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vllm.models.deepseek_v4.nvidia.model

Classes:

DeepseekV4ForCausalLM

Bases: Module, SupportsPP, SupportsEagle3, SupportsLoRA, DeepseekV4MixtureOfExperts

Methods:

Source code in vllm/models/deepseek_v4/nvidia/model.py
class DeepseekV4ForCausalLM(
    nn.Module,
    SupportsPP,
    SupportsEagle3,
    SupportsLoRA,
    DeepseekV4MixtureOfExperts,
):
    finalizes_weights_during_load = True
    model_cls = DeepseekV4Model

    # Default mapper assumes the original FP4-expert checkpoint layout.
    # Overridden per-instance in __init__ when expert_dtype != "fp4".
    hf_to_vllm_mapper = _make_deepseek_v4_weights_mapper("fp4")

    packed_modules_mapping = {
        "gate_up_proj": ["w1", "w3"],
        "fused_wqa_wkv": ["wq_a", "wkv"],
        "fused_wkv_wgate": ["wkv", "wgate"],
    }

    # The MTP draft head is not LoRA-adapted.
    lora_skip_prefixes = ["mtp."]

    def __init__(self, *, vllm_config: VllmConfig, prefix: str = ""):
        super().__init__()

        config = vllm_config.model_config.hf_config
        self.config = config
        expert_dtype = getattr(config, "expert_dtype", "fp4")
        if expert_dtype != "fp4":
            self.hf_to_vllm_mapper = _make_deepseek_v4_weights_mapper(expert_dtype)

        self.model = self.model_cls(
            vllm_config=vllm_config, prefix=maybe_prefix(prefix, "model")
        )
        if get_pp_group().is_last_rank:
            self.lm_head = ParallelLMHead(
                config.vocab_size,
                config.hidden_size,
                prefix=maybe_prefix(prefix, "lm_head"),
            )
        else:
            self.lm_head = PPMissingLayer()
        self.logits_processor = LogitsProcessor(config.vocab_size)
        self.make_empty_intermediate_tensors = (  # type: ignore[method-assign]
            self.model.make_empty_intermediate_tensors
        )

        self.set_moe_parameters()

    def set_moe_parameters(self) -> None:
        collect_moe_layers(
            self,
            self.model.layers,
            self.config,
            decoder_layer_type=DeepseekV4DecoderLayer,
            moe_type=DeepseekV4MoE,
        )

    def embed_input_ids(self, input_ids: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        return self.model.embed_input_ids(input_ids)

    def compute_logits(
        self,
        hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
    ) -> torch.Tensor | None:
        logits = self.logits_processor(self.lm_head, hidden_states)
        return logits

    def compute_logits_local(
        self,
        hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
    ) -> torch.Tensor:
        return self.logits_processor(self.lm_head, hidden_states, skip_gather=True)

    def forward(
        self,
        input_ids: torch.Tensor,
        positions: torch.Tensor,
        intermediate_tensors: IntermediateTensors | None = None,
        inputs_embeds: torch.Tensor | None = None,
    ) -> torch.Tensor | IntermediateTensors:
        hidden_states = self.model(
            input_ids, positions, intermediate_tensors, inputs_embeds
        )
        return hidden_states

    def get_mtp_target_hidden_states(self) -> torch.Tensor | None:
        """Pre-hc_head residual stream buffer (max_num_batched_tokens,
        hc_mult * hidden_size) for the MTP draft model. Populated by
        forward(); valid after each target step."""
        return getattr(self.model, "_mtp_hidden_buffer", None)

    def load_weights(self, weights: Iterable[tuple[str, torch.Tensor]]) -> set[str]:
        loader = AutoWeightsLoader(self)
        loaded_params = loader.load_weights(weights, mapper=self.hf_to_vllm_mapper)
        self.process_weights_after_loading()
        return loaded_params

    def process_weights_after_loading(self) -> None:
        self.model.finalize_mhc_broadcast_weights()

    def get_expert_mapping(self) -> list[tuple[str, str, int, str]]:
        return self.model.get_expert_mapping()

get_mtp_target_hidden_states()

Pre-hc_head residual stream buffer (max_num_batched_tokens, hc_mult * hidden_size) for the MTP draft model. Populated by forward(); valid after each target step.

