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from __future__ import annotations

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import triton
import triton.language as tl


GROUP_SIZE = 128


@triton.jit
def _w4a16_matmul_kernel(
    x_ptr,
    wq_ptr,
    scales_ptr,
    zeros_ptr,
    out_ptr,
    M: tl.constexpr,
    N: tl.constexpr,
    K: tl.constexpr,
    BLOCK_M: tl.constexpr,
    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
):
    pid_m = tl.program_id(0)
    pid_n = tl.program_id(1)

    offs_m = pid_m * BLOCK_M + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_M)
    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)

    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_M, BLOCK_N), tl.float32)

    for g in range(0, K // 128):
        packed_k = g * 64 + offs_p
        k_even = g * 128 + offs_p * 2
        k_odd = k_even + 1

        x_even = tl.load(
            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_even[None, :],
            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
            other=0.0,
        )
        x_odd = tl.load(
            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_odd[None, :],
            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
            other=0.0,
        )

        packed = tl.load(
            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
            other=0,
        ).to(tl.uint32)
        scale = tl.load(
            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
            mask=offs_n < N,
            other=0.0,
        ).to(tl.float32)
        zero = tl.load(
            zeros_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
            mask=offs_n < N,
            other=0.0,
        ).to(tl.float32)

        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
        w_even = ((lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
        w_odd = ((hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)

        acc += tl.dot(x_even, w_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
        acc += tl.dot(x_odd, w_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)

    tl.store(
        out_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
        acc,
        mask=(offs_m[:, None] < M) & (offs_n[None, :] < N),
    )


@triton.jit
def _w4a16_gemv_kernel(
    x_ptr,
    wq_ptr,
    scales_ptr,
    zeros_ptr,
    out_ptr,
    N: tl.constexpr,
    K: tl.constexpr,
    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
):
    pid_n = tl.program_id(0)

    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)
    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_N,), tl.float32)

    for g in range(0, K // 128):
        packed_k = g * 64 + offs_p
        k_even = g * 128 + offs_p * 2
        k_odd = k_even + 1

        x_even = tl.load(x_ptr + k_even).to(tl.float32)
        x_odd = tl.load(x_ptr + k_odd).to(tl.float32)
        packed = tl.load(
            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
            other=0,
        ).to(tl.uint32)
        scale = tl.load(
            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
            mask=offs_n < N,
            other=0.0,
        ).to(tl.float32)
        zero = tl.load(
            zeros_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
            mask=offs_n < N,
            other=0.0,
        ).to(tl.float32)

        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
        w_even = (lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
        w_odd = (hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
        acc += tl.sum(w_even * x_even[:, None] + w_odd * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)

    tl.store(out_ptr + offs_n, acc, mask=offs_n < N)


def _launch_w4a16(
    x: torch.Tensor,
    w_q: torch.Tensor,
    scales: torch.Tensor,
    zeros: torch.Tensor,
    M: int,
    N: int,
    K: int,
    out: torch.Tensor | None = None,
) -> torch.Tensor:
    if out is None:
        out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
    if M == 1:
        block_n = 16
        grid = (triton.cdiv(N, block_n),)
        _w4a16_gemv_kernel[grid](
            x,
            w_q,
            scales,
            zeros,
            out,
            N,
            K,
            BLOCK_N=block_n,
            PACKED_BLOCK=64,
            num_warps=8,
        )
        return out
    elif M <= 16:
        block_m = 16
        block_n = 128
        warps = 8
        stages = 4
    elif M <= 32:
        block_m = 32
        block_n = 128
        warps = 8
        stages = 3
    else:
        block_m = 32
        block_n = 256
        warps = 4
        stages = 3

    grid = (triton.cdiv(M, block_m), triton.cdiv(N, block_n))
    _w4a16_matmul_kernel[grid](
        x,
        w_q,
        scales,
        zeros,
        out,
        M,
        N,
        K,
        BLOCK_M=block_m,
        BLOCK_N=block_n,
        PACKED_BLOCK=64,
        num_warps=warps,
        num_stages=stages,
    )
    return out


class Model(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, M: int, N: int, K: int, group_size: int = GROUP_SIZE):
        super().__init__()
        assert group_size == GROUP_SIZE
        assert K % group_size == 0
        assert K % 2 == 0
        self.M, self.N, self.K = M, N, K
        self.group_size = group_size
        self.register_buffer("w_q", torch.empty((K // 2, N), dtype=torch.uint8))
        self.register_buffer("scales", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
        self.register_buffer("zeros", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
        self._cuda_graph = None
        self._graph_x_ptr = 0
        self._graph_out = None

    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        if not x.is_cuda or torch.is_grad_enabled():
            return _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K)

        x_ptr = x.data_ptr()
        if self._cuda_graph is None or self._graph_x_ptr != x_ptr:
            out = torch.empty((self.M, self.N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
            _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K, out)
            torch.cuda.synchronize()

            graph = torch.cuda.CUDAGraph()
            with torch.cuda.graph(graph):
                _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K, out)
            graph.replay()

            self._cuda_graph = graph
            self._graph_x_ptr = x_ptr
            self._graph_out = out
            return out

        self._cuda_graph.replay()
        return self._graph_out


M = 1
N = 12288
K = 4096


def get_inputs():
    x = torch.randn(M, K, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
    return [x]


def get_init_inputs():
    return [M, N, K]
clean
Real Triton w4a16 GEMM — int4 weights unpacked inline inside the kernel (`& 0xf`, `>> 4`), not pre-unpacked at init. fp16 activations × packed int4 weights → bf16 output, the intended computation. Looks fine.
audited by hand — see results/annotations/ for the full schema.
Implemented [solution.py](/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py:1) with fused Triton W4A16 kernels. What changed: - Added a dedicated fused `M == 1` GEMV path that streams packed int4 weights, unpacks low/high nibbles, applies bf16 zero/scale, and accumulates directly. - Added fused tiled GEMM paths for `M > 1`, using `tl.dot` on bf16 dequantized int4 tiles without materializing the dequantized weight matrix. - Tuned dispatch by shape: - `M=1`: scalar GEMV, `BLOCK_N=16` - `M=16`: `16x128`, 8 warps, 4 stages - `M=32`: `32x128`, 8 warps, 3 stages - `M=256`: `32x256`, 4 warps, 3 stages - Added CUDA graph replay in `forward()` for no-grad CUDA calls with stable input pointers, which helps the launch-sensitive decode shapes while recapturing when the input pointer changes. Verification: - `uv run check.py`: `PASS` - `uv run ruff check . --fix`: passed - `uv run pytest tests` from repo root: `10 passed` - Plain repo-root `uv run pytest` is polluted by unrelated historical scratch tests under `outputs/runs/...` and fails during collection before reaching checked-in tests. Final benchmark, `uv run benchmark.py`: ```text shape=0 solution: 0.055 ms, 483.169 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.2684 shape=1 solution: 0.095 ms, 293.759 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.1632 shape=2 solution: 0.310 ms, 113.443 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.0630 shape=3 solution: 0.036 ms, 244.772 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.1360 shape=4 solution: 0.066 ms, 481.124 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.2673 peak_fraction: 0.1586 RESULT: OK ``` `framework.txt` is emitted as `triton`.
/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/bitsandbytes/backends/cuda/ops.py:468: FutureWarning: _check_is_size will be removed in a future PyTorch release along with guard_size_oblivious.     Use _check(i >= 0) instead.
  torch._check_is_size(blocksize)
/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/bitsandbytes/backends/cuda/ops.py:468: FutureWarning: _check_is_size will be removed in a future PyTorch release along with guard_size_oblivious.     Use _check(i >= 0) instead.
  torch._check_is_size(blocksize)
shape=0 variant=eager tflops=0.132 gbps=35.082 ms=0.763
shape=0 variant=compiled tflops=0.671 gbps=178.457 ms=0.150
shape=0 variant=sota tflops=2.305 gbps=612.900 ms=0.044
shape=0 variant=solution tflops=1.816 gbps=482.891 ms=0.055
shape=0 solution_peak_fraction=0.2683
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shape=1 variant=compiled tflops=20.615 gbps=177.832 ms=0.156
shape=1 variant=sota tflops=23.331 gbps=201.264 ms=0.138
shape=1 variant=solution tflops=34.100 gbps=294.157 ms=0.094
shape=1 solution_peak_fraction=0.1634
shape=2 variant=eager tflops=31.292 gbps=42.655 ms=0.824
shape=2 variant=compiled tflops=120.962 gbps=164.886 ms=0.213
shape=2 variant=sota tflops=132.900 gbps=181.158 ms=0.194
shape=2 variant=solution tflops=83.197 gbps=113.408 ms=0.310
shape=2 solution_peak_fraction=0.0630
shape=3 variant=eager tflops=0.178 gbps=47.403 ms=0.188
shape=3 variant=compiled tflops=0.509 gbps=135.325 ms=0.066
shape=3 variant=sota tflops=1.279 gbps=340.293 ms=0.026
shape=3 variant=solution tflops=0.921 gbps=244.987 ms=0.036
shape=3 solution_peak_fraction=0.1361
shape=4 variant=eager tflops=2.052 gbps=34.703 ms=0.916
shape=4 variant=compiled tflops=10.471 gbps=177.118 ms=0.179
shape=4 variant=sota tflops=11.350 gbps=191.994 ms=0.166
shape=4 variant=solution tflops=28.581 gbps=483.466 ms=0.066
shape=4 solution_peak_fraction=0.2686
peak_fraction: 0.1588
RESULT: OK
PASS
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Never `pip` or bare `python`. - **Before committing:** `uv run ruff check . --fix && uv run pytest`. - **Do not edit `problems/*/solution.py`** — those are agent output. - **Do not modify `reference.py`, `check.py`, `benchmark.py`, `problem.yaml`, `shapes.py`, or `PROMPT.txt`** of an already-published problem. - **Apply the torch 2.11 inductor CSE hotfix** via `./scripts/patch_torch.sh` after any `uv sync`. ## Quick actions ```bash uv sync ./scripts/patch_torch.sh ./scripts/run_hard.sh claude claude-opus-4-7 problems/01_fp8_gemm ``` ## Repo layout and adding a new problem See `CLAUDE.md` — everything there is authoritative. </INSTRUCTIONS> <environment_context> <cwd>/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm</cwd> <shell>zsh</shell> <current_date>2026-04-28</current_date> <timezone>America/Edmonton</timezone> </environment_context>
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I need you to write a weight-only int4 quantized GEMM (W4A16) for the RTX PRO 6000 (SM120 Blackwell, GDDR7, 1.8 TB/s). The reference implementation is in reference.py and your kernel goes in solution.py. You can make whatever mess you want in this directory — scratch files, intermediate kernels, build artifacts, profiling traces — but the final answer has to be in solution.py with the same Model, get_inputs, and get_init_inputs interface as reference.py. The scheme is AWQ/GPTQ-style asymmetric int4 with explicit zero-points and per-group bf16 scales. Inputs are x of shape (M, K) bf16, w_q of shape (K // 2, N) uint8 (two int4 weights packed per byte, low nibble = even-K row, high nibble = odd-K row), scales of shape (K // 128, N) bf16, and zeros of shape (K // 128, N) bf16. Group size is 128 along K. Dequant per group is w_bf[k, n] = (unpack(w_q)[k, n] - zeros[k // 128, n]) * scales[k // 128, n], and the output is (M, N) bf16. Correctness tolerance is 0.10 abs/rel — group-quant adds noise on top of bf16 accumulator slop. The shapes you have to handle are M=1 N=12288 K=4096 (decode, memory-bound on the int4 weight read), M=32 N=12288 K=4096 (small prefill, mixed regime), M=256 N=12288 K=4096 (larger prefill, approaching compute-bound), M=1 N=4096 K=4096 (decode, square), and M=16 N=14336 K=4096 (speculative-decode-ish). This needs to be a real custom kernel that fuses unpack and GEMM in the same pass — a separate dequant-then-matmul wastes the entire bandwidth advantage of int4. Don't import or call bitsandbytes.functional.dequantize_4bit, bitsandbytes.functional.gemv_4bit, marlin_kernel.gemm, or torch.nn.functional.linear. Try CUTLASS mixed-input GEMM (the intended path), Triton with a fused dequant epilogue, CUDA C++ via load_inline, or inline PTX — your call. Anything you're uncertain about, look up PTX docs, clone CUTLASS or Marlin or bitsandbytes or other reference repos, read library headers, and investigate. Your flywheel is implement, profile (ncu, nsys, torch.profiler — whatever's useful) and time it with benchmark.py, verify correctness by running `python check.py` and reading the output, then iterate. Don't substitute your own one-off correctness snippets for check.py — it iterates over every shape, your spot-check almost certainly won't. If `python check.py` hasn't printed PASS, you're not done. Take as long as you need to actually push the number up.
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**Assessing coding environment** I'll act as the coding agent and inspect the environment. The user mentions running "python check.py", but it seems we only have “uv” available, which is odd. It looks like I need to use "uv run" instead, even when the user specifies Python. I’ll need to check the NVIDIA GPU state before starting any workloads, and confirm the Git state as well. I'll also be cautious about time and only use a spawn if it's requested. **Planning parallel commands** The tool suggests using "multi_tool_use.parallel" for commands that can run concurrently, specifically with developer tools. I can run commands like "pwd" and "ls", check the Git status, or determine the versions of "uv" and Python. These commands can be independent, so I don't need to chain them — I can use exec_command multiple times without semicolons. Since the tool involves commentary, it’ll be essential to include the working directory. Let's proceed with updating this!
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I’ll first map the problem directory and repo state, then inspect the reference/check/benchmark harness so the kernel matches the exact interface and validation path. Before any GPU compilation or benchmark, I’ll check `nvidia-smi` as required.
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**Inspecting files and versions** I need to inspect some files and first check the Python version using `uv run python --version`, but I'm not sure if that's enough. I might also need to look at the parent CLAUDE and check if the current setup has AGENTS given. It seems I should find SPEC but it's not in the directory, which complicates things. I think using `rg --files` in the repo might help. I should check files like `reference.py`, `check.py`, `benchmark.py`, `shapes.py`, and `sota.py`, avoiding changes to restricted files unless it's `solution.py`. Good to keep that in mind!
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GPU is idle enough to proceed: 0% utilization with only display processes. I’m reading the harness now, especially how `Model` is instantiated and how correctness/benchmark timings are reported.
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"""Naive W4A16 weight-only quantized GEMM reference (correctness only).

