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


def _next_power_of_2(n):
    return 1 << (n - 1).bit_length()


@triton.jit
def _softmax_single_block_kernel(
    X_ptr,
    Y_ptr,
    stride_xb,
    stride_xv,
    stride_yb,
    stride_yv,
    VOCAB,
    BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
):
    row = tl.program_id(0)
    offs = tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
    mask = offs < VOCAB

    x = tl.load(X_ptr + row * stride_xb + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
    m = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
    e = tl.exp(x - m)
    d = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
    y = e / d
    tl.store(Y_ptr + row * stride_yb + offs * stride_yv, y, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')


@triton.jit
def _softmax_partial_kernel(
    X_ptr,
    PARTIAL_MAX_ptr,
    PARTIAL_SUM_ptr,
    stride_xb,
    stride_xv,
    stride_pmb,
    stride_pmcb,
    stride_psb,
    stride_pscb,
    VOCAB,
    BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
):
    row = tl.program_id(0)
    col_block = tl.program_id(1)

    x_base = X_ptr + row * stride_xb
    start = col_block * BLOCK_SIZE
    offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
    mask = offs < VOCAB

    x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')

    local_max = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
    e = tl.exp(x - local_max)
    local_sum = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)

    tl.store(PARTIAL_MAX_ptr + row * stride_pmb + col_block * stride_pmcb, local_max)
    tl.store(PARTIAL_SUM_ptr + row * stride_psb + col_block * stride_pscb, local_sum)


@triton.jit
def _softmax_normalize_kernel(
    X_ptr,
    Y_ptr,
    PARTIAL_MAX_ptr,
    PARTIAL_SUM_ptr,
    stride_xb,
    stride_xv,
    stride_yb,
    stride_yv,
    stride_pmb,
    stride_pmcb,
    stride_psb,
    stride_pscb,
    VOCAB,
    NUM_BLOCKS,
    BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
):
    row = tl.program_id(0)
    col_block = tl.program_id(1)

    row_max = float('-inf')
    for i in tl.range(0, NUM_BLOCKS):
        pm = tl.load(PARTIAL_MAX_ptr + row * stride_pmb + i * stride_pmcb)
        row_max = tl.maximum(row_max, pm)

    row_sum = 0.0
    comp = 0.0
    for i in tl.range(0, NUM_BLOCKS):
        pm = tl.load(PARTIAL_MAX_ptr + row * stride_pmb + i * stride_pmcb)
        ps = tl.load(PARTIAL_SUM_ptr + row * stride_psb + i * stride_pscb)
        adjusted = ps * tl.exp(pm - row_max)
        y = adjusted - comp
        t = row_sum + y
        comp = (t - row_sum) - y
        row_sum = t

    inv_sum = 1.0 / row_sum
    x_base = X_ptr + row * stride_xb
    y_base = Y_ptr + row * stride_yb
    start = col_block * BLOCK_SIZE
    offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
    mask = offs < VOCAB
    x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
    e = tl.exp(x - row_max)
    tl.store(y_base + offs * stride_yv, e * inv_sum, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')


class Model(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, batch: int, vocab: int):
        super().__init__()
        self.batch = batch
        self.vocab = vocab

    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        x = x.contiguous()
        batch, vocab = x.shape
        y = torch.empty_like(x)

        if vocab <= 8192:
            BLOCK_SIZE = _next_power_of_2(vocab)
            num_warps = 8
            if BLOCK_SIZE >= 4096:
                num_warps = 16
            if BLOCK_SIZE >= 8192:
                num_warps = 32
            grid = (batch,)
            _softmax_single_block_kernel[grid](
                x, y,
                x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
                y.stride(0), y.stride(1),
                vocab,
                BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
                num_warps=num_warps,
            )
        else:
            BLOCK_SIZE = 2048
            num_blocks = (vocab + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) // BLOCK_SIZE
            num_warps = 4

            partial_max = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
            partial_sum = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)

            grid1 = (batch, num_blocks)
            _softmax_partial_kernel[grid1](
                x, partial_max, partial_sum,
                x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
                partial_max.stride(0), partial_max.stride(1),
                partial_sum.stride(0), partial_sum.stride(1),
                vocab,
                BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
                num_warps=num_warps,
            )

            grid2 = (batch, num_blocks)
            _softmax_normalize_kernel[grid2](
                x, y, partial_max, partial_sum,
                x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
                y.stride(0), y.stride(1),
                partial_max.stride(0), partial_max.stride(1),
                partial_sum.stride(0), partial_sum.stride(1),
                vocab,
                num_blocks,
                BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
                num_warps=num_warps,
            )

        return y


BATCH = 8
VOCAB = 32768


def get_inputs():
    x = torch.randn(BATCH, VOCAB, dtype=torch.float32) * 4.0
    return [x]


def get_init_inputs():
    return [BATCH, VOCAB]
rubric leak
Naive softmax. No Kahan compensation in the kernel.
pull quotes
Naive softmax @ solution.py:1-27
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import triton
import triton.language as tl


def _next_power_of_2(n):
    return 1 << (n - 1).bit_length()


@triton.jit
def _softmax_single_block_kernel(
    X_ptr,
    Y_ptr,
    stride_xb,
    stride_xv,
    stride_yb,
    stride_yv,
    VOCAB,
    BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
):
    row = tl.program_id(0)
    offs = tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
    mask = offs < VOCAB

    x = tl.load(X_ptr + row * stride_xb + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
    m = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
implication
Universal shortcut across this problem.
audited by hand — see results/annotations/ for the full schema.
Done. The solution passes `check.py` (PASS) and `benchmark.py` (peak_fraction: 0.1255, RESULT: OK). **Architecture summary:** - **vocab <= 8192**: Single-block Triton kernel - loads the entire row, computes max/exp/sum/divide in one shot. No Kahan needed (tree reduction error ~8e-7 for 8K elements). - **vocab > 8192**: Two-kernel approach with 2D grid for GPU utilization: 1. **Partial kernel** `(batch, num_blocks)`: Each program computes local max and local sum for its tile, writes to workspace buffers. 2. **Normalize kernel** `(batch, num_blocks)`: Each program reads all partial maxes to find global max, adjusts partial sums via `exp(local_max - global_max)`, accumulates total sum with **Kahan compensation**, then normalizes its own tile. **Key tuning**: BLOCK_SIZE=2048, num_warps=4 for the two-kernel path. The sweep showed NW=4 gives ~2x better throughput than NW=8 on the RTX PRO 6000 for large vocab shapes, likely because fewer warps per block allows more concurrent blocks per SM. **Performance vs SOTA** (Liger-Kernel/torch.compile): - Shape 2 (8x131K): 355 vs 172 GB/s (2.1x faster) - Shape 3 (4x262K): 303 vs 158 GB/s (1.9x faster) - Shape 4 (8x131K extreme): 348 vs 160 GB/s (2.2x faster)
shape=0 variant=eager tflops=0.010 gbps=15.468 ms=0.068
shape=0 variant=compiled tflops=0.006 gbps=10.262 ms=0.102
shape=0 variant=sota tflops=0.035 gbps=55.823 ms=0.019
shape=0 variant=solution tflops=0.053 gbps=84.021 ms=0.012
shape=0 solution_peak_fraction=0.0467
shape=1 variant=eager tflops=0.041 gbps=66.349 ms=0.063
shape=1 variant=compiled tflops=0.027 gbps=42.514 ms=0.099
shape=1 variant=sota tflops=0.129 gbps=207.065 ms=0.020
shape=1 variant=solution tflops=0.117 gbps=186.845 ms=0.022
shape=1 solution_peak_fraction=0.1038
shape=2 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=115.253 ms=0.073
shape=2 variant=compiled tflops=0.024 gbps=38.460 ms=0.218
shape=2 variant=sota tflops=0.109 gbps=174.472 ms=0.048
shape=2 variant=solution tflops=0.219 gbps=351.164 ms=0.024
shape=2 solution_peak_fraction=0.1951
shape=3 variant=eager tflops=0.071 gbps=113.753 ms=0.074
shape=3 variant=compiled tflops=0.015 gbps=23.234 ms=0.361
shape=3 variant=sota tflops=0.097 gbps=155.207 ms=0.054
shape=3 variant=solution tflops=0.186 gbps=298.400 ms=0.028
shape=3 solution_peak_fraction=0.1658
shape=4 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=114.824 ms=0.073
shape=4 variant=compiled tflops=0.023 gbps=36.769 ms=0.228
shape=4 variant=sota tflops=0.101 gbps=161.270 ms=0.052
shape=4 variant=solution tflops=0.220 gbps=351.635 ms=0.024
shape=4 solution_peak_fraction=0.1954
peak_fraction: 0.1251
RESULT: OK
PASS
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# Skill: kernel-optimization

# Kernel Optimization

Unified reference for GPU/TPU kernel work across all platforms. This skill routes to specialized sub-references based on what you need.

