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This is the CUDA-kernel part of the Q8_0 work:

  • Add a Q8_0 CUDA packer for the 32-value, 34-byte GGML block format.
  • Register the packer in the shared GGML extension.
  • Add GPU extension coverage for byte layout, decode error, zero handling, and rejected inputs.

This PR targets main and lands before the Q8_0 quantization and export/recipe PRs.

Related PRs

Q8_0 series:

  • This PR adds the CUDA packing kernel.
  • #2516 adds the quantization codec and backend.
  • #2517 adds export and recipes.

Merge order: #2515 → #2516 → #2517.

Current format work:

  • #2505 grouped IQ1_M, IQ2_XXS, and IQ2_S in one PR and was closed while that work is divided into smaller PRs.
  • #2511 is the smaller IQ2_XXS PR.

Earlier IQ series:

  • #2448 added CUDA kernels for IQ packing.
  • #2446 added IQ codecs and backend dispatch.
  • #2447 added HF and Megatron export.
  • #2449 added PTQ recipes.

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  • New Features
    • Added Q8_0 packing for CUDA tensors with float32, float16, and bfloat16 inputs. Values are packed in 32-element blocks and clamped to the supported quantization range.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Added checks for supported input types, non-empty inputs, block divisibility, and CUDA grid limits.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage for zero-valued blocks, quantization accuracy, and rejection of unsupported input types and shapes.

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The GGML CUDA extension now exposes q8_0_pack. The packer validates inputs, encodes 32-value blocks with a CUDA kernel, and includes GPU tests for output layout and input constraints.

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Q8_0 packing

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Input validation and packer API
modelopt/torch/kernels/quantization/ggml/common.cuh, modelopt/torch/kernels/quantization/ggml/ggml.cpp
Scalar input checks now accept a block size. The q8_0_pack binding validates CUDA input, makes it contiguous, and documents accepted inputs and output.
CUDA encoding and extension integration
modelopt/torch/kernels/quantization/ggml/q8_0.cu, modelopt/torch/quantization/extensions.py, tests/gpu/_extensions/test_torch_extensions.py
The CUDA kernel packs each 32-value block using a half-precision scale and signed 8-bit values. The extension build includes the kernel. Tests check output layout, dequantization accuracy, and rejected inputs.

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  PythonCaller->>q8_0_pack: Submit input tensor
  q8_0_pack->>q8_0_pack_cuda: Validate and pass contiguous input
  q8_0_pack_cuda-->>q8_0_pack: Return packed tensor
  q8_0_pack-->>PythonCaller: Return packed tensor
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The GPU validation test is incorrect and is expected to fail; fix the per-block scale broadcast before merging.

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weight = torch.randn((4, 32), device="cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16, generator=_generator())

packed = extension.q8_0_pack(weight).cpu()
d = packed[:, :2].contiguous().view(torch.float16).float()

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Restore the per-block scale shape.

view(torch.float16) returns d with shape (4, 1). The later unsqueeze(1) broadcasts decoded to (4, 4, 32). The test then compares each decoded block against all weight rows, so the error threshold fails.

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-    d = packed[:, :2].contiguous().view(torch.float16).float()
+    d = packed[:, :2].contiguous().view(torch.float16).float().flatten()
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d = packed[:, :2].contiguous().view(torch.float16).float()
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