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[kv_offload] Implement `reset_cache()` for the offloading connector (#41956)
Signed-off-by: Martin Hickey <martin.hickey@ie.ibm.com> Co-authored-by: gemini-code-assist[bot] <176961590+gemini-code-assist[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Or Ozeri <or@ozery.com>
Martin Hickey committed
May 14, 2026 at 14:00 UTC
5bd8c71e792a6d1632fd92fec8c4a1b79b02027e
8 files changed
+153
tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/offloading_connector/test_scheduler.py
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@@ -919,3 +919,80 @@ def test_complete_store_called_per_job(request_runner, async_scheduling: bool):
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# Finish: no store pending -> no further call.
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runner.run(decoded_tokens=[EOS_TOKEN_ID])
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assert runner.manager.complete_store.call_count == 0
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+
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+
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+@pytest.mark.parametrize("async_scheduling", [True, False])
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+def test_reset_cache(request_runner, async_scheduling: bool):
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+ """reset_cache flushes in-flight loads, calls manager.reset_cache(), resets
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+ next_stored_block_idx for active requests and clears job tracking."""
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+ block_size = 4
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+ block_size_factor = 3
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+ offloaded_block_size = block_size * block_size_factor
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+ num_gpu_blocks = 100
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+
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+ runner = request_runner(
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+ block_size=block_size,
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+ num_gpu_blocks=num_gpu_blocks,
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+ async_scheduling=async_scheduling,
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+ block_size_factor=block_size_factor,
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+ )
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+
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+ # Store 1 offloaded block (3 GPU blocks) to CPU.
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+ runner.new_request(token_ids=[0] * offloaded_block_size)
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+ runner.manager.prepare_store.side_effect = lambda keys, req_context: (
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+ generate_store_output(keys)
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+ )
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+ runner.run(decoded_tokens=[EOS_TOKEN_ID], expected_stored=(0, 1, 2))
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+
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+ # Reset GPU prefix cache then start a request that loads from CPU.
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+ # Leave the load in-flight so that reset_cache must flush it.
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+ runner.scheduler.reset_prefix_cache()
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+ runner.new_request(token_ids=[0] * offloaded_block_size)
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+ runner.connector_scheduler._maximal_prefix_lookup = lambda key, req_context: 1
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+ runner.manager.prepare_store.side_effect = lambda keys, req_context: (
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+ generate_store_output([])
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+ )
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+ runner.run(decoded_tokens=[], complete_transfers=False)
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+
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+ # Capture in-flight load job IDs before reset.
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+ load_job_ids = {
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+ jid
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+ for jid, status in runner.connector_scheduler._jobs.items()
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+ if not status.is_store
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+ }
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+ assert load_job_ids, "expected in-flight load jobs before reset"
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+
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+ # Record job counter to verify the reset counter is set correctly.
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+ job_counter_before_reset = runner.connector_scheduler._job_counter
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+
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+ # After update_state_after_alloc, next_stored_block_idx is advanced to
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+ # skip the loaded prefix; reset_cache must bring it back to 0.
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+ for req_status in runner.connector_scheduler._req_status.values():
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+ for group_state in req_status.group_states:
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+ assert group_state.next_stored_block_idx > 0
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+
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+ # Reset the cache
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+ runner.connector_scheduler.reset_cache()
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+
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+ # manager.reset_cache() must be called exactly once.
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+ runner.manager.reset_cache.assert_called_once()
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+
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+ # In-flight load jobs must be queued for flushing to prevent CUDA stream
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+ # races between old loads and new post-reset stores.
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+ assert load_job_ids <= runner.connector_scheduler._current_batch_jobs_to_flush
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+
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+ # All internal job tracking must be cleared.
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+ assert not runner.connector_scheduler._jobs
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+ assert not runner.connector_scheduler._block_id_to_pending_jobs
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+ if runner.connector_scheduler._blocks_being_loaded is not None:
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+ assert not runner.connector_scheduler._blocks_being_loaded
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+
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+ # Job reset counter must equal the job counter so that completions for
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+ # pre-reset jobs arriving from workers are silently discarded.
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+ assert runner.connector_scheduler._stale_job_threshold == job_counter_before_reset
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+
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+ # next_stored_block_idx must be reset to 0 for every active request so
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+ # that post-reset stores restart from block 0.
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+ for req_status in runner.connector_scheduler._req_status.values():
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+ for group_state in req_status.group_states:
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+ assert group_state.next_stored_block_idx == 0
vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading/scheduler.py
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@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ class OffloadingConnectorScheduler:
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# Job ID counter shared by loads and stores.
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self._job_counter: int = 0
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+ # Threshold value for stale jobs. All job ids >= _stale_job_threshold are
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+ # active jobs.
