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perf(k2_horizon_uno): prefill prompts in 64-row base-profile chunks - #2194
K2-Horizon-Uno engines have two optimization profiles, a LoRA profile for PSI draft blocks and a base profile (empty LoRA mask) for prompt and verify calls, and both stop at 8 rows, the decode block size. The runtime therefore fills the KV cache with the prompt in 8-row base-profile calls: a 200-token prompt takes 25 launches before the first decode block. AIPerf MMLU measured 1457 ms per request against 747 ms for the PyTorch reference on GB10, and 1308 ms against 581 ms on Thor, before #2081 removed the LoRA work from base-profile calls; on current main the 8-row prompt calls remain.
Exit Criteria
New bundles prefill prompts in chunks of up to 64 rows on the base profile; decode blocks keep the 8-row LoRA profile and the 8-row base-profile optimum.
AIPerf accuracy still passes.
Bundles built before this change keep working with the new runtime.
Implementation
families/k2_horizon_uno/model.py: add_lora_and_base_profiles(..., base_max_rows=None) sets the base profile to 1..base_max_rows rows with its optimum still at max_rows (the decode block), and rejects a base maximum below a decode block. build_engine passes max(max_block_size, min(64, max_cache_length)) (PROMPT_CHUNK_ROWS = 64).
families/k2_horizon_uno/runtime/:
plugin.cpp accepts a base-profile maximum in [8, 64] (the LoRA profile stays at exactly 8), so older 8-row bundles still load.
pipeline.cpp reads the base profile's maximum rows and runs every prompt row but the last in chunks of that size (run_prompt_rows, which does not read logits); the last prompt row still runs alone because seed selection consumes logits row zero.
kv_cache.cpp lets one call append up to 64 rows.
Tests: tests/test_lora_profiles.py checks that a projection engine with base_max_rows=32 keeps the LoRA profile at 1/8/8 and the base profile at 1/8/32, that 29 rows on the base profile match the reference projection, and that a base maximum below a decode block is rejected; tests/cpp/test_k2_horizon_uno_algorithm.cpp checks that the cache cursor accepts a 64-row call and rejects 65 rows.
Bundle compatibility: new bundles need a runtime with this change (an older runtime rejects a base profile above 8 rows); older bundles load on the new runtime and keep 8-row chunks. 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/k2_horizon_uno/tests/test_lora_profiles.py with the GPU visible -> 3 passed; CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES='' pytest families/k2_horizon_uno/tests -m "not gpu" -> 13 passed, 2 skipped; ctest -R k2_horizon_uno -> 3/3 passed.
Inference on Jetson AGX Thor, main at ba057d32 (base) and this branch (fix) bundles built with python -m tensorrt_model_connect build <snapshot> --task text_generation --precision bf16 --max-sequence-length 256, trtmc run <bundle> --runtime-root <build> --prompt <prompt> --max-new-tokens 8 --top-k 1, 4 prompts, each twice. Tokens are identical to base on every prompt; base-profile engine time per request:
prompt
base profile, base -> fix
LoRA profile
short
327-329 ms, 4 launches -> 327-328 ms, 4 launches
unchanged
longest
1386-1392 ms, 20 launches -> 476 ms, 6 launches
unchanged
second
996-1004 ms, 14 launches -> 398 ms, 5 launches
unchanged
third
865-872 ms, 12 launches -> 398 ms, 5 launches
unchanged
The base bundle on the fix runtime gives the same tokens and timing as base.
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.
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: IFM/K2-Horizon-7B-Uno at ec92bbd768f4a404319625204544782e3377bcd7.
Not Run / Remaining Gaps
GB10 and GB300 end-to-end runs were not repeated with this change.
Contributor Self-Review
I have completed a self-review of this change.
Notes For Future Readers
The base profile's optimum stays at the decode block size because verify calls, which run on the base profile at every decode step, dominate generation; prompt chunks run at up to 64 rows away from the optimum. Catalog K2-Horizon-Uno bundles must be rebuilt to get the speedup.
Risk level
Low
Medium
High
Risk rationale: it widens the base optimization profile of K2-Horizon-Uno engines and the runtime's prompt chunking; the LoRA profile and decode path are unchanged, and older bundles still load.