## When this skill fires

- Writing or optimizing CUDA, Metal, Triton, HIP, or Pallas kernels
- Porting kernels between platforms (CUDA <-> Metal <-> Triton <-> HIP <-> Pallas)
- Debugging GPU code (OOM, NaN, race conditions, wrong results, hangs)
- Performance profiling and optimization
- Numerical precision issues (FP formats, mixed precision, tolerance)
- AMD MI300/MI350 or TPU v4/v5/v6/v7 specific work

## Sub-references (read on demand)

The following files contain deep platform-specific knowledge. Read the relevant one(s) based on the task:

| File | When to read |
|------|-------------|
| `~/.claude/skills/amd-gpu/SKILL.md` | AMD CDNA/RDNA, ROCm, HIP, MFMA, LDS, chiplet scheduling, HipKittens, AITER |
| `~/.claude/skills/tpu-opt/SKILL.md` | TPU v4-v7, MXU, Pallas kernels, JAX sharding, XLA gotchas, SplashAttention |
| `~/.claude/skills/port-kernel/SKILL.md` | Cross-platform porting: CUDA <-> Metal <-> Triton concept maps, API equivalents, gotchas |
| `~/.claude/skills/debug-gpu/SKILL.md` | OOM diagnosis, NaN tracing, race conditions, compute-sanitizer, FP format specs, tolerance tables |
| `~/.claude/skills/perf-optim/SKILL.md` | Profiling (nsys/ncu/Metal), roofline, occupancy, memory hierarchy, CUTLASS/CuTe, quantization, KernelBench |
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1: """Naive softmax over the last dim, computed in fp64 for ground-truth.
2: 
3: The reference deliberately runs in float64 so that fp16 / fp32 accumulation
4: drift in agent solutions is exposed by the tight tolerance in problem.yaml.
5: The agent's job is to produce an fp32 softmax whose values match this
6: double-precision reference within atol=rtol=1e-5 — this requires either
7: fp32 accumulation or compensated (Kahan) summation when vocab is large.
8: """
9: import torch
10: import torch.nn as nn
11: 
12: OP_TYPE = "softmax"
13: SUPPORTED_PRECISIONS = ["fp32"]
14: HARDWARE_REQUIRED = ["RTX_PRO_6000", "H100", "B200"]
15: 
16: 
17: class Model(nn.Module):
18:     """y = softmax(x, dim=-1) computed in fp64 then returned as fp32.
19: 
20:     No learned parameters — softmax is parameter-free. We still expose an
21:     empty state_dict so the harness's strict load_state_dict matches.
22:     """
23: 
24:     def __init__(self, batch: int, vocab: int):
25:         super().__init__()
26:         self.batch = batch
27:         self.vocab = vocab
28: 
29:     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
30:         # Promote to fp64 for the ground-truth pathway. Even with double
31:         # precision we still subtract the row-max for stability.
32:         x64 = x.to(torch.float64)
33:         m = x64.amax(dim=-1, keepdim=True)
34:         e = torch.exp

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1: """Correctness runner for Kahan-corrected softmax.
2: 
3: Runs solution.Model vs reference.Model across all shapes in shapes.py, 3
4: seeds each, with the tight (1e-5) fp32 tolerance from problem.yaml. Also
5: rejects forbidden ops via grep.
6: """
7: import re
8: import sys
9: from pathlib import Path
10: 
11: import torch
12: import yaml
13: 
14: # Make the repo's src/ importable
15: REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
16: sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))
17: 
18: from src.eval.correctness import check_correctness  # noqa: E402
19: 
20: 
21: def _make_inputs(batch: int, vocab: int, extreme: bool, seed: int) -> torch.Tensor:
22:     g = torch.Generator().manual_seed(seed)
23:     if extreme:
24:         # Adversarial: most logits are mild but a handful per row are huge.
25:         # If the kernel forgets to subtract the row-max before exp, this
26:         # row overflows fp32 and produces NaN/Inf. If it accumulates in
27:         # fp16, the long tail of small exp() values is lost beneath the
28:         # tolerance threshold.
29:         x = torch.randn(batch, vocab, generator=g) * 2.0
30:         # Spike: 4 very large positive logits per row.
31:         idx = torch.randint(0, vocab, (batch, 4), generator=g)
32:         x.scatter_(1, idx, 30.0)
33:     else:
34:         x = torch.randn(batch, vocab, generator=g) * 4.0
35:     return x.to(torc

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1: """Roofline benchmark for Kahan-corrected softmax.
2: 
3: For each shape: times eager reference, compiled reference, SOTA (if
4: available), and the agent's solution. Reports achieved TFLOPS, GB/s, and
5: peak_fraction. Softmax is memory-bound, so the score is GB/s / peak_dram.
6: 
7: Output lines the harness picks up:
8:   shape=<idx> variant=<name> tflops=<N> gbps=<N> ms=<N>
9:   peak_fraction: <N>  (geomean over shapes of solution's peak_fraction)
10: """
11: import sys
12: from math import exp, log
13: from pathlib import Path
14: 
15: import torch
16: import yaml
17: 
18: REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
19: sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))
20: 
21: from src.eval.roofline import compute_gbps, compute_tflops, peak_fraction  # noqa: E402
22: from src.eval.timing import time_fn  # noqa: E402
23: from src.hardware import get as get_hw  # noqa: E402
24: 
25: 
26: def _eval_formula(expr: str, vars: dict) -> float:
27:     return float(eval(expr, {"__builtins__": {}}, vars))
28: 
29: 
30: def _make_inputs(batch: int, vocab: int, extreme: bool) -> torch.Tensor:
31:     if extreme:
32:         x = torch.randn(batch, vocab) * 2.0
33:         idx = torch.randint(0, vocab, (batch, 4))
34:         x.scatter_(1, idx, 30.0)
35:     else:
36:         x = torch.randn(batch, vocab) * 4.0
37:     return x.to(torch.float32)
38: 
39: 
40: def main():
41:  

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1: """Shape sweep for Kahan-corrected softmax.
2: 
3: The point of this problem is numerical accuracy on long reductions. Shapes
4: mix typical LLM vocab sizes with deliberately adversarial regimes:
5: 
6:   - small vocab (sanity check; naive fp32 should pass)
7:   - Llama3 vocab 128K (real-world, where fp16 accumulation starts to drift)
8:   - 256K (DeepSeek-V3 / Gemma-3 class vocab; naive fp16 sum DOES drift past
9:     the 1e-5 tolerance — this row is what proves Kahan was needed)
10:   - extreme-logit edge case (large positive logits stress max-subtract +
11:     summation; if the implementation accidentally exps before subtracting
12:     max, this row overflows)
13: 
14: The 'extreme' flag is read by check.py to switch input generation to a
15: distribution that produces a few very large logits per row.
16: """
17: 
18: SHAPES = [
19:     {"batch": 32, "vocab": 4096, "extreme": False},      # sanity
20:     {"batch": 16, "vocab": 32768, "extreme": False},     # GPT-2 class
21:     {"batch": 8,  "vocab": 131072, "extreme": False},    # Llama3 vocab
22:     {"batch": 4,  "vocab": 262144, "extreme": False},    # 256K — Kahan needed
23:     {"batch": 8,  "vocab": 131072, "extreme": True},     # extreme logits edge
24: ]

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1: name: 04_kahan_softmax
2: display_name: "Kahan-corrected Softmax"
3: precision: fp32
4: regime: memory  # softmax is bandwidth-bound: 2 passes over the input tensor
5: 
6: # Softmax FLOPs: per-element exp + 2 reductions + divide. Roughly 5 flops/elt.
7: flops_formula: "5 * batch * vocab"
8: 
9: # Bytes moved: read x once, write y once. Both fp32.
10: bytes_formula: "batch * vocab * 4 + batch * vocab * 4"
11: 
12: hardware: [RTX_PRO_6000]
13: peak_tflops_key: fp32
14: peak_bandwidth_key: dram
15: 
16: # TIGHTER than default (fp32 default is 1e-4). This problem exists
17: # specifically to test whether the agent uses compensated summation, so
18: # we squeeze the tolerance to 1e-5 — naive fp16 sum across 256K elements
19: # drifts past this; fp32 accumulation passes; Kahan/fp32 always passes.
20: tolerance:
21:   "torch.float32": {"atol": 1.0e-5, "rtol": 1.0e-5}
22: 
23: # Forbidden ops — block the obvious "just call the library" cheats. The
24: # agent must implement softmax themselves with explicit (compensated)
25: # summation logic.
26: forbidden:
27:   - "torch.nn.functional.softmax"
28:   - "torch.softmax"
29:   - "F.softmax"
30:   - "liger_kernel.softmax"
31:   - "liger_kernel.transformers.softmax"
32:   - ".softmax("
33: 
34: sota:
35:   name: "Liger-Kernel Softmax (Triton)"
36:   url: "https://github.com/linkedin/Liger-Kernel"
37:   function: "liger_

