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When running DEP16 DSR1 on 2x8xH100 with VLLM_ALL2ALL_BACKEND="deepep_low_latency" and VLLM_USE_DEEP_GEMM=1 there were 2 separate assertion errors.

In DeepGEMM m_grouped_gemm_fp8_fp8_bf16_nt_masked and in DeepEP low_latency_combine.

Both of those can be solved by simply changing the view of the tensor to match the expected shapes by the kernels.

Purpose

Fix assertion errors.

Test Plan

Node 0:

vllm serve deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 --data_parallel_size 16 --data_parallel_size_local 8 --data_parallel_address <node 0 ip> --data_parallel_rpc_port 13345  --max-model-len 10240 --enable-expert-parallel --trust-remote-code

Node 1:

vllm serve  deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 --data_parallel_size 16 --data_parallel_size_local 8 --data_parallel_address <node 0 ip>  --data_parallel_rpc_port 13345  --max-model-len 10240 --enable-expert-parallel --trust-remote-code  --data_parallel_start_rank 8 --headless

Test Result

No errors during model initialization, correct completion outputs.

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Signed-off-by: Piotr Tarasiewicz <ptarasiewicz@nvidia.com>
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Hello @ptarasiewiczNV, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request addresses assertion errors encountered when using VLLM with specific DeepEP low-latency and DeepGEMM configurations. The fix involves ensuring that the input tensors provided to the DeepGEMM and DeepEP kernels have the exact shapes expected by those kernels, which was causing failures previously.

Highlights

  • DeepGEMM Tensor Shape Fix: Adjusted the shape of the output tensor before passing it to the dg.m_grouped_gemm_fp8_fp8_bf16_nt_masked kernel in batched_deep_gemm_moe.py to match the expected input shape, resolving an assertion error.
  • DeepEP Tensor Shape Fix: Reshaped the fused_expert_output tensor based on expert grouping and token dispatch size before calling self.buffer.low_latency_combine in deepep_ll_prepare_finalize.py, fixing a related assertion error.
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This PR addresses assertion errors in DeepEP and DeepGEMM by reshaping tensors to meet kernel expectations. The changes appear correct and targeted.

To further improve the PR, please consider:

  1. Adding Code Comments: For both batched_deep_gemm_moe.py and deepep_ll_prepare_finalize.py, adding comments explaining the necessity of the .view() operations would greatly enhance code clarity and maintainability. These comments should ideally state what shape the downstream kernel expects.
  2. PR Description Checklist: The PR description is missing details for the 'Test Plan' and 'Test Result' sections. Providing this information would help reviewers and future maintainers understand how the fix was validated and the impact of the changes.

Overall, the core logic changes seem sound.

@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ def apply(
a2q = a2q.view(E, max_num_tokens, -1)
a2q_scale = a2q_scale.view(E, max_num_tokens, -1)

output = output.view(E, max_num_tokens, -1)
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Consider adding a comment here to explain why this reshape is necessary. For example, clarifying that this view aligns the output tensor with the shape expected by the dg.m_grouped_gemm_fp8_fp8_bf16_nt_masked kernel would improve code clarity for future readers.

Comment on lines +177 to +180
_, _, num_max_dispatch_tokens_per_rank, _, num_experts = self.handle
fused_expert_output = fused_expert_output.view(
num_experts // self.buffer.group_size,
self.buffer.group_size * num_max_dispatch_tokens_per_rank, -1)
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It would be helpful to add a comment explaining this reshape. For instance, mentioning that this view operation transforms fused_expert_output to match the input shape requirements of the self.buffer.low_latency_combine kernel, possibly referencing the expected dimensions (e.g., (num_experts / group_size, group_size * num_max_dispatch_tokens_per_rank, hidden_size)), would enhance readability and maintainability.

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mgoin commented Jun 12, 2025

@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ def apply(
a2q = a2q.view(E, max_num_tokens, -1)
a2q_scale = a2q_scale.view(E, max_num_tokens, -1)

output = output.view(E, max_num_tokens, -1)
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If the output shape is incorrect it should be fixed in workspace_shapes. I think @varun-sundar-rabindranath already has some fixes for this in another PR.

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Thanks @ptarasiewiczNV - This is the fix I have #19515 - In addition to resolving this it fixes a few other issues as well. Can you please take a look and see if it works for you ? much appreciated 🙌 Thanks.

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Thanks, this looks great. I will be able to test it tomorrow, but definitely this is the proper direction so I will close this PR

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Closing in favor of #19515

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