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Thank you for merging the previous PR that added the MUSA backend support. Building on that foundation, this PR adds MUSA support for Triton-backed RL-Kernel operators.

MUSA tensors are not reported as CUDA tensors by PyTorch, so the existing
.is_cuda and torch.cuda.is_available() checks could incorrectly reject
MUSA execution or select the CPU fallback. This change adds explicit MUSA
device handling while preserving the existing CUDA and ROCm paths.

Changes

  • Add MUSA device detection through torch_musa and torch.musa.
  • Add the MUSA device and backend constants.
  • Update Triton operator validation to accept MUSA tensors.
  • Enable MUSA Triton dispatch for:
    • logp
    • grpo_loss
    • ratio_kl
    • linear_logp
    • det_gemm
    • batch_invariant_logp
    • rms_norm
    • embedding
    • silu
    • swiglu
    • rope
  • Keep PyTorch fallback paths available when a Triton backend is unavailable.
  • Add MUSA-specific dispatch and linear_logp forward/backward coverage.
  • Update accuracy and dispatch tests to distinguish MUSA from CPU and CUDA.

This PR does not add MUSA native C++/MUSA kernels. Native MUSA kernel support
is handled separately in the MUSA-support-native-kernels branch.

Validation

Validated locally on:

  • GPU: Moore Threads S5000
  • PyTorch: 2.9.0.post1+musa5.1.2mp22
  • Triton: 3.2.0
  • MUSA architecture: mp_22

Results:

  • MUSA Triton operator smoke tests: 5/5 passed
  • MUSA dispatch and accuracy tests: 7/7 passed
  • CPU-safe and dispatch unit tests: 100 passed
  • Python compilation and whitespace checks passed

Compatibility

  • CUDA and ROCm-specific dispatch paths are unchanged.
  • CUDA-only tests such as SM90, NCCL, and CUDA extension tests remain
    CUDA-specific.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added MUSA support across embedding, loss functions, normalization, rotary embeddings, and related GPU operations.
    • Added deterministic linear log-probability calculations, including tensor-parallel support.
    • MUSA dispatch now selects validated optimized backends with PyTorch fallbacks where needed.
    • Added support for contract-aware attention selection on MUSA.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved numerical consistency for SiLU/SwiGLU and log-probability calculations across supported accelerators.
    • Added validation to prevent matrix multiplication inputs from residing on different devices.

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The change adds deterministic Triton linear log-probability kernels, extends accelerator validation, updates SwiGLU and batch-invariant logp execution, and enables MUSA Triton dispatch with corresponding tests.

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Triton accelerator support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Deterministic linear log-probability pipeline
rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/linear_logp.py
Adds deterministic local and tensor-parallel Triton kernels, FP32 ordered reductions, autograd support, temperature handling, vocabulary masking, and public entry points.
Triton operator contracts and numerical paths
rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/activation/swiglu.py, rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/batch_invariant_logp.py, rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/{grpo_loss.py,ratio_kl.py}, rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/{rmsnorm_triton.py,rotary_embedding/rope.py}, rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/linear/embedding.py, rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/matmul/det_gemm.py
Broadens supported accelerator checks, adds forward_with_lse, separates SwiGLU backward computation, and changes deterministic GEMM device requirements.
MUSA registry wiring and validation
rl_engine/kernels/registry.py, rl_engine/tests/test_dispatch.py, tests/test_{batch_invariant_logp,grpo_loss,logp,ratio_kl,rms_norm,linear_logp,op_accuracy}.py
Adds Triton backend identifiers, updates MUSA dispatch expectations, selects the active device in registry tests, and adds MUSA correctness coverage.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant TritonLinearLogp
  participant PartialKernel
  participant MergeKernel
  participant TPGroup
  Caller->>TritonLinearLogp: submit hidden, weights, and targets
  TritonLinearLogp->>PartialKernel: compute ordered FP32 split partials
  PartialKernel->>MergeKernel: pass split statistics
  MergeKernel-->>TritonLinearLogp: return merged log-sum-exp and target logit
  TritonLinearLogp->>TPGroup: merge shard statistics when tensor parallel
  TPGroup-->>Caller: return log-probability and gradients
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to bdb70

Core MUSA log-probability paths can fail before launch, while edge inputs and tensor-parallel rounding can produce contract-invalid results. These issues should be fixed before merge.

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Inline comments:
In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/matmul/det_gemm.py`:
- Around line 149-150: Validate exact device equality for the GEMM operands in
both entry points before calling _TritonDetGemmFn.apply, rejecting cases where
a.device differs from b.device; retain the existing supported-device checks and
ensure _triton_gemm cannot launch with mixed-device pointers.

In `@rl_engine/kernels/registry.py`:
- Line 578: Add a MUSA ws2_attention entry in the MUSA backend map used by
KernelRegistry.get_attention_op, with OpBackend.PYTORCH_CP_ATTENTION as the
first candidate, matching the ROCm configuration. Extend the dispatch test to
call get_attention_op for MUSA and verify the candidate is returned.

