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…n ranges Add get_kv_cache_export_spec / capture_kv_cache_export_state to the functional quantized-weight export API, and a kv_cache_formats argument to build_hf_quantization_config, so Megatron-Bridge can export k_scale / v_scale and kv_cache_quant_algo the way export_mcore_gpt_to_hf does. vLLM and TensorRT-LLM fuse MLA's q_down and kv_down projections into one GEMM with one scale per tensor. Calibration now gives the Megatron-Core linear_q_down_proj / linear_kv_down_proj pair one per-tensor input and weight range, and SHARED_PATTERNS groups them for static NVFP4. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Keval Morabia <28916987+kevalmorabia97@users.noreply.github.com>
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Capture KV-cache state and build configuration modelopt/torch/export/quantized_weight_export.py, tests/unit/torch/export/test_quantized_weight_state.py, CHANGELOG.rst |
The export APIs resolve supported KV-cache formats and capture detached K/V scales. The Hugging Face configuration builder records one cache format. Unit tests cover supported formats, invalid configurations, and optional cache metadata. |
Verify Megatron KV-cache export tests/gpu_megatron/torch/export/test_unified_export_megatron.py |
The Megatron export test compares exported K/V scales with captured attention state and checks the cache scheme in config.json. |
MLA Calibration
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Group MLA projections and restore shared state modelopt/torch/quantization/utils/shared_input.py, modelopt/torch/quantization/conversion.py, tests/unit/torch/quantization/test_shared_input.py |
Shared-input patterns include the MLA query and KV down-projections. Checkpoint metadata stores the resolved patterns, and restoration uses saved patterns when available. |
Synchronize MLA down-projection ranges modelopt/torch/quantization/model_calib.py, tests/unit/torch/quantization/test_shared_input.py, tests/gpu_megatron/torch/quantization/plugins/test_megatron.py, CHANGELOG.rst |
Calibration assigns the maximum eligible scalar input and weight amax to both projections. Tests cover max and MSE calibration, sequential quantizers, and Megatron configurations. The changelog recommends recalibrating existing MLA checkpoints to obtain shared ranges. |
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Possibly related PRs
- NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer#2889: Both PRs export KV-cache quantization state through different export paths.
- NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer#3005: Both PRs change the functional quantized-weight export path and its state coverage.
- NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer#2496: This PR writes
kv_cache_quant_algo, which the vLLM path handles for runtime configuration.
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Mixed KV-cache exports can specify quantization for attentions that were left unquantized. Resolve that export compatibility issue before merging.
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Nudge: the change is small and builds on the existing SharedWeightGlobalAmaxState / functional-export machinery, so the design question is settled. But the PR body says several validation runs are still in progress, and one calibration path may undo the shared range.
Needs action:
- Confirm the pending runs pass and record the results in the PR body: the MLA test against
mainwithout the fix, the KV-export comparison intest_unified_export_megatron.py, and the fulltests/unit/torch/{quantization,export}suites. - Fix or document the gap in
mse_calibrate/local_hessian_calibrate: they refine per-tensor weight amax aftermax_calibrate, which brings back separate q_down/kv_down weight ranges for non-static formats (see inline comment). - Add a unit test for
_sync_mla_fused_down_proj_amaxon a plainnn.Modulepair. Cover the W4A8SequentialQuantizer[-1]branch and the skip when one side is disabled. The GPU test only covers FP8 and NVFP4. - Confirm the owner accepts the restore behaviour: old static-NVFP4 MLA checkpoints silently tie
kv_downtoq_down's saved global range. Consider a warning instead of relying on the changelog alone.
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plugins.megatronimport in_finalize_with_shared_statefollows the existing_check_nvfp4_static_tp_supportedpattern (optional Megatron dependency). - The test edits only add checks. Nothing is loosened.
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2651-2653: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAdd a W4A8 case for the sequential-quantizer path.
These three configurations do not exercise the new
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- Line 912: Update the KV-cache format handling around kv_cache_format_set to
reject a mixture of None and quantized formats before writing the global scheme.
Preserve support for caches that are all unquantized or share one quantized
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Tear down Megatron in a finally block so one failing MLA case does not fail the next ones on re-initialization, and require the KV export check to find quantized attention modules. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Keval Morabia <28916987+kevalmorabia97@users.noreply.github.com>
The MSE and local-Hessian weight searches refine each per-tensor weight range on its own, which split the q_down / kv_down pair again; share it after the search as well. The sync moves into model_calib (it only uses attribute names), with CPU tests for the per-tensor, MSE, W4A8 and disabled-member cases. Record the shared-group patterns in the quantize metadata so restore groups modules as calibration did: checkpoints saved before the MLA pair was grouped restore with each member's own range instead of tying both into one buffer. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Keval Morabia <28916987+kevalmorabia97@users.noreply.github.com>
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I'm nudging this again. Three of the four earlier concerns are fixed, but the PR body still says the validation runs are "Still running", so none of them are recorded yet.
