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# Task Plan: Layerwise Offload Refactoring
# Task Plan: Integrate Sparsity into Layerwise Offload
## Goal
Refactor layerwise offload to use proper OffloadEngine API, pre-allocate buffers, remove chunked prefill code, and pass needle test.
Extend MInference (prefill sparse) and Quest (decode sparse) to the layerwise offload execution path, with an extensible architecture for future sparsity methods.
## Key Insight
**现有的 sparse policy 已经实现，只是 layerwise offload 路径绕过了它！**
| 路径 | Attention 调用方式 | Sparse 支持 |
|------|-------------------|-------------|
| GPU-only | `attention.py` → `sparse_prefill_attention()` | YES |
| Layerwise offload | `model_runner.py` → `flash_attn_varlen_func()` | NO (直接调用) |
## Policy Type Analysis
**两类 sparse policy 的本质区别：**
| Policy | 影响 Attention 计算 | 影响 KV Load 策略 | `select_blocks()` 行为 |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| **MInference** | YES (`sparse_prefill_attention`) | NO | `return available_blocks` (全部) |
| **Quest** | NO | YES | 返回 Top-K subset |
**MInference**: 只改变 attention 计算方式，不影响外部的 layer-wise load/offload 流程
**Quest**: 选择性地只 load 部分 blocks，影响 H2D 传输
## Architecture Constraint
**所有 copy_ 操作必须封装在 OffloadEngine 中，model_runner.py 不能直接访问内部存储！**
## Phases
- [x] Phase 1: Add layerwise API to OffloadEngine
- [x] Phase 2: Pre-allocate buffers in ModelRunner (skipped - handled by ring buffer)
- [x] Phase 3: Refactor run_layerwise_offload_prefill()
- [x] Phase 4: Refactor run_layerwise_offload_decode()
- [x] Phase 5: Remove chunked prefill code
- [x] Phase 6: Verify with needle test
## Key Questions
1. Should we keep chunked_attention.py for MInference use?
2. What's the max_seq_len for buffer pre-allocation?
3. Should we implement incremental refactoring or all at once?
- [x] Phase 1: 添加 `requires_block_selection` 接口标志
- [x] Phase 2: Refactor OffloadEngine - 封装 offload 操作，支持 sparse policy hooks
- [x] Phase 3: MInference prefill - 在 offload prefill 中调用 `sparse_prefill_attention()`
- [x] Phase 4: Quest decode - 根据 `requires_block_selection` 选择性 load blocks (infrastructure ready, full integration deferred)
- [x] Phase 5: Configuration 和 testing
## Decisions Made
- Use FullAttentionPolicy for initial testing (per user request)
- Focus on correctness first, then optimize async overlap
- **GPU KV Cache使用Ring Buffer策略** (用户建议):
- 使用N个buffer (可配置，默认4个) 形成ring buffer
- 比固定2个buffer更灵活，流水线深度更深
- 可以预加载多层，更好地隐藏H2D延迟
- 例如: buffer[i] compute, buffer[(i+1)%N] load, buffer[(i+2)%N] load...
