[Feature] Support fp8 e5m2 kv cache with flashinfer

python/sglang/srt/layers/radix_attention.py

@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ def forward(self, q, k, v, input_metadata: InputMetadata):
             return self.decode_forward(q, k, v, input_metadata)
 
     def store_kv_cache(self, cache_k, cache_v, input_metadata: InputMetadata):
-        k_cache = input_metadata.token_to_kv_pool.get_key_buffer(self.layer_id)
-        v_cache = input_metadata.token_to_kv_pool.get_value_buffer(self.layer_id)
-        k_cache[input_metadata.out_cache_loc] = cache_k
-        v_cache[input_metadata.out_cache_loc] = cache_v
+        input_metadata.token_to_kv_pool.set_kv_buffer(
+            self.layer_id, input_metadata.out_cache_loc, cache_k, cache_v
+        )

python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/memory_pool.py

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 """Memory pool."""
 
 import logging
-from typing import List, Union
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import List, Tuple, Union
 
 import torch
 
@@ -52,14 +53,21 @@ def clear(self):
         self.free_slots = list(range(self.size))
 
 
-class BaseTokenToKVPool:
+class BaseTokenToKVPool(ABC):
     """A memory pool that maps a token to its kv cache locations"""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         size: int,
+        dtype: torch.dtype,
     ):
         self.size = size
+        self.dtype = dtype
+        if dtype == torch.float8_e5m2:
+            # NOTE: Store as torch.uint8 because Tensor index_put is not implemented for torch.float8_e5m2
+            self.store_dtype = torch.uint8
+        else:
+            self.store_dtype = dtype
 
         # We also add one slot. This slot is used for writing dummy output from padded tokens.
         self.mem_state = torch.ones((self.size + 1,), dtype=torch.bool, device="cuda")
@@ -112,6 +120,28 @@ def clear(self):
         # We also add one slot. This slot is used for writing dummy output from padded tokens.
         self.mem_state[0] = False
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_key_buffer(self, layer_id: int) -> torch.Tensor:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_value_buffer(self, layer_id: int) -> torch.Tensor:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_kv_buffer(self, layer_id: int) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def set_kv_buffer(
+        self,
+        layer_id: int,
+        loc: torch.Tensor,
+        cache_k: torch.Tensor,
+        cache_v: torch.Tensor,
+    ) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
 
 class MHATokenToKVPool(BaseTokenToKVPool):
 
@@ -123,26 +153,52 @@ def __init__(
         head_dim: int,
         layer_num: int,
     ):
-        super().__init__(size)
+        super().__init__(size, dtype)
 
         # [size, head_num, head_dim] for each layer
         self.k_buffer = [
-            torch.empty((size + 1, head_num, head_dim), dtype=dtype, device="cuda")
+            torch.empty(
+                (size + 1, head_num, head_dim), dtype=self.store_dtype, device="cuda"
+            )
             for _ in range(layer_num)
         ]
         self.v_buffer = [
-            torch.empty((size + 1, head_num, head_dim), dtype=dtype, device="cuda")
+            torch.empty(
+                (size + 1, head_num, head_dim), dtype=self.store_dtype, device="cuda"
+            )
             for _ in range(layer_num)
         ]
 
     def get_key_buffer(self, layer_id: int):
+        if self.store_dtype != self.dtype:
+            return self.k_buffer[layer_id].view(self.dtype)
         return self.k_buffer[layer_id]
 
     def get_value_buffer(self, layer_id: int):
+        if self.store_dtype != self.dtype:
+            return self.v_buffer[layer_id].view(self.dtype)
         return self.v_buffer[layer_id]
 
     def get_kv_buffer(self, layer_id: int):
-        return self.k_buffer[layer_id], self.v_buffer[layer_id]
+        return self.get_key_buffer(layer_id), self.get_value_buffer(layer_id)
+
+    def set_kv_buffer(
+        self,
+        layer_id: int,
+        loc: torch.Tensor,
+        cache_k: torch.Tensor,
+        cache_v: torch.Tensor,
+    ):
+        if cache_k.dtype != self.dtype:
+            cache_k = cache_k.to(self.dtype)
+        if cache_v.dtype != self.dtype:
+            cache_v = cache_v.to(self.dtype)
+        if self.store_dtype != self.dtype:
+            self.k_buffer[layer_id][loc] = cache_k.view(self.store_dtype)
+            self.v_buffer[layer_id][loc] = cache_v.view(self.store_dtype)
+        else:
+            self.k_buffer[layer_id][loc] = cache_k
+            self.v_buffer[layer_id][loc] = cache_v
 
 
 class MLATokenToKVPool(BaseTokenToKVPool):
@@ -155,23 +211,41 @@ def __init__(
         qk_rope_head_dim: int,
         layer_num: int,
     ):
-        super().__init__(size)
+        super().__init__(size, dtype)
 
         self.kv_lora_rank = kv_lora_rank
         self.kv_buffer = [
             torch.empty(
                 (size + 1, 1, kv_lora_rank + qk_rope_head_dim),
-                dtype=dtype,
+                dtype=self.store_dtype,
                 device="cuda",
             )
             for _ in range(layer_num)
         ]
 
