs.register_schema calls. ONNX 1.21.0 rejects a duplicate schema with the same name, domain, and version. check_model and GraphSanitizer both reach this path, so either operation can fail during concurrent first use.

Use a shared lock with a second cache check inside the lock.

Proposed fix
+import threading
+
 ...
 
+_ORT_LEGACY_SCHEMA_LOCK = threading.Lock()
 _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS: frozenset[str] | None = None
 
 def register_ort_legacy_schemas() -> frozenset[str]:
     global _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS
     if _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS is not None:
         return _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS
 
-    # registration logic
+    with _ORT_LEGACY_SCHEMA_LOCK:
+        if _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS is not None:
+            return _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS
+
+        # registration logic
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In `@modelopt/onnx/utils.py` around lines 94 - 95, Update the cache initialization
path around _ORT_LEGACY_ONNX_DOMAIN_OPS to use a shared lock, then recheck the
cache while holding that lock before running schema registration. Ensure only
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