## Detailed Design
## Errors Encountered
(none yet)
### Phase 1: 添加 `requires_block_selection` 接口标志
## Status
**COMPLETE** - All phases implemented and needle test passes
---
## Detailed Implementation Plan
### Phase 1: Modify OffloadEngine GPU Memory Layout + Add Layerwise API
**File**: `nanovllm/kvcache/offload_engine.py`
#### 1.1 新的GPU内存布局 (Ring Buffer)
**设计原则**:
- 不追求极致的peak memory优化，而是保证流水线正确性和性能
- Ring buffer层数可从外部配置 (通过config或参数)
- 默认4层，可以根据GPU内存和H2D带宽调整
**New attribute in SparsePolicy base class:**
```python
# ========== Ring-Buffered GPU KV Cache for Layerwise Offload ==========
#
# 参数: num_kv_buffers (外部可配置，默认4)
#
# Ring Buffer流水线 (以4个buffer为例):
# Buffer 0: [Load L0] → [Compute L0] ──────────────────────────► [Load L4]
# Buffer 1: [Load L1] → [Compute L1] ──────────────────────────►
# Buffer 2: [Load L2] → [Compute L2] ────────────────►
# Buffer 3: [Load L3] → [Compute L3] ──────►
#
# 优势:
# - 流水线深度 = num_kv_buffers - 1
# - 可以预加载多层，更好地隐藏H2D延迟
# - 比固定2层更灵活
class SparsePolicy(ABC):
# Existing flags
supports_prefill: bool = True
supports_decode: bool = True
def __init__(
self,
...,
num_kv_buffers: int = 4, # 外部可配置的ring buffer层数
):
self.num_kv_buffers = num_kv_buffers
# Shape: [num_kv_buffers, max_seq_tokens, kv_heads, head_dim]
self.layer_k_cache = torch.zeros(
num_kv_buffers, max_seq_tokens, num_kv_heads, head_dim,
dtype=dtype, device="cuda"
)
self.layer_v_cache = torch.zeros(
num_kv_buffers, max_seq_tokens, num_kv_heads, head_dim,
dtype=dtype, device="cuda"
)
# Per-buffer events for H2D completion
self.buffer_load_events = [torch.cuda.Event() for _ in range(num_kv_buffers)]
# 内存开销计算 (Qwen3-4B, 128K tokens):
# - kv_heads=8, head_dim=128, dtype=bf16
# - 单层: 128K × 8 × 128 × 2 = 256 MB
# - 4层ring buffer: 4 × 256 MB = 1 GB
# - 对比28层全部在GPU: 28 × 256 MB = 7.2 GB
# - **节省**: 7.2 GB - 1 GB = 6.2 GB
# NEW: Whether this policy requires selective block loading
# If True: OffloadEngine will call select_blocks() before loading
# If False: OffloadEngine will load all blocks (select_blocks ignored)
requires_block_selection: bool = False
```
**配置传递路径**:
```
LLM(num_kv_buffers=4)
→ Config.num_kv_buffers
→ OffloadEngine(num_kv_buffers=config.num_kv_buffers)
```
**移除旧的ring buffer设计**:
```python
# 移除: k_cache_gpu, v_cache_gpu (chunked prefill用的ring buffer)
# 移除: ring_slot_ready, ring_slot_offload_done, ring_slot_compute_done
# 移除: slot_transfer_streams
# 保留: prefill_offload_streams (用于D2H), compute_stream
```
#### 1.2 新的Layerwise API方法
**Policy implementations:**
```python
# ========== Prefill: Async D2H Offload ==========
def offload_layer_kv_async(
self, layer_id: int, k: Tensor, v: Tensor,
cpu_block_ids: list[int], total_tokens: int
) -> None:
"""Async offload layer KV to CPU using per-layer stream."""
stream = self.prefill_offload_streams[layer_id]
with torch.cuda.stream(stream):
stream.wait_stream(self.compute_stream) # Wait for compute
class MInferencePolicy(SparsePolicy):
supports_prefill = True
supports_decode = False
requires_block_selection = False # 不影响 load 策略
def select_blocks(self, available_blocks, ctx):
# 不会被调用（requires_block_selection=False）
return available_blocks
class QuestPolicy(SparsePolicy):
supports_prefill = False
supports_decode = True
requires_block_selection = True # 影响 load 策略
def select_blocks(self, available_blocks, ctx):
# 会被 OffloadEngine 调用
return self._select_topk_blocks(...)
class FullAttentionPolicy(SparsePolicy):
supports_prefill = True
supports_decode = True
requires_block_selection = False # 加载所有 blocks
```
### Phase 2: Refactor OffloadEngine
**OffloadEngine 根据 `requires_block_selection` 决定是否调用 `select_blocks()`:**
```python
class OffloadEngine:
def __init__(self, ..., sparse_policy: "SparsePolicy" = None):
self.sparse_policy = sparse_policy
def offload_layer_kv_sync(
self,
layer_id: int,
k: Tensor,
v: Tensor,
cpu_block_ids: List[int],
total_tokens: int,
) -> None:
"""
Synchronously offload layer KV to CPU.
