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KernelBench hard · H100

TopK Bitonic Grok 4.5

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Per-shape vs governing ceilingeach shape graded against whichever binds — fp32 compute or HBM bandwidth

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Kernel source (redacted)
"""Custom top-k for H100 (SM90).

  k==1     : argmax (1 HBM pass)
  k==8     : thread-local top-k + tree-merge (1 HBM pass)
  k>=16    : 4x8-bit radix select for kth ordered key + compact + bitonic
             multi-block partials for large n / small batch (cached workspace)

Beats the cuTOPK / CUB baseline on L2-flushed roofline timing across the shape mix.
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import os

os.environ.setdefault("TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST", "9.0")

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline

CUDA_SRC = r"""
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <ATen/cuda/CUDAContext.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <cfloat>
#include <cstdint>
#include <algorithm>

struct Pair {
    float val;
    int idx;
};
__device__ __forceinline__ Pair make_pair(float v, int i) {
    Pair p; p.val = v; p.idx = i; return p;
}
__device__ __forceinline__ Pair neg_inf_pair() { return make_pair(-FLT_MAX, -1); }
__device__ __forceinline__ bool better(const Pair& a, const Pair& b) {
    if (a.val != b.val) return a.val > b.val;
    if (a.idx < 0) return false;
    if (b.idx < 0) return true;
    return a.idx < b.idx;
}
__device__ __forceinline__ uint32_t float_to_ordered(float f) {
    uint32_t bits = __float_as_uint(f);
    uint32_t mask = (bits & 0x80000000u) ? 0xffffffffu : 0x80000000u;
    return bits ^ mask;
}

__device__ void bitonic_sort_desc(Pair* smem, int n, int tid, int nthreads) {
    for (int size = 2; size <= n; size <<= 1) {
        for (int stride = size >> 1; stride > 0; stride >>= 1) {
            for (int i = tid; i < n; i += nthreads) {
                int partner = i ^ stride;
                if (partner > i) {
                    bool up = ((i & size) == 0);
                    Pair a = smem[i], b = smem[partner];
                    bool swap = up ? better(b, a) : better(a, b);
                    if (swap) { smem[i] = b; smem[partner] = a; }
                }
            }
            __syncthreads();
        }
    }
}

// ======================== k==1 ========================
__global__ void argmax_kernel(
    const float* __restrict__ x,
    float* __restrict__ out_vals,
    int64_t* __restrict__ out_idxs,
    int n
) {
    const int row = blockIdx.x;
    const float* row_ptr = x + (size_t)row * n;
    float best_v = -FLT_MAX;
    int best_i = 0;
    for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < n; i += blockDim.x) {
        float v = row_ptr[i];
        if (v > best_v || (v == best_v && i < best_i)) { best_v = v; best_i = i; }
    }
    unsigned mask = 0xffffffffu;
    #pragma unroll
    for (int off = 16; off > 0; off >>= 1) {
        float ov = __shfl_down_sync(mask, best_v, off);
        int oi = __shfl_down_sync(mask, best_i, off);
        if (ov > best_v || (ov == best_v && oi < best_i)) { best_v = ov; best_i = oi; }
    }
    __shared__ float s_val[32];
    __shared__ int s_idx[32];
    int lane = threadIdx.x & 31;
    int wid = threadIdx.x >> 5;
    if (lane == 0) { s_val[wid] = best_v; s_idx[wid] = best_i; }
    __syncthreads();
    if (wid == 0) {
        int nwarps = (blockDim.x + 31) >> 5;
        best_v = (lane < nwarps) ? s_val[lane] : -FLT_MAX;
        best_i = (lane < nwarps) ? s_idx[lane] : 0;
        #pragma unroll
        for (int off = 16; off > 0; off >>= 1) {
            float ov = __shfl_down_sync(mask, best_v, off);
            int oi = __shfl_down_sync(mask, best_i, off);
            if (ov > best_v || (ov == best_v && oi < best_i)) { best_v = ov; best_i = oi; }
        }
        if (lane == 0) {
            out_vals[row] = best_v;
            out_idxs[row] = (int64_t)best_i;
        }
    }
}

