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[None][feat] Enable KVCacheManagerV2 by default for Llama and Llama4 - #19004

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Enable KVCacheManagerV2 by default for Llama and Llama4, following the model implementation in #18342. Both LlamaForCausalLM and Llama4ForConditionalGeneration prefer V2; Llama4 also prefers the Python transceiver so the automatic NIXL disaggregated-serving path retains V2.

Explicit KV cache manager and transceiver settings continue to take precedence, and existing compatibility fallbacks remain in effect. The Llama preference applies to checkpoints using the LlamaForCausalLM architecture, including Llama 3.x. Update the KV cache documentation to list these model defaults.

The existing KV cache iteration-stat completeness test follows the V2 default directly: it checks primary/iteration fields per window and secondary fields by cold pool group. It no longer detects the manager version or carries a V1 compatibility branch. A missing cold-pool view is allowed when no cold pool is reported; all required fields are still checked in each reported view.

Test Coverage

  • Existing TestKvCacheManagerV2AutoResolution tests cover explicit overrides and compatibility fallbacks.
  • Existing Llama 3/4 integration tests will exercise the new defaults in CI.
  • Initial full CI exposed a V2 schema mismatch in TestKvCacheIterationStats::test_field_completeness; the test expectation is corrected here.
  • Reproduced the same three missing-secondary-field assertion failures on B200 before the fix.
  • test_field_completeness passed on B200 with host cache disabled and with 1 GiB host cache, using the existing built runtime with explicit V2 configuration and a 10% GPU KV cache budget.
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  • Reviewed the applicable checklist items: focused model preference changes and corresponding test correction, documentation updated, no configuration schema, dependency, ownership, or architecture changes.

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  • Llama and Llama 4 now prefer KVCacheManagerV2.
  • Llama 4 prefers the Python transceiver for automatic NIXL serving.
  • Explicit settings and compatibility fallbacks remain unchanged.
  • Documentation records the new defaults.
  • Iteration-stat validation checks required fields by window and cold-pool group.

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  • test_kv_cache_iteration_stats.py covers cold start, block reuse, shared prefixes, batch generation, long context, rapid fire, and field completeness.
  • test_llm_args.py covers Llama 4 KV-cache and NIXL runtime preferences.
  • All iteration-stat tests, including test_field_completeness, are listed in both l0_h100.yml and l0_b200.yml.
  • Coverage is sufficient based on the successful CI run.

Per-File QA Perspective

  • docs/source/features/kvcache.md: Verify the documented Llama and Llama 4 defaults.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_llama.py: Verify V2 defaults, explicit override precedence, compatibility fallbacks, and the Llama 4 Python-transceiver path.
  • tests/integration/defs/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_iteration_stats.py: Verify statistics across reuse and generation scenarios, including field completeness and the no-cold-pool case. The tests are listed in both H100 and B200 CI lists.
  • tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_args.py: Verify registered-model preference coverage for Llama and Llama 4.

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Llama and Llama4 now prefer the V2 KV cache manager. Llama4 also prefers the Python transceiver runtime for disaggregated NIXL serving. Documentation and tests cover these preferences and KV cache statistics validation.

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Llama runtime preferences

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Runtime preference methods
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_llama.py, docs/source/features/kvcache.md, tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_args.py
Llama and Llama4 select KV cache manager V2. Llama4 selects the Python transceiver runtime. Documentation and registered-model tests cover these selections. The model file includes the NVIDIA license header.
KV cache statistics validation
tests/integration/defs/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_iteration_stats.py
Validation separates secondary-pool fields from regular fields. V2 window entries require non-secondary fields, and cold-pool-group entries require secondary fields.

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Some Llama4 disaggregated deployments may fail during transceiver setup, while the integration test can accept incomplete secondary-pool statistics; both should be corrected before merge.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_llama.py`:
- Line 1544: Remove the unconditional "PYTHON" preference from the Llama4
transceiver runtime configuration, or make it conditional on the effective
backend so non-NIXL auto resolution falls back to C++ while NIXL auto resolution
remains Python. Update _resolve_transceiver_runtime_auto behavior as needed and
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- Line 1157: Add focused regression coverage under tests for Llama’s automatic
KV-cache-manager selection, asserting that a single LlamaForCausalLM checkpoint
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1151-1158: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add a CPU-only automatic-selection regression for registered Llama models.

The generic tests cover automatic selection and explicit True/False precedence with synthetic classes. Existing Llama-related cases test transceiver selection, use _NoModelDefaults, or set the KV option explicitly. No test resolves registered LlamaForCausalLM or Llama4ForConditionalGeneration with the omitted default or "auto" and asserts V2. Add a parameterized test through registered model lookup to cover this changed boundary.

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In `@tests/integration/defs/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_iteration_stats.py`:
- Line 392: Update the test_field_completeness function signature to include a
None return annotation, preserving its existing parameters and behavior.
- Around line 405-406: Update the KV-cache iteration statistics test around the
is_v2 detection to assert that at least one collected entry contains
kvCacheIterationStatsByPoolGroup before deriving expected_fields. Preserve the
existing V2/V1 field validation after this required-entry assertion.
- Around line 415-416: Update the KvCacheConfig setup to set
use_kv_cache_manager_v2=True, and assert that kvCacheIterationStatsByPoolGroup
contains at least one entry. Treat kvCacheIterationStatsByColdPoolGroup as
optional, validating SECONDARY_FIELDS only when that mapping is present rather
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Do not unconditionally prefer the Python transceiver for Llama4.

_resolve_transceiver_runtime_auto() adopts a non-None model preference verbatim, so this PYTHON return bypasses the non-NIXL fallback. UCX, MPI, and MOONCAKE require the C++ transceiver because the Python transceiver requires NIXL, and automatic Llama4 serving with those backends can fail during transceiver creation. Return None here; the resolver will select Python for NIXL and C++ for non-NIXL backends while preserving explicit runtime settings.

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