⚡️ Speed up function is_fa3_default_architecture by 56%

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📄 56% (0.56x) speedup for is_fa3_default_architecture in python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py

⏱️ Runtime : 48.4 microseconds → 31.0 microseconds (best of 96 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization moves the immutable default_archs set definition outside the function and applies two key performance improvements:

What was optimized:

1. Eliminated repeated set construction: The original code recreated the 10-element set on every function call (line profiler shows 27.4% of time spent on set creation). The optimized version moves this to module level as _default_archs, creating it only once during import.

2. Streamlined conditional logic: Changed if not isinstance(architectures, list) or not architectures: to if not (isinstance(architectures, list) and architectures):, using short-circuiting more efficiently.

Why it's faster:

• Set construction elimination: Python set creation involves hashing all 10 string elements and building the hash table structure. Doing this once vs. every call eliminates significant overhead.
• Improved conditional evaluation: The new logic can short-circuit earlier when isinstance() returns False, avoiding the second not architectures check.

Performance impact based on function references:
The function is called in a critical path within model_specific_adjustment() during model initialization, specifically when auto-selecting attention backends for different GPU architectures (Hopper, etc.). This optimization is particularly valuable because:

• Model initialization happens frequently in ML workloads
• The function determines whether to use FA3 (FlashAttention3) backend, affecting inference performance
• Even small optimizations in initialization paths compound across multiple model loads

Test case analysis:
The optimization shows consistent 50-90% speedups across all test scenarios, with particularly strong gains for:

• Cases that reach the set lookup (positive matches): 59-91% faster
• Large-scale tests with 1000+ elements: 62-78% faster
• Edge cases with type checking: 46-101% faster

The 55% overall speedup makes model initialization more responsive while maintaining identical functionality.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 62 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

from __future__ import annotations

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
import torch.distributed
from sglang.srt.utils.common import is_fa3_default_architecture

# Helper class to mimic hf_config objects
class DummyConfig:
    def __init__(self, architectures=None):
        self.architectures = architectures

# ---------------------------
# Basic Test Cases
# ---------------------------

def test_basic_positive_cases():
    # Test each default architecture name as first element
    default_archs = [
        "Qwen2ForCausalLM",
        "Llama4ForConditionalGeneration",
        "LlamaForCausalLM",
        "Gemma2ForCausalLM",
        "Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration",
        "Qwen3ForCausalLM",
        "Qwen3MoeForCausalLM",
        "Glm4MoeForCausalLM",
        "Glm4vMoeForConditionalGeneration",
        "Step3VLForConditionalGeneration",
    ]
    for arch in default_archs:
        config = DummyConfig([arch])
        # Should return True for each default architecture
        codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 4.28μs -> 2.69μs (59.2% faster)

def test_basic_negative_cases():
    # Test with a non-default architecture name
    config = DummyConfig(["NotADefaultArch"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.15μs -> 613ns (86.9% faster)

    # Test with default arch in second position
    config = DummyConfig(["NotADefaultArch", "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 418ns -> 286ns (46.2% faster)

    # Test with empty list
    config = DummyConfig([])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 254ns -> 255ns (0.392% slower)

def test_basic_none_architectures():
    # Test with None architectures
    config = DummyConfig(None)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 503ns -> 454ns (10.8% faster)

def test_basic_missing_architectures_attribute():
    # Test with no 'architectures' attribute
    class NoArchConfig:
        pass
    config = NoArchConfig()
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 721ns -> 646ns (11.6% faster)

# ---------------------------
# Edge Test Cases
# ---------------------------

def test_edge_architectures_not_list():
    # Test with architectures as a string
    config = DummyConfig("Qwen2ForCausalLM")
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 506ns -> 458ns (10.5% faster)

    # Test with architectures as an integer
    config = DummyConfig(123)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 364ns -> 391ns (6.91% slower)

    # Test with architectures as a tuple
    config = DummyConfig(("Qwen2ForCausalLM",))
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 347ns -> 324ns (7.10% faster)

    # Test with architectures as a dict
    config = DummyConfig({"arch": "Qwen2ForCausalLM"})
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 241ns -> 233ns (3.43% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_non_str_first_element():
    # First element is not a string
    config = DummyConfig([123, "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.24μs -> 649ns (91.4% faster)

    config = DummyConfig([None, "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 473ns -> 306ns (54.6% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_empty_string():
    # First element is empty string
    config = DummyConfig(["", "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.16μs -> 650ns (78.6% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_whitespace_string():
    # First element is whitespace string
    config = DummyConfig(["   ", "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.08μs -> 626ns (72.5% faster)

def test_edge_case_case_sensitivity():
    # Test with lowercased default architecture
    config = DummyConfig(["qwen2forcausallm"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 988ns -> 594ns (66.3% faster)

