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[https://nvbugs/7016340][test] Remove the MLA mixed-precision KV numeric test - #21371
test_mla_cached_context_and_decode compared the MLA attention output over a mixed-precision KV cache with a PyTorch reference, to within 0.03. It failed on every GB300 post-merge run (NVBug 7016340) and passed on B200/B300 with little margin (0.026).
The failure is not a mixed-precision bug. The cached KV matched the expected high- and low-precision pages bit for bit. The gap came from the test's own reference: it quantized the 64 RoPE dims to NVFP4 in split-halves order, while the TRTLLM cache stores them as interleaved pairs. The reference therefore carried its own rounding noise (0.026 on B200, 0.048 on GB300).
This test checked kernel numerics, which mixed-precision KV does not own. Mixed-precision KV behavior, meaning which tokens use which pool and what each page holds, is covered by exact checks. We no longer test that behavior by comparing attention outputs, so this test is removed.
Test Coverage
Mixed-precision KV behavior stays covered by exact (non-tolerance) checks:
The remaining tests in tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_mixed_precision_backends.py (25 cases pass on B200)
PR Checklist
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Dev Engineer Review
This change removes test_mla_cached_context_and_decode from the mixed-precision attention test file. It does not change production code or public APIs. The removal avoids a numerics comparison that the PR description attributes to a RoPE quantization-order mismatch, but it also removes direct cached-context and decode output coverage for this MLA path. Review findings and test execution results were not provided.
QA Engineer Review
The modified test file no longer contains test_mla_cached_context_and_decode. Other mixed-precision tests remain, including cache conversion and configuration checks. The two cited KV-cache test files were not found at the supplied paths, so their coverage could not be confirmed. The changed test file had no match in the searched tests/integration/test_lists/ paths.
Coverage verdict: needs follow-up. Confirm the cited exact checks exist at their current paths and cover the removed cached MLA behavior. No test run results were supplied.
Per-File QA Perspective
tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_mixed_precision_backends.py: This file retains mixed-precision cache conversion, routing, and configuration tests, but no longer checks cached MLA context-and-decode output against a reference. It had no match in the searched CI or manual-QA test lists.
…ric test
test_mla_cached_context_and_decode compared the MLA attention output with
a PyTorch reference to within 0.03. The reference quantized the 64 RoPE
dims to NVFP4 in split-halves order, while the TRTLLM cache stores them
as interleaved pairs, so the reference carried its own rounding noise
(0.026 on B200, 0.048 on GB300). The cached KV itself matched the
expected high- and low-precision pages bit for bit.
Mixed-precision KV behavior (which tokens use which pool and what each
page holds) is covered by exact checks in test_mixed_precision_kv_cache.py,
test_kvcm2_integration.py and the remaining tests in this file, so drop
this kernel-numerics comparison.
Signed-off-by: Tianrui 'Hudayday' Hu <32944717+Hudayday@users.noreply.github.com>
The change removes test_mla_cached_context_and_decode, which tested cached-context and decode behavior for TRTLLM and FlashInfer with mixed-precision NVFP4 KV.
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MLA test removal
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Remove cached-context and decode test tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_mixed_precision_backends.py
Removes the parameterized test, its independent RoPE and NVFP4 reference, and checks for cache-manager restoration and output closeness.
The change is mergeable with owner awareness, but a regression in mixed-precision MLA output could go undetected until a corrected check is added.
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Add a corrected MLA mixed-NVFP4 output check at this deletion boundary.
The remaining mixed-precision test covers dense attention. The Kimi K3 test covers TRTLLM MLA with a plain NVFP4 cache, not the mixed NVFP4/native pools. The other MLA and pyexecutor tests do not assert output from this backend path. A regression in cached-context or decode output for TrtllmAttention or FlashInferAttention can therefore go undetected.
Replace the invalid RoPE comparison with a stable expected-result check. This is a test-coverage gap, not evidence of a production failure.
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Review comment at
@tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_mixed_precision_backends.py at line 364:
In the mixed-precision MLA test near the layout parametrization, replace the
invalid RoPE comparison with a stable expected-output assertion for mixed
NVFP4/native pools, covering cached-context and decode output through the
relevant TrtllmAttention or FlashInferAttention backend path.
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3 points — Moderate single-component review: assess the removed MLA reference's RoPE/NVFP4 assumptions and coverage across cached prefill and decode. Effort comes from understanding those checks, not the deletion size.
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Description
test_mla_cached_context_and_decodecompared the MLA attention output over a mixed-precision KV cache with a PyTorch reference, to within 0.03. It failed on every GB300 post-merge run (NVBug 7016340) and passed on B200/B300 with little margin (0.026).The failure is not a mixed-precision bug. The cached KV matched the expected high- and low-precision pages bit for bit. The gap came from the test's own reference: it quantized the 64 RoPE dims to NVFP4 in split-halves order, while the TRTLLM cache stores them as interleaved pairs. The reference therefore carried its own rounding noise (0.026 on B200, 0.048 on GB300).
This test checked kernel numerics, which mixed-precision KV does not own. Mixed-precision KV behavior, meaning which tokens use which pool and what each page holds, is covered by exact checks. We no longer test that behavior by comparing attention outputs, so this test is removed.
Test Coverage
Mixed-precision KV behavior stays covered by exact (non-tolerance) checks:
tests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_mixed_precision_kv_cache.pytests/unittest/_torch/executor/kv_cache/test_kvcm2_integration.pytests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_mixed_precision_backends.py(25 cases pass on B200)PR Checklist
Dev Engineer Review
This change removes
test_mla_cached_context_and_decodefrom the mixed-precision attention test file. It does not change production code or public APIs. The removal avoids a numerics comparison that the PR description attributes to a RoPE quantization-order mismatch, but it also removes direct cached-context and decode output coverage for this MLA path. Review findings and test execution results were not provided.QA Engineer Review
The modified test file no longer contains
test_mla_cached_context_and_decode. Other mixed-precision tests remain, including cache conversion and configuration checks. The two cited KV-cache test files were not found at the supplied paths, so their coverage could not be confirmed. The changed test file had no match in the searchedtests/integration/test_lists/paths.Coverage verdict: needs follow-up. Confirm the cited exact checks exist at their current paths and cover the removed cached MLA behavior. No test run results were supplied.
Per-File QA Perspective
tests/unittest/_torch/attention/test_mixed_precision_backends.py: This file retains mixed-precision cache conversion, routing, and configuration tests, but no longer checks cached MLA context-and-decode output against a reference. It had no match in the searched CI or manual-QA test lists.