[Attention] Support multiple attention metadata builders per kv_cache_spec + proper local attention no hybrid kv cache fix (#21588)

Signed-off-by: Lucas Wilkinson <lwilkins@redhat.com>

Author: LucasWilkinson

tests/v1/spec_decode/test_eagle.py

@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ def create_deterministic_logits(token_ids):
 
     # Mock runner for attention metadata building
     proposer.runner = mock.MagicMock()
-    proposer.runner.attn_metadata_builders = [attn_metadata_builder]
+    proposer.runner.attn_groups.append([mock.MagicMock()])
+    proposer.runner.attn_groups[0][0].metadata_builder = attn_metadata_builder
 
     result = proposer.propose(target_token_ids=target_token_ids,
                               target_positions=target_positions,

tests/v1/worker/test_gpu_model_runner.py

@@ -417,12 +417,12 @@ def rnd_stride_order():
         return rnd_stride
 
     # Patch the attention backend class and re-trigger the KV cache creation.
-    for attn_backend in model_runner.attn_backends:
+    for attn_group in model_runner._attn_group_iterator():
+        attn_backend = attn_group.backend
         monkeypatch.setattr(attn_backend, "get_kv_cache_stride_order",
                             rnd_stride_order)
 
-    model_runner.attn_backends = []
-    model_runner.attn_metadata_builders = []
+    model_runner.attn_groups = []
     model_runner.initialize_kv_cache(model_runner.kv_cache_config)
 
     # Shape is unchanged, but layout may differ

vllm/attention/backends/abstract.py

@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ def advance_step(self, model_input: "ModelRunnerInputBase",
                      block_size: int, num_seqs: int, num_queries: int) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    @classmethod
+    def full_cls_name(cls) -> tuple[str, str]:
+        return (cls.__module__, cls.__qualname__)
+
 
 @dataclass
 class AttentionMetadata:

vllm/attention/layer.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import vllm.envs as envs
 from vllm.attention import AttentionType
+from vllm.attention.backends.abstract import AttentionBackend
 from vllm.attention.selector import backend_name_to_enum, get_attn_backend
 from vllm.attention.utils.kv_sharing_utils import validate_kv_sharing_target
 from vllm.config import CacheConfig, get_current_vllm_config
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ def __init__(
         prefix: str = "",
         attn_type: str = AttentionType.DECODER,
         kv_sharing_target_layer_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        attn_backend: Optional[type[AttentionBackend]] = None,
         **extra_impl_args,
     ) -> None:
         """
@@ -137,15 +139,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.num_kv_heads = num_kv_heads
         self.sliding_window = sliding_window
 
-        # For v1 we have backend agnostic iRoPE (local chunked attention)
-        # we have to store the flag on the layer so gpu model runner can
-        # set KVSpec appropriately (and pop it so it doesnt get passed to
-        # the backends)
-        if envs.VLLM_USE_V1:
-            self.use_irope = extra_impl_args.pop("use_irope", False)
-        else:
-            self.use_irope = extra_impl_args.get("use_irope", False)
-
         quant_method = quant_config.get_quant_method(
             self, prefix=prefix) if quant_config else None
         if quant_method is not None and not isinstance(
@@ -166,18 +159,22 @@ def __init__(
         # During model initialization, the default dtype is set as the model
         # weight and activation dtype.
         dtype = torch.get_default_dtype()
-        attn_backend = get_attn_backend(head_size,
-                                        dtype,
-                                        kv_cache_dtype,
-                                        block_size,
-                                        is_attention_free,
-                                        use_mla=use_mla)
-        impl_cls = attn_backend.get_impl_cls()
+        if attn_backend is None:
+            self.attn_backend = get_attn_backend(head_size,
+                                                 dtype,
+                                                 kv_cache_dtype,
+                                                 block_size,
+                                                 is_attention_free,
+                                                 use_mla=use_mla)
+        else:
+            self.attn_backend = attn_backend
+
+        impl_cls = self.attn_backend.get_impl_cls()
         self.impl = impl_cls(num_heads, head_size, scale, num_kv_heads,
                              alibi_slopes, sliding_window, kv_cache_dtype,
                              logits_soft_cap, attn_type,
                              kv_sharing_target_layer_name, **extra_impl_args)
-        self.backend = backend_name_to_enum(attn_backend.get_name())
+        self.backend = backend_name_to_enum(self.attn_backend.get_name())
         self.dtype = dtype
 
         # For cuda-alike (CUDA and ROCM) and cpu platforms, we control how
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.use_direct_call = not current_platform.is_cuda_alike(
         ) and not current_platform.is_cpu()
 
