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[TRTLLM-15448][refactor] Add checkpoint catalog and shadow load planning - #18737

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Summary

Add a default-neutral, versioned checkpoint metadata and planning foundation:

  • CheckpointCatalog describes logical tensors, source objects, and optional exact byte extents without embedding paths, provider handles, payload buffers, MPI, or CUDA state.
  • WeightLoadPlan describes per-rank atomic tensor demands and ordering hints while qualifying selective-I/O coverage separately from ordering confidence. Only EXACT coverage exposes a tensor-name filter.
  • The built-in eager HF SafeTensors adapter constructs a catalog from file headers only.
  • Opt-in TRTLLM_SHADOW_WEIGHT_LOAD_PLAN=1 builds and validates the catalog and plan after mapper initialization, then logs the result.

Scope and behavior

Shadow validation is disabled by default. When enabled, it performs metadata-header I/O only; native payload selection, read order, mapping, transformation, H2D materialization, fallback, and collectives remain unchanged.

This PR does not add a new loader policy, distributed plan compiler, selective payload reads, or a ModelStreamer/MX/GMS adapter. The contract is designed so those sources and policies can consume it in follow-up work without embedding provider-specific or transport-specific state.

Dependency and review order

This PR is an independently mergeable prerequisite based on main. #18740 consumes its catalog, plan, SafeTensors adapter, and mapper hook for bounded Rank-Striped read-ahead, so #18737 should merge first; #18740 can then rebase onto current main and drop the shared commit.

Validation

  • Catalog validation, deterministic path-independent IDs, exact SafeTensors ranges, shared extents, and malformed-layout rejection.
  • Plan validation, coverage/filter safety, ordering dependencies, and conservative mapper fallback.
  • Shadow-mode disabled, success, failure, target-model, draft-model, and MTP-mapper behavior.
  • Repository pre-commit and Python syntax checks passed.
  • Full local pytest was unavailable because the local environment does not include PyTorch; CI validation is required.

PR Checklist

  • The scope, validation, and follow-up dependencies are documented above.

Dev Engineer Review

  • Added versioned, source-neutral CheckpointCatalog and WeightLoadPlan models.
  • Added SafeTensors header parsing without payload loading.
  • Added validation for metadata, ranges, tensor references, dependencies, and plan cycles.
  • Added opt-in shadow inspection through TRTLLM_SHADOW_WEIGHT_LOAD_PLAN=1.
  • Preserved native loading, mapping, materialization, fallback, and collective behavior.
  • No configuration or test-list files changed.
  • No implementation issues identified from the reviewed changes.

QA Engineer Review

Modified test files:

  • tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_model_loader_checkpoint_io.py
    • Covers disabled, advisory, and failure-tolerant shadow inspection.
    • Updates draft checkpoint and MTP loading coverage.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_checkpoint_catalog.py
    • Covers catalog validation, SafeTensors ranges, selection, determinism, and unsupported paths.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_weight_load_plan.py
    • Covers exact, conservative, and opaque plans.
    • Covers plan ID stability, catalog validation, dependency cycles, and mapper fallback.

No test-list files changed. The modified unit tests are not represented in tests/integration/test_lists/. Verdict: needs follow-up for test-list coverage confirmation.

Per-File QA Perspective

  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/base_checkpoint_loader.py: Adds an optional catalog-building API with a default None result. Verify existing loaders remain compatible.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/base_weight_mapper.py: Adds conservative plan generation after mapper initialization. Verify initialization checks and all-rank demand behavior.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/checkpoint_catalog.py: Adds catalog schemas, deterministic IDs, tensor lookup, selection, and range validation. Verify malformed metadata and boundary cases.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/checkpoint_catalog.py: Parses SafeTensors headers and byte ranges without loading payloads. Verify invalid headers, overlaps, offsets, and empty selections.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/checkpoint_loader.py: Exposes catalogs only for supported eager HF loading paths. Verify unsupported subclasses and custom loaders return None.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/weight_loader.py: Adds eager SafeTensors catalog discovery with guards for lazy, partial, overridden, and missing-file cases.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/weight_load_plan.py: Adds validated demand plans, coverage semantics, ordering confidence, deterministic IDs, and cycle detection. Verify catalog consistency and selective-name behavior.
  • tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_loader.py: Adds optional shadow catalog and plan inspection for target and draft checkpoints. Verify failures log warnings and do not alter native loading.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_model_loader_checkpoint_io.py: Covers shadow-mode behavior, ordering, warning handling, draft checkpoints, and MTP loading. No integration test-list entry was added.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_checkpoint_catalog.py: Covers catalog and SafeTensors validation, selection, determinism, and unsupported paths. No integration test-list entry was added.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_weight_load_plan.py: Covers plan variants, validation failures, stable IDs, and mapper fallback. No integration test-list entry was added.

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Walkthrough

The change adds source-neutral checkpoint catalogs, validated weight-load plans, SafeTensors metadata inspection, loader extension points, and optional advisory inspection during target and draft model materialization.