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- Record the results of the pending runs in the PR body: the MLA GPU test against
mainwithout the fix, the functional KV-export comparison intest_unified_export_megatron.py, and the fulltests/unit/torch/{quantization,export}suites. - Update the PR body's backward-compatibility note. It still says restoring an old static-NVFP4 MLA checkpoint ties
kv_downtoq_down's saved range. The newshared_quant_patternshandling inconversion.pynow restores these checkpoints with the pair kept separate.
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- ✔️ Resolved since the last review: the MSE/local-Hessian re-sync in
_mse_calibrate_weights, the CPU unit tests for_sync_mla_fused_down_proj_amax(including the W4A8 stage and the disabled-member skip), and safe restore of old checkpoints via the savedshared_quant_patterns. - The author's reason for keeping one global
kv_cache_quant_algowhen only some attention modules quantize their cache holds up: it matchesexport_mcore_gpt_to_hf, and CodeRabbit withdrew its objection. - The design question is settled (it extends existing machinery). Core logic is about 140 lines, there are no licensing changes, and the test edits only add checks.
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update_quantize_metadata resolved the shared-state patterns from the config it was given, but LoRA and AutoQuantize pass a default QuantizeConfig, which would record the default patterns for a model calibrated with custom ones. Each shared state now keeps the patterns that formed it, and the metadata records those. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Keval Morabia <28916987+kevalmorabia97@users.noreply.github.com>
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Approve: everything from the earlier reviews is now fixed, and the PR body records the validation results.
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- ✔️ Resolved since the last review: 6 earlier concerns are fixed. The two most significant:
- The PR body now records the validation runs. The MLA GPU test gives 3 passed, and all 3 fail on
main.tests/gpu_megatron/torch/exportgives 137 passed. The unit suites show no new failures, and the few failures listed also fail onmain. - The backward-compatibility note now says older checkpoints restore with the MLA pair ungrouped.
- The PR body now records the validation runs. The MLA GPU test gives 3 passed, and all 3 fail on
- Two CodeRabbit findings are settled:
- Keeping one global
kv_cache_quant_algomatchesexport_mcore_gpt_to_hf, and CodeRabbit withdrew its objection. shared_quant_patternsnow records the patterns from each shared state, not fromconfig.test_custom_grouping_patterns_survive_save_and_restorecovers this.
- Keeping one global
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attach(patterns=None). It creates no states, sogrouping_patternscan't record an empty list that would break a later restore. - The design is settled because it extends the existing
SharedWeightGlobalAmaxStateand functional-export code. Core logic is about 150 lines, the test edits only add checks, and nothing touches licensing.
Complex PR: spans 5 directories (≥ 5); 1 existing test file modified or removed. Looping in a human for approval.
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NVFP4 KV-cache scales:
With amax / (6 * 448), the global scale is 6x too small, so K/V values above amax / 6 overflow in the attention kernels' FP8 math. This is a pre-existing bug in the Megatron export path ( |
…nal exporters vLLM and TensorRT-LLM read NVFP4 k_scale / v_scale as amax / 448, as the HF exporter writes them; amax / (6 * 448) overflowed in the attention kernels. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Keval Morabia <28916987+kevalmorabia97@users.noreply.github.com>
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@sychen52 re: NVFP4 KV-cache scales: Fixed in 56a55d5. The deprecated TensorRT-LLM checkpoint export also uses this helper, so its NVFP4 KV scales change the same way. Tests: |
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The overall design looks good. One remaining gap: FP8_AFFINE_KV_CFG is accepted as FP8, but capture_kv_cache_export_state only returns scales and drops the calibrated K/V biases. Could we reject affine FP8 for now, until the capture API carries those biases too? |
…ort-mla-ranges Signed-off-by: Keval Morabia <28916987+kevalmorabia97@users.noreply.github.com> # Conflicts: # CHANGELOG.rst
capture_kv_cache_export_state carries only k_scale / v_scale, so an affine FP8 cache (FP8_AFFINE_KV_CFG) would lose its calibrated K/V biases. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Keval Morabia <28916987+kevalmorabia97@users.noreply.github.com>
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LGTM: every earlier concern is fixed, the two new fixes come with tests, and the effect on hf_ptq is small. A human should sign off on the hf_ptq risk areas below.
Needs action:
- Sign off: changes to existing tests only add checks.