Source code in vllm/models/deepseek_v4/nvidia/model.py
def get_mtp_target_hidden_states(self) -> torch.Tensor | None:
    """Pre-hc_head residual stream buffer (max_num_batched_tokens,
    hc_mult * hidden_size) for the MTP draft model. Populated by
    forward(); valid after each target step."""
    return getattr(self.model, "_mtp_hidden_buffer", None)

DeepseekV4Model

Bases: Module, EagleModelMixin

Source code in vllm/models/deepseek_v4/nvidia/model.py
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class DeepseekV4Model(nn.Module, EagleModelMixin):
    supports_aux_hidden_states_over_pp = True

    def __init__(self, *, vllm_config: VllmConfig, prefix: str = ""):
        super().__init__()

        config = vllm_config.model_config.hf_config
        quant_config = vllm_config.quant_config
        self.config = config
        self.quant_config = quant_config
        self.parallel_config = vllm_config.parallel_config
        self.use_native_mega_moe = (
            vllm_config.kernel_config.moe_backend in NATIVE_MEGA_MOE_BACKENDS
        )
        self.use_sequence_parallel = _use_sequence_parallel(vllm_config)
        if (
            self.use_native_mega_moe
            and not vllm_config.parallel_config.enable_expert_parallel
        ):
            raise NotImplementedError(
                "DeepSeek V4 MegaMoE currently requires expert parallel. "
                "Enable it with --enable-expert-parallel, or pick a different "
                "moe backend."
            )
        self.vocab_size = config.vocab_size
        self.hc_eps = config.hc_eps
        self.hc_mult = config.hc_mult
        self.hc_dim = self.hc_mult * config.hidden_size
        self.rms_norm_eps = config.rms_norm_eps

        # Three aux streams: one per non-default input GEMM in
        # DeepseekV4Attention._run_parallel_input_projections
        # (compressor kv_score, indexer.weights_proj, indexer.compressor
        # kv_score). fused_wqa_wkv stays on the default stream.
        aux_stream_list = [torch.cuda.Stream() for _ in range(3)]

        # Reserved topk indices buffer for all Indexer layers to reuse.
        self.topk_indices_buffer = torch.empty(
            vllm_config.scheduler_config.max_num_batched_tokens,
            config.index_topk,
            dtype=torch.int32,
        )

        if get_pp_group().is_first_rank or spec_decode_needs_target_embed(vllm_config):
            self.embed_tokens = VocabParallelEmbedding(
                config.vocab_size,
                config.hidden_size,
                quant_config=quant_config,
                prefix=f"{prefix}.embed_tokens",
            )
        else:
            self.embed_tokens = PPMissingLayer()

        self.start_layer, self.end_layer, self.layers = make_layers(
            config.num_hidden_layers,
            lambda prefix: DeepseekV4DecoderLayer(
                vllm_config,
                prefix=prefix,
                topk_indices_buffer=self.topk_indices_buffer,
                aux_stream_list=aux_stream_list,
            ),
            prefix=f"{prefix}.layers",
        )
        self.has_local_hash_moe = self.start_layer < min(
            self.end_layer, config.mlp_layer_types.count("hash_moe")
        )

        if get_pp_group().is_last_rank:
            self.norm = RMSNorm(config.hidden_size, self.rms_norm_eps)
        else:
            self.norm = PPMissingLayer()

        self.hc_head_fn = nn.Parameter(
            torch.empty(
                self.hc_mult,
                self.hc_dim,
                dtype=torch.float32,
            ),
            requires_grad=False,
        )
        self.hc_head_base = nn.Parameter(
            torch.empty(
                self.hc_mult,
                dtype=torch.float32,
            ),
            requires_grad=False,
        )
        self.hc_head_scale = nn.Parameter(
            torch.empty(1, dtype=torch.float32),
            requires_grad=False,
        )
        spec_config = vllm_config.speculative_config
        needs_mtp_hidden_states = spec_config is not None and (
            spec_config.use_eagle() or spec_config.uses_draft_model()
        )
        if get_pp_group().is_last_rank and needs_mtp_hidden_states:
            self._mtp_hidden_buffer = torch.empty(
                vllm_config.scheduler_config.max_num_batched_tokens,
                self.hc_dim,
                dtype=vllm_config.model_config.dtype,
            )
        else:
            self._mtp_hidden_buffer = None