-        self.use_output = attn_backend.accept_output_buffer
+        self.use_output = self.attn_backend.accept_output_buffer
         compilation_config = get_current_vllm_config().compilation_config
         if prefix in compilation_config.static_forward_context:
             raise ValueError(f"Duplicate layer name: {prefix}")
@@ -309,6 +306,9 @@ def process_weights_after_loading(self, act_dtype: torch.dtype):
         if hasattr(self.impl, "process_weights_after_loading"):
             self.impl.process_weights_after_loading(act_dtype)
 
+    def get_attn_backend(self) -> type[AttentionBackend]:
+        return self.attn_backend
+
 
 class MultiHeadAttention(nn.Module):
     """Multi-headed attention without any cache, used for ViT."""

vllm/attention/layers/chunked_local_attention.py

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+import functools
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+import torch
+
+from vllm import envs
+from vllm.attention.backends.abstract import AttentionBackend
+from vllm.attention.selector import get_attn_backend
+from vllm.config import CacheConfig, QuantizationConfig
+from vllm.v1.attention.backends.utils import (
+    CommonAttentionMetadata, make_local_attention_virtual_batches,
+    subclass_attention_backend, subclass_attention_metadata_builder)
+
+from ..layer import Attention
+
+
+@functools.lru_cache
+def create_chunked_local_attention_backend(
+    underlying_attn_backend: AttentionBackend,
+    attention_chunk_size: int,
+    block_size: int,
+) -> type[AttentionBackend]:
+    prefix = f"ChunkedLocalAttention_{attention_chunk_size}_{block_size}_"
+
+    def build_preprocess_fn(cm: CommonAttentionMetadata):
+        return make_local_attention_virtual_batches(attention_chunk_size, cm,
+                                                    block_size)
+
+    # Dynamically create a new attention backend that wraps the
+    # underlying attention backend but applies
+    # `make_local_attention_virtual_batches` before calling `build(...)`
+    builder_cls = subclass_attention_metadata_builder(
+        name_prefix=prefix,
+        builder_cls=underlying_attn_backend.get_builder_cls(),
+        build_preprocess_fn=build_preprocess_fn)
+    attn_backend = subclass_attention_backend(
+        name_prefix=prefix,
+        attention_backend_cls=underlying_attn_backend,
+        builder_cls=builder_cls)
+
+    return attn_backend
+
+
+class ChunkedLocalAttention(Attention):
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 num_heads: int,
+                 head_size: int,
+                 scale: float,
+                 attention_chunk_size: int,
+                 num_kv_heads: Optional[int] = None,
+                 alibi_slopes: Optional[List[float]] = None,
+                 cache_config: Optional[CacheConfig] = None,
+                 quant_config: Optional[QuantizationConfig] = None,
+                 kv_sharing_target_layer_name: Optional[str] = None,
+                 prefix: str = ""):
+        dtype = torch.get_default_dtype()
+        if cache_config is not None:
+            kv_cache_dtype = cache_config.cache_dtype
+            block_size = cache_config.block_size
+        else:
+            kv_cache_dtype = "auto"
+            block_size = 16
+
+        if envs.VLLM_USE_V1:
+            underlying_attn_backend = get_attn_backend(head_size, dtype,
+                                                       kv_cache_dtype,
+                                                       block_size)
+
+            attn_backend = create_chunked_local_attention_backend(
+                underlying_attn_backend, attention_chunk_size, block_size)
+        else:
+            # in v0 the local attention is handled inside the backends
+            attn_backend = None
+
+        super().__init__(
+            num_heads=num_heads,
+            head_size=head_size,
+            scale=scale,
+            num_kv_heads=num_kv_heads,
+            alibi_slopes=alibi_slopes,
+            cache_config=cache_config,
+            quant_config=quant_config,
+            prefix=prefix,
+            kv_sharing_target_layer_name=kv_sharing_target_layer_name,
+            attn_backend=attn_backend)

vllm/attention/selector.py

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def get_attn_backend(
     dtype: torch.dtype,
     kv_cache_dtype: Optional[str],
     block_size: int,
-    is_attention_free: bool,
+    is_attention_free: bool = False,
     use_mla: bool = False,
 ) -> type[AttentionBackend]:
     """Selects which attention backend to use and lazily imports it."""

vllm/model_executor/models/llama4.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from transformers import Llama4TextConfig
 
 from vllm.attention import Attention
+from vllm.attention.layers.chunked_local_attention import ChunkedLocalAttention
 from vllm.compilation.decorators import support_torch_compile
 from vllm.config import CacheConfig, VllmConfig
 from vllm.distributed import get_tensor_model_parallel_world_size
@@ -194,17 +195,18 @@ def __init__(self,
             is_neox_style=is_neox_style,
         ) if not self.nope else None
 
