[torch.compile] use empty tensor instead of None for profiling (vllm-…

…project#8875)

tests/kernels/test_encoder_decoder_attn.py

@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ class that Attention will automatically select when it is constructed.
     )
     if test_pt.num_blocks is None or test_pt.num_heads is None:
         # Caller does not require a KV cache
-        return TestResources(scale, attn_backend, attn, None)
+        return TestResources(
+            scale, attn_backend, attn,
+            torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.float32, device=CUDA_DEVICE))
 
     # Construct KV cache
     kv_cache = make_kv_cache(test_pt.num_blocks,
@@ -620,7 +622,9 @@ def _run_encoder_attention_test(
     return attn.forward(packed_qkv.query,
                         packed_qkv.key,
                         packed_qkv.value,
-                        None,
+                        torch.tensor([],
+                                     dtype=torch.float32,
+                                     device=packed_qkv.query.device),
                         attn_metadata,
                         attn_type=attn_type)
 

vllm/attention/backends/blocksparse_attn.py

@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ def forward(
             key: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             value: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             kv_cache = [2, num_blocks, block_size * num_kv_heads * head_size]
+                NOTE: kv_cache will be an empty tensor with shape [0]
+                for profiling run.
             attn_metadata: Metadata for attention.
         Returns:
             shape = [num_tokens, num_heads * head_size]
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ def forward(
         key = key.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
         value = value.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
 
-        if kv_cache is not None:
+        if kv_cache.numel() > 0:
             key_cache, value_cache = PagedAttention.split_kv_cache(
                 kv_cache, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
 
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@ def forward(
             # When block_tables are not filled, it means q and k are the
             # prompt, and they have the same length.
 
-            assert kv_cache is None \
+            assert kv_cache.numel() == 0 \
                     or prefill_meta.block_tables is None \
                     or prefill_meta.block_tables.numel() == 0, \
                 "Does not support prefix-enabled attention."

vllm/attention/backends/flash_attn.py

@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ def forward(
             key: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             value: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             kv_cache = [2, num_blocks, block_size, num_kv_heads, head_size]
+                NOTE: kv_cache will be an empty tensor with shape [0]
+                for profiling run.
             attn_metadata: Metadata for attention.
         Returns:
             shape = [num_tokens, num_heads * head_size]
@@ -685,7 +687,7 @@ def forward(
         key = key.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
         value = value.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
 
-        if kv_cache is not None:
+        if kv_cache.numel() > 0:
             key_cache = kv_cache[0]
             value_cache = kv_cache[1]
 
@@ -722,7 +724,7 @@ def forward(
 
         if prefill_meta := attn_metadata.prefill_metadata:
             # Prompt run.
-            if (kv_cache is None or prefill_meta.block_tables is None
+            if (kv_cache.numel() == 0 or prefill_meta.block_tables is None
                     or prefill_meta.block_tables.numel() == 0):
                 # normal attention
                 # When block_tables are not filled, it means q and k are the

vllm/attention/backends/flashinfer.py

@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ def forward(
         query: torch.Tensor,
         key: torch.Tensor,
         value: torch.Tensor,
-        kv_cache: Optional[torch.Tensor],
+        kv_cache: torch.Tensor,
         attn_metadata: FlashInferMetadata,
         k_scale: float = 1.0,
         v_scale: float = 1.0,
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ def forward(
         if attn_metadata.num_decode_tokens > 0:
             assert attn_metadata.num_prefill_tokens == 0, (
                 "Chunked prefill is not supported with flashinfer yet.")
-        if kv_cache is not None:
+        if kv_cache.numel() > 0:
             # Use the same reshape and cache kernel as flash attention.
             ops.reshape_and_cache_flash(
                 key,
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ def forward(
             # when kv_cache is not provided.
             # This happens when vllm runs the profiling to
             # determine the number of blocks.
-            if kv_cache is None:
+            if kv_cache.numel() == 0:
                 output = torch.ops.vllm.flash_attn_varlen_func(
                     q=query,
                     k=key,