In `@tests/test_rms_norm.py`:
- Around line 243-245: Update the MUSA branch in the RMS norm test to condition
its type assertion on Triton availability: expect RMSNormTritonOp when Triton is
available and NativeRMSNormOp otherwise, while preserving the forward attribute
check for the selected operation.
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  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/activation/swiglu.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/linear/embedding.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/batch_invariant_logp.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/grpo_loss.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/linear_logp.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/ratio_kl.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/matmul/det_gemm.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/rmsnorm_triton.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/rotary_embedding/rope.py
  • rl_engine/kernels/registry.py
  • rl_engine/tests/test_dispatch.py
  • tests/test_batch_invariant_logp.py
  • tests/test_grpo_loss.py
  • tests/test_linear_logp.py
  • tests/test_logp.py
  • tests/test_op_accuracy.py
  • tests/test_ratio_kl.py
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Thanks! The change is well-scoped (musa priority map only, fallbacks preserved) and I've verified it doesn't affect existing CUDA/NPU/CPU dispatch.

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rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/linear_logp.py (3)

519-520: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject non-finite temperature values.

A NaN value makes (temp_arg <= 0).any() false. The function then accepts the value and returns NaN outputs and gradients.

Validate finiteness before the kernel launch.

Proposed fix
-        if temp_arg.numel() != hidden_2d.size(0) or bool((temp_arg <= 0).any().item()):
+        if (
+            temp_arg.numel() != hidden_2d.size(0)
+            or not bool(torch.isfinite(temp_arg).all().item())
+            or bool((temp_arg <= 0).any().item())
+        ):
             raise ValueError("temperature must be positive and scalar or per-token")
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In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/linear_logp.py` around lines 519 - 520,
Update the temperature validation guarding the kernel launch to reject
non-finite values, including NaN and infinity, in addition to non-positive
values and invalid scalar/per-token sizes. Keep the existing ValueError message
and valid positive finite temperature behavior unchanged.

745-745: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Apply the final log-probability clamp after the TP merge.

_merge_tp_local_logp returns target_logit - global_lse without a clamp. FP32 rounding can produce a small positive TP log-probability, which violates the frozen contract.

Proposed fix
-    logp, lse = _merge_tp_local_logp(local_lse, local_zt, tp_group=tp_group)
+    logp, lse = _merge_tp_local_logp(local_lse, local_zt, tp_group=tp_group)
+    logp = torch.minimum(logp, torch.zeros_like(logp))
     return logp, lse, hidden_2d, weight_c, target_1d, temp
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In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/linear_logp.py` at line 745, Apply the
final log-probability clamp to logp immediately after _merge_tp_local_logp
returns, ensuring TP-merged values cannot be positive while leaving lse
unchanged.

490-521: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add "musa" to _det_prepare's accepted device types. TritonLinearLogpOp already accepts MUSA, but both deterministic entry points call _det_prepare, whose guard rejects MUSA before Triton kernel launch. Adding "musa" to this shared guard enables both local and tensor-parallel deterministic paths.

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In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/linear_logp.py` around lines 490 - 521,
Update the device guard in _det_prepare to accept "musa" alongside the existing
GPU device types, preserving the current rejection behavior for unsupported
devices so both deterministic entry points can proceed to Triton launch on MUSA.
rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/batch_invariant_logp.py (1)

271-275: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Permit MUSA in the shared input validator.

forward_with_lse always calls this validator. The validator rejects every MUSA tensor even though apply and the class contract support MUSA.

Proposed fix
-        if logits.device.type not in ("cuda", "xpu", "hip"):
+        if logits.device.type not in ("cuda", "xpu", "hip", "musa"):
             raise RuntimeError(
                 "TritonBatchInvariantLogpOp requires a GPU tensor "
-                f"(CUDA / ROCm / XPU), got device '{logits.device}'."
+                f"(CUDA / ROCm / XPU / MUSA), got device '{logits.device}'."
             )
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In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/batch_invariant_logp.py` around lines 271 -
275, Update the shared device check in forward_with_lse’s input validator to
accept MUSA alongside CUDA, ROCm, and XPU. Preserve the RuntimeError for
unsupported device types while allowing tensors supported by apply and the class
contract.
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In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/batch_invariant_logp.py`:
- Around line 271-275: Update the shared device check in forward_with_lse’s
input validator to accept MUSA alongside CUDA, ROCm, and XPU. Preserve the
RuntimeError for unsupported device types while allowing tensors supported by
apply and the class contract.

In `@rl_engine/kernels/ops/triton/loss/linear_logp.py`:
- Around line 519-520: Update the temperature validation guarding the kernel
launch to reject non-finite values, including NaN and infinity, in addition to
non-positive values and invalid scalar/per-token sizes. Keep the existing
ValueError message and valid positive finite temperature behavior unchanged.
- Line 745: Apply the final log-probability clamp to logp immediately after
_merge_tp_local_logp returns, ensuring TP-merged values cannot be positive while
leaving lse unchanged.
- Around line 490-521: Update the device guard in _det_prepare to accept "musa"
alongside the existing GPU device types, preserving the current rejection
behavior for unsupported devices so both deterministic entry points can proceed
to Triton launch on MUSA.

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LGTM, Thank you.

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Arlo-mt merged commit 1d742b1 into RL-Align:main Sep 14, 2026
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