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  • kv_cache_manager_v2.py now uses per-layer page-table conversion for heterogeneous page strides and SWA scratch reuse.
  • Uniform page sizes retain the shared-table path.
  • This prevents invalid KV cache addresses when pools use different page-index scales.
  • Verify performance for heterogeneous pools and confirm lifecycle grouping remains unchanged.

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  • test_kv_cache_v2_extra_buffers.py updates documentation and representative page-table coverage.
  • test_per_layer_head_dim.py adds test_heterogeneous_page_tables_match_allocated_addresses(dtype, is_gen).
  • Coverage includes FP16, FP8, and NVFP4 caches during prefill and generation, reordered requests, and NVFP4 scale buffers.
  • No affected test is listed in tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/ or tests/integration/test_lists/qa/; these are unit tests.
  • Coverage verdict: sufficient.

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  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache/kv_cache_manager_v2.py: Verify per-layer conversion for heterogeneous page strides and SWA scratch reuse. Verify shared tables for uniform page sizes.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_v2_extra_buffers.py: Verifies representative uniform and heterogeneous page-table mappings. No integration test-list entry is required.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py: Verifies allocated attention addresses across cache types and execution modes. No integration test-list entry is required.

Description

Fix the CUDA illegal memory access during generation warmup in the Gemma 4 31B NVFP4 benchmark with FP8 KV cache (NVBug 6739081).

Root Cause

KV cache lifecycle groups describe which layers allocate and release pages together. A group can contain layers with different KV page sizes, stored in separate physical pools. In Gemma's short-sequence configuration, layers with head dimensions 256 and 512 can share a lifecycle group, while their physical pools use different page-index scales.

The attention adapter previously exported one representative pool pointer and one page-index scale per lifecycle group. Applying that shared scale to a layer in another physical pool produces page offsets that do not match its allocated storage. The resulting invalid KV cache address caused an illegal write in applyBiasRopeUpdateKVCacheV2; the reproduced CUDA dump identified a 512-wide head with FP8 KV cache.

Fix

  • Detect differing page strides within a lifecycle group and enable the existing per-layer page-table path, which already handles sliding-window attention (SWA) scratch reuse.
  • Expose one attention pool per local layer with its own base pointer and zero layer offset, and convert the batch block offsets using the per-layer mapping. NVFP4 block-scale buffers also use per-layer base pointers.
  • Keep lifecycle allocation grouping intact. Uniform page strides continue to use the shared-table path unless SWA scratch reuse requires per-layer tables.
  • Add test_heterogeneous_page_tables_match_allocated_addresses in tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py. It uses unequal layer counts ([256] * 5 + [512]) to exercise different page-index scales and compares attention addresses with actual allocated addresses across FP16, FP8, and NVFP4, prefill and generation, reordered requests, and multiple blocks, including NVFP4 scale buffers. Retain representative-pool coverage for both uniform and heterogeneous head dimensions in the extra-buffer tests.

No waivers for NVBug 6739081 or the affected performance test are present in tests/integration/test_lists/waives.txt on this branch or current main; the test is already enabled.

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  • Reproduced the original failure on B200 before the fix. The same benchmark passes after the fix: perf/test_perf.py::test_perf[gemma_4_31b_it_nvfp4-bench-pytorch-float4-input_output_len:128,128] (1 passed).
  • 89 tests passed with each KV cache backend (C++ and Python), covering per-layer head dimensions, extra buffers, manager behavior, and hybrid Mamba page tables. New address checks cover FP16, FP8, and NVFP4 caches during prefill and generation, including reordered requests and NVFP4 scale buffers.
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The KV-cache manager now uses per-layer page tables for heterogeneous page strides and SWA scratch reuse. Tests cover shared metadata, heterogeneous head dimensions, multiple cache dtypes, and context and generation modes.