        if vllm_config.kernel_config.enable_jit_warmup and get_pp_group().is_last_rank:
            from vllm.model_executor.kernels.mhc.tilelang_kernels import (
                _HC_HEAD_FUSED_TILELANG_KERNEL,
            )

            _HC_HEAD_FUSED_TILELANG_KERNEL.register_warmup(
                hidden_size=config.hidden_size,
                hc_mult=self.hc_mult,
                rms_eps=self.rms_norm_eps,
                hc_eps=self.hc_eps,
            )

    def embed_input_ids(self, input_ids: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        return self.embed_tokens(input_ids)

    def make_empty_intermediate_tensors(
        self,
        batch_size: int,
        dtype: torch.dtype,
        device: torch.device,
    ) -> IntermediateTensors:
        # PP intermediate tensors carry the multi-stream hidden_states
        # of shape (num_tokens, hc_mult, hidden_size) — V4 expands the
        # token embedding to hc_mult streams before the first decoder
        # layer and keeps that shape until hc_head() collapses it.
        return IntermediateTensors(
            {
                "hidden_states": torch.zeros(
                    (batch_size, self.hc_mult, self.config.hidden_size),
                    dtype=dtype,
                    device=device,
                ),
            }
        )

    def forward(
        self,
        input_ids: torch.Tensor,
        positions: torch.Tensor,
        intermediate_tensors: IntermediateTensors | None,
        inputs_embeds: torch.Tensor | None = None,
    ) -> torch.Tensor | IntermediateTensors:
        if get_pp_group().is_first_rank:
            if inputs_embeds is not None:
                hidden_states = inputs_embeds
            else:
                hidden_states = self.embed_input_ids(input_ids)
        else:
            assert intermediate_tensors is not None
            hidden_states = intermediate_tensors["hidden_states"]

        if self.use_native_mega_moe:
            input_ids = input_ids.to(torch.int64)

        full_num_tokens = positions.shape[0]
        if self.use_sequence_parallel:
            if envs.VLLM_MOE_SKIP_PADDING and is_forward_context_available():
                forward_context = get_forward_context()
                forward_context.is_padding = sp_padding_mask(
                    forward_context.is_padding, hidden_states
                )
            hidden_states = sp_shard(hidden_states)
            input_ids = sp_shard(input_ids)

        mega_gate_metadata = None
        if self.use_native_mega_moe:
            mega_gate_metadata = prepare_mega_gate_routing_metadata(
                input_ids,
                has_hash_routing=self.has_local_hash_moe,
                image_sentinel_base_id=IMAGE_SENTINEL_BASE_ID
                if getattr(self.config, "vision_n_layers", 0) > 0
                else None,
            )

        residual, post_mix, res_mix = None, None, None
        remote_aux = self.collect_remote_aux_hidden_states(intermediate_tensors)
        aux_hidden_states: list[torch.Tensor] = []
        final_aux_recon: torch.Tensor | None = None  # avoid duplicate mhc_post call
        for idx, layer in enumerate(
            islice(self.layers, self.start_layer, self.end_layer),
            start=self.start_layer,
        ):
            hidden_states, residual, post_mix, res_mix = layer(
                hidden_states,
                positions,
                input_ids,
                post_mix,
                res_mix,
                residual,
                mega_gate_metadata=mega_gate_metadata,
            )
            if idx + 1 in self.aux_hidden_state_layers:
                # Reconstruct the aux hidden state for draft models
                aux_recon = mhc_post_tilelang(
                    hidden_states, residual, post_mix, res_mix
                )
                aux_hidden_state = aux_recon.mean(dim=1)
                if self.use_sequence_parallel:
                    aux_hidden_state = sp_all_gather(aux_hidden_state)[:full_num_tokens]
                aux_hidden_states.append(aux_hidden_state)
                final_aux_recon = aux_recon
        if layer is not None:
            # Reuse if the last layer was captured as an aux hidden state
            if self.end_layer in self.aux_hidden_state_layers:
                hidden_states = final_aux_recon
            else:
                hidden_states = mhc_post_tilelang(
                    hidden_states, residual, post_mix, res_mix
                )

