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Enable KVCacheManagerV2 by default for KimiLinearForCausalLM, following the model-preference approach used for Llama in #19004. With use_kv_cache_manager_v2="auto", the existing execution path now selects MambaHybridCacheManagerV2 for KDA recurrent state and the paged MLA cache. Document the default and correct stale cache comments; the cache implementations and other model settings are unchanged.

Reuse the existing Kimi cache-selection test with its original configuration and auto resolution. Update its old V1 expectations to V2 and align its name/docstring with the new default. Add KimiLinearForCausalLM to the existing registered-model V2 preference and NIXL auto-resolution lists, as in the Llama change. This PR adds no test cases and changes no e2e parameters, accuracy/acceptance references, test lists or waivers.

Related to #17495.

Test Coverage

  • Reproduced the existing Kimi test's stale V1 assertion on B200: assert True is False after auto resolution selected V2.
  • After updating that existing expectation, the complete tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.py module and existing TestKvCacheManagerV2AutoResolution class passed: 187 passed, 0 skipped, 16.18 seconds on B200.
  • After adding KimiLinear to the registered-model lists, reran the two existing registry/NIXL tests and Kimi's existing cache-selection test: 3 passed, 0 skipped on B200.
  • Supplementary local qualification during the investigation used a temporary text-only GSM8K harness with all 93 layers, 1319 samples and 16 B200 GPUs (TP16/EP16). SA completed with accuracy 96.5883% (reference 96.5%, threshold 93.297%) and acceptance length 1.337462 > 1.15; all 16 workers used V2. That temporary harness/reference is not part of this PR and is not an unmodified CI GSM8K result.
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Full-model non-speculative GSM8K scoring remains pending GPU availability. Actual disaggregated transfer and SA with block reuse were not validated here.

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  • Description explains the issue and resulting behavior.

  • Coding guidelines and applicable commit hooks checked.

  • Existing tests reused, stale default-selection expectations updated, and validation limits recorded.

  • Cache documentation updated.

  • No public API signature, configuration schema, dependency, ownership or architecture change.

  • Appropriate CODEOWNERS reviewers confirmed, including model and KV cache manager owners.

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  • Kimi now selects KVCacheManagerV2 by default when use_kv_cache_manager_v2="auto".
  • KDA recurrent state and paged MLA cache use MambaHybridCacheManagerV2.
  • Registered-model V2 preference and NIXL auto-resolution lists now include KimiLinearForCausalLM.
  • Full-model GSM8K scoring and disaggregated-transfer and block-reuse validation remain pending.

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  • Updated tests cover Kimi cache-manager selection, registered-model V2 preference, and Python NIXL compatibility.
  • Reported tests passed, including 187 module tests and three Kimi cache-selection and registry/NIXL tests.
  • No integration test-list or manual-QA list changes apply.
  • Coverage verdict: needs follow-up because full-model and disaggregated-cache validation remain pending.

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  • docs/source/features/kvcache.md: Verify that the documented Kimi V2 default matches runtime behavior.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py: Verify KDA state caching, paged MLA caching, block reuse, and speculative decoding with the V2 manager.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.py: Covers Kimi automatic resolution to the V2 manager.
  • tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_args.py: Covers registered-model V2 preference and Python NIXL compatibility.

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Kimi Linear now declares V2 as its preferred KV cache manager. Documentation describes V2 KDA state caching and block reuse. Tests verify V2 resolution and related model registrations.

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Kimi V2 Cache Manager

Layer / File(s) Summary
Cache manager preference and cache state
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py, docs/source/features/kvcache.md
Kimi Linear now returns "V2" as its preferred cache manager version. Documentation identifies MambaHybridCacheManagerV2 for KDA state caching and describes V2 block reuse behavior.
Cache manager selection regression coverage
tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.py, tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_args.py
Tests now expect automatic selection of MambaHybridCacheManagerV2 for Kimi Linear. Registration tests include KimiLinearForCausalLM for V2 preference and NIXL compatibility.

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Kimi disaggregated deployments could regress to an incompatible manager without the tests detecting it; the focused coverage should be added before relying on this path.

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- Line 2123: Add a Kimi-specific NIXL test in the existing cache-manager test
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pretrained_config: Any = None,
) -> Literal["V2"]:
"""Prefer KV cache manager V2 for KimiLinear."""
return "V2"

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add a concrete Kimi disaggregated-manager selection test.

The existing NIXL test resolves use_kv_cache_manager_v2=True and transceiver_runtime="PYTHON", but it does not call get_kv_cache_manager_cls(..., is_disagg=True). A regression in the Kimi disaggregated branch can therefore select a compatibility manager or reject the valid Python-NIXL route without failing these tests.

