Merge pull request #171 from apivovarov:e3m4

PiperOrigin-RevId: 668214541

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ To release a new version (e.g. from `1.0.0` -> `2.0.0`):
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-* Added new 8-bit float type following IEEE 754 convention:
-  `ml_dtypes.float8_e4m3`.
+* Added new 8-bit float types following IEEE 754 convention:
+  `ml_dtypes.float8_e4m3` and `ml_dtypes.float8_e3m4`.
 * Fix outputs of float `divmod` and `floor_divide` when denominator is zero.
 
 ## [0.4.0] - 2024-04-1

README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   an alternative to the standard [`float16`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-precision_floating-point_format) format
 - `float8_*`: several experimental 8-bit floating point representations
   including:
+  * `float8_e3m4`
   * `float8_e4m3`
   * `float8_e4m3b11fnuz`
   * `float8_e4m3fn`
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ A `bfloat16` number is a single-precision float truncated at 16 bits.
 
 Exponent: 8, Mantissa: 7, exponent bias: 127. IEEE 754, with NaN and inf.
 
+### `float8_e3m4`
+
+Exponent: 3, Mantissa: 4, bias: 3. IEEE 754, with NaN and inf.
+
 ### `float8_e4m3`
 
 Exponent: 4, Mantissa: 3, bias: 7. IEEE 754, with NaN and inf.

ml_dtypes/__init__.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "__version__",
     "bfloat16",
     "finfo",
+    "float8_e3m4",
     "float8_e4m3",
     "float8_e4m3b11fnuz",
     "float8_e4m3fn",
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 from ml_dtypes._finfo import finfo
 from ml_dtypes._iinfo import iinfo
 from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import bfloat16
+from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import float8_e3m4
 from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import float8_e4m3
 from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import float8_e4m3b11fnuz
 from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import float8_e4m3fn
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 bfloat16: Type[np.generic]
+float8_e3m4: Type[np.generic]
 float8_e4m3: Type[np.generic]
 float8_e4m3b11fnuz: Type[np.generic]
 float8_e4m3fn: Type[np.generic]

ml_dtypes/_finfo.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from typing import Dict
 
 from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import bfloat16
+from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import float8_e3m4
 from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import float8_e4m3
 from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import float8_e4m3b11fnuz
 from ml_dtypes._ml_dtypes_ext import float8_e4m3fn
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 _bfloat16_dtype = np.dtype(bfloat16)
+_float8_e3m4_dtype = np.dtype(float8_e3m4)
 _float8_e4m3_dtype = np.dtype(float8_e4m3)
 _float8_e4m3b11fnuz_dtype = np.dtype(float8_e4m3b11fnuz)
 _float8_e4m3fn_dtype = np.dtype(float8_e4m3fn)
@@ -43,12 +45,21 @@ def __init__(self):
     self.smallest_subnormal = bfloat16(smallest_subnormal)
 
 
+class _Float8E3m4MachArLike:
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    smallest_normal = float.fromhex("0x1p-2")
+    self.smallest_normal = float8_e3m4(smallest_normal)
+    smallest_subnormal = float.fromhex("0x0.1p-2")
+    self.smallest_subnormal = float8_e3m4(smallest_subnormal)
+
+
 class _Float8E4m3MachArLike:
 
   def __init__(self):
     smallest_normal = float.fromhex("0x1p-6")
     self.smallest_normal = float8_e4m3(smallest_normal)
-    smallest_subnormal = float.fromhex("0x1p-9")
+    smallest_subnormal = float.fromhex("0x0.2p-6")
     self.smallest_subnormal = float8_e4m3(smallest_subnormal)
 
 
@@ -146,6 +157,51 @@ def float_to_str(f):
     # pylint: enable=protected-access
     return obj
 
