from __future__ import annotations """ Copyright 2023-2025 SGLang Team Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. """ import logging import math import threading from queue import Empty, Full, PriorityQueue, Queue from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional import torch if TYPE_CHECKING: from sglang.srt.mem_cache.allocator import BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator from sglang.srt.mem_cache.memory_pool_host import HostKVCache from sglang.srt.mem_cache.hicache_storage import HiCacheFile, get_hash_str logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) class LayerDoneCounter: def __init__(self, num_layers): self.num_layers = num_layers # extra producer and consumer counters for overlap mode self.num_counters = 3 self.counters = [num_layers] * self.num_counters self.conditions = [threading.Condition() for _ in range(self.num_counters)] self.producer_index = 0 self.consumer_index = 0 def next_producer(self): return (self.producer_index + 1) % self.num_counters def update_producer(self): self.producer_index = self.next_producer() return self.producer_index def set_consumer(self, index): self.consumer_index = index def increment(self): with self.conditions[self.producer_index]: self.counters[self.producer_index] += 1 self.conditions[self.producer_index].notify_all() def wait_until(self, threshold): with self.conditions[self.consumer_index]: while self.counters[self.consumer_index] <= threshold: self.conditions[self.consumer_index].wait() def reset(self): with self.conditions[self.producer_index]: self.counters[self.producer_index] = 0 class CacheOperation: counter = 0 def __init__( self, host_indices: torch.Tensor, device_indices: torch.Tensor, node_id: int, priority: Optional[int] = None, ): self.host_indices = host_indices self.device_indices = device_indices self.node_ids = [node_id] self.data = None self.id = CacheOperation.counter CacheOperation.counter += 1 # default priority is the order of creation self.priority = priority if priority is not None else self.id def merge(self, other: "CacheOperation") -> None: # multiple operations can be merged into a single operation for batch processing self.host_indices = torch.cat([self.host_indices, other.host_indices]) self.device_indices = torch.cat([self.device_indices, other.device_indices]) self.priority = min(self.priority, other.priority) self.node_ids.extend(other.node_ids) def split(self, factor) -> List["CacheOperation"]: # split an operation into smaller operations to reduce the size of intermediate buffers if factor <= 1: return [self] chunk_size = math.ceil(len(self.host_indices) / factor) split_ops = [] for i in range(0, len(self.host_indices), chunk_size): split_ops.append( CacheOperation( host_indices=self.host_indices[i : i + chunk_size], device_indices=self.device_indices[i : i + chunk_size], node_id=0, ) ) # Inherit the node_ids on the final chunk if split_ops: split_ops[-1].node_ids = self.node_ids return split_ops def __lt__(self, other: "CacheOperation"): return self.priority < other.priority class TransferBuffer: """ Overlapping buffer preparation and transfer operations to improve throughput. """ def __init__( self, stop_event, buffer_count: int = 3, max_buffer_size: int = 1000 ) -> None: self.stop_event = stop_event self.buffers = Queue(maxsize=buffer_count) # todo: adjust the buffer size based on throughput profile of the system self.max_buffer_size = max_buffer_size def full(self) -> bool: return self.buffers.full() def empty(self) -> bool: return self.buffers.empty() def put(self, item, block=True, timeout=1) -> None: while not self.stop_event.is_set(): try: self.buffers.put(item, block=block, timeout=timeout) break except Full: if not block: break continue except Exception as e: logger.error(e) def get(self, block=True, timeout=1) -> Optional[CacheOperation]: try: return self.buffers.get(block=block, timeout=timeout) except Empty: return None except Exception as e: logger.error(e) def