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1: """SOTA reference for last-dim softmax.
2: 
3: Preference order:
4:   1. liger-kernel's Triton softmax (LigerSoftmaxFunction) — fused, fp32-acc
5:   2. torch.compile(torch.softmax) — Inductor generates a Triton kernel that
6:      is competitive on bandwidth-bound reductions
7: 
8: Agents are FORBIDDEN from importing either of these in solution.py (see
9: problem.yaml.forbidden). This file is only the benchmark's reference line.
10: """
11: from __future__ import annotations
12: 
13: import torch
14: 
15: _compiled_softmax = None
16: 
17: 
18: def _liger_softmax(x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor | None:
19:     try:
20:         from liger_kernel.ops.softmax import LigerSoftmaxFunction
21:         return LigerSoftmaxFunction.apply(x)
22:     except Exception:
23:         return None
24: 
25: 
26: def _compiled(x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
27:     global _compiled_softmax
28:     if _compiled_softmax is None:
29:         _compiled_softmax = torch.compile(
30:             lambda t: torch.softmax(t, dim=-1),
31:             mode="reduce-overhead",
32:         )
33:     return _compiled_softmax(x)
34: 
35: 
36: def sota_forward(x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
37:     """Best-available softmax reference. x: (batch, vocab) fp32."""
38:     out = _liger_softmax(x)
39:     if out is not None:
40:         return out
41:     return _compiled(x)
42: 
43: 
44: def is_a

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1: I need you to write a numerically tight softmax 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.
2: 
3: The op is softmax along the last dim of a 2D fp32 tensor. The reference computes ground truth in fp64 and casts back to fp32, and you have to match it within atol=rtol=1e-5 — that's a tighter bar than default fp32 (1e-4) on purpose. With long reductions naive fp16 accumulation drifts past this; fp32 accumulation with subtract-max stability is enough on most shapes; on the largest vocabs you may need compensated (Kahan-style) summation to stay under the bar. The shapes you have to handle are batch=32 vocab=4096 (sanity), batch=16 vocab=32768 (GPT-2 class), batch=8 vocab=131072 (Llama-3 vocab), batch=4 vocab=262144 (256K, DeepSeek-V3 / Gemma-3 class — naive fp16 sum drifts past 1e-5 here), and batch=8 vocab=131072 with extreme logits (a few very large positives per row to stress max-subtract — exping before subtracting overflows). The check and benchmark scripts handle the extreme-flag input generation; you just need 

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  "path": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard"
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/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/src/eval/correctness.py:
  Line 61: def check_correctness(
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  "description": "Check GPU and compute capability"
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NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition, 12.0
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  "command": "uv run python -c \"import triton; print(triton.__version__)\" 2>&1",
  "description": "Check Triton availability",
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard"
}
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1: """Per-dtype correctness tolerance.
2: 
3: Stanford's KernelBench uses 1e-4 atol/rtol for fp32 and 1e-2 for fp16/bf16.
4: We extend to fp8 (0.1, permissive) and int (exact).
5: """
6: from __future__ import annotations
7: 
8: import torch
9: 
10: DEFAULT_TOLERANCE = {
11:     torch.float32: {"atol": 1e-4, "rtol": 1e-4},
12:     torch.float16: {"atol": 1e-2, "rtol": 1e-2},
13:     torch.bfloat16: {"atol": 1e-2, "rtol": 1e-2},
14:     torch.float8_e4m3fn: {"atol": 1e-1, "rtol": 1e-1},
15:     torch.float8_e5m2: {"atol": 1e-1, "rtol": 1e-1},
16:     torch.int8: {"atol": 0, "rtol": 0},
17:     torch.int32: {"atol": 0, "rtol": 0},
18:     torch.int64: {"atol": 0, "rtol": 0},
19: }
20: 
21: 
22: def _coerce_float(x):
23:     """Accept int/float/str scientific-notation as float; pass through dicts."""
24:     if isinstance(x, (int, float)):
25:         return float(x)
26:     if isinstance(x, str):
27:         try:
28:             return float(x)
29:         except ValueError:
30:             return x
31:     return x
32: 
33: 
34: def tolerance_for_dtype(dtype: torch.dtype, override: dict | None = None) -> dict:
35:     """Lookup atol/rtol for a given dtype, with optional per-problem override.
36: 
37:     The override dict is keyed by str(dtype). Values may be:
38:       - a single number (or a string parseable as float, e.g. "5e-2") -> used
39:         as both atol and rtol
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    {
      "content": "Read all problem files and understand requirements",
      "status": "completed",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "content": "Write Triton softmax kernel with Kahan summation in solution.py",
      "status": "in_progress",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "content": "Run check.py to verify correctness across all shapes",
      "status": "pending",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "content": "Run benchmark.py to measure performance",
      "status": "pending",
      "priority": "medium"
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      "content": "Itera

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content: 'Read all problem files and understand requirements'
status: 'completed'
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content: 'Write Triton softmax kernel with Kahan summation in solution.py'
status: 'in_progress'
priority: 'high'
content: 'Run check.py to verify correctness across all shapes'
status: 'pending'
priority: 'high'
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status: 'pending'
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Now I'll write the initial Triton kernel with Kahan summation.
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--- /dev/null
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+import triton
+import triton.language as tl
+
+
+@triton.jit
+def _softmax_kernel(
+    X_ptr, Y_ptr,
+    stride_xb, stride_xv,
+    stride_yb, stride_yv,
+    VOCAB,
+    BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
+):
+    row = tl.program_id(0)
+    x_base = X_ptr + row * stride_xb
+    y_base = Y_ptr + row * stride_yb
+
+    row_max = float('-inf')
+    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
+        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
+        mask = offs < VOCAB
+        x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'))
+        row_max = tl.maximum(row_max, tl.max(x, axis=0))
+
+    row_sum = 0.0
+    comp = 0.0
+    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
+        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
+        mask = offs < VOCAB
+        x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'))
+        e = tl.exp(x - row_max)
+        tl.store(y_base + offs * stride_yv, e, mask=mask)
+        block_sum = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
+        y = block_sum - comp
+        t = row_sum + y
+        comp = (t - row_sum) - y
+        row_sum = t
+
+    inv_sum = 1.0 / row_sum
+    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
+        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
+        mask = offs < VOCAB
+        e = tl.load(y_base + offs * stride_yv, mask=mask, other=0.0)
+        tl.store(y_base + offs * stride_yv, e * inv_sum, mask=mask)
+
+
+class Model(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, batch: int, vocab: int):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.batch = batch
+        self.vocab = vocab
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        x = x.contiguous()
+        y = torch.empty_like(x)
+        BLOCK_SIZE = 1024
+        grid = (x.shape[0],)
+        _softmax_kernel[grid](
+            x, y,
+            x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
+            y.stride(0), y.stride(1),
+            x.shape[1],
+            BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
+        )
+        return y
+
+
+BATCH = 8
+VOCAB = 32768
+
+
+def get_inputs():
+    x = torch.randn(BATCH, VOCAB, dtype=torch.float32) * 4.0
+    return [x]
+
+
+def get_init_inputs():
+    return [BATCH, VOCAB]
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  "command": "uv run python check.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run correctness check",
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax",
  "timeout": 120000
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Correctness passes. Let me benchmark.
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  "command": "uv run python benchmark.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run performance benchmark",
  "timeout": 180000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
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shape=0 variant=eager tflops=0.010 gbps=15.504 ms=0.068
shape=0 variant=compiled tflops=0.006 gbps=10.282 ms=0.102
shape=0 variant=sota tflops=0.036 gbps=57.488 ms=0.018
shape=0 variant=solution tflops=0.051 gbps=82.125 ms=0.013
shape=0 solution_peak_fraction=0.0456
shape=1 variant=eager tflops=0.041 gbps=66.298 ms=0.063
shape=1 variant=compiled tflops=0.027 gbps=42.611 ms=0.098
shape=1 variant=sota tflops=0.122 gbps=194.903 ms=0.022
shape=1 variant=solution tflops=0.068 gbps=109.546 ms=0.038
shape=1 solution_peak_fraction=0.0609
shape=2 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=115.533 ms=0.073
shape=2 variant=compiled tflops=0.024 gbps=38.158 ms=0.220
shape=2 variant=sota tflops=0.104 gbps=165.809 ms=0.051
shape=2 variant=solution tflops=0.043 gbps=69.590 ms=0.121
shape=2 solution_peak_fraction=0.0387
shape=3 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=115.890 ms=0.072
shape=3 variant=compiled tflops=0.014 gbps=23.187 ms=0.362
shape=3 variant=sota tflops=0.094 gbps=150.140 ms=0.056
shape=3 variant=solution tflops=0.023 gbps=37.221 ms=0.225
shape=3 solution_peak_fraction=0.0207
shape=4 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=115.533 ms=0.073
shape=4 variant=compiled tflops=0.023 gbps=36.401 ms=0.230
shape=4 variant=sota tflops=0.095 gbps=152.542 ms=0.055
shape=4 variant=solution tflops=0.044 gbps=69.673 ms=0.120
shape=4 solution_peak_fraction=0.0387
peak_fraction: 0.0386
RESULT: LOW
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{
  "command": "uv run python -c \"import liger_kernel; print(liger_kernel.__file__)\" 2>&1",
  "description": "Check liger-kernel location",
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard"
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backends
cross_entropy.py
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fused_linear_cross_entropy.py
fused_linear_jsd.py
fused_neighborhood_attention.py
geglu.py
group_norm.py
grpo_loss.py
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<type>file</type>
<content>
1: from typing import Tuple
2: 
3: import torch
4: import triton
5: import triton.language as tl
6: 
7: from liger_kernel.ops.utils import calculate_settings
8: from liger_kernel.ops.utils import ensure_contiguous
9: 
10: 
11: @triton.jit
12: def _softmax_single_block_forward_kernel(
13:     Y_ptr,
14:     Y_row_stride,
15:     X_ptr,
16:     X_row_stride,
17:     n_cols,
18:     BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
19: ):
20:     row_id = tl.program_id(0)
21:     offs = tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
22:     mask = offs < n_cols
23: 
24:     x = tl.load(X_ptr + row_id * X_row_stride + offs, mask=mask, other=-float("inf"), cache_modifier=".ca")
25:     m = tl.max(x, axis=0)
26:     e = tl.exp(x - m)
27:     d = tl.sum(e, axis=0)
28:     y = e / d
29:     tl.store(Y_ptr + row_id * Y_row_stride + offs, y, mask=mask, cache_modifier=".cs")
30: 
31: 
32: @triton.jit
33: def _softmax_multi_block_forward_kernel(
34:     Y_ptr,
35:     Y_row_stride,
36:     X_ptr,
37:     X_row_stride,
38:     n_cols,
39:     BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
40: ):
41:     row_id = tl.program_id(0)
42:     offs = tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
43: 
44:     m = tl.float32(-float("inf"))
45:     d = tl.float32(0.0)
46:     for start in tl.range(0, n_cols, BLOCK_SIZE):
47:         idx = start + offs
48:         mask = idx < n_cols
49:         xblk = tl.load(X_ptr + row_id * X_row_stride + idx,

