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Background

Fixes #2181.

Mamba bundles have one one-token decoder engine, so the runtime prefills the prompt one launch per token: a 128-token prompt takes 128 launches (391 ms on Jetson AGX Thor) for 8 generated tokens (24 ms). AIPerf LAMBADA measures 283 ms per request against 89 ms for the PyTorch reference on GB10, and 256 ms against 164 ms on Thor.

Exit Criteria

• Single-GPU Mamba bundles prefill the prompt in multi-token launches and decode on the unchanged one-token engine.
• Generated tokens match the token-by-token prefill, and AIPerf accuracy still passes.
• Bundles built before this change keep working.
• Non-goals: tensor-parallel builds (they keep the single engine).

Implementation

families/mamba/scan_rows.py (new) builds the multi-row mixer pieces:

• add_short_conv_rows: the depthwise causal conv over the previous kernel - 1 conv-state columns plus the S chunk columns, and the new conv state (the last kernel - 1 columns).
• add_selective_scan_rows: h_t = a_t h_{t-1} + b_t over the chunk rows as a Hillis-Steele scan, ceil(log2(S)) rounds of (a, b)_t <- (a_t a_{t-k}, a_t b_{t-k} + b_t) for k = 1, 2, 4, ... (the shift is a static pad and slice), then h_t = a_t h_0 + b_t for the incoming state, all in FP32. Every factor is a decay in (0, 1], so the products stay finite. MAX_ROWS = 64.

families/mamba/model.py:

• build_engine(..., prefill_rows=None) builds the prefill engine when prefill_rows is set: token_id [S] with one profile 1..64 (opt 32), every layer runs _add_mamba_mixer_rows, and the logits come from the last row. Without prefill_rows the one-token graph is unchanged.
• build() writes prefill.plan next to engine.plan for single-GPU builds and sets decoder_engine_layout: "split".

families/mamba/runtime/: plugin.cpp accepts "split" (single-GPU only) and loads prefill.plan on the decoder's stream; pipeline.cpp runs the prompt in chunks of up to 64 rows on the prefill engine, bound to the same recurrent state buffers, then decodes as before.

Tests: tests/test_chunked_prefill.py writes a tiny checkpoint and checks that a 75-token prompt prefilled in two chunks (64 + 11 rows) gives the same argmax and, relative to each tensor's scale, the same logits and recurrent states as token-by-token steps on the one-token engine; it also checks that the prefill engine rejects more than 64 rows and debug outputs.

Bundle compatibility: new bundles carry a second engine section and need a runtime with this change; older bundles ("single") load as before. No public API or ABI change.

Change categories

• Model or runtime behavior
• Public API
• ABI
• Bundle or artifact format
• Dependencies
• Documentation only
• CI or developer tooling

Validation

Commands and Results

• Python on GB300: pytest families/mamba/tests/test_chunked_prefill.py with the GPU visible -> 2 passed; CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES='' pytest families/mamba/tests -m "not gpu" -> 1 passed, 2 skipped; ctest -R mamba -> 2/2 passed.
• Inference on Jetson AGX Thor, main (base) and this branch (fix) bundles built with python -m tensorrt_model_connect build <snapshot> --task text_generation --precision fp32 --max-sequence-length 256, trtmc run <bundle> --runtime-root <build> --prompt <prompt> --max-new-tokens 8 --top-k 1, 4 prompts, each twice:

prompt	prefill, base -> fix	tokens vs base
5 tokens	22-36 -> 15-18 ms	identical
128 tokens	380-391 -> 40-52 ms	identical
84 tokens	249-307 -> 32-40 ms	identical
71 tokens	216-255 -> 30-38 ms	identical

The base bundle on the fix runtime gives the same tokens and timing as base.

• Qualification on Jetson AGX Thor, AIPerf LAMBADA (5153 problems), concurrency 1, mamba-130m against the PyTorch reference, with this branch: accuracy 43.92 vs 43.90, pass; task-call time p50 46.6 ms vs 161.9 ms (main: 256 ms vs 164 ms).
• Format: clang-format --dry-run --Werror (22.1.8) and ruff check (0.16.4) on the changed files -> clean.

Hardware, Environment, and Revisions

• Branch head on main at ba057d32; the Thor runs used main at 58295ed5 as base, with only a documentation change (docs(mamba): record why FP8 is not shipped #2100) in families/mamba between the two.
• Jetson AGX Thor (sm_110), Ubuntu 24.04 aarch64, TensorRT 11.4.0.106, CUDA 13.4, Release build; unit tests on GB300 (sm_103).
• Model: state-spaces/mamba-130m-hf at 1e76775f628fbf1350fbe4dbb3d971ba64af25a1.