+  @staticmethod
+  def _float8_e3m4_finfo():
+    def float_to_str(f):
+      return "%6.2e" % float(f)
+
+    tiny = float.fromhex("0x1p-2")  # 1/4 min normal
+    resolution = 0.1
+    eps = float.fromhex("0x1p-4")  # 1/16
+    epsneg = float.fromhex("0x1p-5")  # 1/32
+    max_ = float.fromhex("0x1.Fp3")  # 15.5 max normal
+
+    obj = object.__new__(np.finfo)
+    obj.dtype = _float8_e3m4_dtype
+    obj.bits = 8
+    obj.eps = float8_e3m4(eps)
+    obj.epsneg = float8_e3m4(epsneg)
+    obj.machep = -4
+    obj.negep = -5
+    obj.max = float8_e3m4(max_)
+    obj.min = float8_e3m4(-max_)
+    obj.nexp = 3
+    obj.nmant = 4
+    obj.iexp = obj.nexp
+    obj.maxexp = 4
+    obj.minexp = -2
+    obj.precision = 1
+    obj.resolution = float8_e3m4(resolution)
+    # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    obj._machar = _Float8E3m4MachArLike()
+    if not hasattr(obj, "tiny"):
+      obj.tiny = float8_e3m4(tiny)
+    if not hasattr(obj, "smallest_normal"):
+      obj.smallest_normal = obj._machar.smallest_normal
+    obj.smallest_subnormal = obj._machar.smallest_subnormal
+
+    obj._str_tiny = float_to_str(tiny)
+    obj._str_smallest_normal = float_to_str(tiny)
+    obj._str_smallest_subnormal = float_to_str(obj.smallest_subnormal)
+    obj._str_max = float_to_str(max_)
+    obj._str_epsneg = float_to_str(epsneg)
+    obj._str_eps = float_to_str(eps)
+    obj._str_resolution = float_to_str(resolution)
+    # pylint: enable=protected-access
+    return obj
+
   @staticmethod
   def _float8_e4m3_finfo():
     def float_to_str(f):
@@ -425,6 +481,14 @@ def __new__(cls, dtype):
       if _bfloat16_dtype not in cls._finfo_cache:
         cls._finfo_cache[_bfloat16_dtype] = cls._bfloat16_finfo()
       return cls._finfo_cache[_bfloat16_dtype]
+    if (
+        isinstance(dtype, str)
+        and dtype == "float8_e3m4"
+        or dtype == _float8_e3m4_dtype
+    ):
+      if _float8_e3m4_dtype not in cls._finfo_cache:
+        cls._finfo_cache[_float8_e3m4_dtype] = cls._float8_e3m4_finfo()
+      return cls._finfo_cache[_float8_e3m4_dtype]
     if (
         isinstance(dtype, str)
         and dtype == "float8_e4m3"

ml_dtypes/_src/dtypes.cc

@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ struct TypeDescriptor<bfloat16> : CustomFloatType<bfloat16> {
   static constexpr char kNpyDescrByteorder = '=';
 };
 
+template <>
+struct TypeDescriptor<float8_e3m4> : CustomFloatType<float8_e3m4> {
+  typedef float8_e3m4 T;
+  static constexpr bool is_floating = true;
+  static constexpr bool is_integral = false;
+  static constexpr const char* kTypeName = "float8_e3m4";
+  static constexpr const char* kQualifiedTypeName = "ml_dtypes.float8_e3m4";
+  static constexpr const char* kTpDoc = "float8_e3m4 floating-point values";
+  // Set e3m4 kind as Void since kind=f (float) with itemsize=1 is used by e5m2
+  static constexpr char kNpyDescrKind = 'V';       // Void
+  static constexpr char kNpyDescrType = '3';
+  static constexpr char kNpyDescrByteorder = '=';  // Native byte order
+};
+
 template <>
 struct TypeDescriptor<float8_e4m3> : CustomFloatType<float8_e4m3> {
   typedef float8_e4m3 T;
@@ -283,6 +297,9 @@ bool Initialize() {
   if (!RegisterFloatDtype<bfloat16>(numpy.get())) {
     return false;
   }
+  if (!RegisterFloatDtype<float8_e3m4>(numpy.get())) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (!RegisterFloatDtype<float8_e4m3>(numpy.get())) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -342,6 +359,13 @@ bool Initialize() {
   success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e4m3, float8_e4m3fnuz, float>();
   success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e4m3, float8_e4m3fn, float>();
   success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e4m3, float8_e5m2, float>();
+  success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e3m4, bfloat16, float>();
+  success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e3m4, float8_e4m3b11fnuz, float>();
+  success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e3m4, float8_e5m2fnuz, float>();
+  success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e3m4, float8_e4m3fnuz, float>();
+  success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e3m4, float8_e4m3fn, float>();
+  success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e3m4, float8_e5m2, float>();
+  success &= RegisterTwoWayCustomCast<float8_e3m4, float8_e4m3, float>();
   success &= RegisterOneWayCustomCast<int2, int4, int8_t>();
   success &= RegisterOneWayCustomCast<uint2, uint4, uint8_t>();
   return success;
@@ -372,6 +396,11 @@ extern "C" EXPORT_SYMBOL PyObject* PyInit__ml_dtypes_ext() {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
+  if (PyObject_SetAttrString(m.get(), "float8_e3m4",
+                             reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(
+                                 TypeDescriptor<float8_e3m4>::type_ptr)) < 0) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
   if (PyObject_SetAttrString(m.get(), "float8_e4m3",
                              reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(
                                  TypeDescriptor<float8_e4m3>::type_ptr)) < 0) {