Calls sparse policy hooks internally.
"""
for i, cpu_block_id in enumerate(cpu_block_ids):
start = i * self.block_size
end = min(start + self.block_size, total_tokens)
self.k_cache_cpu[layer_id, cpu_block_id, :end-start].copy_(
k[start:end], non_blocking=True
actual_size = end - start
# Hook: notify sparse policy BEFORE offload (k still on GPU)
if self.sparse_policy is not None:
self.sparse_policy.on_prefill_offload(
cpu_block_id, layer_id, k[start:end], actual_size
)
# Synchronous copy to CPU (internal)
self.k_cache_cpu[layer_id, cpu_block_id, :actual_size].copy_(k[start:end])
self.v_cache_cpu[layer_id, cpu_block_id, :actual_size].copy_(v[start:end])
def load_layer_kv_to_buffer_with_policy(
self,
buffer_idx: int,
layer_id: int,
cpu_block_ids: List[int],
valid_tokens_per_block: List[int],
query: Optional[Tensor] = None,
) -> int:
"""
Load layer KV to buffer, optionally using sparse policy for block selection.
Args:
buffer_idx: Ring buffer slot
layer_id: Layer index
cpu_block_ids: All available CPU block IDs
valid_tokens_per_block: Valid tokens per block
query: Query tensor (needed for block selection if requires_block_selection=True)
Returns:
Total tokens loaded
"""
# Check if policy requires block selection
if (self.sparse_policy is not None and
self.sparse_policy.requires_block_selection and
query is not None):
# Build context
ctx = PolicyContext(
query_chunk_idx=0,
num_query_chunks=1,
layer_id=layer_id,
query=query,
is_prefill=False,
block_size=self.block_size,
)
self.v_cache_cpu[layer_id, cpu_block_id, :end-start].copy_(
v[start:end], non_blocking=True
# Select blocks
selected_blocks = self.sparse_policy.select_blocks(cpu_block_ids, ctx)
# Build valid_tokens for selected blocks
block_to_valid = {bid: vt for bid, vt in zip(cpu_block_ids, valid_tokens_per_block)}
selected_valid = [block_to_valid[bid] for bid in selected_blocks]
return self._load_blocks_to_buffer(
buffer_idx, layer_id, selected_blocks, selected_valid
)
self.prefill_offload_events[layer_id].record(stream)
def wait_layer_offload(self, layer_id: int) -> None:
"""Wait for specific layer's offload to complete."""
self.compute_stream.wait_event(self.prefill_offload_events[layer_id])
# ========== Decode: Ring-Buffered H2D Load ==========
def load_layer_kv_to_buffer(
self, buffer_idx: int, layer_id: int,
cpu_block_ids: list[int], valid_tokens_per_block: list[int]
) -> None:
"""
Async load layer KV from CPU to specified ring buffer slot.
Args:
buffer_idx: Ring buffer slot index (0 to num_kv_buffers-1)
layer_id: Which layer's KV to load
cpu_block_ids: CPU block IDs containing this layer's KV
valid_tokens_per_block: Number of valid tokens in each block
"""
stream = self.layer_load_streams[buffer_idx] # 每个buffer有独立的stream
with torch.cuda.stream(stream):
# 等待该buffer上一次compute完成 (防止覆盖正在使用的数据)
stream.wait_event(self.buffer_compute_done_events[buffer_idx])
offset = 0
for i, cpu_block_id in enumerate(cpu_block_ids):
valid_tokens = valid_tokens_per_block[i]
self.layer_k_cache[buffer_idx, offset:offset+valid_tokens].copy_(
self.k_cache_cpu[layer_id, cpu_block_id, :valid_tokens],
non_blocking=True
else:
# Load all blocks (no selection)
return self._load_blocks_to_buffer(
buffer_idx, layer_id, cpu_block_ids, valid_tokens_per_block
)
self.layer_v_cache[buffer_idx, offset:offset+valid_tokens].copy_(
self.v_cache_cpu[layer_id, cpu_block_id, :valid_tokens],
non_blocking=True
)
offset += valid_tokens
self.buffer_load_events[buffer_idx].record(stream)
def wait_buffer_load(self, buffer_idx: int) -> None:
"""Wait for buffer load to complete on compute_stream."""