// ======================== small-k ========================
template <int K>
__device__ __forceinline__ void insert_topk(Pair (&buf)[K], float v, int idx) {
    if (v < buf[K-1].val) return;
    if (v == buf[K-1].val && buf[K-1].idx >= 0 && idx >= buf[K-1].idx) return;
    Pair item = make_pair(v, idx);
    int i = K - 1;
    #pragma unroll
    for (; i > 0; --i) {
        if (better(item, buf[i-1])) buf[i] = buf[i-1];
        else break;
    }
    buf[i] = item;
}

template <int K>
__device__ __forceinline__ void merge_topk(const Pair* a, const Pair* b, Pair* dst) {
    int ia = 0, ib = 0;
    #pragma unroll
    for (int j = 0; j < K; ++j) {
        if (ia < K && (ib >= K || better(a[ia], b[ib]))) dst[j] = a[ia++];
        else dst[j] = b[ib++];
    }
}

template <int K>
__device__ void tree_merge_smem(Pair* smem, int tid, int nt) {
    for (int stride = 1; stride < nt; stride <<= 1) {
        __syncthreads();
        if ((tid & ((stride << 1) - 1)) == 0) {
            int other = tid + stride;
            if (other < nt) {
                Pair tmp[K];
                merge_topk<K>(smem + tid * K, smem + other * K, tmp);
                #pragma unroll
                for (int j = 0; j < K; ++j) smem[tid * K + j] = tmp[j];
            }
        }
    }
    __syncthreads();
}

template <int K>
__global__ void topk_smallk_kernel(
    const float* __restrict__ x,
    float* __restrict__ out_vals,
    int64_t* __restrict__ out_idxs,
    int n
) {
    extern __shared__ char raw[];
    Pair* smem = reinterpret_cast<Pair*>(raw);
    const int row = blockIdx.x;
    const int tid = threadIdx.x;
    const int nt = blockDim.x;
    const float* row_ptr = x + (size_t)row * n;

    Pair local[K];
    #pragma unroll
    for (int i = 0; i < K; ++i) local[i] = neg_inf_pair();
    for (int i = tid; i < n; i += nt) insert_topk<K>(local, row_ptr[i], i);
    #pragma unroll
    for (int j = 0; j < K; ++j) smem[tid * K + j] = local[j];
    tree_merge_smem<K>(smem, tid, nt);
    if (tid < K) {
        out_vals[row * K + tid] = smem[tid].val;
        out_idxs[row * K + tid] = (int64_t)smem[tid].idx;
    }
}

// ======================== radix select ========================
template <int K>
__global__ void topk_radix_kernel(
    const float* __restrict__ x,
    float* __restrict__ out_vals,
    int64_t* __restrict__ out_idxs,
    int n
) {
    constexpr int RADIX = 256;
    // Need room for K gt + K eq + bitonic pad → 4*K is plenty (K<=64)
    constexpr int CAND_MAX = 256;

    extern __shared__ char raw[];
    int* hist = reinterpret_cast<int*>(raw);
    Pair* cands = reinterpret_cast<Pair*>(hist + RADIX);

    __shared__ uint32_t s_prefix;
    __shared__ int s_needed;
    __shared__ uint32_t s_kth;

    const int row = blockIdx.x;
    const int tid = threadIdx.x;
    const int nt = blockDim.x;
    const float* row_ptr = x + (size_t)row * n;

    if (tid == 0) { s_prefix = 0; s_needed = K; }
    __syncthreads();

    #pragma unroll
    for (int pass = 0; pass < 4; ++pass) {
        int shift = 24 - pass * 8;
        for (int i = tid; i < RADIX; i += nt) hist[i] = 0;
        __syncthreads();

        uint32_t pmask = (pass == 0) ? 0u : (0xffffffffu << (32 - pass * 8));
        uint32_t pfix = s_prefix;

        for (int i = tid; i < n; i += nt) {
            uint32_t key = float_to_ordered(row_ptr[i]);
            if (pass == 0 || (key & pmask) == pfix)
                atomicAdd(&hist[(key >> shift) & 255], 1);
        }
        __syncthreads();

        if (tid == 0) {
            int remaining = s_needed;
            int chosen = 0;
            for (int d = RADIX - 1; d >= 0; --d) {
                if (hist[d] < remaining) remaining -= hist[d];
                else { chosen = d; s_needed = remaining; break; }
            }
            s_prefix = (s_prefix & pmask) | ((uint32_t)chosen << shift);
        }
        __syncthreads();
    }

    if (tid == 0) { s_kth = s_prefix; }
    __syncthreads();
    uint32_t kth = s_kth;

    // Collect (correct under ties) in ONE pass:
    //   count(key > kth) <= K-1 always. Store gt in cands[0..), eq in cands[K..).
    //   Then compact: we need all gt + (K - n_gt) eq.
    __shared__ int s_n_gt;
    __shared__ int s_n_eq;
    if (tid == 0) { s_n_gt = 0; s_n_eq = 0; }
    __syncthreads();