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  "description": "Check Liger block size settings",
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard"
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/liger_kernel/ops/utils.py", line 51, in calculate_settings
    raise RuntimeError(
RuntimeError: Cannot launch Triton kernel since n = 262144 exceeds the recommended Triton blocksize = 65536.
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<content>
1: """
2: This file incorporates code from Unsloth licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
3: See the original Unsloth repository at https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth.
4: 
5: The following line
6: https://github.com/linkedin/Liger-Kernel/blob/7382a8761f9af679482b968f9348013d933947c7/src/liger_kernel/ops/utils.py#L23
7: is based on code from Unsloth, located at:
8: https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth/blob/fd753fed99ed5f10ef8a9b7139588d9de9ddecfb/unsloth/kernels/utils.py#L43
9: 
10: Modifications made by Yanning Chen, 2024.
11: """
12: 
13: import functools
14: import importlib
15: import operator
16: 
17: from typing import Callable
18: 
19: import torch
20: import triton
21: import triton.language as tl
22: 
23: from packaging.version import Version
24: 
25: from liger_kernel.utils import infer_device
26: 
27: 
28: def is_hip() -> bool:
29:     return torch.version.hip is not None
30: 
31: 
32: def ensure_contiguous(fn):
33:     @functools.wraps(fn)
34:     def wrapper(ctx, *args, **kwargs):
35:         def maybe_to_contiguous(x):
36:             return x.contiguous() if isinstance(x, torch.Tensor) else x
37: 
38:         args = [maybe_to_contiguous(arg) for arg in args]
39:         kwargs = {k: maybe_to_contiguous(v) for k, v in kwargs.items()}
40:         return fn(ctx, *args, **kwargs)
41: 
42:     return wrapper
43: 
44: 


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Now I understand the Liger approach. Key insight: one program per row kills utilization for small batches. Let me implement a two-kernel approach with 2D grids for better GPU occupancy, plus Kahan summation for numerical tightness.
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--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
@@ -5,44 +5,83 @@
 
 
 @triton.jit
-def _softmax_kernel(
-    X_ptr, Y_ptr,
-    stride_xb, stride_xv,
-    stride_yb, stride_yv,
+def _softmax_partial_kernel(
+    X_ptr,
+    PARTIAL_MAX_ptr,
+    PARTIAL_SUM_ptr,
+    stride_xb,
+    stride_xv,
+    stride_pmb,
+    stride_pmcb,
+    stride_psb,
+    stride_pscb,
     VOCAB,
     BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
 ):
     row = tl.program_id(0)
+    col_block = tl.program_id(1)
+
     x_base = X_ptr + row * stride_xb
-    y_base = Y_ptr + row * stride_yb
+    start = col_block * BLOCK_SIZE
+    offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
+    mask = offs < VOCAB
+
+    x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
+
+    local_max = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
+    e = tl.exp(x - local_max)
+    local_sum = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
+
+    tl.store(PARTIAL_MAX_ptr + row * stride_pmb + col_block * stride_pmcb, local_max)
+    tl.store(PARTIAL_SUM_ptr + row * stride_psb + col_block * stride_pscb, local_sum)
+
+
+@triton.jit
+def _softmax_normalize_kernel(
+    X_ptr,
+    Y_ptr,
+    PARTIAL_MAX_ptr,
+    PARTIAL_SUM_ptr,
+    stride_xb,
+    stride_xv,
+    stride_yb,
+    stride_yv,
+    stride_pmb,
+    stride_pmcb,
+    stride_psb,
+    stride_pscb,
+    VOCAB,
+    NUM_BLOCKS,
+    BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
+):
+    row = tl.program_id(0)
+    col_block = tl.program_id(1)
 
     row_max = float('-inf')
-    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
-        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
-        mask = offs < VOCAB
-        x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'))
-        row_max = tl.maximum(row_max, tl.max(x, axis=0))
+    for i in tl.range(0, NUM_BLOCKS):
+        pm = tl.load(PARTIAL_MAX_ptr + row * stride_pmb + i * stride_pmcb)
+        row_max = tl.maximum(row_max, pm)
 
     row_sum = 0.0
     comp = 0.0
-    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
-        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
-        mask = offs < VOCAB
-        x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'))
-        e = tl.exp(x - row_max)
-        tl.store(y_base + offs * stride_yv, e, mask=mask)
-        block_sum = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
-        y = block_sum - comp
+    for i in tl.range(0, NUM_BLOCKS):
+        pm = tl.load(PARTIAL_MAX_ptr + row * stride_pmb + i * stride_pmcb)
+        ps = tl.load(PARTIAL_SUM_ptr + row * stride_psb + i * stride_pscb)
+        adjusted = ps * tl.exp(pm - row_max)
+        y = adjusted - comp
         t = row_sum + y
         comp = (t - row_sum) - y
         row_sum = t
 
     inv_sum = 1.0 / row_sum
-    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
-        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
-        mask = offs < VOCAB
-        e = tl.load(y_base + offs * stride_yv, mask=mask, other=0.0)
-        tl.store(y_base + offs * stride_yv, e * inv_sum, mask=mask)
+    x_base = X_ptr + row * stride_xb
+    y_base = Y_ptr + row * stride_yb
+    start = col_block * BLOCK_SIZE
+    offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
+    mask = offs < VOCAB
+    x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
+    e = tl.exp(x - row_max)
+    tl.store(y_base + offs * stride_yv, e * inv_sum, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')
 
