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⚡️ perf: optimize XAttention estimate with hierarchical block sum

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Replace slow softmax_fuse_block_sum (block_size=4096) with optimized
hierarchical approach (estimate_block_size=1024):

- Add estimate_block_size parameter to XAttentionBSAPolicy (default 1024)
- Rewrite select_blocks to use hierarchical aggregation:
  1. Fine-grained softmax with small block size (15x faster kernel)
  2. Aggregate to CPU block level via reshape + sum
  3. Score + threshold selection (replaces mask + voting)

Performance improvement (CPU Offload mode):
- softmax_fuse_block_sum: 48% → 1% of total time (44x faster)
- 128K: XAttention now +2.4% faster than Full (was -59%)
- 64K: -3.8% (was -21%)
- 32K: -6.0% (was -14%)

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@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@
| 32K | 4863 tok/s | 5587 tok/s | **+14.9%** ✅ |
| 64K | 3373 tok/s | 4766 tok/s | **+41.3%** ✅ |
#### CPU Offload 模式
#### CPU Offload 模式 (优化后, 2026-01-28)
| 上下文 | Full Attention | XAttention | 相对性能 |
|--------|----------------|------------|----------|
| 32K | 4678 tok/s | 4398 tok/s | **-6.0%** |
| 64K | 3331 tok/s | 3203 tok/s | **-3.8%** |
| 128K | 2144 tok/s | 2196 tok/s | **+2.4%** ✅ |
#### CPU Offload 模式 (优化前, 2026-01-27)
| 上下文 | Full Attention | XAttention | 相对性能 |
|--------|----------------|------------|----------|
@@ -61,7 +69,8 @@
| 模式 | XAttention 效果 | 原因 |
|------|-----------------|------|
| **GPU-only** | ✅ 显著加速 (+15% ~ +41%) | 计算是瓶颈，稀疏注意力减少 FLOPs |
| **CPU Offload** | ❌ 性能下降 (-14% ~ -59%) | 传输是瓶颈，稀疏估计增加额外开销 |
| **CPU Offload (优化后)** | ✅ 长上下文略有收益 | estimate_block_size 优化减少估计开销 |
| **CPU Offload (优化前)** | ❌ 性能下降 (-14% ~ -59%) | 传输是瓶颈，稀疏估计增加额外开销 |
### 2. Block Size 对性能的影响
@@ -80,37 +89,46 @@
- 稀疏跳过的 blocks 比例更明显
- 但绝对性能极差，不推荐使用
### 4. 性能下降随上下文增长加剧
### 4. estimate_block_size 优化效果 (2026-01-28)
```
Offload 模式 XAttention 相对性能:
32K: -14% (传输占 ~60%)
64K: -21% (传输占 ~70%)
128K: -59% (传输占 ~80%)
Offload 模式 XAttention 相对性能变化:
优化前 优化后 改进
32K: -13.9% -6.0% +7.9pp
64K: -20.6% -3.8% +16.8pp
128K: -59.1% +2.4% +61.5pp ✅
```
原因：
- 传输占比随上下文增长
- XAttention 估计开销 O(num_chunks) 线性增长
- 节省的计算量被传输瓶颈掩盖
优化内容：
- `estimate_block_size` 从 4096 改为 1024
- `softmax_fuse_block_sum` kernel 时间从 48% 降到 1% (44x 加速)
- 选择策略从 mask + voting 改为 score + threshold
优化后结论：
- **128K 长上下文 XAttention 反超 Full Attention**
- 短上下文仍有少量开销，但已显著减少
## 结论
### 推荐配置
### 推荐配置 (优化后, 2026-01-28)
| 场景 | 推荐策略 | Block Size |
|------|----------|------------|
| GPU-only (VRAM 充足) | XAttention | 4096 |
| CPU Offload | Full Attention | 4096 |
| CPU Offload (128K+) | XAttention | 4096 |
| CPU Offload (32K-64K) | Full Attention 或 XAttention | 4096 |
### XAttention 适用条件
### XAttention 适用条件 (优化后)
✅ **适合**:
- GPU-only 模式（计算密集）
- CPU Offload + 长上下文（128K+）有正向收益
- 长上下文（64K+）收益更大
❌ **不适合**:
- CPU Offload 模式（传输密集）
⚠️ **中性**:
- CPU Offload + 中等上下文（32K-64K）：略慢 3-6%，可接受
❌ **不推荐**:
- 短上下文（<32K）收益不明显
## 运行命令
@@ -134,5 +152,6 @@ CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 python bench_offload.py --enable-xattn --xattn-threshold
## 更新记录
- 2026-01-28: **estimate_block_size 优化后重新测试**，128K XAttention 反超 Full (+2.4%)
- 2026-01-27: 添加 GPU-only vs Offload 对比，block size 影响分析
- 2026-01-27: 初始测试，Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct, A100 80GB

