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[https://nvbugs/6480110][fix] Fall back to FP8 KV cache when NVFP4 KV cache is requested on SM107 - #18674

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Description

trtllm-gen has no NVFP4 KV-cache kernels for SM107. If a user requests NVFP4 KV cache on SM107, validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant currently accepts it unmodified, so the request would later silently try to select nonexistent kernels. This PR downgrades the requested KV-cache quant to FP8 (with a warning) whenever get_sm_version() == 107 and the effective KV-cache quant is NVFP4.

Scope

Single guard, part of a series of small merge-back PRs closing SM107 (Rubin) attention/executor gaps on top of #18518 (trtllm-gen FMHA enablement). This PR is independent of #18518 and #18612 — no file overlap.

A related follow-up (+107 in the MLA chunked-prefill/KV-reuse SM tuples, _MLA_KV_CACHE_REUSE_SUPPORTED_SM_VERSIONS/_MLA_CHUNKED_PREFILL_SUPPORTED_SM_VERSIONS in py_executor_creator.py) has already been requested from the #18518 author as a possible rider there; if it isn't picked up there, it can follow as a small separate PR.

Blast radius

The new branch is gated on get_sm_version() == 107 — it is unreachable on every currently shipped architecture (SM90/100/103/120). No behavior change on any GPU except SM107.

Test coverage

Added test_validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant_downgrades_nvfp4_on_sm107, a CPU-only unit test in tests/unittest/_torch/test_model_config.py next to the existing test_validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant_* tests. It mocks get_sm_version() and torch.cuda.is_available() — no hardware required. The containing file is already part of l0_cpu.yml.

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Original fix by Yifei Zhang.

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  • Added an SM107 guard in validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant.
  • When CUDA is available on SM107, NVFP4 KV-cache quantization is downgraded to FP8.
  • The code logs a warning and synchronizes per-layer quant_config_dict entries.
  • Other architectures retain the existing behavior.
  • No public API or configuration changes were introduced.
  • The implementation scope is limited to the SM107 kernel limitation.

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  • Added CPU-only regression coverage in tests/unittest/_torch/test_model_config.py.
  • The test mocks CUDA availability and the SM version.
  • The test verifies the NVFP4-to-FP8 fallback and per-layer configuration propagation.
  • No modified test-list files were identified.
  • The test is not shown as covered by a tests/integration/test_lists/ entry.
  • Verdict: needs follow-up.

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The model loader detects CUDA SM107 and changes unsupported NVFP4 KV-cache quantization requests to FP8. Regression tests verify global and per-layer configuration updates.

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SM107 KV-cache quantization fallback

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SM107 fallback and regression coverage
tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_loader.py, tests/unittest/_torch/test_model_config.py
The validation logic detects SM107, logs a warning for NVFP4 KV-cache quantization, updates global and per-layer settings to FP8, and stops further override processing. Tests verify both configuration paths.

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On SM107, unsupported NVFP4 KV-cache requests now fall back to FP8 with a warning, while other architectures retain existing behavior. No current merge-blocking risk remains.

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139-139: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add type annotations to the new test.

Use monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch and add -> None to test_validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant_downgrades_nvfp4_on_sm107.

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/test_model_config.py` at line 139, Update
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Cover the SM107 mixed-precision early return.

test_model_config.py is already registered by tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml. Update the SM107 branch to synchronize quant_config_dict before returning, then assert this behavior in the regression test. Existing tests cover synchronization only on the normal path.

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/test_model_config.py` around lines 139 - 147, Update
the SM107 early-return branch in validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant to synchronize
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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_loader.py`:
- Around line 166-167: Before the early return in the quantization configuration
path, update every per-layer entry in quant_config_dict to use FP8 KV-cache
quantization, matching the global quant_config.kv_cache_quant_algo assignment
and the existing explicit-override behavior. Preserve the return flow while
ensuring all layer_quant_config values are synchronized.
- Around line 166-167: Update the SM107 FP8 fallback in
validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant so kv_cache_dtype in extra_attrs and the
per-layer quantization entries in quant_config_dict are synchronized with the
validated FP8 setting before the early return; preserve the existing fallback
behavior and return path.

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/test_model_config.py`:
- Line 139: Update
test_validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant_downgrades_nvfp4_on_sm107 with the type
annotation monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch and an explicit -> None return
annotation.
- Around line 139-147: Update the SM107 early-return branch in
validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant to synchronize quant_config_dict before
returning, then extend
test_validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant_downgrades_nvfp4_on_sm107 to assert the
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Pushed 306122a42d (rebased onto current main) addressing review feedback:

  • CodeRabbit/Bowen (major, confirmed): the SM107 NVFP4→FP8 fallback now syncs quant_config_dict per-layer entries, matching the existing explicit-override path. New regression test added.
  • CodeRabbit nit: added type annotations to the new tests (monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, -> None).
  • CodeRabbit nit (extra_attrs["kv_cache_dtype"]): verified this is pre-existing main behavior unrelated to this PR — that field is populated from the raw requested dtype before validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant runs and is never synced by this function on any path (including the existing explicit-override path). Left out of scope; replied inline with detail.

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if model_config.quant_config_dict is not None:
for layer_quant_config in model_config.quant_config_dict.values():
layer_quant_config.kv_cache_quant_algo = QuantAlgo.FP8.value
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Is the early return right here? There might be other config validation further down in this function

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Checked this carefully — nothing further down the function is skipped for the cases this branch handles:

  • The invalid-dtype check (if not valid_pyt_quant: raise ValueError(...)) can never fire for the values that reach this branch: when pyt_kv_cache_dtype == "auto", effective_kv_cache_quant comes from the checkpoint's own kv_cache_quant_algo, not from pyt_kv_cache_dtype (so valid_pyt_quant is irrelevant there, same as the existing auto branch below); when pyt_kv_cache_dtype != "auto", effective_kv_cache_quant can only be NVFP4 if pyt_kv_cache_dtype == "nvfp4", which is always in _VALID_KV_CACHE_DTYPES.
  • The explicit-override warning ("Overriding checkpoint KV cache quantization...") is superseded by our own more specific SM107 warning — we log instead of skip.
  • The quant_config_dict per-layer sync is replicated in this branch (added after Bowen/CodeRabbit's catch) so mixed-precision checkpoints stay consistent, same as the explicit-override path.

So the early return covers the same ground the rest of the function would for this input shape — just with an SM107-specific message and destination (FP8 instead of whatever was requested). Happy to restructure into a single fallthrough with a flag if you'd prefer that shape over the early return, let me know.

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TL;DR: no, nothing's skipped — the checks below (invalid-dtype, explicit-override warning) can't fire for this input, and the quant_config_dict sync is already replicated in this branch.

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… cache is requested on SM107

trtllm-gen has no NVFP4 KV-cache kernels for SM107. Requesting NVFP4
KV cache on SM107 would otherwise silently select nonexistent
kernels; downgrade to FP8 with a warning instead, propagating the
downgrade to per-layer quant configs the same way the explicit
kv_cache_config.dtype override does.

Original fix by Yifei Zhang (nvbug 6480110).

Signed-off-by: farazkh80 <58580514+farazkh80@users.noreply.github.com>
CPU-only unit tests mocking get_sm_version() and
torch.cuda.is_available() next to the existing
validate_and_set_kv_cache_quant tests, including the mixed-precision
quant_config_dict propagation case.

Signed-off-by: farazkh80 <58580514+farazkh80@users.noreply.github.com>
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