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`tl::float_e5m2_t` inherited cute's float constructor and used `__NV_SATFINITE`
for its bfloat16 one. e5m2 has an infinity and a NaN encoding, so saturating to
the largest finite value is the wrong end of the range:
input 65504 1e5 1e6 +inf -1e5 -inf 57344
bits got 0x7b 0x7b 0x7b 0x7b 0xfb 0xfb 0x7b
torch ref 0x7c 0x7c 0x7c 0x7c 0xfc 0xfc 0x7b
Seven of those eight differ, and the clearest one is `+inf` itself: an infinity
is exactly representable in e5m2, needs no rounding, and came back finite.
Both constructors now use `__NV_NOSAT`, which converts a value outside the finite
range to infinity, matching `cuda_fp8.h`'s `cvt.*.e5m2.f32` and
`torch.float8_e5m2`. e4m3fn is finite-only and keeps `__NV_SATFINITE`, so it
still clamps. The cast now agrees with `torch.float8_e5m2` bit for bit, while
`T.infinity("float8_e5m2")` already stored an infinity -- the type could hold one
it could not convert to.
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The added test uses a
float32input, so it exercisesfloat_e5m2_t(float), not the changedfloat_e5m2_t(__nv_bfloat16)overload. The existing vectorized bfloat16 test uses__tl_cvt_bfloat162_to_fp8x2with random finite values, so it does not detect out-of-range scalar saturation. A regression to__NV_SATFINITEin the scalar overload could pass these tests.Suggested fix
- def cast_to_fp8_kernel(dtype: str): + def cast_to_fp8_kernel(dtype: str, input_dtype: str = "float32"): @T.prim_func - def main(A: T.Tensor((8,), "float32"), C: T.Tensor((8,), dtype)): + def main(A: T.Tensor((8,), input_dtype), C: T.Tensor((8,), dtype)): with T.Kernel(1, threads=128): for i in T.Parallel(8): C[i] = T.cast(A[i], dtype) @@ torch.testing.assert_close(out.view(torch.uint8), values.to(torch.float8_e5m2).view(torch.uint8), rtol=0, atol=0) + + bf16_values = torch.tensor(_OVER_RANGE, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device="cuda") + bf16_out = cast_to_fp8_kernel("float8_e5m2", "bfloat16")(bf16_values) + torch.testing.assert_close( + bf16_out.view(torch.uint8), + bf16_values.to(torch.float8_e5m2).view(torch.uint8), + rtol=0, + atol=0, + )🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Line 69: Clamp the E4M3FN reference values to the format’s finite range before
conversion in the assertion, so over-range values and infinities are compared
against finite saturation across supported PyTorch versions. Keep the raw-byte
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it for the input tensor, then extend test_cast_to_e5m2_reaches_infinity with
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…ersion The control compares against `torch.float8_e4m3fn`, which has no infinity, so what an infinity or an over-range value becomes in that format is a property of the torch version rather than of this repository. Clamping the reference to the format's finite range first keeps the comparison on finite saturation, which is the behaviour the control is about.
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Refs #2944.
Why
tl::float_e5m2_tinherited cute'sfloatconstructor and used__NV_SATFINITEfor itsbfloat16one. e5m2 has an infinity and a NaN encoding, so saturating to the largest finite value is the wrong end of the range:Seven of those eight differ. The clearest is
+infitself: an infinity is exactly representable in e5m2, needs no rounding, and came back finite.The type could already hold an infinity it could not convert to —
T.infinity("float8_e5m2")stores one, and this module's existing test covers that.What changed
Both constructors use
__NV_NOSAT, which converts a value outside the finite range to infinity, matching thecvt.*.e5m2.f32form incuda_fp8.handtorch.float8_e5m2.e4m3fnis finite-only and keeps__NV_SATFINITE, so it still clamps.Verification
Two cases added to
testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_infinity.py, the module that already covers this dtype's infinity: the cast againsttorch.float8_e5m2as the reference, and a control thatfloat8_e4m3fnstill saturates. Without the fix the e5m2 case fails on an unmodified tree withMismatched elements: 7 / 8; the e4m3fn control and the existing infinity case pass in both states.The cast is now bit-identical to
torch.float8_e5m2for65504,1e5,1e6,120000,+inf,-1e5,-infand57344, andfloat8_e4m3fnremains bit-identical totorch.float8_e4m3fn.fp8, infinity, vectorized-cast, quantize and cast-rounding modules: 135 passed, 1 skipped, 19 failed. Those 19 fail identically on an unmodified tree and are an environment limit — this machine is
sm_120and they needsm_100a:The kernel cache was cleared before each run.
pre-commit run --files <changed files>: all 13 hooks pass.Summary
float_e5m2_tconversions fromfloatand__nv_bfloat16to use__NV_NOSAT. Out-of-range values can now convert to infinity instead of clamping to the largest finite value.float_e4m3_tconversion saturating with__NV_SATFINITE.Test status
The author reports that the targeted test modules had 135 passes, 1 skip, and 19 failures. The author reports that those failures also occur on an unmodified tree and require
sm_100aorsm_103a; the available machine issm_120. The author also reports that all 13 pre-commit hooks passed for the changed files.C++ style / lint notes
The PR changes C++ but does not change the rules in
docs/developer_guide/cpp_style.md. The guide recommends explicit constructors and says the C++ API Style Audit runs in warning-only mode. No current audit findings were supplied. Review severity counts are unavailable.Follow-up: the control no longer depends on torch's conversion
The control compared against
torch.float8_e4m3fn, which has no infinity, so what an infinity or an over-range value becomes in that format is a property of the installed torch rather than of this repository. Clamping the reference to the format's finite range first keeps the comparison on finite saturation, which is what the control is about. Raw-byte comparison is unchanged.Verified end to end, together with the other contributions from this batch: VERIFICATION.md