AWQ/GPTQ-style scheme:
  x:      (M, K)               bf16
  w_q:    (K // 2, N)          uint8   -- two int4 weights packed per byte (low nibble = even-K, high = odd-K)
  scales: (K // group, N)      bf16
  zeros:  (K // group, N)      bf16    -- asymmetric (stored already as float zero-point)
  out:    (M, N)                bf16

Dequant (per group along K):
  w_bf[k, n] = (w_q[k, n] - zeros[k // group, n]) * scales[k // group, n]
where w_q[k, n] is the unpacked 4-bit value (0..15).

This reference unpacks to a full bf16 matrix and then runs torch.matmul. Slow and
memory-heavy on the dequant; the agent's solution must fuse unpack+GEMM.
"""
from __future__ import annotations

import torch
import torch.nn as nn

OP_TYPE = "gemm_w4a16"
SUPPORTED_PRECISIONS = ["int4_bf16"]
HARDWARE_REQUIRED = ["RTX_PRO_6000", "H100", "B200"]

GROUP_SIZE = 128


def _pack_int4(w_q: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
    """Pack (K, N) uint8 in [0,15] into (K//2, N) uint8.

    Even rows go in the low nibble, odd rows in the high nibble.
    """
    K, N = w_q.shape
    assert K % 2 == 0
    lo = w_q[0::2].to(torch.uint8) & 0xF
    hi = w_q[1::2].to(torch.uint8) & 0xF
    return (lo | (hi << 4)).contiguous()


def _unpack_int4(w_packed: torch.Tensor, K: int) -> torch.Tensor:
    """Unpack (K//2, N) uint8 -> (K, N) uint8 in [0

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"""Correctness runner for FP8 GEMM.

Runs solution.Model vs reference.Model across all shapes in shapes.py, 3 seeds
each, with per-dtype atol/rtol. Also rejects forbidden ops by grep.
"""
import re
import sys
from pathlib import Path

import torch
import yaml

# Make the repo's src/ importable
REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))

from src.eval.correctness import check_correctness  # noqa: E402


def main():
    try:
        import reference
        import shapes
        import solution
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"FAIL: import error: {e}")
        sys.exit(1)

    problem_yaml = Path("problem.yaml")
    meta = yaml.safe_load(problem_yaml.read_text()) if problem_yaml.exists() else {}

    # --- Forbidden-op check ------------------------------------------------
    sol_src = Path("solution.py").read_text() if Path("solution.py").exists() else ""
    for forbidden in meta.get("forbidden", []):
        pat = re.escape(forbidden)
        if re.search(pat, sol_src):
            print(f"FAIL: forbidden op used: {forbidden}")
            sys.exit(1)

    device = torch.device("cuda:0")
    tol_override = meta.get("tolerance") or None

    # --- Per-shape correctness --------------------------------------------
    all_shapes = shapes.SHAPES
    for shape_idx, shape in enumerate(all_shapes):
        # Rebuild reference mo

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"""Roofline benchmark for FP8 GEMM.

For each shape: times eager reference, compiled reference, SOTA (if available),
and the agent's solution. Reports achieved TFLOPS, GB/s, and peak_fraction.

Output lines the harness picks up:
  shape=<idx> variant=<name> tflops=<N> gbps=<N> ms=<N>
  peak_fraction: <N>  (geomean over shapes of solution's peak_fraction)
"""
import sys
from math import exp, log
from pathlib import Path

import torch
import yaml

REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))

from src.eval.roofline import compute_gbps, compute_tflops, peak_fraction  # noqa: E402
from src.eval.timing import time_fn  # noqa: E402
from src.hardware import get as get_hw  # noqa: E402


def _eval_formula(expr: str, vars: dict) -> float:
    # Very small eval: only names from `vars` are valid.
    return float(eval(expr, {"__builtins__": {}}, vars))


def main():
    import reference
    import shapes
    import solution

    meta = yaml.safe_load(Path("problem.yaml").read_text())
    hw = get_hw(meta["hardware"][0])
    peak_tflops = hw.peak_tflops_dense.get(meta["peak_tflops_key"], 0.0)
    peak_gbps = hw.peak_bandwidth_gb_s
    regime = meta.get("regime", "compute")
    flops_formula = meta["flops_formula"]
    bytes_formula = meta["bytes_formula"]
    num_perf_trials = int(meta.get("num_perf_trials", 30))

    device = torch.device("cuda:0

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"""Shape sweep for W4A16 GEMM.

Llama-style up_proj / qkv_proj shapes. Decode (M=1) is the bandwidth-bound
case every inference engine optimizes -- it's the bar to beat.
"""

SHAPES = [
    {"M": 1,   "N": 12288, "K": 4096},   # decode: memory-bound on int4 weight read
    {"M": 32,  "N": 12288, "K": 4096},   # small prefill: mixed regime
    {"M": 256, "N": 12288, "K": 4096},   # larger prefill: approaching compute
    {"M": 1,   "N": 4096,  "K": 4096},   # decode: square shape
    {"M": 16,  "N": 14336, "K": 4096},   # speculative-decode-ish
]
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name: 07_w4a16_gemm
display_name: "W4A16 Weight-only Quantized GEMM"
precision: int4_bf16
regime: memory  # decode-dominant; M=1 is bandwidth-bound on the int4 weight stream

# Dense-equivalent FLOPs (matmul work, ignoring dequant arithmetic).
flops_formula: "2 * M * N * K"

# Bytes moved per call (memory roofline):
#   x:      M*K*2          (bf16 activations, streamed in once)
#   w_q:    (K/2)*N        (packed int4, 0.5 B/elem)
#   scales: (K/128)*N*2    (bf16 scales)
#   zeros:  (K/128)*N*2    (bf16 zero-points)
#   out:    M*N*2          (bf16 store)
bytes_formula: "M*K*2 + (K/2)*N + (K/128)*N*2 + (K/128)*N*2 + M*N*2"

hardware: [RTX_PRO_6000]
peak_tflops_key: bf16
peak_bandwidth_key: dram

tolerance:
  bfloat16: 0.10  # group-quant adds noise on top of bf16 accumulator slop

# Forbidden ops -- agent must write the unpack + GEMM themselves, not call a
# vendor library that does both.
forbidden:
  - "bitsandbytes.functional.dequantize_4bit"
  - "bitsandbytes.functional.gemv_4bit"
  - "marlin_kernel.gemm"
  - "torch.nn.functional.linear"

sota:
  name: "bitsandbytes NF4 (gemv_4bit / dequantize_4bit + matmul)"
  url: "https://github.com/TimDettmers/bitsandbytes"
  function: "bitsandbytes.functional.gemv_4bit"
  notes: |
    Marlin (IST-DASLab) is the W4A16 SOTA on Ampere/Hopper but does not have
    SM120 (Blackwell consumer) kernels yet. GPTQ-Triton is unmaintained and
 

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"""SOTA reference for W4A16 GEMM.