The base optimization profile (empty LoRA mask) now accepts up to 64
rows while its optimum and the LoRA profile stay at the 8-row decode
block, so the runtime fills the KV cache with 64-row prompt chunks
instead of 8-row blocks. Bundles built before this change keep an
8-row base profile and the runtime still accepts them.
Signed-off-by: chaofengw <chaofengw@nvidia.com>
K2-Horizon-Uno now prefills prompts in base-profile chunks of up to 64 rows, limited by cache length. The base profile keeps its optimum at the 8-row decode block size, and the LoRA profile remains capped at 8 rows. The runtime processes all prompt rows except the last through the base decoder in larger chunks. It runs the final row alone to obtain seed logits.
The cache cursor accepts calls of up to 64 rows. The runtime derives the prompt chunk size from the selected base profile. Catalog bundles must be rebuilt to use larger chunks. The supplied context reports that older bundles retain 8-row chunks and that no public API or ABI change is intended.
Validation
Author-reported results: 3 tests passed in test_lora_profiles.py; the non-GPU test command reported 13 passed and 2 skipped; ctest -R k2_horizon_uno reported 3/3 passing. Thor token outputs reportedly matched the base revision for four prompts, with fewer launches and lower base-profile engine time on longer prompts. AIPerf MMLU accuracy was reported as 69.88 versus 69.97 for the PyTorch reference and described as passing. GB10 and GB300 end-to-end runs were not repeated. Completed checks on the current head: not available.
Architecture impact
Family-owned files: All seven changed files are under families/k2_horizon_uno/. The changes keep profile construction, runtime orchestration, cache limits, and tests within the owning family.
Changed shared surfaces: None are shown in the supplied diff.
New dependency directions: The pipeline reads the selected base decoder profile’s maximum input shape to set the prompt chunk size. No new cross-family or shared-code dependency is shown.
Affected consumers: K2-Horizon-Uno engine builds and its text-generation runtime. New bundles need a runtime that supports the larger base-profile shape. Older bundles reportedly continue to use 8-row chunks.
Unresolved blast-radius questions: Older-bundle compatibility and the scope of required catalog bundle rebuilds are reported, but their coverage across deployed bundles was not established. GB10 and GB300 end-to-end behavior was not revalidated.
Review outcome: HUMAN REVIEW REQUIRED. The supplied evidence does not resolve the compatibility and deployment blast-radius questions. This outcome does not assert a defect.
The base profile can now process prompt chunks of up to 64 rows. The runtime derives the chunk size from the selected profile and advances the KV cache after each chunk. The LoRA profile remains capped at the decode block size.
Changes: K2 Horizon Uno Prompt Prefill
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Configure and validate profile row limits families/k2_horizon_uno/model.py, families/k2_horizon_uno/runtime/plugin.cpp, families/k2_horizon_uno/tests/test_lora_profiles.py
The engine builder can set a base-profile maximum larger than the decode block size. Plugin validation permits a maximum of up to 64 rows for the base profile and keeps the LoRA maximum at 8. Tests cover larger base profiles and reject a base maximum below the decode block size.
Prefill prompt chunks using the base profile families/k2_horizon_uno/runtime/pipeline.h, families/k2_horizon_uno/runtime/pipeline.cpp, families/k2_horizon_uno/runtime/kv_cache.cpp, families/k2_horizon_uno/tests/cpp/test_k2_horizon_uno_algorithm.cpp
The runtime derives its prompt chunk size from the base profile’s maximum token_id shape. It processes cache-only prompt rows in chunks, advances the cache after each call, and runs the final prompt row through run_block for seed logits. The cache cursor accepts up to 64 rows per call.
Issue 2054: It identifies K2-Horizon-Uno prompt and verify calls as performance targets. This change addresses larger prompt chunks, but does not address CUDA-graph or decode-time LoRA costs.
Normal plugin construction enforces the 64-row limit, but direct pipeline construction with a larger profile can fail on a long prompt. Bound the chunk size before merging or accept this limited risk.