- Check hf_ptq save/restore. Static-NVFP4/MSE runs now write
shared_quant_patternsinto modelopt_state, andconversion.pyrestore reads it back. Spot-check--kv_auto_quantize_checkpointresume (#2664) and restoring a checkpoint saved before this PR. - Confirm the NVFP4 KV
k_scale/v_scalechange (now amax/448, 6x larger) is acceptable for the deprecated TRT-LLM export intrtllm/layer_utils.py, which sharesget_kv_cache_scaling_factor.
No action needed:
- ✔️ Resolved since the last review: the NVFP4 KV scale bug (sychen52) and the affine-FP8 KV rejection (mxinO). Both have tests.
- hf_ptq calibration doesn't change.
_sync_mla_fused_down_proj_amaxand the newSHARED_PATTERNSentry only match MCore'slinear_q_down_proj/linear_kv_down_projnames. HF MLA models useq_a_proj/kv_a_proj_with_mqa, so neither one does anything there. - hf_ptq's HF export doesn't change either. It writes KV scales through
postprocess_state_dict, notget_kv_cache_scaling_factor. - Minor: the new loop in
get_kv_cache_scaling_factordrops the oldscaling_factor > 0assert. - The design builds on existing code. There are no licensing changes, and the new core logic is about 165 lines.
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What does this PR do?
Type of change: new feature, bug fix
Two ModelOpt-side pieces Megatron-Bridge's quantized export needs (OMNIML-5975, PR 2 of the plan in NVIDIA-NeMo/Megatron-Bridge#4804).
KV-cache export in the functional API.
quantized_weight_exportexported weights only. It now also covers the KV cache:get_kv_cache_export_spec(attention)returns an attention module's KV-cache format (FP8, NVFP4, or FP8 K with NVFP4 V), orNonewhen it is not quantized. It raises when only one of K and V is quantized, or for formats it cannot export (e.g. INT8).capture_kv_cache_export_state(attention)returns detachedk_scale/v_scale, computed exactly asexport_mcore_gpt_to_hfcomputes them (including raising FP8 scales to at least 1.0), so Megatron-Bridge exports can be compared bitwise against it.build_hf_quantization_config(..., kv_cache_formats=...)addskv_cache_quant_algo(written askv_cache_schemeinconfig.json). Unquantized caches may sit alongside one format; mixed formats raise.Megatron-Bridge owns the HF names of the scales, as it does for the weights.
MLA's fused down projections share ranges. vLLM and TensorRT-LLM fuse MLA's
q_a_projandkv_a_proj_with_mqainto one GEMM (fused_qkv_a_proj) with one scale per tensor, but Megatron-Core keeps them as two modules (linear_q_down_proj,linear_kv_down_proj), so each got its own range. Calibration now gives the pair one range:SHARED_PATTERNS(and the check that grouped ranges were synced), so they share one global range like q/k/v and gate/up.The HF exporter already unifies fused siblings at export time; Megatron-Core's q/k/v and gate/up are already single modules, so the MLA pair is the only fused-at-deployment group the Megatron paths missed.
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tests/unit/torch/export/test_quantized_weight_state.py: new KV-cache capture (FP8 / NVFP4 / FP8-K-NVFP4-V, clamping), rejection and config tests.tests/unit/torch/quantization/test_shared_input.py: new CPU tests for the MLA pair: per-tensor input and weight ranges under max and MSE, the W4A8 FP8 stage, a disabled member, and restoring a checkpoint saved before the pair was grouped. The MSE and restore tests fail without their fixes.tests/unit/torch/{quantization,export}: no new failures. Run one at a time, the only failures (test_streaming_export_two_cpu_ranks,test_quantized_transformers_save_restore[Llama…],test_persistent_materialization_only_skips_unshard_for_its_layer[True]) fail the same way on main in the same container.tests/gpu_megatron/torch/quantization/plugins/test_megatron.py::test_mla_fused_down_projections_share_ranges(new): a tiny MLA GPT whose two down-projection weights have different ranges, calibrated with FP8, NVFP4 and NVFP4-MSE; the pair shares its input and weight (or static global) ranges. 3 passed in nemo:26.08 with a newer Megatron-Core; all 3 fail on main.tests/gpu_megatron/torch/export/test_unified_export_megatron.py: the two FP8-KV cases (Llama, Nemotron-H) now also check that the functional KV export writes the samek_scale/v_scaletensors andkv_cache_schemeasexport_mcore_gpt_to_hf.Both cases pass.
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OMNIML-5975 (PR 2 of NVIDIA-NeMo/Megatron-Bridge#4804). Megatron-Bridge uses the KV-cache API in its quantized export (OMNIML-5976 / 5977); the MLA ranges matter for DeepSeek-style and GLM-5 exports (OMNIML-5978).
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