clear(self): self.buffers.queue.clear() class StorageOperation: counter = 0 def __init__( self, host_indices: torch.Tensor, token_ids: List[int], last_hash: Optional[str] = None, ): self.host_indices = host_indices self.token_ids = token_ids self.last_hash = last_hash self.completed_tokens = 0 self.hash_value = [] self.id = StorageOperation.counter StorageOperation.counter += 1 def __lt__(self, other: "StorageOperation"): return self.id < other.id class PrefetchOperation(StorageOperation): def __init__( self, request_id: str, host_indices: torch.Tensor, token_ids: List[int], last_hash: Optional[str] = None, ): self.request_id = request_id self._done_flag = False self._lock = threading.Lock() super().__init__(host_indices, token_ids, last_hash) def increment(self, num_tokens: int): with self._lock: if self._done_flag: return self.completed_tokens += num_tokens def mark_done(self): with self._lock: self._done_flag = True def is_done(self) -> bool: return self._done_flag class HiCacheController: def __init__( self, token_to_kv_pool_allocator: BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator, mem_pool_host: HostKVCache, page_size: int, load_cache_event: threading.Event = None, write_policy: str = "write_through_selective", io_backend: str = "", storage_backend: Optional[str] = None, prefetch_threshold: int = 256, ): self.mem_pool_device_allocator = token_to_kv_pool_allocator self.mem_pool_device = token_to_kv_pool_allocator.get_kvcache() self.mem_pool_host = mem_pool_host self.write_policy = write_policy self.page_size = page_size # using kernel for small page KV cache transfer and DMA for large pages if not io_backend: IO_BACKEND_PAGE_SIZE_THRESHOLD = 64 self.io_backend = ( "direct" if self.page_size >= IO_BACKEND_PAGE_SIZE_THRESHOLD else "kernel" ) else: self.io_backend = io_backend self.enable_storage = False # todo: move backend initialization to storage backend module if storage_backend is not None: if storage_backend == "file": self.storage_backend = HiCacheFile() self.enable_storage = True # todo: threshold policy for prefetching self.prefetch_threshold = prefetch_threshold else: raise NotImplementedError( f"Unsupported storage backend: {storage_backend}" ) self.load_cache_event = load_cache_event self.layer_done_counter = LayerDoneCounter(self.mem_pool_device.layer_num) self.mem_pool_device.register_layer_transfer_counter(self.layer_done_counter) if write_policy not in [ "write_through", "write_through_selective", "write_back", ]: raise ValueError(f"Invalid write policy: {write_policy}") self.write_queue = PriorityQueue() self.load_queue = PriorityQueue() self.ack_write_queue = Queue() self.ack_load_queue = Queue() self.stop_event = threading.Event() self.write_buffer = TransferBuffer(self.stop_event) self.load_buffer = TransferBuffer( self.stop_event, buffer_count=10, max_buffer_size=100 ) self.write_stream = torch.cuda.Stream() self.load_stream = torch.cuda.Stream() self.write_thread = threading.Thread( target=self.write_thread_func_direct, daemon=True ) self.load_thread = threading.Thread( target=self.load_thread_func_layer_by_layer, daemon=True ) self.write_thread.start() self.load_thread.start() if self.enable_storage: self.prefetch_thread = threading.Thread( target=self.prefetch_thread_func, daemon=True ) self.backup_thread = threading.Thread( target=self.backup_thread_func, daemon=True ) self.prefetch_queue = Queue() self.backup_queue = Queue() self.prefetch_revoke_queue = Queue() self.ack_backup_queue = Queue() self.prefetch_thread.start() self.backup_thread.start() def reset(self): self.stop_event.set() self.write_thread.join() self.load_thread.join() self.write_queue.queue.clear() self.load_queue.queue.clear() self.write_buffer.clear() self.load_buffer.clear() self.ack_write_queue.queue.clear() self.ack_load_queue.queue.clear() if self.enable_storage: self.prefetch_thread.join() self.backup_thread.join() self.prefetch_queue.queue.clear() self.backup_queue.queue.clear() self.prefetch_revoke_queue.queue.clear() self.ack_backup_queue.queue.clear() self.write_thread = threading.Thread( target=self.write_thread_func_direct, daemon=True ) self.load_thread = threading.Thread( target=self.load_thread_func_layer_by_layer, daemon=True ) self.stop_event.clear() self.write_thread.start() self.load_thread.start() if self.enable_storage: self.prefetch_thread = threading.Thread( target=self.prefetch_thread_func, daemon=True ) self.backup_thread = threading.Thread( target=self.backup_thread_func, daemon=True ) self.prefetch_thread.start() self.backup_thread.start() def write( self, device_indices: torch.Tensor, priority: Optional[int] = None, node_id: int = 0, ) -> Optional[torch.Tensor]: """ Back up KV caches from device memory to host memory. """ host_indices = self.mem_pool_host.alloc(len(device_indices)) if host_indices is None: return None self.mem_pool_host.protect_write(host_indices) torch.cuda.current_stream().synchronize() self.write_queue.put( CacheOperation(host_indices, device_indices, node_id, priority) ) return host_indices def load( self, host_indices: torch.Tensor, priority: Optional[int] = None, node_id: int = 0, ) -> Optional[torch.Tensor]: """ Load KV caches from host memory to device memory. """ device_indices = self.mem_pool_device_allocator.alloc(len(host_indices)) if device_indices is None: return None self.mem_pool_host.protect_load(host_indices) # to ensure the device indices are ready before accessed by another CUDA stream torch.cuda.current_stream().synchronize() self.load_queue.put( CacheOperation(host_indices, device_indices, node_id, priority) ) return device_indices def move_indices(self, host_indices, device_indices): # move indices to GPU if using kernels, to host if using direct indexing if self.io_backend == "kernel": return host_indices.to(self.mem_pool_device.device), device_indices elif self.io_backend == "direct": return host_indices, device_indices.cpu() else: raise ValueError(f"Unsupported io backend") def write_thread_func_direct(self): """ Directly write through KV caches to host memory without buffering. """ torch.cuda.set_stream(self.write_stream) while not self.stop_event.is_set(): try: operation = self.write_queue.get(block=True, timeout=1) host_indices, device_indices = self.move_indices( operation.host_indices, operation.device_indices ) self.mem_pool_device.backup_to_host_all_layer( self.mem_pool_host, host_indices, device_indices, self.io_backend, ) self.write_stream.synchronize() self.mem_pool_host.complete_io(operation.host_indices) for node_id in operation.node_ids: if node_id != 0: self.ack_write_queue.put(node_id) except Empty: continue except Exception as e: logger.error(e) def load_thread_func_layer_by_layer(self): """ Load KV caches from host memory to device memory layer by layer. """ torch.cuda.set_stream(self.load_stream) while not self.stop_event.is_set(): self.load_cache_event.wait(timeout=1) if not self.load_cache_event.is_set(): continue self.load_cache_event.clear() self.layer_done_counter.update_producer() batch_operation = None while self.load_queue.qsize() > 0: op = self.load_queue.get(block=True) if batch_operation is None: batch_operation = op else: batch_operation.merge(op) if batch_operation is None: continue # start layer-wise KV cache transfer from CPU to GPU self.layer_done_counter.reset() host_indices, device_indices = self.move_indices( batch_operation.host_indices, batch_operation.device_indices ) for i in range(self.mem_pool_host.layer_num): self.mem_pool_device.load_from_host_per_layer( self.mem_pool_host, host_indices, device_indices, i, self.io_backend, ) self.load_stream.synchronize() self.layer_done_counter.increment() self.mem_pool_host.complete_io(batch_operation.host_indices) for node_id in batch_operation.node_ids: if node_id != 0: self.ack_load_queue.put(node_id) def evict_device( self, device_indices: torch.Tensor, host_indices: torch.Tensor ) -> int: if self.mem_pool_host.is_synced(host_indices): self.mem_pool_device_allocator.free(device_indices) self.mem_pool_host.update_backup(host_indices) return