        if not get_pp_group().is_last_rank:
            return IntermediateTensors(
                {
                    "hidden_states": hidden_states,
                    **self.pack_local_aux_hidden_states(aux_hidden_states),
                }
            )

        if self.use_sequence_parallel:
            hidden_states = sp_all_gather(hidden_states)[:full_num_tokens]

        if self._mtp_hidden_buffer is not None:
            num_tokens = hidden_states.shape[0]
            self._mtp_hidden_buffer[:num_tokens].copy_(hidden_states.flatten(1))

        hidden_states = hc_head_fused_kernel_tilelang(
            hidden_states,
            self.hc_head_fn,
            self.hc_head_scale,
            self.hc_head_base,
            self.rms_norm_eps,
            self.hc_eps,
        )
        hidden_states = self.norm(hidden_states)
        aux_hidden_states = remote_aux + aux_hidden_states
        if len(aux_hidden_states) > 0:
            return hidden_states, aux_hidden_states
        return hidden_states

    def load_weights(self, weights: Iterable[tuple[str, torch.Tensor]]) -> set[str]:
        stacked_params_mapping = [
            # (param_name, shard_name, shard_id)
            ("gate_up_proj", "w1", 0),
            ("gate_up_proj", "w3", 1),
            ("attn.fused_wqa_wkv", "attn.wq_a", 0),
            ("attn.fused_wqa_wkv", "attn.wkv", 1),
            ("compressor.fused_wkv_wgate", "compressor.wkv", 0),
            ("compressor.fused_wkv_wgate", "compressor.wgate", 1),
        ]
        params_dict = dict(self.named_parameters())
        loaded_params: set[str] = set()

        # Pre-compute expert mapping ONCE.
        expert_mapping = self.get_expert_mapping()

        # Block-FP8 shared experts: pad the intermediate up to the TP-uniform
        # block count so the standard loaders below slice it evenly (trailing
        # ranks land on the zero pad). SP / unquantized ones need no padding.
        pad_shared_expert = (
            getattr(self.quant_config, "weight_block_size", None) is not None
            and not self.use_sequence_parallel
        )

        for name, loaded_weight in weights:
            if ".shared_experts." in name:
                if is_pp_missing_parameter(name, self):
                    continue
                experts = self.layers[extract_layer_index(name)].ffn.experts
                if getattr(experts, "has_fused_shared_experts", False):
                    loaded_params.add(
                        experts.load_shared_expert_weight(name, loaded_weight)
                    )
                    continue
            if pad_shared_expert and ".shared_experts." in name:
                loaded_weight = self._pad_shared_expert_weight(
                    self.quant_config, name, loaded_weight
                )
            for param_name, weight_name, shard_id in stacked_params_mapping:
                # Skip non-stacked layers and experts (experts handled below).
                if ".experts." in name:
                    continue
                if weight_name not in name:
                    continue
                name = name.replace(weight_name, param_name)