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KV-cache page-table handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Route heterogeneous pools through per-layer page tables
tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache/kv_cache_manager_v2.py
The manager detects heterogeneous page strides and uses per-layer conversion for pool mapping, scratch preparation, and batch block-offset copying.
Validate page addresses and shared-page behavior
tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_v2_extra_buffers.py, tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py
Tests cover uniform and heterogeneous head dimensions. GPU tests verify page addresses for HALF, FP8, and NVFP4 caches in context and generation modes. Shared physical-layer metadata remains validated.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 59638

This change routes heterogeneous KV-cache page layouts through per-layer tables and adds address validation across cache formats and execution modes. Remaining risk is limited to regression-test reliability and observability, rather than a demonstrated runtime mapping defect; merge is suitable with ownership of these test follow-ups.

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tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py (1)

342-346: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add the CUDA cleanup pattern used by the other GPU tests in this file.

TestPerLayerHeadDimHeterogeneous calls torch.cuda.init(), gc.collect(), and torch.cuda.empty_cache() in setUp/tearDown, and the sibling file states this keeps CUDA virtual address state sane across sequential manager constructions. This new module-level test constructs six managers in sequence (3 dtypes x 2 modes) without that pattern and without dropping the last reference to mgr. Add an autouse fixture or explicit cleanup so a later parametrization does not fail on residual pool state.

♻️ Proposed cleanup
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _cuda_cleanup():
+    torch.cuda.init()
+    gc.collect()
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+    yield
+    gc.collect()
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+
+
 `@pytest.mark.parametrize`("dtype", [DataType.HALF, DataType.FP8, DataType.NVFP4])
 `@pytest.mark.parametrize`("is_gen", [False, True])
 def test_heterogeneous_attention_page_addresses(dtype, is_gen):

Also add del mgr after mgr.shutdown() in the finally block, matching the pattern in tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_v2_extra_buffers.py.

Note: the autouse fixture applies to the whole module. Scope it to this test if that is not wanted.

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py` around lines 342 -
346, Add the established CUDA cleanup pattern around the module-level test that
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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py`:
- Around line 342-346: Add the established CUDA cleanup pattern around the
module-level test that constructs six managers, using an autouse fixture or
explicit setup/teardown to initialize CUDA, collect garbage, and empty the CUDA
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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_v2_extra_buffers.py`:
- Around line 187-189: Update the shared-key call assertion in the KV-cache test
to verify that the tuple (physical_layer, Role.KEY, PageIndexMode.SHARED) exists
anywhere in shared_key_calls rather than requiring it at index zero; preserve
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shared_key_calls[0],
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not require the physical lookup to be first.

Line 187 assumes an ordering that the test comment says is not invariant. A per-layer shared-pointer lookup can occur first, so this assertion can fail when the required physical-layer lookup is present. Assert that (physical_layer, Role.KEY, PageIndexMode.SHARED) is contained in shared_key_calls instead.

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around lines 187 - 189, Update the shared-key call assertion in the KV-cache
test to verify that the tuple (physical_layer, Role.KEY, PageIndexMode.SHARED)
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [DataType.HALF, DataType.FP8, DataType.NVFP4])
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add precise CUDA capability gates for FP8 and NVFP4 cases.

This parametrization runs all cache types on every worker. A CPU-only worker or a GPU that does not support FP8 or NVFP4 will error at the CUDA allocation instead of reporting an applicable skip. Use the repository capability helper or per-dtype markers for CUDA availability and the required GPU architecture.

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tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py (1)

348-348: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert that heterogeneous head dimensions select per-layer page tables.

KVCacheManagerV2.__init__ assigns _use_per_layer_page_tables before copy_batch_block_offsets, which uses it to select _copy_batch_block_offsets_per_layer. Add the assertion so a routing regression cannot silently pass through the shared-table path.

♻️ Proposed additional assertion
     mgr = _create_kv_cache_manager_v2(num_layers=6, head_dim=[256] * 5 + [512], dtype=dtype)
     try:
+        # Guard the routing decision under test: a regression that reclassifies
+        # these layers as uniform must fail here, not silently pass the
+        # address comparison through the shared-table path.
+        assert mgr._use_per_layer_page_tables
         request_ids = [11, 22, 33]

Test coverage summary: test_heterogeneous_page_tables_match_allocated_addresses covers 6 cases across HALF, FP8, NVFP4, context mode, and generation mode. It checks allocated address mappings. It does not check the routing decision. This unit test does not require an integration test-list entry. Coverage is insufficient without the routing assertion.

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