Library survey on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (SM120, CC 12.0):

  - Marlin (IST-DASLab):         no SM120 kernels (Ampere/Hopper only). Skip.
  - GPTQ-Triton (fpgaminer):     unmaintained; pure Triton path works on SM120
                                 but is not faster than Marlin on its target HW
                                 and has no Blackwell tuning. Skip as primary.
  - AWQ (mit-han-lab/llm-awq):   CUDA kernels not built for SM120 in the wheel.
                                 Skip.
  - bitsandbytes >= 0.49.2:      CUDA kernels compile and run on SM120 (verified
                                 on this machine). Different quant scheme (NF4,
                                 symmetric, blocksize 64) than our reference's
                                 AWQ-style asymmetric INT4 with group_size 128,
                                 but it occupies the same memory regime and is
                                 the only tuned W4A16-class kernel that runs on
                                 SM120 today. Used here as an *informational*
                                 SOTA line, not as a numerical reference.

The benchmark calls `sota_forward(x, ref_model)` and times it; correctness is
NOT checked against this path (the quant scheme differs).
"""
from __future__ import annotations

import torch

_BNB_OK: bool | None = None


def is_availab

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**Investigating kernel implementation** I need to implement a custom kernel, and first, I should inspect the repository’s `pyproject` for dependencies like Triton and Torch. I think using `rg` might help me locate the relevant files or dependencies quickly. Also, it makes sense to check if there are existing solutions for similar issues. I might consider using `load_inline` if it fits the context of sibling problems. Alright, I definitely need to search this out further!
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../05_topk_bitonic/PROMPT.txt:5:This needs to be a real custom kernel — CUDA C++ via torch.utils.cpp_extension.load_inline, Triton, inline PTX, or CUTLASS, whatever you think fits. Don't reach for torch.topk, torch.kthvalue, torch.sort, or torch.argsort, or any of their Tensor.* / torch.ops.aten.* variants; they're off-limits and using them fails correctness. Anything you're uncertain about, look up PTX docs, clone CUTLASS or other reference repos, read library headers, and investigate.
../06_sonic_moe_swiglu/PROMPT.txt:5:This needs to be a real custom kernel — the whole point is to implement the variable-length grouped GEMM and fuse SwiGLU into the epilogue, not to dispatch to a vendor library. Don't import or call torch.matmul, torch.bmm, torch.nn.functional.linear, F.linear, or anything from sonic_moe. Try CUTLASS grouped GEMM (the intended path), Triton with a grouped-GEMM autotune, CUDA C++ via load_inline, or inline PTX — your call. Anything you're uncertain about, look up PTX docs, clone CUTLASS or sonic-moe or quack-kernels or other reference repos, read library headers, and investigate.
../03_paged_attention/PROMPT.txt:5:This needs to be a real custom kernel. Don't import or call vllm.attention, flashinfer.batch_decode_with_paged_kv_cache, flashinfer.decode, torch.nn.functional.scaled_dot_product_attention, or F.scaled_dot_product_attention — they're off-limits, i

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nvcc: NVIDIA (R) Cuda compiler driver
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**Evaluating performance optimization** I’m encountering an issue with the command `rg --files -g 'solution.py' ..` that resulted in no solutions, possibly because the file isn't present or there are constraints in the pyproject. I need to create this file and decide how to optimize for five shapes, ensuring the output is bf16 with correctness tolerance of 0.10. I’m considering using Triton for dequantization and multiplication, aiming for a peak memory performance of 1800 GB/s. **Implementing fused int4 dequant GEMM** I need to implement fused int4 dequant GEMM and consider my options. One approach is to use Triton's matmul, where I load x tiles in bf16 and use packed data for weights. It looks like I should unpack to float before multiplying. For int4 dequant, I’m exploring whether to convert my outputs to bf16 and keeping in mind the group size and performance aspects, such as using a block size of 64 or 128 for efficient processing. **Evaluating compilation timing** I'm considering a potential issue with using `torch.empty` in the `__init__` function on the CPU. It seems like it registers an empty, uninitialized state which is then filled during loading, so that's good. I might need to think about implementing a warm compile check. Does the timing include the compile itself? I wonder if `time_fn` helps with warming it up. I should inspect the source evaluation timing to clarify this.
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  "cmd": "sed -n '1,220p' ../../src/eval/roofline.py",
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm",
  "yield_time_ms": 1000,
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  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm",
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"""Centralized GPU timing for benchmark.py files.

All problems' benchmark.py should call `time_fn` from here so we have one
implementation of warmup, L2 flush, and CUDA event capture to maintain.

Methodology:
  - 10 warmup calls absorb Triton autotune (typical ~7 configs) and
    torch.compile reduce-overhead CUDA-graph capture.
  - Between each timed call, `_l2_flush()` writes 128 MB to evict L2
    (Blackwell L2 is 96 MB; we want any prior L2 contents flushed so
    we measure HBM-load bandwidth, not L2-cached bandwidth).
  - GPU timing via cuda.Event with synchronize() AFTER record() but
    BEFORE elapsed_time() — the canonical NVIDIA pattern.
  - Reported value is the median of `iters` trials, robust to outliers.

Notes / known biases not addressed here:
  - torch.compile(mode="reduce-overhead") gets CUDA graphs which eliminate
    launch overhead. Custom Triton/CUDA kernels do NOT get this treatment.
    On small shapes where launch overhead matters, this gives compile an
    artificial advantage. We accept this as the cost of using the agreed
    "compiled" baseline policy.
  - cuBLAS / cuDNN allocate workspaces on first call. 10 warmup absorbs.
  - Median over a fairly small number of trials (default 30) is fine for
    headline numbers but won't catch bimodal distributions. Use --extra
    instrumentation if you ever care.
"""
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"""Per-dtype correctness tolerance.

Stanford's KernelBench uses 1e-4 atol/rtol for fp32 and 1e-2 for fp16/bf16.
We extend to fp8 (0.1, permissive) and int (exact).
"""
from __future__ import annotations

import torch

DEFAULT_TOLERANCE = {
    torch.float32: {"atol": 1e-4, "rtol": 1e-4},
    torch.float16: {"atol": 1e-2, "rtol": 1e-2},
    torch.bfloat16: {"atol": 1e-2, "rtol": 1e-2},
    torch.float8_e4m3fn: {"atol": 1e-1, "rtol": 1e-1},
    torch.float8_e5m2: {"atol": 1e-1, "rtol": 1e-1},
    torch.int8: {"atol": 0, "rtol": 0},
    torch.int32: {"atol": 0, "rtol": 0},
    torch.int64: {"atol": 0, "rtol": 0},
}


def _coerce_float(x):
    """Accept int/float/str scientific-notation as float; pass through dicts."""
    if isinstance(x, (int, float)):
        return float(x)
    if isinstance(x, str):
        try:
            return float(x)
        except ValueError:
            return x
    return x


def tolerance_for_dtype(dtype: torch.dtype, override: dict | None = None) -> dict:
    """Lookup atol/rtol for a given dtype, with optional per-problem override.

    The override dict is keyed by str(dtype). Values may be:
      - a single number (or a string parseable as float, e.g. "5e-2") -> used
        as both atol and rtol
      - a dict {"atol": ..., "rtol": ...} -> used directly, with values coerced
    """
    # Accept several spellings of the same dtype key (PyYAM

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"""Roofline math: achieved TFLOPS / GB/s, peak fraction.

FLOPS and bytes formulas come from the problem's `problem.yaml`. They are the
dense-equivalent algorithmic work; kernels that skip work (sparsity, early
exit) are still measured against the dense cost.
"""
from __future__ import annotations


def compute_tflops(flops: float, time_ms: float) -> float:
    """flops per invocation and wall time in ms -> TFLOPS."""
    if time_ms <= 0:
        return 0.0
    return flops / (time_ms * 1e-3) / 1e12


def compute_gbps(bytes_moved: float, time_ms: float) -> float:
    """bytes per invocation and wall time in ms -> GB/s."""
    if time_ms <= 0:
        return 0.0
    return bytes_moved / (time_ms * 1e-3) / 1e9


def peak_fraction(
    achieved: float,
    peak: float,
) -> float:
    """Return achieved / peak, clamped to [0, infinity)."""
    if peak <= 0:
        return 0.0
    return max(0.0, achieved / peak)
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name = "kernelbench-hard"
version = "0.1.0"
description = "Surgical GPU kernel benchmark. Small deck, frontier agents, roofline metric, link-don't-spoil problem briefs."
requires-python = ">=3.11"
dependencies = [
    "torch>=2.11",
    "numpy>=1.26",
    "pyyaml>=6.0",
    "rich>=13.7",
    "matplotlib>=3.9",
    "pytest>=8.0",
    "ruff>=0.6",
    "einops>=0.8.2",
    "requests<2.33",
]

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requires = ["hatchling"]
build-backend = "hatchling.build"

[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
packages = ["src"]

[tool.ruff]
line-length = 100
target-version = "py311"

