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perf(sampling): fuse greedy token selection and logprob computation - #1676

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greedy 只需要选中 token 及其 logprob,原实现仍先生成完整词表的 softmax 概率,再做 argmax、gather 和 log。本次用两阶段归约直接计算这两个结果,省掉完整概率矩阵及多次独立操作。

惩罚、temperature 和约束 mask 仍在原位置生效;随机采样仍使用原 softmax 路径。同分时仍取最小 token ID,归一化 logprob 继续保留。

提升效果(本次 H200 微基准,FP32 logits,词表 129280):

每 rank batch 原实现 融合后 局部加速
16 136.17 μs 9.48 μs 14.36×
64 184.07 μs 18.54 μs 9.93×
256 411.50 μs 74.04 μs 5.56×

CUDA Graph 计时:每个 capture 10 次调用、每个样本重放 50 次,取 7 个样本中位数,再平均两轮交错测量。数字只覆盖 greedy 选词与 logprob,不代表整机或随机采样吞吐同比提升。

验证:11 项 GPU 回归通过,覆盖真实词表、尾块、同分、大公共偏移、Graph replay 及 sampler 的惩罚/温度顺序。token ID 一致,logprob 在原有数值容差内。Black、Flake8 通过。

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  • Performance
    • Greedy decoding now identifies the highest-scoring token and provides its normalized log probability more efficiently.
    • Non-greedy sampling behavior remains unchanged.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Sampling settings now reject non-finite penalty, temperature, and top-p values, with an error identifying the invalid setting and value.

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A chunked Triton function now returns greedy token IDs and normalized log probabilities. Greedy batches use it before softmax, while non-greedy batches retain the existing sampling path. Sampling parameter validation now rejects non-finite values for five fields.

Changes: Greedy log-probability calculation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Chunked greedy calculation
lightllm/common/basemodel/triton_kernel/local_vocab_topk.py
The function computes partial maxima, exponential sums, and winning indices for vocabulary chunks. It combines these results to return greedy token IDs and normalized log probabilities.
Greedy post-processing integration
lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/generic_post_process.py
Greedy batches use the new function before softmax. Non-greedy batches continue through softmax and the existing sampling branches.

Sampling parameter validation

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Finite-value validation
lightllm/server/core/objs/sampling_params.py
SamplingParams.verify rejects non-finite presence_penalty, frequency_penalty, repetition_penalty, temperature, or top_p values before applying existing range checks.

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GPU 复现:整块为 -inf 时,greedy 的 token id 正确,logprob 变成 NaN。

_greedy_vocab_partial 在块内最大值也是 -inf 时计算 exp(-inf - -inf),部分和成为 NaN。_greedy_vocab_finish 把这个 NaN 乘进全局归一化,合法 token 的 logprob 被污染。

实测:

  • 词表 129280,只有 token 42 和 100000 是有限值,其余为 -inf。token id 为 42,与 argmax 一致;logprob 为 NaN,log_softmax 的参考值是 -0.127。
  • 词表 4096,前 2048 个全是 -inf,下标 3000 的值为 4。token id 为 3000;logprob 为 NaN,参考值是 0。

块最大值是 -inf 时,该块的和应记为 0,并且不参与胜出下标。整行都是 -inf 时,logprob 保持 NaN,与原来的 softmax 一致。

语法 mask 会把禁止 token 写成 -inf,BLOCK 为 2048,这种整块被掩掉的情况很常见。现有词表 257 的单测只有一块,而且块内仍有有限分数,覆盖不到。稠密随机 logits 上 token id 一致,logprob 误差约 1e-6。

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Major · Return a valid token ID for an entirely masked row. · local_vocab_topk.py:145-149

lightllm/common/basemodel/triton_kernel/local_vocab_topk.py:145-149
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Return a valid token ID for an entirely masked row.

When maximum == -inf, all chunk winners are 2147483647. With RL enabled, this ID reaches logits.gather(...) and can fail as an out-of-range index. Keep the existing NaN logprob, but replace the invalid winner with a valid vocabulary index.

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     winner = tl.min(tl.where(maximums == maximum, ids, 2147483647), axis=0)
+    winner = tl.where(maximum == -float("inf"), 0, winner)
     tl.store(token_ids + b, winner.to(tl.int64))
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Update the winner selection so an entirely masked row, identified by maximum
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sentinel. Preserve the existing NaN logprob behavior and normal winner selection
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Validate temperature and top_p before normalization.

SamplingParams.init overwrites both fields with 1.0 when do_sample is False before verify() runs. Therefore, temperature=float("nan") or top_p=float("inf") is silently accepted and never reaches this loop. Validate the original values before the greedy normalization, or preserve them for this check. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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@WANDY666 WANDY666 changed the title perf(sampling): 融合 greedy 选词与 logprob 计算 perf(sampling): fuse greedy token selection and logprob computation Nov 3, 2026
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