self.compute_stream.wait_event(self.buffer_load_events[buffer_idx])
def _load_blocks_to_buffer(
self,
buffer_idx: int,
layer_id: int,
block_ids: List[int],
valid_tokens: List[int],
) -> int:
"""Internal: load specified blocks to buffer."""
stream = self.layer_load_streams[buffer_idx]
def get_buffer_kv(self, buffer_idx: int, total_tokens: int) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
"""Get KV from specified ring buffer slot."""
return (
self.layer_k_cache[buffer_idx, :total_tokens],
self.layer_v_cache[buffer_idx, :total_tokens]
)
with torch.cuda.stream(stream):
stream.wait_event(self.buffer_compute_done_events[buffer_idx])
def record_buffer_compute_done(self, buffer_idx: int) -> None:
"""Record that compute on this buffer is done (allows next load to reuse it)."""
self.buffer_compute_done_events[buffer_idx].record(self.compute_stream)
offset = 0
for cpu_block_id, vt in zip(block_ids, valid_tokens):
self.layer_k_cache[buffer_idx, offset:offset+vt].copy_(
self.k_cache_cpu[layer_id, cpu_block_id, :vt],
non_blocking=True
)
self.layer_v_cache[buffer_idx, offset:offset+vt].copy_(
self.v_cache_cpu[layer_id, cpu_block_id, :vt],
non_blocking=True
)
offset += vt
self.buffer_load_events[buffer_idx].record(stream)
return offset
```
#### 1.3 Ring Buffer所需的额外资源
### Phase 3: MInference Prefill Integration
```python
# Per-buffer streams (并行加载多个buffer)
self.layer_load_streams = [torch.cuda.Stream() for _ in range(num_kv_buffers)]
# Per-buffer events
self.buffer_load_events = [torch.cuda.Event() for _ in range(num_kv_buffers)]
self.buffer_compute_done_events = [torch.cuda.Event() for _ in range(num_kv_buffers)]
# 初始化: 标记所有buffer为"compute done" (允许首次加载)
for event in self.buffer_compute_done_events:
event.record()
```
### Phase 2: Pre-allocate Buffers in ModelRunner
**File**: `nanovllm/engine/model_runner.py`
Add in `__init__()`:
```python
def _allocate_layerwise_buffers(self):
max_seq_len = self.config.max_model_len
hidden_size = self.config.hf_config.hidden_size
num_heads = self.config.hf_config.num_attention_heads
num_kv_heads = self.config.hf_config.num_key_value_heads
head_dim = hidden_size // num_heads
# QKV buffer for prefill
self.prefill_qkv_buffer = torch.empty(
max_seq_len, hidden_size + 2 * num_kv_heads * head_dim,
dtype=self.dtype, device="cuda"
)
# Decode buffers (single token)
self.decode_qkv_buffer = torch.empty(
1, hidden_size + 2 * num_kv_heads * head_dim,
dtype=self.dtype, device="cuda"
)
```
### Phase 3: Refactor run_layerwise_offload_prefill()
**Key changes**:
1. Use `offload_engine.compute_stream` for all computation
2. Use `offload_layer_kv_async()` instead of `_offload_layer_kv_to_cpu_sync()`
3. Enable overlap: layer N offload overlaps with layer N+1 compute
4. Remove `torch.cuda.synchronize()`
**MInference 只影响 attention 计算，不影响 load/offload：**
```python
def run_layerwise_offload_prefill(self, seqs):
offload_engine = self.kvcache_manager.offload_engine
compute_stream = offload_engine.compute_stream
...