Security architecture risk: Low · up to 80814
The change processes more input at once while preserving existing request limits and serialized execution. No introduced security weakness was established, but maximum-size execution and recovery after device failures remain incompletely validated.
Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.
Security review details
Security Blast Radius
observed — Caller-provided prompt content reaches the pipeline-owned device KV buffers after token and total-capacity validation. Increasing rows per call does not increase the configured total KV capacity. Isolation between separately hosted tenants or device contexts is not established by the inspected path.
Trust Boundaries and Controls
observed — The public conditional-generation API serializes execution per model. The pipeline requires both decoders to share a stream, and the bundle loader validates profile bounds before constructing the pipeline. Prompt content does not select those profile bounds.
Resilience and Maintainability Implications
observed — The new prompt helper uses the asynchronous execution and synchronization sequence already used by forward. Synchronization does not check CUDA's return status, and generation reset clears logical cache metadata rather than device KV contents. These recovery limitations predate this PR; the larger chunk does not by itself establish a new leak, but safe reuse after a device failure remains unverified.
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The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: prompt prefill in 64-row base-profile chunks.
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The description covers the required sections, including motivation, exit criteria, implementation, change categories, validation results, environment, remaining gaps, self-review, and risk. It also do…
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Issue #2182 requires larger prompt-prefill chunks on the no-LoRA base profile while keeping decode on the 8-row LoRA profile. model.py raises the base-profile maximum while retaining its 8-row optim…
Out of Scope Changes check
All changes support issue #2182. The KV-cache limit, runtime profile validation, bundle compatibility, and tests enable larger base-profile prompt chunks while preserving 8-row decode behavior. No unr…
Family Ownership Boundary
The changes stay within families/k2_horizon_uno. The new prefill path uses that family's decoder and cache, and the tests use that family's model and cache. The diff adds no cross-family dependency …
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The PR changes only K2-Horizon-Uno model, runtime, and family test files. It does not change shared code within the scope of this check.
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The prefill timing contract is unchanged: both revisions time run_prefill for autoregressive and speculative generation. The new path skips unused intermediate logits but still obtains the final see…
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All changed files are family-local to k2_horizon_uno. The profile and runtime contract changes apply to that family’s bundles. The repository search found no consumers of the changed family-specific…
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Issue #2182 requires larger prompt-prefill chunks on the no-LoRA base profile while keeping decode on the 8-row LoRA profile. model.py raises the base-profile maximum while retaining its 8-row optimum, and pipeline.cpp reads that maximum and uses it for prompt chunks while running the final prompt row alone for seed logits. The LoRA profile remains capped at 8 rows. The added profile and cache tests cover larger base-profile inputs and the 64-row limit. The reported AIPerf accuracy check also passes.
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All changes support issue #2182. The KV-cache limit, runtime profile validation, bundle compatibility, and tests enable larger base-profile prompt chunks while preserving 8-row decode behavior. No unrelated changes are evident.
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The changes stay within families/k2_horizon_uno. The new prefill path uses that family's decoder and cache, and the tests use that family's model and cache. The diff adds no cross-family dependency or central registry change.
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The prefill timing contract is unchanged: both revisions time run_prefill for autoregressive and speculative generation. The new path skips unused intermediate logits but still obtains the final seed logits. The PR reports token and accuracy comparisons and adds profile and cache tests. It does not change benchmark aggregation or task accounting.
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All changed files are family-local to k2_horizon_uno. The profile and runtime contract changes apply to that family’s bundles. The repository search found no consumers of the changed family-specific helpers or classes outside the family. No shared surface is changed.
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Review comments at @families/k2_horizon_uno/runtime/pipeline.cpp:
- Around line 59-63: Update the prompt_rows_ assignment in the pipeline
constructor to cap the chunk size at 64 while retaining the existing base token
profile validation. This lets larger profile maxima use the supported cache
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cat -n families/k2_horizon_uno/model.py | sed -n '140,180p;485,510p'
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Cap prompt_rows_ at 64.
A caller can construct the pipeline without plugin validation. If the base profile maximum exceeds 64, a long prompt can fail in prepare_block. Cap the chunk size so the pipeline can use larger profiles without exceeding the cache limit.
