| 1 | # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 |
| 2 | # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project |
| 3 | |
| 4 | """Tensor IPC transport via torch.multiprocessing.Queue. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | This module contains the queue-based transport logic for sharing tensors |
| 7 | between processes (e.g., API server -> engine core). The msgpack layer |
| 8 | emits/consumes lightweight :class:`TensorIpcData` values, while transport |
| 9 | state such as request association, handle generation, queue routing, buffering, |
| 10 | and cleanup lives here. |
| 11 | """ |
| 12 | |
| 13 | import dataclasses |
| 14 | import uuid |
| 15 | from collections import defaultdict |
| 16 | from dataclasses import field |
| 17 | from multiprocessing.queues import Queue as MPQueue |
| 18 | from typing import Any |
| 19 | |
| 20 | import torch |
| 21 | |
| 22 | from vllm.logger import init_logger |
| 23 | from vllm.v1.serial_utils import OOBTensorConsumer |
| 24 | |
| 25 | logger = init_logger(__name__) |
| 26 | |
| 27 | TensorIpcQueue = MPQueue |
| 28 | |
| 29 | |
| 30 | @dataclasses.dataclass |
| 31 | class TensorIpcData: |
| 32 | """Data sent via torch.multiprocessing.Queue for zero-copy IPC. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Contains the tensor_id and the actual tensor. The tensor is |
| 35 | shared in memory (GPU or CPU) for efficient inter-process communication. |
| 36 | """ |
| 37 | |
| 38 | sender_id: str |
| 39 | message_id: int |
| 40 | tensor_id: int |
| 41 | tensor: torch.Tensor |
| 42 | |
| 43 | |
| 44 | class TensorIpcSender(OOBTensorConsumer): |
| 45 | """Send-side logic for tensor IPC via torch.multiprocessing.Queue. |
| 46 | |
| 47 | Uses a single queue targeting rank 0 (the only rank that consumes |
| 48 | multimodal tensors during TP>1 / PP>1. Note: DP>1 not supported). |
| 49 | """ |
| 50 | |
| 51 | def __init__(self, queue: TensorIpcQueue): |
| 52 | self.queue = queue |
| 53 | self._tensor_id_counter = 0 |
| 54 | self._message_counter = 0 |
| 55 | self._sender_id = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | def set_target_engine(self, target_engine: int) -> None: |
| 58 | if target_engine != 0: |
| 59 | raise IndexError( |
| 60 | "TensorIpcSender only supports a single queue; " |
| 61 | f"got target engine {target_engine}" |
| 62 | ) |
| 63 | |
| 64 | def new_message(self) -> None: |
| 65 | self._message_counter += 1 |
| 66 | self._tensor_id_counter = 0 |
| 67 | |
| 68 | def __call__(self, tensor: torch.Tensor) -> dict[str, Any] | None: |
| 69 | """Send tensor via queue, return its handle. Returns None if failed.""" |
| 70 | try: |
| 71 | # Move tensor to shared memory for IPC |
| 72 | # This is required for proper inter-process communication |
| 73 | if not tensor.is_shared(): |
| 74 | tensor = tensor.share_memory_() |
| 75 | |
| 76 | metadata = { |
| 77 | "sender_id": self._sender_id, |
| 78 | "message_id": self._message_counter, |
| 79 | "tensor_id": self._tensor_id_counter, |
| 80 | } |
| 81 | |
| 82 | self._tensor_id_counter += 1 |
| 83 | |
| 84 | ipc_data = TensorIpcData(**metadata, tensor=tensor) # type: ignore[arg-type] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | # Use a timeout to avoid blocking indefinitely |
| 87 | self.queue.put(ipc_data, timeout=10.0) |
| 88 | |
| 89 | logger.debug( |
| 90 | "Sent tensor %s for (shape=%s, device=%s) " |
| 91 | "via IPC queue (shared memory)", |
| 92 | metadata, |
| 93 | tensor.shape, |
| 94 | tensor.device, |
| 95 | ) |
| 96 | |
| 97 | return metadata |
| 98 | except Exception as e: |
| 99 | logger.warning( |
| 100 | "Failed to send tensor via IPC queue: %s. " |
| 101 | "Falling back to standard serialization.", |
| 102 | e, |
| 103 | ) |
| 104 | return None |
| 105 | |
| 106 | |
| 107 | @dataclasses.dataclass |
| 108 | class _Sender: |
| 109 | current_message_id: int = -1 |
| 110 | tensors: dict[int, dict[int, torch.Tensor]] = field(default_factory=dict) |
| 111 | |
| 112 | |
| 113 | class TensorIpcReceiver: |
| 114 | """Receive-side logic for tensor IPC via torch.multiprocessing.Queue. |
| 115 | |
| 116 | Wraps the queue receive logic previously embedded in MsgpackDecoder. |
| 117 | """ |
| 118 | |
| 119 | def __init__(self, queue: TensorIpcQueue): |
| 120 | self.queue = queue |
| 121 | self._tensor_buffers = defaultdict[str, _Sender](_Sender) |
| 122 | |
| 123 | def __call__( |
| 124 | self, dtype: str, shape: tuple[int, ...], meta: dict[str, Any] |
| 125 | ) -> torch.Tensor: |
| 126 | """Retrieve a tensor from torch.multiprocessing.Queue. |
| 127 | |
| 128 | Uses a drain-and-buffer pattern: drains all available tensors from |
| 129 | the queue, buffering them, until the requested tensor is found. |
| 130 | Works for CUDA and CPU. |
| 131 | """ |
| 132 | # Create lookup key from handle |
| 133 | sender_id: str = meta["sender_id"] |
| 134 | message_id: int = meta["message_id"] |
| 135 | tensor_id: int = meta["tensor_id"] |
| 136 | |
| 137 | # Drain all available tensors. We save them regardless if this is |
| 138 | # the one we're waiting for as they may arrive out of order from |
| 139 | # multiple producers. |
| 140 | while True: |
| 141 | sender = self._tensor_buffers.get(sender_id) |
| 142 | if sender is not None: |
| 143 | tensors = sender.tensors |
| 144 | tensor = tensors.get(message_id, {}).pop(tensor_id, None) |
| 145 | if tensor is not None: |
| 146 | if sender.current_message_id != message_id: |
| 147 | while tensors and (mid := next(iter(tensors))) < message_id: |
| 148 | if sender.tensors.pop(mid): |
| 149 | logger.warning( |
| 150 | "Discarding %d stale tensors from sender %s", |
| 151 | sender_id, |
| 152 | ) |
| 153 | sender.current_message_id = message_id |
| 154 | logger.debug( |
| 155 | "Received tensor %s from sender %s for (shape=%s, device=%s) " |
| 156 | "via IPC queue (shared memory)", |
| 157 | (message_id, tensor_id), |
| 158 | sender_id, |
| 159 | tensor.shape, |
| 160 | tensor.device, |
| 161 | ) |
| 162 | return tensor |
| 163 | |
| 164 | ipc_data: TensorIpcData = self.queue.get(timeout=10.0) |
| 165 | |
| 166 | # Store tensor |
| 167 | sender = self._tensor_buffers[ipc_data.sender_id] |
| 168 | if sender.current_message_id > ipc_data.message_id: |
| 169 | logger.warning( |
| 170 | "Ignoring stale tensor from sender %s", ipc_data.sender_id |
| 171 | ) |
| 172 | continue |
| 173 | |
| 174 | sender.tensors.setdefault(ipc_data.message_id, {})[ipc_data.tensor_id] = ( |
| 175 | ipc_data.tensor |
| 176 | ) |