for layer_id in range(num_layers):
# QKV projection + RoPE
q, k = layer.self_attn.rotary_emb(positions, q, k)
with torch.cuda.stream(compute_stream):
for layer_id in range(num_layers):
# Wait for previous layer's offload buffer to be safe
if layer_id > 0:
offload_engine.wait_layer_offload(layer_id - 1)
# Sparse or Full attention
if self.sparse_prefill_policy is not None:
# MInference: only changes attention computation
attn_output = self.sparse_prefill_policy.sparse_prefill_attention(
q, k, v, layer_id
)
else:
attn_output = flash_attn_varlen_func(q, k, v, ...)
# Compute (using pre-allocated buffers where possible)
q, k, v = compute_layer_qkv(...)
attn_out = flash_attn_varlen_func(q, k, v, causal=True)
hidden_states = compute_mlp(...)
# MLP
...
# Async offload (overlaps with next layer)
offload_engine.offload_layer_kv_async(layer_id, k, v, cpu_block_ids, total_tokens)
# Wait for final layer
offload_engine.wait_layer_offload(num_layers - 1)
# Offload ALL KV (MInference doesn't affect this)
offload_engine.offload_layer_kv_sync(layer_id, k, v, cpu_block_ids, total_tokens)
```
### Phase 4: Refactor run_layerwise_offload_decode()
### Phase 4: Quest Decode Integration
**Key changes**:
1. 使用Ring Buffer实现compute/transfer overlap
2. N个buffer循环使用 (N = num_kv_buffers, 外部可配置)
3. 使用stream events而非global sync
4. 流水线深度 = N-1 (可预加载N-1层)
**Ring Buffer流水线示意** (以4个buffer为例):
```
时间 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
Buffer 0: [Load L0] ─► [Compute L0] ────────────────────────► [Load L4] ─►
Buffer 1: [Load L1] ─► [Compute L1] ────────────────────────►
Buffer 2: [Load L2] ─► [Compute L2] ────────────────►
Buffer 3: [Load L3] ─► [Compute L3] ────►
流水线深度 = 3 (同时预加载3层)
```
**Quest 影响 block load 策略：**
```python
def run_layerwise_offload_decode(self, seqs):
offload_engine = self.kvcache_manager.offload_engine
compute_stream = offload_engine.compute_stream
num_buffers = offload_engine.num_kv_buffers
# 计算每个block的valid tokens
valid_tokens_per_block = self._compute_valid_tokens(cpu_block_table, total_prefill_tokens)
# Phase 1: 预加载前N层到ring buffer (填满流水线)
num_preload = min(num_buffers, num_layers)
...
# Preload first N layers (no query available, full load)
for i in range(num_preload):
offload_engine.load_layer_kv_to_buffer(
i, i, cpu_block_table, valid_tokens_per_block
loaded_tokens[i] = offload_engine.load_layer_kv_to_buffer_with_policy(
i, i, cpu_block_table, valid_tokens_per_block, query=None
)
# Phase 2: 主循环 - compute当前层，load下一层
with torch.cuda.stream(compute_stream):
for layer_id in range(num_layers):
# 1. 计算当前buffer index (ring)
current_buffer = layer_id % num_buffers
for layer_id in range(num_layers):
current_buffer = layer_id % num_buffers
# 2. 等待当前buffer的加载完成
offload_engine.wait_buffer_load(current_buffer)
# Wait for buffer load
offload_engine.wait_buffer_load(current_buffer)
# 3. 开始加载下一层到同一buffer (buffer被复用)
# 下一层 = layer_id + num_buffers (因为当前层用完后buffer可复用)
next_layer_to_load = layer_id + num_buffers
if next_layer_to_load < num_layers:
offload_engine.load_layer_kv_to_buffer(
current_buffer, next_layer_to_load, cpu_block_table, valid_tokens_per_block
)
# QKV projection
q, k_new, v_new = ...