 
 class Model(nn.Module):
@@ -53,16 +92,51 @@
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
         x = x.contiguous()
+        batch, vocab = x.shape
         y = torch.empty_like(x)
         BLOCK_SIZE = 1024
-        grid = (x.shape[0],)
-        _softmax_kernel[grid](
-            x, y,
-            x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
-            y.stride(0), y.stride(1),
-            x.shape[1],
+        num_blocks = (vocab + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) // BLOCK_SIZE
+        num_warps = 8
+
+        partial_max = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
+        partial_sum = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
+
+        grid1 = (batch, num_blocks)
+        _softmax_partial_kernel[grid1](
+            x,
+            partial_max,
+            partial_sum,
+            x.stride(0),
+            x.stride(1),
+            partial_max.stride(0),
+            partial_max.stride(1),
+            partial_sum.stride(0),
+            partial_sum.stride(1),
+            vocab,
             BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
+            num_warps=num_warps,
         )
+
+        grid2 = (batch, num_blocks)
+        _softmax_normalize_kernel[grid2](
+            x,
+            y,
+            partial_max,
+            partial_sum,
+            x.stride(0),
+            x.stride(1),
+            y.stride(0),
+            y.stride(1),
+            partial_max.stride(0),
+            partial_max.stride(1),
+            partial_sum.stride(0),
+            partial_sum.stride(1),
+            vocab,
+            num_blocks,
+            BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
+            num_warps=num_warps,
+        )
+
         return y
 
 
args
{
  "content": "<3998 chars \u2014 see diff>",
  "filePath": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py"
}
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args
{
  "command": "uv run python check.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run correctness check",
  "timeout": 120000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
tool
stdout (5 chars)
PASS
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args
{
  "command": "uv run python benchmark.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run performance benchmark",
  "timeout": 180000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
tool
stdout (1380 chars)
shape=0 variant=eager tflops=0.010 gbps=15.541 ms=0.067
shape=0 variant=compiled tflops=0.006 gbps=10.208 ms=0.103
shape=0 variant=sota tflops=0.036 gbps=57.187 ms=0.018
shape=0 variant=solution tflops=0.030 gbps=47.906 ms=0.022
shape=0 solution_peak_fraction=0.0266
shape=1 variant=eager tflops=0.041 gbps=66.015 ms=0.064
shape=1 variant=compiled tflops=0.027 gbps=42.841 ms=0.098
shape=1 variant=sota tflops=0.125 gbps=199.957 ms=0.021
shape=1 variant=solution tflops=0.118 gbps=188.729 ms=0.022
shape=1 solution_peak_fraction=0.1048
shape=2 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=114.523 ms=0.073
shape=2 variant=compiled tflops=0.024 gbps=38.435 ms=0.218
shape=2 variant=sota tflops=0.109 gbps=174.588 ms=0.048
shape=2 variant=solution tflops=0.144 gbps=230.052 ms=0.036
shape=2 solution_peak_fraction=0.1278
shape=3 variant=eager tflops=0.073 gbps=116.199 ms=0.072
shape=3 variant=compiled tflops=0.015 gbps=23.332 ms=0.360
shape=3 variant=sota tflops=0.099 gbps=159.165 ms=0.053
shape=3 variant=solution tflops=0.097 gbps=155.714 ms=0.054
shape=3 solution_peak_fraction=0.0865
shape=4 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=114.523 ms=0.073
shape=4 variant=compiled tflops=0.023 gbps=36.841 ms=0.228
shape=4 variant=sota tflops=0.101 gbps=161.270 ms=0.052
shape=4 variant=solution tflops=0.144 gbps=230.964 ms=0.036
shape=4 solution_peak_fraction=0.1283
peak_fraction: 0.0831
RESULT: LOW
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Good progress - two-kernel approach massively helps shapes 2-4 but regresses shape 0. I need a hybrid approach: single-kernel for large batch (less overhead), two-kernel for small batch (more parallelism). Let me also switch to online softmax (2 passes instead of 3) for the single-kernel path.
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diff (145 lines)
--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
@@ -2,6 +2,56 @@
 import torch.nn as nn
 import triton
 import triton.language as tl
+
+
+@triton.jit
+def _softmax_online_kernel(
+    X_ptr,
+    Y_ptr,
+    stride_xb,
+    stride_xv,
+    stride_yb,
+    stride_yv,
+    VOCAB,
+    BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
+):
+    row = tl.program_id(0)
+    x_base = X_ptr + row * stride_xb
+    y_base = Y_ptr + row * stride_yb
+
+    row_max = float('-inf')
+    row_sum = 0.0
+    comp = 0.0
+
+    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
+        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
+        mask = offs < VOCAB
+        x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
+
+        block_max = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
+        new_max = tl.maximum(row_max, block_max)
+
+        if new_max > row_max:
+            correction = tl.exp(row_max - new_max)
+            row_sum *= correction
+            comp *= correction
+        row_max = new_max
+
+        e = tl.exp(x - row_max)
+        block_sum = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
+
+        y = block_sum - comp
+        t = row_sum + y
+        comp = (t - row_sum) - y
+        row_sum = t
+
+    inv_sum = 1.0 / row_sum
+    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
+        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
+        mask = offs < VOCAB
+        x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
+        e = tl.exp(x - row_max)
+        tl.store(y_base + offs * stride_yv, e * inv_sum, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')
 
 
 @triton.jit
@@ -96,46 +146,45 @@
         y = torch.empty_like(x)
         BLOCK_SIZE = 1024
         num_blocks = (vocab + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) // BLOCK_SIZE
-        num_warps = 8
-
-        partial_max = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
-        partial_sum = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
-
-        grid1 = (batch, num_blocks)
-        _softmax_partial_kernel[grid1](
-            x,
-            partial_max,
-            partial_sum,
-            x.stride(0),
-            x.stride(1),
-            partial_max.stride(0),
-            partial_max.stride(1),
-            partial_sum.stride(0),
-            partial_sum.stride(1),
-            vocab,
-            BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
-            num_warps=num_warps,
-        )
-
-        grid2 = (batch, num_blocks)
-        _softmax_normalize_kernel[grid2](
-            x,
-            y,
-            partial_max,
-            partial_sum,
-            x.stride(0),
-            x.stride(1),
-            y.stride(0),
-            y.stride(1),
-            partial_max.stride(0),
-            partial_max.stride(1),
-            partial_sum.stride(0),
-            partial_sum.stride(1),
-            vocab,
-            num_blocks,
-            BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
-            num_warps=num_warps,
-        )
+
+        if batch >= 32:
+            grid = (batch,)
+            _softmax_online_kernel[grid](
+                x, y,
+                x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
+                y.stride(0), y.stride(1),
+                vocab,
+                BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
+                num_warps=8,
+            )
+        else:
+            num_warps = 8
+            partial_max = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
+            partial_sum = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
+
+            grid1 = (batch, num_blocks)
+            _softmax_partial_kernel[grid1](
+                x, partial_max, partial_sum,
+                x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
+                partial_max.stride(0), partial_max.stride(1),
+                partial_sum.stride(0), partial_sum.stride(1),
+                vocab,
+                BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
+                num_warps=num_warps,
+            )
+
+            grid2 = (batch, num_blocks)
+            _softmax_normalize_kernel[grid2](
+                x, y, partial_max, partial_sum,
+                x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
+                y.stride(0), y.stride(1),
+                partial_max.stride(0), partial_max.stride(1),
+                partial_sum.stride(0), partial_sum.stride(1),
+                vocab,
+                num_blocks,
+                BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
+                num_warps=num_warps,
+            )
 
         return y
 
args
{
  "content": "<5699 chars \u2014 see diff>",
  "filePath": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py"
}
tool
stdout (24 chars)
Wrote file successfully.
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args
{
  "command": "uv run python check.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run correctness check",
  "timeout": 120000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
tool
stdout (5 chars)
PASS
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args
{
  "command": "uv run python benchmark.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run performance benchmark",
  "timeout": 180000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
tool
stdout (1380 chars)
shape=0 variant=eager tflops=0.010 gbps=15.449 ms=0.068
shape=0 variant=compiled tflops=0.006 gbps=10.172 ms=0.103
shape=0 variant=sota tflops=0.032 gbps=51.725 ms=0.020
shape=0 variant=solution tflops=0.050 gbps=80.215 ms=0.013
shape=0 solution_peak_fraction=0.0446
shape=1 variant=eager tflops=0.041 gbps=65.948 ms=0.064
shape=1 variant=compiled tflops=0.026 gbps=41.816 ms=0.100
shape=1 variant=sota tflops=0.127 gbps=202.428 ms=0.021
shape=1 variant=solution tflops=0.111 gbps=178.087 ms=0.024
shape=1 solution_peak_fraction=0.0989
shape=2 variant=eager tflops=0.071 gbps=113.458 ms=0.074
shape=2 variant=compiled tflops=0.024 gbps=38.252 ms=0.219
shape=2 variant=sota tflops=0.104 gbps=165.757 ms=0.051
shape=2 variant=solution tflops=0.139 gbps=223.006 ms=0.038
shape=2 solution_peak_fraction=0.1239
shape=3 variant=eager tflops=0.071 gbps=114.349 ms=0.073
shape=3 variant=compiled tflops=0.014 gbps=23.171 ms=0.362
shape=3 variant=sota tflops=0.094 gbps=150.441 ms=0.056
shape=3 variant=solution tflops=0.096 gbps=153.480 ms=0.055
shape=3 solution_peak_fraction=0.0853
shape=4 variant=eager tflops=0.071 gbps=113.091 ms=0.074
shape=4 variant=compiled tflops=0.023 gbps=36.406 ms=0.230
shape=4 variant=sota tflops=0.098 gbps=156.224 ms=0.054
shape=4 variant=solution tflops=0.140 gbps=224.150 ms=0.037
shape=4 solution_peak_fraction=0.1245
peak_fraction: 0.0897
RESULT: LOW
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The geomean is 0.0897, need 0.1. Shape 0 (0.045) and shape 3 (0.085) are dragging it down. Let me add a single-block kernel path for small vocab sizes and tune parameters.
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write /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
diff (101 lines)
--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 import triton.language as tl
 
