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Report unsupported 16-bit integer atomic adds clearly - #3370

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Fixes #2572

Add a CUDA-template diagnostic for int16 and uint16 destinations on scalar atomic_add, including the return_prev helper. The compile-time branch avoids instantiating CUDA atomicAdd overloads that do not exist and reports the unsupported destination type clearly. Add CUDA compile regressions for both dtypes.

Local validation: Ruff check/format, Python syntax compilation, and git diff --check pass. Focused pytest collection is blocked because this checkout has no build/lib or build/tvm libraries. NVCC is unavailable locally.

Summary

CUDA scalar atomic_add now rejects short and unsigned short destinations with a clear compile-time diagnostic. The check runs in both AtomicAdd implementations and in AtomicAddRet, which covers return_prev=True. This prevents compilation from reaching unavailable CUDA atomicAdd overloads.

A CUDA-gated regression test checks the int16 and uint16 destination cases.

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The author reports that Ruff check and format, Python syntax compilation, and git diff --check pass. Focused pytest collection is blocked because the checkout lacks build/lib or build/tvm libraries. NVCC is unavailable locally, so CUDA compilation was not verified.

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The change updates a CUDA C++ runtime template. The C++ style guide excludes generated templates and runtime shims from broad style-only cleanup, so this targeted behavior change does not require unrelated style changes. No evidence was provided that the “C++ API Style Audit (warning only)” CI step ran or that this change introduced audit warnings. These style notes do not change the reported build and test limitations.

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CUDA atomic-add code now rejects short and unsigned short destinations at compile time. A CUDA-gated test checks that compiling kernels with int16 and uint16 destinations raises the expected error.

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CUDA atomic-add type rejection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Reject unsupported destinations and test the diagnostic
src/tl_templates/cuda/atomic.h, testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_atomic.py
A shared check rejects 16-bit integer destinations in both AtomicAdd paths and AtomicAddRet. A CUDA-gated test checks compilation for int16 and uint16 destinations.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: leiwang1999

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d07f2

No merge-blocking defect is established. Consider adding a CUDA regression test for the return-value path; CUDA execution was unavailable for this review.

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Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to d07f2

The change rejects unsupported 16-bit integer atomic additions during compilation rather than adding runtime access or permissions. Its expected impact is narrow, but CUDA compiler compatibility has not been validated.

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No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The established exposure is compilation of generated scalar CUDA atomic-add calls. The inspected change provides no new runtime path to mutate destinations; broader tenant, service, or environment exposure is not established by the supplied evidence.

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  • observed — A caller-selected destination type reaches template normalization and compile-time type selection. For normalized short and unsigned short, the static assertion rejects compilation before the helper can perform an atomic mutation. This is type-eligibility enforcement, not authentication, authorization, or a runtime sandbox boundary.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: reporting unsupported 16-bit integer CUDA atomic additions with a clear diagnostic.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue [#2572] permits either a correct 16-bit atomic implementation or a clear rejection. src/tl_templates/cuda/atomic.h adds a static_assert with the message `CUDA atomic_add does not support int…
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testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_atomic.py (1)

668-682: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for the AtomicAddRet path.

The test calls T.atomic_add without return_prev=True, so it exercises only AtomicAdd. A regression in the separate AtomicAddRet diagnostic would still pass this test.

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+@tilelang.testing.requires_cuda +@pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [T.int16, T.uint16]) +def test_atomic_add_ret_rejects_16bit_integer_destination(dtype): + @T.prim_func + def atomic_add_ret_16bit_integer( + src: T.Tensor((1,), dtype), + dst: T.Tensor((1,), dtype), + old: T.Tensor((1,), dtype), + ): + with T.Kernel(1, threads=1): + old[0] = T.atomic_add(dst[0], src[0], return_prev=True) + + with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="CUDA atomic_add does not support int16 or uint16 destinations"): + tilelang.compile(atomic_add_ret_16bit_integer,)
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Review comment at @testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_atomic.py
around lines 668 - 682:
Add a separate parameterized test for the `AtomicAddRet` path alongside
`test_atomic_add_rejects_16bit_integer_destination`. Have its kernel assign the
result of `T.atomic_add` with `return_prev=True` to an output tensor, and assert
compilation rejects both `T.int16` and `T.uint16` destinations with the existing
diagnostic.

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Review comments at @testing/python/language/test_tilelang_language_atomic.py:
- Around line 668-682: Add a separate parameterized test for the `AtomicAddRet`
path alongside `test_atomic_add_rejects_16bit_integer_destination`. Have its
kernel assign the result of `T.atomic_add` with `return_prev=True` to an output
tensor, and assert compilation rejects both `T.int16` and `T.uint16`
destinations with the existing diagnostic.

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[BUG][Fuzzer][ice-on-valid-code] T.atomic_add on an int16/uint16 destination aborts at nvcc (no 16-bit atomicAdd overload) instead of compiling

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