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Checkpoint metadata and load planning

Layer / File(s) Summary
Catalog schema and SafeTensors adapters
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/checkpoint_catalog.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/checkpoint_catalog.py, tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_checkpoint_catalog.py
Checkpoint catalogs validate tensor metadata, object references, byte extents, deterministic IDs, and tensor selection. The SafeTensors adapter builds catalogs from validated headers and rejects invalid or overlapping entries.
Validated weight-load plans
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/weight_load_plan.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/base_weight_mapper.py, tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_weight_load_plan.py
Weight-load plans validate demand metadata, coverage, ordering, dependencies, catalog consistency, and deterministic plan IDs. The base mapper creates a conservative plan containing all catalog tensors.
Checkpoint loader catalog wiring
tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/base_checkpoint_loader.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/checkpoint_loader.py, tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/weight_loader.py
Loader APIs expose optional catalog construction. Built-in eager Hugging Face SafeTensors paths return catalogs, while unsupported loading modes return None.
Advisory model-loader inspection
tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/model_loader.py, tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_model_loader_checkpoint_io.py
An environment-gated path builds and validates catalogs and plans before target or draft materialization. Inspection failures log warnings and preserve native loading and materialization order.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ModelLoader
  participant CheckpointLoader
  participant WeightMapper
  participant NativeMaterialization
  ModelLoader->>CheckpointLoader: build checkpoint catalog
  CheckpointLoader-->>ModelLoader: return catalog
  ModelLoader->>WeightMapper: build and validate weight-load plan
  WeightMapper-->>ModelLoader: return validated plan
  ModelLoader->>NativeMaterialization: materialize target or draft checkpoint
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 23be3

This PR adds opt-in checkpoint metadata and shadow planning while leaving native weight materialization unchanged. The remaining concerns are limited to coverage of HF catalog selection and advisory validation failure handling, so mergeability is low-risk with bounded follow-up.

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tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_checkpoint_catalog.py (1)

142-149: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a positive assertion for the eager HF loader path.

The two loader tests only assert None results. No test proves that HfWeightLoader.build_checkpoint_catalog returns a catalog for an eligible eager SafeTensors directory. A regression that makes the method always return None would still pass this file.

Add one assertion for the supported path.

💚 Proposed additional coverage
def test_hf_catalog_is_available_for_eager_safetensors(tmp_path) -> None:
    save_file({"model.weight": torch.ones(1)}, tmp_path / "model.safetensors")

    catalog = HfWeightLoader().build_checkpoint_catalog(str(tmp_path))

    assert catalog is not None
    assert catalog.tensor_names == frozenset({"model.weight"})
    assert catalog.has_complete_byte_ranges

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_checkpoint_catalog.py` around
lines 142 - 149, Add a positive eager-path test for
HfWeightLoader.build_checkpoint_catalog using a directory containing an eligible
SafeTensors file; assert the returned catalog is non-None, contains the expected
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tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_weight_load_plan.py (1)

51-128: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Test coverage summary for this cohort.

Added test functions:

  • tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_weight_load_plan.py: test_exact_plan_exposes_set_filter_separately_from_ordering, test_conservative_plan_loads_all_without_exposing_filter, test_plan_id_is_independent_of_demand_tuple_order, test_plan_rejects_unknown_tensors_and_dependency_cycles, test_base_mapper_emits_valid_conservative_plan.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_checkpoint_catalog.py: eight catalog and SafeTensors adapter tests, plus two HF loader unavailability tests.
  • tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_model_loader_checkpoint_io.py: test_shadow_plan_disabled_does_not_call_inspection_hooks, test_shadow_plan_is_advisory_and_preserves_materialization_order, test_shadow_plan_failure_warns_and_continues, test_mtp_draft_session_reuses_target_mapper_during_materialization, and updates to test_draft_session_spans_mapper_and_materialization.

Test-list status: the two new files under tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/ are not referenced in this diff by any list under tests/integration/test_lists/. Unit tests in tests/unittest/ normally run through the unittest suite entries, so no test-db/ or qa/ entry is required unless your team registers new unit modules explicitly. Confirm this against tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/ conventions for _torch unit modules.

Verdict: sufficient. Behavior branches for coverage, ordering, plan identity, dependency cycles, catalog validation, and shadow-mode success and failure are all exercised. Two optional gaps remain: the positive HfWeightLoader.build_checkpoint_catalog path (noted in test_checkpoint_catalog.py) and the build_weight_load_plan uninitialized-mapper error branch.

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In `@tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_checkpoint_catalog.py`:
- Around line 142-149: Add a positive eager-path test for
HfWeightLoader.build_checkpoint_catalog using a directory containing an eligible
SafeTensors file; assert the returned catalog is non-None, contains the expected
tensor name, and reports complete byte ranges, while preserving the existing
negative cases.

In `@tests/unittest/_torch/models/checkpoints/test_weight_load_plan.py`:
- Around line 51-128: Add focused tests for the remaining uncovered branches:
the successful HfWeightLoader.build_checkpoint_catalog path and the
uninitialized-mapper error path in build_weight_load_plan. Preserve the existing
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In `@tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/weight_loader.py`:
- Around line 588-597: Extend tests around the checkpoint catalog eligibility
method to mock build_safetensors_checkpoint_catalog directly. Add cases
asserting None for lazy SafeTensors loading, partial model loading, nonzero
TLLM_OVERRIDE_LAYER_NUM, and empty selected files; also verify an eager
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Automatically added "ci: full pre-merge approved" because this PR has satisfied the required GitHub review approvals. Unresolved review conversations and other required checks remain independent merge requirements.

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