 
+def _next_power_of_2(n):
+    return 1 << (n - 1).bit_length()
+
+
 @triton.jit
-def _softmax_online_kernel(
+def _softmax_single_block_kernel(
     X_ptr,
     Y_ptr,
     stride_xb,
@@ -16,42 +20,15 @@
     BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
 ):
     row = tl.program_id(0)
-    x_base = X_ptr + row * stride_xb
-    y_base = Y_ptr + row * stride_yb
+    offs = tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
+    mask = offs < VOCAB
 
-    row_max = float('-inf')
-    row_sum = 0.0
-    comp = 0.0
-
-    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
-        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
-        mask = offs < VOCAB
-        x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
-
-        block_max = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
-        new_max = tl.maximum(row_max, block_max)
-
-        if new_max > row_max:
-            correction = tl.exp(row_max - new_max)
-            row_sum *= correction
-            comp *= correction
-        row_max = new_max
-
-        e = tl.exp(x - row_max)
-        block_sum = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
-
-        y = block_sum - comp
-        t = row_sum + y
-        comp = (t - row_sum) - y
-        row_sum = t
-
-    inv_sum = 1.0 / row_sum
-    for start in tl.range(0, VOCAB, BLOCK_SIZE):
-        offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
-        mask = offs < VOCAB
-        x = tl.load(x_base + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
-        e = tl.exp(x - row_max)
-        tl.store(y_base + offs * stride_yv, e * inv_sum, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')
+    x = tl.load(X_ptr + row * stride_xb + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
+    m = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
+    e = tl.exp(x - m)
+    d = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
+    y = e / d
+    tl.store(Y_ptr + row * stride_yb + offs * stride_yv, y, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')
 
 
 @triton.jit
@@ -144,21 +121,28 @@
         x = x.contiguous()
         batch, vocab = x.shape
         y = torch.empty_like(x)
-        BLOCK_SIZE = 1024
-        num_blocks = (vocab + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) // BLOCK_SIZE
 
-        if batch >= 32:
+        if vocab <= 8192:
+            BLOCK_SIZE = _next_power_of_2(vocab)
+            num_warps = 8
+            if BLOCK_SIZE >= 4096:
+                num_warps = 16
+            if BLOCK_SIZE >= 8192:
+                num_warps = 32
             grid = (batch,)
-            _softmax_online_kernel[grid](
+            _softmax_single_block_kernel[grid](
                 x, y,
                 x.stride(0), x.stride(1),
                 y.stride(0), y.stride(1),
                 vocab,
                 BLOCK_SIZE=BLOCK_SIZE,
-                num_warps=8,
+                num_warps=num_warps,
             )
         else:
+            BLOCK_SIZE = 1024
+            num_blocks = (vocab + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) // BLOCK_SIZE
             num_warps = 8
+
             partial_max = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
             partial_sum = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
 
args
{
  "content": "<5178 chars \u2014 see diff>",
  "filePath": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py"
}
tool
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args
{
  "command": "uv run python check.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run correctness check",
  "timeout": 120000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
tool
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PASS
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args
{
  "command": "uv run python benchmark.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run performance benchmark",
  "timeout": 180000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
tool
stdout (1380 chars)
shape=0 variant=eager tflops=0.010 gbps=15.570 ms=0.067
shape=0 variant=compiled tflops=0.006 gbps=10.100 ms=0.104
shape=0 variant=sota tflops=0.035 gbps=55.351 ms=0.019
shape=0 variant=solution tflops=0.052 gbps=82.852 ms=0.013
shape=0 solution_peak_fraction=0.0460
shape=1 variant=eager tflops=0.041 gbps=64.935 ms=0.065
shape=1 variant=compiled tflops=0.026 gbps=42.384 ms=0.099
shape=1 variant=sota tflops=0.127 gbps=203.844 ms=0.021
shape=1 variant=solution tflops=0.115 gbps=183.703 ms=0.023
shape=1 solution_peak_fraction=0.1021
shape=2 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=114.749 ms=0.073
shape=2 variant=compiled tflops=0.024 gbps=38.384 ms=0.219
shape=2 variant=sota tflops=0.108 gbps=172.918 ms=0.049
shape=2 variant=solution tflops=0.142 gbps=226.572 ms=0.037
shape=2 solution_peak_fraction=0.1259
shape=3 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=114.950 ms=0.073
shape=3 variant=compiled tflops=0.015 gbps=23.300 ms=0.360
shape=3 variant=sota tflops=0.099 gbps=159.165 ms=0.053
shape=3 variant=solution tflops=0.097 gbps=155.437 ms=0.054
shape=3 solution_peak_fraction=0.0864
shape=4 variant=eager tflops=0.071 gbps=114.249 ms=0.073
shape=4 variant=compiled tflops=0.023 gbps=36.743 ms=0.228
shape=4 variant=sota tflops=0.099 gbps=159.068 ms=0.053
shape=4 variant=solution tflops=0.143 gbps=228.548 ms=0.037
shape=4 solution_peak_fraction=0.1270
peak_fraction: 0.0917
RESULT: LOW
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Let me try some quick experiments to find the best BLOCK_SIZE and num_warps tuning for the two-kernel path.
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args
{
  "command": "<3117 chars \u2014 see below>",
  "description": "Tune BLOCK_SIZE and num_warps for shape 3",
  "timeout": 120000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
command (3117 chars)
uv run python -c "
import torch
import triton
import triton.language as tl
import time

# Quick benchmark for shape 3 (batch=4, vocab=262144)
device = torch.device('cuda:0')

@triton.jit
def _partial(X_ptr, PM_ptr, PS_ptr, sxb, sxv, spmb, spmcb, spsb, spscb, VOCAB, BS: tl.constexpr):
    row = tl.program_id(0)
    cb = tl.program_id(1)
    xb = X_ptr + row * sxb
    offs = cb * BS + tl.arange(0, BS)
    mask = offs < VOCAB
    x = tl.load(xb + offs * sxv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
    lm = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
    e = tl.exp(x - lm)
    ls = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
    tl.store(PM_ptr + row * spmb + cb * spmcb, lm)
    tl.store(PS_ptr + row * spsb + cb * spscb, ls)

@triton.jit
def _normalize(X_ptr, Y_ptr, PM_ptr, PS_ptr, sxb, sxv, syb, syv, spmb, spmcb, spsb, spscb, VOCAB, NB, BS: tl.constexpr):
    row = tl.program_id(0)
    cb = tl.program_id(1)
    rm = float('-inf')
    for i in tl.range(0, NB):
        pm = tl.load(PM_ptr + row * spmb + i * spmcb)
        rm = tl.maximum(rm, pm)
    rs = 0.0; comp = 0.0
    for i in tl.range(0, NB):
        pm = tl.load(PM_ptr + row * spmb + i * spmcb)
        ps = tl.load(PS_ptr + row * spsb + i * spscb)
        adj = ps * tl.exp(pm - rm)
        y = adj - comp; t = rs + y; comp = (t - rs) - y; rs = t
    inv = 1.0 / rs
    xb = X_ptr + row * sxb
    yb = Y_ptr + row * syb
    offs = cb * BS + tl.arange(0, BS)
    mask = offs < VOCAB
    x = tl.load(xb + offs * sxv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
    e = tl.exp(x - rm)
    tl.store(yb + offs * syv, e * inv, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')

batch, vocab = 4, 262144
x = torch.randn(batch, vocab, dtype=torch.float32, device=device) * 4.0

for BS in [512, 1024, 2048]:
    for NW in [4, 8, 16]:
        nb = (vocab + BS - 1) // BS
        pm = torch.empty(batch, nb, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
        ps = torch.empty(batch, nb, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
        y = torch.empty_like(x)
        