len(device_indices) else: raise ValueError( f"Inconsistent states: {self.mem_pool_host.get_state(host_indices)}" ) def evict_host(self, host_indices: torch.Tensor, backup_only: bool = True) -> int: if not backup_only: raise ValueError("Other eviction policies are not supported yet.") if self.mem_pool_host.is_backup(host_indices): self.mem_pool_host.free(host_indices) return len(host_indices) else: raise ValueError( f"Inconsistent states: {self.mem_pool_host.get_state(host_indices)}" ) def prefetch( self, request_id: str, host_indices: torch.Tensor, new_input_tokens: List[int], last_hash: Optional[str] = None, ) -> int: """ Prefetch KV caches from storage backend to host memory. """ operation = PrefetchOperation( request_id, host_indices, new_input_tokens, last_hash ) self.prefetch_queue.put(operation) return operation def terminate_prefetch(self, operation): operation.mark_done() return operation.completed_tokens, operation.hash_value def prefetch_io_aux_func(self): """ Auxiliary function conducting IO operations for prefetching. """ while not self.stop_event.is_set(): try: operation = self.prefetch_buffer.get(block=True, timeout=1) for h in operation.hash_value: page_data = self.storage_backend.get(h) if page_data is None: logger.warning( f"Prefetch operation {operation.request_id} failed to retrieve page {h}." ) break self.mem_pool_host.set_from_flat_data_page( operation.host_indices[operation.completed_tokens], page_data, ) operation.increment(self.page_size) if operation.is_done(): # operation terminated by controller, release pre-allocated memory self.mem_pool_host.free( operation.host_indices[operation.completed_tokens :] ) break except Empty: continue def prefetch_thread_func(self): """ Manage prefetching operations from storage backend to host memory. """ self.prefetch_buffer = Queue() aux_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.prefetch_io_aux_func, daemon=True) aux_thread.start() while (not self.stop_event.is_set()) or not self.prefetch_queue.empty(): try: operation = self.prefetch_queue.get(block=True, timeout=1) if operation is None: continue last_hash = operation.last_hash tokens_to_fetch = operation.token_ids storage_hit_count = 0 remaining_tokens = len(tokens_to_fetch) hash_value = [] while remaining_tokens >= self.page_size: last_hash = get_hash_str( tokens_to_fetch[ storage_hit_count : storage_hit_count + self.page_size ], last_hash, ) if self.storage_backend.exists(last_hash): storage_hit_count += self.page_size hash_value.append(last_hash) remaining_tokens -= self.page_size else: break if storage_hit_count < self.prefetch_threshold: # not to prefetch if not enough benefits self.prefetch_revoke_queue.put(operation.request_id) else: operation.hash_value = hash_value logger.debug( f"Prefetching {len(hash_value)} pages for request {operation.request_id}." ) self.prefetch_buffer.put(operation) except Empty: continue def write_storage( self, host_indices: torch.Tensor, token_ids: List[int], last_hash: Optional[str] = None, ) -> int: """ Write KV caches from host memory to storage backend. """ operation = StorageOperation(host_indices, token_ids, last_hash) self.backup_queue.put(operation) return operation.id def backup_thread_func(self): """ Manage backup operations from host memory to storage backend. """ while not self.stop_event.is_set(): try: operation = self.backup_queue.get(block=True, timeout=1) if operation is None: continue last_hash = operation.last_hash tokens_to_backup = operation.token_ids for i in range(0, len(tokens_to_backup), self.page_size): last_hash = get_hash_str( tokens_to_backup[i : i + self.page_size], last_hash ) # todo, handle failures in storage backend self.storage_backend.set( last_hash, self.mem_pool_host.get_flat_data_page( operation.host_indices[i] ), ) operation.completed_tokens += self.page_size operation.hash_value.append(last_hash) self.ack_backup_queue.put((operation.id, operation.hash_value)) except Empty: continue