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Avoid device-to-host memory copies when evaluating torch.cond predicates.

When a GPU buffer (e.g., a KV cache initialized flag) is used as a predicate for torch.cond, the runtime must synchronize and copy the predicate value from GPU to CPU on every forward pass to evaluate the condition. This adds latency and synchronization overhead.

MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass moves non-persistent buffer predicates to CPU at export time, eliminating per-inference D2H transfers. The predicate is typically a small scalar (e.g., a boolean flag), so keeping it on CPU has negligible memory impact.

  • Add MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass in backends/cuda/passes/
  • Add unit tests covering:
    • GPU buffer predicates moved to CPU
    • CPU buffer predicates unchanged
    • Computed predicates unaffected
    • Multiple torch.cond calls
    • Cross-attention cache pattern
    • Persistent buffers (state_dict) not moved
  • Add Python tests to unittest-cuda CI job in cuda.yml

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larryliu0820 added a commit that referenced this pull request Dec 23, 2025
Avoid device-to-host memory copies when evaluating `torch.cond` predicates.

When a GPU buffer (e.g., a KV cache `initialized` flag) is used as a predicate for `torch.cond`, the runtime must synchronize and copy the predicate value from GPU to CPU on every forward pass to evaluate the condition. This adds latency and synchronization overhead.

`MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` moves non-persistent buffer predicates to CPU at export time, eliminating per-inference D2H transfers. The predicate is typically a small scalar (e.g., a boolean flag), so keeping it on CPU has negligible memory impact.

- Add `MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` in `backends/cuda/passes/`
- Add unit tests covering:
  - GPU buffer predicates moved to CPU
  - CPU buffer predicates unchanged
  - Computed predicates unaffected
  - Multiple `torch.cond` calls
  - Cross-attention cache pattern
  - Persistent buffers (state_dict) not moved
- Add Python tests to `unittest-cuda` CI job in `cuda.yml`


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Avoid device-to-host memory copies when evaluating `torch.cond` predicates.

When a GPU buffer (e.g., a KV cache `initialized` flag) is used as a predicate for `torch.cond`, the runtime must synchronize and copy the predicate value from GPU to CPU on every forward pass to evaluate the condition. This adds latency and synchronization overhead.

`MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` moves non-persistent buffer predicates to CPU at export time, eliminating per-inference D2H transfers. The predicate is typically a small scalar (e.g., a boolean flag), so keeping it on CPU has negligible memory impact.

- Add `MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` in `backends/cuda/passes/`
- Add unit tests covering:
  - GPU buffer predicates moved to CPU
  - CPU buffer predicates unchanged
  - Computed predicates unaffected
  - Multiple `torch.cond` calls
  - Cross-attention cache pattern
  - Persistent buffers (state_dict) not moved
- Add Python tests to `unittest-cuda` CI job in `cuda.yml`


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Avoid device-to-host memory copies when evaluating `torch.cond` predicates.

When a GPU buffer (e.g., a KV cache `initialized` flag) is used as a predicate for `torch.cond`, the runtime must synchronize and copy the predicate value from GPU to CPU on every forward pass to evaluate the condition. This adds latency and synchronization overhead.

`MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` moves non-persistent buffer predicates to CPU at export time, eliminating per-inference D2H transfers. The predicate is typically a small scalar (e.g., a boolean flag), so keeping it on CPU has negligible memory impact.

- Add `MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` in `backends/cuda/passes/`
- Add unit tests covering:
  - GPU buffer predicates moved to CPU
  - CPU buffer predicates unchanged
  - Computed predicates unaffected
  - Multiple `torch.cond` calls
  - Cross-attention cache pattern
  - Persistent buffers (state_dict) not moved
- Add Python tests to `unittest-cuda` CI job in `cuda.yml`

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Avoid device-to-host memory copies when evaluating `torch.cond` predicates.

When a GPU buffer (e.g., a KV cache `initialized` flag) is used as a predicate for `torch.cond`, the runtime must synchronize and copy the predicate value from GPU to CPU on every forward pass to evaluate the condition. This adds latency and synchronization overhead.

`MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` moves non-persistent buffer predicates to CPU at export time, eliminating per-inference D2H transfers. The predicate is typically a small scalar (e.g., a boolean flag), so keeping it on CPU has negligible memory impact.

- Add `MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` in `backends/cuda/passes/`
- Add unit tests covering:
  - GPU buffer predicates moved to CPU
  - CPU buffer predicates unchanged
  - Computed predicates unaffected
  - Multiple `torch.cond` calls
  - Cross-attention cache pattern
  - Persistent buffers (state_dict) not moved
- Add Python tests to `unittest-cuda` CI job in `cuda.yml`

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Avoid device-to-host memory copies when evaluating `torch.cond` predicates.

When a GPU buffer (e.g., a KV cache `initialized` flag) is used as a predicate for `torch.cond`, the runtime must synchronize and copy the predicate value from GPU to CPU on every forward pass to evaluate the condition. This adds latency and synchronization overhead.

`MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` moves non-persistent buffer predicates to CPU at export time, eliminating per-inference D2H transfers. The predicate is typically a small scalar (e.g., a boolean flag), so keeping it on CPU has negligible memory impact.

- Add `MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` in `backends/cuda/passes/`
- Add unit tests covering:
  - GPU buffer predicates moved to CPU
  - CPU buffer predicates unchanged
  - Computed predicates unaffected
  - Multiple `torch.cond` calls
  - Cross-attention cache pattern
  - Persistent buffers (state_dict) not moved
- Add Python tests to `unittest-cuda` CI job in `cuda.yml`

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Avoid device-to-host memory copies when evaluating `torch.cond` predicates.

When a GPU buffer (e.g., a KV cache `initialized` flag) is used as a predicate for `torch.cond`, the runtime must synchronize and copy the predicate value from GPU to CPU on every forward pass to evaluate the condition. This adds latency and synchronization overhead.

`MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` moves non-persistent buffer predicates to CPU at export time, eliminating per-inference D2H transfers. The predicate is typically a small scalar (e.g., a boolean flag), so keeping it on CPU has negligible memory impact.

- Add `MoveCondPredicateToCpuPass` in `backends/cuda/passes/`
- Add unit tests covering:
  - GPU buffer predicates moved to CPU
  - CPU buffer predicates unchanged
  - Computed predicates unaffected
  - Multiple `torch.cond` calls
  - Cross-attention cache pattern
  - Persistent buffers (state_dict) not moved
- Add Python tests to `unittest-cuda` CI job in `cuda.yml`

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