#!/usr/bin/env python3 """A/B benchmark for PR#32: does fla's tilelang GatedDeltaNet backend actually beat the pure-PyTorch delta-rule fallback on Hopper (sm90)? Context: on Hopper with Triton>=3.4 fla's gated chunk_bwd Triton kernel is miscomputed and HARD-RAISES (fla #640). The worker USED to drop fla -> transformers' pure-PyTorch delta rule (correct, slow). PR#32 instead installs fla's **tilelang** backend (correct on Triton>=3.4) and keeps fla. transformers gates GDN on is_fla_available(), so: * mode 'off' -> fla physically removed -> pure-PyTorch delta rule (the OLD fallback) * mode 'tilelang' -> fla + pinned tilelang present -> fla tilelang GDN (the NEW fast path) Run BOTH as separate processes (fla import state is sticky), then compare ms/step + peak VRAM: FLA_MODE=off python gdn_fla_tilelang_bench.py FLA_MODE=tilelang python gdn_fla_tilelang_bench.py Higher speedup (off_ms / tilelang_ms) and lower peak mem => PR#32's win is real on this host. """ from __future__ import annotations import json import os import subprocess import sys import time TILELANG_PIN = "0.1.11" TVM_FFI_PIN = "0.1.11" FLA_GIT = "git+https://github.com/fla-org/flash-linear-attention.git@f0e213dbd8b5fb90c3c7eca869ac1706d5377139" def _run(*a: str) -> int: return subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", *a], check=False).returncode def _remove_fla() -> None: """Physically remove fla so is_fla_available() is False -> transformers native torch delta.""" import importlib import importlib.util import shutil _run("uninstall", "-y", "-q", "flash-linear-attention") for _ in range(6): importlib.invalidate_caches() spec = importlib.util.find_spec("fla") if spec is None: break locs = list(getattr(spec, "submodule_search_locations", []) or []) if spec.origin: locs.append(os.path.dirname(spec.origin)) gone = False for loc in locs: if loc and os.path.isdir(loc) and os.path.basename(loc.rstrip("/")) == "fla": shutil.rmtree(loc, ignore_errors=True) gone = True if not gone: break importlib.invalidate_caches() def _ensure_tilelang() -> None: import importlib import importlib.metadata as md def ver(d): try: return md.version(d) except Exception: return None if ver("tilelang") != TILELANG_PIN: _run("install", "-q", f"tilelang=={TILELANG_PIN}") if ver("apache-tvm-ffi") != TVM_FFI_PIN: _run("install", "-q", f"apache-tvm-ffi=={TVM_FFI_PIN}") if importlib.util.find_spec("fla") is None or importlib.util.find_spec("fla.modules") is None: _run("install", "-q", "--no-deps", FLA_GIT) importlib.invalidate_caches() def main() -> None: mode = os.environ.get("FLA_MODE", "tilelang") model_id = os.environ.get("MODEL", "Qwen/Qwen3.5-0.8B") seqs = [int(s) for s in os.environ.get("SEQS", "4096,8192,16384").split(",")] warmup, iters = 2, 6 if mode == "off": _remove_fla() else: _ensure_tilelang() import torch # Report the resolved backend state so the comparison is auditable. try: from transformers.utils.import_utils import is_fla_available fla_ok = bool(is_fla_available()) except Exception: import importlib.util as _u fla_ok = _u.find_spec("fla") is not None tl = None try: import importlib.metadata as md import tilelang # noqa: F401 tl = md.version("tilelang") except Exception: tl = None name = torch.cuda.get_device_name(0) cap = torch.cuda.get_device_capability(0) print( f"[gdn-bench] mode={mode} gpu={name} sm{cap[0]}{cap[1]} " f"is_fla_available={fla_ok} tilelang={tl} torch={torch.__version__}", flush=True, ) from peft import LoraConfig, get_peft_model from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained( model_id, dtype=torch.bfloat16, attn_implementation="sdpa" ).cuda() model = get_peft_model( model, LoraConfig(r=16, lora_alpha=32, target_modules="all-linear", task_type="CAUSAL_LM"), ) model.train() model.gradient_checkpointing_enable() vocab = model.config.vocab_size results = [] g = torch.Generator(device="cpu").manual_seed(0) for L in seqs: rec = {"seq": L} try: ids = torch.randint(0, vocab, (1, L), generator=g).cuda() torch.cuda.reset_peak_memory_stats() def step(ids=ids): out = model(input_ids=ids, labels=ids) out.loss.backward() model.zero_grad(set_to_none=True) return float(out.loss.detach()) loss = 0.0 for _ in range(warmup): loss = step() torch.cuda.synchronize() t0 = time.perf_counter() for _ in range(iters): loss = step() torch.cuda.synchronize() ms = (time.perf_counter() - t0) / iters * 1000.0 rec.update( ms_per_step=round(ms, 1), peak_gb=round(torch.cuda.max_memory_allocated() / 1e9, 2), loss=round(loss, 5), ) print(f"[gdn-bench] seq={L}: {rec['ms_per_step']} ms/step " f"peak={rec['peak_gb']} GB loss={rec['loss']}", flush=True) except Exception as e: # capture (e.g. fla #640 hard-raise) instead of aborting the sweep rec["error"] = f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}" print(f"[gdn-bench] seq={L}: ERROR {rec['error']}", flush=True) torch.cuda.empty_cache() results.append(rec) print("RESULT_JSON " + json.dumps({"mode": mode, "model": model_id, "gpu": name, "sm": f"{cap[0]}{cap[1]}", "is_fla_available": fla_ok, "tilelang": tl, "results": results}), flush=True) if __name__ == "__main__": main()