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@@ -212,6 +212,47 @@ CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 PYTHONPATH=/path/to/nano-vllm:$PYTHONPATH \
新策略更简洁，直接利用分级求和产生的 score，避免了 mask 生成和 voting 的复杂逻辑。
## 实现状态 ✅ (2026-01-28)
### 已实现
分级求和方案已在 `xattn_bsa.py` 中实现：
```python
class XAttentionBSAPolicy:
def __init__(self, ..., estimate_block_size: int = 1024):
self.estimate_block_size = estimate_block_size # 新参数
def select_blocks(self, ...):
# Step 2: Hierarchical softmax_fuse_block_sum
reshaped_est_bs = estimate_bs // self.stride # 1024/8 = 128
block_sums_fine = softmax_fuse_block_sum(attn_scores, reshaped_est_bs, ...)
# Step 3: Aggregate to CPU block level
block_sums_coarse = block_sums_fine.view(..., num_cpu_blocks, ratio).sum(dim=-1)
cpu_block_scores = block_sums_coarse.sum(dim=2)
# Step 4: Score + threshold selection (replaces mask + voting)
scores_per_block = cpu_block_scores.mean(dim=(0, 1))
# ... cumulative threshold selection
```
### 实测结果 (Nsys Profiling)
| Kernel | 优化前 | 优化后 | 改进 |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| softmax_fuse_block_sum 占比 | 48.1% | **1.1%** | **44x** |
| softmax_fuse_block_sum 平均时间 | ~2ms | 489us | **4x** |
### 端到端性能 (32K context)
| 指标 | FULL Policy | XATTN Policy | 改进 |
|------|-------------|--------------|------|
| Prefill throughput | 3511 tok/s | 3695 tok/s | +5% |
| TTFT | 9327 ms | 8863 ms | -5% |
## 结论
当前 estimate 阶段使用全局 `kvcache_block_size=4096` 导致 `softmax_fuse_block_sum` kernel 性能处于最差点。通过将 estimate block_size 改为 512-1024，可以获得 **15x** 的性能提升，显著降低 estimate 阶段的开销。
**⚠️ 重要变更**: 选择策略从 `mask + majority voting` 改为 `score + threshold`，更简洁且更直接。

