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Type of change: new feature

Convert supported MatMul/Gemm patterns into transpose/convolution subgraphs with the required weight and bias layouts. Standalone invocation includes its rank-promotion fallback; the ordered pipeline explicitly defers rank promotion to the later rank stages.

Part 8/17. Depends on part 7; merge from the bottom of the stack upward.

Usage

from modelopt.onnx.graph_surgery.dla_transforms.dla_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose import _apply_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose

# model is an onnx.ModelProto with the supported input pattern.
model = _apply_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose(model)

This is an internal pass; the public pipeline is registered in part 16.

Testing

• Validated on this branch's current commit on Windows CPU with Python 3.10 and ONNX 1.21.0: 9 passed, 1 warning.
• Supported MatMul/Gemm layouts, shared weights, bias handling, unsupported patterns, and numerical equivalence.
• Repository pre-commit hooks passed for this slice; the commit is signed off and its SSH signature was verified.

python -m pytest tests/unit/onnx/graph_surgery/dla_transforms/test_dla_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose.py --noconftest -o addopts= -q --tb=short --durations=5

Tests ran with Hugging Face offline mode and without the repository-wide conftest/addopts; test-module fixtures still ran. GPU execution and DLA compilation were not run. The final stacked branch also passed the combined focused suite: 317 passed, 2 warnings.

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• Changelog: public feature entry follows in part 16.
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• New Features
  • DLA model conversion now supports eligible MatMul and Gemm operations by converting them to transpose-convolution operations.
  • Support includes 2D, 3D, and 4D activations, applicable transposition settings and biases, and quantized weights.
  • Models with unsupported operation configurations continue through the existing fallback handling.

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📝 Walkthrough

The DLA compatibility pipeline now applies a MatMul-to-transpose-convolution transform. The transform converts eligible MatMul and Gemm nodes, applies rank handling to other nodes, and includes cases for static, dynamic, and dequantized weights.

Changes: DLA MatMul conversion

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Eligibility and weight handling modelopt/onnx/graph_surgery/dla_transforms/dla_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose.py	The transform checks Gemm attributes and tensor shapes. For eligible nodes, it reshapes static weights and clones shared initializers or dequantized outputs when needed.
Convolution rewrite and rank fallback modelopt/onnx/graph_surgery/dla_transforms/dla_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose.py	Eligible MatMul and Gemm nodes become Unsqueeze–Transpose–Conv–Transpose–Squeeze subgraphs. Ineligible nodes receive 4-D rank promotion, subject to the deferred-conversion setting.
DLA pipeline and parity tests modelopt/onnx/graph_surgery/make_dla_compatible.py, tests/unit/onnx/graph_surgery/dla_transforms/test_dla_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose.py	The DLA pipeline invokes the transform with deferred rank conversion before shape inference. Tests check graph structure and compare original and transformed model outputs with ONNX Runtime.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant make_dla_compatible
  participant MatMulToTransposeConv
  participant ONNXModelGraph
  participant ShapeInference
  make_dla_compatible->>MatMulToTransposeConv: invoke with defer_rank_conversion=True
  MatMulToTransposeConv->>ONNXModelGraph: replace eligible MatMul/Gemm nodes with Conv subgraphs
  MatMulToTransposeConv->>ONNXModelGraph: apply fallback rank handling
  make_dla_compatible->>ShapeInference: infer shapes after the transform

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The new MatMul/Gemm conversion can produce invalid graphs: dynamic-weight Gemm nodes get rank-4 inputs, and rank-2/3 activations in the ordered pipeline get 4-D operators without rank promotion. The public pipeline is not exposed yet, but these defects should be fixed or explicitly deferred before merge.

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tests/unit/onnx/graph_surgery/dla_transforms/test_dla_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose.py: 1

83-83: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Move the unjustified in-function imports to module scope or add a reason comment.

The tests/**/*.py instructions allow in-function imports only for circular-import or optional-dependency reasons, and each such import needs a comment that names the reason. Three imports in this file lack one.

• Line 83, import onnxruntime as ort in _run_ort: line 56 already guards onnxruntime with pytest.importorskip. A module-scope import after that guard is safe. The type: ignore comment does not state a runtime reason.
• Line 114, import contextlib in _save_test_pair: this is a standard-library module and needs no deferred import.
• Lines 127-129, SymbolicShapeInference: this import sits inside the try block that catches Exception, so a missing onnxruntime.tools module falls back to the model without symbolic shape inference. A module-scope import would instead fail test collection. Keep this import local and name the reason.

🛠️ Suggested fix

 pytest.importorskip("onnxruntime", reason="onnxruntime required for ORT parity checks")
+import onnxruntime as ort  # type: ignore[import-not-found]

+import contextlib
 from pathlib import Path

 def _run_ort(model: onnx.ModelProto, feeds: dict) -> dict:
-    import onnxruntime as ort  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
-
     _clamp_ir_version(model)

     onnx.save(base, str(_SAVED_MODELS_DIR / f"matmul_base_{tag}.onnx"))
-    import contextlib
-
     with contextlib.suppress(Exception):

     try:
+        # Optional dependency: skip symbolic shape inference when onnxruntime.tools is unavailable.
         from onnxruntime.tools.symbolic_shape_infer import (

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- Around line 222-224: Restrict the rank-conversion fallback in the loop over
ineligible_nodes to MatMul nodes; skip Gemm nodes before either standalone or
deferred Unsqueeze handling so their 2-D inputs and transA/transB semantics
remain unchanged.
- Line 354: In the eligible conversion within _transform_make_dla_compatible,
remove defer_rank_conversion from the input and output rank checks so rank
adapters are preserved for rank-2 and rank-3 activations and outputs. Add a 2-D
eligible case covering this conversion.