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Update the prompt_rows_ assignment in the pipeline constructor to cap the chunk
size at 64 while retaining the existing base token profile validation. This lets
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Background
Fixes #2182.
K2-Horizon-Uno engines have two optimization profiles, a LoRA profile for PSI draft blocks and a base profile (empty LoRA mask) for prompt and verify calls, and both stop at 8 rows, the decode block size. The runtime therefore fills the KV cache with the prompt in 8-row base-profile calls: a 200-token prompt takes 25 launches before the first decode block. AIPerf MMLU measured 1457 ms per request against 747 ms for the PyTorch reference on GB10, and 1308 ms against 581 ms on Thor, before #2081 removed the LoRA work from base-profile calls; on current
mainthe 8-row prompt calls remain.Exit Criteria
Implementation
families/k2_horizon_uno/model.py:add_lora_and_base_profiles(..., base_max_rows=None)sets the base profile to1..base_max_rowsrows with its optimum still atmax_rows(the decode block), and rejects a base maximum below a decode block.build_enginepassesmax(max_block_size, min(64, max_cache_length))(PROMPT_CHUNK_ROWS = 64).families/k2_horizon_uno/runtime/:plugin.cppaccepts a base-profile maximum in[8, 64](the LoRA profile stays at exactly 8), so older 8-row bundles still load.pipeline.cppreads the base profile's maximum rows and runs every prompt row but the last in chunks of that size (run_prompt_rows, which does not read logits); the last prompt row still runs alone because seed selection consumes logits row zero.kv_cache.cpplets one call append up to 64 rows.Tests:
tests/test_lora_profiles.pychecks that a projection engine withbase_max_rows=32keeps the LoRA profile at1/8/8and the base profile at1/8/32, that 29 rows on the base profile match the reference projection, and that a base maximum below a decode block is rejected;tests/cpp/test_k2_horizon_uno_algorithm.cppchecks that the cache cursor accepts a 64-row call and rejects 65 rows.Bundle compatibility: new bundles need a runtime with this change (an older runtime rejects a base profile above 8 rows); older bundles load on the new runtime and keep 8-row chunks. No public API or ABI change.
Change categories
Validation
Commands and Results
pytest families/k2_horizon_uno/tests/test_lora_profiles.pywith the GPU visible -> 3 passed;CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES='' pytest families/k2_horizon_uno/tests -m "not gpu"-> 13 passed, 2 skipped;ctest -R k2_horizon_uno-> 3/3 passed.mainatba057d32(base) and this branch (fix) bundles built withpython -m tensorrt_model_connect build <snapshot> --task text_generation --precision bf16 --max-sequence-length 256,trtmc run <bundle> --runtime-root <build> --prompt <prompt> --max-new-tokens 8 --top-k 1, 4 prompts, each twice. Tokens are identical to base on every prompt; base-profile engine time per request:The base bundle on the fix runtime gives the same tokens and timing as base.
k2-horizon-7b-unoagainst the PyTorch reference, with this branch: accuracy 69.88 vs 69.97, pass; task-call time p50 599 ms vs 579 ms. The last formal Thor run (mainat58295ed5, before perf(k2_horizon_uno): skip the LoRA branch for all-0 masks and graph draft calls #2081) measured 1308 ms vs 581 ms; that difference includes perf(k2_horizon_uno): skip the LoRA branch for all-0 masks and graph draft calls #2081 as well as this change.clang-format --dry-run --Werror(22.1.8) andruff check(0.16.4) on the changed files -> clean.Hardware, Environment, and Revisions
mainatba057d32.IFM/K2-Horizon-7B-Unoatec92bbd768f4a404319625204544782e3377bcd7.Not Run / Remaining Gaps
Contributor Self-Review
Notes For Future Readers
The base profile's optimum stays at the decode block size because verify calls, which run on the base profile at every decode step, dominate generation; prompt chunks run at up to 64 rows away from the optimum. Catalog K2-Horizon-Uno bundles must be rebuilt to get the speedup.
Risk level
Risk rationale: it widens the base optimization profile of K2-Horizon-Uno engines and the runtime's prompt chunking; the LoRA profile and decode path are unchanged, and older bundles still load.
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