[FEA] Scalar Quantized Dataset by tarang-jain · Pull Request #2996 · NVIDIA/cuvs

tarang-jain · 2026-11-03T00:07:54Z

SQ Dataset with per dim min/max added to scalar quantizer.

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New Features
- Scalar quantization now supports per-dimension ranges with configurable quantile bounds, in addition to global ranges.
- Added a way to build a scalar-quantized dataset directly from device data. The returned dataset includes quantized codes and a quantizer that can be reused for later transformations.
- Per-dimension quantization supports encoding and reconstruction with a shared scale.
- Quantizers now provide a maximum reconstruction-error bound for training rows.
Documentation
- Updated the C++ API guidance for quantization modes, quantizer views, and scalar-quantized dataset construction.

Scalar quantization now supports global intervals and per-dimension shifts with a shared scale. Transform APIs accept read-only quantizer views and report a reconstruction-error bound. A dataset builder trains a quantizer, encodes a device matrix, and returns the codes with the quantizer.

Changes: Scalar quantization and dataset integration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Quantizer representation and API `cpp/include/cuvs/preprocessing/quantize/scalar.hpp`, `fern/pages/cpp_api/cpp-api-preprocessing-quantize-scalar.md`	The quantizer represents global bounds or per-dimension shifts and a shared scale. Training parameters select a range mode. Transform and inverse-transform APIs accept read-only quantizer views.
Per-dimension training and transforms `cpp/src/preprocessing/quantize/detail/scalar.cuh`, `cpp/src/preprocessing/quantize/scalar.cu`, `c/src/preprocessing/quantize/scalar.cpp`, `cpp/tests/preprocessing/scalar_quantization.cu`, `fern/pages/cpp_api/cpp-api-preprocessing-quantize-scalar.md`	Device training derives per-dimension bounds from data or supplied ranges, then fits shifts and a shared scale. Device transforms encode and reconstruct values with those shifts. Global and per-dimension training record a maximum reconstruction-error bound. Host training and transforms require global ranges. Tests cover quantiles, bounds, validation, error bounds, and numeric cases.
Scalar-quantized dataset construction `cpp/include/cuvs/core/dataset/sq.hpp`, `cpp/tests/preprocessing/scalar_quantization.cu`, `fern/pages/cpp_api/cpp-api-core-dataset-sq.md`	`scalar::build` returns an encoded device matrix and its owning quantizer. Dataset manifest accessors return quantizer views. Tests and documentation cover global and per-dimension dataset construction.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Possibly related issues

Issue 2994 requests per-dimension minima and maxima for the scalar quantizer. This change adds per-dimension bounds and quantization, though the available summary does not show that it covers every issue requirement.

Suggested reviewers: achirkin, cjnolet, kylefromnvidia

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-  using manifest_view_type = manifest_type;
+  // The manifest is either a global interval or owning per-dimension shifts and a shared scale.
+  using manifest_type      = cuvs::preprocessing::quantize::scalar::quantizer<MathT>;
+  using manifest_view_type = typename manifest_type::view_type;


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Stage the public manifest-view type change.

manifest_view_type now names a borrowed quantizer_const_view<MathT> instead of the owning quantizer type. dataset::manifest_view() exposes this type, so existing callers that assign its result to manifest_type no longer compile. Provide a compatibility path or a deprecation notice and migration guide for these callers. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

As per path instructions, “Breaking changes require deprecation warnings and migration guide updates.” As per coding guidelines, “C++ API changes without proper deprecation warnings” must be flagged.

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+ * Owns either a global interval or device shifts and a shared step size.
+ * Move-only; copy view() to borrow the parameters.
+ * Migration: replace q.min_ with std::get<quantizer<T>::range_type>(q.value).min_
+ * (likewise for max_).


