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perf(cache): make CPU cache reads and writes asynchronous - #1683
写入先在生产流把已完成的 KV/checkpoint 打包到独立 GPU 暂存区，再由 CPU cache stream 写入 pinned CPU 页。原请求不再等整个 CPU 写入完成才退出；复制任务独立持有暂存区和 CPU 页；checkpoint 引用只需保留到 pack 完成，取消请求不会提前复用源快照。
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The change adds asynchronous CPU-cache loads and offloads using CUDA staging buffers. It tracks page leases and cache sessions until transfers complete, and integrates incremental prompt-page offload. The synchronous cache path remains available.
Backend declarations configure CPU-cache synchronization. Bounded-attention page writers accept CPU or CUDA buffers. CpuCacheOperator provides staging capacity and copies mapped staging regions into CPU pages. Automatic capacity planning includes the staging reservation when CPU caching is enabled. Tests cover staged copies, backend capability selection, and staging-memory accounting.
The allocator tracks retained slots and invokes a callback under allocation pressure. Page allocation can report writer ownership. The cache module retains page references during asynchronous loads and records task and session state. Tests cover allocation ownership, retained slots, and deferred release during loads.
Backend request handling schedules writes for completed prompt pages. The cache module packs pages into staging slots and scatters them to CPU pages. Tests cover incremental stores, tail pages, batched requests, and tensor-parallel writes.
Transfer completion and session cleanup lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/multi_level_kv_cache.py, unit_tests/common/att_resources/test_async_cpu_cache.py, unit_tests/common/att_resources/test_async_cpu_cache_pressure.py, unit_tests/common/att_resources/test_async_cpu_cache_tp.py
Task polling releases resources for completed transfers. Cache sessions close after pending work finishes and, when disk offload is enabled, their pages are ready. Tests cover completion polling, session closure, and distributed completion.
The asynchronous CPU-cache change still carries an open risk that a failed disk load leaves pages stuck in the loading state, so disk-offload sessions may never complete and cache pages may leak. A smaller open risk is that backend buffers created inside the pausable KV-cache region could lose their contents. Resolve or explicitly accept both before merging.
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sed -n 60,200p lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/cpu_cache_client.py
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sed -n 295,490p lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/multi_level_kv_cache.py
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printf'%s\n''--- cpu_cache_client.py: allocation, cleanup, status, page model ---'
nl -ba lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/cpu_cache_client.py | sed -n '1,380p'printf'%s\n''--- manager.py: disk match and load lifecycle ---'
nl -ba lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/manager.py | sed -n '70,235p'printf'%s\n''--- disk_cache_worker.py: load success/failure cleanup ---'
nl -ba lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/disk_cache_worker.py | sed -n '110,190p'printf'%s\n''--- all allocation/write/read call sites ---'
rg -n -C 8 --glob '*.py' -e 'allocate_pages\(' -e 'write_req\(' -e 'recycle_pages\(' -e 'update_pages_status_to_ready\(' lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend
printf'%s\n''--- base-to-head diff for the affected allocation and store code ---'
git diff --unified=35 e9992354be242f1cc67fc997673227e9df9176df 2698513b6e4e71446c84873ae51af39d2014bae0 -- lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/cpu_cache_client.py lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/manager.py lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/disk_cache_worker.py lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/multi_level_kv_cache.py
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nl -ba lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/disk_cache_worker.py | sed -n '1,210p'
nl -ba lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/manager.py | sed -n '230,330p'printf'%s\n''--- async cache setup, read path, and session creation ---'
rg -n -C 12 --glob 'multi_level_kv_cache.py' -e 'cache_sessions' -e 'CacheSession' -e 'load_tasks' -e 'read_req_from_cpu' -e 'load_pages'printf'%s\n''--- synchronous ready-list consumer ---'
nl -ba lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/multi_level_kv_cache.py | sed -n '490,610p'printf'%s\n''--- prior/base allocation and write behavior ---'
git show e9992354be242f1cc67fc997673227e9df9176df:lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/cpu_cache_client.py | nl -ba | sed -n '55,155p'
git show e9992354be242f1cc67fc997673227e9df9176df:lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/multi_level_kv_cache.py | nl -ba | sed -n '250,390p'
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Handle LOADING-page ownership without racing disk loads.
An async store request can attach to an existing LOADING page without writing it. If the concurrent disk load fails, recycle_pages releases only the disk loader's reference. The remaining reference keeps the page hashed and LOADING.
With disk offload enabled, _poll_async_tasks can wait indefinitely for that page to become READY. Without disk offload, the page can return to the LRU list while remaining unusable.
Do not change the ownership result to (not ready). The disk read runs after the cache lock is released, so this change can submit a CPU write while the disk read is still filling the same page. Coordinate LOADING-page waiters with the disk-load result instead: release their references and reset the failed page, or allow them to rewrite it only after the disk load has ended.