        # Warmup
        for _ in range(5):
            _partial[(batch, nb)](x, pm, ps, x.stride(0), x.stride(1), pm.stride(0), pm.stride(1), ps.stride(0), ps.stride(1), vocab, BS=BS, num_warps=NW)
            _normalize[(batch, nb)](x, y, pm, ps, x.stride(0), x.stride(1), y.stride(0), y.stride(1), pm.stride(0), pm.stride(1), ps.stride(0), ps.stride(1), vocab, nb, BS=BS, num_warps=NW)
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        
        # Time
        N = 50
        t0 = time.perf_counter()
        for _ in range(N):
            _partial[(batch, nb)](x, pm, ps, x.stride(0), x.stride(1), pm.stride(0), pm.stride(1), ps.stride(0), ps.stride(1), vocab, BS=BS, num_warps=NW)
            _normalize[(batch, nb)](x, y, pm, ps, x.stride(0), x.stride(1), y.stride(0), y.stride(1), pm.stride(0), pm.stride(1), ps.stride(0), ps.stride(1), vocab, nb, BS=BS, num_warps=NW)
        torch.cuda.synchronize()
        ms = (time.perf_counter() - t0) / N * 1000
        gbps = 2 * batch * vocab * 4 / (ms * 1e-3) / 1e9
        print(f'BS={BS:4d} NW={NW:2d} nb={nb:4d} ms={ms:.3f} gbps={gbps:.0f}')
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/triton/runtime/jit.py", line 461, in __init__
    self.raw_src, self.starting_line_number = inspect.getsourcelines(fn)
                                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/infatoshi/.local/share/uv/python/cpython-3.11.15-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.11/inspect.py", line 1240, in getsourcelines
    lines, lnum = findsource(object)
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/infatoshi/.local/share/uv/python/cpython-3.11.15-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.11/inspect.py", line 1077, in findsource
    raise OSError('could not get source code')
OSError: could not get source code

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 10, in <module>
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/triton/runtime/jit.py", line 935, in jit
    return decorator(fn)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/triton/runtime/jit.py", line 923, in decorator
    return JITFunction(
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/triton/runtime/jit.py", line 756, in __init__
    super().__init__(fn)
  File "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/triton/runtime/jit.py", line 463, in __

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--- /dev/null
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/tune.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import torch
+import triton
+import triton.language as tl
+import time
+
+device = torch.device('cuda:0')
+
+@triton.jit
+def _partial(X_ptr, PM_ptr, PS_ptr, sxb, sxv, spmb, spmcb, spsb, spscb, VOCAB, BS: tl.constexpr):
+    row = tl.program_id(0)
+    cb = tl.program_id(1)
+    xb = X_ptr + row * sxb
+    offs = cb * BS + tl.arange(0, BS)
+    mask = offs < VOCAB
+    x = tl.load(xb + offs * sxv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
+    lm = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
+    e = tl.exp(x - lm)
+    ls = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
+    tl.store(PM_ptr + row * spmb + cb * spmcb, lm)
+    tl.store(PS_ptr + row * spsb + cb * spscb, ls)
+
+@triton.jit
+def _normalize(X_ptr, Y_ptr, PM_ptr, PS_ptr, sxb, sxv, syb, syv, spmb, spmcb, spsb, spscb, VOCAB, NB, BS: tl.constexpr):
+    row = tl.program_id(0)
+    cb = tl.program_id(1)
+    rm = float('-inf')
+    for i in tl.range(0, NB):
+        pm = tl.load(PM_ptr + row * spmb + i * spmcb)
+        rm = tl.maximum(rm, pm)
+    rs = 0.0
+    comp = 0.0
+    for i in tl.range(0, NB):
+        pm = tl.load(PM_ptr + row * spmb + i * spmcb)
+        ps = tl.load(PS_ptr + row * spsb + i * spscb)
+        adj = ps * tl.exp(pm - rm)
+        y = adj - comp
+        t = rs + y
+        comp = (t - rs) - y
+        rs = t
+    inv = 1.0 / rs
+    xb = X_ptr + row * sxb
+    yb = Y_ptr + row * syb
+    offs = cb * BS + tl.arange(0, BS)
+    mask = offs < VOCAB
+    x = tl.load(xb + offs * sxv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
+    e = tl.exp(x - rm)
+    tl.store(yb + offs * syv, e * inv, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')
+
+shapes = [
+    (32, 4096),
+    (16, 32768),
+    (8, 131072),
+    (4, 262144),
+    (8, 131072),
+]
+
+for batch, vocab in shapes:
+    print(f"\n=== batch={batch} vocab={vocab} ===")
+    x = torch.randn(batch, vocab, dtype=torch.float32, device=device) * 4.0
+    for BS in [512, 1024, 2048, 4096]:
+        for NW in [4, 8, 16, 32]:
+            if BS < NW * 32:
+                continue
+            nb = (vocab + BS - 1) // BS
+            pm = torch.empty(batch, nb, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+            ps = torch.empty(batch, nb, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+            y = torch.empty_like(x)
+            for _ in range(3):
+                _partial[(batch, nb)](x, pm, ps, x.stride(0), x.stride(1), pm.stride(0), pm.stride(1), ps.stride(0), ps.stride(1), vocab, BS=BS, num_warps=NW)
+                _normalize[(batch, nb)](x, y, pm, ps, x.stride(0), x.stride(1), y.stride(0), y.stride(1), pm.stride(0), pm.stride(1), ps.stride(0), ps.stride(1), vocab, nb, BS=BS, num_warps=NW)
+            torch.cuda.synchronize()
+            N = 30
+            t0 = time.perf_counter()
+            for _ in range(N):
+                _partial[(batch, nb)](x, pm, ps, x.stride(0), x.stride(1), pm.stride(0), pm.stride(1), ps.stride(0), ps.stride(1), vocab, BS=BS, num_warps=NW)
+                _normalize[(batch, nb)](x, y, pm, ps, x.stride(0), x.stride(1), y.stride(0), y.stride(1), pm.stride(0), pm.stride(1), ps.stride(0), ps.stride(1), vocab, nb, BS=BS, num_warps=NW)
+            torch.cuda.synchronize()
+            ms = (time.perf_counter() - t0) / N * 1000
+            gbps = 2 * batch * vocab * 4 / (ms * 1e-3) / 1e9
+            print(f'  BS={BS:4d} NW={NW:2d} nb={nb:4d} ms={ms:.3f} gbps={gbps:.0f}')
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{
  "content": "<3310 chars \u2014 see diff>",
  "filePath": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/tune.py"
}
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{
  "command": "uv run python tune.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run tuning sweep for BLOCK_SIZE and num_warps",
  "timeout": 300000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
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=== batch=32 vocab=4096 ===
  BS= 512 NW= 4 nb=   8 ms=0.014 gbps=75
  BS= 512 NW= 8 nb=   8 ms=0.013 gbps=82
  BS= 512 NW=16 nb=   8 ms=0.012 gbps=84
  BS=1024 NW= 4 nb=   4 ms=0.013 gbps=80
  BS=1024 NW= 8 nb=   4 ms=0.013 gbps=83
  BS=1024 NW=16 nb=   4 ms=0.013 gbps=82
  BS=1024 NW=32 nb=   4 ms=0.012 gbps=85
  BS=2048 NW= 4 nb=   2 ms=0.013 gbps=83
  BS=2048 NW= 8 nb=   2 ms=0.013 gbps=79
  BS=2048 NW=16 nb=   2 ms=0.013 gbps=81
  BS=2048 NW=32 nb=   2 ms=0.012 gbps=84
  BS=4096 NW= 4 nb=   1 ms=0.013 gbps=84
  BS=4096 NW= 8 nb=   1 ms=0.013 gbps=82
  BS=4096 NW=16 nb=   1 ms=0.013 gbps=81
  BS=4096 NW=32 nb=   1 ms=0.013 gbps=82

=== batch=16 vocab=32768 ===
  BS= 512 NW= 4 nb=  64 ms=0.013 gbps=330
  BS= 512 NW= 8 nb=  64 ms=0.013 gbps=320
  BS= 512 NW=16 nb=  64 ms=0.020 gbps=208
  BS=1024 NW= 4 nb=  32 ms=0.013 gbps=333
  BS=1024 NW= 8 nb=  32 ms=0.013 gbps=328
  BS=1024 NW=16 nb=  32 ms=0.013 gbps=333
  BS=1024 NW=32 nb=  32 ms=0.014 gbps=296
  BS=2048 NW= 4 nb=  16 ms=0.013 gbps=333
  BS=2048 NW= 8 nb=  16 ms=0.013 gbps=315
  BS=2048 NW=16 nb=  16 ms=0.012 gbps=338
  BS=2048 NW=32 nb=  16 ms=0.013 gbps=322
  BS=4096 NW= 4 nb=   8 ms=0.013 gbps=325
  BS=4096 NW= 8 nb=   8 ms=0.013 gbps=327
  BS=4096 NW=16 nb=   8 ms=0.013 gbps=330
  BS=4096 NW=32 nb=   8 ms=0.013 gbps=324

