fix(moe): Fix per-token quantization `fast-math` INF scale when activation contains all-zero row by xuantengh · Pull Request #5031 · flashinfer-ai/flashinfer

xuantengh · 2026-09-08T14:02:46Z

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This PR aims to fix a potential bug in per-token NVFP4 quantization kernel in the fast-math path. If the input tensor has a all-zero row, current non fast-math path generates 0 scale:

flashinfer/csrc/nv_internal/tensorrt_llm/kernels/quantization.cuh

Lines 793 to 802 in 8bc3b57

    
           if (rowAmax != 0.0f) { 
        
             float const rowEncodeScale = fminf(__fdiv_rn(globalScale, rowAmax), FLT_MAX); 
        
             if (rowEncodeScale != 0.0f) { 
        
               perTokenScaleOutput[rowIdx] = rowEncodeScale; 
        
             } else { 
        
               perTokenScaleOutput[rowIdx] = 1.0f; 
        
             } 
        
           } else { 
        
             perTokenScaleOutput[rowIdx] = 0.0f; 
        
           }

But the fast-math path will produce INF scale, which ultimately leads to NaN activation. As ReLU2 activation usually produce all-zero rows, this bug causes the accuracy regression in Nemotron-3 series models.

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Bug Fixes
- Improved FP4 quantization stability for zero-scale inputs, preventing invalid results such as NaN or infinity.
- Ensured zero-valued inputs produce valid zero outputs in routed mixture-of-experts processing.
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- Added coverage for zero-valued input rows and verified numerical stability and expected zero results.

Signed-off-by: Xuanteng Huang <xuantengh@nvidia.com>

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The NVFP4 quantization kernels now guard reciprocal calculations against zero denominators. The routed fused MoE test adds zero-input rows and verifies finite, all-zero results.

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NVFP4 zero-scale handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Guard NVFP4 reciprocal calculations `csrc/nv_internal/tensorrt_llm/kernels/quantization.cuh`	Both NVFP4 kernels set inverse scale values to `0.0f` when their scale denominators are zero.
Validate zero-input MoE rows `tests/moe/test_trtllm_gen_per_token_moe.py`	The test adds `zero_rows` coverage, creates an all-zero input row, and verifies finite all-zero kernel output.

Priority: ➖ Normal — Schedule the NVFP4 quantization fix because all-zero activation rows can produce NaNs and accuracy regressions in Nemotron-3 models.

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The change prevents NaN outputs for zero activation rows, but the FP32 kernel variant lacks a matching zero-row regression test. This is a bounded coverage gap that should be addressed before relying on the fix across input types.

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In `@tests/moe/test_trtllm_gen_per_token_moe.py`:
- Line 76: Add a separate float-input test variant alongside the zero_rows
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coderabbitai · 2026-09-08T14:14:15Z

        pytest.param(ActivationType.Relu2, id="Relu2"),
    ],
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+@pytest.mark.parametrize("zero_rows", [False, True])


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Add coverage for the FP32 quantization kernel.

The new zero_rows case creates only torch.bfloat16 tensors. It covers nvfp4QuantAndPerTokenScaleKernel<T>, but not nvfp4QuantAndPerTokenScaleFP32Kernel, which has a separate zero-denominator fix at csrc/nv_internal/tensorrt_llm/kernels/quantization.cuh Lines 953-954. Add a float-input variant that sets the first row to zero and checks finite, zero output.

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xuantengh · 2026-09-08T14:16:43Z

/bot run tests/moe

flashinfer-bot · 2026-09-08T14:17:46Z

GitLab MR !1439 has been created, and the CI pipeline #66784383 is currently running. I'll report back once the pipeline job completes.

flashinfer-bot · 2026-09-08T18:21:37Z

[FAILED] Pipeline #66784383 — 9/17 executed test jobs passed

Compared with nightly #66742745.