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@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class XAttentionBSAPolicy(SparsePolicy):
block_size: int = 128,
samples_per_chunk: int = 128,
use_triton: bool = True,
estimate_block_size: int = 1024, # Optimized block size for softmax_fuse_block_sum
):
"""
Initialize XAttention BSA policy.
@@ -107,11 +108,15 @@ class XAttentionBSAPolicy(SparsePolicy):
block_size: BSA block size (must be 128)
samples_per_chunk: Samples per chunk for estimation (unused)
use_triton: Whether to use Triton kernels
estimate_block_size: Block size for softmax_fuse_block_sum in select_blocks.
Default 1024 is optimal (15x faster than 4096).
Must be a factor of cpu_block_size (e.g., 4096/1024=4).
"""
self.threshold = threshold
self.stride = stride
self.chunk_size = chunk_size
self.use_triton = use_triton
self.estimate_block_size = estimate_block_size
self._num_heads = None # Set during first forward
# Sparse metadata: stores attention scores per layer
@@ -508,17 +513,28 @@ class XAttentionBSAPolicy(SparsePolicy):
# Free intermediate list immediately
del attn_scores_list
# Step 2: Apply softmax_fuse_block_sum to get block-level attention
# block_size = reshaped_block_size so each CPU block maps to exactly 1 output block
# This ensures block_sums.shape[-1] == num_available_blocks (1:1 mapping)
# Step 2: Apply softmax_fuse_block_sum with hierarchical aggregation
# Use smaller estimate_block_size (1024) for 15x faster softmax kernel,
# then aggregate to CPU block level (4096).
#
# Hierarchical approach:
# 1. softmax_fuse_block_sum with estimate_block_size (1024) -> fine-grained scores
# 2. Aggregate: reshape + sum -> CPU block level scores
# 3. Select blocks based on score + threshold (NOT mask + voting)
cpu_block_size = block_size # e.g., 4096
estimate_bs = self.estimate_block_size # e.g., 1024 (15x faster)
ratio = cpu_block_size // estimate_bs # e.g., 4
# Use estimate_block_size for softmax kernel (optimized)
reshaped_est_bs = estimate_bs // self.stride # e.g., 1024/8 = 128
norm = 1.0 # Normalization factor
scale = 1.4426950408889634 / math.sqrt(head_dim) / self.stride / norm # log2(e) with scaling
segment_size = min(4096, reshaped_block_size)
segment_size = min(4096, reshaped_est_bs)
with nvtx.range("xattn_estimate_softmax"):
block_sums = softmax_fuse_block_sum(
block_sums_fine = softmax_fuse_block_sum(
attn_scores,
reshaped_block_size, # Use CPU block size in reshaped space (1024/8=128)
reshaped_est_bs, # Use optimized estimate block size (128 vs 512)
segment_size,
chunk_start=0,
chunk_end=q_reshaped_len,
@@ -526,54 +542,55 @@ class XAttentionBSAPolicy(SparsePolicy):
scale=scale,
is_causal=False, # Historical blocks are all before current chunk
)
# block_sums shape: [batch, heads, q_blocks, k_blocks]
# where k_blocks == len(available_blocks) (1:1 mapping with CPU blocks)
# block_sums_fine shape: [batch, heads, q_est_blocks, k_est_blocks]
# where k_est_blocks = len(available_blocks) * ratio
# Step 3: Use find_blocks_chunked to get selection mask
# current_index = 0 since we're looking at historical blocks only
with nvtx.range("xattn_estimate_find_blocks"):
mask = find_blocks_chunked(
block_sums,
current_index=0,
threshold=self.threshold,
num_to_choose=None,
decoding=False,
mode="prefill",
causal=False, # Historical blocks don't need causal mask
)
# mask shape: [batch, num_heads, q_blocks, k_blocks] - boolean
# where k_blocks == len(available_blocks)
# Step 3: Aggregate to CPU block level (hierarchical sum)
# This is mathematically equivalent to direct computation but much faster
batch_size_bs, num_heads_bs, q_est_blocks, k_est_blocks = block_sums_fine.shape
num_cpu_blocks = len(available_blocks)
# GQA-aware aggregation:
# For GQA, multiple Q heads share one KV head. We need to select a block
# if ANY Q head within the same KV head group selects it.
# mask: [batch, num_heads, q_blocks, k_blocks]
# Reshape to [batch, num_kv_heads, num_groups, q_blocks, k_blocks]
batch_size, num_q_heads, q_blocks, k_blocks = mask.shape
# num_kv_heads was set in the K loading loop above (line ~199)
# num_groups = num_heads // num_kv_heads (for GQA)
num_groups = num_heads // num_kv_heads if num_heads != num_kv_heads else 1
with nvtx.range("xattn_estimate_aggregate"):
# Reshape: [batch, heads, q_est, k_est] -> [batch, heads, q_est, num_cpu, ratio]
block_sums_coarse = block_sums_fine.view(
batch_size_bs, num_heads_bs, q_est_blocks, num_cpu_blocks, ratio
).sum(dim=-1) # [batch, heads, q_est_blocks, num_cpu_blocks]
if num_groups > 1:
# Reshape: [batch, num_kv_heads, num_groups, q_blocks, k_blocks]
mask_gqa = mask.view(batch_size, num_kv_heads, num_groups, q_blocks, k_blocks)
# Aggregate within each KV head group: any Q head selects -> KV head selects
mask_per_kv_head = mask_gqa.any(dim=2) # [batch, num_kv_heads, q_blocks, k_blocks]
else:
mask_per_kv_head = mask # [batch, num_heads, q_blocks, k_blocks]
# Sum over Q dimension to get total attention from Q chunk to each K block
cpu_block_scores = block_sums_coarse.sum(dim=2) # [batch, heads, num_cpu_blocks]
# Aggregate across KV heads and q_blocks using majority voting
# Instead of any(), use voting: select if >50% of kv_heads select it
# mask_per_kv_head: [batch, num_kv_heads, q_blocks, k_blocks]
# Sum across kv_heads and q_blocks to get vote count per k_block
vote_count = mask_per_kv_head[0].float().sum(dim=0).sum(dim=0) # [k_blocks]
total_votes = num_kv_heads * q_blocks
vote_ratio = vote_count / total_votes
# Step 4: Select blocks using score + threshold (replaces mask + majority voting)
# This is simpler and more direct than the original mask-based approach
with nvtx.range("xattn_estimate_select"):
# Average scores across heads (GQA-aware: all heads contribute equally)
scores_per_block = cpu_block_scores.mean(dim=(0, 1)) # [num_cpu_blocks]
# Select blocks with >50% votes (majority voting)
vote_threshold = 0.5
block_selected = vote_ratio > vote_threshold
selected_block_ids = [available_blocks[i] for i, sel in enumerate(block_selected.tolist()) if sel]
# Normalize to get attention distribution
total_score = scores_per_block.sum()
if total_score > 0:
score_ratio = scores_per_block / total_score
else:
# Edge case: all zeros, select all blocks
selected_block_ids = list(available_blocks)
if layer_id == 0 and available_blocks:
self._stats_total_available_blocks += len(available_blocks)
self._stats_total_selected_blocks += len(selected_block_ids)
self._stats_num_chunks += 1
return selected_block_ids
# Sort by score (descending) and select until threshold is reached
sorted_indices = torch.argsort(score_ratio, descending=True)
cumsum = 0.0
selected_indices = set()
for idx in sorted_indices.tolist():
selected_indices.add(idx)
cumsum += score_ratio[idx].item()
if cumsum >= self.threshold:
break
# Map indices back to block IDs
selected_block_ids = [available_blocks[i] for i in sorted(selected_indices)]
# Always include first block (sink) and last block for safety
if available_blocks and available_blocks[0] not in selected_block_ids:
@@ -593,7 +610,7 @@ class XAttentionBSAPolicy(SparsePolicy):
f"selected={len(selected_block_ids)}, chunk_density={chunk_density:.1%}")
# Free intermediate tensors to prevent memory leak
del attn_scores, block_sums, mask, mask_per_kv_head, vote_count, vote_ratio, block_selected
del attn_scores, block_sums_fine, block_sums_coarse, cpu_block_scores, scores_per_block
return selected_block_ids