=== batch=8 vocab=131072 ===
  BS= 512 NW= 4 nb= 256 ms=0.036 gbps=235
  BS= 512 NW= 8 nb= 256 ms=0.061 gbps=137
  BS= 512 NW=16 nb= 256 ms=0.115 gbps=73
  BS=1024 NW= 4 nb= 128 ms=0.013 gbps=644


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Excellent data! BS=2048 with NW=4 is dramatically faster for shapes 2-4. Let me update the solution.
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  "filePath": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py"
}
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<path>/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py</path>
<type>file</type>
<content>
1: import torch
2: import torch.nn as nn
3: import triton
4: import triton.language as tl
5: 
6: 
7: def _next_power_of_2(n):
8:     return 1 << (n - 1).bit_length()
9: 
10: 
11: @triton.jit
12: def _softmax_single_block_kernel(
13:     X_ptr,
14:     Y_ptr,
15:     stride_xb,
16:     stride_xv,
17:     stride_yb,
18:     stride_yv,
19:     VOCAB,
20:     BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
21: ):
22:     row = tl.program_id(0)
23:     offs = tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
24:     mask = offs < VOCAB
25: 
26:     x = tl.load(X_ptr + row * stride_xb + offs * stride_xv, mask=mask, other=float('-inf'), cache_modifier='.ca')
27:     m = tl.max(tl.where(mask, x, float('-inf')), axis=0)
28:     e = tl.exp(x - m)
29:     d = tl.sum(tl.where(mask, e, 0.0), axis=0)
30:     y = e / d
31:     tl.store(Y_ptr + row * stride_yb + offs * stride_yv, y, mask=mask, cache_modifier='.cs')
32: 
33: 
34: @triton.jit
35: def _softmax_partial_kernel(
36:     X_ptr,
37:     PARTIAL_MAX_ptr,
38:     PARTIAL_SUM_ptr,
39:     stride_xb,
40:     stride_xv,
41:     stride_pmb,
42:     stride_pmcb,
43:     stride_psb,
44:     stride_pscb,
45:     VOCAB,
46:     BLOCK_SIZE: tl.constexpr,
47: ):
48:     row = tl.program_id(0)
49:     col_block = tl.program_id(1)
50: 
51:     x_base = X_ptr + row * stride_xb
52:     start = col_block * BLOCK_SIZE
53:     offs = start + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_SIZE)
54:     mask = o

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--- a//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
+++ b//home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@
                 num_warps=num_warps,
             )
         else:
-            BLOCK_SIZE = 1024
+            BLOCK_SIZE = 2048
             num_blocks = (vocab + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) // BLOCK_SIZE
-            num_warps = 8
+            num_warps = 4
 
             partial_max = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
             partial_sum = torch.empty(batch, num_blocks, dtype=torch.float32, device=x.device)
args
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  "filePath": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py",
  "oldString": "<133 chars \u2014 see below>",
  "newString": "<133 chars \u2014 see below>"
}
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        else:
            BLOCK_SIZE = 1024
            num_blocks = (vocab + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) // BLOCK_SIZE
            num_warps = 8
newString (133 chars)
        else:
            BLOCK_SIZE = 2048
            num_blocks = (vocab + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) // BLOCK_SIZE
            num_warps = 4
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{
  "command": "uv run python check.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run correctness check",
  "timeout": 120000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
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{
  "command": "uv run python benchmark.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Run performance benchmark",
  "timeout": 180000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
}
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shape=0 variant=eager tflops=0.010 gbps=15.523 ms=0.068
shape=0 variant=compiled tflops=0.006 gbps=10.386 ms=0.101
shape=0 variant=sota tflops=0.035 gbps=55.258 ms=0.019
shape=0 variant=solution tflops=0.052 gbps=82.643 ms=0.013
shape=0 solution_peak_fraction=0.0459
shape=1 variant=eager tflops=0.042 gbps=66.483 ms=0.063
shape=1 variant=compiled tflops=0.027 gbps=42.681 ms=0.098
shape=1 variant=sota tflops=0.132 gbps=210.727 ms=0.020
shape=1 variant=solution tflops=0.118 gbps=189.410 ms=0.022
shape=1 solution_peak_fraction=0.1052
shape=2 variant=eager tflops=0.072 gbps=114.548 ms=0.073
shape=2 variant=compiled tflops=0.024 gbps=38.264 ms=0.219
shape=2 variant=sota tflops=0.108 gbps=172.293 ms=0.049
shape=2 variant=solution tflops=0.222 gbps=354.968 ms=0.024
shape=2 solution_peak_fraction=0.1972
shape=3 variant=eager tflops=0.073 gbps=116.044 ms=0.072
shape=3 variant=compiled tflops=0.015 gbps=23.300 ms=0.360
shape=3 variant=sota tflops=0.099 gbps=158.013 ms=0.053
shape=3 variant=solution tflops=0.190 gbps=303.407 ms=0.028
shape=3 solution_peak_fraction=0.1686
shape=4 variant=eager tflops=0.071 gbps=114.299 ms=0.073
shape=4 variant=compiled tflops=0.023 gbps=36.769 ms=0.228
shape=4 variant=sota tflops=0.100 gbps=160.186 ms=0.052
shape=4 variant=solution tflops=0.218 gbps=348.364 ms=0.024
shape=4 solution_peak_fraction=0.1935
peak_fraction: 0.1255
RESULT: OK
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  "todos": [
    {
      "content": "Read all problem files and understand requirements",
      "priority": "high",
      "status": "completed"
    },
    {
      "content": "Write Triton softmax kernel with Kahan summation in solution.py",
      "priority": "high",
      "status": "completed"
    },
    {
      "content": "Run check.py to verify correctness across all shapes",
      "priority": "high",
      "status": "completed"
    },
    {
      "content": "Run benchmark.py to measure performance",
      "priority": "medium",
      "status": "completed"
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content: 'Read all problem files and understand requirements'
status: 'completed'
priority: 'high'
content: 'Write Triton softmax kernel with Kahan summation in solution.py'
status: 'completed'
priority: 'high'
content: 'Run check.py to verify correctness across all shapes'
status: 'completed'
priority: 'high'
content: 'Run benchmark.py to measure performance'
status: 'completed'
priority: 'medium'
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status: 'completed'
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content: 'Clean up scratch files and run linter'
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priority: 'low'
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Peak fraction 0.1255 > 0.1, RESULT: OK! Beating SOTA on shapes 2-4. Let me clean up and verify.
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  "command": "rm /home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax/tune.py",
  "description": "Remove tuning scratch file"
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  "command": "uv run ruff check problems/04_kahan_softmax/solution.py --fix 2>&1",
  "description": "Run ruff linter on solution.py",
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard"
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  "command": "uv run python check.py 2>&1",
  "description": "Final correctness verification",
  "timeout": 120000,
  "workdir": "/home/infatoshi/cuda/KernelBench-Hard/problems/04_kahan_softmax"
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      "priority": "high",
      "status": "completed"
    },
    {
      "content": "Run check.py to verify correctness across all shapes",
      "priority": "high",
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Done. The solution passes `check.py` (PASS) and `benchmark.py` (peak_fraction: 0.1255, RESULT: OK). **Architecture summary:** - **vocab <= 8192**: Single-block Triton kernel - loads the entire row, computes max/exp/sum/divide in one shot. No Kahan needed (tree reduction error ~8e-7 for 8K elements). - **vocab > 8192**: Two-kernel approach with 2D grid for GPU utilization: 1. **Partial kernel** `(batch, num_blocks)`: Each program computes local max and local sum for its tile, writes to workspace buffers. 2. **Normalize kernel** `(batch, num_blocks)`: Each program reads all partial maxes to find global max, adjusts partial sums via `exp(local_max - global_max)`, accumulates total sum with **Kahan compensation**, then normalizes its own tile. **Key tuning**: BLOCK_SIZE=2048, num_warps=4 for the two-kernel path. The sweep showed NW=4 gives ~2x better throughput than NW=8 on the RTX PRO 6000 for large vocab shapes, likely because fewer warps per block allows more concurrent blocks per SM. **Performance vs SOTA** (Liger-Kernel/torch.compile): - Shape 2 (8x131K): 355 vs 172 GB/s (2.1x faster) - Shape 3 (4x262K): 303 vs 158 GB/s (1.9x faster) - Shape 4 (8x131K extreme): 348 vs 160 GB/s (2.2x faster)
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