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select = ["E", "F", "W", "I", "B", "UP"]
ignore = ["E501"]
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**Analyzing GEMV Implementation** I’m considering how to compile the GEMV kernel while managing dimensions effectively. It seems like tensor cores work well with certain configurations, maybe with a batch size of 16 or 32 for safer measures. There’s also the potential for handling dimensions M=256 with batch sizes 32 or 64. I’ll implement the GEMV kernel separately for benchmarking, exploring how to optimize vector operations and ensure efficiency in the calculations while using Triton. The plan seems promising! **Optimizing Matrix Program** I’m realizing there might be too many elements in the program, with P*BN totaling 8192. The maximum block elements limit is around 131k, so 8192 seems manageable, but I might be pushing register limits. Switching BN to 64 reduces elements to 4096, which feels better. If one program handles 64 N, that amounts to 192 programs needing considerable memory. I need to benchmark this, considering lower registers with BN=32 for scalar vectors, while focusing on correctness first. I’ll create a solution script and apply the necessary patches.
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--- /dev/null
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+import triton
+import triton.language as tl
+
+
+GROUP_SIZE = 128
+
+
+@triton.jit
+def _w4a16_matmul_kernel(
+    x_ptr,
+    wq_ptr,
+    scales_ptr,
+    zeros_ptr,
+    out_ptr,
+    M: tl.constexpr,
+    N: tl.constexpr,
+    K: tl.constexpr,
+    BLOCK_M: tl.constexpr,
+    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
+    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
+):
+    pid_m = tl.program_id(0)
+    pid_n = tl.program_id(1)
+
+    offs_m = pid_m * BLOCK_M + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_M)
+    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
+    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)
+
+    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_M, BLOCK_N), tl.float32)
+
+    for g in range(0, K // GROUP_SIZE):
+        packed_k = g * (GROUP_SIZE // 2) + offs_p
+        k_even = g * GROUP_SIZE + offs_p * 2
+        k_odd = k_even + 1
+
+        x_even = tl.load(
+            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_even[None, :],
+            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
+            other=0.0,
+        )
+        x_odd = tl.load(
+            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_odd[None, :],
+            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
+            other=0.0,
+        )
+
+        packed = tl.load(
+            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
+            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
+            other=0,
+        ).to(tl.uint32)
+        scale = tl.load(
+            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
+            mask=offs_n < N,
+            other=0.0,
+        ).to(tl.float32)
+        zero = tl.load(
+            zeros_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
+            mask=offs_n < N,
+            other=0.0,
+        ).to(tl.float32)
+
+        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        w_even = ((lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
+        w_odd = ((hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
+
+        acc += tl.dot(x_even, w_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        acc += tl.dot(x_odd, w_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+
+    tl.store(
+        out_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
+        acc,
+        mask=(offs_m[:, None] < M) & (offs_n[None, :] < N),
+    )
+
+
+@triton.jit
+def _w4a16_gemv_kernel(
+    x_ptr,
+    wq_ptr,
+    scales_ptr,
+    zeros_ptr,
+    out_ptr,
+    N: tl.constexpr,
+    K: tl.constexpr,
+    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
+    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
+):
+    pid_n = tl.program_id(0)
+
+    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
+    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)
+    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_N,), tl.float32)
+
+    for g in range(0, K // GROUP_SIZE):
+        packed_k = g * (GROUP_SIZE // 2) + offs_p
+        k_even = g * GROUP_SIZE + offs_p * 2
+        k_odd = k_even + 1
+
+        x_even = tl.load(x_ptr + k_even).to(tl.float32)
+        x_odd = tl.load(x_ptr + k_odd).to(tl.float32)
+        packed = tl.load(
+            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
+            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
+            other=0,
+        ).to(tl.uint32)
+        scale = tl.load(
+            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
+            mask=offs_n < N,
+            other=0.0,
+        ).to(tl.float32)
+        zero = tl.load(
+            zeros_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
+            mask=offs_n < N,
+            other=0.0,
+        ).to(tl.float32)
+
+        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        w_even = (lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        w_odd = (hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        acc += tl.sum(w_even * x_even[:, None] + w_odd * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
+
+    tl.store(out_ptr + offs_n, acc, mask=offs_n < N)
+
+
+def _launch_w4a16(x: torch.Tensor, w_q: torch.Tensor, scales: torch.Tensor, zeros: torch.Tensor, M: int, N: int, K: int) -> torch.Tensor:
+    out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+    if M == 1:
+        block_n = 64
+        grid = (triton.cdiv(N, block_n),)
+        _w4a16_gemv_kernel[grid](
+            x,
+            w_q,
+            scales,
+            zeros,
+            out,
+            N,
+            K,
+            BLOCK_N=block_n,
+            PACKED_BLOCK=64,
+            num_warps=8,
+        )
+        return out
+
+    if M <= 16:
+        block_m = 16
+        block_n = 128
+        warps = 4
+    elif M <= 32:
+        block_m = 32
+        block_n = 128
+        warps = 4
+    else:
+        block_m = 64
+        block_n = 128
+        warps = 8
+
+    grid = (triton.cdiv(M, block_m), triton.cdiv(N, block_n))
+    _w4a16_matmul_kernel[grid](
+        x,
+        w_q,
+        scales,
+        zeros,
+        out,
+        M,
+        N,
+        K,
+        BLOCK_M=block_m,
+        BLOCK_N=block_n,
+        PACKED_BLOCK=64,
+        num_warps=warps,
+        num_stages=3,
+    )
+    return out
+
+
+class Model(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, M: int, N: int, K: int, group_size: int = GROUP_SIZE):
+        super().__init__()
+        assert group_size == GROUP_SIZE
+        assert K % group_size == 0
+        assert K % 2 == 0
+        self.M, self.N, self.K = M, N, K
+        self.group_size = group_size
+        self.register_buffer("w_q", torch.empty((K // 2, N), dtype=torch.uint8))
+        self.register_buffer("scales", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
+        self.register_buffer("zeros", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        return _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K)
+
+
+M = 1
+N = 12288
+K = 4096
+
+
+def get_inputs():
+    x = torch.randn(M, K, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+    return [x]
+
+
+def get_init_inputs():
+    return [M, N, K]
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*** Begin Patch
*** Add File: /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+import triton
+import triton.language as tl
+
+
+GROUP_SIZE = 128
+
+
+@triton.jit
+def _w4a16_matmul_kernel(
+    x_ptr,
+    wq_ptr,
+    scales_ptr,
+    zeros_ptr,
+    out_ptr,
+    M: tl.constexpr,
+    N: tl.constexpr,
+    K: tl.constexpr,
+    BLOCK_M: tl.constexpr,
+    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
+    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
+):
+    pid_m = tl.program_id(0)
+    pid_n = tl.program_id(1)
+
+    offs_m = pid_m * BLOCK_M + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_M)
+    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
+    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)
+
+    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_M, BLOCK_N), tl.float32)
+
+    for g in range(0, K // GROUP_SIZE):
+        packed_k = g * (GROUP_SIZE // 2) + offs_p
+        k_even = g * GROUP_SIZE + offs_p * 2
+        k_odd = k_even + 1
+
+        x_even = tl.load(
+            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_even[None, :],
+            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
+            other=0.0,
+        )
+        x_odd = tl.load(
+            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_odd[None, :],
+            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
+            other=0.0,
+        )
+
+        packed = tl.load(
+            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
+            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
+            other=0,
+        ).to(tl.uint32)
+        scale = tl.load(
+            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
+            mask=offs_n < N,
+            other=0.0,
+        ).to(tl.float32)
+        zero = tl.load(
+            zeros_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
+            mask=offs_n < N,
+            other=0.0,
+        ).to(tl.float32)
+
+        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        w_even = ((lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
+        w_odd = ((hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
+
+        acc += tl.dot(x_even, w_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        acc += tl.dot(x_odd, w_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+
+    tl.store(
+        out_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
+        acc,
+        mask=(offs_m[:, None] < M) & (offs_n[None, :] < N),
+    )
+
+
+@triton.jit
+def _w4a16_gemv_kernel(
+    x_ptr,
+    wq_ptr,
+    scales_ptr,
+    zeros_ptr,
+    out_ptr,
+    N: tl.constexpr,
+    K: tl.constexpr,
+    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
+    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
+):
+    pid_n = tl.program_id(0)
+
+    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
+    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)
+    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_N,), tl.float32)
+
+    for g in range(0, K // GROUP_SIZE):
+        packed_k = g * (GROUP_SIZE // 2) + offs_p
+        k_even = g * GROUP_SIZE + offs_p * 2
+        k_odd = k_even + 1
+
+        x_even = tl.load(x_ptr + k_even).to(tl.float32)
+        x_odd = tl.load(x_ptr + k_odd).to(tl.float32)
+        packed = tl.load(
+            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
+            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
+            other=0,
+        ).to(tl.uint32)
+        scale = tl.load(
+            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
+            mask=offs_n < N,
+            other=0.0,
+        ).to(tl.float32)
+        zero = tl.load(
+            zeros_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
+            mask=offs_n < N,
+            other=0.0,
+        ).to(tl.float32)
+
+        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        w_even = (lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        w_odd = (hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        acc += tl.sum(w_even * x_even[:, None] + w_odd * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
+
+    tl.store(out_ptr + offs_n, acc, mask=offs_n < N)
+
+
+def _launch_w4a16(x: torch.Tensor, w_q: torch.Tensor, scales: torch.Tensor, zeros: torch.Tensor, M: int, N: int, K: int) -> torch.Tensor:
+    out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+    if M == 1:
+        bloc

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  Success. Updated the following files:
  A /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
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**Running a check** I need to run a check. I’ve previously confirmed the GPU workload, so that’s good. Now I’m considering using the command `uv run check.py`, but I wonder if it might take a while to compile. It’s a bit uncertain how long it will take, but I want to be sure everything runs smoothly. Let's see how it goes!
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The initial `solution.py` is in place. I’m running the official correctness harness now, which will also compile the Triton kernels for each shape.
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  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm",
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  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/check.py", line 112, in <module>
    main()
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/check.py", line 73, in main
    sol_out = sol_model(*inputs)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/torch/nn/modules/module.py", line 1779, in _wrapped_call_impl
    return self._call_impl(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/torch/nn/modules/module.py", line 1790, in _call_impl
    return forward_call(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py", line 196, in forward
    return _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py", line 137, in _launch_w4a16
    _w4a16_gemv_kernel[grid](
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/triton/runtime/jit.py", line 370, in <lambda>
    return lambda *args, **kwargs: self.run(grid=grid, warmup=False, *args, **kwargs)
      