    // eq buffer starts at offset K (room for at most K-1 gt and K eq)
    for (int i = tid; i < n; i += nt) {
        float v = row_ptr[i];
        uint32_t key = float_to_ordered(v);
        if (key > kth) {
            int pos = atomicAdd(&s_n_gt, 1);
            if (pos < K) cands[pos] = make_pair(v, i);
        } else if (key == kth) {
            int pos = atomicAdd(&s_n_eq, 1);
            if (pos < K) cands[K + pos] = make_pair(v, i);
        }
    }
    __syncthreads();

    int n_gt = min(s_n_gt, K);
    int need_eq = K - n_gt;
    if (need_eq < 0) need_eq = 0;
    int n_eq_take = min(min(s_n_eq, need_eq), K);

    // Compact eq into cands[n_gt ..)
    if (tid < n_eq_take) {
        cands[n_gt + tid] = cands[K + tid];
    }
    __syncthreads();

    int nc = n_gt + n_eq_take;
    if (nc < K) {
        for (int i = nc + tid; i < K; i += nt) cands[i] = neg_inf_pair();
        nc = K;
    }

    int n_pow2 = 1;
    while (n_pow2 < nc) n_pow2 <<= 1;
    if (n_pow2 < K) { n_pow2 = 1; while (n_pow2 < K) n_pow2 <<= 1; }
    for (int i = nc + tid; i < n_pow2; i += nt) cands[i] = neg_inf_pair();
    __syncthreads();
    bitonic_sort_desc(cands, n_pow2, tid, nt);
    __syncthreads();
    if (tid < K) {
        out_vals[row * K + tid] = cands[tid].val;
        out_idxs[row * K + tid] = (int64_t)cands[tid].idx;
    }
}

template <int K>
__global__ void topk_radix_partial_kernel(
    const float* __restrict__ x,
    float* __restrict__ partial_vals,
    int64_t* __restrict__ partial_idxs,
    int n,
    int blocks_per_row,
    int seg_size
) {
    constexpr int RADIX = 256;
    constexpr int CAND_MAX = 256;

    extern __shared__ char raw[];
    int* hist = reinterpret_cast<int*>(raw);
    Pair* cands = reinterpret_cast<Pair*>(hist + RADIX);

    __shared__ uint32_t s_prefix;
    __shared__ int s_needed;
    __shared__ uint32_t s_kth;

    const int row = blockIdx.x / blocks_per_row;
    const int seg = blockIdx.x % blocks_per_row;
    const int tid = threadIdx.x;
    const int nt = blockDim.x;
    const int start = seg * seg_size;
    int end = min(start + seg_size, n);
    int seg_n = max(0, end - start);
    const float* base = x + (size_t)row * n + start;

    if (seg_n <= 0) {
        if (tid < K) {
            size_t off = ((size_t)row * blocks_per_row + seg) * K + tid;
            partial_vals[off] = -FLT_MAX;
            partial_idxs[off] = -1;
        }
        return;
    }

    int kk = min(K, seg_n);
    if (tid == 0) { s_prefix = 0; s_needed = kk; }
    __syncthreads();

    #pragma unroll
    for (int pass = 0; pass < 4; ++pass) {
        int shift = 24 - pass * 8;
        for (int i = tid; i < RADIX; i += nt) hist[i] = 0;
        __syncthreads();
        uint32_t pmask = (pass == 0) ? 0u : (0xffffffffu << (32 - pass * 8));
        uint32_t pfix = s_prefix;
        for (int i = tid; i < seg_n; i += nt) {
            uint32_t key = float_to_ordered(base[i]);
            if (pass == 0 || (key & pmask) == pfix)
                atomicAdd(&hist[(key >> shift) & 255], 1);
        }
        __syncthreads();
        if (tid == 0) {
            int remaining = s_needed;
            int chosen = 0;
            for (int d = RADIX - 1; d >= 0; --d) {
                if (hist[d] < remaining) remaining -= hist[d];
                else { chosen = d; s_needed = remaining; break; }
            }
            s_prefix = (s_prefix & pmask) | ((uint32_t)chosen << shift);
        }
        __syncthreads();
    }

    if (tid == 0) { s_kth = s_prefix; }
    __syncthreads();
    uint32_t kth = s_kth;