Not Run / Remaining Gaps

• GB10 and GB300 end-to-end runs were not repeated with this change.
• The 8-token decode in the trtmc run comparison measured 3.0 ms/token on base and 3.5-4.8 ms/token on the fix. The decode engine and its graph are unchanged; the AIPerf run above, where the GPU stays busy, does not show a decode cost.
• Tensor-parallel builds are unchanged.

Contributor Self-Review

• I have completed a self-review of this change.

Notes For Future Readers

The prefill engine is a second engine, not a second profile of the decode engine: a dual-profile decoder runs every decode step through the dynamic-row graph, which costs many small kernels at one row. The doubling scan keeps the chunk at 64 rows so its log2(S) steps stay cheap; longer prompts run several chunks. Catalog Mamba bundles must be rebuilt to get the speedup.

Risk level

• Low
• Medium
• High

Risk rationale: it adds a second engine and a new layout to Mamba bundles; the decode path and older bundles are unchanged, tokens matched on all four prompts, and AIPerf accuracy passes.

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Summary

Summary

This change addresses Mamba’s one-token-at-a-time prompt prefill by adding a separate multi-row prefill engine. The engine processes up to 64 prompt tokens per launch with row-wise causal convolution and a Hillis–Steele selective scan. The existing one-token decoder remains responsible for generation.

For single-GPU bundles, the builder writes prefill.plan and sets decoder_engine_layout to "split". The runtime loads that engine, processes the prompt in chunks, and updates the same recurrent state buffers used by decode. Tensor-parallel builds keep their existing layout. The runtime continues to accept "single" bundles.

Architecture impact

• Family ownership: All six changed files are under families/mamba/. The new scan helpers, engine construction, runtime orchestration, bundle layout handling, and tests remain Mamba-owned.
• Shared surfaces: The change uses existing ITrtModule and recurrent-state interfaces. No shared implementation or other family’s files changed.
• Dependency direction: families/mamba/model.py imports the new Mamba-local scan_rows.py helpers. The Mamba runtime plugin loads the Mamba bundle’s prefill engine and passes it to RecurrentPipeline. The diff shows no new dependency on another model family.
• Affected consumers: New single-GPU Mamba bundles require a runtime that recognizes "split" and loads prefill.plan. The changed runtime retains support for "single" layouts. Tensor-parallel builds are unchanged.
• Unresolved blast radius: The supplied evidence does not establish compatibility with older runtimes for newly built split bundles, nor does it include completed checks on the current head. End-to-end behavior and performance across the stated hardware remain unverified here.

Review outcome

HUMAN REVIEW REQUIRED — The supplied evidence does not resolve runtime compatibility and end-to-end validation for newly built split bundles. The listed test and performance results are objective context, not completed-check evidence for the current head.

Mamba engine builds can now produce a separate variable-length prefill engine that processes prompt tokens in rows. Runtime loads it for split bundles and processes prompts in chunks, while one-token decoding remains available. Tests compare chunked prefill outputs and recurrent states with token-by-token execution.

Changes: Mamba chunked prefill

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Multi-row prefill engine families/mamba/scan_rows.py, families/mamba/model.py	Adds row-wise convolution and selective-scan graph operations. The engine accepts a variable-length token input, validates its row limit, and produces logits and recurrent states for the final row.
Split bundle loading families/mamba/model.py, families/mamba/runtime/plugin.cpp, families/mamba/runtime/pipeline.h, families/mamba/runtime/pipeline.cpp	Non-parallel builds write prefill.plan and use the split layout. The runtime loads the prefill module and passes it to the pipeline.
Chunked prompt execution and tests families/mamba/runtime/pipeline.cpp, families/mamba/tests/test_chunked_prefill.py	When a prefill module is available, the pipeline processes prompt tokens in chunks and copies the final logits to host. Tests compare results and recurrent states with token-by-token execution and check build constraints.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RecurrentPipeline
  participant PrefillModule
  participant MambaInferenceState
  participant CUDA
  RecurrentPipeline->>PrefillModule: Submit a token chunk and bind recurrent state
  PrefillModule->>MambaInferenceState: Advance state for the chunk rows
  PrefillModule-->>RecurrentPipeline: Return final-row logits
  RecurrentPipeline->>CUDA: Synchronize and copy logits to host

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Possibly related issues

• nemotron_h: single-GPU bundles prefill one token per decoder launch (5-10x slower than PyTorch on GB10 and Thor) #2180: This issue also concerns single-GPU Mamba-family prompt prefill using one-token steps. The supplied context does not establish that Nemotron-H uses this Mamba implementation.
• LFM2 prefills the prompt one token per engine launch #2163: The new row-wise convolution is relevant to the stated need for multi-token convolution prefill. The changes do not modify the LFM2 runtime.

