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fix(swiglu): guard Triton launches by the input device - #665
When the current device is cuda:0 and both SwiGLU inputs are on cuda:1, the shared Triton implementation can launch on the wrong device. On two RTX A5000 GPUs, the original implementation fails with ValueError: Pointer argument (at 0) cannot be accessed from Triton (cpu tensor?).
This change guards _launch_swiglu_fwd and _launch_swiglu_bwd with the input backend's device context, selected through torch.get_device_module. Both backward kernels use the input device's current stream, and the caller's current device is restored afterward. Kernel arithmetic, FP32 intermediates, and rounding remain unchanged.
The 18 new regression cases cover FP16/BF16/FP32, forward and forward_fp32, contiguous and strided inputs, training/inference equality, direct backward calls, both device directions, and non-default streams. They compare results with the same operator on the current input device and check public outputs and gradients against the existing PyTorch reference and tolerances.
All Triton-backend cases in tests/ops/activation/test_swiglu.py passed on the two RTX A5000 GPUs, with no Triton cases skipped. The 18 new two-GPU regressions are included in the 59 passing Triton cases and the 94 passing tests from the full-file run; they are not additional tests on top of those totals.
The 89 skipped cases are 41 native C++/CUDA-extension tests (the separate extension was not built in this environment) and 48 Ascend-only tests (no Ascend NPU was available). The CUDA-extension skips do not mean the Triton CUDA implementation was skipped. The local CPU run has additional skips because it has no supported GPU.
The regression scope is this complete test file, not the entire repository. Hardware validation covers NVIDIA CUDA; ROCm, XPU, and MUSA were not tested in this run.
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Bug Fixes
SwiGLU forward and backward operations now run on the device associated with their input, even when another GPU is currently active.
Operations preserve the input device’s stream, helping ensure results and gradients are computed on the expected device across supported precisions and input layouts.
Corrected device selection applies consistently to both forward and backward calculations, including when inputs use transposed layouts.
Select the input backend's device context around SwiGLU forward and both
backward launches. Keep the caller's device and the input device's stream,
without changing the kernel arithmetic or rounding behavior.
Add 18 two-GPU regressions for FP16/BF16/FP32, both forward entry points,
strided inputs, train/infer equality, direct backward, device restoration,
and launch stream selection. The new tests reproduce the original pointer
access failure before this fix.
Validation on 2x RTX A5000 (PyTorch 2.8.0+cu128, Triton 3.4.0): 18 targeted
cases passed; activation suite 94 passed, 89 skipped (native CUDA extension
unbuilt and Ascend unavailable). Local CPU: 35 passed, 148 skipped.
Pre-commit hooks and git diff --check passed.
Refs RL-Align#664
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SwiGLU forward and backward Triton launches now run under a guard for the input device. Multi-GPU tests check outputs, gradients, device restoration, and stream usage when the input device is not current.
Changes: SwiGLU device guarding
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Guard forward and backward launches rl_engine/backends/shared/triton/activation/swiglu.py
The forward launch and both backward launches now run inside a device guard for gate_c.device.
Multi-GPU tests compare outputs and gradients across dtypes and layouts. They also check output devices, current-device preservation, and use of the target device’s stream.
RL-Align/RL-Kernel#536: Wraps SwiGLU Triton kernels in TunableKernel and profiles candidates on the caller’s stream. This change guards those launches with the input device.
Suggested labels:component: kernels, platform: cuda
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[#664] Both Triton launchers use the input device guard. Both backward kernels run inside the guard. Two-GPU tests cover forward accuracy, gradients, device restoration, and streams. The change preser…
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[#664] The device guards and regression tests address the linked issue. The change summary identifies no unrelated changes.
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[#664] Both Triton launchers use the input device guard. Both backward kernels run inside the guard. Two-GPU tests cover forward accuracy, gradients, device restoration, and streams. The change preserves kernel arithmetic and rounding.
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torch.get_device_module is a relatively new public API; it is not available on the older torch releases still permitted by the repo (requirements/runtime.txt declares torch>=2.0.0, docker/Dockerfile.cuda pins a 2.4.0 base image, and the documented floor is torch>=2.4.1). On any environment whose torch predates this API, both _launch_swiglu_fwd and _launch_swiglu_bwd raise AttributeError before any kernel runs, breaking the whole operator. Please either bump/align the declared minimum torch version in the same change, or derive the guard without relying on the API, e.g. fall back to torch.cuda when the API is absent.
