[Autocast] Fix edge case casting input directly to output

Update modelopt/onnx/autocast/precisionconverter.py

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Signed-off-by: aboubezari <[email protected]>

cleanup

Signed-off-by: Ali Boubezari <[email protected]>

Inject identity nodes in sanitizer; revert existing logic; update test

Signed-off-by: Ali Boubezari <[email protected]>

Inject identity nodes in sanitizer; revert existing logic; update test

Signed-off-by: Ali Boubezari <[email protected]>

move pass

Signed-off-by: Ali Boubezari <[email protected]>

call sanitizer in precision converter

Signed-off-by: Ali Boubezari <[email protected]>

Author: aboubezari

modelopt/onnx/autocast/graphsanitizer.py

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def sanitize(self) -> None:
         self.ensure_graph_name_exists()
         onnx_utils.name_onnx_nodes(self.model.graph)
         self.replace_custom_domain_nodes()
+        self.sanitize_io_casts()
         self.cleanup_model()
         self.set_ir_version(self.max_ir_version)
         self.convert_fp64_to_fp32()
@@ -343,6 +344,43 @@ def _match_layernorm_pattern(self, mean_node: onnx.NodeProto) -> dict | None:
             logger.debug(f"Failed to match LayerNorm pattern at {mean_node.name}: {e!s}")
             return None
 
+    def sanitize_io_casts(self) -> None:
+        """Handle the special case where an input is casted directly to an output.
+
+        Inject an identity node after the cast node.
+        """
+        model_input_names = {input.name for input in self.model.graph.input}
+        model_output_names = {output.name for output in self.model.graph.output}
+        nodes_to_add = []
+        for node in self.model.graph.node:
+            if (
+                node.op_type == "Cast"
+                and node.input
+                and node.output
+                and node.input[0] in model_input_names
+                and node.output[0] in model_output_names
+            ):
+                # Unique per graph output to avoid collisions when multiple outputs are cast from the same input
+                cast_output_name = node.output[0]
+                cast_new_output_name = f"{cast_output_name}__io_cast_src"
+                nodes_to_add.append(
+                    helper.make_node(
+                        "Identity",
+                        inputs=[cast_new_output_name],
+                        outputs=[cast_output_name],
+                        name=f"{node.name}__io_cast_identity",
+                    )
+                )
+                # Rewire Cast to produce the new intermediate
+                node.output[0] = cast_new_output_name
+
+        for node in nodes_to_add:
+            self.model.graph.node.append(node)
+
+        # Make sure the graph is topologically sorted
+        gs_graph = gs.import_onnx(self.model).cleanup().toposort()
+        self.model = gs.export_onnx(gs_graph)
+
     def _create_layernorm_node(self, pattern: dict) -> onnx.NodeProto:
         """Create a LayerNormalization node with optional bias."""
         ln_name = f"LayerNorm_{pattern['mean_node'].name}"

modelopt/onnx/autocast/precisionconverter.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 import modelopt.onnx.autocast.utils as utils
 import modelopt.onnx.utils as onnx_utils
+from modelopt.onnx.autocast.graphsanitizer import GraphSanitizer
 from modelopt.onnx.autocast.logging_config import configure_logging, logger
 
 configure_logging()
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ def __init__(
         low_precision_type: str = "fp16",
         init_conversion_max_bytes: int | None = None,
         custom_ops: set[str] | None = None,
+        min_opset: int = 13,
+        max_ir_version: int | None = None,
+        trt_plugins: list[str] | None = [],
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize PrecisionConverter.
 
@@ -109,6 +113,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.original_network_io.update(
             {io.name: io.type.tensor_type.elem_type for io in self.model.graph.output}
         )
+        self.min_opset = min_opset
+        self.max_ir_version = max_ir_version
+        self.trt_plugins = trt_plugins
 
     def convert(
         self,
@@ -132,6 +139,8 @@ def convert(
                 "AutoCast can only operate on valid ONNX models, but the input model is invalid. See log for details."
             )
 
+        self._sanitize_model()
+
         # Filter out nodes that are not allowed to be in low precision
         # This is done here and not in NodeClassifier because it is required for the model to be valid
         high_precision_nodes, low_precision_nodes = self._filter_unsupported_op_types(
@@ -1050,3 +1059,13 @@ def _is_foldable_constant_cast_pattern(self, node: onnx.NodeProto) -> bool:
             get_consumer_nodes = utils.get_consumer_nodes(self.model, const_producer.output[0])
             return len(get_consumer_nodes) == 1 and get_consumer_nodes[0] == node
         return False
+
+    def _sanitize_model(self):
+        graph_sanitizer = GraphSanitizer(
+            self.model,
+            self.min_opset,
+            trt_plugins=self.trt_plugins,
+            max_ir_version=self.max_ir_version,
+        )
+        graph_sanitizer.sanitize()
+        self.model = graph_sanitizer.model

tests/unit/onnx/autocast/test_precisionconverter.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 configure_logging("DEBUG")
 
+LATEST_IR_VERSION_SUPPORTED_BY_ORT = 10
 
 def low_precision_onnx_type(low_precision_type_str):
     return TensorProto.FLOAT16 if low_precision_type_str == "fp16" else TensorProto.BFLOAT16
@@ -1101,3 +1102,72 @@ def test_multiple_output_node_casted_to_output(
         high_precision_nodes=[], low_precision_nodes=["concat_1", "concat_2"]
     )
     onnx.checker.check_model(converted_model)
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def model_with_casted_input_to_output():
+    """Create a model with an output produced by a Cast node."""
+    # Create input and outputs
+    x = helper.make_tensor_value_info("X", TensorProto.FLOAT, [2, 3])
+    y1 = helper.make_tensor_value_info("Y1", TensorProto.FLOAT, [2, 3])  # Intermediate output
+    y2 = helper.make_tensor_value_info("Y2", TensorProto.FLOAT, [2, 3])  # Final output
+
+    # Create constant value
+    const = np.array([[1.0, 2.0, 3.0], [4.0, 5.0, 6.0]], dtype=np.float32)
+
+    # Create constant node
+    const_node = helper.make_node(
+        "Constant",
+        [],
+        ["const"],
+        name="const",
+        value=numpy_helper.from_array(const, name="const_value"),
+    )
+
+    # Create computation nodes
+    add1 = helper.make_node("Add", ["X", "const"], ["add1_out"], name="add1")
+    add2 = helper.make_node("Add", ["add1_out", "const"], ["Y2"], name="add2")
+
+    # Create cast node that feeds directly from input to output
+    cast_input = helper.make_node("Cast", ["X"], ["Y1"], name="cast_input", to=TensorProto.FLOAT)
+
+    graph = helper.make_graph(
+        [const_node, add1, add2, cast_input],
+        "model_with_casted_output",
+        [x],
+        [y1, y2],
+        [],
+    )
+
+    model = helper.make_model(graph, producer_name="model_with_casted_output")
+    model.opset_import[0].version = 20
+    model.ir_version = 10
+    onnx.checker.check_model(model)
+
+    model = onnx_utils.infer_shapes(model)
+    value_info_map, initializer_map, node_to_init_map = utils.setup_mappings(model)
+
+    return model, value_info_map, initializer_map, node_to_init_map
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("low_precision_type", ["fp16", "bf16"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("keep_io_types", [True, False])
+def test_casted_input_to_output_model(
+    model_with_casted_input_to_output, low_precision_type, keep_io_types
+):
+    model, value_info_map, initializer_map, node_to_init_map = model_with_casted_input_to_output
+
+    converter = PrecisionConverter(
+        model,
+        value_info_map,
+        initializer_map,
+        node_to_init_map,
+        keep_io_types=keep_io_types,
+        low_precision_type=low_precision_type,
+        min_opset=22 if low_precision_type == "bf16" else 13,
+        max_ir_version=LATEST_IR_VERSION_SUPPORTED_BY_ORT,
+        trt_plugins=[],
+    )
+    converted_model = converter.convert(
+        high_precision_nodes=["cast_input"], low_precision_nodes=["add1", "add2"]
+    )
+    onnx.checker.check_model(converted_model)