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- Around line 58-59: Update `_save_test_pair` and its callers so saved ONNX test
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- Line 83: Move the onnxruntime and contextlib imports out of _run_ort and
_save_test_pair to module scope, relying on the existing pytest.importorskip
guard for onnxruntime. Keep SymbolicShapeInference local to its try block and
add a comment explaining it is optional because unavailable onnxruntime.tools
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

The rank fallback promotes Gemm inputs to 4-D. Gemm accepts only 2-D A/B.

ineligible_nodes includes Gemm nodes. A Gemm is ineligible when its weight is dynamic, for example a graph input or a node output. The fallback then Unsqueezes both inputs to 4-D (standalone mode) or the graph-input weight (deferred mode, Lines 223/233). The ONNX Gemm spec requires rank-2 A and B, so the rewritten node is invalid. ORT session creation and shape inference fail.

The fallback also ignores transA/transB. Padding with leading 1-dims is only valid for MatMul's batched broadcasting semantics.

Restrict the fallback to MatMul. Alternatively, lower Gemm to MatMul plus Add before promotion.

Proposed fix

--- "a/modelopt/onnx/graph_surgery/dla_transforms/dla_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose.py"
+++ "b/modelopt/onnx/graph_surgery/dla_transforms/dla_matmul_to_transpose_conv_transpose.py"
@@ -219,9 +219,12 @@
     #   * Dynamic inputs → Unsqueeze to 4D.
     #   * Static initializer inputs (including DQ-wrapped) → expand dims in-place.
     #   * Output → Squeeze back to original rank when the original was not 4D.
     for node in ineligible_nodes:
+        if node.op_type == "Gemm":
+            # Gemm is defined only for 2-D A/B; rank promotion would produce an invalid node.
+            continue
         if defer_rank_conversion and node.input[1] not in cache.graph_input_names:
             continue
         cnt_fb = len(fallback_batch)
         pfx = node.name or f"mm_fallback_{cnt_fb}"
         initializer_names = cache.init_names

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	for node in ineligible_nodes:
	if defer_rank_conversion and node.input[1] not in cache.graph_input_names:
	continue
	for node in ineligible_nodes:
	if node.op_type == "Gemm":
	# Gemm is defined only for 2-D A/B; rank promotion would produce an invalid node.
	continue
	if defer_rank_conversion and node.input[1] not in cache.graph_input_names:
	continue

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around lines 222 - 224:
Restrict the rank-conversion fallback in the loop over ineligible_nodes to
MatMul nodes; skip Gemm nodes before either standalone or deferred Unsqueeze
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Preserve rank conversion for eligible deferred nodes.

DLA_TRANSFORMS enables defer_rank_conversion=True before ShapeInference. For an eligible rank-2 or rank-3 activation, the conversion skips both rank adapters, then emits 4-D Transpose and Conv operations. The output also remains 4-D without the required Squeeze. This violates the operators' rank contracts and may cause shape inference or model validation to reject the graph.

Remove the deferral guard from the eligible conversion until rank promotion runs before this stage. Add a 2-D eligible case through _transform_make_dla_compatible.

Suggested fix

-        if orig_rank < 4 and not defer_rank_conversion:
+        if orig_rank < 4:
...
-            if output_rank < 4 and not defer_rank_conversion
+            if output_rank < 4
...
-        if output_rank < 4 and not defer_rank_conversion:
+        if output_rank < 4:

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at line 354:
In the eligible conversion within _transform_make_dla_compatible, remove
defer_rank_conversion from the input and output rank checks so rank adapters are
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Write test artifacts to tmp_path, not into the repository tree.

_save_test_pair writes ONNX files under <repo>/scratch_space/matmul_conv_test_models/ on each run. This adds untracked files to the working tree, and the write fails on a read-only checkout.

Pass pytest's tmp_path fixture to the helper. If the saved pairs are not needed for offline inspection, remove the save step.

Proposed fix

-_REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[5]
-_SAVED_MODELS_DIR = _REPO_ROOT / "scratch_space" / "matmul_conv_test_models"
...
-def _save_test_pair(base: onnx.ModelProto, transformed: onnx.ModelProto, tag: str) -> None:
-    _SAVED_MODELS_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    onnx.save(base, str(_SAVED_MODELS_DIR / f"matmul_base_{tag}.onnx"))
+def _save_test_pair(out_dir: Path, base: onnx.ModelProto, transformed: onnx.ModelProto, tag: str) -> None:
+    onnx.save(base, str(out_dir / f"matmul_base_{tag}.onnx"))

Update each test that calls the helper to take tmp_path and pass it as the first argument, for example _save_test_pair(tmp_path, model, tr, "<tag>").

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