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 1676e

This change adds chunked Mamba prefill for single-GPU split bundles and keeps the sequential fallback. No concrete merge-blocking defect was found. The reported decode ms/token difference is worth a quick check, but it is not tied to a defect.

Security architecture risk: Low · up to 1676e

No newly introduced security weakness was established. Compatibility checks and bounded processing limit the assessed exposure, while incomplete coverage of concurrent use and failure recovery leaves some uncertainty.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The demonstrated mutable-state scope of the added path is one generation pipeline and its device-resident recurrent buffers. Prefill and decode operate on the same state owner; this is not a new per-request isolated state context.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The inspected controls validate layout, single-GPU eligibility, module availability, and the prefill token profile before execution. These are structural checks; they do not establish cryptographic bundle authenticity or complete cross-engine geometry validation.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — Chunk execution advances shared state incrementally without snapshot rollback on failure. Subsequent nonempty generation resets state before reuse. Shared-state execution and reset-on-next-call recovery already existed in the base, so they are not retained as introduced concerns. External serialization of concurrent calls and recovery after persistent CUDA errors remain unverified.

Pre-merge checks: 7 · 2

Failed checks: 2 warnings

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 42.11% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Benchmark Validation Integrity		The prefill timing boundary is not equivalent. In the base pipeline.cpp:104-110, the last run_step queues state copies after its synchronization and returns without waiting. In the split path, `pi…	Align the prefill timing boundary for both paths, including completion of the final state update, and remeasure the comparison. Report prefill and decode step breakdowns separately, or clearly label their different populations.

Passed checks: 7 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: chunked multi-token prefill for Mamba prompts.
Linked Issues check		Issue #2181 asks for prompt prefill in a few multi-token launches. The PR builds a separate prefill engine with up to 64 rows and runs prompt chunks through it, then uses the unchanged one-token decod…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes support issue #2181. The separate engine, split bundle layout, runtime loading, chunked pipeline, and equivalence tests implement or validate chunked prefill. The runtime continues to ac…
Family Ownership Boundary		The changes stay within Mamba. The new scan helper and tests use Mamba code, and the runtime loads the Mamba-generated prefill.plan through shared runtime interfaces. The diff does not change anothe…
Shared Semantic Neutrality		The diff changes only Mamba-owned Python, runtime, and test files. It makes no changes to shared code.
Shared Change Blast Radius		The changes remain in families/mamba. The split bundle layout and prefill engine are handled by the Mamba builder and runtime. The diff does not change a shared surface.
Description check		The description covers the required sections, including the motivation, exit criteria, implementation, change categories, validation results, environment, remaining gaps, self-review, and risk rationa…

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue #2181 asks for prompt prefill in a few multi-token launches. The PR builds a separate prefill engine with up to 64 rows and runs prompt chunks through it, then uses the unchanged one-token decoder. scan_rows.py implements multi-row convolution and selective scan. test_chunked_prefill.py checks chunked output and recurrent states against token-by-token execution. The reported Thor and AIPerf results also support the expected performance and accuracy behavior.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The changes support issue #2181. The separate engine, split bundle layout, runtime loading, chunked pipeline, and equivalence tests implement or validate chunked prefill. The runtime continues to accept the existing single layout, and tensor-parallel builds retain their existing layout.

Full details: Family Ownership Boundary

Explanation

The changes stay within Mamba. The new scan helper and tests use Mamba code, and the runtime loads the Mamba-generated prefill.plan through shared runtime interfaces. The diff does not change another family or a central registry.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description covers the required sections, including the motivation, exit criteria, implementation, change categories, validation results, environment, remaining gaps, self-review, and risk rationale. It also identifies the bundle compatibility change and links issue #2181.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

Explanation

Docstring coverage is 42.11% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 19 functions across 6 files.

Resolution

Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Full details: Benchmark Validation Integrity

Explanation

The prefill timing boundary is not equivalent. In the base pipeline.cpp:104-110, the last run_step queues state copies after its synchronization and returns without waiting. In the split path, pipeline.cpp:202-211 synchronizes after the final state advance. recurrent_state.cpp:51-55 and device_tensor.cpp:66-70 confirm those copies are asynchronous. The new prefill time includes their completion; the old measurement can charge it to decode. The unchanged per-step breakdown also changes population: the base includes prompt and decode steps, while the split path records decode steps only (pipeline.cpp:116-120, 171-180, 197-211, 279-283).

Resolution

Align the prefill timing boundary for both paths, including completion of the final state update, and remeasure the comparison. Report prefill and decode step breakdowns separately, or clearly label their different populations.

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• families/mamba/model.py
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• families/mamba/runtime/plugin.cpp
• families/mamba/scan_rows.py
• families/mamba/tests/test_chunked_prefill.py

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