vllm/attention/backends/ipex_attn.py

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def forward(
         query: torch.Tensor,
         key: torch.Tensor,
         value: torch.Tensor,
-        kv_cache: Optional[torch.Tensor],
+        kv_cache: torch.Tensor,
         attn_metadata: IpexAttnMetadata,  # type: ignore
         k_scale: float = 1.0,
         v_scale: float = 1.0,
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ def forward(
             key: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             value: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             kv_cache = [2, num_blocks, block_size * num_kv_heads * head_size]
+                NOTE: kv_cache will be an empty tensor with shape [0]
+                for profiling run.
             attn_metadata: Metadata for attention.
         Returns:
             shape = [num_tokens, num_heads * head_size]
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ def forward(
         key = key.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
         value = value.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
 
-        if kv_cache is not None:
+        if kv_cache.numel() > 0:
             key_cache, value_cache = self.split_kv_cache(
                 kv_cache, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
             ipex_ops.reshape_and_cache(
@@ -212,7 +214,8 @@ def forward(
 
         if attn_metadata.is_prompt:
             assert attn_metadata.seq_lens is not None
-            if (kv_cache is None or attn_metadata.block_tables.numel() == 0):
+            if (kv_cache.numel() == 0
+                    or attn_metadata.block_tables.numel() == 0):
                 if self.num_kv_heads != self.num_heads:
                     key = key.repeat_interleave(self.num_queries_per_kv, dim=1)
                     value = value.repeat_interleave(self.num_queries_per_kv,

vllm/attention/backends/pallas.py

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def forward(
         query: torch.Tensor,
         key: torch.Tensor,
         value: torch.Tensor,
-        kv_cache: Tuple[Optional[torch.Tensor], Optional[torch.Tensor]],
+        kv_cache: Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor],
         attn_metadata: PallasMetadata,
         k_scale: float = 1.0,
         v_scale: float = 1.0,
@@ -155,8 +155,10 @@ def forward(
             query: shape = [batch_size, seq_len, num_heads * head_size]
             key: shape = [batch_size, seq_len, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             value: shape = [batch_size, seq_len, num_kv_heads * head_size]
-            key_cache = [num_kv_heads, num_blocks, block_size, head_size]
-            value_cache = [num_kv_heads, num_blocks, block_size, head_size]
+            kv_cache[0] = [num_kv_heads, num_blocks, block_size, head_size]
+            kv_cache[1] = [num_kv_heads, num_blocks, block_size, head_size]
+                NOTE: kv_cache[0] and kv_cache[1] will be an empty tensor 
+                with shape [0] for profiling run.
             attn_metadata: Metadata for attention.
         Returns:
             shape = [batch_size, seq_len, num_heads * head_size]
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ def forward(
         value = value.view(batch_size, seq_len, self.num_kv_heads,
                            self.head_size)
 
-        if kv_cache[0] is not None:
+        if kv_cache[0].numel() > 0:
             slot_mapping = attn_metadata.slot_mapping
             key_cache, value_cache = kv_cache
             write_to_kv_cache(key, value, key_cache, value_cache, slot_mapping)
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ def forward(
             output = output.permute(0, 2, 1, 3)
         else:
             # Decoding run.
-            assert kv_cache is not None
+            assert kv_cache[0].numel() > 0
 
             pages_per_compute_block = 16  # TODO(woosuk): Tune this value.
             if self.megacore_mode == "batch" and batch_size % 2 != 0:

vllm/attention/backends/rocm_flash_attn.py

@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ def forward(
             key: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             value: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             kv_cache = [2, num_blocks, block_size * num_kv_heads * head_size]
+                NOTE: kv_cache will be an empty tensor with shape [0]
+                for profiling run.
             attn_metadata: Metadata for attention.
         Returns:
             shape = [num_tokens, num_heads * head_size]
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ def forward(
         key = key.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
         value = value.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
 
-        if kv_cache is not None:
+        if kv_cache.numel() > 0:
             key_cache, value_cache = PagedAttention.split_kv_cache(
                 kv_cache, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
 