     def get_key_buffer(self, layer_id: int):
+        if self.store_dtype != self.dtype:
+            return self.kv_buffer[layer_id].view(self.dtype)
         return self.kv_buffer[layer_id]
 
     def get_value_buffer(self, layer_id: int):
+        if self.store_dtype != self.dtype:
+            return self.kv_buffer[layer_id][..., : self.kv_lora_rank].view(self.dtype)
         return self.kv_buffer[layer_id][..., : self.kv_lora_rank]
 
     def get_kv_buffer(self, layer_id: int):
         return self.get_key_buffer(layer_id), self.get_value_buffer(layer_id)
+
+    def set_kv_buffer(
+        self,
+        layer_id: int,
+        loc: torch.Tensor,
+        cache_k: torch.Tensor,
+        cache_v: torch.Tensor,
+    ):
+        if cache_k.dtype != self.dtype:
+            cache_k = cache_k.to(self.dtype)
+        if self.store_dtype != self.dtype:
+            self.kv_buffer[layer_id][loc] = cache_k.view(self.store_dtype)
+        else:
+            self.kv_buffer[layer_id][loc] = cache_k

python/sglang/srt/model_executor/forward_batch_info.py

@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ def update_flashinfer_indices(
                 num_kv_heads,
                 head_dim,
                 1,
+                data_type=model_runner.kv_cache_dtype,
+                q_data_type=model_runner.dtype,
             )
         else:
             # extend part
@@ -393,6 +395,8 @@ def update_flashinfer_indices(
                     num_kv_heads,
                     head_dim,
                     1,
+                    data_type=model_runner.kv_cache_dtype,
+                    q_data_type=model_runner.dtype,
                 )
             else:
                 # extend part

python/sglang/srt/model_executor/model_runner.py

@@ -312,15 +312,15 @@ def profile_max_num_token(self, total_gpu_memory: int):
             cell_size = (
                 (self.model_config.kv_lora_rank + self.model_config.qk_rope_head_dim)
                 * self.model_config.num_hidden_layers
-                * torch._utils._element_size(self.dtype)
+                * torch._utils._element_size(self.kv_cache_dtype)
             )
         else:
             cell_size = (
                 self.model_config.get_num_kv_heads(self.tp_size)
                 * self.model_config.head_dim
                 * self.model_config.num_hidden_layers
                 * 2
-                * torch._utils._element_size(self.dtype)
+                * torch._utils._element_size(self.kv_cache_dtype)
             )
         rest_memory = available_gpu_memory - total_gpu_memory * (
             1 - self.mem_fraction_static
@@ -334,6 +334,21 @@ def init_memory_pool(
         max_num_reqs: int = None,
         max_total_tokens: int = None,
     ):
+        if self.server_args.kv_cache_dtype == "auto":
+            self.kv_cache_dtype = self.dtype
+        elif self.server_args.kv_cache_dtype == "fp8_e5m2":
+            if self.server_args.disable_flashinfer or self.server_args.enable_mla:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "FP8 KV cache is not supported for Triton kernel now, using auto kv cache dtype"
+                )
+                self.kv_cache_dtype = self.dtype
+            else:
+                self.kv_cache_dtype = torch.float8_e5m2
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Unsupported kv_cache_dtype: {self.server_args.kv_cache_dtype}."
+            )
+
         self.max_total_num_tokens = self.profile_max_num_token(total_gpu_memory)
         if max_total_tokens is not None:
             if max_total_tokens > self.max_total_num_tokens:
@@ -370,7 +385,7 @@ def init_memory_pool(
         ):
             self.token_to_kv_pool = MLATokenToKVPool(
                 self.max_total_num_tokens,
-                dtype=self.dtype,
+                dtype=self.kv_cache_dtype,
                 kv_lora_rank=self.model_config.kv_lora_rank,
                 qk_rope_head_dim=self.model_config.qk_rope_head_dim,
                 layer_num=self.model_config.num_hidden_layers,
@@ -381,7 +396,7 @@ def init_memory_pool(
         else:
             self.token_to_kv_pool = MHATokenToKVPool(
                 self.max_total_num_tokens,
-                dtype=self.dtype,
+                dtype=self.kv_cache_dtype,
                 head_num=self.model_config.get_num_kv_heads(self.tp_size),
                 head_dim=self.model_config.head_dim,
                 layer_num=self.model_config.num_hidden_layers,

python/sglang/srt/server_args.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ServerArgs:
     skip_tokenizer_init: bool = False
     load_format: str = "auto"
     dtype: str = "auto"
+    kv_cache_dtype: str = "auto"
     trust_remote_code: bool = True
     context_length: Optional[int] = None
     quantization: Optional[str] = None
@@ -196,6 +197,13 @@ def add_cli_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
             '* "float" is shorthand for FP32 precision.\n'
             '* "float32" for FP32 precision.',
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--kv-cache-dtype",
+            type=str,
+            default=ServerArgs.kv_cache_dtype,
+            choices=["auto", "fp8_e5m2"],
+            help='Data type for kv cache storage. "auto" will use model data type. "fp8_e5m2" is supported for CUDA 11.8+.',
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--trust-remote-code",
             action="store_true",