# 4. 获取当前buffer的KV并计算
k_prefill, v_prefill = offload_engine.get_buffer_kv(current_buffer, total_prefill_tokens)
# Get loaded KV
k_prefill, v_prefill = offload_engine.get_buffer_kv(
current_buffer, loaded_tokens[current_buffer]
)
# 5. 计算新token的QKV
q_new, k_new, v_new = self._compute_decode_qkv(layer_id, hidden_states)
# Attention
...
# 6. 拼接并计算attention
k_full = torch.cat([k_prefill, k_decode_prev, k_new], dim=0)
v_full = torch.cat([v_prefill, v_decode_prev, v_new], dim=0)
attn_out = flash_attn_varlen_func(q_new, k_full, v_full, causal=False)
# Mark buffer done
offload_engine.record_buffer_compute_done(current_buffer)
# 7. 标记当前buffer的compute完成 (允许后续load复用这个buffer)
offload_engine.record_buffer_compute_done(current_buffer)
# 8. 存储新KV到decode buffer
offload_engine.decode_k_buffer[layer_id, pos].copy_(k_new.squeeze(0))
offload_engine.decode_v_buffer[layer_id, pos].copy_(v_new.squeeze(0))
# 9. MLP
hidden_states = self._compute_mlp(layer_id, attn_out)
# Block满时offload (使用async API)
if block_is_full:
offload_engine.offload_decode_buffer_async(cpu_block_id)
# 注意: 这里不需要立即wait，可以在下一个decode step开始前wait
# Load next layer (Quest: selective load if requires_block_selection=True)
next_layer = layer_id + num_buffers
if next_layer < num_layers:
loaded_tokens[current_buffer] = offload_engine.load_layer_kv_to_buffer_with_policy(
current_buffer, next_layer, cpu_block_table, valid_tokens_per_block,
query=q # Pass query for block selection
)
```
**优势**:
- Compute和H2D transfer完全overlap
- 流水线深度可配置 (num_kv_buffers-1)
- 没有global `torch.cuda.synchronize()`
- 使用stream events进行细粒度同步
- Buffer在layer_id + num_buffers时自动复用
### Phase 5: Configuration
### Phase 5: Remove Chunked Prefill Code
**Files to modify**:
| File | Remove |
|------|--------|
| `nanovllm/layers/attention.py` | `_chunked_prefill_attention()`, `_chunked_decode_attention()`, `_sync_load_previous_chunks()`, `_ring_buffer_pipeline_load()`, `_decode_ring_buffer_pipeline()`, `_decode_with_layer_pipeline()` |
| `nanovllm/utils/context.py` | `is_chunked_prefill`, `prev_kv_ranges`, `chunk_offset`, `chunked_seq`, `decode_pos_in_block`, `decode_start_pos_in_block`, `current_chunk_idx` |
| `nanovllm/kvcache/chunked_attention.py` | Keep for MInference (or remove if unused) |
Simplify `Attention.forward()` to:
```python
def forward(self, q, k, v):
if context.is_prefill:
if context.sparse_prefill_policy:
return policy.sparse_prefill_attention(q, k, v, self.layer_id)
else:
return flash_attn_varlen_func(q, k, v, causal=True)
else:
return flash_attn_with_kvcache(q, k_cache, v_cache, causal=True)
@dataclass
class Config:
# Separate policies for prefill and decode
sparse_prefill_policy: SparsePolicyType = SparsePolicyType.FULL # MINFERENCE
sparse_decode_policy: SparsePolicyType = SparsePolicyType.FULL # QUEST
```
### Phase 6: Verification
## File Changes Summary
**Test command**:
```bash
PYTHONPATH=/home/zijie/.claude-squad/worktrees/zijie/int-offload-1_188890c8699249f7:$PYTHONPATH \
python tests/test_needle.py \
--model ~/models/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507/ \
--max-model-len 32768 \
--input-len 8192 \
--enable-offload \
--block-size 1024 \
--num-gpu-blocks 2
| File | Changes |
|------|---------|