@@ -449,7 +451,7 @@ def forward(
         if prefill_meta := attn_metadata.prefill_metadata:
             # Prompt run.
             assert prefill_meta.seq_lens is not None
-            if kv_cache is None or prefill_meta.block_tables.numel() == 0:
+            if kv_cache.numel() == 0 or prefill_meta.block_tables.numel() == 0:
                 # triton attention
                 # When block_tables are not filled, it means q and k are the
                 # prompt, and they have the same length.

vllm/attention/backends/torch_sdpa.py

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def forward(
         query: torch.Tensor,
         key: torch.Tensor,
         value: torch.Tensor,
-        kv_cache: Optional[torch.Tensor],
+        kv_cache: torch.Tensor,
         attn_metadata: TorchSDPAMetadata,  # type: ignore
         k_scale: float = 1.0,
         v_scale: float = 1.0,
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ def forward(
             key: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             value: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             kv_cache = [2, num_blocks, block_size * num_kv_heads * head_size]
+                NOTE: kv_cache will be an empty tensor with shape [0]
+                for profiling run.
             attn_metadata: Metadata for attention.
         Returns:
             shape = [num_tokens, num_heads * head_size]
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ def forward(
         key = key.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
         value = value.view(-1, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
 
-        if kv_cache is not None:
+        if kv_cache.numel() > 0:
             key_cache, value_cache = PagedAttention.split_kv_cache(
                 kv_cache, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
             PagedAttention.write_to_paged_cache(key, value, key_cache,
@@ -191,7 +193,8 @@ def forward(
 
         if attn_metadata.is_prompt:
             assert attn_metadata.seq_lens is not None
-            if (kv_cache is None or attn_metadata.block_tables.numel() == 0):
+            if (kv_cache.numel() == 0
+                    or attn_metadata.block_tables.numel() == 0):
                 if self.num_kv_heads != self.num_heads:
                     key = key.repeat_interleave(self.num_queries_per_kv, dim=1)
                     value = value.repeat_interleave(self.num_queries_per_kv,

vllm/attention/backends/xformers.py

@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ def forward(
         query: torch.Tensor,
         key: Optional[torch.Tensor],
         value: Optional[torch.Tensor],
-        kv_cache: Optional[torch.Tensor],
+        kv_cache: torch.Tensor,
         attn_metadata: "XFormersMetadata",
         k_scale: float = 1.0,
         v_scale: float = 1.0,
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ def forward(
             key: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             value: shape = [num_tokens, num_kv_heads * head_size]
             kv_cache = [2, num_blocks, block_size * num_kv_heads * head_size]
+                NOTE: kv_cache will be an empty tensor with shape [0]
+                for profiling run.
             attn_metadata: Metadata for attention.
             attn_type: Select attention type, between encoder attention,
                        decoder self-attention, or encoder/decoder cross-
@@ -522,7 +524,7 @@ def forward(
         # which KV cache memory-mapping & which
         # seqlen datastructures we utilize
 
-        if (attn_type != AttentionType.ENCODER and kv_cache is not None):
+        if (attn_type != AttentionType.ENCODER and kv_cache.numel() > 0):
             # KV-cache during decoder-self- or
             # encoder-decoder-cross-attention, but not
             # during encoder attention.
@@ -588,7 +590,7 @@ def forward(
 
         if prefill_meta := attn_metadata.prefill_metadata:
             # Prompt run.
-            if kv_cache is None or prefill_meta.block_tables.numel() == 0:
+            if kv_cache.numel() == 0 or prefill_meta.block_tables.numel() == 0:
                 # normal attention.
                 # block tables are empty if the prompt does not have a cached
                 # prefix.

vllm/worker/embedding_model_runner.py

@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ def execute_model(
             model_executable = self.model
 
         num_layers = self.model_config.get_num_layers(self.parallel_config)
-        kv_caches = [None] * num_layers
+        # use an empty tensor instead of `None`` to force Dynamo to pass
+        # it by reference, rather by specializing on the value ``None``.
+        # the `dtype` argument does not matter, and we use `float32` as
+        # a placeholder (it has wide hardware support).
+        kv_caches = [
+            torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.float32, device=self.device)
+        ] * num_layers
 
         execute_model_kwargs = {
             "input_ids":

vllm/worker/enc_dec_model_runner.py

@@ -340,7 +340,13 @@ def profile_run(self) -> None:
 