Add a case in tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_mamba_cache_manager.py that resolves both auto settings for Kimi with NIXL, then asserts that get_kv_cache_manager_cls returns MambaHybridCacheManagerV2 for is_disagg=True.

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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_kimi_linear.py` at line 2123, Add a
Kimi-specific NIXL test in the existing cache-manager test suite that resolves
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This test still enforces v1 KVCM.

We should check on the "V2 x KDA-hybrid long-generation path" mentioned.

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This test still enforces v1 KVCM.

We should check on the "V2 x KDA-hybrid long-generation path" mentioned.

@eopXD I have several fix for the scheduler deadlock issue, will test it to see whether I've fixed the issue or not

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Sounds good! Thank you.

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Two things beyond the inline notes.

Stale comments remain in the routing code itself. _util.py:180-198 still reads "Without block reuse the Mixed manager (separate KV / recurrent-state pools) stays the default" and "the Python NIXL transceiver selects the Mixed manager, whose KDA recurrent/conv states transfer through the bounce buffer." Both are false after this change, and that block sits directly above the branch whose default this PR flips. The description says stale cache comments were corrected; these are the ones that matter most.

Risk context worth addressing in the description. tests/integration/defs/accuracy/test_kimi3.py:190-198 pins use_kv_cache_manager_v2=False because "V2 has stalled or deadlocked at this shape" on long generations, pending qualification of the V2 × KDA-hybrid long-generation path. That pin covers a different registered architecture, but the same manager and state layout. Say explicitly why the text-only KimiLinear default is safe to flip before that qualification lands.

Also: a default flip that changes both the agg and disagg cache manager for a shipped model is not a [None] change — attach a JIRA or NVBug.

cls,
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) -> Literal["V2"]:
"""Prefer KV cache manager V2 for KimiLinear."""

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This also flips the disaggregated default, which the description doesn't mention. model_loader.py:801-803 resolves the transceiver runtime first, get_preferred_transceiver_runtime() returns PYTHON, and _resolve_kv_cache_manager_v2_auto only demotes V2 when the route isn't NIXL+PYTHON — so the default Kimi disagg route now keeps V2 and get_kv_cache_manager_cls returns MambaHybridCacheManagerV2 where it previously returned MixedMambaHybridCacheManager.

The only KDA disagg transfer test (tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_kda_mamba_transfer.py:153) builds MixedMambaHybridCacheManager exclusively, so the new default transfer path is untested, and the PR says disagg transfer was not validated. Either add coverage for the V2 route or state in the description that disagg default behavior changed.

assert llm_args.kv_cache_config.enable_block_reuse is False
assert llm_args.kv_cache_config.tokens_per_block == 64
assert (
get_kv_cache_manager_cls(_kimi_model_config(), llm_args.kv_cache_config)

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This covers the aggregated route only. Add the disagg counterpart: _resolve_kv_cache_manager_v2_auto with cache_transceiver_config=CacheTransceiverConfig(backend="NIXL", transceiver_runtime="PYTHON"), then assert get_kv_cache_manager_cls(..., is_disagg=True, ...) — that path now also resolves to V2 and nothing pins it.

Related: test_kimi_disagg_python_nixl_routes_to_mixed_manager (line 914) passes a bare KvCacheConfig(), whose use_kv_cache_manager_v2 stays at "auto" and is treated as not-True by get_kv_cache_manager_cls. It still passes, but it now asserts a route no default-configured run takes, under a name that implies it is the default. Rename it to make the explicit-V1 precondition visible.

@@ -68,13 +68,12 @@
and the MLA prefill path natively attends over the cached latent prefix
(``kv_len = cached + q_len``). KV-cache block reuse is supported as an
opt-in via ``kv_cache_config.enable_block_reuse=true``, which routes to

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This now reads as if block reuse is what routes to MambaHybridCacheManagerV2, but both paths land there after this change. Suggest: reuse stays opt-in; enabling it adds per-block KDA state snapshots every mamba_state_cache_interval tokens and FORCE_CHUNK context chunking on the same V2 manager.

# explicit opt-in (routes to CppMambaHybridCacheManager with
# per-block KDA state snapshots); the default stays on the
# Mixed manager, which SA speculative decoding requires.
# explicit opt-in with per-block KDA state snapshots.

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The rewrite drops the reason and leaves a restatement: "defaults off: reuse is supported as an explicit opt-in." The original rationale (the default had to stay on the Mixed manager for SA spec-dec) is void now, so record the current reason for keeping reuse off by default — unqualified accuracy, memory cost, or whatever it actually is — or drop the default if there is none.

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