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**Considering implementation details** I need to use a literal 128 or `constexpr GROUP`. In just-in-time compilation (jit), I can't use global variables. Also, there's a concern with matmul, so I need to modify it to use a 128 literal or pass `GROUP_SIZE` as `constexpr`. This is a simpler approach. I also need to consider applying a patch, and I'm mindful that my line lengths may get quite long.
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Triton rejected the global `GROUP_SIZE` inside JIT code, so I’m making that a kernel literal/constexpr use and re-running the official check.
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--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@ -1,210 +1,6 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import torch
-import torch.nn as nn
-import triton
-import triton.language as tl
-
-
-GROUP_SIZE = 128
-
-
-@triton.jit
-def _w4a16_matmul_kernel(
-    x_ptr,
-    wq_ptr,
-    scales_ptr,
-    zeros_ptr,
-    out_ptr,
-    M: tl.constexpr,
-    N: tl.constexpr,
-    K: tl.constexpr,
-    BLOCK_M: tl.constexpr,
-    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
-    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
-):
-    pid_m = tl.program_id(0)
-    pid_n = tl.program_id(1)
-
-    offs_m = pid_m * BLOCK_M + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_M)
-    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
-    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)
-
-    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_M, BLOCK_N), tl.float32)
-
-    for g in range(0, K // GROUP_SIZE):
-        packed_k = g * (GROUP_SIZE // 2) + offs_p
-        k_even = g * GROUP_SIZE + offs_p * 2
-        k_odd = k_even + 1
-
-        x_even = tl.load(
-            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_even[None, :],
-            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
-            other=0.0,
-        )
-        x_odd = tl.load(
-            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_odd[None, :],
-            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
-            other=0.0,
-        )
-
-        packed = tl.load(
-            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
-            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
-            other=0,
-        ).to(tl.uint32)
-        scale = tl.load(
-            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
-            mask=offs_n < N,
-            other=0.0,
-        ).to(tl.float32)
-        zero = tl.load(
-            zeros_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
-            mask=offs_n < N,
-            other=0.0,
-        ).to(tl.float32)
-
-        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        w_even = ((lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
-        w_odd = ((hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
-
-        acc += tl.dot(x_even, w_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
-        acc += tl.dot(x_odd, w_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
-
-    tl.store(
-        out_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
-        acc,
-        mask=(offs_m[:, None] < M) & (offs_n[None, :] < N),
-    )
-
-
-@triton.jit
-def _w4a16_gemv_kernel(
-    x_ptr,
-    wq_ptr,
-    scales_ptr,
-    zeros_ptr,
-    out_ptr,
-    N: tl.constexpr,
-    K: tl.constexpr,
-    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
-    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
-):
-    pid_n = tl.program_id(0)
-
-    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
-    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)
-    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_N,), tl.float32)
-
-    for g in range(0, K // GROUP_SIZE):
-        packed_k = g * (GROUP_SIZE // 2) + offs_p
-        k_even = g * GROUP_SIZE + offs_p * 2
-        k_odd = k_even + 1
-
-        x_even = tl.load(x_ptr + k_even).to(tl.float32)
-        x_odd = tl.load(x_ptr + k_odd).to(tl.float32)
-        packed = tl.load(
-            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
-            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
-            other=0,
-        ).to(tl.uint32)
-        scale = tl.load(
-            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
-            mask=offs_n < N,
-            other=0.0,
-        ).to(tl.float32)
-        zero = tl.load(
-            zeros_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
-            mask=offs_n < N,
-            other=0.0,
-        ).to(tl.float32)
-
-        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        w_even = (lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
-        w_odd = (hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
-        acc += tl.sum(w_even * x_even[:, None] + w_odd * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
-
-    tl.store(out_ptr + offs_n, acc, mask=offs_n < N)
-
-
-def _launch_w4a16(x: torch.Tensor, w_q: torch.Tensor, scales: torch.Tensor, zeros: torch.Tensor, M: int, N: int, K: int) -> torch.Tensor:
-    out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
-    if M == 1:
-        block_n = 64
-        grid = (triton.cdiv(N, block_n),)
-        _w4a16_gemv_kernel[grid](
-            x,
-            w_q,
-            scales,
-            zeros,
-            out,
-            N,
-            K,
-            BLOCK_N=block_n,
-            PACKED_BLOCK=64,
-            num_warps=8,
-        )
-        return out
-
-    if M <= 16:
-        block_m = 16
-        block_n = 128
-        warps = 4
-    elif M <= 32:
-        block_m = 32
-        block_n = 128
-        warps = 4
-    else:
-        block_m = 64
-        block_n = 128
-        warps = 8
-
-    grid = (triton.cdiv(M, block_m), triton.cdiv(N, block_n))
-    _w4a16_matmul_kernel[grid](
-        x,
-        w_q,
-        scales,
-        zeros,
-        out,
-        M,
-        N,
-        K,
-        BLOCK_M=block_m,
-        BLOCK_N=block_n,
-        PACKED_BLOCK=64,
-        num_warps=warps,
-        num_stages=3,
-    )
-    return out
-
-
-class Model(nn.Module):
-    def __init__(self, M: int, N: int, K: int, group_size: int = GROUP_SIZE):
-        super().__init__()
-        assert group_size == GROUP_SIZE
-        assert K % group_size == 0
-        assert K % 2 == 0
-        self.M, self.N, self.K = M, N, K
-        self.group_size = group_size
-        self.register_buffer("w_q", torch.empty((K // 2, N), dtype=torch.uint8))
-        self.register_buffer("scales", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
-        self.register_buffer("zeros", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
-
-    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
-        return _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K)
-
-
-M = 1
-N = 12288
-K = 4096
-
-
-def get_inputs():
-    x = torch.randn(M, K, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
-    return [x]
-
-
-def get_init_inputs():
-    return [M, N, K]
+    for g in range(0, K // 128):
+        packed_k = g * 64 + offs_p
+        k_eve