                if is_pp_missing_parameter(name, self):
                    break
                if name not in params_dict:
                    head, _, leaf = name.rpartition(".")
                    suffixed = f"{head}.base_layer.{leaf}"
                    if suffixed in params_dict:
                        name = suffixed
                param = params_dict[name]
                weight_loader = param.weight_loader
                weight_loader(param, loaded_weight, shard_id)
                loaded_params.add(name)
                break
            else:
                if ".experts." in name:
                    # E8M0 scales are stored as float8_e8m0fnu in
                    # checkpoints but the MoE param is uint8. copy_()
                    # would do a numeric conversion (e.g. 2^-7 → 0),
                    # destroying the raw exponent bytes.
                    if (
                        "weight_scale" in name
                        and loaded_weight.dtype == torch.float8_e8m0fnu
                    ):
                        loaded_weight = loaded_weight.view(torch.uint8)
                    for mapping in expert_mapping:
                        param_name, weight_name, expert_id, expert_shard_id = mapping
                        if weight_name not in name:
                            continue
                        name_mapped = name.replace(weight_name, param_name)
                        if is_pp_missing_parameter(name_mapped, self):
                            continue
                        param = params_dict[name_mapped]
                        # We should ask the weight loader to return success or not
                        # here since otherwise we may skip experts with other
                        # available replicas.
                        weight_loader = typing.cast(
                            Callable[..., bool], param.weight_loader
                        )
                        success = weight_loader(
                            param,
                            loaded_weight,
                            name_mapped,
                            shard_id=expert_shard_id,
                            expert_id=expert_id,
                            return_success=True,
                        )
                        if success:
                            name = name_mapped
                            break
                    loaded_params.add(name_mapped)
                    continue
                else:
                    if is_pp_missing_parameter(name, self):
                        continue
                    # Non-LoRA params on a LoRA-wrapped module live at
                    # ``<head>.base_layer.<leaf>``; the checkpoint is plain.
                    if name not in params_dict:
                        head, _, leaf = name.rpartition(".")
                        suffixed = f"{head}.base_layer.{leaf}"
                        if suffixed in params_dict:
                            name = suffixed
                    param = params_dict[name]
                    weight_loader = getattr(
                        param, "weight_loader", default_weight_loader
                    )
                    weight_loader(param, loaded_weight)
                    loaded_params.add(name)
                    continue

        return loaded_params

    @staticmethod
    def _pad_shared_expert_weight(
        quant_config: QuantizationConfig | None,
        name: str,
        loaded_weight: torch.Tensor,
    ) -> torch.Tensor:
        """Zero-pad a block-FP8 shared-expert weight/scale on its intermediate
        axis so the standard TP loaders split it into even, block-aligned shards
        (trailing ranks get the zero pad). gate (w1)/up (w3) [I, H] pad dim 0;
        down (w2 -> down_proj) [H, I] pads dim 1.
        """
        block_size = getattr(quant_config, "weight_block_size", None)
        assert block_size is not None
        # Round the intermediate axis up to a whole number of TP shards. The axis
        # is in elements for weights (step = block) and in blocks for scales.
        step = 1 if name.endswith("weight_scale_inv") else block_size[0]
        dim = 1 if ".down_proj." in name else 0
        mult = get_tensor_model_parallel_world_size() * step
        pad = cdiv(loaded_weight.shape[dim], mult) * mult - loaded_weight.shape[dim]
        if pad == 0:
            return loaded_weight
        pad_shape = list(loaded_weight.shape)
        pad_shape[dim] = pad
        return torch.cat([loaded_weight, loaded_weight.new_zeros(pad_shape)], dim=dim)

    def get_expert_mapping(self) -> list[tuple[str, str, int, str]]:
        first_layer = next(iter(islice(self.layers, self.start_layer, self.end_layer)))
        if first_layer.ffn.use_native_mega_moe:
            return make_deepseek_v4_expert_params_mapping(self.config.n_routed_experts)
        # Params for weights, fp8 weight scales, fp8 activation scales
        # (param_name, weight_name, expert_id, shard_id)
        return fused_moe_make_expert_params_mapping(
            self,
            ckpt_gate_proj_name="w1",
            ckpt_down_proj_name="w2",
            ckpt_up_proj_name="w3",
            num_experts=self.config.n_routed_experts,
        )

    def finalize_mhc_broadcast_weights(self) -> None:
        if not get_pp_group().is_first_rank or self.start_layer >= self.end_layer:
            return
        layer = self.layers[self.start_layer]
        if isinstance(layer, DeepseekV4DecoderLayer):
            broadcast = (
                layer.hc_attn_fn.detach()
                .view(-1, layer.hc_mult, layer.hidden_size)
                .sum(dim=1)
            )
            if layer.hc_attn_fn_broadcast is None:
                layer.hc_attn_fn_broadcast = broadcast
            else:
                layer.hc_attn_fn_broadcast.copy_(broadcast)