-        self.attn = Attention(
+        attn_cls = Attention if self.nope else ChunkedLocalAttention
+        self.attn = attn_cls(
             self.num_heads,
             self.head_dim,
             self.scaling,
             num_kv_heads=self.num_kv_heads,
             cache_config=cache_config,
             quant_config=quant_config,
-            per_layer_sliding_window=None,
-            use_irope=not self.nope,
             prefix=f"{prefix}.attn",
-        )
+            **({
+                "attention_chunk_size": config.attention_chunk_size
+            } if not self.nope else {}))
 
     def _get_attn_scale(self, positions: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
         floor = torch.floor((positions + 1.0) / self.floor_scale)

vllm/v1/attention/backends/utils.py

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 import functools
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass, make_dataclass
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Generic, Optional, TypeVar
+from typing import (TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, ClassVar, Generic, Optional,
+                    TypeVar)
 
 import numpy as np
 import torch
 
-from vllm.attention.layer import Attention
 from vllm.config import VllmConfig, get_layers_from_vllm_config
 from vllm.utils import cdiv
 
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
     from vllm.v1.worker.gpu_input_batch import InputBatch
 
 import vllm.envs as envs
+from vllm.attention.backends.abstract import AttentionBackend
+from vllm.attention.layer import Attention
 from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.utils import (
     get_kv_connector_cache_layout)
 from vllm.logger import init_logger
@@ -532,6 +534,48 @@ def make_local_attention_virtual_batches(
     )
 
 
+def subclass_attention_metadata_builder(
+    name_prefix: str,
+    builder_cls: type[AttentionMetadataBuilder[M]],
+    build_preprocess_fn: Callable[[CommonAttentionMetadata],
+                                  CommonAttentionMetadata],
+) -> type[AttentionMetadataBuilder[M]]:
+    """
+    Return a new subclass of `builder_cls` whose .build(...) method
+    first calls build_preprocess_fn(common_attn_metadata) on the metadata.
+    """
+    name: str = name_prefix + builder_cls.__name__  # type: ignore
+
+    def build(self,
+              common_prefix_len: int,
+              common_attn_metadata: CommonAttentionMetadata,
+              fast_build: bool = False):
+        return builder_cls.build(self, common_prefix_len,
+                                 build_preprocess_fn(common_attn_metadata),
+                                 fast_build)
+
+    Wrapped = type(
+        name,
+        (builder_cls, ),  # inherit from the original
+        {
+            "build": build,
+        })
+    return Wrapped  # type: ignore
+
+
+def subclass_attention_backend(
+        name_prefix: str, attention_backend_cls: type[AttentionBackend],
+        builder_cls: type[AttentionMetadataBuilder[M]]
+) -> type[AttentionBackend]:
+    """
+    Return a new subclass where `get_builder_cls` returns `builder_cls`.
+    """
+    name: str = name_prefix + attention_backend_cls.__name__  # type: ignore
+
+    return type(name, (attention_backend_cls, ),
+                {"get_builder_cls": lambda: builder_cls})
+
+
 def split_decodes_and_prefills(
     common_attn_metadata: CommonAttentionMetadata,
     decode_threshold: int = 1,

vllm/v1/spec_decode/eagle.py

@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ def propose(
         assert self.runner is not None
 
         # FIXME: need to consider multiple kv_cache_groups
-        attn_metadata = self.runner.attn_metadata_builders[
-            0].build_for_drafting(common_attn_metadata=common_attn_metadata,
-                                  draft_index=0)
+        attn_metadata = self.runner.attn_groups[0][0].metadata_builder\
+            .build_for_drafting(common_attn_metadata=common_attn_metadata,
+                                draft_index=0)
 
         # At this moment, we assume all eagle layers belong to the same KV
         # cache group, thus using the same attention metadata.
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ def propose_tree(
         hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
         common_attn_metadata: CommonAttentionMetadata,
     ) -> list[torch.Tensor]:
-        tree_attn_metadata_builder = self.runner.attn_metadata_builders[0]
+        tree_attn_metadata_builder = \
+            self.runner.attn_groups[0][0].metadata_builder
         assert isinstance(tree_attn_metadata_builder,
                           TreeAttentionMetadataBuilder)
 

vllm/v1/worker/cpu_model_runner.py

@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ def _may_reorder_batch(self, scheduler_output: "SchedulerOutput") -> None:
             raise ValueError("Multiple KVCacheGroups is not"
                              "currently supported with CPU model runner.")
 
-        assert type(
-            self.attn_metadata_builders[0]) is TorchSDPAMetadataBuilderV1
+        assert type(self.attn_groups[0]
+                    [0].metadata_builder) is TorchSDPAMetadataBuilderV1
 
-        self.attn_metadata_builders[0].reorder_batch(self.input_batch,
-                                                     scheduler_output)
+        self.attn_groups[0][0].metadata_builder.reorder_batch(
+            self.input_batch, scheduler_output)
 
     def _postprocess_tenosrs(self) -> None:
         # Note: replace device tensors with cpu tensors