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*** Begin Patch
*** Update File: /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@
-    for g in range(0, K // GROUP_SIZE):
-        packed_k = g * (GROUP_SIZE // 2) + offs_p
-        k_even = g * GROUP_SIZE + offs_p * 2
+    for g in range(0, K // 128):
+        packed_k = g * 64 + offs_p
+        k_even = g * 128 + offs_p * 2
@@
-    for g in range(0, K // GROUP_SIZE):
-        packed_k = g * (GROUP_SIZE // 2) + offs_p
-        k_even = g * GROUP_SIZE + offs_p * 2
+    for g in range(0, K // 128):
+        packed_k = g * 64 + offs_p
+        k_even = g * 128 + offs_p * 2
*** End Patch
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**Evaluating GPU benchmark process** I need to establish a benchmark, but I'm wondering if I should check the GPU workload first. It seems like there's no need if the check is already running. If it's on a shared machine, checking nvidia-smi before benchmarking might be a good idea, even if we've checked it before. I’m thinking it could be wise to run nvidia-smi each time, especially if I need to ensure everything is in order before proceeding.
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Correctness passes across all official shapes. I’m checking GPU occupancy again before benchmarking, then I’ll use `benchmark.py` to see where the first Triton version is weak.
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/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/bitsandbytes/backends/cuda/ops.py:468: FutureWarning: _check_is_size will be removed in a future PyTorch release along with guard_size_oblivious.     Use _check(i >= 0) instead.
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The first benchmark is valid but uneven: decode `N=4096` is under-parallelized, and `M=256` reloads/dequantizes weights across four M tiles. I’m tuning those two paths first: smaller decode N tiles for more CTAs, and larger/rebalanced prefill tiles to improve weight reuse.
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+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
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-    for g in range(0, K // 128):
-        packed_k = g * 64 + offs_p
-        k_even = g * 128 + offs_p * 2
+    out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+    if M == 1:
+        block_n = 32
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*** End Patch
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reasoning (478 chars)
**Considering matrix configurations** I'm realizing I need to work on shape2 and try different matrix multiplication configurations. It looks like using block_m=128 and block_n=64 might help for M>32. I also think I need to tweak for M=16/32. The current results for shape4 and shape1 are good, at 0.089 and 0.121 respectively, but shape2 isn’t performing well. I'll focus on M>32 with warps set to 8 and remember to compile afterward, as this could specifically impact shape2.
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Smaller decode tiles improved both M=1 shapes, especially the square case. Next I’m changing only the `M=256` path to use a taller M tile with narrower N tile, which should reduce repeated weight reads without increasing accumulator pressure.
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--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-    out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
-    if M == 1:
-        block_n = 32
+    elif M <= 32:
+        block_m = 32
+        block_n = 128
+        warps = 4
+    else:
+        block_m = 128
+        block_n = 64
+        warps = 8
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     else:
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-        block_n = 128
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*** End Patch
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That taller tile was a bad tradeoff on this kernel, so I’m moving back toward the original M tile height and testing a narrower N tile instead. The goal is to keep the same weight traffic but lower register pressure and improve occupancy.
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**Reassessing configurations** I'm thinking that the baseline BM64 with BN128 was performing better than the current setup. Maybe I should revert back to that. I wonder if narrowing the BN can improve performance across more programs. Should I consider trying BM32 with BN128? It might lead to worse results, but it's worth a shot. It feels like I'm exploring different options here, trying to figure out the best path forward!
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Narrowing N also hurt the large-M case. I’m restoring the stronger `64x128` large-M tile for now and investigating better ways to speed that path without increasing the number of programs.
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**Optimizing matrix multiplication** I need to optimize the shape2 for the matmul kernel, which currently uses two dot operations per group, totaling 64 calls. Instead, I could create an interleaved 128 K matrix to streamline it to one dot operation. Using packed loads might be more efficient, especially for compute-bound scenarios with M=256. I’ll have to implement an alternative matmul_dup_kernel and test the performance to see if it significantly speeds things up with tensor cores, using K=128 instead of K=64. **Exploring tensor core optimizations** The two dot calls each use K=64, and tensor cores might be efficient here. While dequantizing the w_even and w_odd shapes each to 64x128, I’m concerned about the number of operations required and conversions involved. For shape2, should I consider using `torch._inductor` or call `torch.matmul`? Custom kernels aren’t banned, but I need to ensure they meet requirements. I could exploit some tolerance, perhaps skipping K groups for a slight error margin. Finally, optimizing could involve using split over N, considering different BM and BN combinations for better performance. **Analyzing weight traffic and tiling** I'm looking at an architecture with an accumulation size of 8192. It seems the programs are configured with M tiles and N blocks resulting in 384—similar to when using BM=64 and BN=128, which also gives 384 (4*96). This raises a question: is the weight traffic the same with this configuration? I need to confirm that the weight distribution remains consistent across these settings to ensure optimal performance during operations. **Evaluating program loads** I’m thinking about how a program loads N values twice but only half M. It seems like this could improve memory coalescing and dot shapes. I should try using BM32 with BN256 for cases where M is greater than 32. The tensor core has a size of 32 by 256, which allows for an accumulation of 8192. However, BN256 might be too large, so I definitely need to test that out.
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The strong large-M baseline is restored. I’m going to test an alternate large-M tile shape with the same accumulator footprint and program count (`32x256` instead of `64x128`) because the N dimension is very wide and may prefer wider contiguous weight tiles.
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**Evaluating program settings** I’m exploring configurations like BM16 with BN256, which would give me a program count of 768. I’m wondering if that might lead to more traffic, but is the weight traffic doubled? A smaller M might mean less accuracy, although I could see occupancy at 4096. Then there’s BM64 with BN256, giving me an accuracy of 16384. That would cut the weight traffic in half, possibly making it faster. Let’s aim for shape2 with BM64 BN256.
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The `32x256` large-M tile is clearly better, cutting the `M=256` time from about 0.456 ms to 0.356 ms. I’m testing one more wider tile that halves the program count; it may be register-heavy, but if it compiles well it should reduce repeated dequant work.
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**Testing configurations** I need to revert BM32 to BN256 settings. Hmm, should I try BM16 with BN256 this time? I'm calculating: M=256 should be 16 tiles times 48, which gives me 768. However, accuracy is at 4096 units, meaning occupancy might be high while traffic is doubled compared to BM32, which could slow things down. I should attempt this for shape2 and still check the grid count for launching. Let’s test it quickly!
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The wider `64x256` tile lost enough occupancy to regress, so I’m returning to `32x256`. I’ll also sample a smaller M tile once; if that does not help, I’ll keep the measured winner.
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**Adjusting configurations** I'm thinking I should set BM32 to `better` for whatever this task is. It seems like I'm currently using `warps=8`, but I wonder if changing it to `warps=4` for BM32 and BN256 could improve performance. That's an interesting angle to consider. Let’s see if the adjustment provides a better outcome. I’m just trying to optimize things here!
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The smaller M tile was close but still behind `32x256`. I’m restoring `32x256` and testing the warp count for that tile; this often matters for Triton matmul register pressure.
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Four warps is better for the `32x256` path, improving `M=256` to about 0.318 ms. I’ll sample two warps once; if it loses, the large-M path is set.
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Two warps is much worse, so the large-M tile will stay at four warps. I’m restoring that and checking whether one extra pipeline stage helps the matmul kernel.
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Four stages regressed the large-M path, so I’m moving back to three stages. I’ll test two stages once before locking that tile.
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**Evaluating block configurations** I'm working through stages, looking at performance metrics like 0.318 versus 0.323. Considering setting the block size to 384 and using 12,288, which is divisible by 384. I’m thinking about testing different configurations — like BM16 with BN512 — to find the best efficiency. It feels like there’s a lot to balance with block elements, memory, and compiling time, but I want to make some productive tests. Let's see how it goes!
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Two stages is slightly behind three, so three stages remains the measured best. I’m doing one wider-N experiment with the same program count (`16x512`) to see whether the wide contiguous N loads help enough to offset the smaller M tile.
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The `16x512` experiment regressed, so the large-M winner is `32x256` with four warps and three stages. I’m restoring that and moving back to decode tuning by sampling a smaller N tile.
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Decode `BLOCK_N=16` improved both decode shapes. I’m testing `BLOCK_N=8`; if launch/program overhead overtakes occupancy, I’ll keep 16.
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`BLOCK_N=8` lost performance, so decode will stay at 16. I’m testing decode warp count next, since `16x64` worth of scalar work probably does not need eight warps.
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Four decode warps lost to eight, so I’m restoring eight. I’m also checking whether the tensor-core tiled matmul path beats the scalar GEMV path for `M=1`; it wastes rows but may amortize the K loop better.
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apply_patch /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
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stdout (173 chars)
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The tensor-core path is worse for `M=1`, so I’m restoring the dedicated GEMV path. I’m also changing the math inside both kernels to use the group identity `sum(x * (q - z) * s) = (sum(x*q) - z*sum(x)) * s`, which keeps unpack fused but moves scale/zero work out of the inner K dot.
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--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@ -1,7 +1,32 @@
+        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        q_even = lo.to(tl.bfloat16)
+        q_odd = hi.to(tl.bfloat16)
+        x_sum = tl.sum(x_even.to(tl.float32) + x_odd.to(tl.float32), axis=1)
+
+        q_acc = tl.dot(x_even, q_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        q_acc += tl.dot(x_odd, q_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        acc += (q_acc - x_sum[:, None] * zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
+        x_sum = tl.sum(x_even + x_odd, axis=0)
+        q_acc = tl.sum(lo * x_even[:, None] + hi * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
+        acc += (q_acc - zero * x_sum) * scale
     out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
     if M == 1:
-        block_m = 16
-        block_n = 128
-        warps = 4
-        stages = 3
+        block_n = 16
+        grid = (triton.cdiv(N, block_n),)
+        _w4a16_gemv_kernel[grid](
+            x,
+            w_q,
+            scales,
+            zeros,
+            out,
+            N,
+            K,
+            BLOCK_N=block_n,
+            PACKED_BLOCK=64,
+            num_warps=8,
+        )
+        return out
     elif M <= 16:
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*** Begin Patch
*** Update File: /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@
         lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
         hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        w_even = ((lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
-        w_odd = ((hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
+        q_even = lo.to(tl.bfloat16)
+        q_odd = hi.to(tl.bfloat16)
+        x_sum = tl.sum(x_even.to(tl.float32) + x_odd.to(tl.float32), axis=1)
 
-        acc += tl.dot(x_even, w_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
-        acc += tl.dot(x_odd, w_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        q_acc = tl.dot(x_even, q_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        q_acc += tl.dot(x_odd, q_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        acc += (q_acc - x_sum[:, None] * zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
@@
         lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
         hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        w_even = (lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
-        w_odd = (hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
-        acc += tl.sum(w_even * x_even[:, None] + w_odd * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
+        x_sum = tl.sum(x_even + x_odd, axis=0)
+        q_acc = tl.sum(lo * x_even[:, None] + hi * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
+        acc += (q_acc - zero * x_sum) * scale
@@
     out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
     if M == 1:
-        block_m = 16
-        block_n = 128
-        warps = 4
-        stages = 3
+        block_n = 16
+        grid = (triton.cdiv(N, block_n),)
+        _w4a16_gemv_kernel[grid](
+            x,
+            w_q,
+            scales,
+            zeros,
+            out,
+            N,
+            K,
+            BLOCK_N=block_n,
+            PACKED_BLOCK=64,
+            num_warps=8,
+        )
+        return out
     elif M <= 16:
*** End Patch
tool
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  Success. Updated the following files:
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That algebraic rewrite can change rounding, so I’m running the official correctness harness before benchmarking it.
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|=========================================+========================+======================|
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| 30%   30C    P8             10W /  600W |     471MiB /  97887MiB |      0%      Default |
|                                         |                        |                  N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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PASS
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The algebraic rewrite still passes `check.py`. I’m benchmarking now to see whether the reduced dequant arithmetic actually improves the measured roofline score.
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+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
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| Fan  Temp   Perf          Pwr:Usage/Cap |           Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
|                                         |                        |               MIG M. |
|=========================================+========================+======================|
|   0  NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blac...    On  |   00000000:01:00.0  On |                  Off |
| 30%   30C    P8             13W /  600W |     471MiB /  97887MiB |      0%      Default |
|                                         |                        |                  N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|        ID   ID                                                           

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/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/bitsandbytes/backends/cuda/ops.py:468: FutureWarning: _check_is_size will be removed in a future PyTorch release along with guard_size_oblivious.     Use _check(i >= 0) instead.
  torch._check_is_size(blocksize)
/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/bitsandbytes/backends/cuda/ops.py:468: FutureWarning: _check_is_size will be removed in a future PyTorch release along with guard_size_oblivious.     Use _check(i >= 0) instead.
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The group-level algebra reduced operations but worsened Triton codegen and overall timing. I’m reverting that rewrite and keeping the measured faster direct dequant form.
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apply_patch /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
diff (42 lines)
--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@ -1,32 +1,12 @@
         lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
         hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        q_even = lo.to(tl.bfloat16)
-        q_odd = hi.to(tl.bfloat16)
-        x_sum = tl.sum(x_even.to(tl.float32) + x_odd.to(tl.float32), axis=1)
+        w_even = ((lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
+        w_odd = ((hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
 
-        q_acc = tl.dot(x_even, q_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
-        q_acc += tl.dot(x_odd, q_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
-        acc += (q_acc - x_sum[:, None] * zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        acc += tl.dot(x_even, w_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        acc += tl.dot(x_odd, w_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
         lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
         hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        x_sum = tl.sum(x_even + x_odd, axis=0)
-        q_acc = tl.sum(lo * x_even[:, None] + hi * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
-        acc += (q_acc - zero * x_sum) * scale
-    out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
-    if M == 1:
-        block_n = 16
-        grid = (triton.cdiv(N, block_n),)
-        _w4a16_gemv_kernel[grid](
-            x,
-            w_q,
-            scales,
-            zeros,
-            out,
-            N,
-            K,
-            BLOCK_N=block_n,
-            PACKED_BLOCK=64,
-            num_warps=8,
-        )
-        return out
-    elif M <= 16:
+        w_even = (lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        w_odd = (hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        acc += tl.sum(w_even * x_even[:, None] + w_odd * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
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  "raw": "<1293 chars \u2014 see below>"
}
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*** Begin Patch
*** Update File: /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@
         lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
         hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        q_even = lo.to(tl.bfloat16)
-        q_odd = hi.to(tl.bfloat16)
-        x_sum = tl.sum(x_even.to(tl.float32) + x_odd.to(tl.float32), axis=1)
+        w_even = ((lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
+        w_odd = ((hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
 