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sed -n '45,115p' cpp/include/cuvs/preprocessing/quantize/scalar.hpp rg -n 'quantizer|scalar quantiz|min_|max_' docs fern/pages/migration* cpp/include/cuvs/preprocessing/quantize/scalar.hpp 2>/dev/null | head -85

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- changed paths ---' git diff --name-status ffd54e9515495835df31413e5510b488fe88971e e46013e66d66bc78a675b4fb3e445dcc915dad93 printf '%s\n' '--- base quantizer declaration ---' git show ffd54e9515495835df31413e5510b488fe88971e:cpp/include/cuvs/preprocessing/quantize/scalar.hpp | sed -n '35,100p' printf '%s\n' '--- current migration/deprecation candidates ---' find . -maxdepth 4 -type f $ -iname '*migration*' -o -iname '*deprecat*' -o -iname '*release*' $ -print | sort rg -n -i --glob '!build/**' --glob '!dist/**' 'migration guide|migration|deprecated|deprecation|quantizer<.*min_|quantizer<.*max_' . || test "$?" -eq 1 printf '%s\n' '--- repository guideline ---' if test -f cpp/REVIEW_GUIDELINES.md; then rg -n -A8 -B3 'Breaking changes require deprecation warnings and migration guide updates|API Breaking Changes|deprecation' cpp/REVIEW_GUIDELINES.md fi

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Provide both a source-compatible deprecation path and a migration-guide update.

The previous public quantizer<T> was copyable and exposed min_ and max_. The current declaration removes those members and makes the type move-only. Existing code that accesses the fields or copies the type can fail to compile. The header migration note does not provide a deprecation path.

The public-header rule requires both deprecation warnings and a migration-guide update. Provide a transitional API that keeps old field access and copying source-compatible while emitting deprecation warnings, then document the migration in the migration guide. Deprecated accessors alone cannot preserve q.min_ and q.max_ member syntax.

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Critical · Keep deprecated overloads for the removed const quantizer<T>& API. · scalar.cu:42-63

cpp/src/preprocessing/quantize/scalar.cu:42-63
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Keep deprecated overloads for the removed const quantizer<T>& API.

The base public header declares transform and inverse_transform overloads that take const quantizer<T>& for double, float, and half. This change replaces each of them with a quantizer_const_view<T> overload. It adds no deprecated forwarding overload. Source callers still compile through operator view_type(). Binaries built against the old header still reference the removed symbols, so they cannot link or run against this build. The repository guideline requires deprecation warnings for C++ API changes.

Restore each removed overload as a [[deprecated]] forwarder that calls the view overload with .view(). Follow the pattern in cpp/include/cuvs/preprocessing/quantize/binary.hpp.
Example for one overload (apply to all twelve removed overloads)
[[deprecated("please create and specify a quantizer view")]] void transform(
  raft::resources const& res,
  const quantizer<double>& quantizer,
  raft::device_matrix_view<const double, int64_t> dataset,
  raft::device_matrix_view<int8_t, int64_t> out)
{
  transform(res, quantizer.view(), dataset, out);
}
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Restore deprecated forwarding overloads for the removed const quantizer<T>&
transform and inverse_transform APIs across the supported types and host/device
matrix-view combinations. Add them alongside the quantizer_const_view overloads
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Record the maximum L2 reconstruction error across every training row in quantizer::max_error and carry it into borrowed views and SQ datasets. Include clipped outliers and use a conservative upward rounding margin. Reuse the transform arithmetic when measuring residuals, with bounded GPU scratch and stable norms for extreme finite values. Cover global and per-dimension ranges, host training, all floating input types, dataset manifests, and rows outside the range-fitting sample. Validated 47 scalar quantization tests against a shared library on H100.

huuanhhuyn · 2026-11-06T11:30:00Z

+            << " tolerance:" << inputs.tolerance;
+}
+
+class PerDimensionRangeTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<PerDimensionInputs> {


I guess the unit tests are long now. Should we try making them more maintainable? Perhaps, have some clean helpers and minimize the nested loops in the test body?

huuanhhuyn · 2026-11-06T11:36:51Z

-
-typedef QuantizationTest<half, int8_t> QuantizationTest_half_int8t;
-TEST_P(QuantizationTest_half_int8t, ScalarQuantizationTest) { this->testScalarQuantization(); }
+const std::vector<PerDimensionInputs> dataset_inputs = {


Should we aim for incremental unit tests instead of combinatorial ones? Increment the tests consciously instead of sweeping?

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