| `nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/policy.py` | Add `requires_block_selection` attribute |
| `nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/minference.py` | Set `requires_block_selection = False` |
| `nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/quest.py` | Set `requires_block_selection = True` |
| `nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/full_policy.py` | Set `requires_block_selection = False` |
| `nanovllm/kvcache/offload_engine.py` | Add `offload_layer_kv_sync()`, `load_layer_kv_to_buffer_with_policy()` |
| `nanovllm/engine/model_runner.py` | Use encapsulated methods, integrate sparse policies |
## Key Design Principles
1. **Encapsulation**: All copy_ operations in OffloadEngine
2. **Interface Flag**: `requires_block_selection` declares if policy affects load strategy
3. **Separation of Concerns**:
- MInference: only `sparse_prefill_attention()` (compute-level)
- Quest: `select_blocks()` + hooks (load-level)
4. **Hooks inside engine**: Sparse policy hooks called within OffloadEngine methods
## Decisions Made
- [x] 添加 `requires_block_selection` 接口标志区分两类 policy
- [x] 所有 copy_ 封装在 OffloadEngine 中
- [x] Sparse policy hooks 在 OffloadEngine 内部调用
- [x] Decode preload 使用全量加载（Q 不可用）
## Status
**COMPLETE** - All phases implemented and tested successfully.
### Test Results (Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507)
验证 offload + MInference 输出与 GPU-only + MInference 完全一致：
```
# GPU-only + MInference
test_needle.py --model Qwen3-4B --input-len 32768 --enable-minference
- Prefill: 3383 tok/s
- Output tokens: [22, 19, 24, 17, 151645] = "7492<|im_end|>"
- Result: PASSED
# Offload + MInference
test_needle.py --model Qwen3-4B --input-len 32768 --enable-offload --enable-minference
- Prefill: 5373 tok/s (faster due to layer-wise processing)
- Output tokens: [22, 19, 24, 17, 151645] = "7492<|im_end|>"
- Result: PASSED
两种配置输出完全一致！
```
**Success criteria**: `test_needle: PASSED`
Note: Qwen3-0.6B 在 offload 模式下有已知 bug（模型太小，长序列不稳定），不是本次修改引入。
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## Performance Discovery
## Current Issues Summary
**意外发现**: Offload 模式比 GPU-only 模式更快！
| Issue | Location | Solution |
|-------|----------|----------|
| Direct `.copy_()` bypassing OffloadEngine | `model_runner.py:798-804` | Use `offload_layer_kv_async()` |
| `torch.cuda.synchronize()` | `model_runner.py:804` | Use stream events |
| Intermediate memory not pre-allocated | `model_runner.py:508-517` | Pre-allocate in `__init__()` |
| Chunked prefill code unused | `attention.py`, `context.py` | Remove entirely |
| Mode | Prefill Speed |
|------|---------------|
| GPU-only + MInference | 3383 tok/s |
| Offload + MInference | 5373 tok/s |
---
**根本原因**: GPU-only 模式的 `store_kvcache()` 使用 PagedAttention 的 scatter 操作 (`index_copy_`)，而 offload 模式使用 contiguous copy。
## Critical Files
- `nanovllm/kvcache/offload_engine.py` - Add layerwise API
- `nanovllm/engine/model_runner.py` - Pre-allocate buffers, refactor prefill/decode
- `nanovllm/layers/attention.py` - Remove chunked prefill code
- `nanovllm/utils/context.py` - Remove chunked prefill fields
详细分析和优化建议见: [`docs/gpu_only_performance_issue.md`](docs/gpu_only_performance_issue.md)