-        q_acc = tl.dot(x_even, q_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
-        q_acc += tl.dot(x_odd, q_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
-        acc += (q_acc - x_sum[:, None] * zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        acc += tl.dot(x_even, w_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
+        acc += tl.dot(x_odd, w_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
@@
         lo = (packed & 15).to(tl.float32)
         hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        x_sum = tl.sum(x_even + x_odd, axis=0)
-        q_acc = tl.sum(lo * x_even[:, None] + hi * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
-        acc += (q_acc - zero * x_sum) * scale
+        w_even = (lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        w_odd = (hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
+        acc += tl.sum(w_even * x_even[:, None] + w_odd * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
*** End Patch
tool
stdout (173 chars)
output:
  Success. Updated the following files:
  M /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
metadata:
  exit_code: 0
  duration_seconds: 0.0
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The direct dequant form is restored. I’m sampling a wider N tile for the `M=16` speculative-decode shape now; it halves the number of programs for that case without touching the dedicated `M=1` path.
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apply_patch /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
diff (20 lines)
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+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
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-        w_even = ((lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
-        w_odd = ((hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]).to(tl.bfloat16)
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-        acc += tl.dot(x_even, w_even, out_dtype=tl.float32)
-        acc += tl.dot(x_odd, w_odd, out_dtype=tl.float32)
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-        hi = ((packed >> 4) & 15).to(tl.float32)
-        w_even = (lo - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
-        w_odd = (hi - zero[None, :]) * scale[None, :]
-        acc += tl.sum(w_even * x_even[:, None] + w_odd * x_odd[:, None], axis=0)
+    elif M <= 16:
+        block_m = 16
+        block_n = 256
+        warps = 4
+        stages = 3
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*** Begin Patch
*** Update File: /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@
     elif M <= 16:
         block_m = 16
-        block_n = 128
+        block_n = 256
         warps = 4
         stages = 3
*** End Patch
tool
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  Success. Updated the following files:
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Tue Apr 28 02:04:53 2026       
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|=========================================+========================+======================|
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| 30%   30C    P8             10W /  600W |     471MiB /  97887MiB |      0%      Default |
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/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/bitsandbytes/backends/cuda/ops.py:468: FutureWarning: _check_is_size will be removed in a future PyTorch release along with guard_size_oblivious.     Use _check(i >= 0) instead.
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For `M=16`, `BLOCK_N=256` was slightly slower than 128, so I’m restoring 128 there. I’m testing the same wider N tile for `M=32`, where the larger row tile may tolerate it better.
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apply_patch /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
diff (13 lines)
--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
     elif M <= 16:
         block_m = 16
+        block_n = 128
+        warps = 4
+        stages = 3
+    elif M <= 32:
+        block_m = 32
         block_n = 256
         warps = 4
         stages = 3
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  "raw": "<375 chars \u2014 see below>"
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         block_m = 32
-        block_n = 128
+        block_n = 256
         warps = 4
         stages = 3
*** End Patch
tool
stdout (173 chars)
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reasoning (814 chars)
**Considering CUDAGraph usage** I'm exploring how CUDAGraph can capture allocations effectively after warmup with a graph pool, but it seems to be simpler yet less effective. I'm wondering about integrating it with a Triton kernel, as it should work, but I need to be cautious. I shouldn't call CUDAGraph inside a check, as that adds complexity to the code. I really want to make sure everything runs smoothly while keeping it simple! **Considering potential issues** I’m wondering if the user has concerns about the prompt and how I should approach the CUDAGraph aspect. Maybe it's a case of overengineering, and I need to be careful not to violate expectations. I should keep in mind that while performance is important, the final solution should remain clear. It's a delicate balance I’m trying to figure out.
assistant
I’m going to try CUDA graph replay inside the model for the stable benchmark input pointer. The timed harness measures the idle gap between CUDA events, so reducing launch overhead can matter on the decode shapes; the first warmup captures the graph, and pointer changes force a recapture for correctness.
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apply_patch /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
diff (54 lines)
--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@ -1,10 +1,41 @@
-    elif M <= 16:
-        block_m = 16
-        block_n = 128
-        warps = 4
-        stages = 3
-    elif M <= 32:
-        block_m = 32
-        block_n = 256
-        warps = 4
-        stages = 3
+def _launch_w4a16(
+    x: torch.Tensor,
+    w_q: torch.Tensor,
+    scales: torch.Tensor,
+    zeros: torch.Tensor,
+    M: int,
+    N: int,
+    K: int,
+    out: torch.Tensor | None = None,
+) -> torch.Tensor:
+    if out is None:
+        out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+        self.register_buffer("w_q", torch.empty((K // 2, N), dtype=torch.uint8))
+        self.register_buffer("scales", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
+        self.register_buffer("zeros", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
+        self._cuda_graph = None
+        self._graph_x_ptr = 0
+        self._graph_out = None
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        if not x.is_cuda or torch.is_grad_enabled():
+            return _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K)
+
+        x_ptr = x.data_ptr()
+        if self._cuda_graph is None or self._graph_x_ptr != x_ptr:
+            out = torch.empty((self.M, self.N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+            _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K, out)
+            torch.cuda.synchronize()
+
+            graph = torch.cuda.CUDAGraph()
+            with torch.cuda.graph(graph):
+                _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K, out)
+            graph.replay()
+
+            self._cuda_graph = graph
+            self._graph_x_ptr = x_ptr
+            self._graph_out = out
+            return out
+
+        self._cuda_graph.replay()
+        return self._graph_out
args
{
  "raw": "<2060 chars \u2014 see below>"
}
raw (2060 chars)
*** Begin Patch
*** Update File: /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@
-def _launch_w4a16(x: torch.Tensor, w_q: torch.Tensor, scales: torch.Tensor, zeros: torch.Tensor, M: int, N: int, K: int) -> torch.Tensor:
-    out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+def _launch_w4a16(
+    x: torch.Tensor,
+    w_q: torch.Tensor,
+    scales: torch.Tensor,
+    zeros: torch.Tensor,
+    M: int,
+    N: int,
+    K: int,
+    out: torch.Tensor | None = None,
+) -> torch.Tensor:
+    if out is None:
+        out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
@@
         self.register_buffer("w_q", torch.empty((K // 2, N), dtype=torch.uint8))
         self.register_buffer("scales", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
         self.register_buffer("zeros", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
+        self._cuda_graph = None
+        self._graph_x_ptr = 0
+        self._graph_out = None
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
-        return _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K)
+        if not x.is_cuda or torch.is_grad_enabled():
+            return _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K)
+
+        x_ptr = x.data_ptr()
+        if self._cuda_graph is None or self._graph_x_ptr != x_ptr:
+            out = torch.empty((self.M, self.N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+            _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K, out)
+            torch.cuda.synchronize()
+
+            graph = torch.cuda.CUDAGraph()
+            with torch.cuda.graph(graph):
+                _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K, out)
+            graph.replay()
+
+            self._cuda_graph = graph
+            self._graph_x_ptr = x_ptr
+            self._graph_out = out
+            return out
+
+        self._cuda_graph.replay()
+        return self._graph_out
*** End Patch
tool
stdout (173 chars)
output:
  Success. Updated the following files:
  M /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
metadata:
  exit_code: 0
  duration_seconds: 0.0
assistant
The graph-capture path is in place. I’m running correctness again before trusting any timing from it.
assistant
exec_command
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tool
stdout (2161 chars) — TRUNCATED
Chunk ID: 649160
Wall time: 0.0000 seconds
Process exited with code 0
Original token count: 515
Output:
Tue Apr 28 02:06:15 2026       
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
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+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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exec_command
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stdout (107 chars)
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PASS
assistant
Correctness still passes with graph replay. I’m benchmarking it now; if graph replay does not clearly help, I’ll remove it to keep the solution simpler.
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exec_command
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Wall time: 0.0000 seconds
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Output:
Tue Apr 28 02:06:24 2026       
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| Fan  Temp   Perf          Pwr:Usage/Cap |           Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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exec_command
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Graph replay helps the launch-sensitive shapes and large-M slightly, but the `M=32` branch is still using the wider tile that was measured slower. I’m restoring `M=32` to `BLOCK_N=128` and rerunning.
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apply_patch /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
diff (49 lines)
--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
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-def _launch_w4a16(
-    x: torch.Tensor,
-    w_q: torch.Tensor,
-    scales: torch.Tensor,
-    zeros: torch.Tensor,
-    M: int,
-    N: int,
-    K: int,
-    out: torch.Tensor | None = None,
-) -> torch.Tensor:
-    if out is None:
-        out = torch.empty((M, N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
-        self.register_buffer("w_q", torch.empty((K // 2, N), dtype=torch.uint8))
-        self.register_buffer("scales", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
-        self.register_buffer("zeros", torch.empty((K // group_size, N), dtype=torch.bfloat16))
-        self._cuda_graph = None
-        self._graph_x_ptr = 0
-        self._graph_out = None
-
-    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
-        if not x.is_cuda or torch.is_grad_enabled():
-            return _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K)
-
-        x_ptr = x.data_ptr()
-        if self._cuda_graph is None or self._graph_x_ptr != x_ptr:
-            out = torch.empty((self.M, self.N), device=x.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
-            _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K, out)
-            torch.cuda.synchronize()
-
-            graph = torch.cuda.CUDAGraph()
-            with torch.cuda.graph(graph):
-                _launch_w4a16(x, self.w_q, self.scales, self.zeros, self.M, self.N, self.K, out)
-            graph.replay()
-
-            self._cuda_graph = graph
-            self._graph_x_ptr = x_ptr
-            self._graph_out = out
-            return out
-
-        self._cuda_graph.replay()
-        return self._graph_out
+    elif M <= 32:
+        block_m = 32
+        block_n = 128
+        warps = 4
+        stages = 3
args
{
  "raw": "<249 chars \u2014 see below>"
}
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*** Begin Patch
*** Update File: /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py
@@
     elif M <= 32:
         block_m = 32
-        block_n = 256
+        block_n = 128
         warps = 4
         stages = 3
*** End Patch
tool
stdout (173 chars)
output:
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  exit_code: 0
  duration_seconds: 0.0
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exec_command
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Wall time: 0.0000 seconds
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Original token count: 515
Output:
Tue Apr 28 02:06:52 2026       
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
| GPU  Name                 Persistence-M | Bus-Id          Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan  Temp   Perf          Pwr:Usage/Cap |           Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
|                                         |                        |               MIG M. |
|=========================================+========================+======================|
|   0  NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blac...    On  |   00000000:01:00.0  On |                  Off |
| 30%   30C    P8             10W /  600W |     471MiB /  97887MiB |      0%      Default |
|                                         |                        |                  N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|        ID   ID                                                           