_pad_shared_expert_weight(quant_config, name, loaded_weight) staticmethod

Zero-pad a block-FP8 shared-expert weight/scale on its intermediate axis so the standard TP loaders split it into even, block-aligned shards (trailing ranks get the zero pad). gate (w1)/up (w3) [I, H] pad dim 0; down (w2 -> down_proj) [H, I] pads dim 1.

Source code in vllm/models/deepseek_v4/nvidia/model.py
@staticmethod
def _pad_shared_expert_weight(
    quant_config: QuantizationConfig | None,
    name: str,
    loaded_weight: torch.Tensor,
) -> torch.Tensor:
    """Zero-pad a block-FP8 shared-expert weight/scale on its intermediate
    axis so the standard TP loaders split it into even, block-aligned shards
    (trailing ranks get the zero pad). gate (w1)/up (w3) [I, H] pad dim 0;
    down (w2 -> down_proj) [H, I] pads dim 1.
    """
    block_size = getattr(quant_config, "weight_block_size", None)
    assert block_size is not None
    # Round the intermediate axis up to a whole number of TP shards. The axis
    # is in elements for weights (step = block) and in blocks for scales.
    step = 1 if name.endswith("weight_scale_inv") else block_size[0]
    dim = 1 if ".down_proj." in name else 0
    mult = get_tensor_model_parallel_world_size() * step
    pad = cdiv(loaded_weight.shape[dim], mult) * mult - loaded_weight.shape[dim]
    if pad == 0:
        return loaded_weight
    pad_shape = list(loaded_weight.shape)
    pad_shape[dim] = pad
    return torch.cat([loaded_weight, loaded_weight.new_zeros(pad_shape)], dim=dim)

_select_dsv4_attn_cls(vllm_config)

Pick the CUDA sparse-MLA attention class for the configured backend.

The generic CUDA backend selector does not instantiate DSv4 layers directly, so map generic sparse-MLA choices to the DSv4-specialized attention class. Without an explicit backend, SM12 defaults to FlashInfer while the other CUDA arches keep the FlashMLA path.

Source code in vllm/models/deepseek_v4/nvidia/model.py
def _select_dsv4_attn_cls(vllm_config: VllmConfig) -> type[DeepseekV4Attention]:
    """Pick the CUDA sparse-MLA attention class for the configured backend.

    The generic CUDA backend selector does not instantiate DSv4 layers directly,
    so map generic sparse-MLA choices to the DSv4-specialized attention class.
    Without an explicit backend, SM12 defaults to FlashInfer while the other
    CUDA arches keep the FlashMLA path.
    """
    backend = vllm_config.attention_config.backend
    device_capability = current_platform.get_device_capability()
    if backend in (
        AttentionBackendEnum.FLASHINFER_MLA_SPARSE,
        AttentionBackendEnum.FLASHINFER_MLA_SPARSE_SM120,
    ):
        raise ValueError(
            f"{backend.name} is not a DeepSeek V4 attention backend. "
            "Use FLASHINFER_MLA_SPARSE_DSV4 for DeepSeek V4 FlashInfer "
            "sparse MLA."
        )
    if backend == AttentionBackendEnum.FLASHINFER_MLA_SPARSE_DSV4:
        if device_capability is not None and device_capability.major == 12:
            return DeepseekV4FlashInferSM120Attention
        return DeepseekV4FlashInferMLAAttention
    if backend in (
        AttentionBackendEnum.FLASHMLA_SPARSE,
        AttentionBackendEnum.FLASHMLA_SPARSE_DSV4,
    ):
        return DeepseekV4FlashMLAAttention

    if device_capability is not None and device_capability.major == 12:
        return DeepseekV4FlashInferSM120Attention
    return DeepseekV4FlashMLAAttention