    __shared__ int s_n_gt;
    __shared__ int s_n_eq;
    if (tid == 0) { s_n_gt = 0; s_n_eq = 0; }
    __syncthreads();

    for (int i = tid; i < seg_n; i += nt) {
        float v = base[i];
        uint32_t key = float_to_ordered(v);
        if (key > kth) {
            int pos = atomicAdd(&s_n_gt, 1);
            if (pos < K) cands[pos] = make_pair(v, start + i);
        } else if (key == kth) {
            int pos = atomicAdd(&s_n_eq, 1);
            if (pos < K) cands[K + pos] = make_pair(v, start + i);
        }
    }
    __syncthreads();

    int n_gt = min(s_n_gt, K);
    int need_eq = kk - n_gt;
    if (need_eq < 0) need_eq = 0;
    int n_eq_take = min(min(s_n_eq, need_eq), K);
    if (tid < n_eq_take) cands[n_gt + tid] = cands[K + tid];
    __syncthreads();

    int nc = n_gt + n_eq_take;
    if (nc < kk) {
        for (int i = nc + tid; i < kk; i += nt) cands[i] = neg_inf_pair();
        nc = kk;
    }

    int n_pow2 = 1;
    while (n_pow2 < nc) n_pow2 <<= 1;
    if (n_pow2 < K) { n_pow2 = 1; while (n_pow2 < K) n_pow2 <<= 1; }
    for (int i = nc + tid; i < n_pow2; i += nt) cands[i] = neg_inf_pair();
    __syncthreads();
    bitonic_sort_desc(cands, n_pow2, tid, nt);
    __syncthreads();
    if (tid < K) {
        size_t off = ((size_t)row * blocks_per_row + seg) * K + tid;
        partial_vals[off] = cands[tid].val;
        partial_idxs[off] = (int64_t)cands[tid].idx;
    }
}

template <int K>
__global__ void topk_merge_kernel(
    const float* __restrict__ partial_vals,
    const int64_t* __restrict__ partial_idxs,
    float* __restrict__ out_vals,
    int64_t* __restrict__ out_idxs,
    int blocks_per_row
) {
    extern __shared__ char raw[];
    Pair* smem = reinterpret_cast<Pair*>(raw);
    const int row = blockIdx.x;
    const int n_cand = blocks_per_row * K;
    int n_pow2 = 1;
    while (n_pow2 < n_cand) n_pow2 <<= 1;
    for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < n_pow2; i += blockDim.x) {
        if (i < n_cand) {
            size_t off = (size_t)row * n_cand + i;
            smem[i] = make_pair(partial_vals[off], (int)partial_idxs[off]);
        } else smem[i] = neg_inf_pair();
    }
    __syncthreads();
    bitonic_sort_desc(smem, n_pow2, threadIdx.x, blockDim.x);
    __syncthreads();
    if (threadIdx.x < K) {
        out_vals[row * K + threadIdx.x] = smem[threadIdx.x].val;
        out_idxs[row * K + threadIdx.x] = (int64_t)smem[threadIdx.x].idx;
    }
}

// ======================== workspace ========================
struct WS { float* v = nullptr; int64_t* i = nullptr; size_t cap = 0; };
static WS g_ws;
static void ensure_ws(size_t n) {
    if (g_ws.cap >= n && g_ws.v) return;
    if (g_ws.v) { cudaFree(g_ws.v); cudaFree(g_ws.i); }
    cudaMalloc(&g_ws.v, n * sizeof(float));
    cudaMalloc(&g_ws.i, n * sizeof(int64_t));
    g_ws.cap = n;
}

// ======================== launchers ========================
void launch_argmax(torch::Tensor x, torch::Tensor vals, torch::Tensor idxs) {
    int n = (int)x.size(1);
    int t = (n >= 8192) ? 512 : 256;
    argmax_kernel<<<x.size(0), t, 0, at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream()>>>(
        x.data_ptr<float>(), vals.data_ptr<float>(), idxs.data_ptr<int64_t>(), n);
}

template <int K>
void launch_smallk(torch::Tensor x, torch::Tensor vals, torch::Tensor idxs) {
    int batch = (int)x.size(0);
    int n = (int)x.size(1);
    int threads = 256;
    if (n <= 4096) threads = 128;
    int smem = threads * K * (int)sizeof(Pair);
    cudaFuncSetAttribute(topk_smallk_kernel<K>,
        cudaFuncAttributeMaxDynamicSharedMemorySize, smem);
    topk_smallk_kernel<K><<<batch, threads, smem, at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream()>>>(
        x.data_ptr<float>(), vals.data_ptr<float>(), idxs.data_ptr<int64_t>(), n);
}

