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[https://nvbugs/6919819][perf] Autotune the CuTeDSL FC2 N tile again when the override is unset - #20277

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Step 2 of the three-step decline in NVBug 6919819 (GB200 ctx_only qwen3-235b-fp4 8k1k
con1024/con64/con1). Step 1 is fixed by #20250; step 3 (the NGC 26.09 image) is #20252.
This PR also fixes NVBug 6928214, the same regression on CuTeDSL attention-TP layouts.

Root cause

#17015 added TRTLLM_CUTEDSL_FC2_N_TILE_SIZE and, when the variable is unset, pinned the
CuTeDSL FC2 finalize-fusion GEMM (cute_dsl_nvfp4_grouped_gemm_finalize_inplace_blackwell)
to N=128. Before it, the autotuner chose between N=128 and N=256 for every shape. The pin
removed N=256 from the candidates everywhere, so every shape where N=256 wins got slower:

The change

Unset TRTLLM_CUTEDSL_FC2_N_TILE_SIZE autotunes over N=128 and N=256 again, as before #17015.
The variable stays as an explicit opt-in. 128 or 256 pins that tile for deployments where
it is known to win end to end. 0 autotunes, same as unset.

An earlier revision of this PR kept the pin and reopened N=256 only for large prefill calls.
Review pointed out that this left the 6928214 shapes regressed. My earlier claim that the pin
carried the large DSR1 decode gains in that CI window also did not hold up per build (see the
review thread). Restoring autotune is the simpler fix and covers both bugs.

Perf verification

GB200 (oci-hsg), the post-merge CI wheel of fca08032f7 (GenPostMergeBuilds 2911) in its
pinned image (NGC PyTorch 26.09), CI harness from the same commit. cute_dsl_custom_ops.py is
byte-identical between that commit and this PR's base. The "autotune" arm is the stock wheel with
TRTLLM_CUTEDSL_FC2_N_TILE_SIZE=0, which is exactly what unset does with this PR. Every
comparison is same-node, inside one allocation.

case node(s) pin (today) vs autotune
con64 3 nodes +1.6..2.0% throughput, -1.6..2.5% device time per step

DeepSeek-R1 NVFP4 WideEP decode, the regime #17015 tuned: bench_moe DEP4 (attention DP + MoE EP=4),
CuTeDSL, CUDA graph, 12 timed iterations, pin and autotune interleaved twice on one GB200 node:

total tokens MoE forward, autotune vs pin FC2 kernel, autotune vs pin
64 +0.05% -0.03%
256 -0.04% -0.41%
1024 -0.01% +0.18%
4096 -3.14% -9.82%

Autotune matches the pin within rep-to-rep spread at decode sizes and is faster at 4096 tokens.
#17015's 1.2-1.8% gain on DSR1 WideEP EP32 (B200) is still available by setting =128.

All three steps together: #20250, the FC2 autotuning this PR restores, and the 26.08 compat
driver from #20252 (bind-mounted). The arm ran the earlier, scoped revision of this PR, which
makes the same FC2 choices on qwen3 as autotuning does in the buckets that matter. Same node,
Output Token Throughput:

case node today all three fixes vs today pre-decline CI median
con1024 nvl72054-T09 5.60 / 5.62 6.02 / 6.02 +7.24% 5.89
con1024 nvl72083-T18 5.65 6.07 / 6.07 +7.38% 5.89
con64 nvl72034-T18 5.42 5.72 +5.68% 5.89
con64 nvl72174-T18 5.51 / 5.52 5.89 / 5.89 +6.81% 5.89
con1 nvl72034-T18 5.00 / 5.00 5.18 / 5.17 +3.41% 5.27
con1 nvl72174-T18 5.02 / 5.01 5.20 / 5.19 +3.46% 5.27

Test Coverage

  • tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_cutedsl_fc2_tuning.py (listed in l0_b200.yml):
    test_fc2_n_tile_size_override[None-...] now expects the unset variable to offer both N
    tiles, with no override in the runner identity. The 0, 128 and 256 cases are unchanged.
  • Run in the CI image (NGC PyTorch 26.09, aarch64) against the post-merge CI wheel of
    30dc23ffe58, whose cute_dsl_custom_ops.py and test file are byte-identical to this PR's
    base:
    • stock op with the updated test: only the unset case fails (1 failed, 9 passed);
    • with this PR: 10/10 pass.

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  • Follows the TensorRT-LLM coding guidelines.
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Dev Engineer Review

  • The diff reformats imports in cute_dsl_custom_ops.py. It does not change FC2 tile selection or other runtime behavior.
  • The stated FC2 tuning change is not present in the inspected diff.

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No test changes.

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  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/custom_ops/cute_dsl_custom_ops.py — Import formatting changes only. No new behavior requires QA verification.

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The FC2 N-tile override now defaults to "0". An unset or zero override enables autotuning. Values "128" and "256" continue to pin a tile. Tests update the expected tactic and override values.

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FC2 N-Tile Autotuning

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Autotuning default and test expectations
tensorrt_llm/_torch/custom_ops/cute_dsl_custom_ops.py, tests/unittest/_torch/moe/fused_moe/test_cutedsl_fc2_tuning.py
The override reader uses "0" as the default and documents that unset and zero values enable autotuning. Tests include the (128, 256) tactic when the override is unset and expect None for unset and zero overrides.

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Default FC2 tuning can now use N=256 on workloads intended to remain pinned at N=128, potentially reducing throughput. The impact is bounded but should be considered before merging.

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@chenfeiz0326 chenfeiz0326 changed the title [https://nvbugs/6919819][perf] Keep the CuTeDSL FC2 N256 tactic for large-M 256-row tiles [https://nvbugs/6919819][perf] Autotune the CuTeDSL FC2 N tile again when the override is unset Oct 14, 2026
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…when the override is unset

The FC2 finalize-fusion runner's unset default pinned the N tile to
128, which removed N256 from the autotuner's candidate set for every
shape. Prefill-sized FC2 calls and attention-TP layouts profile faster
at N256 and lost it.

Leave TRTLLM_CUTEDSL_FC2_N_TILE_SIZE unset to autotune over both tiles,
as before the override existed. Setting it to 128 or 256 still pins
that tile, and 0 still autotunes.

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The only failure in L0 #64222 is test_cute_dsl_moe.py::test_nvfp4_gather_grouped_gemm_act_fusion_blackwell[515-1-32-128-relu2] on DGX_B200-PyTorch-4: a mismatch of 0.050% against a tolerance of 1e-4. Every other stage passed.

That is the known flake in #16281. The same test failed on 12 other PRs in L0 #64000-64245, always at about 0.05% and with different parameters each time. It exercises the FC1 gather/activation-fusion runner, which never reads the FC2 N-tile setting this PR changes. I've re-run CI on the same commit, so the stages that passed are reused.

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