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Expose merge-compatible softmax statistics for PrimTS context attention
yuxianq Sep 17, 2026
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Rename PrimTS context statistics option to store_softmax_stats
yuxianq Sep 23, 2026
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Expose merge-compatible PrimTS statistics for prefill and decode
yuxianq Sep 23, 2026
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feat: support per-query KV bounds in PrimTS MLA decode
yuxianq Nov 1, 2026
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perf: avoid split reduction for bounded SM107 MLA decode
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test(prims-ts): cover packed MLA query pruning
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perf(prims-ts): use LDRED for full packed dense KV tiles
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perf(prims-ts): bound dense MLA KV work by request length
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fix(prims-ts): preserve original scales in softmax statistics
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test(prims-ts): apply FP8-aware empty-context checks
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test: specify fixed query layout in statistics partition regression
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feat: Support runtime-strided V in PrimTS prefill
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fix(prims-ts): reconcile refreshed scale and split-workspace APIs
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test(prims-ts): cover refreshed scale ABI and consolidate statistics …
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docs(prims-ts): clarify statistics scope after MXFP8 refresh
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fix(prims-ts): preserve device-scale pointer across reducer branches
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Expand Up @@ -204,6 +204,51 @@ shape, dtype, stride, capacity, page-ID, offset, aliasing and lifetime condition
Output/LSE/workspace must be disjoint from inputs and live buffers. Update live
metadata only between completed launches/replays and remain within plan bounds.

### Per-query KV prefixes for MLA decode

MLA decode supports `plan(use_kv_bounds=True)` with per-run `kv_bounds`:
contiguous CUDA int32 counts shaped `[B * SQ]` for fixed Q or `[total_q]` for
packed Q. Counts are shared across a token's heads, replace dense/causal
visibility, and must be nondecreasing within each request and no larger than
that request's `seq_lens_kv`. Zero local lengths and prefixes return zero O
and optional `(-inf, 0)` statistics. Bounds are per-run metadata, not retained
plan values. See the [MLA contract](kernels/mla_decode/README.md) for validation,
empty-cache, and workspace details.

### Merge-compatible softmax statistics

Contiguous/paged prefill, paged FMHA decode, and paged MLA decode accept
`plan(store_softmax_stats=True)`. Each `run` then requires a caller-owned,
contiguous FP32 `softmax_stats` tensor shaped `[*out.shape[:-1], 2]` on the
same device. The flag is part of the compiled specialization; the buffer is
per-run state and can be rebound without replanning. One-shot APIs expose the
same flag and buffer. Decode workspace-size helpers must receive the same
flag as the plan. With the flag disabled, no statistics output or extra
statistics scratch is allocated.

For each query/head, the two values are the maximum scaled token logit `m`
(natural-log units) and `s = sum(exp(logit - m))`, after masking and before
output scaling. Internal FP8 probability scaling is removed. Decode attention
sinks, when present, contribute to `s` exactly once and do not change `m`.
This is a maximum/denominator pair, not an LSE tensor. Independently computed
partitions can be merged using weights `exp(m_i - max_j(m_j)) * s_i`; a sink
must belong to only one partition. Empty rows, where supported by the existing
attention API, produce `(-inf, 0)`.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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Define the all-empty partition merge.

If every independently computed partition is empty, each statistic pair is (-inf, 0). The documented weight can then evaluate exp(-inf - -inf) * 0 to NaN. State that an all-empty merge returns zero output and (-inf, 0) before calculating weights.

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In `@flashinfer/attention/prims_ts/README.md` around lines 121 - 123, Update the
partition-merge documentation near the weights formula to define the all-empty
case: when every partition has statistics (-inf, 0), return zero output and
(-inf, 0) before calculating weights. Preserve the existing weight formula and
empty-row behavior for other cases.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr


The optional base-2 `lse` output and its return-value semantics are unchanged;
LSE and merge statistics may be enabled together. Context statistics support
plain attention, not VC/Sage recipes, MXFP8 Q/K, or context attention sinks. Contiguous
dense statistics support empty request-local K/V chunks when the physical
packed K/V storage contains at least one token. Paged context statistics require
positive per-request KV lengths. Statistics-disabled behavior is unchanged.

The statistics buffer must not overlap inputs, output, workspace, or plan-owned
buffers. The flag/buffer presence contract is enforced even with
`validate=False`; other unchecked contracts remain the caller's responsibility.
For CUDA graphs, warm up the exact specialization, supply stable output and
statistics storage, and capture `run(..., validate=False)`. Replay overwrites
the statistics for the current request metadata.

## QToken-KvBlock-Sparse-Attention interface

QToken-KvBlock-Sparse-Attention consumes per-query indexer output directly.
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