template <int K>
void launch_radix(torch::Tensor x, torch::Tensor vals, torch::Tensor idxs) {
    const int batch = (int)x.size(0);
    const int n = (int)x.size(1);
    auto stream = at::cuda::getCurrentCUDAStream();

    bool multi = (batch == 1 && n >= 16384) || (batch <= 2 && n >= 65536);

    if (multi) {
        int threads = 256;
        int seg = 4096;
        int bpr = (n + seg - 1) / seg;
        int max_bpr = 1024 / K;
        if (bpr > max_bpr) { bpr = max_bpr; seg = (n + bpr - 1) / bpr; }
        int smem = 256 * (int)sizeof(int) + 256 * (int)sizeof(Pair);
        ensure_ws((size_t)batch * bpr * K);
        cudaFuncSetAttribute(topk_radix_partial_kernel<K>,
            cudaFuncAttributeMaxDynamicSharedMemorySize, smem);
        topk_radix_partial_kernel<K><<<batch * bpr, threads, smem, stream>>>(
            x.data_ptr<float>(), g_ws.v, g_ws.i, n, bpr, seg);
        int n_cand = bpr * K;
        int n_pow2 = 1; while (n_pow2 < n_cand) n_pow2 <<= 1;
        int mt = std::min(1024, n_pow2);
        topk_merge_kernel<K><<<batch, mt, n_pow2 * (int)sizeof(Pair), stream>>>(
            g_ws.v, g_ws.i, vals.data_ptr<float>(), idxs.data_ptr<int64_t>(), bpr);
        return;
    }

    int threads = 256;
    if (n >= 16384) threads = 512;
    int smem = 256 * (int)sizeof(int) + 256 * (int)sizeof(Pair);
    cudaFuncSetAttribute(topk_radix_kernel<K>,
        cudaFuncAttributeMaxDynamicSharedMemorySize, smem);
    topk_radix_kernel<K><<<batch, threads, smem, stream>>>(
        x.data_ptr<float>(), vals.data_ptr<float>(), idxs.data_ptr<int64_t>(), n);
}

void topk_cuda(torch::Tensor x, torch::Tensor vals, torch::Tensor idxs, int64_t k) {
    TORCH_CHECK(x.is_cuda() && x.scalar_type() == torch::kFloat32, "x cuda fp32");
    TORCH_CHECK(x.dim() == 2, "x 2D");
    TORCH_CHECK(k >= 1 && k <= x.size(1), "bad k");

    if (k == 1) { launch_argmax(x, vals, idxs); return; }
    if (k == 8)  { launch_smallk<8>(x, vals, idxs); return; }
    if (k == 16) { launch_radix<16>(x, vals, idxs); return; }
    if (k == 32) { launch_radix<32>(x, vals, idxs); return; }
    if (k == 64) { launch_radix<64>(x, vals, idxs); return; }

    TORCH_CHECK(k <= 64, "k>64 unsupported");
    auto v = torch::empty({x.size(0), 64}, vals.options());
    auto i = torch::empty({x.size(0), 64}, idxs.options());
    launch_radix<64>(x, v, i);
    vals.copy_(v.narrow(1, 0, k));
    idxs.copy_(i.narrow(1, 0, k));
}
"""

CPP_SRC = r"""
void topk_cuda(torch::Tensor x, torch::Tensor vals, torch::Tensor idxs, int64_t k);
std::vector<torch::Tensor> topk_forward(torch::Tensor x, int64_t k) {
    TORCH_CHECK(x.is_cuda(), "cuda");
    auto vals = torch::empty({x.size(0), k}, x.options());
    auto idxs = torch::empty({x.size(0), k},
        torch::TensorOptions().dtype(torch::kInt64).device(x.device()));
    topk_cuda(x.contiguous(), vals, idxs, k);
    return {vals, idxs};
}
"""

_mod = None


def _get_mod():
    global _mod
    if _mod is None:
        _mod = load_inline(
            name="topk_h100_final4",
            cpp_sources=CPP_SRC,
            cuda_sources=CUDA_SRC,
            functions=["topk_forward"],
            extra_cuda_cflags=["-O3", "--use_fast_math", "-lineinfo"],
            verbose=False,
        )
    return _mod


class Model(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, batch: int, n: int, k: int):
        super().__init__()
        self.batch, self.n, self.k = batch, n, k
        self.register_buffer("_dummy", torch.zeros(1))

    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
        return _get_mod().topk_forward(x, self.k)


batch = 64
n = 8192
k = 8


def get_inputs():
    return [torch.randn(batch, n, dtype=torch.float32)]


def get_init_inputs():
    return [batch, n, k]

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