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Review comment at @lightllm/server/multi_level_kv_cache/cpu_cache_client.py
around lines 98 - 104:
Update the LOADING-page waiter handling in the allocation flow around
`allocate_one_page` so waiters are coordinated with the disk-load outcome rather
than treated as owners or writers while a read is in progress. On load failure,
release waiter references and reset the failed page, or permit a rewrite only
after the disk load has ended; preserve the existing ownership result and
prevent failed pages from remaining hashed and LOADING or unusable in the LRU.
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WANDY666
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perf(cache): 异步读写 CPU cache，减少请求等待
perf(cache): make CPU cache reads and writes asynchronous
Nov 3, 2026
set -o pipefail
printf'%s\n''--- workspace.py ---'
nl -ba lightllm/models/deepseek_v4/workspace.py | sed -n '1,180p'printf'%s\n''--- DeepSeek-V4 workspace references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'dsv4_workspace' -e 'get_flashmla_prefill_q' -e 'init_flashmla_prefill_q' lightllm
printf'%s\n''--- memory-saver pause/resume and KV_CACHE lifecycle ---'
rg -n -C 5 --glob '*.py' -e 'MemoryTag.KV_CACHE' -e 'torch_memory_saver' -e 'pause' -e 'resume' lightllm/server lightllm/models/deepseek_v4 lightllm/common/basemodel | sed -n '1,260p'printf'%s\n''--- initialization order ---'
nl -ba lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py | sed -n '145,210p'printf'%s\n''--- DeepSeek-V4 backend initialization and consumer ---'
nl -ba lightllm/models/deepseek_v4/model.py | sed -n '195,250p'
nl -ba lightllm/models/deepseek_v4/layer_infer/transformer_layer_infer.py | sed -n '340,400p'
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printf'%s\n''--- memory saver implementation and tag behavior ---'
rg -n -C 8 --glob '*.py' -e 'class .*MemorySaver' -e 'MemoryTag' -e 'release_memory' -e 'resume_memory' -e 'region\(' lightllm | sed -n '1,320p'printf'%s\n''--- resolved utility files ---'
rg --files | rg 'torch_memory_saver|rl_backend_ops|memory_saver'printf'%s\n''--- RL backend operations ---'
nl -ba lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/rl_backend_ops.py | sed -n '1,180p'printf'%s\n''--- DeepSeek-V4 infer state and prefill lifecycle ---'
nl -ba lightllm/models/deepseek_v4/infer_struct.py | sed -n '1,165p'
nl -ba lightllm/models/deepseek_v4/layer_infer/transformer_layer_infer.py | sed -n '390,475p'
rg -n -C 5 --glob '*.py' -e 'is_paused' -e 'resume_memory_occupation' -e 'release_memory_occupation' lightllm/server lightllm/common lightllm/models | sed -n '1,280p'
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set -o pipefail
printf'%s\n''--- memory-saver dependency and local contract ---'
rg -n -C 5 --glob 'pyproject.toml' --glob 'requirements*.txt' --glob 'setup*.py' --glob '*.md' -e 'torch_memory_saver' -e 'enable_cpu_backup' -e 'pause' -e 'resume'.printf'%s\n''--- pre-change initialization order at merge base ---'
git show e9992354be242f1cc67fc997673227e9df9176df:lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py 2>/dev/null | nl -ba | sed -n '145,205p'printf'%s\n''--- current resume implementation complete block ---'
nl -ba lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/rl_backend_ops.py | sed -n '1,105p'printf'%s\n''--- current memory-saver wrapper complete block ---'
nl -ba lightllm/utils/torch_memory_saver_utils.py | sed -n '1,110p'
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torch_memory_saver 0.0.9.post1 region enable_cpu_backup pause resume contents
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Sources consulted:
- torch_memory_saver/README.md at master · fzyzcjy/torch_memory_saver · GitHub — https://github.com/fzyzcjy/torch_memory_saver/blob/master/README.md
- torch-memory-saver · PyPI — https://pypi.org/project/torch-memory-saver/
- GitHub - fzyzcjy/torch_memory_saver: Allow torch tensor memory to be released and resumed later · GitHub — https://github.com/fzyzcjy/torch_memory_saver?rev=dc6876905830430b5054325fa4211ff302169c6b
- fzyzcjy/torch_memory_saver | DeepWiki — https://deepwiki.com/fzyzcjy/torch_memory_saver
- …and 31 more
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set -o pipefail
nl -ba lightllm/models/deepseek_v4/layer_infer/transformer_layer_infer.py | sed -n '475,555p'
rg -n -C 6 --glob '*.py' -e 'padded_q_head_num' -e 'flashmla_q_head_num_' lightllm/models/deepseek_v4 lightllm/common/attention lightllm/models | sed -n '1,220p'
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Keep DeepSeek-V4 workspace allocation outside the KV-cache region.
When CPU cache is enabled, _init_att_backend() creates flashmla_prefill_q inside the MemoryTag.KV_CACHE region. A KV-cache pause discards this buffer's contents. After resume, the prefill path rewrites only the local query heads and passes the padded heads to prefill_att. This can produce incorrect resumed prefill results because the padded heads are no longer zeroed.
Keep backend construction before manager.initialize_storage, but run it outside the KV-cache region. Keep CPU-cache backend configuration inside that region.