    # Test with uppercased default architecture
    config = DummyConfig(["QWEN2FORCAUSALLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 472ns -> 394ns (19.8% faster)

def test_edge_case_multiple_elements():
    # First element is default, second is not
    config = DummyConfig(["Qwen2ForCausalLM", "NotADefaultArch"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.02μs -> 625ns (63.7% faster)

    # First element is not default, second is default
    config = DummyConfig(["NotADefaultArch", "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 541ns -> 368ns (47.0% faster)

def test_edge_case_first_element_is_similar_but_not_exact():
    # First element is similar but not exact
    config = DummyConfig(["Qwen2ForCausalLMExtra"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 930ns -> 596ns (56.0% faster)

    config = DummyConfig(["Qwen2ForCausal"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 461ns -> 322ns (43.2% faster)

def test_edge_case_first_element_is_default_with_trailing_space():
    # First element has trailing space
    config = DummyConfig(["Qwen2ForCausalLM "])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 894ns -> 560ns (59.6% faster)

# ---------------------------
# Large Scale Test Cases
# ---------------------------

def test_large_scale_many_non_default_architectures():
    # Large list of non-default architectures
    config = DummyConfig(["NotADefaultArch" + str(i) for i in range(1000)])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.11μs -> 650ns (71.4% faster)

def test_large_scale_first_element_default_rest_non_default():
    # First element is default, rest are not
    config = DummyConfig(["Qwen2ForCausalLM"] + ["NotADefaultArch" + str(i) for i in range(999)])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.03μs -> 627ns (64.0% faster)

def test_large_scale_first_element_non_default_last_element_default():
    # First element is non-default, last is default
    config = DummyConfig(["NotADefaultArch"] + ["OtherArch" + str(i) for i in range(998)] + ["Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.01μs -> 573ns (76.6% faster)

def test_large_scale_all_elements_default():
    # All elements are default architectures
    default_archs = [
        "Qwen2ForCausalLM",
        "Llama4ForConditionalGeneration",
        "LlamaForCausalLM",
        "Gemma2ForCausalLM",
        "Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration",
        "Qwen3ForCausalLM",
        "Qwen3MoeForCausalLM",
        "Glm4MoeForCausalLM",
        "Glm4vMoeForConditionalGeneration",
        "Step3VLForConditionalGeneration",
    ]
    # Repeat default archs to fill 1000 elements
    large_list = [default_archs[i % len(default_archs)] for i in range(1000)]
    config = DummyConfig(large_list)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.05μs -> 615ns (71.4% faster)

def test_large_scale_first_element_non_str():
    # First element is not a string, rest are default
    config = DummyConfig([None] + ["Qwen2ForCausalLM"] * 999)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.02μs -> 617ns (65.3% faster)

def test_large_scale_empty_list():
    # Empty list, should return False
    config = DummyConfig([])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 523ns -> 478ns (9.41% faster)

def test_large_scale_list_of_empty_strings():
    # List of empty strings
    config = DummyConfig([""] * 1000)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.05μs -> 587ns (78.5% faster)

def test_large_scale_list_of_whitespace_strings():
    # List of whitespace strings
    config = DummyConfig(["   "] * 1000)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(config) # 1.01μs -> 581ns (74.7% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

from __future__ import annotations

# imports
import pytest
import torch.distributed
from sglang.srt.utils.common import is_fa3_default_architecture

# Helper class for test configs
class DummyConfig:
    def __init__(self, architectures=None):
        if architectures is not None:
            self.architectures = architectures

# ------------------------
# Basic Test Cases
# ------------------------

def test_basic_match_single_known_arch():
    # Test with a known default architecture as the only item
    cfg = DummyConfig(["Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.10μs -> 653ns (68.8% faster)

def test_basic_match_multiple_known_archs():
    # Test with multiple items, first is known default
    cfg = DummyConfig(["LlamaForCausalLM", "SomethingElse"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.04μs -> 620ns (68.4% faster)

def test_basic_not_match_single_unknown_arch():
    # Test with a single unknown architecture
    cfg = DummyConfig(["NotInList"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 967ns -> 614ns (57.5% faster)

def test_basic_empty_list():
    # Test with an empty architectures list
    cfg = DummyConfig([])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 500ns -> 460ns (8.70% faster)

def test_basic_no_architectures_attr():
    # Test with no architectures attribute
    class NoArch:
        pass
    cfg = NoArch()
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 716ns -> 621ns (15.3% faster)

# ------------------------
# Edge Test Cases
# ------------------------

def test_edge_architectures_is_none():
    # architectures attribute is explicitly None
    cfg = DummyConfig(None)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 539ns -> 476ns (13.2% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_is_not_a_list():
    # architectures attribute is a string
    cfg = DummyConfig("Qwen2ForCausalLM")
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 475ns -> 469ns (1.28% faster)