Unit Tests

GPU	CUDA 12.9	CUDA 13.0	Other	Notes
B200	❌ New	❌ New	—	New: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics` (4 failures; CUDA 12.9, CUDA 13.0) Old: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics` (122 failures; CUDA 12.9, CUDA 13.0)
GB200	❌ New	❌ New	—	New: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics` (4 failures; CUDA 12.9, CUDA 13.0) Old: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics` (122 failures; CUDA 12.9, CUDA 13.0)
GB300	❌ New	❌ New	—	New: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics` (9 failures; CUDA 12.9, CUDA 13.0) Old: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics` (146 failures; CUDA 12.9, CUDA 13.0)
H100	✅ Pass	✅ Pass	—	—
RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell	✅ Pass	✅ Pass	—	—
VR200 CU134	—	—	❌ New	New: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics` (2 failures) Old: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_routing` (668 failures) Old: `tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics` (79 failures) … and 3 more

✅ Pass · 🟡 Old failure · ❌ New failure · ⏱ Test timeout · ⚠️ Infrastructure · ❔ Unknown or unclassified · — Not run

Multi-GPU and Multi-Node Tests — 5/6 passed

GPU	CUDA 12.9	CUDA 13.0	Other	Notes
B300 (multi-GPU)	⚠️ Infra	✅ Pass	—	Timeout: `job timed out before producing test results` (1 job; CUDA 12.9)
GB200 (multi-node)	✅ Pass	✅ Pass	—	—
GB300 (multi-node)	✅ Pass	✅ Pass	—	—

Failure details

New relative to nightly (attribution uncertain)

tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics — 19 failures on B200 / CUDA 12.9, B200 / CUDA 13.0, GB200 / CUDA 12.9, GB200 / CUDA 13.0, GB300 / CUDA 12.9, GB300 / CUDA 13.0, VR200 CU134
- AssertionError: Per-token NVFP4 tactic [192, 1] failed accuracy for Swiglu

Pre-existing failures

tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_routing — 668 failures on VR200 CU134
- flashinfer.utils.BackendSupportedError: trtllm_gen_routing does not support compute capability 107
tests.moe.test_trtllm_gen_moe_autotune_tactics — 469 failures on B200 / CUDA 12.9, B200 / CUDA 13.0, GB200 / CUDA 12.9, GB200 / CUDA 13.0, GB300 / CUDA 12.9, GB300 / CUDA 13.0, VR200 CU134
- AssertionError: the forced regression tactic was not dispatched through the autotuner cache assert ('flashinfer::trtllm_fp4_block_scale_moe', 'MoERunner') in set() + where set()…
tests.moe.test_unified_moe — 3 failures on VR200 CU134
- NotImplementedError: Custom swiglu_alpha/swiglu_beta/swiglu_limit are not supported by the Rubin (SM107) gather grouped GEMM kernel yet.
tests.moe.test_unified_moe_mxfp4 — 2 failures on VR200 CU134
- RuntimeError: MoELayer: none of the configured backends ['TrtllmFp4Config'] are usable on arch sm107 for this configuration. Registered unified runners: [CakeWarpDecodeConfig, C…
tests.moe.test_unified_moe_fuzz — 1 failure on VR200 CU134
- Failed: trtllm_mxint4_routed mxint4_swiglu_Llama4_hot1_e256_L128o128_k1_t4095_h1024_i256_s6: 1/4193280 elems exceed tol (rtol=0.3 atol=223; max|diff|=271.8, ‖ref‖∞=3424) CONFIG…

Timeouts, infrastructure, or incomplete jobs

Timeout: job timed out before producing test results — B300 / CUDA 12.9 / multi-GPU
- Jobs: multi_gpu_test_b300: [cu129]

fix nvfp4 quant fast math kernel row zero case

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Signed-off-by: Xuanteng Huang <xuantengh@nvidia.com>

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xuantengh changed the title ~~fix nvfp4 quant fast math kernel row zero case~~ [fp4] Fix per-token quantization fast-math INF scale when activation contains all-zero row Sep 8, 2026

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xuantengh changed the title ~~[fp4] Fix per-token quantization fast-math INF scale when activation contains all-zero row~~ fix(moe): Fix per-token quantization fast-math INF scale when activation contains all-zero row Sep 8, 2026

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	if (rowAmax != 0.0f) {
	float const rowEncodeScale = fminf(__fdiv_rn(globalScale, rowAmax), FLT_MAX);
	if (rowEncodeScale != 0.0f) {
	perTokenScaleOutput[rowIdx] = rowEncodeScale;
	} else {
	perTokenScaleOutput[rowIdx] = 1.0f;
	}
	} else {
	perTokenScaleOutput[rowIdx] = 0.0f;
	}

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