Suggested fix
--- "a/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py"+++ "b/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py"@@ -167,19 +167,23 @@
item.prepare_attention_states()
manager: AttentionStateManager = self.model.att_state_manager
assert all(item.att_state_manager is manager for item in models), "models must share one resource manager"
with self.model.torch_memory_saver.region(tag=MemoryTag.KV_CACHE):
manager.finish_state_registration()
manager.load_full_att_calibration(args=self.model.args)
- if self.args.enable_cpu_cache:- # 后端只依赖模型配置和已注册 State；先确定能力，再规划 CPU staging 预算。- for item in models:- item._init_att_backend()- item._init_att_backend1()++ if self.args.enable_cpu_cache:+ # 后端只依赖模型配置和已注册 State；先确定能力，再规划 CPU staging 预算。+ for item in models:+ item._init_att_backend()+ item._init_att_backend1()++ with self.model.torch_memory_saver.region(tag=MemoryTag.KV_CACHE):+ if self.args.enable_cpu_cache:
manager.get_cpu_cache_operator().configure_backends(
backend
for item in models
for backend in (
item.prefill_att_backend,
item.decode_att_backend,
item.prefill_att_backend1,
item.decode_att_backend1,
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@lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py around lines
173 - 187:
Move the calls to _init_att_backend() and _init_att_backend1() outside the
MemoryTag.KV_CACHE region while keeping backend construction before
manager.initialize_storage. Keep configure_backends() inside the KV-cache region
and preserve its existing CPU-cache condition.
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CPU cache 命中时，当前代码会在每个请求恢复后等待 CUDA stream；请求结束时，也要等 KV 写回 CPU 才能真正释放请求资源。这会把缓存搬运的等待放进推理调度路径。
本 PR 基于最新 main 的统一 AttentionStateManager / CpuCacheOperator 接口，单独整理异步读写及其页面生命周期管理。
改动
legacy缓存放置策略支持在 prefill 期间按已完成的 prompt 页增量卸载；adaptive保留请求结束时决定缓存层级的语义，再异步写出。FA3 保留原有同步保护。根据复查补充的资源保护
-1补满 CPU 页。完整页与尾页、只有尾页、过滤非 writer 页之后的尾页，均沿用下层已有的短末页契约，不修改 transfer kernel 的索引语义。CpuCacheOperator统一保存异步能力。容量预算、实际 staging 分配、FA3 同步回退都读取同一份结果。未启用 CPU cache 时保留原初始化顺序。CacheSession.page_count只表示已处理到哪一页。CPU-only 的 READY/共享 LOADING 页立即释放本请求的额外引用，本请求负责写入的页在写完后释放引用，不再一直 pin 到 decode 结束。需要落盘的完整前缀链用独立disk_pages保留到请求关闭且整链 READY，再移交 disk 任务。allocate_pages_for_write()用具名结果分别返回page_indices、ready_flags、writer_flags。原allocate_pages()继续返回页面和 READY 标记，删除改变第二项语义的return_ownership开关。保留现有完整 CPU 页布局的 staging；按 TP rank 压紧暂存区需要另外调整布局与 scatter，不混入本次生命周期修复。
局部性能验证
H200，构造 21 层 C4 + 21 层 C128 的压缩 KV，每批连续提交 8 次 64K 前缀恢复；kernel 预热后交错运行 12 轮，取中位数：
这说明 CPU 不再逐请求等待，搬运本身的总时间基本不变。该微测仅覆盖压缩 KV 读取，不包含完整模型推理、SWA/compressor 恢复及服务排队，不能换算成同等比例的 TTFT/TPS 提升。
验证
/mnt/vqa/wanzihao/bench-logs/20261030/h100-ttft-night-2305/cpu-cache-async-validation-20261103/review/。跳过项是测试镜像缺少
light_mem的真实磁盘 roundtrip；磁盘链引用/READY 协调已通过状态机检查，但这不代替真实落盘验证。测试镜像还缺少 Neo 专用 FA3，涉及该类的能力继承检查通过，未执行 Neo FA3 内核。上表是此前压缩 KV 微测，不能当作本次修复后的整模型服务结果。没有重启线上服务，也未执行冷 cache、长 prompt、staging 饱和下的完整模型 TTFT/TPOT 对照；checkpoint 槽位耗尽或 staging 满时仍会施加必要等待。
已提交的单元测试
新增
test_async_cpu_cache.py、test_async_cpu_cache_pressure.py、test_async_cpu_cache_tp.py，并在现有test_backend_startup.py扩展 CPU-cache/FA3/main/draft 初始化矩阵；位于unit_tests/common/att_resources/。所选测试 144 项通过，包含真实 TP2 用例，没有重复提交整份既有 legacy/startup 测试。覆盖尾小页及 owner 过滤、单 writer、READY 与 writer 分离、pack 后 checkpoint 回收、池耗尽背压、CPU-only 引用及时释放、取消/磁盘链等待、暂存区饱和、跨 TP 完成及 collective 次序。无 CUDA 或不足两张 GPU 时，相应 GPU 用例会明确 skip。
Black、Flake8 通过。本次只补充测试，未改变推理实现。
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