    # architectures attribute is an int
    cfg = DummyConfig(123)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 431ns -> 446ns (3.36% slower)

    # architectures attribute is a dict
    cfg = DummyConfig({"arch": "Qwen2ForCausalLM"})
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 274ns -> 259ns (5.79% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_none():
    # architectures list contains None as first element
    cfg = DummyConfig([None, "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.29μs -> 645ns (101% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_empty_string():
    # architectures list contains empty string as first element
    cfg = DummyConfig(["", "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.18μs -> 645ns (83.1% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_case_difference():
    # architectures list contains correct name but wrong case
    cfg = DummyConfig(["qwen2forcausallm"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.11μs -> 626ns (78.0% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_whitespace():
    # architectures list contains correct name with extra whitespace
    cfg = DummyConfig([" Qwen2ForCausalLM "])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.02μs -> 618ns (65.4% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_similar_name():
    # architectures list contains name similar but not exact
    cfg = DummyConfig(["Qwen2ForCausalLMv2"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.06μs -> 599ns (77.5% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_int_as_first_element():
    # architectures list contains int as first element
    cfg = DummyConfig([123, "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.10μs -> 631ns (73.9% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_first_element_in_middle():
    # architectures list contains known arch not as first element
    cfg = DummyConfig(["NotInList", "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.03μs -> 581ns (77.1% faster)

def test_edge_architectures_list_with_first_element_is_falsey():
    # architectures list contains False as first element
    cfg = DummyConfig([False, "Qwen2ForCausalLM"])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.08μs -> 585ns (84.4% faster)

# ------------------------
# Large Scale Test Cases
# ------------------------

def test_large_architectures_list_first_element_match():
    # Large list, first element is a match, rest are random
    big_list = ["Llama4ForConditionalGeneration"] + ["RandomArch" + str(i) for i in range(999)]
    cfg = DummyConfig(big_list)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.04μs -> 601ns (73.9% faster)

def test_large_architectures_list_first_element_not_match():
    # Large list, first element is not a match, but contains a match later
    big_list = ["RandomArch0"] + ["Qwen2ForCausalLM"] + ["RandomArch" + str(i) for i in range(998)]
    cfg = DummyConfig(big_list)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.06μs -> 600ns (76.7% faster)

def test_large_architectures_list_all_matches():
    # Large list, all elements are valid default archs, but only first matters
    default_archs = [
        "Qwen2ForCausalLM",
        "Llama4ForConditionalGeneration",
        "LlamaForCausalLM",
        "Gemma2ForCausalLM",
        "Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration",
        "Qwen3ForCausalLM",
        "Qwen3MoeForCausalLM",
        "Glm4MoeForCausalLM",
        "Glm4vMoeForConditionalGeneration",
        "Step3VLForConditionalGeneration",
    ]
    # Repeat to fill up to 1000 elements
    big_list = (default_archs * (1000 // len(default_archs) + 1))[:1000]
    cfg = DummyConfig(big_list)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.04μs -> 640ns (62.8% faster)

def test_large_architectures_list_all_non_matches():
    # Large list, no elements are valid default archs
    big_list = ["RandomArch" + str(i) for i in range(1000)]
    cfg = DummyConfig(big_list)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.13μs -> 634ns (78.4% faster)

def test_large_architectures_list_first_element_empty_string():
    # Large list, first element is empty string, rest are valid
    default_archs = [
        "Qwen2ForCausalLM",
        "Llama4ForConditionalGeneration",
        "LlamaForCausalLM",
        "Gemma2ForCausalLM",
        "Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration",
        "Qwen3ForCausalLM",
        "Qwen3MoeForCausalLM",
        "Glm4MoeForCausalLM",
        "Glm4vMoeForConditionalGeneration",
        "Step3VLForConditionalGeneration",
    ]
    big_list = [""] + default_archs * ((999 // len(default_archs)) + 1)
    big_list = big_list[:1000]
    cfg = DummyConfig(big_list)
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.00μs -> 613ns (63.6% faster)

# ------------------------
# Additional Robustness Cases
# ------------------------

def test_architectures_is_tuple():
    # architectures is a tuple, not a list
    class TupleConfig:
        def __init__(self):
            self.architectures = ("Qwen2ForCausalLM",)
    cfg = TupleConfig()
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 733ns -> 647ns (13.3% faster)

def test_architectures_list_with_bool():
    # architectures is a list, first element is a boolean
    cfg = DummyConfig([True])
    codeflash_output = is_fa3_default_architecture(cfg) # 1.58μs -> 971ns (63.0% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-is_fa3_default_architecture-mijqage4 and push.