         # Run the model with the dummy inputs.
         num_layers = self.model_config.get_num_layers(self.parallel_config)
-        kv_caches = [None] * num_layers
+        # use an empty tensor instead of `None`` to force Dynamo to pass
+        # it by reference, rather by specializing on the value ``None``.
+        # the `dtype` argument does not matter, and we use `float32` as
+        # a placeholder (it has wide hardware support).
+        kv_caches = [
+            torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.float32, device=self.device)
+        ] * num_layers
         finished_requests_ids = [seq.request_id for seq in seqs]
         model_input = self.prepare_model_input(
             seqs, finished_requests_ids=finished_requests_ids)

vllm/worker/model_runner.py

@@ -1223,7 +1223,13 @@ def profile_run(self) -> None:
 
         # Run the model with the dummy inputs.
         num_layers = self.model_config.get_num_layers(self.parallel_config)
-        kv_caches = [None] * num_layers
+        # use an empty tensor instead of `None`` to force Dynamo to pass
+        # it by reference, rather by specializing on the value ``None``.
+        # the `dtype` argument does not matter, and we use `float32` as
+        # a placeholder (it has wide hardware support).
+        kv_caches = [
+            torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.float32, device=self.device)
+        ] * num_layers
         finished_requests_ids = [seq.request_id for seq in seqs]
         model_input = self.prepare_model_input(
             seqs, finished_requests_ids=finished_requests_ids)

vllm/worker/tpu_model_runner.py

@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ def forward(
         t: torch.Tensor,
         p: torch.Tensor,
         num_samples: int,
-        kv_caches: List[Tuple[Optional[torch.Tensor], Optional[torch.Tensor]]],
+        kv_caches: List[Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]],
     ) -> torch.Tensor:
         """Executes the forward pass of the model and samples the next token.
 
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ def forward(
         )
 
         # Skip this in memory profiling at initialization.
-        if kv_caches[0][0] is not None:
+        if kv_caches[0][0].numel() > 0:
             # index_copy_(slot_mapping) only works when the inserted dimension
             # is 0. However, the KV cache in the Pallas backend has the shape
             # [num_kv_heads, num_blocks, block_size, head_size]. To make it

vllm/worker/tpu_worker.py

@@ -115,7 +115,15 @@ def determine_num_available_blocks(self) -> Tuple[int, int]:
         head_size = self.model_config.get_head_size()
         num_kv_heads = self.model_config.get_num_kv_heads(self.parallel_config)
 
-        kv_caches = [(None, None) for _ in range(num_layers)]
+        # use an empty tensor instead of `None`` to force Dynamo to pass
+        # it by reference, rather by specializing on the value ``None``.
+        # the `dtype` argument does not matter, and we use `float32` as
+        # a placeholder (it has wide hardware support).
+        kv_caches = [(torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.float32,
+                                   device=self.device),
+                      torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.float32,
+                                   device=self.device))
+                     for _ in range(num_layers)]
         self.model_runner._dummy_run(
             batch_size=1,
             seq_len=self.scheduler_config.max_num_batched_tokens,

vllm/worker/xpu_model_runner.py

@@ -464,7 +464,13 @@ def profile_run(self) -> None:
 
         # Run the model with the dummy inputs.
         num_layers = self.model_config.get_num_layers(self.parallel_config)
-        kv_caches = [None] * num_layers
+        # use an empty tensor instead of `None`` to force Dynamo to pass
+        # it by reference, rather by specializing on the value ``None``.
+        # the `dtype` argument does not matter, and we use `float32` as
+        # a placeholder (it has wide hardware support).
+        kv_caches = [
+            torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.float32, device=self.device)
+        ] * num_layers
         finished_requests_ids = [seq.request_id for seq in seqs]
         model_input = self.prepare_model_input(
             seqs, finished_requests_ids=finished_requests_ids)