📄 tests/ops/activation/test_swiglu.py (L631-L633)
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The comment claims expected is established "with the input device current", but this snapshot is taken inside with torch.cuda.device(0), ... (line 620), i.e. the same non-current-device condition used for actual (torch.cuda.set_device(0) is a no-op here). Consequently torch.equal(actual, matched_device) is a self-comparison of two runs of the identical guarded path and cannot detect outputs that depend on whether the input device was current; only the separate native reference really validates correctness. Compute the reference under the input device (e.g. with torch.cuda.device(device): expected = op(gate, up); expected_grads = ...) so the equality assertion actually checks invariance against the correctly-guarded path.
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Before:
# Establish the same operator's result with the input device current.
expected = op(gate, up)
expected_grads = torch.autograd.grad(expected, (gate, up), upstream)
After:
# Establish the same operator's result with the input device current.
with torch.cuda.device(device):
expected = op(gate, up)
expected_grads = torch.autograd.grad(expected, (gate, up), upstream)
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torch.get_device_module already exists in PyTorch 2.4.1, matching the minimum in pyproject.toml and the GPU CI version. The claim that this API is missing in 2.4.1 is incorrect. The separate torch>=2.0.0 entry in requirements/runtime.txt is still a dependency-declaration concern.
with the caller's device current while the input lives on cuda:1
The test creates stream on cuda:1. Entering torch.cuda.stream(stream) selects that device through set_stream; PyTorch 2.8's implementation explicitly switches to the stream's device. Therefore expected and expected_grads run with the input device current. The test then explicitly calls torch.cuda.set_device(0) before computing actual: test sequence.
The pre-fix GPU run confirms this distinction: the baseline succeeded, and the pointer-access failure occurred at actual = op(gate, up). After the fix, all 18 new two-GPU cases passed. The baseline is not computed under the same device condition as actual.
Please re-review with this evidence. The pre-existing SiLU guard gap and the older runtime requirement remain open points; I am not claiming that this clarification fixes them.
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Include the separate-input device guards and 18 two-GPU regressions from
PR RL-Align#665 for issue RL-Align#664. Keep the arithmetic unchanged.
Extend the benchmark with an independent two-input regression mode using
the same timing and memory measurements as the packed three-way comparison.
Document both modes and retain generated figures and plotting code as PR
attachments rather than repository source.
Validation: 433 passed, 89 unavailable CUDA-extension/Ascend cases skipped
on two A40s, including all 30 separate/packed multi-GPU regressions. H100
NVL completed 63 accuracy-gated cases and 2916 timing-round records across
both packed orders and two separate-input widths. Local CPU tests, layout
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Fixes #664.
When the current device is
cuda:0and both SwiGLU inputs are oncuda:1, the shared Triton implementation can launch on the wrong device. On two RTX A5000 GPUs, the original implementation fails withValueError: Pointer argument (at 0) cannot be accessed from Triton (cpu tensor?).This change guards
_launch_swiglu_fwdand_launch_swiglu_bwdwith the input backend's device context, selected throughtorch.get_device_module. Both backward kernels use the input device's current stream, and the caller's current device is restored afterward. Kernel arithmetic, FP32 intermediates, and rounding remain unchanged.The 18 new regression cases cover FP16/BF16/FP32,
forwardandforward_fp32, contiguous and strided inputs, training/inference equality, direct backward calls, both device directions, and non-default streams. They compare results with the same operator on the current input device and check public outputs and gradients against the existing PyTorch reference and tolerances.Validation
Hardware: 2 × NVIDIA RTX A5000, Python 3.12.3, PyTorch 2.8.0+cu128, Triton 3.4.0, CUDA runtime 12.8.
tests/ops/activation/test_swiglu.pygit diff --checkAll Triton-backend cases in
tests/ops/activation/test_swiglu.pypassed on the two RTX A5000 GPUs, with no Triton cases skipped. The 18 new two-GPU regressions are included in the 59 passing Triton cases and the 94 passing tests from the full-file run; they are not additional tests on top of those totals.The 89 skipped cases are 41 native C++/CUDA-extension tests (the separate extension was not built in this environment) and 48 Ascend-only tests (no Ascend NPU was available). The CUDA-extension skips do not mean the Triton CUDA implementation was skipped. The local CPU run has additional skips because it has no supported GPU.
The regression scope is this complete test file, not the entire repository. Hardware validation covers NVIDIA CUDA; ROCm, XPU, and MUSA were not tested in this run.
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