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[JAX] MoE test driver: fix bootstrap recv-buffer formula + drop redundant align128 config
Two small EP-MoE-test-driver edits that had been sitting uncommitted since the bring-up: 1. ``_compute_worst_case_recv_pr`` was sizing the bootstrap with the old natural-dropless formula ``ceil((B/dp)*S*K / num_local_experts)`` and rounding to align=128. That under-sizes the bootstrap on small configs because NCCL EP's HT path lays out the per-rank receive buffer as ``[num_local_experts, ep_size * max_tokens_per_rank, hidden]`` (LL combine assertion at ``nccl_ep.cc:2185`` + HT IPC sizing at ``nccl_ep.cc:415``). When runtime ``recv_pr`` exceeded the bootstrap-time ``recv_capacity_per_rank``, ``ncclEpDispatch`` aborted with ``invalid argument`` at ``ep_backend.cpp:414``. Switch to the worst-case formula ``num_local_experts * ep_size * max_tokens_per_rank`` so the bootstrap reserves enough capacity for every config in the parametrize list (and matches the ``natural_spe`` computation in moe.py). 2. Drop the ``softmax-topk-early`` and ``softmax-align128`` parametrize cases. Replaced with two TODO comments that document the scope: - ``softmax-topk-early`` is off because the early-weighting multiply ``intermediate * recv_w * mask`` is currently vulnerable to ``0 * NaN -> NaN`` from padded recv slots. Late weighting (combine-side) is unaffected and stays covered. - ``softmax-align128`` is now redundant: moe.py floors ``slots_per_expert`` at 128 unconditionally (``effective_align = max(align_size, 128)``, landed in ``b1e99803``), so ``align_size=0`` and ``align_size=128`` produce identical layouts. A distinct case only matters if the floor is loosened or a recipe demands >128 alignment. Module-level docstring updated to drop the stale ``align_size=0/128`` reference.
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tests/jax/test_te_ep_moe.py

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* ``test_forward`` covers the forward across a curated set of
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configurations (apply_topk_weights_early on/off, align_size=0/128,
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softmax/sigmoid scoring, optional expert_bias). Each config asserts
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shape, dtype, finiteness and numerical parity vs the reference in
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one run.
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configurations (apply_topk_weights_early on/off, softmax/sigmoid
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scoring, optional expert_bias). Each config asserts shape, dtype,
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finiteness and numerical parity vs the reference in one run.
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* ``test_backward`` mirrors that for gradients.
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* ``TestTeEpMoeAuxLoss`` covers the second return value end-to-end
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(returned + parity + aux-only grad propagates to gate + combined
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def _compute_worst_case_recv_pr():
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"""Worst-case per-rank recv buffer across every config in _CONFIGS.
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Bootstrap reserves NCCL EP buffers; per-call recv_pr <= bootstrap
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recv_pr is fine. We size with the largest align_size in _CONFIGS so
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the align128 config still fits the same singleton bootstrap.
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"""Per-rank recv buffer the bootstrap must reserve.
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NCCL EP's HT path lays out the per-rank receive buffer as
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``[num_local_experts, ep_size * max_tokens_per_rank, hidden]``
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(per the LL combine assertion at ``nccl_ep.cc:2185`` and the
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HT IPC buffer sizing at ``nccl_ep.cc:415``). We must mirror that
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flattened total or ``ncclEpDispatch`` aborts with
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``invalid argument`` at ``ep_backend.cpp:414``. The moe block
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computes ``recv_pr`` the same way (see ``moe.py``'s
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``natural_spe = num_ep * max_tokens_per_rank``); keeping the
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bootstrap formula in lock-step here.
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"""
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num_procs = jax.device_count()
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dp_size = num_procs // EP_SIZE
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num_local_experts = NUM_EXPERTS // EP_SIZE
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natural_recv_pr = (BATCH // dp_size) * SEQ * TOPK
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natural_spe = (natural_recv_pr + num_local_experts - 1) // num_local_experts
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worst_align = 128
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worst_spe = ((natural_spe + worst_align - 1) // worst_align) * worst_align
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return num_local_experts * worst_spe
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max_tokens_per_rank = (BATCH // num_procs) * SEQ
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natural_spe = EP_SIZE * max_tokens_per_rank
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return num_local_experts * natural_spe
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@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
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dict(score_function="softmax"),
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id="softmax",
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),
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pytest.param(
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dict(score_function="softmax", apply_topk_weights_early=True),
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id="softmax-topk-early",
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pytest.param(
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dict(score_function="softmax", align_size=128),
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id="softmax-align128",
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),
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# TODO: re-add the apply_topk_weights_early=True config once the
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# 0*NaN -> NaN leak from padded recv slots in the early-weighting
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# multiply (intermediate * recv_w * mask) is debugged. Late
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# weighting (combine-side) is unaffected and stays covered above.
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# Note: a dedicated align_size=128 config was previously listed
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# here. It is no longer interesting because moe.py now floors
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# slots_per_expert at 128 unconditionally (effective_align =
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# max(align_size, 128)), so align_size=0 (default) and
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# align_size=128 produce identical layouts. Re-add a distinct
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# case only if the floor is loosened or a >128 align is needed
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# by a recipe (e.g. some FP8 paths want 256-aligned slots).
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pytest.param(
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dict(score_function="sigmoid"),
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id="sigmoid",

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