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The tests/test-flash-attn-state.cpp file was significantly updated to include PyTorch result comparison and enhanced validation.

Key changes include:

  • PyTorch Integration:
    • Added conditional compilation (%23ifdef LLAMA_TORCH_AVAILABLE) for PyTorch-dependent code.
    • Implemented ggml_to_torch function for converting ggml_tensor to torch::Tensor, handling type conversion (F16 to F32) and dimension reshaping.
    • Utilized torch::scaled_dot_product_attention for PyTorch's flash attention computation.
    • Corrected PyTorch attention mask format to use float masks (0.0f for attend, -INFINITY for mask) to align with ggml's mask.
    • Implemented GQA support by repeating KV heads in PyTorch tensors to match query heads.
    • Fixed the random number generator seed to 42 for reproducible test results.
  • Enhanced Comparison:
    • Introduced a three-way comparison between Standard, Segmented, and PyTorch results.
    • Added a detailed element-wise comparison table for the first 128 elements, showing values and absolute differences.
    • Calculated and reported maximum and average absolute differences for all three comparisons.
  • Test Outcome:
    • The Standard and Segmented flash attention results showed a 0.000000e 00 maximum difference, confirming the with_state operator's correctness and numerical stability.
    • A significant difference was observed between ggml's results and PyTorch's scaled_dot_product_attention (max diff: 7.57e-01), likely due to differing numerical algorithms or precision handling in PyTorch.
    • State tensor analysis confirmed correct accumulation of M and S values across segments.

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