[Core] Avoid copying prompt/output tokens if no penalties are used (v…

…llm-project#5289)

vllm/model_executor/sampling_metadata.py

@@ -386,16 +386,18 @@ def from_sampling_metadata(
                 presence_penalties += [0] * prefill_len
                 frequency_penalties += [0] * prefill_len
                 repetition_penalties += [1] * prefill_len
-                prompt_tokens.extend([] for _ in range(prefill_len))
-                output_tokens.extend([] for _ in range(prefill_len))
+                if do_penalties:
+                    prompt_tokens.extend([] for _ in range(prefill_len))
+                    output_tokens.extend([] for _ in range(prefill_len))
 
             if seq_group.do_sample:
                 sample_lens = len(seq_group.sample_indices)
                 assert sample_lens == len(seq_ids)
                 for seq_id in seq_ids:
                     seq_data = seq_group.seq_data[seq_id]
-                    prompt_tokens.append(seq_data.prompt_token_ids)
-                    output_tokens.append(seq_data.output_token_ids)
+                    if do_penalties:
+                        prompt_tokens.append(seq_data.prompt_token_ids)
+                        output_tokens.append(seq_data.output_token_ids)
                 temperatures += [temperature] * len(seq_ids)
                 top_ps += [top_p] * len(seq_ids)
                 top_ks += [top_k] * len(seq_ids)
@@ -443,18 +445,22 @@ def from_lists(cls, temperatures: List[float], top_ps: List[float],
         # Note that the performance will be very bad without
         # pinned memory.
         pin_memory = is_pin_memory_available()
-        prompt_max_len = max([len(tokens) for tokens in prompt_tokens],
-                             default=0)
-        prompt_padded_tokens = [
-            tokens + [vocab_size] * (prompt_max_len - len(tokens))
-            for tokens in prompt_tokens
-        ]
-        output_max_len = max([len(tokens) for tokens in output_tokens],
-                             default=0)
-        output_padded_tokens = [
-            tokens + [vocab_size] * (output_max_len - len(tokens))
-            for tokens in output_tokens
-        ]
+
+        do_penalties = prompt_tokens or output_tokens
+
+        if do_penalties:
+            prompt_max_len = max([len(tokens) for tokens in prompt_tokens],
+                                 default=0)
+            prompt_padded_tokens = [
+                tokens + [vocab_size] * (prompt_max_len - len(tokens))
+                for tokens in prompt_tokens
+            ]
+            output_max_len = max([len(tokens) for tokens in output_tokens],
+                                 default=0)
+            output_padded_tokens = [
+                tokens + [vocab_size] * (output_max_len - len(tokens))
+                for tokens in output_tokens
+            ]
 
         temperatures_t = torch.tensor(
             temperatures,
@@ -504,18 +510,22 @@ def from_lists(cls, temperatures: List[float], top_ps: List[float],
             dtype=torch.long,
             pin_memory=pin_memory,
         )
-        prompt_tensor = torch.tensor(
-            prompt_padded_tokens,
-            device="cpu",
-            dtype=torch.long,
-            pin_memory=pin_memory,
-        )
-        output_tensor = torch.tensor(
-            output_padded_tokens,
-            device="cpu",
-            dtype=torch.long,
-            pin_memory=pin_memory,
-        )
+        if do_penalties:
+            prompt_tensor = torch.tensor(
+                prompt_padded_tokens,
+                device="cpu",
+                dtype=torch.long,
+                pin_memory=pin_memory,
+            )
+            output_tensor = torch.tensor(
+                output_padded_tokens,
+                device="cpu",
+                dtype=torch.long,
+                pin_memory=pin_memory,
+            )
+        else:
+            prompt_tensor = None
+            output_tensor = None
         # need to transpose and make contiguous to
         # copy the tensor correctly.
         # [batch_size, n_seeds] -> [n_seeds, batch_size]
@@ -538,6 +548,16 @@ def from_lists(cls, temperatures: List[float], top_ps: List[float],
             extra_seeds_gpu = None
         sampling_seeds_gpu = sampling_seeds_gpu[:num_base_seeds]
 
+        if do_penalties:
+            prompt_tokens_gpu = prompt_tensor.to(device=device,
+                                                 non_blocking=True)
+            output_tokens_gpu = output_tensor.to(device=device,
+                                                 non_blocking=True)
+        else:
+            empty_tensor = torch.empty(0, device=device, dtype=torch.long)
+            prompt_tokens_gpu = empty_tensor
+            output_tokens_gpu = empty_tensor
+
         return cls(
             temperatures=temperatures_t.to(device=device, non_blocking=True),
             top_ps=top_ps_t.to(device=device, non_blocking=True),
@@ -549,8 +569,8 @@ def from_lists(cls, temperatures: List[float], top_ps: List[float],
                                                          non_blocking=True),
             repetition_penalties=repetition_penalties_t.to(device=device,
                                                            non_blocking=True),
-            prompt_tokens=prompt_tensor.to(device=device, non_blocking=True),
-            output_tokens=output_tensor.to(device=device, non_blocking=True),
+            prompt_tokens=prompt_tokens_gpu,
+            output_tokens=output_tokens_gpu,
             sampling_seeds=sampling_seeds_gpu,
             sample_indices=sample_indices_t.to(device=device,
                                                non_blocking=True),