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exec_command
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**Evaluating model performance** I see that the current score is at 0.148, but there’s definitely room for improvement. The M16 model with graph scored 0.079, while BN128 looks good. Maybe I should try a combination of graph with M16 and BN64. There are more programs, but they have smaller accuracy — perhaps I don't need the extra complexity? M32 with shape1 is currently at 0.112, which is better than using no graph at all, at 0.121. I could look into tuning M32's warps.
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Restoring the `M=32` tile improved the score to about 0.148 geomean. I’m doing a narrow warp-count sample for the `M=32` tile next; then I’ll stop unless it finds a clear win.
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**Considering M32 adjustments** I’m looking into how Warps8 enhances M32, which is great news! But then I wonder about M32 at Warps16 and whether it’s unavailable. I don’t think so, actually—let's explore possible configurations. Maybe I’ll try experimenting with stages, setting them to 4/2 for M32, which is an adjustment from the current 3 stages. It might be worth testing the stages at 4 to see how it performs!
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Eight warps improves the `M=32` tile materially, so I’m keeping that. I’ll test one stage-count change for that same branch.
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**Evaluating warp settings** I’m considering adjusting the warp settings for my current setup. It looks like setting M to 16 with 8 warps could improve things. Right now, I'm using a branch with 4 warps and checking a shape with a graph size of 0.080. There's a possibility that increasing the warps to 8 might be beneficial. I’ll need to test this out and see if it leads to any noticeable improvements!
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Stage 4 is a wash/slightly worse for `M=32`, so I’m restoring three stages. I’ll test eight warps for `M=16`; that branch also has a moderate accumulator tile and may benefit similarly.
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Eight warps is a clear win for `M=16`, cutting that shape to about 0.067 ms. I’ll test stage count for that branch once; this is now one of the better contributors to the geomean.
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**Considering M stages** I'm thinking about whether to keep stages at 4 or try stages 5 for my M16 setup. There might be a possibility of compiling, but it feels a bit limited. I’m wondering if I should just focus on M16 stages 5, even if more configurations will be needed. I know the large M shape 2 is still weak at 0.309. Maybe I should try large M block_m=32 with BN256 and warps8 using the graph.
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Four stages slightly improves `M=16`, so I’m keeping it. The remaining weak shape is `M=256`; I’m checking whether eight warps helps the `32x256` large-M tile under graph replay, even though it was slower before graphing.
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Eight warps regressed large-M, so I’m reverting to four. I’ll test one lower-register large-M tile (`32x128`) to see if occupancy can beat the extra weight traffic; otherwise `32x256` remains the measured winner.
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The lower-register large-M tile is slower, so I’m restoring the best `32x256`, four-warp configuration for `M=256`. After that I’ll do the required final correctness and repo checks.
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The final measured tile choices are restored. I’m running the official correctness harness, then lint/tests, then one last benchmark to report the actual score.
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`check.py` passes on the final kernel. I’m running the required ruff and pytest checks now; these are CPU-side unless pytest discovers GPU tests.
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**Investigating pytest issues** I’m looking into the issue with pytest returning an exit code of 5 and not finding any tests. It seems I might need to run `uv run pytest` from the repo directly. But I think the current working directory (cwd) might be causing problems, leading to it collecting zero tests. Perhaps the tests are located elsewhere? I should run `rg --files -g 'test*.py' ../..` to find them and see what's going on.
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Ruff passed. `uv run pytest` from this problem collected zero tests and exited with pytest’s “no tests ran” code, so I’m checking whether this repo has a separate test tree before treating that as the available test result.
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**Running pytest in repo** I need to run pytest from a specific repository. To do that, I should set the working directory to `/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard`. This ensures that the tests will run correctly in the context of the repository. I just have to keep this directory in mind when executing the command. Let's make sure everything is in order!
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There is a repo-level test file, so I’m running `uv run pytest` from the repo root as the meaningful pytest check.
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_ ERROR collecting outputs/runs/20260427_131223_opencode_openrouter-pinned_minimax_minimax-m2.7_06_sonic_moe_swiglu/scratch/test_triton.py _
ImportError while importing test module '/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/outputs/runs/20260427_131223_opencode_openrouter-pinned_minimax_minimax-m2.7_06_sonic_moe_swiglu/scratch/test_triton.py'.
Hint: make sure your test modules/packages have valid Python names.
Traceback:
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**Troubleshooting test failures** I’m noticing that my Pytest has failed due to some unrelated scratch outputs. It seems like I need to focus on running targeted tests instead. I think I'll try the command `uv run pytest tests` to see if that helps resolve the issue. It’s definitely frustrating when things don’t go as planned, but I'm determined to sort this out and get the tests back on track!
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Repo-root pytest is polluted by old scratch tests under `outputs/runs`, unrelated to this problem. I’m running the checked-in test directory directly so we have a clean repo test signal.
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The checked-in tests pass (`tests/`), while unconstrained repo-root pytest fails on unrelated historical scratch files under `outputs/runs`. I’m running one final benchmark now with the final `solution.py`.
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**Reviewing solution file** I need to check the solution.py file after running ruff to see if anything changed. It could be useful to read through the file to understand any modifications made. I also want to consider using git diff to compare the changes directly. This should help clarify what has been modified and ensure everything is still working as expected. Let's make sure everything aligns properly before moving forward!
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Final benchmark is `RESULT: OK` with peak_fraction about 0.159. I’m doing a quick final diff/status check so I can summarize exactly what changed and note the unrelated pytest collection issue.
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from __future__ import annotations

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import triton
import triton.language as tl


GROUP_SIZE = 128


@triton.jit
def _w4a16_matmul_kernel(
    x_ptr,
    wq_ptr,
    scales_ptr,
    zeros_ptr,
    out_ptr,
    M: tl.constexpr,
    N: tl.constexpr,
    K: tl.constexpr,
    BLOCK_M: tl.constexpr,
    BLOCK_N: tl.constexpr,
    PACKED_BLOCK: tl.constexpr,
):
    pid_m = tl.program_id(0)
    pid_n = tl.program_id(1)

    offs_m = pid_m * BLOCK_M + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_M)
    offs_n = pid_n * BLOCK_N + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_N)
    offs_p = tl.arange(0, PACKED_BLOCK)

    acc = tl.zeros((BLOCK_M, BLOCK_N), tl.float32)

    for g in range(0, K // 128):
        packed_k = g * 64 + offs_p
        k_even = g * 128 + offs_p * 2
        k_odd = k_even + 1

        x_even = tl.load(
            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_even[None, :],
            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
            other=0.0,
        )
        x_odd = tl.load(
            x_ptr + offs_m[:, None] * K + k_odd[None, :],
            mask=offs_m[:, None] < M,
            other=0.0,
        )

        packed = tl.load(
            wq_ptr + packed_k[:, None] * N + offs_n[None, :],
            mask=offs_n[None, :] < N,
            other=0,
        ).to(tl.uint32)
        scale = tl.load(
            scales_ptr + g * N + offs_n,
            mask=offs_n < N,
            other=0.0,
        ).t

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**Exploring git status issues** I’m finding it interesting that there’s no output from `git status` for solution.py, which might be due to it being ignored by .gitignore. Since the diff is also empty, it seems untracked files are likely ignored. And since the user asked for a final in solution.py, I might want to run `git status --short --untracked-files=all` to check. But if it’s genuinely ignored, then that’s that. I might also check `ls -l solution.py framework.txt`.
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-rw-rw-r-- 1 infatoshi infatoshi    7 Apr 28 02:08 framework.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 infatoshi infatoshi 6500 Apr 28 02:08 solution.py
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**Clarifying the check process** I seem to have no git output because it might have been ignored. It seems that I should mention that solution.py was written. Before finalizing, I might want to run `uv run ruff check . --fix` after modifications. I remember running ruff after graph, but did it run before final tuning or benchmarks? I need to clarify that ruff was checked before final modifications, and I should definitely rerun it to ensure correctness after those changes. **Reviewing the testing sequence** Let's clarify what happened: After restoring "final measured tile choices," I ran checks and then proceeded to run ruff and pytest. I remember we did modifications after ruff, but the final benchmark happened afterward. So, the sequence goes: after the graph benchmark of 0.143, I reverted M32, then tested various benchmarks and stages. I need to confirm if the final check and ruff occurred before or after restoring choices, as the timing is important for correctness. **Reviewing benchmarks and checks** Let's break down what I've mentally noted: At 0.130, I implemented the graph and conducted a check with a benchmark of 0.143. Then, I reverted M32 to 128, which led to a benchmark of 0.1479. Next, I tested various configurations: Warps8 M32 benchmark was 0.1526, Stages4 M32 was 0.1520, M16 Warps8 scored 0.1582, and M16 Stages4 hit 0.1589. Afterward, I had a large warps8 benchmark of 0.1553 and a large BN128 benchmark of 0.1524. Finally, I restored BN256; now I need to confirm if I did the final check after that.
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I verified the final files are present and the framework label is Triton. I’m doing one last quick ruff pass after the final tuning edits so the verification list is current.
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All checks passed!
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Implemented [solution.py](/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/07_w4a16_gemm/solution.py:1) with fused Triton W4A16 kernels. What changed: - Added a dedicated fused `M == 1` GEMV path that streams packed int4 weights, unpacks low/high nibbles, applies bf16 zero/scale, and accumulates directly. - Added fused tiled GEMM paths for `M > 1`, using `tl.dot` on bf16 dequantized int4 tiles without materializing the dequantized weight matrix. - Tuned dispatch by shape: - `M=1`: scalar GEMV, `BLOCK_N=16` - `M=16`: `16x128`, 8 warps, 4 stages - `M=32`: `32x128`, 8 warps, 3 stages - `M=256`: `32x256`, 4 warps, 3 stages - Added CUDA graph replay in `forward()` for no-grad CUDA calls with stable input pointers, which helps the launch-sensitive decode shapes while recapturing when the input pointer changes. Verification: - `uv run check.py`: `PASS` - `uv run ruff check . --fix`: passed - `uv run pytest tests` from repo root: `10 passed` - Plain repo-root `uv run pytest` is polluted by unrelated historical scratch tests under `outputs/runs/...` and fails during collection before reaching checked-in tests. Final benchmark, `uv run benchmark.py`: ```text shape=0 solution: 0.055 ms, 483.169 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.2684 shape=1 solution: 0.095 ms, 293.759 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.1632 shape=2 solution: 0.310 ms, 113.443 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.0630 shape=3 solution: 0.036 ms, 244.772 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.1360 shape=4 solution: 0.066 ms, 481.124 GB/s, peak_fraction=0.2673 peak_fraction: 0.1586 RESULT: OK ``` `framework.txt` is emitted as `triton`.
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