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+ self._stale_job_threshold: int = 0
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self._jobs: dict[int, TransferJobStatus] = {}
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# block_id -> pending store job_ids. Used to track jobs that needs
@@ -802,6 +805,13 @@ class OffloadingConnectorScheduler:
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meta = OffloadingWorkerMetadata()
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for job_id, count in meta.completed_jobs.items():
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assert count > 0
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+ if job_id < self._stale_job_threshold:
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+ logger.debug(
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+ "Skipping stale completed job %d (pre-reset counter: %d)",
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+ job_id,
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+ self._stale_job_threshold,
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+ )
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+ continue
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job_status = self._jobs[job_id]
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job_status.pending_count -= count
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if job_status.pending_count > 0:
@@ -882,5 +892,33 @@ class OffloadingConnectorScheduler:
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lora_name=None,
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)
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+ def reset_cache(self) -> None:
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+ """Reset the offloading manager cache, evicting all stored blocks."""
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+
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+ # reset_cache cannot be called in the middle of a schedule step
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+ assert not self._current_batch_load_jobs
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+ assert not self._current_batch_jobs_to_flush
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+
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+ # Flush all in-flight jobs
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+ self._current_batch_jobs_to_flush.update(self._jobs.keys())
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+
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+ # Reset offloading manager cache
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+ self.manager.reset_cache()
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+
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+ # Reset store progress so active requests re-offload from block 0
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+ for status in self._req_status.values():
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+ for group_state in status.group_states:
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+ group_state.next_stored_block_idx = 0
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+
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+ # Discard jobs and save job_counter to be able to discard worker responses
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+ self._stale_job_threshold = self._job_counter
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+ self._jobs.clear()
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+ self._block_id_to_pending_jobs.clear()
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+
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+ # Note: _current_batch_jobs_to_flush is intentionally NOT cleared.
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+ # The load flush IDs collected above must be delivered to workers.
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+ if self._blocks_being_loaded is not None:
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+ self._blocks_being_loaded.clear()
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+
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def shutdown(self) -> None:
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self.manager.shutdown()
vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading_connector.py
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@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ class OffloadingConnector(KVConnectorBase_V1, SupportsHMA):
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def get_required_kvcache_layout(cls, vllm_config: VllmConfig) -> str | None:
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return "HND"
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+ def reset_cache(self) -> bool | None:
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+ assert self.connector_scheduler is not None
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+ self.connector_scheduler.reset_cache()
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+ return True
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+
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def get_kv_connector_stats(self) -> KVConnectorStats | None:
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if self.connector_worker is None:
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return None # We only emit stats from the worker-side
vllm/v1/kv_offload/base.py
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@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ class OffloadingManager(ABC):
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"""
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return ()
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+ def reset_cache(self) -> None:
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+ """Evict all tracked blocks and reset internal state."""
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+ return
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+
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def shutdown(self) -> None:
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"""Shutdown the manager and release any resources."""
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return
vllm/v1/kv_offload/cpu/manager.py
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@@ -223,6 +223,17 @@ class CPUOffloadingManager(OffloadingManager):
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)
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)
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+ def reset_cache(self) -> None:
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+ # Clear ALL blocks unconditionally. The scheduler's _stale_job_threshold
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+ # guarantees that complete_load / complete_store are never called for
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+ # pre-reset jobs, so no lazy cleanup is needed. The scheduler also
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+ # flushes in-flight load job IDs to the workers before any new stores
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+ # can begin, preventing a cross-direction data race on reused offload block IDs.
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+ self._policy.clear()
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+
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+ self._free_list.clear()
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+ self._num_allocated_blocks = 0
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+
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def take_events(self) -> Iterable[OffloadingEvent]:
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if self.events is not None:
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yield from self.events
vllm/v1/kv_offload/cpu/policies/arc.py
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@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ class ARCCachePolicy(CachePolicy):
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# move to MRU position (end) to keep it fresh in the ghost list
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self.b2.move_to_end(key)
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+ def clear(self) -> None:
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+ self.t1.clear()
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+ self.t2.clear()
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+ self.b1.clear()
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+ self.b2.clear()
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+ self.target_t1_size = 0.0
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+
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def evict(
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self, n: int, protected: set[OffloadKey]
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) -> list[tuple[OffloadKey, BlockStatus]] | None:
vllm/v1/kv_offload/cpu/policies/base.py
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@@ -74,3 +74,11 @@ class CachePolicy(ABC):
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For ARC: ghost list cleanup (trimming to cache_capacity) is performed
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at the end of a successful eviction.
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"""
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+
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+ @abstractmethod
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+ def clear(self) -> None:
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+ """
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+ Remove ALL blocks regardless of ref_cnt.
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+
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+ Ghost lists and adaptive state are also reset.
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+ """
vllm/v1/kv_offload/cpu/policies/lru.py
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@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class LRUCachePolicy(CachePolicy):
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if key in self.blocks:
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self.blocks.move_to_end(key)
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+ def clear(self) -> None:
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+ self.blocks.clear()
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+
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def evict(
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self, n: int, protected: set[OffloadKey]
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) -> list[tuple[OffloadKey, BlockStatus]] | None: